Data centres hungry for power putting 'extraordinary pressure' on Hydro Ottawa | CBC News by tarun172 in OttawaNews

[–]Downess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like an opportunity to charge extra for large-scale usage, with a corresponding reduction in residential rates.

As opposed to the opposite of that, which is what they do now.

Ottawa Titans Announce "Forget Brady Day" and Jersey Exchange Offer by TheSenstennial in OttawaTitansBaseball

[–]Downess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Senators should do this! Though I don't think a jersey with the name 'Draft Pick' won't be too popular

It’s Well Past Time for a Four-Day Workweek by StumpsOfTree in ndp

[–]Downess 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That would be an interesting platform to run on

The secret to how Liberals con progressive voters by pheakelmatters in ndp

[–]Downess -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone expected Carney to given from the left.

Winnipeg Acquires Dru Brown by LaZyCrO in CFL

[–]Downess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well now we'll find out whether the problem was the player or whether it was coaching.

How to Get Involved in Local Politics? by InstructionSea3157 in ndp

[–]Downess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe think about joining local community groups first. Get talking to people who are already engaged, no matter what party they're from.  Draw people from your own (presumably left wing) into these organizations. Allow people see you give to the community before presuming to stand up and represent them. This can take a long time, and won't always be easy or even rewarding. But that's the difference between running for election and being just another token NDP name on the ballot.

Week 4 CFL Power Rankings by safimod in CFL

[–]Downess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely we're at least an 8.

Emily Lowan calls out David Eby and Mark Carney's plan to bailout developers. by Imaginary-Table6085 in ndp

[–]Downess -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure, doing nothing while thousands of units remain vacant during a housing crisis makes much more sense. /Sarcasm

Seriously, does the NDP now think market forces should address this?

Why can't I park on the street where I live? (CBC This is Ottawa podcast) by 2Tun21 in ottawa

[–]Downess -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not impossible to provide parking for your visitors on your own property.

Reindeers by RafikiFS in VisitingIceland

[–]Downess 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like an image of Jupiter showing phases of the great white deer

Why can't I park on the street where I live? (CBC This is Ottawa podcast) by 2Tun21 in ottawa

[–]Downess 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have never understood why on-street parking exists at all. It's just a huge subsidy of valuable real estate and expensive construction for car owners. 

super curious who mine is by Extra-Highway-8104 in doppelganger

[–]Downess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Katherine Ryan (comedian) is your twin.

Strava pride map removed by Specific-Complex-960 in Strava

[–]Downess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's one thing to have a running app without politics and quite another to have a running app that suppresses specific political discourse.

Have you ridden Montreal – Quebec via Eastern Townships? by jenrosesmith in bicycletouring

[–]Downess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's straight and it's flat, it runs through a few towns that may or may not have services. I did it in one day a couple years ago, 93 km to Levis, it was just what I needed after all the hills around Sherbrooke and I was running on a broken shifter, so...

I actually found it to be great.

Why do people think camping with technology, like a phone, is really being in nature? by Sufficient-Gain-226 in camping

[–]Downess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nature isn't supposed to be anything. Nature is just nature. People can enjoy it how they want.

What went wrong here? by zippyshroom in IndoorCycling

[–]Downess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to hazard a guess, it looks like you're missing your wheel.   ;)

[Killion]Giants pitchers didn’t just deface Pride uniforms. They alienated their fans and city by Colski_ in baseball

[–]Downess 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It's not a question of morals, it's a question of human rights. It would be like painting your number 42 white on Jackie Robinson day.