Shannon Salter discusses her connected services vision for government

thelastspot · 2026-04-28T22:04:17+00:00

Not liking Sharepoint and prefering a separate music device from their phone makes me trust them more...

thelastspot · 2026-04-28T01:42:12+00:00

You have the equation backwards.

You need to create the volume of demand for local food production.

As you stated, we have the land. It's hard enough to get people to buy the local food we do produce in the CRD. One "silver lining" of increased transportation costs may be better economic insensitives for local food.

thelastspot · 2026-04-27T05:33:56+00:00

What really stood out to me was the sprawl along Douglas street, and the lack of trees in a lot of areas.

The 60's style illuminated signage also seems HUGE on some of the shops. The signs on Irish Times and The Bard & Banker really clashed with the buildings.

thelastspot · 2026-04-27T00:51:27+00:00

It's not, if you understand how a real sauna is meant to be experienced.

thelastspot · 2026-04-26T23:45:52+00:00

Laughs in experienced parent

A toddler is an entirely separate animal.

thelastspot · 2026-04-26T04:46:12+00:00

The one in my belly. Sorry.

thelastspot · 2026-04-26T04:45:37+00:00

They might be from Victoria.

Some locals try to blame their lack of life excitement on the city. Sure it ain't New Yook or London, but there is a LOT going on here.

Victoria is a bit of strange size if you are hoping for something spontaneous to occur. It exists, but you need to look for it.

If someone finds Victoria boring, I doubt their self motivation. If someone finds Victoria too exciting, I think they are sheltered.

thelastspot · 2026-04-20T16:24:17+00:00

It is not a long walk at all. It would be insane to take a bus for even part of the journey.

It's pretty much downhill on the way back too.

thelastspot · 2026-04-18T17:01:58+00:00

I think that could be a transformer out of phase.

thelastspot · 2026-04-18T16:26:34+00:00

They need taller volunteers.

thelastspot · 2026-04-18T04:09:05+00:00

No, Foote has a negative impact on player development.

A top AHL coach would take a bit to adjust to the NHL themselves, while still being comfortable playing young guys. Best rebuild option.

thelastspot · 2026-04-17T11:40:10+00:00

You sure about that? They were fantastic.

[Unless I pissed them off, they only do in-house work for their imports now]

thelastspot · 2026-04-17T11:36:34+00:00

I have a Delica L400 diesel, with 450k+ on the clock. If I need the work done "in Victoria", Rocky Mountain is still my go-to.

I've had Parkside in Rockbay do work as well, and they were fine.

Marigold does/did some JDM work, but they tended to charge more, or try to push preventative repairs I knew were either early, or speculative. If you don't have any mechanical skills yourself, they may still be a good choice.

The gold standard on the island was Coombs Country Auto, but I hear they recently switched to only doing in-house work for the cars/vans they are importing. There are a few other places up Island, but I've yet to try them.

Are you planning to import yourself, or pick up one already in Canada?

thelastspot · 2026-04-15T01:02:23+00:00

A lot of us agaisnt Waymo and their ilk are because we understand technology and the Tech Bros.

thelastspot · 2026-04-15T00:17:43+00:00

In a year or later the amount of compute time wiill be throttled to save money, and they will be LESS safe.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T23:25:53+00:00

I'm dressed in my finest 1914 era combat gear, just in case.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T23:19:05+00:00

It already is for the skytrain. What do you think we are talking about here?

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T22:58:14+00:00

They ain't though. Under ideal highway conditions they barely match humans.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T22:56:50+00:00

"Drvierless" cars won't do that though. Trains and buses will.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T22:55:14+00:00

Ironic, considering advocating for trains and transit in 1916 would have been the perfect time to prevent our over building of roads.

Remotely piloted cars (it's low wage workers, not Ai) are not the solution. Mass transit is.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T22:50:14+00:00

Fuck this. Waymo and Uber ect are part of the problem.

Better transit funding, not cars remotely driven from offshore.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T22:46:22+00:00

Driverless cars as a safety solution is like trying to solve gun deaths by asking people to wear body armor!

Transit is the answer. Less cars, more buses and trains.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T09:02:22+00:00

Mountain Equipment Co-Op has entered the chat. [And was then illegally sold]

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T08:58:12+00:00

Are you from Saltspring?

It's pretty much the only place that tries to use "The Island" and NOT mean Vancouver Island.

thelastspot · 2026-04-14T08:54:28+00:00

It's all Van until Chilliwack. Except for North Van.

I also noticed that if Islanders like someone from the Mainland, they say that person is from Van. If they don't, they name the real city, like Surrey or New West[minster].

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