I think the idea is that you will not necessarily choose near zero carbon alternatives such as cycling to work or buying an electric car. Those simply won’t work for most for a variety of reasons. But by bumping the price of gas, it makes people who can’t or won’t choose an alternative very aware of the cost of going anywhere, and causes many to drive more sparingly by carpooling, waiting until they have multiple reasons for trips or choosing not to go out every weekend. For those with deep pockets it is probably little more than an annoyance that won’t change their behaviour, but increasing fuel prices works very well to curb overall demand.
What a pain. They finally ended this in Canada at the end of 2017. All phones sold since then have to be sold unlocked. Any phone sold before that time is likely still locked to a carrier, but that carrier must provide the unlock code for free upon request. Feels like they did this one right, and it is great to be able to keep an old flagship device for 5+ years and travel with it or move services around as needed.
A nightmare scenario previously only imagined by AI researchers, where AI image generators accidentally spit out non-consensual pornography of real people, is now reality.
Damn, I played the crap out of this game as a kid. Still remember the first time reaching the Stardock and being wowed by how big it was. But the coolest thing was when I figured out you could escape during the invasion with the 50 tonne Chameleon from the training school.
I was a little disappointed when Delissio left Canada, since it was decent for frozen pizza, but now that it’s gone, I see stores carrying Red Baron, which is much better! I doubt there is room for such drastic improvement in tissues, but maybe this will introduce a better new competitor as well.
It does? The list starts in 1993, when Doom came out. Everyone played it, but I have never even seen a purchased copy. That might impact a lot of PC game sales, and explain why the list is dominated by console titles.
I didn’t see these until I was 10 or so, when we moved further south. They were equal parts cool and horrifying, but they made my mother uncomfortable. So she would call the kids out to mash them if she saw one. Became a regular service. We even drew up a logo for it at one point - a kind of cartoonish earwig with the no symbol around it.
If you are old enought to remember this show, you now make noises when you sit down. As a ten year old, this was the coolest truck on TV, the trailer would split open from the top and there was a helicopter hidden inside.
Sadly, most 80s cartoons sucked, but the toys were, and are still, outstanding. That’s probably why we attach such good memories to watching the show along with our buddies Sly Rax and Hondo McLean.
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The ‘carbon tax’ isn’t causing inflation. No matter what politicians say | The Narwhal (thenarwhal.ca)
An old Hallmark commercial for Star Trek Christmas ornaments, with Leonard Nimoy (1992) (youtu.be)
Here’s another one with Romulans from 1995....
Toronto home prices fall in November; down nearly 19% from 2022 peak
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In Russia, a woman shouting “Glory to Ukraine” splattered Sberbank employees with paint. She claims an unknown man called her via WhatsApp and offered money for it. (streamable.com)
Source: t.me/Crimeanwind/48193
Astonishing Anti Repair Practices By Apple In the Last 15 Years (www.youtube.com)
A pretty comprehensive video by Hugh Jeffreys covering how Apple has been restricting repairability in their devices, even before 2012....
What is your favourite floor cleaner liquid and why?
Currently using vim
Lemmy, recommend me a good budget Android phone please
I need one for general purposes only, NOT for gaming, so I don’t really care about gaming-related features....
I just think Kevin is cool. (lemmy.world)
Sony confirms departure of veteran exec Connie Booth, after more than 30 years (www.eurogamer.net)
Major new package of support for Ukraine's counter-offensive announced by Grant Shapps - UK (www.gov.uk)
‘Dream’ AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs (www.404media.co)
A nightmare scenario previously only imagined by AI researchers, where AI image generators accidentally spit out non-consensual pornography of real people, is now reality.
it's time for my trump card (feddit.de)
Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
MetalMercs Announcement! Demo III: The Imperium (A free fan made successor of the 1988 BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception for MS-DOS) (www.youtube.com)
Chechen leader Kadyrov is in critical condition - Ukrainian intelligence (www.pravda.com.ua)
Kleenex pulling out of Canada, Kimberly-Clark says (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Kleenex, the brand that became the generic term for facial tissues, is pulling out of Canada.
'This is egregious': Sisters shocked when Toronto landlord raises rent to $9,500 a month (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500....
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
Alberta logic (lemmy.world)
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The best-selling video game of each year since 1993 (ftw.usatoday.com)
Spirits, how do I tell my crush I like her?
As God is my witness, I didn't know earwigs could fly. (lemmy.world)
eBay Find: A 1980s Dystopian Sci-Fi Truck From "The Highwayman" (lemmy.world)
If you are old enought to remember this show, you now make noises when you sit down. As a ten year old, this was the coolest truck on TV, the trailer would split open from the top and there was a helicopter hidden inside.
A Florida sinkhole that killed a man in 2013 opens for a third time (www.nbcnews.com)
Lemmy.world reaches new milestone: 100k users and counting! (lemmy.world)
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Lemmy needs content, so heres a picture of my iMac G4 (lemmy.world)