Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains....
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....
Wow, that's great to hear! I'm way north of the border (like, Canada), and even though I haven't noticed anyone wearing these, I tend to be an early adopter of just about anything. LOL You should see the looks I had when I used "bar mits" on my bike over the winter. 😂
I did recently get a set of long sleeved shirts for riding with UPF 50 (spf ratings is for sunscreen 😉).
Even though they are a technical fabric, I do feel like I'll need to acclimate to the heat, since even with short sleeves it can get really hot on long rides.
I haven't looked into the hemp stuff, but I also don't like the idea of synthetic clothing, so I may have a look at more options!
But for my face and neck, Da Brim seems to be a great option.
As with anything, I would consider it an investment to last many years. Hell, when someone finds out how much I've spent on panniers, a helmet visor for <$100 sounds like a steal! LOL
The problem with "other solutions" is that they aren't designed for use on a moving bike, so they don't have the structure to actually work well. Apparently, Da Brim works in 30mph winds.
I'm fine with paying money for something that works well, especially when comfort and safety are a priority. But I appreciate you looking at alternatives... I was looking too, and found nothing that was the same (for cycling).
I didn't click on the link, but there was a mini-documentary about a guy who, I believe, went across the US on an e-scooter.
It's not as cut and dry as someone doing that on a bicycle. They need a team of people trailing them in a van, usually with many e-scooters that are kept charged. Definitely not self-supported, which isn't as impressive as you want it to be. :(
And charging is still a huge PITA. Even with multiple e-scooters, I recall that charging was still taking all night, and they couldn't just go to a café and charge up because they were getting kicked out.
I can see this being easier on an e-bike, where you can still pedal. But an e-scooter? Only for masochists! LOL
I may check out the guy in the link, though. This stuff always interests me.
Cost is likely 90% of the reason. Make divorce free with nobody having to give up anything they own, and without any other support payment, and I guarantee the rates would skyrocket to at least 75% of all married couples. LOL
I've been using RealVNC for family computer help and have been wanting to setup a self hosted replaced for a while now, but haven't had the time. RealVNC has recently axed their free levels, so I'll use it as a reason to setup a self hosted solution....
Families Minister Jenna Sudds said Monday some Ontario daycare centres have pulled out of the federal government's national early learning and child care program because the province hasn't stepped up with enough cash....
It should be highly noted that despite the substantial danger he poses to everyone, especially children, the courts decided it was OK to release this animal into the general population.
Until we start holding judges responsible for the actions of those set free, this "justice" system doesn't benefit anyone except those committing crimes.
EDIT: Has Keith's friends found this post? What's up with the downvotes? Stop defending this violent pedophile.
The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to...
We've also got an updated aero bike from 3T, another 3D-printed saddle that weighs just 100g and new lids from Rudy Project to tell you about this week
The light is a gimmick, because red light being cast onto a person isn't very visible. I DO, however, love the Nitecore BR25 front light, which makes your body and bike visible from the front and side as it casts down.
If you actually want to be seen from behind, you should have reflectors around your ankles so the movement and brightness will catch the attention of those behind you.
It's crazy that modern pedals do away with those reflectors, which would arguably be safer to have on your bike than a flashing light.
Nurse practitioners could help fill the void, advocates for the profession say, if more provinces would adopt policies to integrate them into primary care and pay them fairly for their work. Some physicians’ organizations have pushed back against that approach, arguing that NPs don’t have as much training or education as...
For RC car batteries, you need something called a "bat-safe", which will also filter the smoke to a certain extent.
In the case of an E-bike or e-scooter, those batteries are far too big, and often integrated into the frame, which makes them nearly impossible to fully protect without total isolation.
This is why if ANY government is serious about reaching climate targets, achieving "vision zero" goals, or improving the quality of life of their people, they should be highly subsidizing the industry and also offering rebates to anyone (including businesses) who wants an e-bike.
Even just nixing one road expansion project could likely pay for tens of thousands of e-bikes in a region.
While I am a Cyclist™ and truly enjoy leg power to get me all over the place, if I were to get an e-bike, it would for sure help with those errands that are 30km+ away. Even shorter errands where I'd prefer to get to my destination in regular clothes would be easy with an e-bike.
Not just that, but it also puts significantly less wear and tear on the road vs cars. So you can save money there by getting more people to bike.
