CanadaShowroom7561 3 hours ago • 50%
I think it can be useful in predicting a diagnosis months/years before a doctor would be able to, since it can analyze data and look for patterns across millions of cases. This would be especially useful in rare diseases, or even something like dementia.
But using it to tell a nurse or doctor that their patient's white blood counts are "really, really high" after being bitten by an animal is borderline insulting to healthcare professionals.
Showroom7561 3 hours ago • 50%
but a tool that takes away the toil of monitoring
Ok, so Lifelabs posts patient lab results online for them to see. They CLEARLY mark "high" and "low" for items that are out of range (of the norm).
A nurse would quite literally crosscheck 50 blood markers in a matter of seconds, without the need for expensive AI or at a risk of them losing their job/qualifications.
In this specific case, the fever + high WBC would be more than enough for a nurse to know that something was up. It makes me think that adding AI just adds another step.
I'm not saying that the application of AI to detect abnormalities is wasteful, but I do think it's unnecessary and possibly a negative in the context of basic lab work.
Showroom7561 5 hours ago • 66%
That warning showed the patient’s white blood cell count was “really, really high,” recalled Bell, the clinical nurse educator for the hospital’s general medicine program.
I'm not a doctor, but even an idiot would know when a WBC is "really, really high" and assume infection. I mean, shit, "suffering from a cat bite and a fever, but otherwise appeared fine "... um, a cat bite AND A FEVER... red flag!
“It’s not replacing the nurse at the bedside; it’s actually enhancing your nursing care.”
I would argue that this would make nurses less important, and would make them "lazy" by not giving them opportunities to identify these simple things on a regular basis.
Would a nurse who doesn't know what a very high WBC entails be paid less? I would think so.
I can see AI/machine learning used in very complex cases where a human HCP would simply not have the number-crunching capability to find a diagnosis, but this was not that case.
Privacy Guides
Meta settles Texas privacy lawsuit for $1.4 billion over allegations that the tech giant illegally used facial recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions without their consent
Showroom7561 5 hours ago • 100%
I appreciate the math! But yes, for a crime this significant, and one that affects 1 billion (!!!) people, the equivalent of $467 to the average American is peanuts.
But I'd also argue that a $467 fine to the average American hurts more than the equivalent to a company that amasses so much wealth. There are so many hundreds of billions of dollars in excess profit being funnelled into Meta. For a fine to sting, it would need to be at least $100 billion or more, but even that could be made up very quickly...
We're just talking wishful thinking at this point. None of these mega corporations were ever "hurt" by a fine, so they factor it into their business costs when they plan to commit these crimes.
Showroom7561 6 hours ago • 80%
Are you saying that to diminish her crime, or to highlight the violations against her by the guards?
Both are still separate issues and should be treated as such.
Showroom7561 6 hours ago • 100%
but what alternatives? I’d like to check them out.
There are a ton, but you can get more specific depending on your needs.
I ride with a Varia radar, which has a light built in. That can be mounted on a seat post, under the saddle, on the back of a bag/trailer, and it spreads light REALLY well.
On the front, I'd say it depends a lot on your use. Someone who is touring will want/need something different vs someone who's commuting.
I like Olight headlights (also Magicshine, which have the same models). They use a garmin mount, so really easy to place them anywhere.
I recently got a Lumintop B01, which is a "flashlight style", but very specific beam pattern for cyclists. It uses removable batteries, lasts hours and hours, and can also be mounted just about anywhere.
I also love the Nitecore BR25 (discontinued), which is also a flashlight style but has a really nice, beam cutoff and shines onto the bike/ground for max visibility.
But all my options need to have very long run times. Someone who only needs a light for an hour can get away with something much smaller. I have several other lights that can be used quickly with no special mounts. And a clip on rear light for my trailer(s), which is also highly visible and can turn brighter when I'm slowing down or stopping (like a car's rear lights).
Just to give you an example of an Olight RN1500 headlight (at low brightness) and the Varia RT515 (default mode). Both lights can easily be seen from the side, in addition to any reflective elements on my bike/bags/clothing/helmet:
A driver would need to be blind to "not see" me.
