Hours after the operators of the province’s power grid warned that new federal electricity regulations could lead to blackouts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is preparing for the possibility of enacting her signature legislation in an effort to push back against Ottawa’s planned emissions reductions....
My father who works high up in a military tech company.
They build as much as they can in China (without losing US contracts) then bring it to Canada to finish the parts they can’t do in China before moving it to the US to assemble and put a “made in USA” sticker on it
For me; the company I’m at gets all of our metals from China because it’s so much cheaper to ship it here
You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise considering all the comments on GOG that say it has DRM and the length of agreements you have to sign after install
I am aware of the coincidence of Bush Sr’s alleged position at the time of the assassination and his relatively quick transition to high profile politics that came after
One of the big winners of the Unity debacle is the free and open source Godot Engine, which has seen its funding soar to a much more impressive level as Unity basically gave them free advertising.
If I buy 10k seats of Netflix then I should be able to sell them individually for less than the person buying 1 seat directly for instance and still turn a profit
If I funnel that content through my own app then that should be allowed
There are anti-competitive practices in place where you have to sign onto a platform in order to access their content
And the amount on content which a given company holds is too high
You get this in every industry; if you go a state over and the companies all look the same then it means they have gotten too big to compete with and need to be broken up
The suspension of Indian visa services for Canadians this week has prompted uncertainty among many who had hoped to travel to India in the near future. Here's what the visa centre closure could mean for India's sizable diaspora community in Canada, which is now caught in the middle of rising diplomatic tensions between the two...
It’s unfortunate that it has come to this but we’ve experienced four fires around the church property since June and the Board of Trustees had met. They have decided to protect the property belonging to the church,” Barb Shourounis, board chair for Knox Metropolitan Church said....
Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
Anon is dating too young (sh.itjust.works)
Security Clearance for pierre poilievre.
So is he refusing to get a security clearance, or is he incapable of obtaining one? If the latter he should be disqualified from running for office.
Epic Games, maker of ‘Fortnite’ video game, begins $2.75M settlement payout (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Non-Paywall Article
The final nail in Reddit's coffin dropped today:
Dear User,...
Jury acquits delivery driver of main charge in shooting of YouTube prankster (abcnews.go.com)
A jury has found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who was following him around a mall food court earlier this year
Premier Smith says Alberta preparing Sovereignty Act motion over federal emissions plans (www.cbc.ca)
Hours after the operators of the province’s power grid warned that new federal electricity regulations could lead to blackouts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is preparing for the possibility of enacting her signature legislation in an effort to push back against Ottawa’s planned emissions reductions....
Sweden's Northvolt to build $5.2 bln battery factory in Canada (www.reuters.com)
Accompanied by bad acting and writing (thumbsnap.com)
Leger / September 24, 2023 (lemmy.ca)
Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Horizon Forbidden West Coming to PC (www.theverge.com)
CAN’T WAIT!
Are we voting with our wallets to overheat the planet? (www.cbc.ca)
Retiree 'in shock' after Canada Post finds missing $300K inheritance cheque (www.cbc.ca)
TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.
Upon inception it was set at $0.25. It is now $7.25.
Good morning! It's hot over here [OC] (lemmynsfw.com)
I had a journey (lemmy.ml)
Reading about FOSS philosophy, degoogling, becoming against corporations, and now a full-blown woke communist (like Linus Torvalds)
Don't ask me which ones tho, cuz I'm an old (lemmy.world)
How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11 (www.wired.com)
Basically, install Windows as you normally would, but when asked for Time and Currency format, select English (World) instead of your country....
Posters for 'whites-only' parent-and-child group in Metro Vancouver draw outrage (www.cbc.ca)
Im going to get banned for this (programming.dev)
Dusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopoly (twitter.com)
Star Wars Fans Launch Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancelled KOTOR 2 DLC (www.thegamer.com)
Don't ask (lemmy.zip)
Godot Engine hits over 50K euros per month in funding (www.gamingonlinux.com)
One of the big winners of the Unity debacle is the free and open source Godot Engine, which has seen its funding soar to a much more impressive level as Unity basically gave them free advertising.
And now Bezos is trying to insert ads everywhere (lemmy.world)
How does India's visa office suspension affect Canadian travellers? (www.ctvnews.ca)
The suspension of Indian visa services for Canadians this week has prompted uncertainty among many who had hoped to travel to India in the near future. Here's what the visa centre closure could mean for India's sizable diaspora community in Canada, which is now caught in the middle of rising diplomatic tensions between the two...
deleted_by_author
'Unfortunate that it has come to this': Regina church fences off property used by homeless (regina.ctvnews.ca)
It’s unfortunate that it has come to this but we’ve experienced four fires around the church property since June and the Board of Trustees had met. They have decided to protect the property belonging to the church,” Barb Shourounis, board chair for Knox Metropolitan Church said....
CBC Says Canada Is “Canary In The Coal Mine” As The Pubcaster Predicts Meta and Alphabet Will Block News Content In Other Countries (deadline.com)
18+ Deregulation will surely help the housing crisis 🤡 (lemmy.ml)