Yeah, there was a video or podcast, I forgot from whom, where they talked about costs. They showed that cycling infrastructure actually MAKES cities money, and car infrastructure always loses money.
When you factor in lowered healthcare costs, less infrastructure costs, increased local business and community involvement, more equitable transportation options, and climate - giving everyone an ebike could be one of the best things that any place could possibly do.
I love that modern cities like Paris and Amsterdam and unfucking their transportation system by making fewer car roads available (or making them narrow, rather than expanding them) and putting an emphasis on cycling and other forms of micro and public transportation.
Every city in the world should be following their lead.
do you re-watch enough YT videos that you need to archive your subscriptions?
Well, if I can get it working, I would much rather be watching via Jellyfin on my TV and not whatever crappy, privacy-invading, ad-shoving Youtube app I'm forced to use.
But realistically, I want to keep some how-to / maintenance videos archived, because I've lost track of how many times they went “private” and can't be accessed anymore. Some really niche product use/maintenance videos tend to disappear.
I have no real interest in data hoarding vlogs or other crap. Just informational stuff.
Well. I just installed it and the folder/file structure is definitely better! Now I have to figure out how to get Jellyfin to "see" the download directory. LOL
Thanks for pointing me to another solution.
EDIT: Got that sorted out. Goddamn, it just works! Thank you!
As frustrations for Canadians grow along with grocery store bills, some say Canadians are ready to think outside the big box store when heading out for groceries.
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NO. PLEASE DON'T.
I don't trust people in vehicles that are grounded to the road and don't have propellers 360 around them. There's no way in hell I want to see these anywhere near public spaces.
But they are cool. No doubt about that. Keep these in Dakar or the Mojave Desert.
Since the start of Ottawa’s $10-a-day program, Sandra Christian has had many families leave her private child-care centre in B.C. for a spot in a subsidized centre....
some of these families have said the money they’ve saved on child care has helped them buy a second property.
If this is true, everyone should be furious. We've been trying to find childcare for our two grandkids for YEARS. Their mother is in healthcare, and if we weren't able to care for them (at our loss), she wouldn't be able to work or survive.
Why are daycare services even offered to families who aren't in desperate need? Those families can afford a babysitter.
Single parent homes, low-income homes, parents who work in an industry in crisis (education, healthcare, etc.) should be at the top of the list for $10 a day childcare.
they can hit a top speed of up to 50 mph (80 kph).
Why do we need to create another industry that's designed to kill people? Don't we have it bad enough with cars and trucks? Now we need these tiny thing on the road going 80km/h with two people in it?
Maybe you missed the article (and the accompanying video), but this trike is about waist high. It doesn't even clear the front height of a sedan, let alone be visible to someone in an SUV or pickup truck going at near highway speeds.
I wouldn't consider this safe, unless it had a huge flag on it, similar to what you see on recumbent bicycles. Motorcycles with a rider on them are at least significantly taller and more visible compared to this thing.
Not only was I spending 100% of my grocery budget at a Loblaws owned store, but I can probably count on one hand how many times I've visited one in the last 6 years.
Switching to alternative stores saved me thousands over the years.
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...
I don’t give a fuck if crash avoidance systems plow through test dummies sometimes. The times it doesn’t matter.
Would you be OK with human drivers plowing into pedestrians without any reason whatsoever, just because other people don't the other 99% of the time?
These advanced systems should never fail, especially not in test scenarios that couldn't be easier for them to pass. Some of these vehicles literally fail to even slow down while hitting the test dummies!
Add them into a random adventure that is the real world, and I wouldn't trust them unless they don't kill people like it was a lottery draw.
Here's a video report from last week, showing how crash avoidance works, and that auto break simply fails to work in some vehicles. And yes, the feature does work in other vehicles, as they should in such easy scenarios.
The problem is, you have cars marketed and sold as having these features that simply do not work. And it's clear that drivers who own vehicles with all these magical features get lulled into believing they don't have to pay attention 100% of the time and at a moment's notice.
A new report lends insight into Canadians who leave the country, estimated to number around four million in 2016, or about 11 per cent of the population according to Statistics Canada.
More than one in ten people in a single year?
I don't think I know a single person in all my life who moved out of Canada.
Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group of frustrated shoppers said they would begin a month-long boycott of the grocery retailer....
The major downside is it just doesn’t “feel” as responsive as a chain. I don’t quite know how to describe it, it’s not like there is a bunch of stretch in the belt or anything, but it just feels different in a way I don’t entirely love.