Showroom7561 7 hours ago • 100%
I bet you could fit a cup holder and pouch behind the curves.
I can't imagine reaching over my bars (or stretching my arm out under them) to grab a bottle from there.
This would make using a front rack with a basket on it, or even just a basket, or even just a handlebar bag, impossible.
Even the rear one is so massive that you wouldn't be able to use a saddle bag or a rear basket on some bikes.
I just personally think there are much better options that accomplish the same, but with more mounting options and a much lower price tag.
Showroom7561 7 hours ago • 85%
100%. But this should be completely separate from the fact that she still murdered another human being (by stabbing him to death in a group swarming) and didn't get nearly enough for the justice system to show that it values human lives.
This malfeasance should punish the guard(s), not reward a murderer.
Showroom7561 10 hours ago • 100%
Who is this designed for? Pro racers? Ordinary cyclists?
For me, taking up that much room up front means that I can't run a handlebar bag or front basket. That alone is a dealbreaker.
A regular bike light and high mounted camera work just fine for me. And it doesn't interfere with anything else I have on the bike.
Showroom7561 2 days ago • 100%
I wouldn't feel comfortable riding that thing at 50 km/h. The geometry just isn't ideal for those speeds. Not that those speeds are remotely legal where I live, LOL.
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
Make no mistake. I understand exactly the game they are playing.
I would NOT sign a petition like this, even if I agree with most of it.
Because I completely understand that the true motive is to remove flags that support marginalised groups in our country.
But you are correct that they idea of including reasonable points, is exactly to attract reasonable people or to legitimise the rest of it.
OpenStreetMap community
@osmand why are you so slow? this is a brand new samsung galaxy s24+
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
I tend to only run mapping/navigation software offline, and this type of poor performance has only been noticeable on OSMAnd.
It's nowhere near as bad as it once was, but it's still not great.
toronto.citynews.ca
Toronto, please don't normalize hit-and-runs.
OpenStreetMap community
I'm always surprised how poor legibility the most used digital map has
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
I don’t like that google selectively chooses to show certain businesses over others.
100% paid placements. I started looking for an alternative to Google Maps once they started putting POIs disguised as ads.
OpenStreetMap community
@osmand why are you so slow? this is a brand new samsung galaxy s24+
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
That is annoying.
Even though I use an offline layer, the online is actually faster to render. It's like the cache system is broken, even though it clearly works when the device is in airplane mode.
However, I will admit that OSMAnd is the least performant of the map apps that use OSM data (or any other map/navigation app, really).
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
our police barracades have the names of banks on them. Its advertising revenue, but to me it looks like “the police are brought to you by…”
Oh god. Like a sports team? LOL
Bicycling
Lael Wilcox sets new women’s Around the World record: 18,125 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
FFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK YYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! That's an incredible pace she was able to hold.
Lael is such a cool and genuine person. I'm so happy for her.
OpenStreetMap community
@osmand why are you so slow? this is a brand new samsung galaxy s24+
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
I wonder if it's a cache/internet issue. Yes, zooming to extreme levels causes some delay. But scrolling through a map zoomed at a reasonable level should catch up very quickly on both offline and online map layers. At least, it does for me, and my phone is like 4+ years old.
OpenStreetMap community
@osmand why are you so slow? this is a brand new samsung galaxy s24+
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 100%
Just tried it, and it's unbearable on my device. It may also depend on what map layer(s) you're using, and the device capabilities.
V1 was the previous render engine, when pretty much everyone complained that it was too sluggish. LOL
Showroom7561 4 days ago • 95%
there should be no decorations on municipal crosswalks
You could make an argument that crosswalks should be painted a standard colour with expected markings, since it's a safety/accessibility issue that that point.
or displaying of flags supporting political, social, or religious movements or commercial entities
The people who put the package together lumped everything into the same category.
Sure, we should NOT have religious flags on our government buildings. By that token, we should remove any and all religion from those buildings and any texts, too. No mention of God, especially.
Commercial entities? Yeah, they don't belong on government flag poles.
Political? I'd need an example. I would not want to see the flag of various parties on a government building. That's just inappropriate.
But social movements? They stay. I WANT my local, provincial, and federal governments to show support for marginalized groups. That includes our LGBTQ, indigenous, disabled, visible minorities, etc.
