dylanjustice

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[–] dylanjustice 1 points 2 weeks ago

We bought this AllSun adapter . It was able to confirm some smaller dropline leaks, but it missed more than it found. It was completely useless at finding the larger leaks (mostly in saddles and 3/4" tees) that seem to be the bulk of our problem.

So I'm pushing him to try the hearing aid apps -- this one is expensive, but seems to have a good combination of EQ and pitch shifting that may make it possible for him.

[–] dylanjustice 1 points 3 weeks ago

Great idea. Will try that on the next flow day.

[–] dylanjustice 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks! Found a couple of much cheaper ultrasonic detectors that claim to do this, so we'll try those (and the spectrum analyzer) first. The usb mic looks great if those don't pan out!

 

My father's in his mid 70s and his hearing isn't very good in the frequency range that would be useful for finding his vacuum leaks.

I was thinking about setting him up with a directional microphone and a pitch-shifter app to bring environmental sounds down a couple octaves so he can hear them. There are tons of Android/iPhone apps that will pitch-shift in post, but none of the trial/freemium ones seem to work on a realtime monitor stream, especially on an external USB (UAC) microphone. I don't want to start buying dozens of apps just to try them.

Any app suggestions or other ideas for him?

[–] dylanjustice 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Good question, and thanks for the link to 338. I'm in an ndp stronghold and happy with my mp.

Would still switch if I needed to to avoid a split vote. I'm sure there are many others who feel the same.

I would hate hate hate to vote strategically, but it's fpp and this feels like a time when it's necessary.

[–] dylanjustice 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, will do that if necessary. I got a nice support message from Canspace suggesting that I look into Hurricane Electric's free API-managed DNS service as well.

[–] dylanjustice 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tried a few gibberish .ca domains and it rejected them all. I wonder if maybe they just aren't allowed to register our TLD?

 

I've got a handful of domains coming up for renewal. Do you know of a low-cost Canadian Registrar that supports scripted/API management so I can keep my dynamic DNS updated?

I know about EasyDNS, but they want an extra $20/yr/domain for dynamic DNS. All the other Canadian registars I've looked at have no API support.

[–] dylanjustice 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Home hardware is fantastic. They even have a "home supply" brand in many places that sells building supplies.

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Saw this over on the other site. Seems like a fantastic idea.

[–] dylanjustice 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You're right. Everybody should be focusing on curing cancer. Nothing else may be done until that is accomplished.

[–] dylanjustice 6 points 1 month ago

This is provincial. Write your mla/mpp/what-have-you.

[–] dylanjustice 5 points 1 month ago

I think it's a great idea, if we can restrict participation to authenticated users.

 

It's time for me to re-evaluate my selection of ETFs, and it always drives me crazy looking up their MERs one by one. I really wish it was in the GOOGLEFINANCE sheet function.

Is there any way to programatically get MERs? Like even a publically available spreadsheet with the most common ETFs would be better than nothing.

[–] dylanjustice 2 points 1 month ago

Totally related, and a good point. That website is pretty bare bones and it would be great if it had a way to raise feedback like yours... or submit alternatives that it's missing.

 

I've been trying to minimize my US buying. Can't found a way to get my kids off the US broccoli yet, but this site has been useful helping me find Canadian alternatives to a lot of packaged shelf-stable products.

I've seen a lot of made-in-USA products placed on the shelf upside down. That helps, please keep doing it!

My question: which grocery stores in town are doing the best jobs of making it clear which foods are domestic?

 
[–] dylanjustice 11 points 2 months ago

Well for one, koreader is awesome.

It has preferences I like, syncs reading position to anything else running koreader, and syncs my current reading queue from Dropbox.

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