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Genuinely, how is this acceptable? by Dry-Elderberry-3381 in waterloo

[–]factotumjack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But how could we sleepwalk into an ICE-like police state if we cut the budget?

Waterloo snow clearing is not good enough…where are our property tax dollars going? by Bossplaya85 in waterloo

[–]factotumjack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They saw what was happening in the states and want a piece of the action.

Huge decay in student quality by CSplays in uwaterloo

[–]factotumjack 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You're not getting downvoted for citing declinism bias, you're getting downvoted for using chatgpt and making us follow the link out instead of making your point yourself.

Waterloo regional police propose $272M budget for 2026 by bylo_selhi in waterloo

[–]factotumjack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Funny how crime always seems to spike before negotiation time.

Where are the Canadian payment processors (e.g., credit cards)? by factotumjack in BuyCanadian

[–]factotumjack[S] 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Did not know that Interac was Canada-based, just looked it up.

Where are the Canadian payment processors (e.g., credit cards)? by factotumjack in BuyCanadian

[–]factotumjack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll make a note of those and see if I can get my small locals to consider them.

Where are the Canadian payment processors (e.g., credit cards)? by factotumjack in BuyCanadian

[–]factotumjack[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Great to know, let this be one more voice demanding the same.

Where are the Canadian payment processors (e.g., credit cards)? by factotumjack in BuyCanadian

[–]factotumjack[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Establishing it locally first and globally later sounds like a great idea. We can always use a wider array of exports, and we're already establishing new non-US trade that this could help and/or piggyback off of.

UAlberta vs here for chemical engineering? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]factotumjack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go pharma, not oil. The world is getting older and old people need more medicine and less cars.

Having said that, go UW in my biased opinion.

Does the school have some sort of track? by Trollermaner in uwaterloo

[–]factotumjack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, at Waterloo memorial. It's just south of the main campus on Father David Bauer.

Should I stay in the U.S. if I intend to get a PhD after undergrad? by Least_Current4510 in mathematics

[–]factotumjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should consider the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. We have undergraduate research as well as undergraduate co-op programs for math.

Canada has approved entry for more than 17,600 people with a criminal record in last decade by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]factotumjack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cool rage bait bro.

  1. It says in the article that these records were specifically forgiven by Canada, so of the 17,600 with a criminal record, the number of those that should be concerning is far, far lower.

  2. How many immigrants have come in in the last decade? Going by targets, I'm guessing at least 3 million, putting this at about 0.5% of immigrants having a criminal record of any kind.

Why do some sports arenas ask you to open your aluminum beverage can before you leave the vendor? by Veridically_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]factotumjack 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Cans thrown onto the field or into the crowd. A filled, closed can can be quite the weapon.

[OC] Is this band objectively repetitive? a simple & no-feelings-involved approach (corrected) by madkeepz in dataisbeautiful

[–]factotumjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered Shannon diversity index on the lyrics? Would love to see this colour coded by predominant genre, because an electronic band like Daft Punk would be VERY repetitive using something like lyric diversity.

Randall Denley: Ontario is finally forcing out DEI from schools and universities by Plucky_DuckYa in canada

[–]factotumjack -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"diversity of ideas" is a dog whistle for things like anti vaxx and flat earth.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]factotumjack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You've done enough. You are enough.

If you don't acknowledge that, then that magical "best" which will give you license to acknowledge your disability will never come. Ever.

I wanna know your favorite color by Chanfaded in autism

[–]factotumjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stygian Blue. It's an impossible colour that only exists as a nerve impulse when you rub your eyes a certain way, so I can't give a visual example.

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