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The Canadian RCMP is planning on rolling out their own email system as the current one is failing and the replacement has been delayed for 2 years now. http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/rcmp-shared-services-canada-bell-email-1.4262358

Yup, got the email here too. Looking for a local-to-local solution for those of us in Bushville Canadistan with sub-megabit upload speeds and draconian data caps. Fine with rolling some janky Linux scripts for my home stuff, but at work...Windowz...

Leave it to the nerd from 'Burta (Alberta) to answer the gun questions The website you're looking for is called Canadian Gun Nutz. Defacto Canadian firearms community. There you will find everything from far-right liberals to far-left conservatives and everything in between. Regulations, safety, reviews, industry contacts, training, hunting, parts, accessories, discussions, and so much more!

It's open to the general public, but yeah, mostly entrepreneurs and people coming off long tern disability and/or retirement. Two hour classes, once per week for three weeks.

I'm teaching a multi-part "Financial Technology for end users" course in my community (small town western Canada) starting this week. The attendees will be mostly small business owners/operators and people re-entering the workforce. It's going to rely pretty heavily on discussion and answering questions, but these are the basic points I'm going to hit on: - What is Financial Technology? - What is cash? - What is trade? - What are paper cheques? - What are wire transfers? - What is Interac? - What are credit cards? - What is fiat money? - What is currency? - What is cryptocurrency? - What are banks? - What are credit unions? - What is online banking? - What are stock/bonds/mutual funds? - What are commercial creditors? To anyone on here who has supported end users (in personal or professional environments), what sort of things do you wish they would know/learn in this space? I'm thinking the hardest part will be showing relevance to their daily tasks; any thoughts on this?

I wonder how the technology aspect of the 911 system rates and is structured here in Canada... My (vaguely) personal experience with 911 here is that they can usually figure out which emergency services zone you're in (ie. which hospital / police station / fire station to dispatch out of), but beyond that they have no idea where you are even if you give them an exact address. When my grandmother's house was on fire they couldn't even find the town...though this experience makes for anecdotal evidence at best as a single event...

We have bears, coyotes, and cougars coming into our yards without us noticing. This can make for potentially dangerous journeys from the door to the vehicle. That being said, I think I may have stumbled upon a solution using IP cameras and some clever open-source software...

I'm trying to find an outdoor WIFI motion sensor. So far everything I've been able to find is either indoor, or integrated into a camera. I'm looking for a standalone unit for alerting when an animal enters a rural location.

I found this, among many other things, being kept by some non-techies. I'm going to assume they just didn't know any better. I try to be militant about getting rid of old stuff.

Do they supply the black hoodies and earth-tone cargo shorts? If not, I'm just going to stay home and play Uplink. :-P

To each their own Different people, different taste buds, different preferences. You'll have no judgment from me. But I am happy to share my love for my fancy, sometimes expensive, hobby with anyone who asks.

Yes, a coffee grinder. When starting out pretty much any will do, but most (and Zodiark1593 above) would recommend a "burr grinder". The difference between a burr grinder and everything else is that a burr grinder crushes the beans instead of chopping them, which helps to preserve the flavour. I have one of these: https://www.bodum.com/int/en-us/shop/detail/10903-01EURO/ Or if you would rather have a hand grinder (generally cheaper and quieter, but more work): http://www.hario.jp/seihin/productlist.php?midclass=6

I teach a computer course at a community center 3 times/year. It's mostly elderly/retired people who come. Most of them actually learn pretty quickly. My theory is that this is because they actually want to learn, as apposed to the stereotype of "*grumble grumble* Why can't we just use typewriters like in the good old days...*grumble grumble*".

Instant coffee is coffee that has been brewed, strained of grounds, dried, then powdered. Instant coffee is essentially dehydrated coffee that you re-hydrate before consuming. Fresh roasted coffee is whole green coffee beans that have been roasted, sold to the customer, then ground and brewed, all within 2 weeks. After 2 weeks it's no longer considered fresh. Also, coffee that has been ground is only considered fresh for about 20 minutes. As you can see, the fresher the better. You'll really only want to buy a maximum of 2 weeks worth of coffee at a time to maintain freshness. Also, none of the fresh roasted stuff can be bought in bulk. However, you can buy green beans in bulk (a whole shipping container if you like), so you if buy a small roaster you can roast your own as often as you like, and have a constant supply of fresh coffee! Green beans are also cheaper than roasted ones, so there's some cost savings too. Ideally you'll make your coffee a single serving at a time, so there's no need to keep it warm. As for water, I use a Bonavita degree-accurate kettle for my pour over and French Press, but any kettle will do when you're first starting. Definitely worth it. Hardcore coffee nerds will tell you to spend $1000-$1500CAD on a really good grinder, but honestly, any grinder is better than no grinder at all. When I was vacationing in Hawaii I bought a portable grinder at a local Wal-Mart for ~$20USD. It worked just fine for the few weeks I was there.

Instant Coffee in Two Steps: Step !: Throw instant coffee in the garbage. Step 2: Buy fresh-roasted coffee and use that instead. In all seriousness though, instant coffee is pretty terrible. If you're looking for something quick, affordable, and tasty, try pour over. As the guy explains in this video, you can even do it with a funnel and a regular coffee pot paper filter: https://youtu.be/bcBSYQZAn3w The key is to buy fresh-roasted coffee. You can tell its fresh if it has a roast date somewhere on the package. "Best Before" and "Expires On" are to be ignored.