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JCSpark JCSpark @lemmy.ca

Dog dad in Edmonton, Alberta. Tech enthusiast and entrepreneur.

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If you have installed Linux on a Microsoft Surface Pro, what was your experience?
  • I set up a 6 as well, and it works great except for the camera. Looks like it's a piece of hardware with a specific driver needed. There's an open source project to support this, but it's not often updated, from what I can tell.

  • A cool guide to sandwiches in the United States.
  • Ok, going through that source, I can see how some of that must be an AI hallucination. "Fluffernutter" can't actually be a thing, can it?

  • A cool guide to sandwiches in the United States.
  • I'm not at all disagreeing that Cam's Ham isn't serving Country Ham. I was just hoping to provide a little context to the graphic using the cited sources and some additional information.

    It's a graphic that someone's probably put a fair bit of effort into, not spam. This is spam:

  • A cool guide to sandwiches in the United States.
  • Here's a restaurant in Virginia that specializes in that...

    http://www.thecamsham.com/

    I also mention in another comment that this is likely based on a list by the Food Network.

  • A cool guide to sandwiches in the United States.
  • Looks like this was based off a list of 50 sandwiches made popular by the Food Network and Zagat magazine.

    https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/sandwich-central/50-states-50-sandwiches

    Specifically Cam's Ham in Virgina advertises the Ham and Mayo sandwich.

    http://www.thecamsham.com/

    Are these "state sandwiches"? Probably not. Judging by the comments, you're all rather passionate about your sandwiches and what they represent. I've even received reports on this post saying it's false information. Perhaps we need to consider the source of this information and take it with a grain of salt.

    Thank you all for remaining civil, and acknowledging the existing of sandwich alternatives such as hot dogs, tacos, and quesadillas.

  • A cool guide to the names of the different types of head coverings Muslim women wear
  • While I typically try to avoid divisive comments in these light-hearted communities, this is a fairly informative one, especially in the context of etymology.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilah

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah#Etymology

    We should also not be condoning scoffing at someone based on their understanding. Perhaps these could be opportunities to educate people that are unfamiliar with the differences.

  • R/Edmonton, let’s do better
  • Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.

    The bot brings in content from R, but it's been set up to do so for a specific reason. In order to attract new users and subscribers, new content has to be posted. Kind of a chicken/egg scenario.

    The bot pulls from the Hot category of r/Edmonton, allowing it to at least make use of preliminary user filtering from R. Without that, it would be pulling from New, providing much lower qualities of content.

    If you have any recommendations or suggestions, throw 'em at me! I'm all ears (or eyes, in this case)

  • R/Edmonton, let’s do better
  • I had reached out to the r/Edmonton mods, and they were adamant about not moving to Lemmy.

  • Hitchhiker, pixel art I drew for my daily art challenge [OC]
  • I don't believe so. Why don't you start one?

  • A cool guide about Biodiversity in the garden
  • I am, in fact, human! Response sent via DM.

  • Gargoyles

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2838851

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/twjg19 on 2024-05-04 17:32:34. >

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    Strawberry waf-fulls

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2838852

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Aggravating_Exam_118 on 2024-05-04 17:57:38. >

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    City takes on demolition of Dwayne's Home in downtown Edmonton

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837887

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/edmonton by /u/katespadesaturday on 2024-05-04 16:00:51. >

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    Heathcliff (1984)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837961

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Otherwise_Basis_6328 on 2024-05-04 17:03:56. >

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    Flintstones

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837960

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Content_Ambition_764 on 2024-05-04 16:17:12. >

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    Whatchamacallit Candy Bar Commercial (Greatest Jingle Ever IMO)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837962

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/amadoofus on 2024-05-04 18:16:20. >

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    A cool guide of what 1500 calories look like at the most famous fast food restaurants

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2838142

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/coolguides by /u/Mindless_Trick_8048 on 2024-05-04 18:24:20. >

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    TV Guide Friday Evening in the 90s

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2833316

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/MakeYouCryNostalgia on 2024-05-04 03:05:56. >

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    Xband!

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2834945

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/thegreatgoonbino on 2024-05-04 03:59:35. >

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    A cool guide to most popular foreign cuisines in different European countries

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2834788

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/coolguides by /u/DonnyJ1931 on 2024-05-04 09:34:18. >

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    Samurai Jack (2001 - 2004). Cartoon Network heydays!

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2835483

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Away_Flounder3813 on 2024-05-04 08:30:12. >

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    A cool guide for our coffee people out there

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2835581

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/coolguides by /u/One-Chip9029 on 2024-05-04 11:11:05. >

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    came across an old bull wrinkle moose coin

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2836123

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/edmonton by /u/Infamous-Room4817 on 2024-05-04 02:55:27. >

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    Edmonton Bike Swap is May 11 at MacEwan University North Side 10803-105 Ave NW. We hope to continue helping thousands of Albertans with transportation security, prevent the sale and purchase of st...

