Life is too short to repeat hackneyed clichés. New West based, incurably curious, frequently irreverent, skeptic.
New Westminster BC Canada
Joined March 2008
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Interesting: on my BMO account statements, I apparently have a “relationship manager” however not only is her name incorrect (she apparently no longer works at BMO) & her telephone number is disconnected ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@BMO
“ChatGPT: calculate the odds of nuclear annihilation occurring in the next 20 years.”
A Revolutionary Quantum Compass Could Soon Make GPS-Free Navigation a Reality ift.tt/U6lDgqX
As well-informed Rudyard Griffiths is, his constant mispronunciation of @KamalaHarris’s first name on @munkdebate and on Friday Focus must be intentional and can be interpreted as a political dog-whistle
Sheesh! I’ve been spending over 2 hours to add 2 drivers to my @icbc policy. Still waiting
And don’t get me started on their Unlisted Driver Protection policy. Website specifically does not mention what consequences are for renewals (eg how much/how many years)
.@TropicanaJuices (#Drisey Canada) shrinkflates grapefruit juice yet again from 1.54 litres to 1.36 litres - a 11.7% smaller amount corresponding to a 13.2% price increase
#shrinkflation
It’s bad enough that we are inconvenienced by frequent & trivial updates for @Office365 (need to justify subscription price with updates 99.9% of users don’t need/care about) but why the frequent updates of the MacOS Office updater itself?
@Microsoft
.@BrendaL34282657: “a shortsighted decision to replace a 4-lane bridge with a 4-lane bridge”
The replacement could be 10 lanes and it wouldn’t make a difference. All #NewWest bridge feeder roads already past capacity
Mayor Brenda Locke says delays to the new bridge connecting Surrey and New Westminster show that the province isn't supporting her city. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/0…
Wish we’d get this support for @TransLink compasscard
“Swat off the press: Meta v Canada’s news ploy”
What Canutian hubris.
Logic ultimately prevails.
Meta acted: “OK, if we are ‘stealing’ your content by linking to it we won’t link to it anymore”
@JustinTrudeau:“Wait! What?”
Canada rushed to copy Australia’s “news bargaining media code”. The outcome has been disastrous.
Other countries thinking of doing the same should spike their draft proposals econ.st/3wDhqvF 👇
What Canutian hubris.
Logic ultimately prevails.
Meta acted: “OK, if we are ‘stealing’ your content by linking to it we won’t link to it anymore”
@JustinTrudeau:“Wait! What?”
Today on “The Intelligence” podcast: Canada’s doomed news face-off with Meta, where American workers are putting in their hours of work, and remembering Shirley Conran econ.st/3QN2e5W 🎧
“Swat off the press: Meta v Canada’s news ploy”
What Canutian hubris.
Logic ultimately prevails.
Meta acted: “OK, if we are ‘stealing’ your content by linking to it we won’t link to it anymore”
@JustinTrudeau:“Wait! What?”
Americans work more hours than Europeans, @S_Rabinovitch tells “The Intelligence”—but the interesting part is where they do so econ.st/4bsRHWc
.@PierrPoilievre: “Trudeau’s policies are causing inflation to rise around the world. He must be voted out!”
#justinflation
Breaking: Inflation rose to 3.5% last month, while underlying pricing pressures remained strong on.wsj.com/4aPOz5K on.wsj.com/4aPOz5K
.@PierrePoilievre: “we don’t need elite gatekeepers arrogantly trying to refute common sense”
You might’ve seen ads from the Pathways Alliance saying the oilsands industry was on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Those claims are “misleading” the public with “greenwashing,” a new peer-reviewed paper has found: thenarwhal.ca/pathways-allia…
.@TheEconomist doing its utmost to single-handedly keep #inflation rates high by straight-facedly announcing a 25+% subscription price increase for a second year in a row
Yet more proof that Canadian citizens & their politicians are world leaders in dilettantism: every poll indicates support for #axethetax
Share of people who support policies to tackle climate change, 2023 ourworldindata.org/grapher/s…
.@PierrPoilievre: “yet another case of #Justinflation hurting Canadians! This never happened in @stephenharper’s government nor will it happen in mine!”
What we've feared is here: Chocolate prices have hit an all-time high. The price of cocoa, which is the primary ingredient in chocolates, has gone up a whopping 250%. Tune into @CBCRadioCanada this afternoon as Credit Canada CEO @brucesellery gives us the 411 on rising costs.
Why Report for America will no longer place corps members in hedge fund-owned publications (eg @PostmediaNews, @nationalpost, @VancouverSun, @calgaryherald) poynter.org/commentary/2024/…
“Higher than Australian (and virtually everywhere else) prices and carrier profit margins are good for you”
Watch out, lower cellphone bills can have unforeseen consequences theglobeandmail.com/business…
.@PostFoodsCanada Shreddies “Family Size” goes from 725g to 635g - a 12.4% reduction - or 14% price increase
#shrinkflation @ShreddiesCanada
As Canadians struggle with rising prices for food and other household necessities, many are fed up with shrinkflation, a tactic where companies reduce the volume or weight of a product but not the price. cbc.ca/news/business/shrinkf…
