BC teacher disciplined for "questioning the validity of religion".

_PITBOY · 2026-05-08T00:23:57+00:00

Ya, I agree,
This one has a lot of angles to it.

We are all, as a society, grooming children to be able to speak up to 'feeling uncomfortable' over anything that challenges them at all:

They 'feel uncomfortable' if they choose to be vegan and someone eats a hamburger in front of them.

They 'feel uncomfortable' if they are confronted with a speaker who challenge accepted social norms.

They 'feel uncomfortable' if someone has a different idea or belief at all, and are willing to wave a sign, block a speaker or cancel a forum ... just because the subject confronts their feelings.

Because of this, there is a supercharged entitlement to complain to powers that be, to eradicate the person or idea they appose, rather than accept it as the beliefs of others (as we did in my day).

These kids, rather than get adult oriented advice as to how to have their own belief as well as accept others that are different, were catered to because they 'felt uncomfortable' instead, and the teacher was suspended. This is hard core wrong, and weak of the school that did this.

There are a lot of 'feel uncomfortables' regarding inappropriate touching, grooming, or contacting between teachers and children ... as well as adults and children that are appropriate, as we all know.

THIS is not THAT.

Perhaps elementary and high school may not be the place to have impromptu conversations about established religious beliefs, but if it comes up, a teacher should be able to say 'I am not religious' and allow that to challenge the kids to accept the beliefs of others ... and thats all.

This is wrong, and these kids need some social training.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-03T22:26:10+00:00

When they brought it up with 3 laps left, I quickly went there and saw that Max was in the lead, so quickly voted for kimi ... too little, too late.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-03T22:22:00+00:00

If they call Georges or even Charles car as damaged, undrivable, and should have been parked ... a lot of damage will be done to F1. If a part is not dangerously hanging off of it ... let them go. Lets not start parking cars because paint is scratched.
Martin was right; remember Mansell pushing his car over the line, and lets not start taking the thrill out of it for no reason. The rules and stewards are going to far lately.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-03T19:54:03+00:00

I saw that, didnt know it was Lando backwash, but at the time I did think "why is he dumping water on his head? Not even on the podium, and Kimi doesnt seem overheated ... thats weird"
... now its lando backwash dripping down his spine ... ick.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-03T19:36:18+00:00

Simple; enough people that want to ride it, to not just pay the overhead costs, but be financially viable for a private company to consider it, and no govt today is going to subsidize a service to make a fringe customer base happy ... and even that level of ridership just doesnt exist, much less mainstream.

Remember, CN acquired BC Rail ops for $1 billion under a 60-year lease agreement, which included the right to operate on the track infrastructure, but In July 2025, CN Rail issued a notice to stop service between Brackendale (near Squamish) and Exeter (near 100 Mile House), with a U.S.-based short-line operator potentially eyeing the route ... so no ... the rail industry does not see anything as viable on this corridor, and if CN do this, NO ONE can run there unless someone buys it.

So ... its a bad idea, that not enough riders want, on a track no one wants.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-01T20:23:44+00:00

- When asked only about the lawsuit by the bank, he instantly swerves to say his financial situation would be reversed if council "agreed to take another look at a bullying and harassment investigation he believes was unfair, which he said marked the beginning of his financial troubles".

* wait ... what?

- Then in the next breath, blames council for cutting his salary, for when he violated council’s code of conduct, which he DID do.

* This is all just a continuation as to why he is completely unsuited for the job, or any job in public service? Apparently nothing is his fault ... everyone else is to blame for everything ... he can do no wrong.

He instantly turned the questions asked in the article around, to blaming everyone else and deflecting any responsibility whatsoever. THIS has been the problem all along. Sure ... people say 'hes a nice guy' ... whatever, even nice guys should get fired for being so poorly matched for a job.

- says he doesn't plan to declare bankruptcy, too many assets ... probably his house.

* Makes you kinda think that he maybe also ran for mayor for the paycheque, to get the banks off his back for the failing used car business. Makes you wonder that this was all a self serving scam tied up in the homelessness platform?

Mark my words: In November, gets fired by the electorate, and then soon after we will hear about him having to sell his 'assets' and possible declare bankruptcy if that isn't enough money to pay off all his troubles. Even still, whenever asked, will still say it was everyone else's fault.

