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Rentlar

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  • ‘Yikes’: New Jobs Data Further Undermines Trump Fiction of Thriving Economy

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  • Well the October report has been withheld by the Trump admin.

    ADP is a payroll company, I used to be paid by them at a previous Canadian job I held. My current job uses dayforce, so ADP's not the only name in town.

  • The NDP Can’t Call Itself a National Party If Its Leaders Can’t Speak French

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  • This is one area of many where I think Manitoba's Kinew led provincial NDP shines, his inclusion of the rights of French language Manitobans along with the rights of Indigenous.

    The language itself I think is not a big deal, Carney fumbled through French 101 again in a matter of months to become Prime Minister. But I do think if the NDP wants to make inroads with Québec's Bloc and Liberal voters they need to be more in touch with Québec culture.

    I think the federal NDP still has more work to do in self-reflection. I hope they make use of this opportunity. Even if you don't like BC's NDP, hopefully you can appreciate that Eby is listening to genuine internal criticism from unions and labour activists, BCFN and environmental supporters within his party during the review.

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    Welcome to our new Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla admins!

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  • Congratulations on the prrrrromotions, and I appreciate everyone volunteering their time.

  • 1D Conway's Life glider found, 3.7B cells long

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  • So this is essentially a dotted line which after the first simulation step expands into 2D space, but after a particular number of steps collapses back into its original 1D pattern, possibly translated some distance from its original position.

    You can imagine the thing being comprised of smaller 1D lines, aligned on an axis with a certain amount of space between each other.

  • Why Canada's food inspection agency won't do interviews as avian flu outbreak in Ontario grows

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  • That whole BC ostrich debacle really highlights how much of a frenzy people get up over it. CFIA would need to have a media budget of millions if they'd want to handle interviews like that.

  • When This City Caught Wind ICE Was Moving Into Town, Residents Fought Back

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  • Even though a federal defense contractor has since withdrawn its inquiry about leasing land at the airport and some other contractors’ job postings have been taken down, there are still signs the federal government is interested in Newport.

    So it's clear the campaign made a concrete difference, however temporary it may be.

  • The Israel lobby is melting down before our eyes

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  • The Israel lobby can try any social media tactic or political campaign maneuvering as they wish, but it will not paper over the abject cruelty they have inflicted on the human beings of Palestine, Gaza, the West Bank and parts of Lebanon. Many nations gave and still do give plenty of the benefit of doubt to Israel to a level that implicates us with the horrors committed, but this genocide has gone long enough that people and countries have lost their patience.

    If Israel wishes to rehabilitate their image, the first step is to stop killing Palestinian men, women and children. During each ceasefire deal they've shown themselves incapable of that.

    The second step is to treat their prisoners with a minimal level of dignity, and stop torturing and having them raped. They can deny it or saying they're investigating the exceptional case, but since that UN report on the de facto policy of torture, the onus is on Israeli's part to show to an international standard they have completely ended these practices.

    The third step is to let go of aspirations of Greater Israel, and get serious about co-existing with Palestinians and their neighbour states. Part of the dogma around their historic lands echoes expansionist rhetoric of Hitler. So if they want to not be compared to Nazis anymore they should stop acting like them and cooperate in a regional, democratic peace.

  • How will the Cowichan decision effect your property title?

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  • I will start by saying I'm no expert in Indigenous affairs or law, but I know it's especially messy in BC due to the multitude of co-habitating tribes that have lived in the area before, during and after the colonial period.

    I get the sense the author is using the findings and jumping to worst case scenario conclusions. Landholders automatically lose all rights and owners interest because Crown title is subordinate and defective, gg no re (despite citing a settled/negotiated case where Crown land was given over and fee-simple landowners retained their interest). And BC's legal losses come out of Canada's budget so our tax money goes to First Nations, and so therefore you're supposed to get angry about it according to the author.

    But I don't think most reasonable people in Canada nor the Indigenous see it as the necessary conclusion. Things are in limbo because there's still a lot to be worked out and negotiated.

    Something that is on my mind for this case, is that the Cowichan are not the only First Nation claiming historic ownership/usage rights over that area (the Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen of White Rock and Delta or the Musqueam of Vancouver as a few examples). If that area of Richmond is awarded by BC/Canada's courts exclusively to the Cowichan, then other First Nations have their rights and claims effectively abridged as well. Perhaps the author thinks that is irrelevant since all those will be worked out however will fully supersede the current resident rights. I'd disagree, ultimately I expect a conclusion that not everyone is happy about, but at least everyone's modern and historical injuries are considered and recompensed at least partially. I think most Canadians recognize that as a nation we did generational harm to the Indigenous people whose historic lands we live on, but the exact way to recognize, repay and move forward is still far from decided. The author is, in my opinion, getting ahead of themselves assuming the conclusions.

