I want “permabanned”. I was informed that my account was “ suspended”. Then I was invited by the entity-that-bans to start a conversation about how to restore my account by resetting my password. This led me into a time-consuming loop in which my account was never restored. I’m just a guy, you know. Not trolling, occasionally commenting on aviation, or seeking answers to Windows annoyances. The why and when of suspension was never addressed by the entity.
So, I moved on. As you suggest, to lemmy!
For a province dependant on agriculture in an age of climate change, it is definitely worth exploring the energy sector. It seems likely that AI’s energy demand will continue to rise for decades. If Sask can fill some of that demand, there will be a benefit to the economy.
On the “cons” side, the $7B investment comes from public money; i.e. taxpayers. And if the predictions of future demand do not pan out, the 1.7 million inhabitants of the province will be on the hook for the payments.
The smugness on her face probably wasn’t because of this statement, but it’s very easy to imagine her thinking “Now you bad people are going to die for being bad, whilst us good people watch with stony hearts.”
Ugh.
And it worked pretty well too! The crying of the investment elite by hyping up their “private company efficiencies” finally forced the government to privatize Air Canada. Now AC annual profits in the billions but fights tooth and nail to avoid fair pay.
I thought my use of fake to characterize climate change might be misinterpreted, but I couldn’t see a way to succinctly indicate that I wasn’t really aiming for sarcasm, nor that I believe it’s real. I’m sorry that it wasn’t very clear that I was just saying those who support fossil fuel energy production often also believe that climate change is fake.
I really believe that fossil fuels are making the world a harder place for humans to inhabit and that we should refocus our energy acquisition systems onclean and renewable energy because the US recently rescinded or stopped all support of clean energy.
I see an opportunity for Canada to provide energy to USA. I believe that without those additional energy sources, they will lack enough energy to power their economy to the place where they want to be i.e. in control of Crypto and AI.
Having the exportable energy to meet those needs will give Canada important leverage to prevent international conflict over energy.
Even though, or perhaps because, I’m old enough to remember what things were like when I was a child and a young adult. When
I compare the climate I experience now to how I remember it then, it is clear to me that climate is definitely changing and warming. So I’m not completely bug-fuck crazy. I think.
Water cannon = I'm freezing! Byeee!