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submitted 1 day ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/ndp@lemmy.ca

In the past, Liberals (under Chretien and then Martin) voted in favour of this resolution. Stephen Harper's government voted against it, and Trudeau's government continues to vote against it.

So, Trudeau is continuing where Harper left off. Liberal Tory same old story.

See link for more details:

https://www.cjpme.org/un_dashboard_natural_resources

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/lineageos@lemmy.ml

Hello. I note that previous versions of the LineageOS Messaging app had support for including emojis. This recent version does not include such an option. The keyboard choices are simply either letters or numbers. Is there a way to once again have this option in the LineageOS Messaging app?

Note, I do not have Google Play Services installed. I rely solely on LineageOS along with some additional f-droid apps (and this is something I have always relied on since I began using LineageOS some years ago, starting with a Nexus 5 -- I now have a Google Pixel 4a running LineageOS 21).

solved: Going to Settings/System/Keyboard allowed me to enable the emoji option.

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submitted 7 months ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/lineageos@lemmy.ml

I have a Google Pixel 4a. I have LineageOS on it (codename Sunfish). When I first installed it I got regular updates each week. But now I haven't received one since March 16. Have they stopped releasing these? Do I now have to try and build updates myself?

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/lineageos@lemmy.ml

Okay, I have a Google Pixel 4a with LineageOS (sunfish). I followed the instructions given at this site, and created a Seedvault backup.

I had my phone plugged into my laptop via USB, and transfer of files for USB was enabled; so, the laptop could access the phone's files via MTP. However, this was not seen as an option for where the backup was to be created (IE, it did not give the option to create the backup on the hard drive of the laptop via a file transfer with MTP). So, I created it on the phone.

I have since copied that file to my laptop. Specifically, I copied the backup file which was created, that being .SeedVaultAndroidBackup, to my laptop. My laptop runs Debian Linux.

So, a few questions:

1.) will I be able to restore from the backup file, .SeedVaultAndroidBackup, that exists on my laptop? Or will this not work, given that it wasn't originally created there?

2.) if the answer to (1.) is "yes", then will I be able to delete the backup that was made on my phone?

3.) is there a way to create a backup with Seedvault specifically on my laptop, rather than copying the created backup file afterword? I wonder if there was a setting with USB transfer (MTP) that could be adjusted (IE, making the laptop the focus rather than the phone).

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submitted 11 months ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/lineageos@lemmy.ml

I recently bought a Google Pixel 4a. The link from the title outlines that security updates from Google will soon be ending for the Pixel 4a (though there was a surprise update in November, but no further updates are expected).

Yet, in spite of that, I assume that LineageOS security updates will continue for this phone, since for a variety of other older phones they have continued. But, I wonder, how will this be achieved? Is there information on how LineageOS creates and releases security updates for the devices that it supports?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/postmarketos@lemmy.ml

I'm using postmarketOS plasma edge on my Pinephone Pro. The KDE program Kasts (installed from a postmarketOS package) crashed when I tried to run it, so I filed a bug report with them. They suggested that I file this bug directly with postmarketOS. The rationale was:

These kinds of faults tend to happen when a library that Kasts depends on gets updated without Kasts itself getting recompiled. Then you can end up with an instruction that has changed in the underlying lib without Kasts knowing about this, leading to a crash. So, I would think it's simply a matter of recompiling the package.

I'm not sure where the correct place is to file a bug with postmarketOS. If there is another place where I should do so, then do let me know in the comments below. Thanks.

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submitted 1 year ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/ndp@lemmy.ca

NDP Deputy Leader, Alex Boulerice, has sponsored a petition that closes on November 23rd calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which the NDP will continue to advocate for. So do have a look and please sign.

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submitted 1 year ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/lineageos@lemmy.ml
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submitted 1 year ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/ndp@lemmy.ca
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submitted 1 year ago by MarkG_108@lemmy.ca to c/ndp@lemmy.ca

Hello! Housing is unaffordable in Ontario, but the NDP are putting forward ways to change this. One is Bill 58. This is a bill to put more teeth into stopping the common practice of "renovictions", where landlords kick out tenants, renovate the place, and then rent it later at a much higher price.

