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that STMicroelectronics is 8.31cm by 9.92cm. That's _massive_ by digital sensor terms, but still pretty far off the 42cm by 29cm OP's effectively using.

Thanks! The IR Chrome does not need a channel swap, just setting the white balance in-camera is enough to get a usable image. The deep yellow looks mostly like a purple and yellow …

there are lenses out there designed for apochromatic performance across the UV-Vis-IR band, but they tend to be really pricey. The Coastal Optical 60mm is a frequently cited one. U…

>Whenever shooting a subject with a mixture of visible and infrared light, it becomes readily apparent that infrared light focuses differently from visible light. For many subjects…

The report linked in the article has BC support _massively_ in favour of "more light in the evenings" instead of "wake up when there is light", citing health and wellness concerns.…

Little bit more specialized, but Lee Valley Tools [ https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca ] stores seem to still operate this way. Showroom (and a few computer kiosks) and order forms up…

The Canadian Mint in Ottawa has a rather impressive large gold bar on display in the gift shop for people to lift and take photos with. It's not in a case or anything. It's chained…

Never tried the Expert Mouse in particular. Two of mine were slimblades, one orbit with scroll wheel. Different failures each time - Orbit - broken plastic around one of the bearin…

They do, but I've had severe quality/lifetime issues with them. Three Kensington trackballs, two different models, all three lasted under a year for me.

Vancouver has a plant that harvests heat from sewage to provide district heating and hot water ( https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/how-the-utili... ) - you don't need …

I grabbed an alphagrip from the ewaste bin at my local hackspace a few years ago. Gave it a solid week - which was enough for me to get at least marginally competent with the layou…

I've usually seen "thumb clusters" used for those style of key layouts, rather than thumb pads. I've been using some variant of the Kinesis Advantage line for over 10 years - curre…

On an old team that did this, we joked that the cleaning staff had as much control of the roadmap as the product managers. The cheap offbrand sticky notes didn't stick very well, s…

>There isn't some industry saying "yes we could cut and cover here, but we prefer the slower more expensive option of a TBM"! At least for Vancouver, there was absolutely an indust…

> I see that [...] Canada line under Vancouver chose tunnels over cut and cover because it was cheaper. Canada Line was mostly Cut-and-Cover - only the bits below downtown and cros…

unfortunately discontinued. The 6000$USD price tag unfortunately made it hard to justify at the time.

I believe Rogers are running DOCSIS-over-Sewage, the competing cable standard.

Went about an hour north of Vancouver BC Canada to get away from bit city lights and watch. It was probably not the brightest small strands I've ever seen - if my memories of North…

Wouldn't knock it till you try it! The drink kinda had it's moment a couple years ago - "Aerocanos" or "Steamed Iced Americanos" are the names I've heard for the drink. Often made …

Coffee nerd, I like to play with this stuff. Steaming cold brew (flash or regular) will give a very smooth frothy texture - almost nitro like foam. You can serve them over ice to g…

If any HNers are looking for a cheap entry point into the style without spending $250+ on a beautiful bunch of laboratory glass ware, there's the puckpuck[1], which sits on top of …

Look, my coffee routine is _perfectly reasonable_. Fractional gram dosing, multiple pours at different temperatures, timed switch from immersion to percolation, and benchmarking di…

BC Hydro (British Columbia electric power utility, government owned) was 98% renewable sources in 2022, ~91% of that hydro[1] - for the entire province. that last 2% is going to ta…

I think another notable difference is that Vancouver Specials are nominally single family detached homes, but the design does lend itself to turning the main floor into a decently …

depending on your definition of cheap, sounds a lot like the Portaspresso Rossa Air ( https://portaspresso.com/shop/ols/products/rossa-tr-air-espr... ). You may also like the Espre…