paperBark

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Big Bill is Canada’s answer to Carhartt in c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow they really paywalled an article that is literally already an ad for a company???

Please support free and open-source software in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

earned is doing alotta work in that sentence lol

Battery giant CATL showcases three innovations: 1500km range battery, 520km in 5 minutes ultra-fast charging, and 2025 mass-production sodium-ion battery in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow the cold weather stats on their sodium battery are awesome! So excited for this to be progressing

Support Local: 20 Canadian Products You Didn’t Know Costco Carried in c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

This is what happens when anyone with half a braincell can shit out ai generated list websites on "insert oddly specific topic here"

Filing Taxes with Canadian made Software (Deadline is April 30) in c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What's everyone's favourite? I've been using wealthsimple for the last couple years, honestly surprised to learn its Canadian and I don't need to switch 🤷‍♂️

What should I store in a 1 Gallon (3.7 liter) Pickle Jar? in c/zerowaste@slrpnk.net
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cause they are prettier to look at 🌻

‘No quick wins’: China has the world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

Interesting, so they change the narrative when its posted on social media apps vs on the web...

Huge Cat and Kitten Hoarding Rescue Underway | 'One of the largest hoarding situations our team has ever witnessed is subject of major operation. RAPS is calling on community for help' in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

That is devastating

Tariff war tests Canadian companies with U.S. names in c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

Just change the name dumbass, this shit ain't going away in a month like he thinks.

Does Canada’s future lie in the European Union? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Ya as a Canadian I love the EU and support you guys; I hope we build stronger trade and relationships. I know I'm shopping more EU companies, just wish more could figure out how to ship to Canada.

However, why tf would Canada join the EU... We are not in Europe, its in the title folks 🤷‍♂️

The push to regain more control of our sovereignty does not sit well with the idea of joining yet another distant organization we will be beholden to.

FOSS GrayJay Alternatives in c/foss@infosec.pub
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

FWIW I had my reservations about the "source first" licence grayjay uses as well, but I'm impressed by the FUTO org's principles, how they respond to bugs, how fast fixes and improvements come, amount of sponsoring other FOSS projects they do, etc. Plus Rossman's work for R2R and other generally good ethical behaviour. So I believe their reasoning when they say its necessary.

I ended up purchasing the licence and am happy with that decision. I just look at it as a donation to support the development, and the fight against big tech which would have happened if it was FOSS too in my case.

Also the best/only source available app to access nebula.tv content AFAIK 🤷‍♂️

British Columbia developers push back on foreign buyer restrictions in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] paperBark@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

Fuck developers

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Toilet Paper (House) Brands (slrpnk.net)
 

Many of CO-OP's house brand products including their toilet paper and paper towels are Made in Canada.

Western Family paper products seem to be as well, although I prefer co-op gold for this application.

Not sure if any other house brands are as well? FRANK stuff at Canadiantire is good quality but I don't have any to check the place of manufacture.

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Canadian Author Megathread? (slrpnk.net)
 

Who are some of your favourite Canadian authors? Remember to share the author's website if available, instead of an Amazon link. Your local library may have a lot of Canadian books too!

I saw a Silverwing book by Kenneth Oppel at a clearance sale and that took me on a nostalgia train. Looked him up and I didn't realize he's quite a prolific Canadian author!

Not sure if its all YA/easy reading, but that's what I grew up with. Both the Silverwing series and Airborn are top notch for that sorta thing and still hold up well for a re-read occassionally.

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Non-USA Ukulele Brands (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by paperBark@slrpnk.net to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
11 comments fedilink
 

Unnecessary BackgroundWell I've begun shopping for a reasonably-priced concert ukulele in anticipation of completing Bernadette Teaches Music's #30dayUKEchallenge. I'm already finding my little soprano (that I bought without research) to be a bit uncomfortably small. After watching a size comparison, I suppose I should have started with a concert instead. But, it will be a good excuse to reward myself for finally sticking with an instrument for an entire program after years of on and off interest. (Recently I've been finding (micro)rewarding progress is helpful with ADHD)

I suppose I should have expected most of the major brands to be USA based since Hawaii was colonized afterall.

Here's a list of Non-USA owned brands that I found in a preliminary search.

  • Ibanez

    • Country of Manufacture: I spy Made in China on all 3 uke models
    • Country of Ownership: Japan

  • Aria

    • Country of Manufacture: China and Indonesia, Japan for platinum line (no ukes)
    • Country of Ownership: Japan

  • Cordoba

    • Country of Manufacture: China
    • Country of Ownership: ~~Spain~~ Japan, owned by Yamaha now

  • Your Local Luthier

    • Country of Manufacture: Canada
    • Country of Ownership: Canada
    • Edit: Added this in for those who can afford it/are skilled enough to justify a handmade one!

Disclaimer: Always check the CoM for a specific model you are interested in if you want to make sure.

Would love suggestions for other quality brands too if you know of any others!

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Tim Hortons Hasn't Been Canadian-Owned For A Long Time (www.mashed.com)
 

Just a little reminder.

Pisses me off to no end that they use the Canadian identity for marketing when they sold out decades ago.

Also their coffee and food has been shit for a long time too, coincidence? I think not.

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Egli Farm - Wool and Sheepskin Products (eglifarm.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by paperBark@slrpnk.net to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca
3 comments fedilink
 

I just wanted to shout out Egli Farm. I found them while doing my Christmas shopping this year and everything my partner and I have gotten has been great quality at fair prices. The sheepskin bucket hat was a big hit at Christmas since it enables year round bucket-hattery in Canada lol

They have hundreds of Made in Canada wool and sheepskin products including clothing, footwear, homegoods, raw wool and sheepskin supplies, etc. Seems like they contract some of the more processing-intense type products out to Stanfields but they're in Canada too 🤙

Family-owned in Ontario since 1952!

P.S. if you end up ordering something leave a note on the order suggesting they switch to a .ca TLD so its easier for people tell they're Canadian

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