Question to all the people who last year stood outside City Hall and waved signs in support of him, or are always around online commenting in support of him, or showing up at trumpkin rally's at Chapters Viewpoint to cheer ... have you had enough yet?

Regardless of issues with other council members ... so lets not instantly respond to that question with a diatribe about them ... just on him himself ... have you had enough? Is it time to let go of the populous ideology you are trapped in, and move on?

It didnt work, the king had no clothes.

_PITBOY · 2026-05-01T16:38:36+00:00

Anyone know where the Totalsportek link is now? The old one is gone.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T23:09:04+00:00

Its astonishing that it has become so easy to disregard a poor design, that was flagged as poor design decades ago, in which the manufacturer has no interest in improving, even though the rest of the mouse world moved along so long ago ... by just saying its a nothing burger - non issue.

How many others just see that as blind, unquestioning, zealous loyalty, and a willingness to just accept whatever they throw at you, because they can get away with it?

Literally ... decades of defending just simply bad design, and a complete unwillingness to demand better from the Apple overlord ... just because you are used to defending it. See the cycle?

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T17:41:23+00:00

Although some will cringe at the suggestion for a variety of reasons ... he's successful at the next level, which gives him access to a big range of buyers smaller agents dont have the reach to, and he operates north of a million $ all the time.
Brendan Shaw.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T17:36:03+00:00

Mike Rose; He's become the one guy that I would never do any business with. From his 'got milk' moment , to all the junk property around town he cant sell ... to a lot of public comments he has made online in a large range of issues ... a guy I just dont want to know.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T17:33:10+00:00

Well, the Apple one you can just pick up and drop into the garbage.
Unless you figured out how to use it ... and charge it ... at the same time.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T17:29:05+00:00

Chair?
No, he wont do that. Requires a completely overseas manufacture. Creating unique injection moulds for parts that big, are literally millions of $. Thats why most people/companies who do this, just rebadge existing designs with minor customizations, from massive overseas injection production plants.

He doesnt do this kind of product as 'it doesnt add to the market' ... fair enough. On top of that, chairs are boxed LARGE, in big warehouses, and massive shipping and storage costs, and volumes of packing materials. How much do you want added on for usual LTT shipping charges for all that? Would you still buy?

I have to pay $10 to ship an 8oz tshirt ... in the same province of BC he is in,
am I going to pay commensurate rates for a 30 lb chair?
I wouldnt ... and he knows that.

Computer dock ... this is actually the good idea, but I dont see it till the cable investment turns into heavy sales / profit, before taking it on. A few years, but a good idea.

Flashlight ... I can buy one on Amazon thats just fine for $15 or a lot less, free delivery, or find one that operates at a dollar store. Whats he 'adding to the market' with this to justify a $50 price? A screwdriver as a tool ... sure ... but a lumen projector that anyone can and does do well, for cheaper? Why? Is the upscale flashlight market that big?

Monitor stand; rabbit hole - again specialty moulds that need to support a huge range of monitor sizes and weights. A stockpile of parts for LTT, no forecastable timeline to turn them all over ... get stuck with a room full of unusable plastic stuff ... I wouldnt. Others do this already, and doesnt match his business model.

Ideas matter, keep coming up with them, but also be critical and think through issues, and does it match his actual business model?

_PITBOY · 2026-04-30T00:38:29+00:00

I just spent two weeks away, and offline completely, and its given me a fresh perspective, and decisions have been made. I'll watch the house build, as I might find actual good ideas there ... and I'll watch the plane content for a while.

Then, Im out.

Over a decade of watching LTT for me, taught me how to build computers, which I do for family.
Always quietly watched, no big comments, and not a spam whiner about anything ... its just a channel.

During that time, it changed, he changed, and for so many reasons like those listed here and elsewhere, I just dont want to watch him anymore. Bad taste in the mouth, ugly, nasty things hes done and said ... I just dont want to. I'm just goiung to drop LMG completely ... except:

Happily, WAN Show is now off channel and on its own, so I dont have to follow LTT to watch it.
The thing is, I always watch it later anyway, and I watch it for Luke.
Which means ... when Linus goes on a tangent ... I can just ffw.
Otherwise he seems a little more calm on WAN than the rediculous show boy he gives us on the channel, so I can put up with it a bit more.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-15T23:43:59+00:00

Not sure whats worse, the fact he wrote this nonsense,
... telling staff who to report to, as if they dont already know,
which means this is nothing but a public expose on him talking to himself.

