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I recently reached out to the Ontario Minister of Education and the Minister of Privacy to ask why there are tech positions in school boards when they mostly outsource to companies like Microsoft and Google instead of using OSS options. It’s a bit concerning, especially since my child is set to receive a Chromebook next year. I’m planning to decline that and instead provide them with a Linux notebook.


I agree with WG however I need https for a few locally hosted items like actual budget so I have that through nginx proxy manager. I was debating adding Authelia in front with some of my others (audiobook shelf, home assistant and music assistant) as sometimes I disconnect from my home network and forget to reconnect.


I just don’t understand how it’s legal for him to send text messages. I’m not registered as a Conservative so how did he get my number but his competitors don’t.


I’ve never heard of Reclaim… How is that heat pump treating you? We got a Bryant (I believe it’s a Midea rebadged) and our solar is a Sol-Ark inverter (I still need to figure out how to get it off WiFi and just local using CANbus…) and LONGi panels.


Great until I went into Dollarama and bought an energy drink and now I need to get two gifts for 6 year olds. Most likely at Walmart 🤦🏼


Just imagine a GOC that doesn’t use US software… 3/4 of them can’t even use OneDrive or their OpenText IM


Definitely a perfect world. I kept my Amazon account and keep an eye out whenever there’s a huge discount on a product such as their warehouse deals. I was too slow to finalize my order of an APC UPS that was over 50% off.


Not sure if there is ever a time someone should be standing on someone’s chest… There are better ways and those methods are the ones they train.



Thanks for replying, I’ll be looking into this later!


If it’s better to DM please do, but what service do you use? At the moment I’ve been using arr with torrents for… ISO… And would like to take the step to usenet


I get why you’re frustrated about the taxes, but let’s take a step back and look at the bigger picture. My message to increase taxes on smokers and vapers isn’t about punishing people for their choices, it’s about offsetting the huge costs that smoking and vaping put on the healthcare system and society as a whole.

You’re already paying a pretty penny in taxes on your e-juice, but the reality is that the healthcare costs associated with smoking and vaping are way higher than what’s being brought in through taxes. We’re talking $6 billion dollars each year to treat smoking-related illnesses (https://www.lung.ca/cla-commends-canadian-government’s-step-toward-tobacco-industry-accountability). Let’s be real, the tax revenue from vaping products isn’t necessarily being used to address the health concerns associated with vaping.

Rather than just opposing increased taxes, maybe it’s worth thinking about how we can make the tax system more fair. Could we structure taxes to encourage people to use safer products, like your refillable RTAs/RTDs, over more hazardous ones. The goal here is to promote public health and reduce the costs associated with smoking and vaping.


Honestly, I am not a big fan of government surveillance, but god damn it taxes smokers and those who vape more.


That’s a great tip thanks!


Add it to the list. Definitely changing my blocklist on pihole/adguard


I cannot wait to see this bulldog in power and tread water time and time again because he has no policy. He’s been a barking mutt his whole career. Useless twat.


An alternative to eBay and PayPal is needed! Thiel is up there too with Musk and Bozo.


You’re right, maybe it’s a dream to have a Canadian GDPR-like policy. I once tried to get Canadian Tire to delete my data and they declined the request. 🤦🏼


Canadian alternatives to Big Tech
I recently stumbled across a post in the c/Europe community (https://lemmy.world/post/24641691) that highlighted alternatives to software and infrastructure from Big Tech companies. This got me thinking - is there a similar resource available for Canadians, or would there be interest in creating one?
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