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a dude that likes gaming and tech (especially Linux) aro/ace

  • Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings | CBC News

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  • The NDP doesn't have a real chance of winning any of those seats, even with more campaign time. The next seat with a real chance is Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, but they're the incumbents there.

  • Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it.

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  • Disagree, this isn't about giving citizenship to Americans, they just happen to be the primary beneficiaries. This is an attempt to right the wrong that was the mass deportation of french canadians by the british after they took new france.

  • Hey @mozilla ... WHY did you removed 'Share All Tabs' from latest mobile version?

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  • If you use firefox sync you can set it to not sync tabs by default, only send tabs when you want, which would fit you usecase.

  • [Saddest news] The discover app does not change it's color based on the accent color 😭

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  • There's also that store that Universal Blue is pushing

    Bazaar. Flatpak-only, genuinely the best software store I have ever used.

  • Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban.

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  • Oh I 100% agree, we don't even follow that law lmao. Take it up with the federal government I guess.

    Although the minority french canadians in other provinces might view it differently, idk

  • Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban.

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  • As I understand in Quebec all private schools receive some funding (per student) from the government, regardless of religion. As I understand the only requirement for funding is teaching Quebec history. There isn't a two-tier system.

    (Quebec was granted an exemption from section 93 in 1998)

    Of the 163 private schools receiving funding, there are 50 religious schools. There are 27 roman catholic, 14 Jewish, 4 Muslim and 5 that teach another denomination of Christianity. However, the same bill that banned hijabs also will gradually end funding for those religious schools. Note that they are mostly christian.

    Kind of an over-explanation but it was interesting to research, since I realized I didn't exactly know what the situation was.

    So yeah the system is pretty different from Alberta's.

    Otherwise the general logic behind the law is that teachers and some other public sector workers should not reveal what religion they're a part of since they represent the government, and the government is non-religious. Also, they argue the hijab (because let's be real, the law is about the hijab) is inherently a way for a much more conservative view of women's place in society to advertise itself.

    It also should be understood in the wider context of the francophone vision of laicity, which is something perhaps more resembling "state atheism", where organized religion is excluded from the public sphere. I think this mainly manifests in that anglo canada is generally more accepting of religious "reasonable accommodation" than Quebec.

    This isn't to say that I even support the law, I just wish the situation in Quebec would be less mischaracterized.

  • This brilliant campaign from Quebec shows exactly what it takes to get motorists to actually yield

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  • Yeah literally every time Quebec is brought up people say shit like that it's insane

  • Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban.

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  • I have been to a private school that was softly catholic, but I didn't include it in my list because it's private. Private schools aren't affected by this law.

    At least when I was in high school we had ethics and religion class, where among other things we learned about all the religions, notably, the teacher wasn't even allowed to tell us which one they subscribed to.

    The reasoning for the law is that it wouldn't be legal for a teacher to wear a head covering if it weren't religious, so they shouldn't be able to even if it is.

    The whole "religious symbols" thing seems like a lot of pearl-clutching over nothing.

    I see your point but up to relatively recently Quebec was completely dominated by religion to a scary extent. So now people here are really afraid of religion regaining a place of power in society and seeing Muslim people arriving and being much more visibly religious than other groups is reminding people of that.

  • Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban.

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  • I went through the quebec school system and I didn't see a single cross or christian religious symbol in any of my schools. The closest thing was a cross in the (historic) stonework of another school I didn't go to, but those get removed whenever they're renovated.

    I don't disagree the bill primarily targets muslims, but it's not like the schools here are super christian or whatever.

  • Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs

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  • Firefox's runs locally while google's runs on their (much more powerful) servers, for something similar to chrome's I'd just get the deepl extension, which does the same thing just better.

  • Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs

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  • To be fair people liked the translation feature too

  • Be Wary of Bluesky

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  • Bluesky is federated though. Like, you can selfhost every part of it and communicate with bsky users just fine: see wafrn and blacksky.

    You can argue that it's not decentralised because one instance has 99% of the users though

  • Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

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  • I may be misinformed but the article says

    We’ve verified that every AST produced by the Rust parser is identical to the C++ one, and all bytecode generated by the Rust compiler is identical to the C++ compiler’s output.

    which I took to mean that the new code behaves 100% identically to the old code, like a byte-perfect decompilation. If that's not the case and it's just the same in their suite of tests then I'd agree with you.

  • Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

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  • Yeah, using AI to help you rewrite code (which is tedious) in a scenario where there are clear test cases (it either works or it doesn't) is basically the ideal usecase.

  • Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

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  • Actually not a terrible way to use AI. Hopefully the port goes well

  • Google Maps ‘limited view’ now hides reviews, images for signed-out users

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  • It doesn't show a lot of businesses or reviews or anything like that. For navigation they're fine but for business discoverability they're not nearly as good.

  • The Household Items That Spy On You

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  • I hate when that happens on mobile, do they think people have infinite data??

  • Any way to make a static background stay while you scroll?

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  • For me the image stays there the whole time.

    You could try using an extension like stylus to change the css on the page to make the image behave how you like, but you'd need some knowledge of how css works.

  • Fluxer is another open-source Discord alternative

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  • I probably won't try it because I want to use a federated solution like matrix, but that's super cool! You could probably make a post about it.

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    What would be a good way to get started with libadwaita development?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    So, why should GNOME support server side decorations?

    blister.zip /posts/gnome-ssd/
  • Gnome @discuss.tchncs.de
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    So, why should GNOME support server side decorations?

    blister.zip /posts/gnome-ssd/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Disabling middle click paste by default makes sense for distros aimed at new users.

  • Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes @lemmy.zip
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip
    Another crab's treasure

    I'm stagger-maxxing

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    No, graphene isn't being targeted by the french government.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    What do you see as the arguments for and against adding Server Side Decorations in GNOME?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

    www.theverge.com /news/799768/microsoft-windows-ai-copilot-voice-vision-launch
  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip
    positive post

    What my morning commute looks like, guess what city!

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Audacity 4 will be a full UI overhaul apparently.

  • Curated Tumblr @sh.itjust.works
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    I wonder what the rapture equivalent is?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Proposal for improved COSMIC apps:

  • Curated Tumblr @sh.itjust.works
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Man I always remove my ribs one by one if I don't get enough sleep.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Looking for a Desktop Environment recommendation for my Mother's new 2-1 laptop.

  • Fuck Cars @lemmy.world
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip
    discussion

    I don't trust people who don't jaywalk.

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip
    Satisfactory

    222 hours in, I have built a factory that makes 20 heavy modular frames per minute. (more pictures and details in description)

  • Satisfactory @lemmy.world
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    222 hours in, I have built a factory that makes 20 heavy modular frames per minute. (more pictures and details in description)

  • Forum Libre @jlai.lu
    Blisterexe @lemmy.zip

    Les grèves a montréal, c'est intense!