I'm proud to see our local fire and police vehicles with rainbow flag stickers on them.
Separate the hate from the reasonable, and this petition might not seem so ass backwards.
Showroom7561 5 days ago • 100%
I'm not sure if the thoughtful trucker has used a typical light designed for bikes, but they cast light in a much wider area than directly in front of them, and are considerably smaller/less expensive than this proposed design.
That said, this won't solve the "I didn't see you" problem, since it's rarely the fault of the cyclist when a driver is on their phone, fallen asleep, is under the influence, or sucks at driving. 🤷♂️
OpenStreetMap community
@osmand why are you so slow? this is a brand new samsung galaxy s24+
Showroom7561 5 days ago • 66%
Make sure that you're using the "Version 2 (OpenGL) map rendering engine in the OSMAnd settings.
Using offline maps can also help, but I've never found it to be smooth like Google Maps (from years ago that I was using it).
I'm using an older Samsung Note, and don't have issues with the speed. It has improved quite a bit from maybe 2 years ago.
Mildly Infuriating
Black mold growing on the dispensers at my local McDonald's
Showroom7561 5 days ago • 100%
If that is what an easy to clean outer surface looks like... just imagine what the inside looks like.
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
Saw a video where a guy was standing in the engine compartment of a Tundra. There was a enough room between the engine and the grill that he could comfortably stand on the ground.
There's a video illustrating how many kids can be in front of a pick-up truck before the driver can see them... hint: it was A LOT.
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
The number of times I've seen people “stalled” at green lights, only to ride past them and see a phone in their hand is quite unbelievable.
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
As a motorcyclist, this is one of the first things you learn in class - other people don’t see you because they don’t expect to see you.
Assuming others see you is like planning to make this situation happen.
I'm a very defensive cyclist (and motorist), but the idea that it's the most vulnerable people on the road or sidewalk who have to pay attention more than the person behind the wheel is exactly the thing that motorists want to hear.
Why can't car drivers pay attention? Why can't they follow the rules and stay below or at the posted speed limits? Why is it that "I didn't see you" is such an airtight defence, that society basically accepts it as normal without any consequence?
People are getting killed doing ordinary things, and it's because of someone else driving a multi-ton weapon without any regard for human life.
And it's not only humans. Some will purposely go out of their way to drive INTO animals, but maybe the animal should have been paying better attention. /s
I'm getting really tired and angry of seeing cyclists and pedestrians getting run over on a regular basis, and then getting blamed for not anticipating every idiot's move behind the wheel.
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
“I didn’t see you” it’s always that line no matter how much effort you make to be seen
The times when I've almost been hit by turning cars has been when I was visible enough to see from space. I can't do anything more to be seen.
If someone is admitting to be blind, they shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel. Or, they can admit to negligent driving and be fined. They can't have it both ways.
Mildly Infuriating
Old vs new Freetube player ui
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
A year of work... for something that NOBODY asked for or even wants? That's a shame. I'd expect that from Google, but not a team working on an open-source project.
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
Laws of course differ, but I was under the impression that a light can be treated as a stop sign if it is not functioning properly (not changing in a reasonable amount of time).
If it's not working, then yes, everyone is expected to treat it like a stop sign. But I'm talking about lights where they will make you wait BY DESIGN, because they only respond to cars and trucks.
A cyclist isn’t going to trigger a sensor-driven light, and a sensor sensitive enough would be going off all the time, so it makes sense when all is clear to proceed.
Our region has started to put up sensors specifically for cyclists, and they reduce the wait time by a lot. They aren't meant to change the lights 100x a minute, but are meant to make intersections a bit more balanced.
But these are at 0.01% of the intersections in the region, so it means very little to me. It's an expensive project for something that the very free Idaho Stop can solve.
99% of drivers aren’t doing Idaho stops. That implies slowing, looking for traffic, and yielding if there is any. I see a lot of just going through the stop sign or even red light for a turn, half-ass looking as the turn is made, usually with a visible phone in their hand.
LOL. Fair play. I see more stop sign and red light runners in motor vehicles than I do cyclists behaving badly.
