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I mean we absolutely should keep fent out of our country entirely, that way it won’t get trafficked to the US either. Fuck fentanyl and what it does to people.

HOWEVER, the amount of fentanyl going to the US from Canada is extremely low, almost negligible compared to all the other ways it’s getting into the US. It’s just an excuse to invoke emergency powers so he doesn’t need to go through congress to impose tariffs and can also break the trade agreement that he himself signed. It was never about fentanyl, we’re never going to “solve” the problem in his eyes because the problem he’s claiming we have is almost entirely made up.


Don't negotiate with terrorists. His words are worthless because he doesn't honour them. We need to shift pur economy away from the US right the fuck now.
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Donald Trump has ruptured the Canada-U.S. relationship. To what end? And what comes next?
Text mirror of the article at the time of posting: # Donald Trump has ruptured the Canada-U.S. relationship. To what end? And what comes next? By Aaron Wherry · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 5:16 AM PST | Last Updated: 9 hours ago Trudeau tries to prepare Canadians for a struggle as counter-tariffs announced Addressing both Canadians and Americans on Saturday night, at one of the most fraught moments in the history of relations between Canada and the United States, Justin Trudeau reminded listeners of John F. Kennedy's words when the late American president addressed Parliament in May 1961. "Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies," the prime minister said, quoting Kennedy. Trudeau did not repeat the next sentence in Kennedy's remarks: "Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder." Perhaps that line would have seemed in this moment like a direct attack on the current American president. But Kennedy's sentiment may have been implied as Trudeau proceeded to recount all of the occasions on which Canadians and Americans have fought together and all of the moments in which Canadians have been there to assist their neighbour. Together, Trudeau said, Canada and the United States have built the most successful economic, military and security partnership the world has ever seen and a relationship that is the envy of the world. "Unfortunately, the actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together," Trudeau said as he announced how Canada will hit back at U.S. tariffs. The depth and duration of the split remains to be seen. In the short term, it could be very difficult — not least for those whose jobs and livelihoods are now threatened. And at an anxious moment for the country, Trudeau seemed intent on both pulling Canadians together and preparing them for a significant struggle: "There are many ways for you to do your part," he said. But even if this rupture is somehow patched over relatively quickly, it's easy to imagine how this could leave the sort of lasting scars that change for the long-term the relationship between two nations that nature hath joined together. ## How did we get here? The United States has now commenced a trade war against its closest ally and trading partner. And there is much to consider about what comes next. But it's also worth reviewing how we got here. On Nov. 5, Americans chose Donald Trump to be their next president. Twenty days later, Trump announced, via a post to his own social-media platform, that he would apply a 25 per cent tariff to all products imported into the United States from Canada and Mexico — a response, he claimed, to the fact that people and illegal drugs were entering the United States from those two countries. At least in the case of Canada, this was an irrational justification. Seizures of fentanyl at America's northern border represented 0.08 per cent of all fentanyl seized by American officials in the last fiscal year. The number of people entering the United States through Canada has also been a fraction of the total number of people entering via Mexico. Regardless, preventing unwanted people and things from entering the United States is first and foremost the responsibility of the United States. If the U.S. believes it is justified in levying tariffs in this case, then Canadian officials would presumably have grounds to levy tariffs in response to the flow of illegal firearms that enter this country through the United States. Canadian officials were nonetheless obliged — both political and practically — to take Trump's stated concerns seriously. And so they did. New resources were marshalled and new commitments to cross-border co-operation were made. By the federal government's estimate, the total package of measures will cost $1.3 billion. But either it wasn't enough or it simply didn't matter. Paul Krugman, the Nobel-winning economist and commentator, suggested this week that the use of fentanyl to justify this trade war was akin to a previous American administration's claims of "weapons of mass destruction" as a pretext to launch an invasion of Iraq in 2003. "It's just a plausible-sounding reason for a president to do what he wanted to do for other reasons — George W. Bush wanted a splendid little war, Donald Trump just wants to impose tariffs and assert dominance," Krugman wrote. ## Why does Trump want to put tariffs on Canada? It can't be said that Trump is responding to some great desire on the part of Americans to get tough on Canadian-made products. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in January found just 37 per cent of Americans support a new tax on Canadian goods. Abacus Data similarly found that just 28 per cent of Americans think a 25 per cent tariff is a "good idea." The White House referred to the tariffs as "leverage" on Saturday. But it's unclear what more the United States wants. And whatever his stated concerns about fentanyl, Trump may more profoundly view tariffs as a way to raise revenue for a federal government that is already running a deficit of $1.8 trillion US, and as a method to force companies to manufacture products within the United States. "We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913," Trump said on Friday. "That's when we were a tariff country." At least as measured by GDP, it's hard to see how the United States was richer at the dawn of the 20th century. But returning to the world of 1913 would mean reversing nearly a century of increasing economic integration between Canada and the United States — integration that was formalized by a succession of free-trade deals, the most recent of which was negotiated, signed and celebrated by Trump himself just over six years ago. At the very least, Trump has seemingly now sent the message to Canadian leaders — and