From what I heard, a belt drive has an efficiency loss that's greater than a chain drive, so that's what you could be feeling. The energy you put in isn't being translated into the same energy output you'd get from a chain.
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach ( www.reuters.com )
Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains....
Anyone use "Da Brim" on their helmet? ( lemmy.ca )
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....
Guy attempts to ride from Boulder, CO to Austin, TX on micromobility vehicles ( nebula.tv )
YouTube link...
Divorce rates are falling: Are Canadians too poor to break up? ( theconversation.com )
While multiple factors play a role in falling divorce rates, the costs of separation make going it alone a daunting prospect for many Canadians.
These bike helmets don’t work, officials warn in recall alert ( www.masslive.com )
The helmets don't protect children's heads in a crash, officials said.
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I've been using RealVNC for family computer help and have been wanting to setup a self hosted replaced for a while now, but haven't had the time. RealVNC has recently axed their free levels, so I'll use it as a reason to setup a self hosted solution....
Feds blame Ontario as some daycare centres pull out of national child care program ( www.cbc.ca )
Families Minister Jenna Sudds said Monday some Ontario daycare centres have pulled out of the federal government's national early learning and child care program because the province hasn't stepped up with enough cash....
UK police could get Ghostbusters-style backpack devices to halt ebike getaways ( www.theguardian.com )
Device in development fires electromagnetic pulse that tricks ebikes and scooters into shutting off
10 ways Velotric's electric bikes are built differently: Deep-dive on the Discover 2 ( electrek.co )
China's sweeping new e-bike battery rules could have a major impact in US ( electrek.co )
Durham police say high-risk violent offender released into community poses 'significant risk' ( toronto.citynews.ca )
1000+ Firefox for Android extensions now available – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog ( blog.mozilla.org )
The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to...
A bike light that promises to get you seen "5.5 times sooner", plus a hologram-powered smart bike, propeller-powered Seabike + loads more tech news from 3T, Oakley, Continental + more ( road.cc )
We've also got an updated aero bike from 3T, another 3D-printed saddle that weighs just 100g and new lids from Rudy Project to tell you about this week
Could nurse practitioners fill the primary care gap? ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
Nurse practitioners could help fill the void, advocates for the profession say, if more provinces would adopt policies to integrate them into primary care and pay them fairly for their work. Some physicians’ organizations have pushed back against that approach, arguing that NPs don’t have as much training or education as...
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Why these immigrants to Canada say they're thinking about leaving, or have already moved on ( www.ctvnews.ca )
For some immigrants, their dreams of permanently settling in Canada have taken an unexpected twist.
'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car use ( bc.ctvnews.ca )
Tube archivist + Jellyfin. Anyone have luck getting thumbnails and titles working?
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....
Small grocers, co-ops receiving boost from Loblaw boycott: ‘A lot of anger’ | Globalnews.ca ( globalnews.ca )
As frustrations for Canadians grow along with grocery store bills, some say Canadians are ready to think outside the big box store when heading out for groceries.
Watch the Newest Version of the 'Jetson One' Personal Jet Phenomenon in Action ( www.autoevolution.com )
Subsidized child care not helping low-income families: operators ( www.canadianaffairs.news )
Since the start of Ottawa’s $10-a-day program, Sandra Christian has had many families leave her private child-care centre in B.C. for a spot in a subsidized centre....
This Street-Legal Two-Seater Trike Is No Spyder, but It May Just Be the Deal of the Year ( www.autoevolution.com )
Massimo Electric is the crew responsible for selling this $7,000 electric trike that can fit up to two people and reach a top speed of 50 mph
Anyone else doing the Loblaws boycott?
Is anyone else boycotting Loblaws? I don't have many alternatives, but I'm doing my best to take my business elsewhere.
American Motorcyclist Association Urges DOT to Act on Automated Driver System Regulations Following Tragic Collision ( 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...
Growing number of Canadians are moving abroad due to lack of affordability: McGill study ( nationalpost.com )
The study found the number of Canadians living abroad relative to the national population was five times higher than the U.S.
Loblaw reports $13.58B in Q1 revenue, as Reddit group's boycott kicks off ( www.cbc.ca )
Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group of frustrated shoppers said they would begin a month-long boycott of the grocery retailer....
How many of you have something with a belt drive? What do you think of it? Any regrets?
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/18598029...
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