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As someone born in the 20th century I see the monarchy as an anachronism. E: also Irish ancestors blah blah
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I ride a bike specifically because the 129 is either 10 mins early or 30 mins late during peak commute times. Also fares.
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Jun 4, 2013 21:18
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It's worth pointing out that Chernobyl happened because the guy (yes, one) in charge that night's only qualification was that he served on a nuclear submarine, though never serviced the power plant. Last I checked there were still 12 graphite pile reactors chugging along with no trouble. In the case of Fukushima, they made the decision to operate the reactor in question beyond its operational lifespan to save money. Combine that with a "once in a lifetime" perfect storm of earthquake and tsunami and it held up pretty drat well. I'm still a fan of the CANDU heavy water design because of the whole "coolant is moderator" thing that prevents runaway reactions, and I really wish we had modernized and invested in the technology.
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Jun 6, 2013 00:26
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I don't understand why they need to wait on a video server when youtube exists. Sounds like a stunt to me.
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Jun 6, 2013 06:51
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Gus Hobbleton posted:From my personal experience, you pretty much do have to go to college and get a degree because apparently you aren't qualified to flip burgers unless you've studied ancient Greece or something for four years. That's what happens when you live on Vancouver Island and don't care to work in forestry or fisheries. ^^^ I know many game programmers and that's pretty much true. It's why I took the easy way out and got a great job writing Django for a security company. If you haven't watched Indie Game: The Movie do so, and understand that for each one of those three dudes, there are thousands of others who never made it. There are decent jobs to be had in the industry but you will have to be drat good to get them, which is going to mean lots and lots of unpaid practice. Or nepotism. ZShakespeare fucked around with this message at 06:45 on Jun 7, 2013 |
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Jun 7, 2013 06:41
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Funkdreamer posted:Would anyone be interested in a "Future of the NDP" thread? It would be to discuss both a) how well the NDP is representing the left in Canada and b) its electoral fortunes federally and provincially. Maybe expand the topic to the future of the left in Canada. (I know that means pretty much the NDP and QS, but I'd definitely like to hear other ideas too)
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Jun 8, 2013 00:27
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Consent will be manufactured at unprecedented rates.
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Jun 8, 2013 00:44
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Sassafras posted:Why draw the line here? How dare these employers make us wait for paycheques instead of paying us in cash at the end of every day! Lets take this to the other logical extreme shall we? How dare these employees demand we pay them more than once a month (or year!) with credit that is only good at the company store!
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Jun 18, 2013 14:20
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THC posted:It is now illegal (up to 10 years prison penalty) to wear a mask at an "unlawful gathering". loving Liberals voted for this. The war on Halloween begins!
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Jun 19, 2013 21:02
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The bill is very short. It does not grant an exception to law enforcement so (not a lawyer) I can't see a judge not striking this down the first time it goes to court.
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Jun 19, 2013 21:35
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Faux Shoah posted:Obviously the reserve warranted assistance too but to criticize the scale of the response to a disaster in one of Canada's largest cities compared with a reserve of under 1000 people is more than a little ridiculous. So they should have sent a proportionally larger amount of auditors and body bags to Calgary? I'm not sure what you're saying here.
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Jun 25, 2013 04:52
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I'd definitely run for Awful in Burnaby-North/Seymour or whatever my riding is becoming. I might even be convinced to go out and talk to people. I can't promise I won't call the other guy a jackass though.
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Jun 25, 2013 23:15
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Faux Shoah posted:Like Attawapiskat maybe? Because there's not enough money for both, you see. We have more important things to spend money on, like making sure there are no maple leaves on our military personnel
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Jul 10, 2013 07:29
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THC posted:Having a background in science doesnt mean you're not an idiot. See the opinions of every geologist that works in the oil and gas industry Allow me to enumerate what I believe is a preferable goal for cabinet appointments. Idiot: No Educated idiot: No Non-idiot: maybe Non-idiot with background in field: probably Educated non-idiot: probably (learning skills are key here) Educated non-idiot with background in field: yes
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Jul 15, 2013 20:36
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Well, the problem with your method is how do we get these educated non-idiots with backgrounds in applicable fields to run for office in some riding somewhere in the nation? Didn't a climate scientist run for the greens in the BC election and win? There's still part of me that isn't cynical enough to believe that it could happen!
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Jul 15, 2013 23:45
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Gus Hobbleton posted:Considering some of the poo poo I've seen from grown adults is even more immature and idiotic than the poo poo I did as a kid... No, I'm perfectly able to believe that adults wrote that. They may not be serious, but it's a definite possibility. Yesterday I yelled at my neighbour for allowing his dogs to bark outside my bedroom window for ten straight minutes at six in the morning when he left then unattended. He threw a temper tantrum and started stomping around his apartment and slamming doors. He's in his 40s. Physical age is no indicator when it comes to childish behaviour. ZShakespeare fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Jul 20, 2013 |
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Jul 20, 2013 22:51
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Wow, I guess I should have mentioned that the first two times I confronted him politely he responded by screaming at me, telling me that I was hearing wrong, and slammed his door in my face. Probably could have avoided the stupid interpersonal relations debate. e: If y'all care, after the third time contacting my landlord about it, he spoke to the neighbour, and the past two days have been great. I slept till 9am this morning! ZShakespeare fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Jul 21, 2013 |
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Jul 21, 2013 22:53
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THC posted:Have I mentioned how much I loving hate conservatives? One million children in poverty and they think the best way to "protect" them is blocking porn on the Internet. How loving stunned do you have to be. And aside from that, the children are the ones who will know how the intent works, and how to bypass the filter. It would be a complete waste of money.