leaders in many other countries — that America is no longer to be regarded as a reliable ally or trading partner. He seems to believe America's economic power exists to be wielded against others, both foes and friends, with no concern for either America's international relationships or the welfare of citizens in other countries. ## What will this do to the Canadian psyche? Trudeau said he trusts the American people and doesn't believe they wake up wanting to pick a fight with Canada. And perhaps the president's continued focus on fentanyl offers a way out. Perhaps Canadian officials can continue to implement measures related to the border and then Trump can claim victory and everyone can go back to their corners. At least until the next tariff is threatened. But what of the Canadian political psyche? Canadians had largely overcome the fears of previous decades and grown comfortable with closer economic integration with the United States. Fears of American cultural influence had also receded. At least until now. Fans at an Ottawa Senators game on Saturday night booed the American national anthem. In addition to the $155 billion in counter-tariffs announced by Trudeau on Saturday night, Nova Scotia announced that highway tolls would be increased on American trucks and American alcohol would be pulled off the province's store shelves. British Columbia announced that the province would no longer sell alcohol from "red states" — that is, American states that voted for Trump last November. Trudeau spoke of preserving the relationship between Canada and the United States and "necessity" and "economics" may ultimately carry the day. But Trudeau also called on Canadians to "choose Canada" — in their day-to-day purchases and even in their choice of where to vacation. If nothing else, Trump's aggression may be a shot in the arm for Canadian patriotism. "Canada is home to bountiful resources, breathtaking beauty, and a proud people who've come from every corner of the globe to forge a nation with a unique identity worth embracing and celebrating," Trudeau said on Saturday night. Trudeau finished his prepared remarks with "Vive le Canada," a trademark rallying cry of former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Chrétien lived through some of the seminal moments in the making of modern Canada — the repatriation of the Constitution, the Quebec referendums of 1980 and 1995 — and his last great political act as prime minister was refusing to go along with the American invasion of Iraq. For Canadians, going our own way may be newly back in fashion.
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Here are all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump’s tariffs. Canada imposing $155 billion in counter-tariffs, provinces launching their own moves.
Text mirror of the article at the time of posting: # Here are all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump's tariffs Canada imposing $155 billion in counter-tariffs, provinces launching their own moves By Benjamin Lopez Steven · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 1:08 PM PST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a trade war on Canada, prompting the federal government, provinces and territories to launch their own countermeasures to hit back at the American economy. Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from Canada and a lower 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy products. That means there will be a fee on Canadian products entering the United States — and those costs will likely be passed on to American consumers. Likewise, the Canadian government has pledged to hit the U.S. with retaliatory 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods coming into Canada. There will be an immediate $30 billion implemented on Tuesday, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days. Those are the topline figures, but there's a slate of other actions the federal government and provinces are considering or have already begun to enact. Let's break down all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump's tariffs: ## The federal government According to a news release from the Department of Finance, the first $30-billion phase of the Canadian counter-tariff response will hit American products like orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliance, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics and pulp and paper. The second, $125-billion phase will include products like passenger vehicles and trucks, steel and aluminum products, certain fruits and vegetables, aerospace products, beef, pork, dairy, recreational vehicles and recreational boats, the news release said. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that the first phase is largely "consumer goods that we would import from the United States for which there is a replacement" from other countries. LeBlanc acknowledged that putting counter-tariffs does add economic challenges for Canadians, who will likely need to pay more from American goods under scrutiny. Therefore, LeBlanc said, the federal government and provinces have an obligation to support workers and people "unjustly affected by this American decision." Opposition parties like the NDP have called on the federal government to recall Parliament and pass legislation to protect Canadian workers and businesses from the American tariffs. When asked if he would recall Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday night the federal government currently has the tools it needs to mount a response to Trump's tariffs. Trump has claimed that fentanyl flowing into the U.S. from Canada is the reason behind his decision to impose the tariffs. Canadian officials have vigorously argued the amount of fentanyl flowing into the U.S. is minimal. Figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show the agency seized just 19.5 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border last year compared to 9,570 kilograms at the southwestern one. On Saturday night, Trudeau said Canada and the U.S. have made progress in working together on addressing the flow of fentanyl, including sending joint teams to China to talk about precursor chemicals that get developed into fentanyl. On Sunday night, Trump said he will be speaking on Monday to both Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, whose country was also tariffed. