I think of it in terms of what if something different had happened.

What if Gore had won (or at least disputed Florida)? What if the US had provided policy support to the ex-USSR in the 1990s?

I hear they have flying cars (greenhouse gas negative) and they’ve just cured cancer.

not allowed?

No. Give me snow. Give me snow year round.

in the second quarter, the top 20 per cent of Canadians held more than two-thirds of the country’s wealth, averaging $3.4 million per household. By comparison, the bottom 40 per cent of Canadians accounted for only 2.8 per cent of Canada’s wealth.

I’d love to see that broken down further. I’m guessing there’s a bunch of really rich households at the top that skew the average.

I like:

• customizable swipe left/right gestures,
• swiping to close a post,
• being able to set the font size of the different parts of the post list,
• different display formats for different communities,
• switching between accounts easily,
• the markdown hints in the editor,

I don’t think any of these are unique. I just like this implementation.

It’s on Reddit too.

I don’t know.

That’s a bizarre piece. He’s the PM, he can do anything he wants until Parliament ditches him with a non-confidence vote. Electorally, he’s been done since the start of summer. Embarrassing himself with poorly conceived shuffles is a sideshow.

It’d be funny, if he wasn’t crapping out bad policy and ignoring the cost of living crisis.

I used to play DotA2. Some lobbies were fine. The memorable ones were incredibly toxic. I played for a couple of years, so it must have been fun, but all I remember was the racism, cruelty, and bitchiness in voice chat.

I’m pretty basic:

1. Sync
2. Chrome
3. Reddit
4. Antenna Pod
5. Guardian newspaper app
6. Google Play Books
7. Libby

Agreed. I think it’s reasonable to ask why the number wasn’t included in the estimates earlier this year, but that has nothing to do with the claims themselves.

At issue are what are known in accounting as “contingent liabilities.”

Contingent liabilities are recorded when government lawyers believe Canada is likely to lose in court and the claim has a dollar value attached to it, resulting in a strong probability of future payment, the parliamentary budget officer has said.

…

The department won’t say which claims led the government to book $16.4 billion in liabilities.

AFAICT the money is being set aside because federal government lawyers expect future payouts on one of the thousand-ish ongoing legal disputes. So much of the money hasn’t reached them, but it probably will, depending on negotiations and rulings.

They’re unrealistic expectations.

It’s a one time payout. It isn’t a long term solution. The feds could provide cash for people who need it. Maybe increase GST payouts for low income Canadians? It could be covered by reforming OAS.

holy shit two beepers no wonder he died

I have a Pixel 8 Pro. My previous Pixel (a 4XL) barely lasted a day with low/moderate usage. The P8P ends each day around 50-60%, has a pretty good camera, and has good enough performance. I feel like the UI responsiveness has improved over time, but that’s probably my imagination.

All praise Premlak!

All praise Premlak, for they are eternal! 🙏

It’s probably to stop third party apps from screenshoting the banking app.