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Replace Google/Microsoft Calendar with CalDAV, using northmail.ca
Disclaimer:
- I’m the author of this blog post. I’m self-promoting my article.
- I’m not affiliated with northmail.ca
- Self-host a CalDAV server is definitely doable, and I recommend having a try.
IHMO it's not either-or. It's both-and


FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney

Canadians using Twitter/X are being bombarded by misleading right-wing posts designed to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish the reputation of Mark Carney.
The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.
Posted by Paris Marx at https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/114407387291957572
LibreOffice is the top open source choice, and it has been the default choice for Linux users for more than a decade. I'd recommend everyone to have a try
Thank you so much for your explanation. I think I found the reason.
Lemmy is using the URL as the unique key to determine cross-post or not. When clicking the cross-post button, the shared URL is
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d4dbfc4f-d927-4879-9eed-0c8be63f0fc9.webp
However, when I created this post manually, I used the link to the discussion
https://lemmy.world/post/26364778
Now I edited my post with the webp link, and lemmy.ca is considering my post to be crossposted from the feddit.uk post, and also crossposted of [email protected]
As the readers of this post can access the original post now, I think there is no need to create a new post.
Thanks again!
If you’re using the website (lemmy.ca), there should be a crosspost icon (two squares)
I see why I was stuck here. I was using https://lemmy.world/post/26364778 and I can't see the two squares button.
If I go to the cached version, https://lemmy.ca/post/40107104 I can see the crosspost button and it seems to work.
I copied the source code to my post, but it didn't show the count of comments in feddit.uk
I'd plan to repost it with crosspost, and then delete this post. Is this a good idea?
Thank you

Software alternatives


Cross-post from /c/[email protected] https://lemmy.world/post/26364778
Credit to https://www.reddit.com/user/lukakopajtic/
There might be some changes that could improve it further:
Remove BraveMaybe add Signal; It's easier than Element, but it's also centralized- Stop suggesting Linux Mint specifically
- Recommend Hosted Nextcloud
Add GrapheneOS- Maybe add Delta chat
Maybe remove BlueskyRemove Stremio and add Jellfyin (even though it's selfhosted and not a direct equivalent)Add ente because Immich is selfhostedAdd auroraAdd SearxNG- Add SimpleX
- Add lichess
- Add pCloud
Any other suggestions?
Temporary improved version:
From | To | Compromise |
---|---|---|
X, Threads | Mastodon | Bluesky |
Pixelfed | ||
YouTube | PeerTube | ReVanced (just blocks adds) |
Lemmy | ||
Netlix, Disney+ | 🔨 Jellyfin | |
Google Meet, Zoom | Jitsi Meet | |
Google Docs | Etherpad | |
Google Search | 🔨 Se |
Thank you! I found a 3yr old review for no name chip, I think I should grab one in my next grocery trip
https://www.reddit.com/r/askTO/s/xKI5nqkVRE
I’ll also consider to try Stax.
Thanks again

Need help: Pringles (saddle-shaped chips) alternative?
I have been a Pringles lover for more than a decade, and it's time for me to find an alternative one. I like the saddle-shape and I don't know which brand provides it.
r/BuyFromEU suggests some local brands, but that's not my case:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1ixii9k/alternatives_to_pringles/
Any suggestions? Thank you
I love this video too! I was in favour of the all-in-one pods (fooled by the ads), but after watching this video, I switched to powder, and I gladly saved a few more loonies.
Sadly, both manufactures and retailers are both pushing us to purchase dishwasher pods for more profit. I had found Canadian Tire discontinued a Cascade 1kg powder package (warn: US brand). I'm looking for a Canadian brand providing powder options now.
Thanks! Modified my text
I apology for my words causing confusion. I'm not arguing "even worse" vs "much worse". I just want to emphasize Chrome is terrible at privacy.
They have a lemmy community /c/[email protected]
But yes, they should promote lemmy more
Chrome based browsers are even worse
IMHO "even worse" it not accurate here. Chrome based browsers are much worse, and they are always developing new technologies to exploit users' privacy for profit.
I think the only viable option is to leave Chrome ASAP (for everyone). If one is unsatisfied with Firefox's policy (we should!), then to choose a non-Chromium browser carefully
I'd suggest to have several tags, like [PR] = Product Recommendation [HS] = Help Needed, [Travel] [Food] etc.
Like https://lemmy.ca/c/bapcsalescanada they have [CPU] [GPU] [Monitor]
But I'm not sure how should we organize these tags
Thank you bearish!
I'd fly to Calgary, rent a car, and drive to Glacier National Park. If time permits, I'd also visit Banff National Park

