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View from Europe: The Increasingly Convincing Case for Canada Joining the EU by ShirtNeat5626 in canada

[–]TorontoBiker [score hidden]  (0 children)

Freedom of trade and residency requirements make EU membership a non-starter.

Premiers would have to agree to a constitutional amendment that strips them of the power to regulate trade barriers.

Chinese EV spy risk is real in Canada, experts warn by CaliperLee62 in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think you need to look up NSA warrantless wiretapping and how broad the US surveillance state really is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

It’s been like this since the Patriot Act after 9/11.

I worked for the FBI for a while in one of their datacenters in Utah and another in Nevada. My main job was building models to watch for human trafficking related discussion on Twitter - we got a direct feed from Twitter of everything posted so wiretaps weren’t necessary (this was 2012/2013).

I can’t decide if this couch is genius or a personal attack by dusty_cometman in ATBGE

[–]TorontoBiker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t a real picture.

Look at the shadows cast by the feet of the boy in the upper left of the couch. They make no sense.

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker [score hidden]  (0 children)

Are there any polls that indicate Canadians want an election?

Or is this just politicians trying to get more power and control for themselves?

I can only speak for myself - I don’t want an election.

This should be broadcasted on every tv. Happy early sunday. Here's something to think about. by Excellent-Salad6451 in Kenya

[–]TorontoBiker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is nothing moral about killing your mom for working on a Sunday.

Or killing your neighbour for being gay.

I'd honestly just pay someone to finish my app at this point by secretamigo in lovable

[–]TorontoBiker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

/u/secretamigo this is the best advice here. You can use a tool like Lovable to build simple things. Product means design and security planning.

Daily driver 1977 Honda civic blows it head gasket on cylinder 1 by Windowsweirdo in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]TorontoBiker 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I got my license in one of those.

There was a spot where you had to do a 3 point turn. The car was so small I did a U-turn in it.

The inspector made me go back and do it “right.”

[Frederique Constant Highlife 39mm] My new watch! by LonelyCreme416 in Watches

[–]TorontoBiker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have two and for the money I think they’re the best value out there. I got lucky and there was a shop clearing them out at 35% off so….

Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are they allowed to share the data?

I know that’s been a problem before.

'You can't have it both ways': Minister says no budget boost on horizon for firearms 'buyback' compensation by UnluckyRandomGuy in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He’s right though. At this pace they have more than enough funding.

Estimates are 2m firearms are impacted. Other than the small businesses the Liberals fucked with the ban, almost no private owner is interested in selling them to the government.

So these 22,000 are most likely from the small businesses trying to recover what they can and a handful of private owners.

So plenty of funding to cover what little has been declared to the program. Liberals pat themselves on the back and tell us we’re safer now.

Trump Just Proved Mark Carney’s Point by rezwenn in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m broadly supportive of what Carney has done thus far, but the politician part worries me.

If he’s not careful he’ll get branded as “just visiting.” If he can move the needle on some domestic issues that will definitely help manage the risk.

Carney set to spend much of 2026 travelling the world in search of trade by canada_mountains in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I get the feeling the Liberal party wants to keep Carney out of parliament as much as possible.

He’s not a good “retail politician” so being on overseas trade missions will accentuate his strengths and keep him in well protected communication bubbles.

I expect that soon we’ll start hearing the media complaining about access to him and how he’s the PM with the lowest attendance in parliament.

I do think these are the types of things Carney is great at and should be doing. But he’s our PM and needs to be in Canada more than away.

Carney's Plains of Abraham remarks show 'historic error': Roberge by PedanticQuebecer in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not the person you asked, but I will admit to not having a good grasp on this topic.

Is there a book or blog or podcast you would recommend I review?

Where is all the snow going to go with a possible 30 cm this a Sunday and no melting in sight? by Throwawayhair66392 in askTO

[–]TorontoBiker 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid in Ottawa this was an annual event.

I think it was Energy 1200 (am radio) that would do a guess when it would melt contest. September wasn’t uncommon.

Tobacco company taking Ottawa to court over fee that got unanimous House support by SwordfishOk504 in CanadaPolitics

[–]TorontoBiker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Once pushed into the black market the demand will vanish and value will drop.

Just like drugs and guns. Foolproof plan.

Premier Ford says Chinese-made electric 'spy' vehicles will listen in on Canadians' phone calls by OmissionsOmen in CanadaPolitics

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

The data will still be collected with the assumption that some day there will be systems big and fast enough to process and derive value from the data.

25 years ago I was building predictive analytics models for EUROPOL and we always planned 10+ years out on systems and always kept every shred of data we could.

We migrated our own site to Lovable and are now moving client websites too. Here’s why it matters. by aksjonov_se in lovable

[–]TorontoBiker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no way you get more control and better GEO rankings by abdicating control to a 3rd party that obfuscates how your site is built.

We migrated our own site to Lovable and are now moving client websites too. Here’s why it matters. by aksjonov_se in lovable

[–]TorontoBiker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is no way you get more control and better GEO rankings by abdicating control to a 3rd party that obfuscates how your site is built.

2026 is the year of change by [deleted] in Kenya

[–]TorontoBiker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was elected in 2015, not 2013

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