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Sunday urged the Liberal government to recall Parliament to put in place a "Canada first" plan to handle the economic repercussions from the tariffs. Poilievre proposed retaliating "dollar for dollar" by targeting industries that will have a maximum impact on the U.S. while harming Canadian consumers as little as possible. He also said any funds collected through retaliatory tariffs should be returned to Canadians, specifically through cuts on other taxes. "The tariffs must not be a tax grab. None of the money should stay in government coffers," Poilievre said. "All of it should go back to the workers and businesses that are affected — and most of it should go back in the form of a massive tax cut." ## British Columbia (Where I live ❤️) B.C. Premier David Eby called Trump's tariffs an "unprecedented attack." He said the province will support the federal government's actions and would work to protect B.C. workers and businesses. On Saturday evening, Eby said he's directed the BC Liquor Distribution Branch to immediately stop buying American liquor from U.S. states that predominantly vote Republican — known as "red states" — and remove top-selling red-state brands from the shelves of public liquor stores. The B.C. premier also said he's directed the provincial government and Crown corporations to exclude U.S. supplies from any new purchasing or procurement agreements. In a news release, Eby's office said the province is assessing private-sector projects worth $20 billion with the goal of "getting them approved as quickly as possible, and issuing their permits faster." "These are expected to create 6,000 jobs in remote and rural communities," the news release said. There are additional measures under consideration by B.C. and could be introduced in the coming days and weeks, the news release added. ## Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in a statement posted to social media that Trump's tariff decision "will harm Canadian and Americans alike, and strain the important relationship between our two nations." Smith said her province will "do everything in its power to convince the U.S. president and Congress, as well as the American people, to reverse this mutually destructive policy." Alberta will continue its diplomatic efforts to persuade Trump, lawmakers and administration officials to lift all tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as possible, Smith said. The province will also continue its call for the appointment of a Canadian border czar to secure the Canada-U.S. border against illegal migrants and drugs moving in both directions, Smith added. Finally, the Alberta premier said her province will "continue to strenuously oppose any effort to ban exports to the U.S. or to tax our own people and businesses on goods leaving Canada for the United States" Smith has consistently argued against Canada using export taxes or other sanctions on oil as a pressure point in a trade war — a sticking point that has previously put her at odds with other provincial officials like Ontario Premier Doug Ford. ## Saskatchewan In a statement posted to social media, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Trump's decision to impose tariffs is "disappointing and will damage both our countries' economics, workers and consumers." Moe called on the federal government to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada to toughen penalties for drug offences and "take all necessary measures to strengthen border security and have fentanyl removed from our communities in Canada and the U.S.A." The premier said he supports "very targeted and specific retaliatory measures to initial tariffs. However, this should never be the longer-term answer." "Saskatchewan's exports are crucial to supporting food and energy security across North America and around the world," Moe said. "We will also be working to ensure diversification of Saskatchewan markets for our goods." Finally, Moe said the province will work with Saskatchewan businesses and other governments to find "common ground on this important issue to ensure that damaging tariffs are removed as quickly as possible." ## Manitoba On Sunday afternoon, the Manitoba government announced it was issuing a directive to Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries to stop the sale of American products in the province. That directive goes into effect on Tuesday. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said on Sunday the provincial government will be working "around the clock to protect your jobs and to safeguard our economy at this time." "Some of our fellow Manitobans are going to feel the impacts [of the tariffs] right away," Kinew said. "For other Manitobans and in other industries, it may take some time. But we all need to stand together, shoulder-to-shoulder to be there for one another." Kinew reiterated the province also supports the federal government's response and will be unveiling new steps every day to "to support our economy and to protect your jobs." The premier also encouraged Canadians to shop local, but recognized it may take time for shopping habits to change. "As we go further into this scenario of living with the Trump tariff tax, then we need to seriously shift our habits ... toward Canadian products, Manitoba destinations and resources that are going to keep money in our own pockets here." ## Ontario In a similar move as Eby and Kinew, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to remove American products from its shelves, starting Tuesday. "As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, LCBO will also remove American products from its catalogue so other Ontario-based restaurants and retailers can't order or restock U.S. products," Ford said in a post on social media Sunday morning. Earlier on Saturday, Ford, who is running for re-election on Feb. 27, pledged to spend billions to protect Ontario workers and businesses from the unprecedented economic threat. Ford also said in a statement Saturday that he supports the federal government for a "strong and forceful response that matches U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar." He also said Canada needs to "maximize points of leverage and use them to maximum effect." "Canada has so much of what America needs: high-grade nickel and other critical minerals, energy and electricity, uranium, potash, aluminum," Ford said in his statement. "Together, we'll meet this moment. We'll stand united. We'll stand strong." ## Quebec Quebec Premier François Legault promised to fight for Quebecers who will be affected by Trump's tariffs, and estimated more than 100,000 jobs will be lost in the province. Legault said he and all other Canadian premiers support the federal government's retaliatory measures and that Canada's counter-tariffs would "benefit our companies by 25 per cent." The Quebec premier added he's looking at various solutions, including creating more jobs at Hydro-Québec and fast-tracking the construction of infrastructure in health, education and public transit sectors. Legault also said his government will take actions to help small businesses and that the tariffs