Also, the shifty-looking cow in Mass Effect that would pickpocket your credits if you turned your back on it after interacting with it.

RIP Into the Badlands, you were done dirty.

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Yessss.

My first year of university, I lived in residence and the cafeteria had a nugget ice machine. Every day before class I'd swing through and fill my water bottle to the brim with ice and top if off with water. I'd have enough ice to crunch until my classes were done (not in class, I'm not a monster).

I miss it so much.

Also, a post-mix bar gun. Mostly just for carbonated water, because I'm also a fizz addict and those things are just fun.

I reread Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Obviously the second time around I didn't get to experience the same burning curiosity about the setting, nor the joy of piecing things together, but I still really enjoyed it.

Also currently about halfway through Quinn Slobodian's Crack-Up Capitalism. Looking forward to his new book in a couple weeks.

I'm happy to heap scorn on my province's weenie premier for his constant folding to regressive bullies and wealthy lobbies, but I gotta admit that he's got nothing on Smith, Legault, Moe, Ford, or Houston.

This country's had some real shithead premiers in its history but it really does feel like a race to the bottom these days.

Lmao I can fit that much stuff in my Forte.

We do deserve librarians.

For people dealing with or processing systemic trauma, this directory isn't a luxury or a stretch goal feature, it's an essential accessibilty feature.

There are a few things I'd add to that list, like burnout, disability, and neurodivergence, but it's a good start.

We gotta raise the bar, it's been in hell for too long now.

Like a manicured Ed the Sock.

I agree, but I'm also acutely aware that it is campaign season, and the LPC has a nasty habit of running left and governing right.

If we wind up with a Liberal minority with Conservatives in opposition, or with a Liberal majority, I honestly fully expect this to get dropped or strategically undermined the way electoral reform did.

In other words, we're gonna have to be ready to fight for it.

Here's a 2.5h investigative report of the breakup of ZA/UM. It's worthwhile if you've got the time and inclination.

I don't really pay attention to awards, but I was losing my mind over the cinematography in Severance S2E2 for pretty much the entire runtime. I hope Suzie Lavelle wins something for it.

I can't access the full article but if this is where I think it is, it's near where my mom lives and she is furious about the possibility.

Yes, it's an arbitrary number, but that doesn't make it meaningless.

Renters are losing wealth faster than any other demographic in this country, and

Yeah I was kind of working on a long effort post in Jerboa over the course of my day, which is already risky since it doesn't save drafts, but I think somehow switching apps resulted in my posting three times to this thread when I had not intended to post anything at all yet.

So now there are three comments from me on this thread, this one, another without the partial sentence at all, and one completely blank.

Looks goofy as hell but I'm gonna leave them up anyway.

Honestly when I see "tech millionaire" and "altruism" in the same article, I expect to seese seriously ghoulish shit.

I still have concerns around the long-term outcome - the land is ostensibly still privately held, and I assume the homes are as well. I'd like to

Honestly when I see "tech millionaire" and "altruism" in the same article, I don't expect to see someone actually using their wealth to do something decent.

It's the maximum reasonable amount as per StatsCan.

People spending 30% or more of their income on shelter costs are considered to be rent-burdened, or in unaffordable housing.

To me, "perfectly reasonable" implies that there would be wiggle room on either end where the figure could still be reasonable were it higher or lower.