Need suggestion: glacier in BC
I'm an Ontario resident, and I had been planing a trip to Alaska. For obvious reason, I'm re-routing to BC for glacier.
I have several doubts about this trip:
- As a first-time traveller for glacier, which park/route do you suggest?
- I'm not a fan of hiking. Can I stay on the driveway?
- I'm planning a 5-day trip. Is it too short?
Thank you!
Here are my two cents
I can put some extra payments on my mortgage and consider this a bond for a few years.
I think it worth some calculation about mortgage vs bond. When you pay extra mortgage, you're saving your after-tax money from interest. When you invest in bonds, your interest earn is pre-tax. As you have kids, I assume you have some tax credit so your marginal tax rate is not so high.
Next is the US allocation.
I just learned that VOO in RRSP are exempt from 15% tax withholding. [1] Is your RRSP contribution enough for the US allocation you expect?
For me, I have some high PE, big cap stocks for Canadian market. My US allocation use for hedging CAD/USD, as my income is in CAD
[1]: Some ref links
https://modernmoney.ca/investing/voo-and-rrsps/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wealthsimple/comments/1co90hn/vfv_or_voo_in_rrsp/
My first thought was framework, they're a transparent and small business and super linux-friendly. However, I just found that
Headquarters Address: 447 Sutter St, PMB 135, San Francisco, CA, 94108-4618, United States Trademark: Framework®, Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
https://frame.work/ca/en/contact-us
Edit: I found a wiki page listing laptop brands, and there are several non-US brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manufacturers
I like Pop!OS, but fine to migrate
I think you don't need to migrate if you find a laptop that works great in Ubuntu/Fedora/etc. IHMO most linux-related issues are caused by drivers, especially NVIDIA and WiFi. If the kernel is updated, then different distros should behave similarly.
SeekStorm - sub-millisecond full-text search library & multi-tenancy server in Rust
I had a quick view at this post : https://www.reddit.com/r/radeon/comments/157qa6c/rx_6600_or_rx_6700_xt_for_1080p/
It seems to me that 6700xt is much stronger than 6600. More expensive, too. Personally, I would pay some extra money 6700xt, but it depends on OP's budget and game preference.
I'd suggest OP to consider several factors:
- Is the game you're playing CPU-intensive? aka Will your 3600X be the bottleneck if you have a powerful GPU?
- Do you have a 4K/1440p monitor?
Thank you edgemaster!
Thank you! So helpful!

How can I tell the difference between Capocolla, Mortadella and Prosciutto


Today I purchased Citterio Sliced Assorted Meat at Costco. This is my first time buying Italian Panini sliced assorted meats. Could anyone tell me that which is in my plate?
- Sweet capocolla
- Mortadella
- Prosciutto cotto
Thank you.


Edit: Some readers mentioned an issue with the example Lua code used to configure the simrat39/rust-tools.nvim plugin; that configuration code has been updated with the example configuration recommended in the plugin page as of the date of this edit. Thanks to Nazar Toakarak for letting me know. Rea...

Mozilla-Ocho/llamafile: Distribute and run LLMs with a single file.
Distribute and run LLMs with a single file. Contribute to Mozilla-Ocho/llamafile development by creating an account on GitHub.
Local LLaMA Server Setup Documentation
Documentation on setting up an LLM server on Debian from scratch, using Ollama/vLLM, Open WebUI, OpenedAI Speech/Kokoro FastAPI, and ComfyUI. - varunvasudeva1/llm-server-docs

This is the 1st part of my investigations of local LLM inference speed. Here're the 2nd and 3rd...