could be an opportunity for Quebec companies to "replace American products" and develop new markets. On Sunday afternoon, the Quebec government announced that it asked the province's liquor board, the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), to remove all American products from its shelves starting Tuesday. It also instructed the SAQ to halt the supply of American alcoholic beverages to agencies, grocery stores, restaurants and bars. The changes may take a few days to be fully implemented, according to the government. ## New Brunswick New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said in a Facebook post that Trump's tariffs will "devastate New Brunswick workers, businesses and the economy." "Our team will use every tool in our toolbox to defend and support New Brunswickers and put an end to these tariffs," Holt said. Holt said it's "now more important than ever to build up our economy, buy local, and get to work seizing the opportunities we have across New Brunswick and our country." In a statement to CBC News, Katie Beers, Holt's press secretary, said the province will "be releasing our full response plan" on Monday. ## Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said in a statement that it's "remarkable we find ourselves at odds with our best friend and neighbour. It will take thoughtfulness and time but we will get through this." Houston said Nova Scotia will limit access to provincial procurement for American businesses, look for ways to cancel existing contracts, double the cost of tolls at Cobequid Pass and direct the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation to remove all U.S. alcohol from their shelves on Tuesday. The premier also said Nova Scotia "must ramp up our focus on finding new markets here at home with programs like Nova Scotia Loyal, focus on developing our own resources, eliminate inter-provincial trade barriers and, finally, of course, look for international diversification." "We will do these things and no matter what, I will do everything I can to protect the interests of hard-working Nova Scotians and their families," Houston added. ## Prince Edward Island In a statement sent out Saturday, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said Trump's tariffs "pose a serious risk to Canadian industries, including those that are the backbone of Prince Edward Island's economy — our farmers, fishers, manufacturers, and exporters." King said on Saturday evening he convened the PEI Cabinet Committee on US Relations, which includes several provincial ministers responsible for finances, agriculture, economic development and fisheries. The premier said the committee "will be working with their department and their stakeholders between now and Tuesday to share information and ensure our response is strong." "We will take the necessary steps to protect jobs, support businesses and ensure our industries remain competitive," King said. "Our province, like our country, has always relied on strong, fair-trade relationships," King added. "We will work closely with the federal government and our provincial and territorial partners to push back against these tariffs and make it clear that Canadian businesses and workers cannot be treated unfairly." Like other provinces, P.E.I. announced Sunday that it will be removing American products from its shelves at provincially run liquor stores, while private retailers won't be able to purchase American alcohol from the provincial wholesaler. The province also said it will be limiting government procurement from U.S.-based companies. ## Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey had some of the most dire warnings about Trump's tariffs, calling them "an existential threat" to Canada and an "attack on Canadians, an attack on their values, on our sovereignty." In a statement, Furey said he expects the federal government to "action a comprehensive approach to help impacted businesses, workers, and support and service sectors." "We are also working on a variety of initiatives including helping identify new markets for Newfoundland and Labrador businesses, as well as opportunities to diversify their supply chains," Furey added. The premier also encouraged residents to buy local. "There are a lot of substitutes for the American products we consume," Furey said. ## Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson said in a statement the "aggressive and disappointing decision by the United States government to impose tariffs on all Canadian goods means that we, as Northerners and as Canadians, must prepare for increased economic uncertainty." Simpson said his government is committed to working with federal, provincial and territorial partners as well as Indigenous and community governments in the region as part of a co-ordinated approach to the tariffs. The Northwest Territories government will review procurement policies to eliminate purchases from U.S. companies where possible and halt the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission's purchase of American goods. "These are significant measures, and we do not take them lightly," Simpson said. "We will continue to identify meaningful ways to stand in solidarity with our fellow Canadians." Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said in a Facebook post on Saturday that Trump's tariffs are "insult to the friendship and partnership that has existed between Canada and the U.S. for generations" and his government supports Canada's response. "We'll keep working to strengthen our local economy, support our industries, break down barriers to interprovincial trade and build new markets abroad," Pillai said. "The Government of Yukon will work with the federal government to make sure that Yukon businesses impacted by the Trump tariffs are supported." Pillai issued a statement on Sunday that the territorial liquor wholesaler will stop purchasing American alcohol. He also said the territorial government will be reviewing its procurement policies to exclude American goods and services. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok said in an Instagram post on Saturday that "Nunavut stands with team Canada on a strong and decisive response to U.S. tariffs." "Canada's Arctic is a region of opportunity, from critical minerals in our land to an abundance of fish in our waters, it's time to invest in our own economy and communities," Akeeagok said. "In a time of uncertainty, the Arctic can unlock new economic opportunities for our country." The Nunavut premier added that "through innovation, ingenuity and resilience that we will endure and continue to prosper."
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Hopefully it also means animal testing isn’t actually that important and can be easily phased out for alternatives.