I once saw a car make a right turn at a red without even slowing down, nearly hitting a crossing pedestrian (an old man). The driver THEN slowed down, but only to yell at the pedestrian... There's something about being in a metal cage just turns people into lunatics.
www.fox4news.com
> "She said she didn’t see us. Didn’t see us. She was very, very upset." > The driver did stop and is not expected to be charged. This makes me furious, but it's completely expected. Cars are the only weapon where you can kill someone without consequence, even if it was pure negligence or entirely on purpose.
Mildly Infuriating
Old vs new Freetube player ui
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
I'm sure someone will fork a build to keep the legacy UI. Seems like it would be easy to NOT include the code that uglifies the UI like that. LOL
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 90%
I live in a country that doesn't allow Idaho Stops. In fact, those in charge aren't even interested in it.
But I use them because I know it's safer. I also treat red lights at empty intersections like a stop sign, because being forced to wait 10+ minutes for a car to stop so it can change to green is discrimination by design.
I'll also point out that 99% of DRIVERS are using Idaho Stops, so don't expect cyclists to oBeY tHe LaW.
Mildly Infuriating
Old vs new Freetube player ui
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
Crap, so that's what I should expect to come down the line? Not a deal-breaker for me, but it is going backwards.
Mildly Infuriating
Redirect to prevent back button
Showroom7561 6 days ago • 100%
YouTube does this. Infuriating well beyond mild.
Mildly Infuriating
Old vs new Freetube player ui
Showroom7561 7 days ago • 100%
What version is this? I'm not seeing that huge ass play button, and I'm on the latest beta build.
Fuck Cars
On average, at least 1 car crashes into a 7-Eleven every day, $91M settlement reveals
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 88%
Maybe drivers simply didn't see the building. These stores need to be painted with high-viz paint! You can't blame drivers for these stores being invisible! /s
Linux
Several windows programs won't work with Wine. Would running a Windows VM be a better option?
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 100%
I've used plenty of Linux VMs through Windows, so I'm aware of the limitations. I'm not trying to game through a VM, more like accessing some programs that I need for a few minutes at a time (and not even on a daily basis).
Linux
Several windows programs won't work with Wine. Would running a Windows VM be a better option?
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 100%
Can you share the software you went to use? Maybe there’s a good Linux alternative or someone knows how to get it working in wine.
These are all paid programs that don't have viable alternatives and/or I actually need to use them.
A few off the top of my head:
- Excire Foto
- Jpegmini Pro
- Garmin Basecamp
- Garmin Express
- several paid video editing/photo editing apps; I've tried alternatives, but they aren't nearly as intuitive.
- Reolink camera software.
- ACP Ups software.
I do my best to find alternatives to other software, and prefer to use self-hosted solutions, but the ones above aren't really easy to replace, so I'd rather just run them in a VM.
I've use VMs in windows to run Linux, so I'm aware of the performance hit and possible startup times (but I use snapshots for quick access). I'm not too concerned about that for any of these programs, since I'm only using them from time-to-time.
Linux
Several windows programs won't work with Wine. Would running a Windows VM be a better option?
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 92%
Bottles didn't run anything I tried, unfortunately. They seemed to install just fine, but that was about it.
In my persistence to fit Linux in my life, I'm curious if some "must have" Windows software will work better if I just ran a Windows VM within Linux. None of the software I need to work is needed to work continuously. They are basically programs that I fire up when needed, for a few minutes, then exited. Wine will install them, but not run them, so I'm hoping a VM is the answer as I'm not interested in dual-booting to run a few Windows programs occasionally.
Fuck CarsShowroom7561 1 week ago • 100%
If a car drives over a family the driver is going to have a trial for manslaughter charges. The driver is liable for their injuries and they legally have to have insurance to cover that.
This rarely happens (at least, in Canada), from what I've seen in recent pedestrian and cyclist fatalities.
For starters, most are hit and runs, and often go unsolved.
When someone is caught, they almost never see a manslaughter charge. To add insult to injury, they'll usually get a traffic violation and not a criminal charge. Failure to obey a road sign (even if that caused someone to die), for example.
And any consequences for actually killing someone tends to go with the lightest jail sentence you can imagine.
