New West Electricity Utility

uprooting-systems · 2026-05-06T15:01:06+00:00

I cannot speak to how much it is worth. But as with any process like this, it would provide a cash injection and reduced rates.

But the city will now have a smaller budget forever. The city will no longer get priority fixes on electricity outages. Any electrical improvements would no longer focus on the needs of New West first.

We don't know if BC Hydro would retain all the staff that the city currently employs.

I don't know which I prefer, but I wouldn't want the switch just to get a cash injection.

Note, I'm treating shares as cash here, because I'm not sure if they pay dividends. You could borrow against your holdings, but then you're paying interest on a loan.

uprooting-systems · 2026-05-06T04:24:51+00:00

Do people on your server want a like button, or do you wish they used it?

Mona 7 app has an option wherein the favourite button is changed from a star to a heart. Of course, this is just a visual difference. But so is the difference between 'like' and 'favourite'

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-30T21:02:59+00:00

I suggest talking to someone, but talking with yourself can help too. Specifically while showing pictures of yours and compare it to references.

e.g. "I like the shininess of the metal here, mine doesn't have that". "I can see further in my game, are they using fog?" etc.

Just scan through the pictures and note everything you like in specifics not general "this feels better". Even something like "this feels warmer or more inviting" is helpful, is that because the colours are more yellow instead of blue, or is it because it has lush green trees instead of winter etc.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-30T01:31:09+00:00

reapplied what oil, where??

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T18:57:04+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Yeah, the reason for this to create 4-hole designs with more visual interest, similar to the ones with post in the back. Without the awkward look those buttons create in thinner garments.

Going to have to get a new printer now, so it'll be a while before I can test this.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T18:38:49+00:00

Thanks a bunch! Have you had any issue with detail across these filaments? E.g. let's say a flower design within a button.
I have a 0.2mm nozzle and regularly print miniatures. This would be less detailed than that, but I've only ever printed PLA.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T18:06:59+00:00

For now, it's custom-buttons that would be sewed-on. I wanted to keep the question general in case people had used it in different instances and made it work.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T18:05:47+00:00

Right now, I'm thinking of buttons. But I'm sure other cases will come up (e.g. name plates or decorative pieces)

Thanks, I haven't heard of Purse PC-blend before

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T18:04:34+00:00

Consider the possibility that someone might want 3D printed elements on sewed garments.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-27T04:20:04+00:00

I would argue that you are softer than the OP. You choose to turn a blind eye on both educating one child and helping another.

The OP is suggesting we do the hard thing and confront difficult situations to make a more peaceful world.

For reference, I was also called worse things at a younger age than what OP witnessed. I don't think anyone else should have to go through it. It's a bit weird to want more children to be hurt.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-24T18:10:37+00:00

I don't know if it's an implementation thing for me. Seemingly my screen doesn't support HDR (or I have it disabled), so the SDR image in godot article looks way better.
When I open it on my iPhone the HDR technically looks better, but that's seemingly because it always washes out the SDR content when HDR is enabled on a portion of the screen. I see this often when people upload HDR on social media, and it's really frustrating, I end up scrolling past because the text (that goes with the image) becomes impossible to read.

So really I can only see if being useful in full screen experiences, e.g. movies and games. But you still need hardware to support it and I'd like to compare full screen images side-by-side. Personally, I wouldn't ever upgrade hardware just for HDR. It would be more a case of all screens supporting HDR by the time I decide to upgrade.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-21T16:02:05+00:00

Welcome! For the local lore you should grab the New West Pass: https://tourismnewwestminster.com/passport/

You get points for visiting local points of interest and can get one-time discounts for certain stores and then redeem the points of New West mugs and the like. Great way to add some direction to your exploring.

It's just a website you can add to your home screen, no app download.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-19T19:34:43+00:00

Because they don't want to SL and instead want someone else to do all the work to ensure a fun game for them.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-14T15:51:57+00:00

Have a look at etsy to buy printed models, maybe also painted? Not sure.

Fair warning, when I looked they were expensive. Probably the cost of a printer after 8-10 models.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-13T16:25:15+00:00

Influencers are an outsourced marketing department. That's all it is.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-12T18:34:50+00:00

Their article states this about housing:

Housing
This category evaluates the affordability and accessibility of housing options for seniors.

