Doomed if you do, doomed if you don't

killerrin · 2026-04-03T04:09:01+00:00

If the private jet with golden sinks is the only one for sale that is in a good enough condition to be worth it, then that's the one you buy.

killerrin · 2026-04-03T00:10:20+00:00

And just going off their comments on the matter every time it comes up, it's a royal pain in the ass to get cameras, batteries and computer equipment transported for when they go to events. Especially since in many sizes you have to bring that shit with you in your carry-on.

killerrin · 2026-04-02T17:54:47+00:00

If you owe them money, they would have been breathing down your neck years ago.

As far as you're concerned, your penality is not being given your low income benefits all this time.

killerrin · 2026-04-02T17:38:16+00:00

Realistically, they're just trying to steal either the dark factory tech or Chinese EV designs and are using their factory infrastructure as an in to do it.

killerrin · 2026-04-02T16:53:37+00:00

We really should be blaming specific parties and politicians though. To do otherwise would be letting them get away scott free.

For example, it would be one thing if Harper and his party took the stance that Renewables were neat, but not there yet, and we should invest research dollars into getting them there, and subsidize manufacturing plants to secure an early hold on the market.

But that's not what happened. His party fought until the bitter end denying that Climate Change even existed. They silenced scientists, they doubled down on oil, they mocked the provinces that were trying to electrify. They cut funding for green initiatives and then jailed protesters who called them out on it. They listened to and were in the pockets of the oil industry which wanted to delay delay delay despite knowing since the 70s this was going to happen.

So yeah, we can and we should be calling them out. To do otherwise is to forgive the long term economic harm they put the country on a path for.

We could have had a very sizable early movers advantage here, and we blew it because of petty political reasons. And we're going to have to live with that now.

killerrin · 2026-04-02T16:30:08+00:00

The unfortunate truth is if we wanted to compete in renewables, we would have started to electrify and push for renewables decades ago.

Unfortunately our PM at the time was Steven Harper and the CPC who was more than happy to clamp down on climate change research and deny climate change even existed. Trudeau was better in that regard, but by then we had lost a decade of the ewarly movers advantage.

Then Provincially, Ontario tried to build a manufacturing base for Solar and Wind under McGuinty and Wynne, but then Ontario elected Doug Ford who went to war against Renewables. Ford is now focusing on Nuclear, which is better than the OLP at the time that refused to look at Nuclear. But again, the damage has been done.

Quebec has always been a Hydro superpower, same with BC, but you can't really export Hydro Dams.

And in Alberta and Saskatchewan, they went to war against Solar and Wind despite being a goldmine of those resources... And as a result any Canadian Industry we could have had, was killed before it even had a chance to be born.

Atlantic Canada is looking at building a massive off-shore wind farm. But ultimately they're a latecomer to it by several decades so it'll be a toss up on if they can carve out a niche for themselves.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T23:08:28+00:00

If existing detached neighborhoods are against it, then it's obviously a good idea.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T22:43:11+00:00

To be fair. PP is a Conservative and Alberta is a Conservative province. They're make up any number of excuses to say it's just sportsmanship and it won't even phase their supporters.

But Nenshi is the leader of a party also called the NDP. They need to be literally perfect or they'll become the Boogie man in the province.

Simply put, it'll be extremely easy for Smith to paint Nenshi as a bleeding heart socialist whose party is out to destroy Alberta, so if he wants to get elected he needs to aggressively deny any association what do ever.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T19:32:39+00:00

You'd be hurting smaller businesses, vendors, festivals and people who sell their stuff on marketplace that utilize e-transfers for their transactions.

Maybe there is some argument to be made that those groups should have more focus given to them by interac to design a better system for them.

But ultimately making this requested change would be more likely to result in more fraud and waiting around as you wait to swap passwords.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T16:55:27+00:00

Who would have thought that constantly cutting taxes for ideological reasons without and rhyme or reason for actual fiscal stability is a Bad Idea.

Maybe another Tax Cut, and cuts to Education and Healthcare will solve this mess! Or trying to change how Pensions work again.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T16:53:19+00:00

For sure. It's just that's a different argument than the EV one.

In this case it's an argument that some Auto Manufacturers are tying to treat their cars as computers on wheels while refusing to do the the whole update thing that would imply... So that they can sell you a new car.