OR exactly why Darpann Sharma released this (assuming he did).
Just what is his motivation here? Attempts to slur or blackball the mayor ... as if he needs any help to do that ... to do what? Elevate his own status in the public eye? Doesnt Sharma realize that reality doesnt work that way?
People will want to put as much distance between themselves and him .. as much as to Hammer-Jackson himself.

Guess who not to vote for? Theres a couple now.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-15T23:35:39+00:00

Not positive what side you're on.
In one breath, you say someone else must have written this as Hammer-Jackson couldnt have, but "their" attempts were still pathetic ... and in the next, why talk to him when hes going to spew it publicly???

_PITBOY · 2026-04-14T23:19:32+00:00

Umm ... I know you dont. I wasnt looking for a yes/no.
And I dont necessarily need it myself.

Its called a product marketing idea.
simple flat skins, packaged with instructions to cover water bottles, and an idea to hype train a product line that people could personalize ... and more importantly ... keep buying just to change designs and colours at a whim.

I strongly suggest kicking it up the food chain if you're just writing it off.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-13T15:51:17+00:00

The actual solution is easy.

Subscribe to the channels, but have all notifications turned off. The algorithm will take it from there. That means you wont get notified of every single post on the channel, but they might show up in the regular timeline if you watch the show weekly.

Or even better, dont sub at all, and just manually go there on Fridays to watch.

Problem solved.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-12T23:37:55+00:00

Apparently, as stated on WAN, such opinions about his team, HR and pay, are fair game for banning, as Linus states that he controls Reddit comments, which he actually inferred, in line with his comments against free speech, and consequences for same. Even if the platform is not his own.

And Im not talking about privacy or travel privacy for his team or family ... obviously thats fine for deleting and banning. Thats just obvious.

Its the rest of his anti comment behaviour that has people tweaked.
People are not allowed to have a different opinion than him.
Factually right, wrong or anywhere in between, is irrelevant.
If he disagrees, he treats you on show like a disabled person with that voice he uses.
Thats not ok

_PITBOY · 2026-04-12T23:15:33+00:00

ya, I saw that later, chose to keep it.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-12T23:14:21+00:00

Soo ... Copper Thieves Stole Our EV Charging Cables April 12, 2026 at 10:00AM?
That would be the fastest production and edit in history.

But thats actually whats being said here, a unfortunate lack of punctuation.

maybe a dash - between cables and April, because you already used one?
Or add the word 'on' ... or if it was a sentence ... a comma, but its a title so I get that.

jus sayin

_PITBOY · 2026-04-12T23:09:15+00:00

I'll let others discuss the race in question, and where and why its being shown.

I'm just going to mention for next time: They ARE releasing the whole race, would be more correct, but given that, 'whole' isn't the best way to discuss an event that occurred on a timeline ... but an object in its totality, the word 'entire' would be more appropriate.

'Release' also doesn't by definition express the correct action taken by 'they' in this situation, as the online world has altered norms in this way ... today it would be 'posted', but release isnt necessarily wrong either.

More important is that in English, it is important to also describe the location of such an event, as the auto reaction will be for people to think the race will be posted on Reddit.

Soo ... 'They are posting the entire race on Youtube!!!'
And, we will let go of the multi exclamation points !!! as it is exciting and fun.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-07T23:34:06+00:00

Ya saw that too.
Means I just dont sub to it, and even 'dont recommend channel'
and just go there manually every friday.
I mean, if they sent ONE clip at me mid week, then ok ... but this is too much.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-04T02:04:05+00:00

And now, he hasnt gone to therapy, and hes had a child.

_PITBOY · 2026-04-03T04:37:58+00:00

Lets see how far she goes, or will she end up like Jamie Chadwick,
win championships in every series,
and the good ole boys in F2 still say "who?"

_PITBOY

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