[–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

Golf carts (or e-bikes) don't work so well in the prairies in the winter when it's -20 (or colder) outside and there's several cm of snow on the ground. They aren't meant for getting through snow, and they don't have a heated cabin. Don't get me wrong, I would love better options for small drives, but winter exists in other provinces. By the time you get an enclosed, heated, snow-capable vehicle, you are looking at basically a car anyway. We need to focus on EV charging station access so that people who live in an apartment like me, can use and charge EV's.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Do you mean for internet or cellular?

    Cellular yes, but home internet, I don't think so. Though I am not sure if you need a SK side address to sign up for services or not. I'm more the IT side of things haha.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Carbon taxes do work. When we don't carve out exceptions.

    Carbon pricing has successfully reduced GHG emissions internationally:

    • The US has two separate cap-and-trade systems that are reducing emissions.
    • The UK is on track to fully phase out coal; its carbon tax is cited as the primary driver of this phase-out.
    • The European Union’s Emissions Trading System, since its inception, is responsible for between one third and one half of the region’s emissions reductions.
    • Sweden has the world’s highest carbon tax; ten years after bringing it in (2001), emissions were as much as 25% lower than they would otherwise be.
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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I've used saily when I went on a trip to the Dominican Republic for 10 days. I didn't need a lot of data, just enough for maps outside the resort, etc. But it was crazy affordable, and their customer support was prompt, friendly, and helpful when I needed a bit of assistance with the activation.

    All in all, I'd use saily again in the future.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I see declining birth rates as a good thing. There's too many humans and we abuse our planet. If we die out, so be it. I personally have refused to have children because I don't want to subject a child to this. Maybe our population can decline to something more easily sustained in the future with clean energies and healthy foods. But right now with UPFs making us sick, climate change destroying our ecosphere, and general corporate greed and lobbying taking us for every penny we have, I do not think it fair to subject a new child to that.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    While not legally binding, the opinion is expected ‌to be cited in climate-related legal cases worldwide.

    So... Still just meaningless and toothless posturing then... Got it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Quad9 is fine. Don't let that user scare you. Here's a quote from Quad9's own privacy policy section regarding data sales:

    2.3 Sharing of data

    Quad9 does not share, sell, or rent any information that could identify an individual.

    We do not share this information because we do not have this information. We do not have this information because we do not need this information. Because we do not need this information, we have built no mechanism to collect, retain, analyze, or distribute it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    From Quad9's privacy policy:

    2.3 Sharing of data

    Quad9 does not share, sell, or rent any information that could identify an individual.

    We do not share this information because we do not have this information. We do not have this information because we do not need this information. Because we do not need this information, we have built no mechanism to collect, retain, analyze, or distribute it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The first EV's coming into Canada via the new Chinese agreement are definitely not value priced vehicles. The low price tag isn't a requirement of the agreement for several more years. For now, high priced vehicles like the lotus car with a price tag that contains 6 digits (!) Is what is coming over. Honda could pre-empt that, but for some reason are choosing not to. I will not be purchasing a Chinese EV, and wish I could get one from Honda instead. This just reduces my options.

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