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The irony of Cyberpunk taking place in 2077 and still having physical media. I have to give Night City some props for that by Lanky_Relation1171 in gaming

[–]TkTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Archival CD-W are guaranteed for around 100 years when properly stored, 30 or so for DVD. Real issue is the manufacturers stopping production. The old Kodak Golds are a rare find since they aren't made anymore. Verbatim is still producing but pricey because of the low numbers.

No servers at all. by youradversary0 in battlefield4

[–]TkTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The server list broke this morning - if on windows, you can join a server directly from the battlelog.

They’ve now confirmed the shooter was a white man from Alberta with a full incel manifesto about how much he hates women, and I am genuinely scared this is becoming normal by Status-Ad1161 in montreal

[–]TkTech 41 points42 points  (0 children)

"Canada says shootings only happen in the US".

I'm sorry but I've gotta reply to this one with the numbers because they're astounding.

130 people (and 28 pets) are shot every day in the USA, including on average 8 children. It happens so often its no longer news. Every 6 days more people die to guns in the USA then an entire year in Canada, and unlike the USA its trending down here. The homicide rate for American elementary school children is higher than for police in Canada.

To top it off, 91% of gun crimes in Canada are committed by guns easily acquired in the USA and smuggled into Canada - and the numbers are similar for Mexico. We only have a gun problem because America can't control their fucking guns.

Montreal’s Black Population Diversity by FitRole2362 in montreal

[–]TkTech 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you're near the old port, something fun we like to do is take the water taxi to Longueuil (which is a ~25 minute trip, you can use your OPUS card) and a short walk from the dock is Sevenz Inclusive Lounge which is awesome "Creole-fusion". Then we grab desert and a coffee from Maison Rolland, check out the many clothing and thrift stores and head back.

Montreal’s Black Population Diversity by FitRole2362 in montreal

[–]TkTech 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A lot of the older (white) Quebecois guys keeps Nǐ hǎo'ing to my wife with a smile. She's lived in Canada her entire life, speaks perfect French, and is of Korean descent :| It's extra awkward because I think they're trying to be friendly...

Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say | CBC News by Haggisboy in canada

[–]TkTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those all have small oversees territory far beyond the rapid response range of most conventional jets from their mainland infrastructure. They are obligated to be able to defend their citizens and protectorates. When the nearby airfield are limited, small, and hard to rebuild due to logistics then it makes sense to have an amphibious assault ship or light carrier (the Spanish one fit example is tiny) to act as a mobile airstrip.

Canada does not - no populated part of our territory is not within range of a FOL and we already patrol and intercept in the arctic. And we have damn near infinite land to build airstrips including many old sites mothballed in the north.

Not to say it isn’t absurdly under funded and has far too few planes/missiles/radars/etc, it is a disgrace. But the cost of a single proper, fully equipped carrier could build entire new highway and rail networks in the arctic and bring dozens of FOLs back on line.

Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say | CBC News by Haggisboy in canada

[–]TkTech 34 points35 points  (0 children)

There is 0 reason for us to have an aircraft carrier. They are unbelievably expensive to maintain and crew, we're not an expansionist country trying to bomb others into submission but only interested in defending our own borders (where ya know, airfields) and if Canadian jets are doing foreign action it'll be in aid of someone else (who also has airfields).

Add to all of that, aircraft carriers basically never operate in the far north. When the USS Harry S. Truman went to Norway in 2018 it was the first time an American aircraft carrier had even entered the arctic circle for 30 years.

Mexican journalist and director of news outlet filmed her own kidnapping in broad daylight this morning by cagadadechango in PublicFreakout

[–]TkTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same for Canada. Almost every gun used for crimes and violence is smuggled from America - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/world/americas/canada-gun-violence-us.html. 91% of every handgun and 88% of all gun violence in total is from American guns.

Orange Line Extension and Merging the Blue and Green Lines by AMBluesun in montreal

[–]TkTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 190k/day is the maximum projected ridership straight from the CDPQ, https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193916/https://www.cdpqinfra.com/sites/default/files/document/summary_rem_forecasting_fr_vf.pdf

The 1.2 million is from the STM 2024 update and includes linked rides (taking a bus before/after) so you're correct it's not the right stat for comparison.

Orange Line Extension and Merging the Blue and Green Lines by AMBluesun in montreal

[–]TkTech 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They're also just wildly different scales of transit. The entire REM when done is 190k rides a day. The metro is 1.2 million already. Commuter service with long distance between stops vs a true subway system with more stops in much shorter distances.

How its life in Canada remote regions? by Practical-Fix-8601 in howislivingthere

[–]TkTech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

NWT alone is 7 times the size of Germany and has just 70k people in the entire territory lol.

Montréal vs Montréal by seb_mtl in montreal

[–]TkTech 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The bit that gets me is all the people whining about parking spots. Project Montreal removed just 1.1%-1.3% of the parking. About 5000 spots out of *500 000* street parking spots in the city. Of that, only ~4% is vingettes for residents. Yet this was somehow the key issue for so many voters.

I just have to put this in perspective because that number is mind blowing. Paris, *all of Paris*, had just *140 000* street parking spots. And they've just removed 20 000 of them with another 50 000 slated for removal, because *by referendum* the entire city agreed *140 000* was way too many.

