Ehwoo, eh? Blissfully retired Software Janitor/Archeologist I drink coffee. I know things. I still tell machines stories.
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turning the show into yet another episode of alternating between public self-aggrandisement and self-psychotherapy. I'm hoping, as did one caller, that Greens and Lib-Dems can find some common ground and put together a solid front. But as for O'Brien, as always, liberals eat their own.
Listening to James O'Brien talking about @zackpolanski.bsky.social winning the Green Party leadership and my God, what the hell is wrong with him? Seriously, the Tories and Tory Lites (ie: Labour) have no better friend than he. Mind you, as usual, he made it all about himself... 1/2
Hey Keir, it's "Developer, developers, developers..." :) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wanted to congratulate @zackpolanski.bsky.social for winning the leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales! :) And good on ya for going after old Nigel "Sharkmaw" Farage. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The... good... ish... news? We tried this in the early 1900s. Capitalists keep forgetting that if they get rid of the workers, then there won't be anyone left to buy their goods. Which is basically what happened in the 1900-1920 period and was a major cause of the 1929 crash and then the Depression.
In essence, that's the reason the two party system the US seems saddled with (but was never supposed to be the norm) causes the weirdness in US politics. You have two right wing parties - far-right and center-right - and so by math, the real 'center' is somewhere on the right.
So, view from outside the US? Your liberals are, to the rest of the world, center-right. In Canada, for example, our Conservatives are to the left of your Republicans. Our Liberals, which we consider 'centrists', are to the left of your Democrats and you have nothing like our NDP - our left.
Yep... I've seen this mindset in action on the left. America does it this way and always has, so your proposal, which works everywhere else, won't work here. So, your suggestion is "give up"? PS: No, America has NOT always done it this way - so problem one, stop revising history.
Never put the punchline in the title card...
I mean... The ape nails it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfW_...
"The point of this work is to keep graphic, sexually explicit content out of elementary schools, she said." Uhm, maybe Danni could provide a list of actual, real books that DO qualify and are available to elementary school students through their school library? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
The good news is that it would restore some confidence in all the US allies that the US isn't ACTUALLY run by total morons and crooks... The bad news is... only a little and probably way too late.
I feel this has way too high a chance of being the winner.
Unfortunately, at the moment, "Going to SCOTUS for a decision" is the same as "Giving Trump the win." Technically, Trump cannot impose tariffs, that's Congress' domain (USC:§8¶1). However, Congress can and did give him selective permission to (IEEPA). So.... www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
Ahh.. my apologies for not being clearer and thank you for the conversation. Nice meeting you as well.
Those are all benefits to the carrier... as I suggested. :) Personally, I have had LOTS of problems with eSIMs but that was a while ago, so maybe it's gotten better.
It's a couple of issues. Last time I used an eSIM, you had to be on the carrier's network to switch and they have to send you an email with a QRCode to scan on that phone to load and register the eSIM. So switching while travelling (ie outside the US) when you might not have email is a pain.
Good point. I missed that. The SIM has to register on the carrier's network and does that by presenting "secrets" generated using the crypto keys in the SIM and the phone's IMEI. So yeah, they totally know if you change phones.
This is part of the problem for me. The SIM is the token for access to the service for which I'm paying. What phone I use it with is no business of the carrier as long as the phone I'm using it in complies with ITU and local wireless standards.
Oh yeah... It's Wednesday again...
Uhm... that's kind of the *point* of the liquor boycott. Trump's tariffs are hurting Canada's trade with the US, so we're punching back. My bet is that most of these distillers voted Trump. FAFO, as they say. Still, nice to know it's working. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyyf...
Well, she does identify as "MAGA-lite" and that kind of is their goal...
Weird reason for that - but I also suspect this will drive a significant number of people to dual "SIM" phones like the current Pixels and most current Samsungs which have a real SIM and an eSIM slot. Best of both worlds.
Just to clarify - US carriers like eSIMs because it's *harder* to move your eSIM around than it is with a physical SIM? If so, yes, I agree and that matches my experiences with eSIMs. I'm not so sure with worker fraud because they can "SIM swap" without actually having your SIM.