Here is a petition in support of this bill. Please sign today! https://www.petertabuns.ca/support_bill_58

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[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Housing is a complex issue that requires action accross levels of government, but this would seem to shift the onus towards the municipal level, and then handicap said municipality’s ability to meet demand if they do not immediately succeed. [..] if implemented, would be anything but an excuse to cut funding.

Agreed. It just seems to be setting up obstacles rather than helping. Currently, builders prefer to build condos or office towers, rather than rental housing. I don't see these proposals as doing anything other than further frustrating the construction of rental housing.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When asked about a perceived ignorance in computers, the judge proclaimed, "I'm not ignorant about computers! In fact, just last week I finished Space Quest, and I'm now getting through Leisure Suit Larry!" The judge's report, written using WordPerfect 5.1, is expected to be released soon.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago

I saw on the CBC last night a story of a restaurant worker who was fired because she wore a mask. That's how bonkers we in Canada have become lately.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Great move on the part of the BBC. Given all the issues on Twitter, hopefully the CBC will also make a move to Mastodon. I recall when Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, closed comments on Twitter due to abusive garbage, that I wrote her office and suggested Mastodon. Alas, they did not follow through. But hopefully this move from the BBC will inspire some of our Canadian institutions (particularly the CBC) to reconsider and to make the move to the fediverse.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Agreed that generally taking the lane is to force cars to notice you and not encourage them to pass when it isn't safe. For instance, in Toronto there's a lot of construction happening, so sometimes there will be two lanes that merge into one for a short bit because of the construction (Bloor around Parliament/Sherbourne is an example). In those circumstances, I'll clearly take the lane. But when it's a regular two lane road at a traffic stop, I won't, because there's enough room for a car and bike to be side by side in these circumstances. Yes, I realize it's perfectly legal for me to take the lane, but, just as I appreciate cars that give me space, I also feel it's a good practice to give cars space as well. To be clear, I'm not excusing the reckless and criminal behaviour of the car driver. The actions of the car driver were criminal and he should face the full force of law.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yikes. It appears the driver was in a rush and hoping to get around the cyclist, but bumped into the cyclist's rear wheel while trying to swerve around him. However, that may be a too charitable interpretation. The cyclist was far from the curb, clearly in plain view, so the car should have known that swerving past was futile (thus the best thing to do is suck it up and wait and not try to pass). Being blocked by the cyclist (intentionally, it seems), it appears the car driver honked his horn and assumed the cyclist would get out of the way, and then moved to pass. The car driver is clearly at fault here. But, as a cyclist myself, I do wonder sometimes at cyclists who intentionally block cars.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Despite knowing this province's rules, Toronto cycling advocate Alison Stewart says she regularly crosses early with the pedestrian signals.

"It's much safer. It keeps me in front of car traffic, and gives me the chance to be seen as I cross," said Stewart, director of advocacy and public policy for Cycle Toronto.

As a cyclist myself, I do agree with this. However, the article also mentioned the scramble intersection at Yonge and Dundas, and in that circumstance, I feel that cyclists should dismount and walk along with the other pedestrians. I feel that way because there are those crossing diagonally, and cyclists weaving in and out between walking pedestrians simply is not good. But, generally, if it's just a regular crossing (and not a scramble) then yes, cyclists should be able to go early along with the pedestrians.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Attempt number two. These images came from the OpenClipArt gallery.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

It's Lemmy from Motorhead, who was part of the inspiration for the name of the software:

Where does the name come from?

It was nameless for a long time, but I wanted to keep with the fediverse tradition of naming projects after animals. I was playing that old-school game Lemmings, and Lemmy (from motorhead) had passed away that week, and we held a few polls for names, and I went with that.

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Here's a Lemmy themed logo which is indicative of where the instance is located (that being Canada).

[-] MarkG_108@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

The law makes sense to me. He says, regarding Google, that "Linking is what a search engine does." But Google, as we know, is gleaning information from users, who are its product, to sell to advertisers (for more targeted advertising.)

So, links are not its business. Links are props to attract the product (us, its users) to it, to prepare us to be sold. Like all other businesses (IE, pubs) that have props (IE, barstools), Google should pay for some of its props.

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