[–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Harper is showing face to make Kenney's hypocritical federalism seem convincing.

He is ONLY showing his young-earth-creationist, IDF-leading face to get Jason "separatist-light" Kenney in power.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Yes.

    Yes yes yes. Don't hesitste, don't second guess yourself, don't make excuses. Go.

    When us old people say 'you only regret the opportunities you missed out on,' this is exactly the sort of thing we're talking about.

    Do it!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    The lesson is that a few years of hardship is worth it to eliminate our dependency on a country that elects a spoiled four year old in a constant tantrum.

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    The light switch was mostly non-functional. Took it all apart and hit it with some contact cleaner.

    A second set of switches is on the other side of the hood, and the bracket holding them in place was broken. Spent the last three nights gradually building it back up with hard glue, before reinstalling it with an oversized washer.

    Switches on both sides are now working 100%.

    [–] 14 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    The Big Three news outlets in Canada pretty much ignored this story until the Kamloops local paper and social media picked it up. Now they're all over it, pretending they were there first.

    And they're all missing the crucial point.

    Second Sons are working very hard to stick to the rule of law, while instilling fear. They're showing up in groups like this in smaller communities. They're not in Calgary or Toronto or Vancouver, they're north of Edmonton, or Orillia or Millarville.

    They show up, dress to intimidate, act to intimidate, but don't actually threaten. They post overt dogwhistle slogans, "Je me souviens d'un Quebec blanc" or "Indian trucks kill canucks") which they could plausibly explain away as something else, if forced to stand on trial.

    They're getting bolder, which means they're going to try to goad their victims into acting. They'll obey the RCMP or local police (if the force is sufficient) without hesitation because as long as they keep showing up, as long as they keep scaring people, as long as they are able to avoid consequences for their actions, they'll be able to hurt some people and recruit others.

    They need to be driven out by the people every time they show their...well not faces, but cowardly masks. They need to be not shot or injured, but maybe detained until the police can unmask and identify them by name.

    We need to publish their names. We need (and I can't believe I would ever say this) to doxx them - to make them fear for their lives if they keep threatening society.

    We need to break the back of their movement, and the media isn't helping one goddamn bit.

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  • submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
     

    No, it wasn't a woodworking tour de force (which wouldn't belong here), it was an Ikea desk. The perfect dull furniture.

    But it's almost twice as wide as the makeshift worktable I had before, much more stable, and has a drawer pedestal on one side. My oscilloscope fits nicely on it, and there's space to actually work on projects now.

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    submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de
     

    I've got a vintage HP digital counter, model HP-5216A. It was working, right up until the moment that it fell and broke two of the tubes' glass envelopes.

    I really don't know where to source Nixie tubes. I see a few people who are making clocks with them, but not selling individual parts.

    It's apparently an HP-1970-0025, which is a rebranded Burroughs B-5560.

    Don't imagine this is the right place to find them, but I'm hoping it's the right place to find someone to tell me the right place to find them.

     

    I have had a 1960-era Marlin (not Martin!) guitar since I was a teen in the '80s. I abused it, trashed the finish, changed the electronics, and then took it apart for a project that never happened.

    I'd like to restore it roughly to its original state. Right now, it's all about the electronics.

    First off, is there any advantage to lining the body (pickup) cavity with copper foil? Will it reduce the noise and hum?

    Secondly, since I have to desolder the switches, will twisting the pickup leads help?

    Thirdly, does anyone have a wiring diagram for this thing? Two single coil pickups each run to an on/off toggle, but then I've got a handful of broken and loose parts.

    The URL is for an auction of a guitar (almost) identical to mine, just to trigger anyone's memories.

    Thanks all!

     

    My cheap no-name Chinese backpack is finally falling apart, after over 20 years of absolutely solid service.

    I want something that will last at least another 20 years, will hold a modern 16" laptop (e.g. Macbook), and will also let me toss a pair of jeans and light jacket in, when I ride home from work in the spring and fall afternoons.

    I'd like to avoid American brands if possible.

    Looked online at the SwissGear 5698 and Endure, but don't know how well they're built, or if they'll hold my junk.

    Any recommendations?

     

    A few weeks ago our shower started to occasionally drain slowly. As it got worse, I thought I'd have to get out the snake or call a plumber. Then the other day I thought 'why not just try the plunger?'

    30 seconds of plunging, and I suddenly felt the blockage break loose, and the 8cm of standing water drained immediately.

    Gotta love simple fixes that work.

     

    OK, I am obviously not talking about Hawksbill tortoiseshell - so illegal it almost hurts to LOOK at a pick. So we have created a thousand analogues, including things like synthetic plastics (delrin, ultex, etc.) and polymerized natural proteins (galalith et al).

    But there are green turtles which are entirely unthreatened, and have comparable shells. There are horns from a dozen animals which are made of keratin. There are HORSE HOOVES that get routinely trimmed. Why are these not being used to replace actual tortoiseshell, despite being chemically closest to it?

     

    Just in the last few months, it seems like everyone who is doing content creation on youtube (etc.) is holding a tiny mic up, in the frame of the camera.

    I get that mics are needed, but a good desk mic or a headset or whatever else you might imagine is just as good acoustically, and far less distracting. And they were all in use up until a few months ago.

    Is this just a fashion trend?

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