We had a truck driver kill sixteen people. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, but only served 3. Less than six months for every person killed. He would have gotten more if he hit someone's mailbox.
I've heard of testimonies where people who have had their partner killed by a driver are not covered financially and any money that gets paid out goes to their insurance company, and not their family.
Being a pedestrian or cyclist in north america is incredibly high risk.
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 100%
We have two ninebot Max scooters, and they have tubeless air-filled tires. Combined, they have nearly 10,000km without a single issue with the tires.
As a general rule, I like to pump my tires (bike or escooter) before every ride, but they can go a week or two with very little to no pressure loss.
But I believe the reviewed model uses an inner tube, and it must be a nightmare to change in the event of a flat. The ninebot Max has this gel lining that acts as a tubeless tire sealant.
Open Source
Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative?
Showroom7561 1 week ago • 100%
I'm actually pretty happy to be using mostly FOSS apps. The exception are banking or services apps, which I'd never expect to be available as open source.
Also, "identical" has a different meaning here. There's a special place in hell for the monster who dreamed up this captcha!
I've been trying out NextDNS and comparing it to Adguard DNS (adguard-dns-.io), but unlike NextDNS, Adguard DNS' query log is quite vague, and I can't even tell if it's doing anything. 99% of the listed items in the Adguard DNS query log show up as "Processed", but the request clearly shows either advertiser or tracking as the categories. It seems that unless I actually click BLOCK, the status doesn't really list these requests as Blocked, except for a very small number. Is this normal behaviour? I assume any requests showing "processed" but not "blocked" are still going through, which is bad. NextDNS shows these same requests clearly as blocked or not, so at least I know that it's working. Anyone have any thoughts, or clarification on how it works?
I'm talking about the ads that look like listings, but they have a small "AD" text on the corner. These ads are often grotesque and offensive, and I'd rather not see them at all. I've tried various block lists, but it's not removing them. MORE CONTEXT: Sorry, I should have been more specific! The gross/offensive ads seem to only be in the Aliexpress app (Android). On the mobile and desktop browser version, I still get the "AD" listings, but they are of products related to things I've purchased or browse through (all bike related items). I'd like to get rid of those, too, but I guess the ones in the app are the worst type. I do have Adguard for Android set to filter HTTPS requests from the Ali app, so I figure it's just a matter of finding the right filter. Hopefully, anyway!
The upgraded model has the same low-end adjustability and a wider wide vs the old style. Yet, it's only compatible with 27.5 - 29"? Typo?
It's been incredibly frustrating to ask for help or share ideas since Adguard killed their official forum.
www.drps.ca
> Marlon Fernando JONES, age 47 from Oshawa is charged with numerous offences including: Aggravated Assault x3, Possess Weapon Dangerous to Public x2, Robbery with Violence, Assault with a Weapon x3, Carry Concealed Weapon, and Possess Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking x2. > Mehki Steven HYMAN, age 24 from Whitby is charged with numerous offences including: Aggravated Assault, Possess Weapon Dangerous to Public, Carry Concealed Weapon, Assault with a Weapon, and Possess Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking x2. If baffles me that you stab a half dozen people in separate incidences and NOT be charged with attempted murder. These two goons are a danger to society. Why even offer bail??
cyclingmagazine.ca
Another win for older tech?
Port Perry, Ontario Aug 2024
I've got 32mm wide tires on my road/gravel bike. Currently looking at TPU tubes and I've got two options: - 32-47mm - 18-32mm So, is it better to get one over the other, or will they both work equally well? Never used TPU tubes before, so I wouldn't even have a reference to compare these.