The only things I know for sure are things that can be tested objectively (ie: anyone regardless of belief system can try it and will get the same result). It's a BIG messy and really weird universe. Anyone who thinks they have it nailed has never studied quantum mechanics or ancient Roman tech. :)
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It's also kind of weird that even companies making sim-less phones seem to only make them for the US market... That makes my gut immediately ask "How does this benefit the cellular carriers?" because they have FAR more power and control in the US than in almost any other country.
Ouch... so very ouch. I know I'd be seriously offended if someone called me a "Canadian Keir Starmer" (and I'll be honest, I'm a little worried that our PM Carney might be sliding that way...)
Can Congress pass a law that enforces rules on states for elections? I mean, I know they do - but my reading of the US Constitution is that outside of a few basic requirements the actual process is left to the state. Don't get me wrong - I agree districting should be 100% non-partisan.
#OtD 24 Aug 1943 French philosopher and anti-fascist Simone Weil died. She opposed French colonialism, took part in factory occupations and joined the Durruti Column to fight Franco, besides working as an agricultural laborer and WWII resistance member stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9629...
No no no... Infinite recursion is the path to infinite recursion! :)
Gah... I missed that it was from The Beaverton and for a moment thought Danni was overcome with a sudden attack of conscience...
Now... let's talk actual innovation... I'm SO tempted to try building something like this... www.youtube.com/shorts/K5Q14...
I know... I keep hoping that someday this crowd will wake up and go "Holy Christ - what was I smoking???" But yeah. We live in the dumbest timeline.
*chuckles* My first time being blocked - and even better for pointing out something about Apple... Fortunately, I had a screenshot.. :)
Absolutely, but... I mean, he could at least be obsequious with a *little* class, no? :)
They gaslit you all throughout the election.
Does Vance not realise that Russian *invaded* Ukraine unprovoked? Russia isn't in a position to give "concessions" as they were the aggressor. It's like saying "The bully has agreed to only 75% of your lunch money and only one punch... you should be grateful." www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
In the end, the reality is that a lot of (but not all) low passenger/vehicle traffic can act like a fluid flowing over a network of open channels, able to change route on demand while buses tends to act more like water flowing through a limited set of closed pipes.
Interurban rail helps since it's disconnected from the normal traffic, but then we're back to the last kilometer problem again. One option is to have "transit taxi" included in the fare to cover that part. But then you end up with a different kind of congestion - all the people now taking transit.
True, but in many cases, it's difficult to fix. It's not even entirely an issue of "car-designed" cities. Buses by definition, have fixed routes and many stops. Even if we got rid of all the cars, you'd still have all the stops and the fixed routes. And then there's the "last kilometer" problem.
In the end, the left only wins with me because I agree with their goals and basic ethics (I mean, that's kind of the point), but I really find both of them tedious, closed-minded and iffy at best. We need a third option. Or I need a vacation.
I've reached this weird state where I dislike the right for their smug comfort with being mean, vindictive, unethical and whiny... BUT at the same time, exhausted by the left for constantly being smug, bitchy, righteous, often mean-spirited, binary, ineffectual, unwilling to listen and whiny.
Oh right.. It's Wednesday... Here's an oldy
This is a pretty good bit
This week I finally accepted that for the majority of people, it's actually "'Tis easier and more satisfying to curse the darkness than to light one candle." or "'Tis better to make someone else feel bad because then, I can feel relatively good." The more I know people, the more I appreciate dogs.
I expect Musk to sue Google for this (for some vague and weird reason) any moment now.
We also have a relatively sane government ("Life, Liberty and Good Governance") and we started with a multicultural society (English/French) so we're used to it. Not that we don't have skeletons in our closet as well - like the appalling way First Nations people have been and still are treated.
I guess the best advice is "Try to stick it out with your existing MacBook as long as you can and wait this out..." except given Tim Cook's actions re Trump... that's not going to really go away until Cook does. So this may be one of those "Hold your nose and swallow" moments, I'm afraid.
Unfortunately, if you're invested in the Apple ecosystem and macOS, this is going to be hard since there's exactly one company that makes compatible hardware. If you're ok with close to the same software, Windows works... but trust me, it takes some relearning and it will break your workflows.
