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Calian Advanced Technologies | Hardware and Software Engineering | Full-Time | Remote or ONSITE | Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Calian’s Advanced Technologies division is a global supplier of highly technical solutions, services and products to the Aerospace & Defence, Satellite, Wired & Terrestrial Wireless, Test & Measurement, AgTech and Nuclear industries.

We have a number of positions from entry-level (new-grad) to senior management.

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Totally agree. I have a decent German-made car and it BLOWS Tesla out of the water in build quality. I remember getting into the model S in a showroom and just feeling like I was in a budget auto. For 100k it doesn't compare at all to a 50k Audi, it's just plasticy and flimsy. It felt like the McMansion of cars, all show.

Nice, thanks for sharing Vline!

I wish modern cars still followed that philosophy, but it's hard to find cars with DIN radio slots these days since all the electronics are so integrated into them. It feels like you'll be stuck in pre-2015 cars if you choose that. Not that pre-2015 cars are terrible, but it makes it harder to find low millage ones.

I also think about the environmental impact of buying a new car. Manufacturers try to sell you on the idea that getting a new car is better for the environment but I really wonder how much fuel you need to save over the lifetime of a car to make it worth the cost of building a new one, in comparison to just fixing and older one. Who knows, maybe it's better to keep driving a '80 olds than to buy the latest ford electric truck.

That would be amazing. The only reason I'm not out buying vintage 60's cars is because I don't want to be in one if there's a crash. But the visibility from back then was great, they were basically greenhouses with wheels.

Those were excellent Vws, I worked at a VW dealership around that time and loved driving them. Personally my 2000 Jetta is still going strong, if you're able to afford the maintenance I'm pretty sure you could get many more years out of it (at least until the rings wear out).

I'm in the same boat, I've got lovely heated leather seats, nice strong engine, good handling, and a traction control that doesn't piss me off in winter. That's all I need and as "cool" as Tesla's are, I don't expect it'll be nearly as usable after 22 years as my Jetta is. Even VW has now gone down the dark side of EVs, when all I want is an electric 2000 Jetta. It's sad how wasteful these new EVs are.

As much as that sucks, it's not all that surprising. You decided to try to undercut everyone else who desired a living wage. That's not to say getting infected with malware is "what you deserved", nobody should have their security compromised. What I'm saying is that you compromised your security by not working with people you can trust, people who are asking for a living wage and thus don't have to resort to putting malware into the products they create.

People in China aren't bad people, they're just people put into a tough situation. It's plenty easy to get good quality products out of China, just like anywhere else. The problem is that few people are willing to pay the real price for products, they want cheap regardless of consequences.

As someone also in the electronics design and manufacturing space I find this type of behavior very troubling. I demand what I consider a fair wage for my work and in return I also try to support other people in the industry also getting a fair wage. If all you do is buy the cheapest possible services you are really telling others they should do the same and not support you. The only solution I see is to stop pushing the costs of your business onto others that can't afford it. Go buy quality used hardware from people you can trust rather than complaining that a former colony of yours is trying to steal something from you.