When I want something cheap, I usually hit Aliexpress (website). As I was looking at the Aliexpress app page on the Google Play Store to check its privacy details, TEMU came up as a recommended app. Now, my wife has used TEMU in the past, but since she often can't find her way around things, I downplayed her negative experience as "user error". That said, I went to the TEMU website and started looking around. I found something that was a reasonable price, but then get this message saying I could get this item free through the app... sigh. OK. I sign up with my usual fake/random credentials and add this "free" item to my cart. A spinning prize wheel comes up. Hey, I can get THREE free items now! Sweet. I spend the next 3 hours looking for stuff I can actually use, doom-scrolling through everything from women's underwear to t-shirts with assault rifle print. Literally something for everyone. LOL Then I select my third "free" item, and another spinning prize wheel comes up. "100% off the next $35". Ok. I didn't need more stuff, but hey, 100% off sounds like more free stuff! I spend another hour looking, keeping an eye on the amount "saved" (apparently $600+, for stuff that is sold on Aliexpress for maybe $25). When I finally get to check out, I get another spinning prize wheel. "100% off $100"!! Goddamn, I'm on a roll here. How do these guys make any money?!! More time looking... I must have spent well over 4 hours on their app. Time to check out. $67? Huh? What about 100% off and all that nonsense? Enter your phone number* * You must agree to get promotional texts, or you can't check out... hmm, maybe my wife wasn't wrong. In any case, there was no way to actually get anything "free". I deleted the app, deleted my account, and will never touch this scam ever again. Do people actually end up getting anything from Temu? I thought AliExpress was bad, but the experience is 1000x better.
Hey guys, so it seems that Linkwarden isn't as good as I was hoping, since some websites will throw up a cookie popup or some other screen that basically prevents the capture. Firefox Screenshot seems to work well, but it saves a PNG, which isn't really text searchable. FF's "save page as..." feature seems to break things when viewing them back. Save to PDF is another option, and that seems to be decent. I'm not looking to copy entire websites, but I like to save web pages for later reference (i.e. instructions/specs). I use Synology Note Station, but they don't have a web clipper for Firefox... I'm fine with using a folder structure to store files, despite not being totally ideal when compared to Linkwarden. Does anyone have any other suggestions that perhaps I've missed? Nothing too complicated... ideally, as simple as a button click would be great.
Ok, so here's my problem. I own quite a few padded shorts, ranging from $30 - $250 (bibs), and they feel great for the first 2-3 hours, then I get really uncomfortable in them. Not pain, but quite uncomfortable. I was able to ride 200km wearing only compression shorts with no padding, but I think I got lucky. Regular shorts/underwear always have issues because of the seams, so they aren't viable. I heard that triathlon shorts are *lightly* padded, so they may offer a nice in-between. Does anyone wear them? How do they compare to traditional cycling shorts?
I heard this guy chirping very loudly and spotted him enjoying a meal. It's rate that I'm able to see them eating this close, since they usually carry their catch away 😂 Near Darlington Park in Ontario.
Five months left for 2024, and Toronto has already broken their record for most cyclists killed in a single year. This is shameful.
Five months left for 2024, and Toronto has already broken their record for most cyclists killed in a single year. This is shameful.
Amazon Prime Days ran on July 16th and 17th (at least here, in Canada). This price jump happened a day before and ended two days later, but this item was "on sale" during those two Prime Days. I've been seeing this scam far too often, especially with food items. Why isn't this illegal yet?
I'll start by saying that I really love [Tube Archivist](https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist). It works flawlessly in doing what it does (archiving YouTube videos), and the UI and UX are great. However, no matter what browser I use (Edge, FF, Opera, Samsung mobile, FF mobile, etc...), I run into issues where the video will play, but the interface freezes... I can't do anything on the screen until I refresh. I don't have it set to any strange codecs, so videos are in vp9. But I also tried a few different codecs to see if the quality/size could be better optimized, and had the same issues with freezing UI then. If I run the videos through Jellyfin, they work fine. It's only through the TA web interface where things lock up. Is this normal? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this working better?
So, I joined the world of waxed chains. So far, it's life changing. Quiet to the point that your think I'm running a belt drive, but more importantly, super clean and component preserving. But, I was thinking earlier, if wax fills in the gaps between the parts the wear, how would you actually get a true chain wear measurement? I've never heard of someone stripping the wax off to check for wear, and that would get incredibility wasteful to do it often. Zero friction Cycling doesnt mention anything special in regards to checking a waxed chain. So, would I go about checking the chain, waxed and all, and assume the numbers are pin point accurate?