So.. can the Jewish previous head of Shin Bet (Israel's internal security department) and 550 of this fellow security officials ALL be antisemitic? www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Uhm... welll.. I think I'm on the other side of this discussion. And for some reason, I'm blushing under my fur. :)
100% agreement here.
It's also an unbounded statement. Israel has a right to defend itself - but at what cost? The irony is that the actual point of Exodus 21:23–27 (eye for an eye) was no MORE than an eye, no MORE than a tooth. It's hard to see how 60K+ Palestinians killed is eye for an eye for 1.2K Israeli deaths.
Do you mean purpose for existing in the grand scheme of things or for society or for the individual? At the minimum, we create or assign purpose - we give things purpose including ourselves, so yes. At the grand scale? Depends on what you believe, really.
I don't mind a sexual element - but yeah, why is always so aggressive, violent or just weird and lacking in love or passion (by which I mean feelings for each other, not the lesser meaning of that word)? And why ALL the time? It's exhausting and kind of depressing, TBH.
To be honest, I'm in the same camp but also frustrated with the whole "werewolves have to be mindless murderers and uncontrollably violent all the time - hurt me pls" or "lycanthropy is a curse" types as well. Humans are... damaged. For me, your work is simply joyful and I wish I had your skills.
Every "Linux is better" argument: "The driver side mirror in my car won't go to where I want it to." "You need to buy a truck from India and learn to drive a right-hand drive car with manual transmission!"
As I keep pointing out, art is not craft - art is about communication - what you communicate, craft is about how you make it happen. We live in a society obsessed with craft and product because money and property is all that matters. You, on the other hand... create art. Which is priceless.
Just saw Fantastic Four:First Steps and for once they did exactly the right thing up front: Earth 828. Because of that, none of the differences matter - it's not Earth 616. Overall, quite good. Very 60s spirit, which is weird, a little rushed in places, and a lot like the Corman version of FF.
Right wing politicians are always 100% for democracy until it gets in their way... Sorry Poilievre, but ANYONE can run for office. That's democracy. It's a pity it trips up your plans to eject an MP and parachute into a cushy riding after losing in the last election. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
"I need to kiss up to Trump even if he's literally falling apart as I watch..."? Because that's been Starmer's thinking so far and I've not seen any change in direction that steers Starmer's nose away from Trump's orange tuckas.
Once again, a Conservative surprises me in a good way. Not a fan of Harper - but totally agree with him on this. I've LONG said Canada has to start thinking about trade horizontally rather than always the easier vertically. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
He's always welcome. :) "It's been a long road... getting from there to here..." www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
So they invited the actors from the very first Fantastic Four movie, done by Roger Corman that was mainly a way to retain the rights to the FF, to guest in the new FF movie with speaking roles - which is VERY classy of Marvel... then something wonderful happened: www.instagram.com/p/DMdknVepnim/
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
Did I accidentally end up in the Mirror Universe? www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
The OP is missing something here. The idea is that everyone will buy time and run sessions on this one big server system so you need big metal and lots of power - it's running a LOT of copies at the same time. This is why distributed and local is better than central and cloud.
Do women still wear shoulder pads from the 80s?
'"I’m watching Truth Social along with everyone else, because things could change in five minutes,” [Alberta Premier Danielle] Smith said' Uhm... no... most of us in Canada definitely are not watching "Truth" Social, but we know you need to get your daily dose of right-wing crazy to feel accepted.
Why is everyone obsessed with Trump's approval ratings? He really doesn't care - he lives in his own little bubble where he's Nero and everyone around him sing praises. It's completely irrelevant. You can't impeach or withdraw a president for low ratings - this isn't a TV show FCS.
I'll wait until 2026 to decide, but I won't lie - you may very well be right. The only Democrats who are showing any backbone and are getting out there and fighting are Pete Buttigieg and the 83 year old Bernie Sanders... And he's not actually a Democrat. He's an independent.
and worse, getting upset about it... You've clearly not been reading the actual comic and probably just looking at the fight scenes and scantily clad women (or men?) dressed in spandex. PS: Joe Shuster was the cousin of the legendary Canadian comedian Frank Shuster. He moved to the US at age 10.
