Nouveau_Burnswick

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[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Bad week, but there's an expiration date to the crazy and we're almost there.

Just keep swimming, regroup next week.

Ontario Traffic Manuals (for signages)

Geometric design standards for Ontario highways (everything else)

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

pulled over on suspicion of being homeless

What even os this, Is it a crime to be homeless?

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ontario highway design standard require roads to be designed to a minimum of 20kph higher than the posted limit. Ontarians also always drive 15-20kph over the limit. Wild coincidence.

There is also no design speed lower than 60kph. So that school zone? It's designed for at least 60kph vehicle travel.

I'm a pretty avid activist in this space. When I lived in Montréal I would never speed on surface roads (highways are a different story). Now that I live in Kingston, I constantly find myself driving over the limit, and missing pedestrians that I shouldn't because of it. It's not like speeding has any advantage either, my average travel speed in Kingston is always 35-40kph thanks to all the lights (which are required becuase of the high speeds and excess lanes, allowing higher travel speeds, but necessitating more lights, which slow average speeds...)

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ahh, but most of the time I just let the washer run normally. Hence the need for a button not just an automatic start at X times.

This looks perfect. Thank you!

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why a smart relay instead of the smart plug?

Yeah, my 4am is so they can go in the dryer in the morning, 3pm is so they can go in the dryer after work.

 

I've got a non-smart washer, but after a recent power outage I noticed that it resumes the wash cycle at it's current point when power is cut then restored.

Enter an IKEA smart button and smart plug.

I load the washer, get it started then press the button to kill power and enable an automation (currently on have 4 am and 3 pm).

At 4am or 3pm, the automation turns the power back on and disables itself.

Next step is monitoring the smart plug power monitoring to send a notification when the washer finishes.

The NDP does not support land value tax.

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm an urbanist, I mostly cycle, and I'm probably more aware of pedestrians/cyclists than most.

When I lived in Montréal, I would drive at or below speed limits, and always stopped for pedestrians. Not that I live in Ontario, I'm regularly find myself driving 15-20kph over the limit, and regularly failing to identify, react, or stop for pedestrians in time. Same with my wife.

I don't buy that NA drivers are wholesale worse. We're drastically underestimating the impact of the built environment on how we drive.

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's some 3d chess

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
 

Ontarians, I need your help.

This week I was pulled over by the police for having a kid's seat on my e-bike. I was informed this is illegal in Ontario as Sec. 38 of the HTA doesn't allow anyone under the age of 16 to be on a power-assisted or motor assisted bicycle.

In 2021 the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act came out that separated power-assisted bicycles (like e-bikes) from motor assisted bicycles (like dirt bikes). This will finally allow child seats on e-bikes.

Please call your MPP to get this bill that passed and assented 3 years ago into law.

Details on the wording of the current and assented laws:

currently the Highway Traffic Act, section 38, states : "No person who is the owner or is in possession or control of a motor assisted bicycle or power-assisted bicycle shall permit a person who is under the age of 16 years to ride on, drive or operate the motor assisted bicycle or power-assisted bicycle on a highwau"

the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021, S.O. 2021, C. 26 - Bill 282 splits this into a few sections: "No person under the age of 14 years shall operate a power-assisted bicycle described in clause (a) of the definition" "No person under the age of 16 years shall operate a power-assisted bicycle described in clause (b) or (c)" and the new section 38.1: "No person under the age of 16 years shall ride on, drive or operate a motor assisted bicycle on a highway" From my perspective this will make e-bikes legal to have kids seats; and separate the class away from gas and electric dirt bikes.

 

Who's going to win?

I guess owl wait longer for the results.

 
 
 
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Ikea HULTARP rods (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world to c/homeorganization@lemmy.world
 

Ikea's HULTARP rods and hooks can let you store things outside of the kitchen too.

I came up with this solution to stick long, but flat and lightweight, items on the wall in a bathroom.

Edit: note that Ikea has two sizes of HULTRAP hooks, so you might want to get a pack of each while figuring out what works best for your items.

 
 
 
 

Edit: please excuse the typo. I probably shouldn't use Sunforged as an editor.

Bonus gif!

 

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