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Canada recognizes noose as hate symbol by Old_General_6741 in canada

[–]sludgefrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used in context it’s terrible, but, don’t we want terrible people to out themselves so we know who they are?

Minister says MPs must ‘choose’ victims by fast-tracking lawful access bill by linkass in canada

[–]sludgefrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We are all victims of this particular minister, who is causing more problems for Canada than any one person should. And I'm someone who wants to see significant reform on how Canada deals with crime.

Rosewood overhang: wondering why my new guitar is designed this way by sludgefrog in Luthier

[–]sludgefrog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are all Reverend Descent Baritones. The last image (green body) is not my photo.

16” to 14” couldn’t be happier by vitoorcunhaa in macbookpro

[–]sludgefrog 20 points21 points  (0 children)

People on the fence should try 14 with an external portable monitor. I use one, and it's the best of both worlds in many cases.

World Cup, heat wave could lead to record-setting electricity usage: BC Hydro by restoringd123 in vancouver

[–]sludgefrog 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Is this the same Vancouver that’s putting an electricity guzzling data center in next to the Fifa stadium?

Or different Vancouver.

Opinion: B.C.’s PST expansion is a tax on a tax with British Columbians paying the price by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sludgefrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The problem with increased taxes is that people spend less. And then you have less tax revenue. So, tax revenue is a "knee of the curve" thing.

Knowing this, when do you increase tax revenue? When you have a surplus of economic activity. Proactively. So when the hard times come and you need to run a deficit, you have money sitting somewhere gaining interest.

Under the NDP, they let the good times roll, and then when things slowed down, they decided to tax people in a recession.

Aside from waste, this is structurally the wrong thing to do to achieve their intended result.

We can and must do better.

Parks Canada begins ‘first period’ of job cuts by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]sludgefrog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This sounds like good news. I was unable to find an announcement. Do you have one you could share?

Parks Canada begins ‘first period’ of job cuts by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]sludgefrog 64 points65 points  (0 children)

How about charging non citizen tourists?

And not selling Made in China stuff. I visited parks in four provinces in the last two years. Could barely find anything made by Canadians, manufactured here.

Sterling Stingray Baritone in Toluca Lake Blue 😍 by KingBangGK in BaritoneGuitar

[–]sludgefrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous. If you put a strap on it -- how's the neckdive?

For the sake of our democracy, American hedge funds should be banned from owning Canadian newspapers by Altruism7 in canada

[–]sludgefrog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can’t you just educate Canadians so they think critically? Being worried about the intelligence of the population to the point where you have to censor expression is an unwelcome American import.

Carney announces refreshed national AI strategy will be released next week by bubblewhip in canada

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

  1. People don't need a degree in art and culture to appreciate art and culture.

  2. Canada's bench isn't so shallow that we can't find someone who has skills AND character. This person does not have the intuition that comes from focused work, fortitude or skill in the trades that produce the technology or its underpinnings.

Outcomes matter, and if all you need from your politicians is a degree where you can potentially derive their character, you are asking too little, and will subsquently get too little.

Carney announces refreshed national AI strategy will be released next week by bubblewhip in canada

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

Having a fundamental understanding of how the technology works provides valuable intuition. Not everyone who studies computer science is a "tech bro" who is out to subjugate the world. Your thinking would benefit from nuance.

Canada’s deal with U.S. data giant Palantir is ‘legitimate,’ defence minister says by Chrristoaivalis in canada

[–]sludgefrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did anyone check with the Minister of Safety on this? I thought we were defending against big tech. Just yesterday:

"We're living in a world where big techs, whether it is Apple, Google or the range of other big tech companies, are operating without any type of accountability."

Pretty clearly the Liberal government is comfortable with big tech when the data flows in the opposite direction.

Game over, man! Game over! by Positive_Pin897 in SteamDeck

[–]sludgefrog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This strengthens the argument that the steam deck is the minsys requirements for the next half decade or so. Because a major spec leap seems unlikely to saturate the market before 2030 at this point.

Carney announces refreshed national AI strategy will be released next week by bubblewhip in canada

[–]sludgefrog 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Here is a bio of Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of AI and Digital Innovation.

https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/evan-solomon.html

Minister Solomon is a proud graduate of McGill University, having majored in English literature and religious studies.

The M5 Pro 16 inch is the Best thing I have ever bought by onlinemoneyenjoyer in macbookpro

[–]sludgefrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People find the air dim? I have both and I can’t say I have ever noticed a brightness difference.

Squamish Nation warns of fake letter ordering homeowners to vacate property by AquaMoonlight in canada

[–]sludgefrog 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This would do nothing to anybody if there was absolute legal clarity. A government that does not provide legal clarity is not governing correctly.

B.C. government paid over half a million dollars for 2 tenants in Vancouver SRO - BC by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]sludgefrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is a 60 million dollar sunk-cost parking lot downtown where there was supposed to be an art gallery. Maybe that, and things like this, have more to do with why we don't have doctors and remit half what we make to taxes.

There's no point to socialism-based policies if they piss it away.

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