Hey guys, just a quick update regarding my question: https://lemmy.ca/post/22882437 I did end up successfully riding from Oshawa to Vaughan and back over the weekend, using Finch as the bridge between Pickering and Scarborough. For the most part, I'm really happy with my route choice. The total trip was just over 162 km, and some highlights included: - The trans-Canada trail along Duffins Creek in Pickering was amazing. - There's a long-ass hill on Old Finch, just west of the zoo, that almost killed me on the way back (my folding bike is NOT geared at all for climbing, and I burned off any glycogen reserves by that point). - The Finch hydro corridor was nice... taking McNicoll before and after was not. Poor roads and aggressive drivers. - The Duncan Creek trail is also stunning. I'd 100% do this trail again if I'm in the area. - The cycling infrastructure in Vaughan was great... until it's not. There's a section of road along HWY 7 West of Centre St and east of the 400 that's just downright terrible. Where there is no bike lane, the roads are garbage and traffic is fast and aggressive. Where there is a separated bike lane, it was COVERED in rocks, metal, plastic, wire, and pretty much everything else you can imagine; the road, FYI, looked as if it was cleaned using a toothbrush. The raised cycling lanes west of the 400 were really, really nice. Overall, a really great ride. I'm not sure if I'll attempt the same ride using Taunton/Steeles at some point, since aggressive motorists going far in excess of 80 km/h just doesn't sound like fun. As a side note, my Varia radar clocked one guy going 126km/h...
I'm seeing fake roads everywhere, and the map looks like a spider's web. It's like this on every website that displays the cycleOSM layer: the official cycleOSM site, Openstreetmap, brouter, etc.
Hey guys, hopefully this isn't too far out of the city to offer suggestions, but here's my problem: I'm planning a ride from East Oshawa to central Vaughan. I'd like to keep the route safe, but don't want to detour so far out-of-the-way, so a 4h one-way trip becomes a 7-hour one, since I'll still need to come back on the same day. I'll obviously need to avoid the waterfront trail, as it's quite out of my way. So, my options are either taking HWY 7 or Taunton/Steeles. Google street view shows me some pros and cons to both, but they also lead to totally different parts of Markham, and some cycling infrastructure there seems either disconnected or forces me to take some rather busy roads. Has anyone taken HWY 7 or Taunton/Steeles between Pickering and Markham by bike? Any thoughts would be much appreciated. EDIT: Finch Ave. looks to be another option.
The photo was from a site that no longer seems to be up. The pedal on the right, measuring at 15.7mm is the same size that the pedal on my indoor spin bike uses and I want to use standard 9/16 threaded pedals instead. Has anyone come across this size??? Do adapters exist to step up standard 9/16 to 15.7mm?
This has been bothering me long enough that I figured I'd check to see if anyone else is having the same issue, and more importantly, if there's a fix. Some websites, like Google Earth or various weather radar sites get so slow that they are unusable in Firefox. When I load the same sites in Edge, it's blazing fast, as I'd expect. Even Librewolf chugs on these sites. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: First, thanks for all the input, guys. I wanted to say that I've tried a fresh FF profile, and the same slowness happens in Google Earth. I also confirmed that hardware acceleration is enabled. This problem isn't on all websites. For example, playing www.slowroads.io actually gives a higher framerate on FF than it does on Edge. So it seems to be that certain websites just suck ass. Some of you have said that Google Earth on FF works perfectly fine... on linux. At least it seems not to be a FF problem. LOL EDIT: Opera browser is just as smooth as Edge with G Earth. POSSIBLE SOLUTION?? Ok, so even though I was able to confirm that hardware acceleration was enabled, and the GPU was active while using FF, and the about:support showed that webrender was enabled, I noticed that on about:config the gfx.webrender.all setting was set to false. So, I enabled it, and tried again. Google Earth seems much smoother (not as good as edge, but better than before), and Tube Archivist no longer seems to freeze while a video is being played. Could this be the reason for my issues? If so, why was this option set to false by default?
What on earth is going on? - May 17th and 18th in Ajax, at the same house (https://www.drps.ca/news/shots-fired-at-residence-in-ajax-1/) - May 19th in Whitby (https://www.drps.ca/news/shots-fired-at-residence-in-whitby/) - May 20th in Oshawa (https://www.drps.ca/news/no-injuries-after-shots-were-fired-at-a-home-in-oshawa/) Nearly all of these happening in the middle of the night, with police finding shell casings, but no victims or suspects. "Investigators are continuing to look into if any shootings this weekend are connected."
