Actually Akshay

$13.4 million.

But Ken Sim said we can't afford $10M for active transport lanes on Broadway because "we don't live in la la land."

No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.

It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.

in order: purchasing on bandcamp, streaming or purchasing from qobuz, streaming from most other platforms (apple music, tidal, deezer, etc.), or pirating (if financially unable to afford other options) are all valid alternatives to supporting the spotify corporation.

Wow! Congrats!

I've never thought to do this but what a great way to practice.

Elizabeth Taylor in an 80s press conference speaking on the stigma of AIDS “…And it so angered me that I finally thought to myself, Bitch, do something yourself.” from the documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes.”

there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything

Embrace mid.

It's better than you think!

Poly Fighter on Steam Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with beginner-frie...

A new Poly Fighter playtest drops next week!

We made big changes based on your feedback, plus a bunch of new content. 👀

We’re so excited to see what you think.

Get ready to fight!

👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

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Save 70% on Etrian Odyssey HD on Steam Beyond the village of Etria lies a mysterious forest with a colossal crack opening to a puzzling labyrinth. Lead a team of explorers into the dungeon with the promise of riches, fame, and adventure!

I've tried a few Wizardry-like games but Etrian Odyssey has me HOOKED. It was way more difficult than I expected at the beginning, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Turns out manually mapping floors is something I really enjoy! A great game on the Ally.

store.steampowered.com/app/1868180/...

YouTube video by akaneskiryu Zeiram opening

Borrowed Zeiram from a neighborhood rental shop. It's so good! I was all-in just from the first scene. youtu.be/3WJzUat-Cd0?...

There's no ceiling to developing a strong floor, so do kegel exercises every day, folks.

For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned

Graphic with a dark teal background. At the top, white text reads “BC all party Electoral Reform Committee.” Below it, a yellow box with black text says “recommends a.” Under that, two large yellow rectangles with bold black text read “BC Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform!” Along the bottom of the graphic is an illustrated row of raised hands of various skin tones and clothing colors.

Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10

Despite Strident Opposition, Vancouver’s ‘Zero Means Zero’ Budget Passes | The Tyee Mayor Ken Sim’s tax break for homeowners will come at an unknown cost, opposition councillors warn.

Pretty disappointing, but not surprising outcome. I'm proud of the 600+ folks who took the time to share their 3-to-5-minute thoughts on this.

Looking forward to getting my steps in for the election next fall. We can't afford such unserious governance.

thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

If you see this post an anime you love

Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.

Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.

It was sickening to see @lennynanzhou.bsky.social chastise @lucymaloney.bsky.social over showing emotion in the council chambers while talking about *130 people dying* during the heat dome. ABC making moves like this is ridiculous.

Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"

It's only a parry if it's from the Gay Paree region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling reaction testing

Today, I’m excited to announce the first major policy solution of our campaign: a concrete plan to break the power of corporate monopolies and build the next generation of public options.

Let's put an end to First-Past-the-Post elections together and build a true democracy! Join us: lewisforleader.ca

A screenshotted tumblr post from "ndiecity-deactivated 20241101" with the caption "KILL DIE THE VIOLENCE GUY" Underneath is a red balanced Bill Nye with a distorted face that makes him like a snarling demon. a post replying to it from "who-let-the-gods-outt-deactivated" says "*KILL!! KILL!!! KILL!!! KILL!!! KILL!! KILL* a repost replying to that from "squeakybold" says "Violence Rules!"

Our new favorite analog horror series:

Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.

If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

A normal 1, as an UV texture.

having a normal one right now

The most recent example that comes to mind for me is Nine Sols' bosses. A small detail folks might not notice as their adrenaline ramps up with the music. I love it.

Wait until your knees find out what you did

In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.

We got the list. We looked at the budget.

Here is a fact check.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

FYI doing this turns off the automatic sub-folders Gmail likes to use (Promotions, Updates, etc), though I'd consider that a small price to pay for disallowing AI scanning of all my emails.

VANCOUVER: “Over 60!businesses have signed an open letter to council, asking the city not to make a controversial budget cut to the Department of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability.”

See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.

Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!

"It's a pretty transparent process", says Sim here...

I suppose you could say that, in the sense that a bird cage is transparent when there are no birds in it.