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Jul 24, 2013 20:08
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You know what would be awesome? If I became the CEO of a company with massive income and a huge debt, and could say "let's just ignore the debt because it was those other guys that did that" and enjoy all the benefits of the income.
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Aug 14, 2013 17:13
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Fine-able Offense posted:Reminder that the 2012 Translink audit found that $70 million dollars of procurement was inappropriately done without a competitive bidding process.
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Aug 14, 2013 21:10
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I don't get the safety angle. If someone is going to break the law by threatening your safety etc. wouldn't they also be willing to break the law by bypassing fare gates? Or is it that people are afraid of other is wheelchairs and rascals?
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Aug 14, 2013 21:15
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So Powerex, a subsidiary of BC Hydro, was found guilty of profiteering during the California electricity crisis and guess who's on the hook for it!
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Aug 17, 2013 02:12
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Don't most paywalls just use a javascript overlay? Use a plugin like noscript, or turn of JS temporarily.
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Aug 17, 2013 02:20
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I think it's much more likely that the Americans will develop a national HSR system that hooks into Vancouver, Toronto and maybe Montreal that we can use before we get one of our own. (None of this is ever going to happen)
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Aug 19, 2013 05:06
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As long as we're talking about transportation costs, does anyone know of an alternative to BC Ferries? The cost to take the drat thing is getting ridiculous. I recall hearing on the CTV news that people are pissed off that the executives are getting huge bonuses.
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Aug 20, 2013 20:07
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eXXon posted:BC ferries is ridiculous? I paid... $17 or so to go from Vancouver to Victoria, whereas Victoria -> Seattle with Clipper Vacations was $85. Granted, a return ticket was nearly the same price, but they didn't appear willing to sell one-way tickets for much less. The walk on rates are ok, but the second you need to transport something that you can't carry it becomes very expensive to get to the island and back. E: or if you're going somewhere other than Victoria or Nanaimo. These places exist.
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Aug 20, 2013 21:48
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JoelJoel posted:I know people that annually spend that much on their pet. Vet bills are expensive if you're going to be responsible.
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Aug 22, 2013 19:21
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less than three posted:NV and WV are pretty close demographics wise. (Educated, white, above average income) and used to be one municipality. Burnaby is majority-minority and below average on the income scale. The part for Burnaby that is getting lumped in with north van is definitely on the upper income scale for Burnaby. Now my riding, instead of being neck and neck NDP/CPC riding will likely be a vote split clusterfuck, meaning Tory territory.
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Aug 23, 2013 04:11
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I would say that any country that claims, on one hand, to respect individual freedom of expression, and, on the other, has a significant portion of the population, enough to get legislation considered, to restrict that very right for "those people" is at the very least suffering from multiple personality disorder.
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Aug 24, 2013 18:45
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DynamicSloth posted:This is a pretty disingenuous line of attack, do you really think the Liberal Party is going to come out with a better tax policy than the NDP? I, for one, would prefer a tax policy that I agree with rather than one that is less worse than the other guy. (The capital gains thing is new to me too)
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Aug 27, 2013 17:18
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Rolls right off the tongue.
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Aug 28, 2013 23:13
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Punish them by taking their jobs and giving them to hard working everyday Canadian families
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Aug 30, 2013 19:43
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Dreylad posted:If it doesn't start with "It was a dark and stormy Hockey Night in Canada" I will never vote Conservative again. If it does start that way will you then vote conservative in the next election?
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Sep 5, 2013 02:51
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I joined the NDP at which point they stopped sending me mail, electronic or otherwise. I also signed up to volunteer, going so far as to show up uninvited after finding out an event on twitter. They still won't get ahold of me for any volunteer work, so I guess my $40 is where my party support ends.
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Sep 7, 2013 02:04
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Wow, I'm glad I skipped co-op and went straight into the industry based on what those "coding superstars" make.
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Sep 10, 2013 06:14
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Paper Mac posted:Same, ban cell phone talkers. Don't forget email, Facebook and toots.
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Sep 12, 2013 07:17
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They made me learn the Macarena.
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Sep 14, 2013 20:35
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We've also seen the government declare, what most people wouldn't consider, an 'essential' service as 'essential' because THE ECONOMY. Which really means that the government can declare any strike illegal, and I have no reason to doubt that they will do exactly that.
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Dec 1, 2013 19:45
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Guy DeBorgore posted:In Ontario at least it's a symptom of teachers being "overpaid" relative to the qualifications needed*. The Ontario teachers union has very aggressively defended their wages and benefits to the point where they outstrip what someone could make in the private sector with those qualifications. So, with an artificially high price, supply outstrips demand. As a result huge numbers of people get teaching degrees and enter the pool to become potential teachers, far more than we actually need, and most of those people with teaching degrees spend years doing substitute work/contract work. If only it weren't for those pesky "people" interfering with The Market everything would automatically correct itself. Why do we even let people negotiate for higher wages and benefits? We should really just force them to take whatever The Market decides to give them.
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Guy DeBorgore posted:I'm using "overpaid" as a description of a problem, not in a judgmental sense. Sarcasm won't employ graduates from teaching schools in their field. Really? I see the problem as being a lack of similarly well paying jobs for people to train into. If teachers are overpaid, the other side of the coin is that everyone else is underpaid.
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