Now that summer is almost here, I'm looking for better ways to protect myself from the sun. I generally dislike sunscreen, but I do wear it while riding. The helmet visor "Da Brim" ([website](https://dabrim.com/)) caught my attention. Since I wear a huge-ass sombrero-style hat when I'm off the bike, I'm fine with the way Da Brim looks. For context, some of my summer rides might have me in 8-10+ hours of sun, which isn't good, even with sunscreen on. If Da Brim can make the experience more tolerable, I'm in! I'm curious to hear from anyone who has one, and what their experience has been.
Context: My 90s MTB still has its original Shimano chainring (crankarms say Alivo). The cassette was replaced several months ago, as was the chain and bottom bracket. No wear on the chain right now. The derailleurs are Alivio, and probably the original ones from the mid-90s. I don't have any reason or intention to replace those, although, I do have a Deore LX on my decommissioned 90s MTB that I could likely drop in, but I digress. LOL I guess two questions: 1. What would I need to provide to my LBS as far as measurements to get me a replacement? I understand that I'll likely need another BB and maybe(?) a chain, but I plan to stick with the same gearing. 2. Ideally, I'd want to find a 3x chainring where I can replace the crank arms and individual chain rings when needed. Will this be easy to find, considering the age and group set? Thanks in advance.
I've tried a few jellyfin plugins that are supposed to sync metadata and thumbnails from tube archivist, but it's just not working right. I can see some thumbnails, but then the titles are just random gibberish. Or the titles somewhat work, but no thumbnails. Any secret I'm missing? Both are running in docker containers on a synology nas.
americanmotorcyclist.com
> PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 26, 2024) — In the wake of the most recent tragedy involving a fatal collision between a Tesla vehicle in autopilot mode and a motorcyclist in Washington state, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) once again urges the Department of Transportation (DOT) to strengthen Automated Driving System (ADS) regulations. > “Many autonomous vehicles on the road today have not been proven to detect all other road users in all situations before they have been allowed to be used on the road,” Dingman added. “Motorcyclists should not be used as guinea pigs for autonomous vehicle manufacturers. The continued allowance of untested autonomous vehicles on our nation’s roadways is unacceptable. The time for action is now!” To add to that, you should see how these "accident avoidance systems" plow through dummies during tests. You'd have to have been paid off to allow these vehicles on public roads!
So, I've had a Raspberry Pi 4 sitting brand new in a box for a few years, and decided to install BirdNetPi on it yesterday. It's working like a champ, but because BirdNetPi needed a legacy version of Raspian, it's got old software on it. Is there any way to update the software (i.e. RealVNC) without updating the OS? There is no built-in software updater, and I seem to very easily break Linux every time I make an attempt to use it. LOL
I can see far too many privacy issues with copy and pasting text into a website, and/or registering an account which will keep a history of the text checked. Are there any services available that are noted for being private? For context, I'm using uBlacklist to manually block website that use AI generated content.
toronto.citynews.ca
www.thestar.com
This happened earlier this week (April 8th). A ghost bike procession is being held on April 15th.
durhampost.ca
> Durham Police yesterday said a 33-year-old male, who was **out on parole for manslaughter and kidnapping**, is facing charges after a violent assault on his girlfriend. > The accused in this matter hid in his girlfriend’s vehicle without her knowledge and when she returned to the vehicle, **he proceeded to assault her by choking.** > The accused, who had an ankle monitoring bracelet on, removed it as he fled the area, said police. > A 33-year-old male from Oshawa is charged with: Assault (Spousal), Choking, Fail to Comply with Release Order, Mischief and Possession Contrary to Prohibition Order. At what point should the judge be responsible for putting someone like that out on parole? The justice system is supposed to work for the *victim*. And he shouldn't be charged with "choking", but attempted murder. Why are we so soft on criminals?
Should I also tip the delivery driver, and the person who made the product?
The literal paperwork involved with not getting paperwork is a little much these days!
cyclingmagazine.ca
Keep your behind dry and clean, folks!