sbv @ sbv @sh.itjust.works

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You're right, but (I think) that's a setting on the home instance for the community. Other instances can allow/show the downvotes, but the NSFW community will be blissfully unaware.

I agree with all of your statements, but

The bias in this is just revolting. I get that it's "opinion", but they've made no attempt at having a terribly balanced one.

They have a point of view. I don't agree with it, and it ignores the pain that the housing crisis is inflicting on Canadians, but it makes no sense to expect them to parrot talking points they don't agree with.

Totally. Something is better than nothing.

But there's a political risk that needs to be addressed quickly: many Canadians are getting priced out of their homes now, while others are unable to save for retirement. They see older Canadians making out like bandits on primary residences they bought 10+ years ago and they're justifiably angry.

These people are probably going to vote Conservative in the next election if they don't see an improvement.

It's unclear if the current LPC plan will provide housing relief within four years.

Do you have a reference for that?

My understanding was that developers stopped building "high occupancy buildings" in the 1980s/1990s when tax benefits for high density housing were removed, and condos became more lucrative. Since then, condos have gotten more expensive and smaller as investors take up more of the stock (owning ~40% of condos in large cities).

Of course, we aren't just facing a housing shortage we're also facing an affordability crisis due to a number of factors I listed in the post. I know that the Liberals and Conservatives have pushed the line that we just need to build, but I think that is mainly because they don't want to piss off older home owners (ie, the people who vote) by changing tax laws that would deprioritize home ownership as a retirement savings vehicle, and actively push down prices. The supply side is definitely a significant factor, but so are a number of demand factors.

Dressed in a T-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, and wire-rimmed glasses, Yu declined to talk about the false report of his death or how he may have benefited financially from it.

“You can see the PTSD in my eyes, right?” he said before telling this reporter to leave.

That epitaph should be etched onto his gravestone.

Although the obituary touted his alleged successes, the more significant self-tribute was Sunday’s release of a memecoin that one of his social media accounts promoted in what claimed to be an automated message. “If you’re reading this, it’s because my 72 hour deadman’s switch triggered so i’m not here, at least physically,” the message said. The message described the new coin, dubbed $LLJEFFY, as “my final art piece” and “an eternal grave in cyberspace.”

Who doesn't have a deadman's switch to capitalize on one's own death?

On-chain analysis shared on social media by Bubblemaps, a crypto analytics platform, showed accounts linked to Yu moving up to $1.4 million in cryptocurrency after his supposed death. Several accounts accused Yu of orchestrating an elaborate “pseudocide exit strategy” to cash out his holdings.

So gifted! So capable! Such a deep understanding of the technology!

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Before his staged death, Yu published a manifesto introducing the concept of “legacoins” — described as an “evolution of digital assets commonly referred to as memecoins” that function as “a vault or storage, securing and preserving value indefinitely.”

What an incredible coincidence!

refactor? nah. It works. I'm done.

If it's 15 minutes or more, I try to clean. Or I take a nap.

8. Whatever lets me create the biggest explosions

It depends on community. Some of the shitposting communities can be great (shout out to ncd).

But politics and current events can be a minefield if your views are outside of Lemmy's tinsy tiny Overton window.

My theory is that we're mostly here because we have very strong beliefs. We dropped out of Reddit because of their policies or we were banned. Or we're open source people. We defend those beliefs vociferously. Long beyond what most other people would do.

Whatever. I still mostly enjoy it here. I hope you find a place here too.

It's still kinda comparable:

According to that analysis, providing a similar level of base power as the SMRs by building wind and solar power with battery energy storage would cost in the range of 13.5 to 18.4 cents per kWh

At the lower end of the estimate, at least.

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault has asked for a complete review of the controls in place to ensure that a similar situation does not happen again, Elections Canada said.

"My commitment to candidates, political parties and Canadians is that when issues related to the delivery of an election arise, we take all necessary steps to resolve them," Perrault said in a news release.

I generally get angy at this kind of fuckup, but Elections Canada staff have repeatedly shown themselves to operate in good faith and try to do their best to support the electoral system.

As such, I'm fairly confident that was human error, and the result of not following procedures. I look forward to their report and implementation of effective fixes.

I'm not pro-nuclear, but the baseload argument is compelling. We clearly need both more renewables, but sprinkling a few SMRs throughout the system seems to be a pretty good idea - especially if we don't want to integrate with the US grids.

The article mentions that IF it comes in on budget

That's one of the big ifs. It's new technology (kind of), so I'll be surprised if there aren't some overruns.

Maybe they're dropping them like breadcrumbs so they can find their way back.

They've been frantically rolling back repeatedly, and the simulation just keeps going off the rails. Didn't you see the posts in ten forward?

👁️^👄👁️

Her: is that Harry Potter you're reading?

She approached me on the bus when I was commuting. It was a couple of decades ago when HP was new and fun. She was fun too, but we only went on a couple of dates.

I'm not surprised at all. At the time, I was trying to be as social as possible. If she'd stomped on my toe and then asked me out, I'd probably have said yes.

Yeah, I don't get this. If it was George Clooney or some other charismatic/likeable person, they'd still be fucking us over.

Lemmites are old brah

I don't think they specify the brand of hot sauce, but maybe