2026-07-19T17:10:23Z https://nostr.ae M. Grégoire https://nostr.ae/npub1pz3hwxzx8x3rr952f6v3795quk0gd34qualw95vvwpdvfdg4v3gskudwqw https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/accounts/avatars/110/629/522/146/222/410/original/4d688b81e15ea669.png https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/accounts/avatars/110/629/522/146/222/410/original/4d688b81e15ea669.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp2t5a8nv9l8gldvmthpc8vejn956efxv6r64ql4a0a43hd6tszxszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zmst249 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszus9ywyzhkztgq74xjyc59t8zxcpycz07c8lumuyq0n4y3mv2qacxp2msu'>nevent1q…2msu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Special? More than a carpenter enjoys his work? Why?<br/><br/>(I&#39;m interested in understanding the hostility to AIs I see around here, and I&#39;m not sure if my own theory is correct; please do share better explanations.) 2026-06-06T12:21:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2zmxt3vxnuwp49h2msys2n0ekd8c0ut7d278pkuhmk9z09tkcxczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z65lpja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszeel2wyckj84sap77dhvs7jnerp5pxyqk50ntt4ajv05gaxqjczcsrw9wr'>nevent1q…w9wr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a great deal of opposition to #AI here on the Fediverse, to the point that there are people who don&#39;t want to run software that has had any contact with #LLMs. (For a rational set of arguments, see <a href="https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#why-not-llms">https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#why-not-llms</a> .)<br/><br/>In the business of persuading people, you learn that it&#39;s important to understand not just what they belief, but *why* those beliefs appeal to them, what is the underlying emotional attachment. In this matter, I suspect it&#39;s because programmers fear job loss. 2026-06-06T12:02:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf44ztv3exvrlcdp0dc4h5t2qmm2530q9masmqxeajwpt0l4m2xxqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7t40rg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqek5avfvhcjrrr99hfaw5fqhydyljuwpu8n7dd55u7jzas8kmpqghu267'>nevent1q…u267</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, but the server should indicate its policy about sharing content. That way if a person doesn&#39;t want to share, she can look for a server more to her liking. 2026-06-04T20:48:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszeel2wyckj84sap77dhvs7jnerp5pxyqk50ntt4ajv05gaxqjczczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z2tpvwg Do you worry that LLMs may take your job?<br/><br/>#AI 2026-06-02T21:02:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ccw0m6ee4md6aajq9z6ej0w58xlhdh640jvwplsdt66acl4u3ggzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z00u2qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhallvuxf2ap7uszz52k5n3endvz8y9mmcrhy5q83pq3wlnxy6tcy6t992'>nevent1q…t992</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. In principle, there&#39;s nothing wrong about collaborating with people you largely oppose on issues where you do have agreement. But those specific examples... haven&#39;t they all lost their minds?<br/><br/>(Though since I don&#39;t watch their shows or follow their feeds, maybe I&#39;m not being fair to them.) 2026-06-02T01:36:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs887ujlg2p70a8c07av7u8v2n3ux6t6j6dscmgc938jja6h5j0m7czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z99fckp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7jqqjvr2l0hlshj5606e9uss6ats8jceawmg587xnpjm6k6qe0cgrym64'>nevent1q…ym64</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>?? Is there a problem with the primaries in Maine? 2026-05-30T20:32:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsftaw7u0d52v0zhln42x82ux880p407f65m8qga7hamnl8rxd2m0gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zulfpsa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3fqg84cyke3f3qgmd744nwd9mtsj6xtawxxyw024kgx5xl5hnug03huqz'>nevent1q…huqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which countries have been driven into the arms of fascists by austerity? Wouldn&#39;t it be more historically accurate to point to high inflation as a precursor of fascism?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z77al4pf0sc2tg072cs05zyk6r6hp52can34phf3zmxhtjq4hf4sx82k3k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brian Gordon</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z77…2k3k</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wjsn2g5dvkgam98qfyn4k86yup9dvk6yd92cm0tyguphm4vgpumqwzfy28" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Avi Lewis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wjs…fy28</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-30T20:29:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0x9zmvcgxvnxht5yd79keckfxmpspvk40ruy752dnxs33rd9ez9szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zf8eczv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj9cdttreaxq5mc07ksd74c4ldej5zyk7g94hp7jc6u7e9r8jynshp8nsa'>nevent1q…8nsa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which ActivityPub servers are compatible then? Any from <a href="https://fedidb.com/software">https://fedidb.com/software</a> ?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17z32qtcm93sfaujd7gxh7qrf8rh488yz5mme3andl7ca9zs2uuvsarj73v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Neo-Rodneyite: Yap Szn ✍🏿📖</span> (<span class="italic">npub17z3…j73v</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-28T18:28:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsftymzrm2aq9df0gckgq0redq60jlfyd5c7ww0w90pxvl6ru0sk3czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zncscgl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdflakz3qnlaqzy2ev2hx9t0qx70qajmel4ytwl9sjes0y355v9qv4695k'>nevent1q…695k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A movie review app? Link?