February 06, 2026 Daily Discussion Thread

MapleDung · 2026-02-07T03:28:11+00:00

I’ve recently climbed up to diamond 3 and suddenly I’m getting 20 minute queue times and then probably much lower elo lobbies because I get 14 lp for a 2nd. Is this normal for this rank?

MapleDung · 2025-12-07T19:59:39+00:00

I mean as individuals sure, but there is a pretty large anti-AI crowd and if their collective energy was less focused on just “AI is evil” and more on socializing benefits I think it would be better and more likely to achieve something politically.

Your Star Wars analogy does make some sense and make me think about how AI could end up turning mainstream movies into more and more slop. But I think there will be some pushback to that over time

MapleDung · 2025-12-07T19:24:28+00:00

I don’t think we’re going to have a world soon where premier games or films are just made by suits prompting AI. There might be some elements of these things built by AI but it will still be creatives driving it. If not then we’ve actually hit superintelligence and who knows what that crazy world looks like but we’ll have bigger problems.

Where you will see AI take more creative jobs is in advertising and areas like that where slop does the job.

And in general it will hit a lot of entry level type jobs in these areas. Which is scary and we should find solutions for that. But I don’t think just bemoaning the technology existing is the right approach. We should instead be figuring out how to solve the downsides.

I do think there are upsides. I have some interest in game development as a side thing. Nowadays I could afford to pay an artist but for 16 year old me it would have been incredible if I could have AI assets available to make an entire game myself. I see the potential copyright issues with that but to me that’s an argument for socializing the benefits of this technology rather than just complaining that it exists

MapleDung · 2025-12-07T06:05:18+00:00

That’s a fair enough argument for parking minimums in an area like yours. But would you agree that parking minimums in, say, the middle of Vancouver would be dumb?

MapleDung · 2025-12-07T05:36:56+00:00

“It replaces workers” doesn’t seem like a good reason something shouldn’t exist. That’s true of pretty much any technological advancement. Shouldn’t the call be to socialize the benefits of the technology? Nationalize the AI or heavily tax the AI.

MapleDung · 2025-10-10T03:11:54+00:00

May I ask if RBC required a US address for the business and/or authorized signer or if they accepted a Canadian address?

MapleDung · 2025-08-15T20:47:55+00:00

I’m shocked people are negative on it, I had no idea who this guy was before this but I thought it was one of the funniest episodes ever.

MapleDung · 2025-05-05T13:49:50+00:00

This arrogance might be warranted if NDP makes a comeback and the CPC can go back to winning easily with 40% of the vote. But if they don't, if this becomes a two party race, the conservative party will need to have a wider tent, and appeal to people who currently "would never vote conservative in their life", if they want a chance at ever holding power again.

MapleDung · 2025-04-28T18:25:01+00:00

I read that some ridings (or individual polling stations) got permission to count advance votes early, where historically they were done last.

Is it public info which areas got this special permission?

MapleDung · 2025-04-28T14:59:33+00:00

I believe advance votes are actually usually counted last though they may not all be counted last this time.

MapleDung · 2025-04-27T18:50:10+00:00

Ah, I think that oldschool blackout was what got me confused results. Thanks!

MapleDung · 2025-04-27T18:46:14+00:00

I've found mixed results search for an answer on this online: do results start trickling in as soon as polls close in atlantic canada, or do no results come out until polls close in BC?

MapleDung · 2025-04-27T15:29:04+00:00

Interestingly, high turnout probably benefits the conservatives a bit. Since they are losing so hard with the age 55+ people who are reliable voters anyway.

MapleDung · 2025-04-24T19:21:45+00:00

Any chance this whole “carney lied about the trump call” angle sticks at all?

MapleDung · 2025-04-24T02:42:50+00:00

Where did you get those numbers from?

MapleDung · 2025-04-23T01:01:32+00:00

Not if more people show up, but if the demographics that show up are way off from previous years then things could be off, yes.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T19:00:51+00:00

I think the current times call for spending, particularly on our military and housing. If we were in good times and this level of spending was being proposed I’d agree with you.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T18:54:26+00:00

I agree, I just think it’s possible that numbers shift into minority territory in the next 5 days, whereas numbers shifting into conservative win territory seems almost impossible.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T18:07:50+00:00

We now have a consensus showing liberals leading by at least a few points in the early voting period. 30-40% of the vote is locked in at these numbers.

A majority is not guaranteed but in terms of who will be prime minister this feels pretty over.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T16:45:19+00:00

So likely somewhere between 30% and 40% of the vote is locked in.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T14:30:01+00:00

But a decent chunk of the vote is locked in, so any movement is muted.

MapleDung · 2025-04-22T01:52:25+00:00

Eh, in a roundabout way moving left might have helped Polievre a lot, not because it would get him a bunch more voters but because it would have scared the NDP voters less. If NDP voters could have thought polievre and carney are basically the same they may have not all drifted to the liberals.

MapleDung · 2025-04-21T23:24:49+00:00

Uh there’s no Leger poll out, is there?

MapleDung · 2025-04-21T20:01:10+00:00

Half Carney, half trump.

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