If this is what it takes for Canada to finally start diverting its economy away from the US, If this is what it takes for Canada to finally realize the US doesn't see us as an equal, Then bring it, orange piece of shit. Your move.
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Testing medicines on humans is basically testing in production


Text mirror of the article at the time of posting: Walker’s organization, Honest Reporting Canada, is known for issuing “Action Alerts” targeting Canadian news outlets it says are presenting an unfair or inaccurate view of Israel. An assistant director for a Canadian pro-Israel media watchdog group is facing 17 criminal charges in connection with a string of profane anti-Palestinian graffiti that included the phrase “F— Gaza.” Robert Walker, 39, remains employed by Honest Reporting Canada months after his November arrest. The organization, which is headquartered in Toronto, has not made any statement on his arrest, the graffiti or his continued employment, and did not respond to a request for comment. An attorney for Walker, Leora Shemesh, also did not immediately return a request for comment from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. She told the Toronto Star over the weekend that her client would be pleading not guilty. Shemesh added that the charges against Walker had been “politicized” owing to an “emotionally charged climate associated to the Middle East conflict,” adding that he had faced harassment at his home. “This case should not be used by anyone as an excuse to target, harass and or intimidate an individual who at this time has done nothing wrong,” Shemesh added. Shemesh herself has drawn attention for her pro-Israel advocacy. Last year, she was ejected from a Toronto Raptors NBA game for wearing a “Free Our Hostages” sweatshirt to the arena. (She argued that her sweatshirt should not be seen as a violation of the NBA’s ban on political messaging because supporting hostages should be apolitical.) Toronto police arrested Walker alongside two others, one of whom is 71 years old, in conjunction with November’s graffiti incident. The graffiti were painted on sidewalks, planters and construction signs — considered city property — along a stretch of busy Queen Street East. All three are charged with 17 counts of “mischief,” and are due back in court in late February. A fourth suspect is being sought by police but hasn’t yet been identified. According to the Toronto Star, the graffiti in question includes the phrase “F— Gaza” stencilled in an English font resembling Hebrew letters. Another stencil with similar lettering, according to social media photos, read “Rape ≠ Resistance,” a reference to the reported rapes committed by Hamas on Oct. 7. Walker’s organization, Honest Reporting Canada, is known for issuing “Action Alerts” targeting Canadian news outlets it says are presenting an unfair or inaccurate view of Israel, in the model of the group of the same name that has offices in the United States and Israel. (The director of Honest Reporting US told JTA the two organizations are “completely separate.”) Recent pressure campaigns include accusing a Montreal magazine of “falsely” claiming there is famine in Gaza, and attacking CBC articles about Palestinian suffering in Gaza that fail to mention Hamas. Arrest didn't deter him Since Walker’s arrest, he has continued writing for Honest Reporting Canada. He penned a letter to the editor of a Waterloo, Ontario, newspaper this month disputing that Israel was responsible for the deaths of two Palestinian sisters with area connections who were recently killed in Gaza. He called their family’s account of their deaths “unverified.” Toronto has been a frequent battleground for Israel-related activism, and has also been the site of several documented attacks on Jewish schools and synagogues since the war began. A weekly pro-Israel rally in the city that began after Oct. 7 has been the site of numerous arrests and other forms of disruption, and a right-wing pundit was arrested in November for crashing a pro-Palestinian rally where some attendees had dressed as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Walker himself has specifically crusaded against antisemitic graffiti in the past, arguing on a 2021 podcast episode that it shouldn’t be overlooked in favor of more violent crimes. “A small, only minimally irritating act of vandalism, if tolerated or overlooked, can quickly become a stepping stone to more antisemitic acts, and more dangerous ones, too,” he said at the time.
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The windows kernel has hardly changed since XP.