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17z32qtcm93sfaujd7gxh7qrf8rh488yz5mme3andl7ca9zs2uuvsarj73v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Neo-Rodneyite: Yap Szn ✍🏿📖</span> (<span class="italic">npub17z3…j73v</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-28T17:55:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs89czy85w3f5vm6cna0wg2ap9g8xke6ma7r5z805nhlr54r6779xgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7mpzev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5ery6ew3aaz8d46jd55ewmr8xyemd57tpenjkae6h84cukk0tqc37y4yz'>nevent1q…y4yz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Body and soul together. 2026-05-28T17:36:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ylrh0hu7f7z0mf5842f7e5a50ql6lqj82vdmn0t4vazedxvldfgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z75pv8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft99ppsl7wmfdrhapmwg25cky3uz5vr8uf59gam2j443tagfl6dcn87scw'>nevent1q…7scw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for continuing to work on this. I get a lot of notifications from tags.pub. 2026-05-28T09:31:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyn4vpgtkteuljr8kr5whxk39geqxptdzax2fzvmz8v84ld0wa6kqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zvhng89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyem0359htyfexally4hqgf5xjzgt2c59p69v2czkxzsw9z4pte6syj380f'>nevent1q…380f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1. First, there&#39;s nothing wrong with making sudden, adventitous money. I wouldn&#39;t be upset if you found Bitcoin you got 20 years ago on an old hard drive or if ExxonMobil discovered a giant gold deposit. Same thing with foolish US foreign policy.<br/><br/>2. The problem with higher oil prices is the people who have a harder time paying to heat their homes, buying groceries, etc. Depending on the severity and expected duration of the price increase, <br/><br/>1/3 2026-05-27T23:30:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgw0ss8chr3u5xcu645cwcl0ynev3dt7nr899me92y4fgnpqgcytczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zr569e5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhg9ts4j46mf40vl5vn6g2kfzsx8sl2esxjn9p09qd05nsdgmdlgrx6aua'>nevent1q…6aua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ex post facto laws are a bad idea. 2026-05-26T18:01:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsggerq56mj0vetw6438wfmhwjdfr2dktta80malun9gkf8tqq3p3gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zan72gy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpms6zltnrwt6y7zlzs3jxfwwsf7h64edqrhzzngh45r0kexk9jsf3tax7'>nevent1q…tax7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tend to agree with Mr. Coyne on most economic matters, including this one.<br/><br/>I suppose if I were setting up a government #pension scheme, I&#39;d probably base it upon the Australian model, which (as I understand it) allows citizens to choose between different firms to manage their money. It&#39;s better not to have a single large pot of money, and experience, including in Québec and Alberta, shows that governments often direct the money to political ends.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a93ah3chuk5f0h73th4wma8tvjrwxlx069ufads6plljdhawq3dqekzc0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dean Beeby</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a93…zc0w</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-23T16:02:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8k04gj9z2enf4nurms9lws04hxtcdcpzxdevag80cczl96cckkyqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zuhv79x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyl97hrj32hjghe7kxqp52p66ckyc4mr4tssm5adyj4vmz8car5qdtvzfq'>nevent1q…vzfq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is possibly different for pension funds, but it&#39;s hard to be consistently better than the index, and even to make the attempt requires hiring advisors who expect to be well paid. Mr. Coyne&#39;s claim is that the CPPIB is spending enormous amounts of money on personnel, and then failing to earn a better return than its benchmark.<br/><br/>3/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a93ah3chuk5f0h73th4wma8tvjrwxlx069ufads6plljdhawq3dqekzc0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dean Beeby</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a93…zc0w</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-23T13:15:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstyl97hrj32hjghe7kxqp52p66ckyc4mr4tssm5adyj4vmz8car5qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z9ge47y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9m33luxhevvhnpe4suh0t8l7rzqqwaathnxrkry3kln7aemaepc2lq4he'>nevent1q…q4he</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An active investor seeks to do better than the index. In order to do so, he must be cleverer (or luckier) than the market overall, possibly investing in assets that are not easily traded, or identifying assets that are misvalued by the market, and holding them until they are better valued.<br/><br/>Studies show that individuals are better off as passive investors. You and I are unlikely to be cleverer than people whose job it is to make money through investing.<br/><br/>2/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a93ah3chuk5f0h73th4wma8tvjrwxlx069ufads6plljdhawq3dqekzc0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dean Beeby</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a93…zc0w</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-23T13:13:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd9m33luxhevvhnpe4suh0t8l7rzqqwaathnxrkry3kln7aemaepczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zh8adja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9xm6ra4qd9dzp3v7wajfet4u0u6dh0y5nqu2876r8hwf8rn3g2cp0gvtv'>nevent1q…gvtv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I&#39;ll stick to stocks, for simplicity.)