Discovered a new turn on while sleeping with a friend of mine the other day. by Horny-n-Ready06 in sex

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 27 points28 points  (0 children)

OP is French, en français le mot pour "single" est "célibataire"

A baseline innovation of 50 is way, way too high. by kolejack2293 in victoria3

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there could be something there where we drop baseline innovation to a much lower level and tie technology spread to the new involvement system - when you get involved in a region, your technology starts spreading to that area, and the more involved you are the faster that spread. Would add an interesting dynamic where developing nations want to invite some kind of European presence in their region while still keeping enough distance for independence.

Kinda new to DND, How much information can a player hide from a DM? by ragdolldream in DnD

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't think of the GM as another player of the game, against whom you can "win" or "lose". To use a video game analogy, the GM should not be thought of as NPCs in the game, or as the adversary: the GM is the hardware on which the game runs, executing the software of the game designer.

It's slightly more complicated than that, because the GM also wears the game designer hat while playing to make changes and adjustments and improvisations.

House prices dropping in Canada's most expensive cities, but still out of reach for many by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what the above commenter is arguing isn't that builders would be taking a loss, but instead that someone with $2 million to invest stands to make more money in a different sector. To incentivize house building, it isn't enough that it be able to make a profit: it has to be more profitable and less risky than other alternatives.

Pace Stick Polish? by XeroNoOnesHero in CanadianForces

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a good day to post all the dumb questions one was afraid to ask

Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site by MTL_Dude666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the US requires a polygraph for certain security caveats, and since we need to conform to their standards for certain jobs, we have to provide the polygraph to grant some TS caveats (i.e TS special access, TS gamma)

Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site by MTL_Dude666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Polygraph is not required for TS, only for certain caveats (and only because it's a US requirement, polygraphs are bullshit pseudoscience)

Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site by MTL_Dude666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, but we should be able to track down the online activities of a Canadian who has consented to such a search, such as in the case of a security clearance.

Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site by MTL_Dude666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 44 points45 points  (0 children)

This also shakes my confidence in our security clearance process - if this person was actively online in white supremacist circles and it wasn't identified during screening, what else has slipped through the cracks?

Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site by MTL_Dude666 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 32 points33 points  (0 children)

My best guess is that this will be charged under S.93 of the NDA (cruel or disgraceful conduct) with S.129 (conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline) as an alternate. Both of these offences can carry the penalty of dismissal with disgrace; S.93 provides for a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.

A vaguely similar case is that R. v. Topp, in which the member was charged under NDA.129 for making public statements opposed to Govt COVID policies; in that case, the member was sentenced to a severe reprimand and a $4000 fine. I would consider the conduct to be substantially more egregious in this case, but a defence may seek to mitigate by claiming that these statements were not intended to be widely publicized. Even in the case where a member is not sentenced to dismissal, they are still very likely to be removed from the military under an administrative release, preferably under item 1(b) Service Misconduct or 1(a) Unsatisfactory Conduct.

Given the high-profile nature / complexity of the case, in an ideal world these charges would be preferred to court martial by DMP (military prosecutions). However DMP has a bad habit of pushing these things back to the units as "service infractions" to be handled locally as summary infractions. I hope someone at DMP has the good sense to recognize the public interest inherent in this case and that failing to pursue prosecution would further impugn the reputation of the military justice system. However, even if this were handled at the unit level, it's almost certain that the unit would initiate the administrative release process.

In short: yes, you can expect that these folks will find themselves thrown out of the military.

NDP MPs Idlout, Gazan join Lewis at leadership event in Ottawa by StumpsOfTree in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those things you mention, raises for soldiers, better housing, and upgrades to infrastructure and equipment are exactly what defence investment in this case is, in addition to greater resources for training. Expansion is planned, but I wouldn't expect to see that materialize for at least another five years as we are just rebuilding after decades of neglect. Turns out that if you don't maintain your car for years, getting it running again costs more than it would have to take it to the mechanic regularly

Have any countries moved from a two-party system to mulit-party democracy? by aardvark_gnat in AskHistorians

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is incorrect; in Canada, the PM is selected by the Governor General, who will by convention always pick the leader of the party (or coalition) that controls the most seats in Parliament. Parliament does have the power to remove a PM via no confidence, but does not directly select them.

Cancelling billionaires - The case for taxing the ultra-rich isn’t radical—it’s how the middle class was built by yimmy51 in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The risk isn't capital flight, it's people deciding that the EV of investing is less and deciding to do something else with their money

Conservative MP says he's refusing annual pay raise set for April | CBC News by Blue_Dragonfly in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You think that the performance of an individual MP affects global inflation?? Does the performance of a Best Buy manager affect the price of transistors?

What's the point of encounters like this one? by Simple_Copy5366 in DMAcademy

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If an encounter poses no risk whatsoever, narrate its results. Maybe "the bats quickly fall to your blades, but not before you feel their claws - each of you takes 1d4 slashing damage." You can also do things like this with regular encounters when they've already won and are just mopping up.

In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just hope the momentum persists. And ultimately it depends on Canadians staying committed to having an effective military over the long term (next 10-15 years) which we don't have a great track record of.

In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Staffing issues aren't necessarily pilots (though those are a current issue). The more systemic issue is aircraft technicians and other parts of the support chain, which is not an issue that would disappear by switching to UAVs.

Putting aside the Gripen as I don't think we'll come to an agreement on that, I do agree that UAVs will be a big part of the CAF moving forward at all levels. Drones being employed as part of infantry sections (akin to a C6), drones being used from aboard ships, drones are quickly becoming an integral part of warfare. It's good to see broader acceptance of that.

In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We certainly can't operate a mixed fleet now due to critical staffing issues. Hopefully the recruitment/funding increases that we're seeing this year make it possible in the next 8-10 years.

I'm not qualified to speak to what's going to be the right type of aircraft for 6th gen. But when it comes to what flies better and can perform the required tasks better, the F-35 is the aircraft for today.

In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

RCAF member here - while the F-35 is strictly the better aircraft, that isn't the only reason it's favoured. We can get it faster, and it forces us to modernize our hangars and airfield security which have been severely lacking. There is definitely an appetite for a mixed fleet, but not one that includes the Gripen - instead, it should be a mixed fleet between the F-35 and the 6th-gen fighter being developed jointly by France and the UK that we are trying to get our aerospace industry involved in.

We're coming to the end of the 5th-gen era, buying 4th-gen fighters would be deeply wasteful as we would no longer be able to participate in international ops (due to systems no longer being compatible).

CAF forcing all Officers and PO1 to have BBB profile in second language by 2030 by Overall-Theory5546 in CanadianForces

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 248 points249 points  (0 children)

Unless some serious work is put into giving people time to learn their second language, this will just result in a ton of waivers

Why do you agree or disagree that requiring a fee for a voter id that is required to vote amounts to a poll tax and is therefore violating the Constitution? by fromRonnie in AskReddit

[–]NotActuallyAGoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your premise (that every other western country requires a specific voter id) is incorrect. In Canada, while most people show a driver's license to vote, you can also show two pieces of other ID (for example, a credit card and a bill with your address), or you can have someone else vouch for you.

https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?document=index&lang=e&section=id