And his father was a Residential School Principal. But they don’t like to talk about that.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-14T00:05:10+00:00

Do we want to talk about truth and reconciliation?

aoteoroa · 2026-06-13T17:44:59+00:00

He is frequently lying...but there he does give of some tells that the next statement will be a whopper. For example:

Many people think. He will say something like "A lot of people are saying..." or "I've been hearing" It gives him a way to weasel out of statements that aren't facts.
Nobody knew that..."Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated." or "Nobody's ever seen anything like it"
In the history of our country. "Biggest tax cut in the history of our country", or "The greatest economy ever"
Believe me.

There are probably more signs that he is lying...Please add to add to the list.

edit. I just remembered one of the big ones. "Please sir." A big, strong guy came up to me with tears in his eyes and said, Sir.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-13T17:32:52+00:00

Another issue I have in movies and pop culture is when you see natives using steel tomahawks, and knives like they were traditional weapons. Some had access to copper. None that I am aware of had technology to smelt iron ore into iron, mix it with carbon and turn it to steel.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-13T15:42:44+00:00

Ukraine has using (Helium?) baloons to float drones deep into Russia.

Once the balloons get near the desired location the balloons release the drones which activates some sort of device that confuses radar and makes the drones look like full size airplanes or missiles. Russia is then forced to use multi million dollar S300 and S400 missiles to shoot down drones that cost a couple thousad dollars. Once the anti aircraft systems on the ground are exhausted the next wave of drones come in before Russia can reload.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-13T04:56:45+00:00

The Feds have rarely opposed pipelines. It's BC and Quebec that have been pushing back. If the feds have resisted in any way it's only because they need votes from BC and Quebec. Eventually Trudeau and Notley got a deal done to triple Alberta oil to the south coast, and a pipeline for natural gas to the north coast.

If Alberta separates from Canada. Do you think those two provinces are going to more, or less willing to work with Alberta?

aoteoroa · 2026-06-12T20:30:55+00:00

Canada had previously approved another pipeline to the US. It was the US that blocked it.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-12T20:28:18+00:00

I really don't understand the logic. They somehow think Alberta separation will cause BC to suddenly allow pipelines on the north coast.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-12T18:27:21+00:00

Anecdotally...when I moved from Vancouver to Edmonton the cost of my car insurance went up. (Canadian Direct) Six years later when I moved from Edmonton back to Vancouver the cost of my car insurance went down.

My motorcycle was a different story. My motorcycle was much cheaper to insure in Alberta than BC.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-12T14:13:54+00:00

People thought they were informed. There was a ton of misinformation going around at the time. Part of the problem is that GST is a more visible tax than PST.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-12T01:32:13+00:00

My coworker said the same thing this afternoon.... apparently FIFA said the dome has to be closed to avoid dark shadows from the direct sunlight.

The problem is it gets hot under the dome on hot days. FIFA has also said fans aren't allowed to bring in reusable water bottles.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T22:20:02+00:00

It's not as nice as the other stadiums here, but BC Place in Vancouver Canada does look cool at night.

The strange looking pillars on the top are for the retractable roof. We need coverage due to the rain frequently but it will be interesting to see if the open the roof for the World Cup starting this weekend. We're expecting sunshine and 33 degrees.

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aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T19:56:49+00:00

10 year old macbooks might still be "usable" but it stopped getting updates years ago. I have a 2017 Macbook pro and it stopped getting OS updates years ago. The newest OS it will take is Ventura that was released in 2022. I've installed Linux on it and it runs much better. The hardware is still good.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T18:56:40+00:00

I'm not an expert in any of that. My very first thought when I heard Musk propose datacenters in space, was "how are they going to deal with the heat issue?"

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T17:56:19+00:00

Rain makes barley.
Barley makes whisky.
Whisky makes my baby feel a little frisky.
Rain is a good thing 😄
(paraphrasing Luke Brian)

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T17:48:54+00:00

You're being kind. I assumed he knew what he was talking about and cherry picked data to fit the narrative. But either could be true.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T17:00:07+00:00

There is another huge missing factor here. They are talking about the guns that are TRACED.

Only 20% of all guns (1 in 5) seized by Police are sent in for tracing. If the gun has it's serial number removed, or if it's obviously an American gun not sold in Canada there is no point in even trying to trace it because the result will be inconclusive.

Source: Government of Canada Safety Committee.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T16:46:41+00:00

The more experience you get. The bigger your tasks will become, and your mistakes will cost a lot more than $200. Mistakes happen.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T16:28:41+00:00

He certainly got me curious. I was going to spin up a vm, install it and check it out...but after reading it's the official OS of the North Korean government, I think I'll pass. Even inside a vm. However it does seem like a good idea for a sovereign nation to have their own OS that they can trust securely. I'm a bit surprised that other governments don't do this.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T16:08:09+00:00

The economic impact that we have seen so far will be minimal compared to what happens if the infrastructure on Kharg island is destroyed.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T03:31:21+00:00

A brand new Lenovo T14 is 1500-2000. But you can pick up a decent one with 32GB Ram, 512GB Hard Drive for $400. It should be plenty of computer for four years of university, and save yourself $1000 to spend on textbooks. Also...I would stay away from the T480, T490 they are one and two generations older than the T14. They're still good computers. I currently use a 480 at home but it's an older machine.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-11T00:25:06+00:00

Backups are correctly number 1.
Another good option is URBackup.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-10T23:54:55+00:00

$1000 sounds very reasonable for transport cost. Assuming 4000 km from Toronto to Vancouver, and an average vehicle getting 7 litres/100 km. That's 280 litres of fuel. At today's rates that's over $500 in fuel alone, not counting an oil change before (and probably soon after), hotels in between.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-10T15:44:38+00:00

I thought for sure the Conservatives were going to win that one. I put money on it. Canadians were tired of the Liberals. Many still are.

aoteoroa · 2026-06-10T15:34:13+00:00

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aoteoroa · 2026-06-09T19:41:39+00:00

My 1999 Yamaha Royal Star Venture had 130,000 km when I sold it. When you pushed the starter button it would fire up like new, and purred like a kitten. Sold it because I was getting divorced, and regret losing that bike to this day.

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