Windows NNT when? Surely from a business/competition perspective they can’t let Linux get that many years ahead of them in terms of kernel optimisations?


My guess is that a stack trace is being generated, but something further down the chain is consuming it, realizes there’s an error, and just throws -1 instead of the stack trace itself.

Something like

try {
    compileThisDamnProgram()
} catch Exception {
    return -1
}


The complete lack of error reporting in the compiler is a surprise though.



Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. Stamps purchased in booklet, coil or sheet will cost 25 per cent more. What does that mean for its future?
Text from the article at the time of posting: # Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. What does that mean for its future? ## Stamps purchased in booklet, coil or sheet will cost 25 per cent more Canada Post is raising the cost of stamps and its other mail products by 25 per cent today, a move announced in September, well before a 30-day labour strike further challenged the organization's already dire financial situation. Experts say the price increase will be both risky and ineffective. The Crown corporation says that stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or sheet — which make up the majority of stamp sales — will now cost $1.24 each, up from $0.99. Such price increases receive legislative approval in advance. A spokesperson said that the change "is required to better align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing letter mail service to all Canadians." Canadian stamp prices are some of the lowest in the world, the spokesperson added. "I don't know if it's prohibitive, but it might [disincentivize] people a little bit," said Karen McCormick, a Windsor resident who says she rarely sends mail anymore. "It's just kind of weird that they would be rising … What difference will it make?" Canada Post expects that the new rates will bring in approximately $80 million additional annual gross revenue in 2025. But that number is negligible against the $3 billion the corporation has lost since 2018. It says that higher delivery costs, paired with a growing Canadian population has contributed to its financial stress. Canada Post's mandate requires that it deliver to every address in the country. In November, the corporation reported more than $300 million in quarterly losses, which it attributed to the ongoing loss in its share of the parcels market, and partly to the financial impact of the strike. Workers are back on the job but is still in negotiations with their labour union for a new deal. # 'It's going to be a very different organization' Canada Post has long held a monopoly on letter mail, which the Crown corporation itself said has declined by 60 per cent in the last two decades. Since the pandemic, its market share of the more profitable parcels delivery business has been eroded by private couriers and delivery giants such as Amazon, which rely on low-cost labour. The price hike is a "somewhat dangerous road for Canada Post to go too far down the line of competing one-to-one with the other providers out there because, fundamentally, they won't be able to do so as profitably as others," said Sherena Hussain, an instructor at York University's Schulich School of Business. However, "that market share was up for grabs and some of the lower cost players have been able to offer their services and establish a form of trust when Canada Post wasn't there," Hussain said. "That being said, their rates have typically been higher than Canada Post." The price increases expected on Monday are a "Band-Aid" solution that won't solve Canada Post's problem, said Ian Lee, a management professor at Carleton University who studies the postal service. "There is a future. It's going to be a very different organization. It's going to be much smaller," he said. A future version of Canada Post might be taxpayer-subsidized, he added, with service primarily in rural and remote communities — areas not serviced by the private, for-profit couriers that tend to focus on Canada's major metropolitan areas. Lee said that there could also be a scenario in which Canada Post delivers directly to independently owned franchises that exist in grocery stores and pharmacies, rather than delivering directly to home addresses. "Loblaws and Shoppers [Drug Mart] and corner stores will just be competing aggressively to obtain those franchises because they'll have guaranteed customers coming in the door," he said. "It's going to be restructured. The only question is when and to what extent, and what will be the proposition offered when they restructure?" Written by Jenna Benchetrit
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Always a good idea to delete a binutil right?



