brianpeiris @ brianpeiris @lemmy.ca

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When saying tariffs are bad do you mean we need universal total free trade between provinces and countries, in the Libertarian sense?

Are you referring to some part of the video? The narrator did not use the word "tariffs" even once.

We can do both. Free Palestine!

Here's a video explainer about the research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trQWfmH2OO4

That research was more about the haptics. This new research is more about projecting a volumetric hologram that can also be interacted with directly.

Man, Waymo was one of the more exciting things I was looking forward to, but I guess I should have waited for the other shoe to drop. Disappointing.

I agree with the petition, but I wish it had mentioned that Twitter hides most, if not all, of an account's tweets behind a login wall. Same for Instagram for that matter. That's a strong reason not to use it for government communication.

I like this take. When I read some of Dan's concerning posts, I see someone who is really not used to working with others, not someone who is actively malicious

Oof, I wasn't aware of this. Thanks for the link. The sub-linked open letter about his behaviour towards others is particularly concerning: https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/appendix/#behaviour

I'm still a bit torn, because I think Pixelfed (the software) is still worth supporting, but we can let more of the community decide. Ultimately the Lemmy.ca/Fedecan representative would have to decide anyway.

Looks like Ryan is applying to be a registered charity. The gofundme should qualify for tax receipts after that.

https://tinytinyhomes.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/@tinytinyhomes
https://www.instagram.com/tinytinyhomestoronto

I'm not aware of Canadian instances. /u/otter mentioned recently that Fedecan may setup a Pixelfed instance next: https://lemmy.ca/post/25251642/13926523

Thanks for staying on top of it. Glad to hear you're moving to a better situation!

Hey, have you actually read the article? I'd also highly suggest you watch the two videos included as well.

Realistically we need to do both. $7,500 in cash is not going to solve the affordable housing shortage. Give them a roof over their heads for shelter, warmth, hygiene, privacy, security, autonomy, electricity for charging a phone. The psychological benefits alone seem huge to me. It would allow some of them to climb one or two rungs out of their situation. As you've said even a rental may not be guaranteed with $7,500 in cash. A tiny home guarantees a lot immediately, and it is a sustained investment that will last the lifetime of the home. I 100% agree that a basic income is proven to be beneficial. It doesn't mean we stop doing everything else that we can. I'm sure you know the issue isn't a lack of means, it's a lack of will. If this helps in the short term, that's great. If you also want to fight for basic income in the long term I will also support you in that. It's not a zero sum game.

Since the article didn't link to it, here's the website: https://tinytinyhomes.ca/

I've had enough of the talking heads. I'm just going to check in on the AP News results map occasionally. Fortunately I have a few days off, so I'm going to distract myself otherwise.

https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/

Seems like a good time to remind people of this excellent (enraging) visualization:
https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

Thanks for calling that out. I'm sure it's a complex problem, especially for remote reserves. I just found out about this organisation who seem to be actively tackling part of the problem https://waterfirst.ngo/

I would absolutely love to stop following American news, and that will happen when I don't have to worry about Trumpf infecting world politics.

Thanks for the response! I think Pixelfed would be a great addition, since it will probably be popular. I'm not so sure about BookWyrm. Its network is fairly healthy, and it's usually used as an alternative to Amazon's Goodreads, but it maybe one that is worth surveying the community about.

Looking forward to Fedecan's future!