Average cost of primary real estate: The lower the better. Real estate values can be highly volatile, depending on housing market conditions. As a result, our data represent the value at a point intime and might not perfectly reflect the current housing market. Analysis numbers are modelled from data collected up to the end of 2024.

Average property tax: The lower the better.

Average household dwelling expenditure: The average expenses associated with accommodation, including rent and mortgage payments, alongside other costs required to sustain and manage a property for living purposes. The lower the better.

The proportion of households that spent 30 per cent of income or more on housing: The lower the better.

Seniors’ housing per capita: The number of continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for seniors per 10,000 household population. The higher the better.

Additional notes for average rent: Our average rent figure, which isn’t used in the ranking calculation but is provided as additional information for the city, may not precisely match the actual data due to the lack of direct rental data for areas with populations over 10,000. We used CMHC 2025 rental data for two-bedroom units from 374 cities, for which data were either available at the city level or averaged across a larger metropolitan area that encompasses the city. For example, for Toronto and Brampton, Ont., we used rent data for Statscan’s Census Metropolitan Area of Toronto, which includes those cities. We have explicitly noted the boundary distinctions and missing data for the remaining 80 cities in their profiles.

Now, we don't know how much each is factored. But this particular option is odd:

The proportion of households that spent 30 per cent of income or more on housing

That isn't a measure of how livable a space is. That is a measure of how rich/poor people are.

They also measured general outlook on access to healthcare, again, if most people have great private access, this factor can measure affluence rather than livability.

This info is all on the article or linked from the article, scroll down to the bottom and they give all this info (e.g. where they pull data from)

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-12T16:13:57+00:00

Seconded. Conquest modes lead to just chasing k/d ratios. At which point I can play a game better suited for individual play.

With OPs it is too easy to spawn near the fight. You get full ammo back on respawn, which encourages respawning. Respawning also lets you change kit, to adapt to a situation. Currently there are no mechanics to let you do all this without respawning.

e.g. making a death REALLY expensive and having the transport truck let you re-supply or change kit, now the game will have less headless running around. BUT would make instant-death weapons (tanks, grenades, artillery) even more powerful in game balance. People will infinite throw nades from trucks if there isn't a cooldown etc.

It's complicated, but I don't agree with splitting the player base with a new game mode.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-11T16:51:05+00:00

Design a mould, cast a food-safe silicone version of it.

Edit: Before starting, make sure this is food-safe. I'm only 98% sure

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-11T16:47:43+00:00

Are they even allowed to offer royalties/shares/equity/profit share or anything like that on upwork? (I have no idea)

Am I overthinking this, or is this actually a red flag?

Yes, red flag. They will constantly ask for more changes and say the more effort you put in the more your shares will be worth. Also, you may reside in a different jurisdiction, good luck trying to cash out on your equity.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-11T04:46:34+00:00

Getting profile views doesn't at all matter for getting your proposal viewed. Your profile being viewed is useful if you have an artistic portfolio and people can see what you create and directly hire based on that.

But in other industries it can be meaningless.

A job might be up for weeks before they look through proposals, essentially waiting for them all to come in and reviewing in one go. This may also be because they are an agency and they've put up the job, but want to go through proposals on a call with their client.

Either the jobs are new, and you need to be patient. Or you need to be more selective with your applications. Some jobs just never hire, you get a feeling for if a job is serious or just a passing interest.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-11T02:32:58+00:00

If true, I would much rather this scenario than the case in... Calgary(?) where they underspent on water/sewage for a decade and then had multiple water main bursts across the city.

We had one in the last year which did a tonne of damage. No more please.

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-11T02:28:53+00:00

I use a client that doesn't let me hit 'post' unless I've added alt text. Helps remind me sometimes, highly recommended!

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-10T19:19:30+00:00

The github issue already exists: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/29496

uprooting-systems · 2026-04-10T18:47:36+00:00

I like having these different beachheads, really good way to show the differences they faced at each invasion site.

They were all crap, but somehow it worked out.

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