You can have a partial Y chromosome or transfer of Y genes to the X chromosome during meiosis which can result in a person with both sets of sex organs, or more rarely, no sex organs at all. Even genetic sex cannot be accurately represented as one bit (let alone gender identity).


🚫 const gender

👉 var gender







There’s really not a lot of situations where exact fractions work, but purely symbolic logic wouldn’t. Maybe none, IDK.

Simulations maybe? Like the ones for chaotic systems where even the slightest inaccuracy massively throws the result off, where the tiny difference between an exact fraction and a float can seriously impact the accuracy as small errors build up over time.


Performance penalty I would imagine. You would have to do many more steps at the processor level to calculate fractions than floats. The languages more suited toward math do have them as someone else mentioned, but the others probably can’t justify the extra computational expense for the little benefit it would have, also I’d bet there are already open source libraries for all the popular languages of you really need a fraction.


A surprising number of embedded devices (you know, the ones controlling machinery in factories and stuff) are still running 32-bit processors.


To be fair, let’s not pretend we haven’t all written JS to resize shit in desperation when the CSS doesn’t work. Though the better way to do this would probably be to listen for the window size change to fire your style changing functions. That makes it behave more like responsive CSS that changes automatically when you resize the window (though with a slight lag sometimes because it’s a lot more computationally expensive). Though it could also be due to the browser putting unused tabs to sleep and stopping JS execution which would be outside the website’s control.


Nah two space inserts start getting difficult to tell which level you’re on at around 3-4 deep. Too close together for a casual glance to determine.


https://pygyat.vercel.app/ https://github.com/shamith09/pygyat
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Software is like cake. The more you consume it the shorter your lifespan.


Windows 12 will be an Edge instance running on Windows 11.


Wait seriously? I’d have assumed it would at least be written in .NET or something and not fucking JavaScript.


Also, games went from writing the most cleverly optimized code you’ve ever seen to squeeze every last drop of compute power out of a 6502 CPU all while fitting on a ROM cartridge to not giving a single shit about any sort of efficiency, blowing up the install size with unused and duplicated assets, and literally making fun of anyone without the latest highest end computer for being poor.


The way it’s written. Most programming languages call it null



Atom and Brackets had terrible performance.

To be fair so did VSCode. It took years to get it under control and even then it’s nowhere near as light as a native IDE.




Does Java have an elegant way of compiling to native machine code now? Genuinely asking.


A statically typed Python would be my dream programming language.

Can someone please make Typethon?


Especially ironic considering they were horribly unreliable for long term data storage


Honestly it wouldn’t even be that hard to release full translated versions of existing programming languages. Like Python in Punjabi or Kotlin in Chinese or something (both of which already support unicode variable/class/function names). Just have a lookup table to redefine each keyword and standard library name to one in that language, it can literally just be an additional translation layer above the compiler/interpreter that converts the code to the original English version.

It’s honestly really surprising that non-English speakers have developed entirely new programming languages in their own language (unfortunately none of which are getting very widespread use even among speakers of that language), but the practice of simply translating a widely used and industry standard English programming language doesn’t seem to be much of a thing.

If I ever make my own programming language, I’m probably going to bake multi-language support into the compiler. Just supply it with a lookup table of translated terms and the code in that language.


Because it supports Unicode as variable/class/function names and Unicode includes all the characters humans have ever used, even dead languages (I assume for historians to digitize ancient texts?)


They definitely have a boomer for a social media manager
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Easy solution: Switch to table UUIDs.