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Why This Python Performance Trick Doesn’t Matter Anymore in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

TLDR: 3.11 is twice as fast as 3.10 at doing global name lookups, so an old speedup hack of aliasing a global function locally isn't needed.

For example, when calling len() in a loop, going l=len, and calling l() in the loop was faster in 3.10. In 3.11, moreso in 3.13, it's almost a wash.

However, the author says this:

Accessing functions through a module [e.g. math.sin()] or a deep attribute chain can still carry overhead. Creating a local alias or using "from module import name" continues to be effective in those situations.

But when I look at the numbers, I would say 3.13 is pretty close to making it an unnecessary optimization in general. A little subjective on how you interpret the numbers.

Great info, but this was like trying to use a recipe and reading the author's life story to get there.

City of Victoria pledges over $10M for public safety following violent long weekend in c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah that was just the byline and I grabbed some excerpts about what triggered it.

Thanks for pointing this out though. Personally, I'm glad they're taking action and coming at it from multiple angles.

Ford government proposes new powers to control who gets electricity access in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Monopolies will do that.

Ford government proposes new powers to control who gets electricity access in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I guess they shouldn't have privatized hydro after all...

It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System in c/space@beehaw.org
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fixed

TIL road fatalities per 100,000 people vary widely between major US States, Australian States and Canadian Provinces in c/til@lemmy.world
Essence in c/tenforward@lemmy.world
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

Makes my earbrows tingle

It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System in c/space@beehaw.org
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

I hadn't heard about that, very cool.

MAGA mom was taken by ICE, but her husband refuses to stop flying Trump flag: ‘We understand what he’s doing’ in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

No sense crying over spilt milk. Just buy another one! It's only property.

It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System in c/space@beehaw.org
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Makes me think of this Arthur C. Clarke book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_Rama

The leaders of two conservative Canadian provinces are calling Ottawa to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap, allow oil tankers on the West Coast, and end the designation of plastics as toxic in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildfire-air-ronge-evacuation-pelican-narrows-1.7556430

More than 10,000 evacuees are being supported by the Red Cross and 860 are being supported by the SPSA (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency).

About 15,000 have fled Saskatchewan wildfires and more coming: Premier Moe

Moe said he has spoken with his provincial counterparts, as well as Prime Minister Mark Carney, and was told that resources would be made available to battle the fires that continue to affect more than 30 communities.

Why did Canada just cave to Trump by scrapping the Digital Services Tax? in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Trade watchers have always suspected Canada was holding on to the DST mainly for negotiating purposes. It was something generally positive for Canada that could nonetheless plausibly be negotiated away for some meaningful purpose, perhaps in the planned six-year review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) that replaced NAFTA under the first Trump presidency. Prime Minister Carney admitted this was the plan in a press scrum today (June 30).

I'm really hoping they played this card right. It doesn't feel like they did, but I hope Carney is playing on a level we don't get.

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[Epic] Arcade Paradise (store.epicgames.com)
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[OC] Morning Glaze, False Creek, Vancouver (lemmy.ca)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25152450

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[OC] Morning Glaze, False Creek, Vancouver (lemmy.ca)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25152450

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[OC] Morning Glaze, False Creek, Vancouver (lemmy.ca)
 
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[Epic - Expired] Floppy Knights (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca to c/freegames@feddit.uk
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B.C. man files lawsuit over B.C. Parks reservation fees (www.cbc.ca)
 

Lawsuit claims B.C. Parks is violating federal law by adding $6 fee at end of online checkout

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'Several' injured after seaplane goes down in Vancouver: police (www.cbc.ca)
 

A Harbour Air seaplane, with 6 people on board, collided with a pleasure boat on Saturday

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Meet the British Columbians whose names match their lives (www.cbc.ca)
 

The idea that your name could unconsciously determine your job or hobby is backed by some psychologists

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Thousands ordered to evacuate Fort Nelson town, First Nation due to B.C. wildfire (www.cbc.ca)
 

Highway 97 expected to close, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.

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Waste Management caught in scam to charge overages [editorialized title...] (youtu.be)
 

Original Title: Winnipeg business owner says overflowing bin that led to overcharge staged by garbage company

A Winnipeg business owner is fuming after being overcharged by a private garbage operation for something he says he didn’t do. Brad Wallin, president of Wallin Industries, a local metal fabrication business, told 680 CJOB’s 'The Start' that a recent bill for garbage pickup from Waste Management of Canada Corporation was a whopping six times higher than usual.

The company issued Wallin Industries an additional overage charge for what the company said was an overflowing bin, but Wallin alleged it was deliberately staged by the Waste Management employee — and Wallin said he has video evidence. Global News has obtained the security footage, which Wallin said shows the Waste Management driver altering the appearance of the bin for photo “proof” that it was overfilled.

“It shows the driver pulling up, he gets out of the truck, he unlocks the bin, he reaches into the dumpster, starts pulling out a little bit of cardboard, hangs it over the edges,” Wallin said.

Wallin said he contacted the company to complain, but was given the runaround until finally hearing from an executive at Waste Management’s Toronto headquarters. “In my eyes, it’s just not acceptable," Wallin said.

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Unlocking housing construction and launching Canada Builds (www.pm.gc.ca)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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I feel like I haven't seen anyone talking about this press release here and I'm curious about what people think.

  • "$15 billion top-up to the Apartment Construction Loan Program to build a minimum of 30,000 new apartments." Edit to add: "With this top-up, the program’s financing is on track to build over 131,000 new apartments within the next decade."
  • "new reforms to the Apartment Construction Loan Program to increase access to the program and make it easier for builders to build"
  • "Launching Canada Builds – partnering with provinces and territories to build more rental housing across the country"
  • "Yesterday, we announced a new $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund and a $400 million top-up to the Housing Accelerator Fund to ensure communities have the infrastructure they need to grow and build more homes"

Is this more lip service or are these genuinely working in the right direction to increase housing?

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One video, many eclipses. This is/was live feeds from multiple places along totality (www.youtube.com)
 

You can scrub through and find different views, some showing the eclipse itself, some showing the crowds and reactions.

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