Why should they be like, uhm, you know, like chat, you know, talking in real or something. Why'd we want that?
Composed replies, thoughtful or artful, should be encouraged not mocked as inauthentic.
@caleval.bsky.social
Aging Canadian Curmudgeon engaged in an experimental life. I'm here because I love art, photography, science and humour. Oh, and Linux, I love Linux... I share the *credited* work of others by repost or upload NB: I often go weeks without being online.
Why should they be like, uhm, you know, like chat, you know, talking in real or something. Why'd we want that?
Composed replies, thoughtful or artful, should be encouraged not mocked as inauthentic.
You make the world more beautiful for others Linda. May that beauty be your own light when darkness weighs your spirit.
31.10.2025 18:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0People, including policy makers, need to grasp the fact that we are not helpless in this shift. Canada is the 5th largest auto market in the world. We buy a *lot* of cars. We are an extremely valuable market. If the Americans don't want us, we ultimately do not need them.
31.10.2025 18:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0While intellectually rewarding, these images are also beautiful. Thank you for sharing the art in science.
26.10.2025 19:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stunning, worth many posts. I am very grateful for the beauty you share.
In this one I think she's cocking an ear, "Did I hear someone out there?" :)
A juvenile tautology masquerading as deep thinking. Certainly not "science."
For the interested, science has experimentally demonstrated in *reality* that effect can happen 'before' cause, thus disproving a universal arrow of time.
This article is basically babble.
The headline is wildly misleading vis. the content of the story. Carney says trade negotiations are federal jurisdiction, hardly equates to pushback against provinces. Had he said something like "provinces need to stop meddling" that's pushback. What he actually said, not so much.
26.10.2025 18:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ontario should sue the foundation for billions on behalf of itself and millions of Americans harmed by the results of the defamation. Willfully leading people to believe Ontario lied or misled in the ad, according to Trump, will support ongoing tariffs so $billions. A legal case might inform many.
24.10.2025 16:58 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Ontario should sue the foundation for billions as it willfully led people to believe Ontario had lied or misled people, causing massive harm to Ontario and millions of Americans. Even in Republican America you can't just destroy reputations without legal consequences.
24.10.2025 16:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A master of the craft. Thank you for leading me to the account, am now following.
21.10.2025 18:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Has the image been manipulated? My eyes are seeing the green hill cover almost as glaze, but I'm old so have to ask. Maybe just a function of focus? And not being critical if it is manipulated, just asking.
21.10.2025 18:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Amazing work. They haven't "eliminated" uncertainty but they have made it irrelevant in very important ways. Tremendous insight and ingenuity by these researchers.
21.10.2025 18:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This common-sense change will have a real meaningful impact for thousands of Canadians. It's a big deal, and long overdue.
10.10.2025 19:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Republicans always eager to make farmers welfare cases, providing the biggest welfare queens are biggest farm corps. Farmers keep voting for socialized farming so why are they surprised they're getting what they voted for?
As Trump said "the soil beans should be for America not China!"
Idiot.
It's true we'd have to transition to almost full robotics and shift auto workforce to new high paying streams, but had to adapt to such before. Gov't needs to support the workers and facilitate change better than past, but we'd end up with a low cost high quality local auto market. A win.
09.10.2025 15:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reciprocity is fine. We're a stable market of 40 million. Get non American companies that want to build for that market. BYD makes a fantastic EV lavishly equipped for US$9k. Let's make those. Tariff US sourced cars on a reciprocal basis. All good.
08.10.2025 21:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Republicans are rapidly transforming US into what Xi calls "Communism with Chinese Characteristics" - private capital subject to executive gov't via orders, coercion or corruption, combined with active suppression of dissent and required unitary thought.
08.10.2025 17:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's a bit amusing how the story seems to show they've gone from "nobody has a veto" to "everybody has a veto."
04.10.2025 19:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Notably the story reveals their union is also obstructionist:
"Postal unions have challenged La Poste for monetizing an activity..."
But I agree it's a good example of innovation to transition a postal service to the new reality.
Wildly self-defeating. "We'll protect our jobs by proving you can get by without us doing our jobs." Resisting inevitable and needed changes rather than negotiating transition and compensation benefits is a disservice to workers.
26.09.2025 16:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is good. She has trouble with transparency and when she is candid it's often inappropriate to the moment. Her new role will keep her in closed settings where less public engagement is needed. So, good.
16.09.2025 14:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Best tread carefully. USA uses a lot of prisoner labour in a lot of things. With the Americans having the highest incarceration rate in the world it is not plausible that all that labour is truly voluntary.
15.09.2025 22:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Be realistic folks. It's going to be a long, difficult adjustment. Occasional spots up or down don't change the challenge.
Driving down dependence on US requires clear heads and continuing focus.
Still far, far too many Canadians going to US for holidays, as one example.
All those Red State farm subsidies, lumber subsidies, oil subsidies, are all paid for by NYC, Chicago, Boston, LA, SF... Republicans love to hate the cities but they sure like their money for their corporate welfare queens.
15.09.2025 16:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Russia has declared that power infrastructure is legitimate military target. Ukraine needs to start target electric generation not just oil and gas. Unwillingness to discomfort civilians is prolonging the war.
14.09.2025 17:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Does the web app obviate the need for the standalone app? For example, can one access local notes via browser even if not connected to Internet?
09.09.2025 17:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hahaha. This cowardly dweeb hides behind a fake name to rant about foreigners. With 94 followers he thinks he's leading a movement. A bowel movement.
Probably a 4chan troller trying to cause discord. Let 'em spin. Shrug.
Someone seems awful defensive about how much energy people spend. I assure you it is less than a wink in my day. Fervent conviction does not equal correctness.
02.09.2025 19:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One need not be a foreigner to recognize this is a nakedly political move. Your logic could be applied to moving to Seattle, Canaveral, lots of spots. But moving it at all gets nothing of value for the Space Force. It doesn't need a "good fit" with some local space community.
02.09.2025 16:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0