  • Can anyone confirm? Am British so idk

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  • I went in January, cold but nothing I'm unaccustomed to as a Canadian.

    Clam chowder was decent at least what I tried. Public transit was usable. People were nice there in your typical American sense, but NYC shops had more heart for strangers and visitors comparatively. But I was only able to really scratch the surface from my day trip there.

  • ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm

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  • A thin silver lining is that Canada's siphoning some of the hyperinflated budget that is meant for a whole fascist concentration camp regime. Now if only we could get the horn to play "chinga la migra" occasionally when pressed...

  • Is Carney’s climate credibility crumbling? | CCPA

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  • Precisely my thoughts. His record on climate is already out the window but the trust is his to earn back. He re-affirmed the commitment to Elizabeth May, so Canadians expect him to keep his promises. He should know enough about money, the history of Keystone XL, Northern Gateway, and TMX that oil projects are on a dead-end course. This pipeline talk is to keep Alberta's government from playing the blame game on them. The UCP's jig could be up within the next year.

  • Lemmy users who say that Lemmy users are smarter than Reddit users

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  • Well we can assume political discussions have a lot of psyops and people with agendas. I appreciate that many of the loudest voices/posters make it very obvious ;)

    Some of the craziest niches aren't on here (like if you clean sewers and septic tanks, DM me, you ought to do an AMA) but I have encountered people replying on mostly tech related topics on programming, linux, asklemmy, no stupid Qs where someone with niche tech knowledge did answer (i couldn't find the original comment link, sorry). My knowledge is in trains, electricity, Japanese and Japanese electric trains, you can ask me about.

  • Lemmy users who say that Lemmy users are smarter than Reddit users

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  • The differences is that you have the power to make a new community or Lemmy site with blackjack and hookers. (Piefed is kind of like that for people unhappy with the Lemmy software or developers.)

  • Trying to learn Linux, coming from windows

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  • Bazzite is a great distro if you want to jump in and start playing games and getting the software you need to use your computer. The intent behind bazzite seemed to me that it should be accessible enough for non-technical users but provide access to a large library of programs in just a few clicks. It has a few quirks that make it different than other Linux distros if you pick it apart.

    Have you ever used command prompt, batch scripts or PowerShell on Windows? That's what BASH, shell scripting or 'the terminal' is equivalent to on Linux (and mac sorta). It's the virtual scalpel you can use to tinker, fix, control, or totally screw up your system. If you don't have important data to lose, then feel free to just try whatever and learn from mistakes you make along the way. If not, then backups are your friend, and be EXTRA careful doing anything as the root user (that's the admin account with total access over the operating system) or any command like sudo (it might even lecture you about it once)

    For self-hosting, if you have a spare machine you can just try experimenting on it to your heart's content. If your search-engine skills are good enough then you should be able to fumble your way through install instructions or tutorials. Another alternative is you could rent a VPS and optional domain for <$90/year, which then you can learn about SSH (secure shell) and fiddle with a computer remotely for fun.

    People here can probably give you advice or support, if there's a specific problem you're having and you've couldn't figure it out from the documentation and search.

  • Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.

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  • “This is not fair,” Eby said. “Absolute power to control the lives of British Columbians should not be in the hands of people none of them voted for. It should be in the hands of people fewer than half of them voted for but who nevertheless have all the power because that’s how first-past-the-post elections work. It’s called democracy. Kind of.”

    Political comedy gold.

    You should also read the last time The Beaverton covered Smith's notwithstanding clause use. And then the time before that.

  • Trump’s poll numbers slip amid concerns over economy

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  • Highest disapproval poll numbers of his career, congratulations.

    Or, highest poll numbers of his career of people who want to see the full Epstein files on him.

  • I'm new to lemmy, came from reddit. What's the lemmy etiquette like? How different is it from reddiqutte?

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  • Hello, and welcone to Lemmy. Glad you made it, here's my overall advice:

    • No need to get hung up over a few early downvotes on your comment that might cause its score to go negative for a bit. People can be strongly opinionated here. Not everyone agrees with me on this, but I do appreciate people willing to post honestly held unpopular opinions and play a reasonable devil's advocate in threads. (This is different than just being a contrarian.)
    • For your own and everyone's benefit, try to engage in thoughtful, well reasoned and good faith discussion with empathy for others where it's due. If you feel like a chain of replies is going nowhere good, there's no shame in walking away from it.
    • Report and block the jerks, trolls and spammers you might encounter like on any forum-like site. Don't let them spoil your experience when most people here are respectful.

    Enjoy your time here!

  • I'm new to lemmy, came from reddit. What's the lemmy etiquette like? How different is it from reddiqutte?

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  • Pipeline deal with Ottawa met with boos at Alberta UCP convention

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