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2836124

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/edmonton by /u/AlbertaBikeSwapBIKES on 2024-05-04 03:10:26. > > Original Title: Edmonton Bike Swap is May 11 at MacEwan University North Side 10803-105 Ave NW. We hope to continue helping thousands of Albertans with transportation security, prevent the sale and purchase of stolen bikes as Bike Index Ambassadors, and we're doing a bike drive for Sports Ce > *** > Just in case this is tl:dr Edmonton Bike Swap is on May 11th at MacEwan University. But, if you have questions then please read below. > > First, we'd like to thank Edmonton Reddit Moderators for allowing us to promote our non-profit bike swap event once. Full disclosure that we have a $2.00 admission that will be used to repair the donated bikes. More below. > > Why we do what we do - we’re Chris and Laura and we didn’t feel safe buying or selling bikes online so we founded, fund, and operate Alberta Bike Swap a non-profit that provides a safe place to buy, sell, and donate bicycles. > > If you have a bike to sell we’ll tech check that bike and run the serial number through our software to verify bike ownership because no one wants to buy a stolen bike. > > Want to buy a bike? Stand in line, suggest no later than 10:00. IF you can pay the $2.00 admission that $2.00 will go to repair the hundreds of donated bikes. > > Have a stolen bike police report? All the bikes will be entered into the swap by 1400, please come to our event at 1400 so that you can see for yourself that your bike isn't in our event. The police and RCMP have seized bikes from online sales and pawnshops based on what we do, and insurance companies use our paperwork as proof. > > We added children's bikes to our events because it helps families. > > We work with over 30 groups to rebuild donated bikes too and have over 80 partners that help us help others. We work with every group in Alberta, except one: . > > We're doing a bike drive for Sports Central to help them. If you have an unused or have outgrown a bike we have a partner that would recondition that bike for re-use. > > Municipalities spend millions on cycling infrastructure, but nothing on cycling education. We fund legitimate cycling education through CAN-BIKE, which is the only recognized cycling education program in Canada and there are only four (4) CAN-BIKE cycling instructors in Alberta. Want to learn how to safely and proficiently? > > We can’t put our events on without wonderful people like you and we thank you for reading this, hopefully putting up our poster, and maybe following us on social media on LinkedIn, Twitter, FB, or IG. > > The swaps are run from our kitchen table by just the two of us, we do the best we can to help as many people as we can and every bike counts. > >

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    TimeSplitters: Video Game

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2836170

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/BootScootNBoogie22 on 2024-05-04 05:17:14. >

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    A cool guide about Biodiversity in the garden

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2836792

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/coolguides by /u/FayeFawns on 2024-05-04 15:23:31. >

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    The Three Billy Goats Gruff

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837049

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/BaldRash_has_abs on 2024-05-04 11:00:03. >

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    Fisher Price Adventure People (1983)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837050

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Otherwise_Basis_6328 on 2024-05-04 14:15:29. >

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    Canel’s gum. Haven’t seen or thought about it in 20 years…until yesterday.

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837052

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/sugurkewbz on 2024-05-04 15:12:19. >

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    Star Wars Trilogy Video cassettes 1995

    cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837054

    > ##### This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot. > The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/Ipigs140 on 2024-05-04 15:53:59. >

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    I've got the shittiest... er most diverse... lawn on the block
  • "The cobbler's children go barefoot"

    One of my favorite sayings.

  • Linux clipboard app which has functionality to paste multiple things after copying them in one go.
  • I use Diodon. I've set it up so that copy is CTRL+C, Paste is still CTRL+V, but what I call "Super Paste" is SUPER+V, showing a list of the last 20 items that were copied, including images.

    Great utility, especially paired with FlameShot.

    The only thing is that the Super Paste always pastes unformatted. Not a big deal, but something to consider.

  • til: Benford's law: real life number are not evenly disribued, 1 occur 30% of the time
  • This is a bit weird. I was just listening to Infinity 2 today (great book. Totally recommend), and there's a section where the characters use Benford's Law to prove reality. I then had to look it up myself.

    Just a super weird coincidence...unless Lemmy is listening to me...

  • What operating system do you use on your main computer?
  • Linux Mint 21.2. it's a solid OS and supports all the games I like to play. I started and ran a business on it as well, so I have no neee for windows anymore besides proprietary software and hardware. I just dual boot in those cases.

  • Request for Mods!
  • I am as well. Between this and the occasional check-in on Mastodon, I've got plenty of social media to keep me entertained during some idle times. That's all I really ever wanted.

  • What are the best fediverse alternatives to youtube?
  • Pipes is a great way to view YT content without logging in. No ads, clean interface, and you can log in to save playlists via cookies on your local machine, so no interaction with the server. It doesn't use the YouTube API, so Google can't say much.

  • Reminder: Reddit is gone. Your community *is* official. If you're a mod, you're just as good as a reddit mod.
  • Thank you for this. The imposter syndrome is real, especially starting what were some larger subreddits (gifs, coolguides, Shiba, and helping with Today I Learned). It's been fun and I'm super happy to see the interactions and genuine conversation. We're certainly our own community, and I'm so happy the fediverse is growing into something I can easily burn time on here and there.

  • post more than 1 pictures?
  • I've been using Pixelfed.Social and it's been working great to hosting images and gifs. For videos, I'm using Dalek.zone, a Peertube instance. Both can have their links shared here and they work great.