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Agreed, but isn't a "country pays" very non-capitalistic and kind of a communist cornerstone?

I didn't mean yours was balanced. I meant the idea of a fixed set regional representation is more balanced.
But yeah in both countries it's only a few small places that decide who runs the show.

Good questions, but hard to be retrospective if you fully believe in the exceptionalism, without ever going anywhere else.
Look at western Canada. Even though we have cabinet ministers, we still feel left out by the more populace east. That is one area that the US is better balanced, the Senate.

The UK and Canada are setup very differently than the US. We don't have the same gerrymandering going on, where politicians choose their voter, rather than the other way around

He's lived in the U.S. since he was 3. At 46, he was denied re-entry at the border | CBC News When Christopher Landry was making his annual trip to New Brunswick from New Hampshire, he didn't think he would run into any problems. But on his way home crossing the border to the U.S. in Houlton, ...

Is it just me, or are others tired of the stories "I thought it was only going to happen to other people, not me, because I'm in that special group"
Sorry, I'm not sorry ...
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The State of Freedom Around the World 🕊️ Key Takeaways Finland has the highest state of freedom globally, supported by its robust political rights, strong multiparty system, and independent jud…

Land of the free!
Keeping #elbowsup to keep it that way www.voronoiapp.com/society/The-...

Have you tried playwright and an mcp to test stuff?
Seems promising,

Q in iTerm is interesting too

Can vibe coding produce production-grade software? Vibe coding has received significant attention in the first half of 2025. But can it really help us build production-grade software?

Cursor and Gemini.
This was a pretty good article too www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blo...

My very large black dog, that's a mixture of coonhound & great pyrenees, and his therapy cat

My very large black dog, that's a mixture of coonhound & great pyrenees, and his therapy cat

A map of North America showing all of Canada plus the western and north eastern states as a one country.

If Federal tax balancing is trending to some states getting none. Taxation without representation could lead to a future that looks like

GitHub - GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-run-mcp: MCP server to deploy apps to Cloud Run MCP server to deploy apps to Cloud Run. Contribute to GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-run-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

this is pretty cool github.com/GoogleCloudP...
thanks for sharing to code, it's a nice example on writing one of these too.

@mark-carney.bsky.social I hope Canada will support Canadian Universities with open invitations to those caught up in the US bans.
We have some amazing, world class, universities here.
This would benefit all of Canada in the long term.

Hate and discrimination have no place in BC and equality isn’t up for negotiation.

Everyone deserves to live in safety, free to be who they are.

And we will always defend these rights.

YouTube video by MSNBC GOP targets Medicaid: Trump admin’s Dr. Oz on drugs & getting vaccinated despite RFK Jr. claims

youtu.be/Vn3Xev0ytfE
Gee, how do those other countries get those rates?
Our gov't run health insurance, negotiates using their large purse, we also don't have legislation blocking that negotiation.
Tell the truth y'all

First I thought too. How the heck could you ever secure that?

B.C. has recruited over 100 U.S. nurses in just over a month after streamlining credentialing 1,200 American-trained workers have expressed interest, including 573 physicians and 413 nurses.

Always a silver lining somewhere vancouversun.com/news/bc-scoo...

YouTube video by Rise of Asia Jack Ma: China DID NOT STEAL America's Jobs

Interesting youtu.be/0jfYSncSTEY?...
The wealth creation of globalization went to a small set in wall street.
If the backlash is about the wealth distribution, then the current answer of providing more open tax breaks to that group, which doesn't force local investment, seems pretty dumb to me

A picture of Wile E. Coyote, a cartoon character, has run off a cliff and is about to notice he's not standing on anything.

Current state of tariffs, looking at the ports and wondering. Does no one remember the supply chain lessons of COVID?

There's still tomorrow!

Not a bug, but a really bad cost/risk analysis and decision. Using the term bug was an easier sell though.

Thank you for this, and all the hummingbird pics.

I was just saying I read “contributors to society” very differently than you did.

Pair programming, with a very non-judgemental partner.

Yes 100%
Do you reach back to help, or reach back to close the door.

I loved that speech.

Maybe point of view comes into play? Ask most Buddhists and contributing to society is bringing joy into the world.
I have a friend who finally let others help, as he recognized it brought them joy.
It's not a bad thing to have that as a core principle.

I know I shouldn't, but as I sit in a restaurant in Victoria waiting for my wife, the young couple at the next table is excited. Since @mark-carney.bsky.social won, mom is going to buy that condo to be closer to us. If it went differently, she would've waited.
Elections have consequences!
Good ones!

Now that is funny.
Waiter, help my olive is stuck in my throat from laughing

not just you, and it's spreading everywhere