loginwall at Dev.to
Thank you for your assistance. Maybe it's just a temporary network issue. Let me attach my browser info to see if anyone else have similar problems.
Internet: Rogers
Name Firefox Version 128.0.3 Build ID 20240725162350 User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 OS Darwin 23.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 23.5.0: Wed May 1 20:19:05 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.121.3~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8112 Rosetta Translated false
Failed to create a new community on lemmy.ca
I was trying to create a community with id=til_about_computer_science name=TIL about Computer Science
However, everytime I click "Create", there was no response.
The console log says
POST https://lemmy.ca/api/v3/community Status 400 VersionHTTP/3 Transferred820 B (28 B size) Referrer Policysame-origin Request PriorityHighest DNS ResolutionDNS over HTTPS
Response rate_limit_error
Do I just need to wait for a while?
Besides, there was no UI on the webpage telling me what was wrong
::: spoiler 3rd final
::: It's not the perfect result we expected for Can vs Uruguay. We had about 10 minutes leading but they caught up in the final minutes. Anyway, we should be cheering for this historical 4th place.
Old price, you need to spend 3000 annually to meet the break even of executive membership.
After increase, the break even is 3250. Considering the inflation, I think it still worth to keep the executive membership if you visit Costco regularly.
Not sure if Sams will follow this. Maybe Sams would take this chance to attract more members?

Costco stopped selling Cascade Platinum (in Canada)
Cascade Platinum is my favourite dishwasher detergent. I've been using it for years (https://cascadeclean.com/en-us/products/cascade-platinum-actionpacs-dishwasher-detergent-fresh-scent/)
In the last week, my local costco warehouse and costco.ca stopped providing Cascade Platinum. Instead, they're still selling Cascade Power Clean in green box (https://www.costco.ca/cascade-power-clean-dishwasher-detergent-actionpacs%2c-115-count.product.100483144.html) and they added a new product to the shelf Cascade Platinum Plus (https://www.costco.ca/cascade-platinum-plus-actionpacs%2c-81-count.product.4000230558.html)
I've tried the power green one, and I'm not satisfy with its quality: the smell of the food may remain in my dishwasher. The Platinum Plus is much more expensive than Platinum.
Does Costco changed the product line at your warehouse?

Workers' SIN, IDs likely taken in Toronto library hack, could end up on dark web: TPL

The Toronto Public Library says information on current and former employees has likely been taken in a cyberattack, including social insurance numbers and copies of government-issued identification.


I can't post when language setting to English
When posting in this community (costco at lemmy.world), if I post with Language=English, when I clicked “Reply”, the little circle on the button had been spinning and never finished.
If I left the Language unselected, or manually set to Undetermined, then my post could went through.
Is there any mod settings at this community?
Posting to lemmy.world fails all the time
I was trying to reply a post at [email protected] : https://lemmy.ca/post/1127818 , origins from https://lemmy.world/post/1020538
When I clicked "Reply", the little circle on the button had been spinning and never finished.
I refreshed the page, and no surprise, my reply was not posted successfully.
Similar issues has been happening to me in the last few months, and now I finally wrote my issue report.
Is this issue due to our site or their site?
Edit: Closed this issue. See https://lemmy.ca/comment/4133550

Get 10k PCO pts(worth $10) for Every $100 Spent on Esso GCs (YMMV Targeted)

Nice! Interesting how Pharmaprix is on this. Are they part of Loblaws now? To be safe why don't y'all just buy from Shoppers? Last time I bought GC
![[PC Optimum] Get 10k PCO pts for Every $100 Spent on Esso GCs (targeted) - Page 4 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums](https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/18129835-13ff-4275-85e3-08b8fc0495d0.jpeg?format=webp)
Worth to spend a minute to check PC Optimum app to see if you're targeted

How could I (legitly) stream CFL?
Hi,
I'm new to CFL, and I wonder if there is an option to watch CFL games online?
Any suggestions for subscription plan?
Thank you.

More conversions from office to apartments underway

Three projects proposed or underway in Kitchener-Waterloo as office vacancy rate remains high

The office building at 180 King St. S. in Waterloo is being converted into condominiums.

Bonus Redemption Event: Coming June 23 to 28 - RedFlagDeals.com

At self-checkout, saw the following message “BONUS REDEMPTION EVENT FROM FRIDAY JUNE 23 TO WEDNESDAY JUNE 28!” No other details given but
![[Shoppers Drug Mart] Bonus Redemption Event: Coming June 23 to 28 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums](https://lazysoci.al/pictrs/image/4bb3abcb-101d-4a8f-a833-1e579e5ba24d.jpeg?format=webp)
Please feel free to share your thoughts here, like what you're planning to buy.
Hot video games may be sold out soon, so don't hesitate if you're interested
Diablo 4 is already sold out in the last bonus redemption: https://shop.shoppersdrugmart.ca/diablo-iv/p/BB_047875103979?variantCode=047875103979&source=nspt