Y'know... Superman was created by immigrants (one of whom was Canadian) and the fact that he was an immigrant wasn't random chance. His entire story has always been about being from another place and having to learn how to fit in. If you're just realising it now - 86 years later...
*hugs you tightly*
Let's also not lose sight of the fact that the US military will be using for defense purposes an AI created by the same guy whose "Grok" AI is openly racist against non-whites and likes Hitler a bit too much... I mean what could go wrong? /s
The center and left HAS to get over the name calling phase of coping with Trump and get on with the "How do we fix this while we still have a chance to do something?" phase. Make it easy: pretend Trump is Climate Change and you're warning everyone we're at +4C. It's the same problem.
The problem here is that Trump honestly doesn't care what his approval ratings are. He won. He's president. And unless Congress switches to Democrat in 2026 (and Democrats grow a pair), there's nothing that can be done to stop him. By 2028, it may be almost impossible to reverse this.
Russia exported US$3.8B to the US in 2024 on $2T GDP. I'm not sure how tariffs are going to influence them at all. Trump is a moron. www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Meanwhile... In Canada, where the head of the country is actually prohibited from using his position for personal gain... www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Saul/Paul basically snuck big chunks of Greek mythos into Christianity. Check out the Apocrypha for examples of texts that were considered "biblical" or related but rejected by various groups like the Council of Nicaea (contested) and Council of Trent.
She desperately wants to be the first female Trump. I mean, ok, Margorie Taylor Greene is giving her a run for her money, but my bet is on Danielle because I escaped from Alberta and I *know* how harebrained that province is.
Well, it's also quoted out of context (naturally). The actual quote refers to how disciples should deal with believers who may have sinned. It's more about how to judge sinners than anything else. Note: I'm not a Christian (or any religion), I just study religions so I can keep believers honest. :)
As I've been saying: never try to appease a bully. It never works. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
So I've had a Google Fold now for a few weeks. I got it on a Woot sale for US$500, which is at the very top of how much I'd ever pay for a phone, but I really wanted to see how a true folding phone would be. Truth is, I rarely fold it open. 99% of the time I use the front screen as a regular phone.
Tech in the 2020s... Let's make a phone that's insanely thin! -We can charge even more for it! Oh wait... ding on battery life -Sell a battery pack! Hmm.. this is pretty thin - easy to bend or dent -Get a thick case! Did I mention it folds? -Crud... add a weird hinge to the case? That makes sense.
How to tell you're not their target market: The advertised cash discount amount is more than you were willing to pay for the thing in the first place...
According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020. Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net. War is a racket.
To be clear: The generally agreed English translation of Matt 18:19 actually says "Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven" (Just adding for reference)
Also, revolutionaries have to offer a realistic and workable alternative to the existing system, otherwise people just gravitate back to it. Serious revolution takes thought and planning. That's why "slow revolutions" (aka revolution from within) tend to be more successful.
Y'know... I'll bet if Ted Cruz writes a letter to Congress about how flooding in Texas is making Texans' summer rough, something can be done about it too... www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
I would have said egalitarian, but since wolf packs are actually matriarchies... :)
the pressure for 2-3 bedroom apartments of which there was a shortage. That caused those prices to shoot up while at the same time, there was *technically* no housing shortage, so no real pressure to build more suites of the desired kind, which would deflate prices across the board.
Locally (in Canada) speculator-developers flooded the housing market with one bedroom "starter" homes for flipping and studio apartments for singles or poorer roomies... Except no one wanted a one bedroom apartment because two quickly becomes three... That, ironically, increased... 1/
This is brilliant... www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-hj...
Most of the companies I worked for just gave in and let me start at 11 am. :) And I tended to be the "I don't care HOW you do it as long as it gets done, on time-ish and done well - have fun!" kind of manager. :) But I had a good track record of miracles AND happy staff, so... :)
That's my usual go to, but they need at least minimal vector support. They're till using Photoshop 6.0 (not CS6 - but actual 6.0) and I don't think it will survive this hardware upgrade...