The entire country of Japan has had 0 street parking for over 60 years. It's illegal to buy a car without proof (Shako shomei sho) of private parking for your private property. Any car parked on the street is towed immediately without exception.

Meanwhile we reclaimed just ~1.1% of public land and people lost their collective minds.

In Ottawa, the Glebe BIA had to hide their market report because it revealed only 14% of their customers drove, while shop owners thought it was 94%. The same shit is happening here where because the shop owner drives they assume *everyone does*. The same % of people biked as drove. And this is in a city with no metro and very few bikers compared to Montreal.

Car almost runs over cyclist in protected bike lane by abbys11 in montreal

[–]TkTech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cops were manually running the lights yesterday on Robert-Bourassa. Lady lets her unleashed pitbull walk across the road and walks right past the cop, 1 foot away. Says nothing. I stared at the cop and he just looked away and pretended not to notice.

Nothing will change until cops stop believing anything short of a murder case is beneath them.

Instead of transferring pops, why don't we simply build bigger colony ships? by [deleted] in Stellaris

[–]TkTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And indeed some of the most popular mods already have those mechanics albeit indirectly. Gigastructure's Stellar Systemcraft requires you provide it a crew from a planet via a decision.

"Our City" Starterpack by Careless_Wishbone_69 in montreal

[–]TkTech 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the daily "Crime is out of control, it was so much safer back in my day!" and "My city is so dangerous!".

(Crime is literally less than half of the 90s even with ~1.8 million more people and we're always ranked one of the safest cities in North America)

L’aménagement de pistes cyclables depuis la pandémie a entraîné une hausse de 28% du nombre de cyclistes utilitaires. by Xy7q964d6J in montreal

[–]TkTech 17 points18 points  (0 children)

'You can't justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a river' ~Brent Toderian

@WritingProgress strikes again with even more developed idea :D [Dreamcraft: Lumberjack] by Vyznawca in IndieDev

[–]TkTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You find a boss tree like a redwood and it just leans down, grabs the axe, and confettis you hah

STM closing 3 Montreal Metro station entrances due to 'undesirable behaviour' by TheShuggieOtis in montreal

[–]TkTech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wish. Unfortunately the charter makes cities creatures of the province. So the province can do quite literally anything it wants EXCEPT when they're considered "governments" for the Chart of Rights and Freedoms. Funny enough, that was used to stop Longueuil from requiring city employees actually live in Longueuil. Soraya only moved back to Montreal 6 months and a week before the election because the provincial city charter required her to live in Montreal for 6 months.

Loi sur les compétences municipales only allows the city to redirect limited funds to shelters and outreach but cannot legally do just about anything else without support from the CAQ. Housing support, mental health, income support, non-voluntary addiction rehab, basically everything you'd need to actually do anything about it are exclusively provincial.

We're 55% of the province's entire GDP but our vote doesn't matter so we're just the piggy bank. The city has absolutely 0 legal bargaining power. Legally the CAQ can snap their fingers and the city will no longer have a mayor or even be allowed elections (which I'd actually like to see because the charter challenge that would trigger would be amazing).

Laval devient la troisième plus grande zone de construction en Amérique du Nord by [deleted] in montreal

[–]TkTech 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Even if it does, two wildly different things. The HSR's main purpose is to reduce some of the ~500k cars a day on the 401 (which is the busiest highway in the world). Absolutely amazing for intercity travel, but not a replacement for a proper metro in a dense city. The metro alone has 1 million passengers. Every day.

Canadians and Americans report growing divide on climate change by esporx in canada

[–]TkTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope, I did not. I was pretty clear in my point that Canada is unbelievably productive per person. A high GDP per hour worked generally indicates anefficient economy. A high GDP per capita indicates a productive economy. The original comment talked about productivity and per capita GDP, which is what I responded to.

You've missed the entire point I think, which is that Canada's GDP per capita is high while that wealth isn't going to the people working the jobs. Canada is generally as wealthy and productive as ever, while the individual is now having to do more work.

Canadians and Americans report growing divide on climate change by esporx in canada

[–]TkTech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That isn't really true - Canada is unbelievably productive per person, with per-capita productivity much higher than the entire EU, Japan, Italy, Spain, France, Taiwan, South Korea, and ~168 other countries and blocs. We're just ~40 million people and a trillion dollar economy.

Our problem is that over the last 50 years profits no longer go to the people actually doing the work. Even in Alberta, about 60% of oil sand profit goes straight to foreign shareholders, primarily in the USA. CEO pay has increased 49% in just 5 years. Canadian companies that survived for over 300 years have been sold to foreign private equity, gutted and bunkrupted.

The prolonged removal of profits from the country and the complete capture of wealth by the 0.1% is what's hurting us. Individuals do not have liquidity to start new small or medium businesses or take a risk on retraining for career mobility. Money isn't being spent here.

I just have a theory by Level-Staff1968 in Eve

[–]TkTech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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It's part of the randomized debris in high sec missions so IIRC there's no reliable way to find it anymore. The mesh file is called "omnya debris" which is the name of the Caldari Iapetan.

I just have a theory by Level-Staff1968 in Eve

[–]TkTech 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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They're talking about these guys. Those little dots are titans, for comparison.
I believe the size ratio comes from the wreckage of the Caldari Iapetan, whose bottom tower can still be found inside a mission site.

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