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Susan Crawford wrote on and talked about this (mis)handling of telecoms in the US context years ago, the government letting the companies divide regions up and ensure a lack of competition.

My reading of the situation in Canada for internet and wireless is that it was a historical mix of:

lacking political will/interest to govern from day one
a policy of letting the free market run until it’s a major problem
follow the US lead for anything new
and support the (then) recently de-regulated incumbent (Bell) to dominate
give competitive advantages to Canadian companies vs allowing foreign competition even if it means worse outcomes for Canadian consumers (better to protect the Canadian economy from foreign interests than to ensure consumer best interests).

What show comes to mind when you think of Canadian TV? in c/askacanadian@lemmy.ca

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You Can’t Do That On Television (with Alanis!)

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (with the Amazing Billy Van, Vincent Price)

Severance — Season 2 Date Announcement | January 17, 2025 on Apple TV+ in c/tv_film@adultswim.fan

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Showrunner issues too.

Saved Posts to RSS in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Sadly, yes.

RSS off of other profile content (such as posts) serves an acceptable function I guess (e.g. cross-posting, blog feed) but sharing saved posts does not meet the cut for some reason.

Feel free to jump on that ticket and articulate a more compelling argument, if it’s still open. More votes might change their stance over time.

what's your experience washing sneakers in the washing machine? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, you can wash sneakers in the washer. Delicate, cold, small amount of detergent, laces out (Dan!) and in a laundry bag or the pair entirely in a bag laundry bag.

You can wash with other sneakers but I wouldn’t wash with clothes.

Consider getting a boot/mitt/hat dryer (like the ones at Costco). Very handy for quick drying and no mold, bacteria, fungi stink. I use mine all year round for this and weather related needs.

Note that the fabric on the soles might let go over time. The glue isn’t so strong.

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Shortcut Trigger Source (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world to c/shortcuts@lemmy.world

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Is there a way to know which app triggered the shortcut call?

For instance, if I share files from the Files app, I could reference something to see “Files” or “iCloud Drive”. When it’s Mail, I’d see “Mail”. Etc.

I am trying to have one universal shortcut for file input but I need to specialize some actions depending on the app that provided the files.

I checked “Shortcut Input” but there aren’t a lot of choices to evaluate. “File Path” is inconsistent in what it will show: executing from the Shortcuts app and picking a file will shows “iCloudDrive/FolderName/Filename.ext” but sharing from the Files app will just show the filename.ext. Sharing from Mail shows the file content.

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Backup All Shortcuts (routinehub.co)

submitted 5 months ago by ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world to c/shortcuts@lemmy.world

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I found this nifty shortcut to backup all shortcuts. You can set it to an automation and do a rolling limited number of backups on a set schedule, like 10 zip files max, backed up weekly.

There’s a problem though. There’s an error on the Make Archive step.

I stripped the shortcut down to Get All Shortcuts, Make .zip of My Shortcuts. The error persists.

I’m not sure why it’s not working unless this is an existing Shortcuts bug at the moment.

Anyone know?

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Multiple Apple Note Tags (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world to c/shortcuts@lemmy.world

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Anyone know how to tag an Apple Note with multiple tags?

I can create the note, append to it, and tag it with a variable or straight text but I cannot figure how to add multiple tags.

I tried a list, dictionary values, comma separated, new lines. I even tried looping over Add Tag action with a single tag but everything results in an error on trying to tag multiple times to the note.

Let me know if you’ve figured it out!

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EmulationStation Controller and Game-Specific Input Settings (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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I have an X-Arcade dual joystick that I’m trying to use with Arcade games via EmulationStation on the Steam Deck.

The joysticks work but I’m having two problems that I’m looking to solve. They should be universal problems, not just about this joystick unit, so I’m hoping someone here can guide me.

How to set controller order within EmulationStation? I use a Steam Controller to navigate the Deck otherwise but have to turn it off when I start an arcade game or the X-Arcade won’t work. I think it’s the controller order I’ve read about but can’t see where to set this.
How to set controller inputs for a specific game in EmulationStation? I see the input settings menu but I believe this overrides all games. I don’t see how I can bring up the old MAME menu for game specific inputs. Do I have to do this via config file in desktop mode instead?

The joystick unit has the PCB upgrade that allows X-input. I can see both joysticks as XBox 360. The deck is updated as of August 1st stable release. EmulationStation with 2.1.1 and all other desktop application updates applied including EmuDeck emulators and flatpaks. Based on some other issue and advice, I have previously pointed EmulationStation to a different and newer MAME emulator vs the one that came with the EmuDeck install.