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Comment · 2 months ago
> I do not think that reciprocal tariffs are actually the answer though. They hurt both sides and the US is not a rational enough actor to respond like you hope they will.

Reciprocal tariffs will be crafted to specifically to avoid damaging the Canadian economy. Input to Canadian manufacturing for example won't be touched, but other sectors where the product is more of a luxury or there's an easy replacement available will be targeted. Perhaps the digital services tax or similar will make a return.

Comment · 4 months ago
Comment · 6 months ago
How do they try to steal your phone number?

I've only contacted buyers/sellers in FB Marketplace via FB Messenger so they don't even have my number ..

Comment · 6 months ago
Almost no one does
Comment · 6 months ago
I've written a bunch of LMS integrations so I've had the opportunity to use all of the major LMSs. Basically, all LMS systems are rather user unfriendly and complicated with a ton of customization options hidden under layers of sub-menus/configuration settings. At their core they provide a grade book, student management tools, and some basic CMS type functionality for posting class messages/coursework/etc. They've all adopted a standard for interacting with external tools (LTI).

Canvas generally is the 'easiest' to use, and the 'cleanest' looking one although D2L Brightspace is pretty good too. Moodle out of the box is pretty confusing and ugly, but I've seen some heavily customized instances that look a lot better. Blackboard is the worst of the bunch IMO.

Comment · 6 months ago
Facebook marketplace is an everything shop, though a bit more local in nature. Also, it's much easier for small businesses that ship to have an online store thanks to Shopify, etc.

The last few times I've used EBay is to get parts for old garden tractors, and even for that I've found cheaper options with small retailers that specialize in that stuff. Most ebay shipping pushes the cost up too much, and with the small retailers usually I can get a bunch of things I need at the same shipping price.

Comment · 8 months ago

    Robot walks into a bar
    Orders a drink, lays down a bill
    Bartender says, "Hey, we don't serve robots"
    And the robot says, "Oh, but someday you will"
Comment · 9 months ago
LiamTronix on Youtube has some videos (ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iEUp5Z1aNw) on converting a popular farm tractor (Massey Ferguson 65) to fulling electric.

Fun stuff!

Comment · 9 months ago
> It's a $60,000 four-door lifted luxobarge with leather interior and a short bed

It can be that but all the major manufacturers have a ton of trim levels and options. Personally I drive a f150 that doesn't even have power windows.

Most Cybertrucks I've seen in the wild are running at a low ground clearance, reminiscent of a 'coupe utility' vehicle like an El Camino.

Comment · 9 months ago
Recently I've found myself wanting a tricorder type device.
Comment · 10 months ago
That does not answer the question
Comment · 10 months ago
Ok, now I'm even more confused. 40% of what code is machine written?
Comment · 10 months ago
> 40% of code is now machine-written

How did you arrive at that number?

Comment · 10 months ago
Comment · 10 months ago
I found scrooge.

Bah, humbug!

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