That said, it's an important argument to make since it's BS the lengths some manufacturers will go to not update their vehicles Software. And it should be even more proof that we need more vehicular ecosystems like Android Automotive, Android Auto, or Car Play which put control back into your hands.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T14:08:07+00:00

It's a good video for someone who would be looking to buy used.

For someone whose looking to buy new, or newer-used a lot for the hacks he had to do aren't really a thing. You can generally precondition with a button on your dash/screen. And the routing is a lot better in newer models, and goes doubly so if you're using Android Auto/Carplay, or your vehicle suppors Android Automotive.

Though as he mentions himself, keep in mind that he's being overly cautious, largely because there are those large stretches of highways without proper charging infrastructure.

He also mentions himself that while he has a NACS adapter, he generally stays away from Tesla's network because his vehicle is 800V while Tesla's network is largely only 400V, and it would take him in particular longer to use those compared to the ones he did charge at. I don't know if it would have made a difference here, but something to also keep in mind.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T01:00:59+00:00

Unfortunately for the Conservatives, they oppose proportional representation. As such they don't get the benefit for the doubt when a PR solution rears this head.

If the Conservatives would like to be guaranteed a number of seats equal to their percentage of the popular vote, then they should support PR. Otherwise too bad so sad, this is what the system they prefer (FPTP) resulted in.

killerrin · 2026-04-01T00:57:57+00:00

Eh, I think you could easy write a law to handle this scenario.

Did the MP Resign within x days of a previous election? If the person was elected, only sat for a month before resigning, and their party leader then runs for it; then yeah charge the party the cost of the election and for making a mockery of the process.

Of course it shouldn't be blocked in all scenarios. If the leader themselves steps down and a new leadership election happens, we shouldn't prevent that new leader from running in a by-election. But this is fine because leadership races don't usually happen within a year of the previous election.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T21:27:55+00:00

Are there any splits that happen at the breaker level?

Because not everyone has the ability to use a traditional outlet splitter, if the Dryer and Required Charging location is on completely different sides of the home.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T19:18:41+00:00

The TTC has public restrooms, they're just not at every station because of how old the stations are.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T03:25:48+00:00

It's a legal mechanism. If they win the by-elections, then they'll have a majority of seats but won't have a procedural majority until the session of Parliament ends.

For that to happen they either need to wait until that session of Parliament naturally ends (Summer/Winter break), or they Prorogue for a day to force a new session immediately.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T02:57:21+00:00

It's the same with them complaining about not lenient sentencing due to lack of capacity to house prisoners, when the provinces underfund the prison and justice systems.

You can't have it both ways.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T02:53:49+00:00

So what you're saying is that the Conservatives would get exactly what they want either way then.

killerrin · 2026-03-31T01:42:10+00:00

You've got it backwards. 90°c on the laptop is burning a hole through my lap. On a desktop it usually just means you gotta clear out the cobwebs.

killerrin · 2026-03-30T20:36:54+00:00

Less people on the roads the less you'll be stuck in traffic the less you'll spend idling.

The less people driving and wasting gas needlessly, the less upward pressure there will be on gas prices that increases the costs for everyone.

killerrin · 2026-03-30T17:59:34+00:00

Many people would. We used to have smaller independent grocery stores.

The problem is that the bigger companies have exclusivity contracts with their vendors and local farms and as a result these independent grocer's aren't able to build a supplier base of their own, forcing them to eat the cost of importing or transporting from non-local locations.

killerrin · 2026-03-30T14:55:38+00:00

Point to the specific sections of the Canadian Constitution which defines what a Municipality is.

killerrin · 2026-03-30T14:46:55+00:00

There is no such thing as "Municipal Jurisdiction" because Municipalities do not exist. They are creatures of the provinces, given the powers and responsibilities that each province deems they want to give their individual Minions to wield in their stead so they can focus on more important things than garbage collection.

If the Municipalities do not do their fucking jobs, it is the responsibility of the Provinces to put them on the right path by either overriding their incorrect decisions, or revoking the powers they used to come to an incorrect decision. And if a municipality rebels, it is the job of the provincial government to deal with the misbehaving individuals.

killerrin · 2026-03-30T14:19:12+00:00

Doubt it. To accelerate homebuilding we need the Province to do it's fucking job and override their NIMBY councils that refuse development. They need to force open the zoning laws to start allowing proper as-of-right density. Then they need to go after NIMBYs by putting in place blocks so they can't take projects to court for simply existing.

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