<br/><br/>Stock markets have what are called indices, a way of averaging the value of the shares traded therein, and so when a market goes up overall, the value of the index increases. A passive investor buys the stocks on the index, so the value of her investment increases with the market overall. It&#39;s essentially automatic, requires little thought, and is therefore a cheap way to invest.<br/><br/>1/3<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a93ah3chuk5f0h73th4wma8tvjrwxlx069ufads6plljdhawq3dqekzc0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dean Beeby</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a93…zc0w</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-23T13:11:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqx8s8s9qnezx7ncz98fh0ds6q03c389ae4sk4v9tpyy8r349pe0szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zh7xke3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8dkldxkryf9dtyys0lqmajrxr2s4r6ztk2gr8u36zx2ltr9nhhsxhfdey'>nevent1q…fdey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Canada used to fund our main public pension on an ongoing basis. But in the mid-1990s, the feds looked at the demographics and decided it would be better to shift towards a savings scheme, originally as a passive investor.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1haj0vdgvpf46g7dt5r9u9qrc5k0fyrxvhq6zrn22e02rhertp83s84puq9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kermode 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1haj…puq9</span>)</a></span><br/>Do you understand the difference between being a passive and an active investor? The CPPIB became the latter maybe 20 years ago; Mr. Coyne has been complaining about that decision ever since.<br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a93ah3chuk5f0h73th4wma8tvjrwxlx069ufads6plljdhawq3dqekzc0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dean Beeby</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a93…zc0w</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-22T15:13:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw7l0k5y8ymcsetfd4klgc28a3qlknhjz858hw5wqt5t2rg2vj83qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zrhgjs8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87gcgqahqj6l03ew8c0mc4zfsch4hvn2jg0xr35wyq450qehkt6ct28q89'>nevent1q…8q89</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>24. Haven&#39;t read many novels since I became a parent, other than those I&#39;ve read to the children. I wonder how much I should blame social media, which I started to use around the same time... 2026-05-18T11:36:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrltjxkfaeuufdmq8zylvzdw56j8evksek04qfe5j9p3yhmgk3htqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9znzl9lf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96h355x08ullz556fx06sc4uprdl6g92f6x0d8guxlzkaekkls5sx4crgz'>nevent1q…crgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it was more obvious before.<br/><br/>If you go to the website, each podcast they have indexed has a number, e.g., <a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5083933">https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5083933</a><br/><br/>I believe you can subscribe to that podcast in the Fediverse by following that number [at] ap.podcastindex.org, e.g. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13wttm533fxhp2xlst3eg2zwgmf0q89d2wnjp3wdmska8486d6cns0p0h8m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub13wttm533fxhp2xlst3eg2zwgmf0q89d2wnjp3wdmska8486d6cns0p0h8m</span> (<span class="italic">npub13wt…0h8m</span>)</a></span> . 2026-05-15T16:06:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs85ymrz6sudea5ga2h54u3qdqmdl2lmj4cyjcazsyf3vrdvrh6cqgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7lnaxu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8se2tfcr6uxy8hw6dd50zzhh8exkamrq7zfauk43ceh65cr7vpxgs7nh0u'>nevent1q…nh0u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s from <a href="https://podcastindex.org/">https://podcastindex.org/</a> . See, for instance, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub183d7ej23q5rnkekn0cuy20dzn4fwwjr353us84tfm4tr6peq73us6dm0xe" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>In Our Time</span> (<span class="italic">npub183d…m0xe</span>)</a></span> .<br/><br/>I&#39;m subscribed to a few podcasts through the service, though I use a different program to listen to my regular podcasts. 2026-05-15T05:59:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswm4p6fhgz9prvca2fx3g7v78m3sye58wwrluqlgj52je0lqdpqmszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z2zes07 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkjdhej85ujr0cqvjxnsy64py7t9htqqjfz9cw5j3ag2qm50ftqszf2na5'>nevent1q…2na5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s a website that turns the RSS feeds of podcasts into a Fediverse account. Not quite what you&#39;re looking for, but a step in the right direction. 2026-05-15T01:45:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsshpz4zwvu3yarj0884czy59zls9exzw583gg253d59sdxutltqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zf6zk62 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6mmt2zsptnvsqq67lxmhuhzwq4ka9nhgely229eunh0apksu2pgfqvn2k'>nevent1q…vn2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like a good idea. Well done, #MarkCarney. 2026-05-08T15:53:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8f523s77l2vmcx6u6k40s7mvzafk7nyjn3fp6krhj9k8gjjzg4fqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zjt73fh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8wtlmw7s06hae9qj6lk34dheku4cl526q6kzwzz7tnrtf0gdwvq0gsulw'>nevent1q…sulw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maintenance costs too. I&#39;ve heard EVs require much less maintenance. 2026-05-06T16:01:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rvft4mzglnrz46a8jlhmv32xuymjyzsncn5ufe4afetv7jde9fqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zdhthhv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4z2rlxae9p89zk6aktd5aaxwr62nud03kut2md5x3s4l46n8uegvqzy7w'>nevent1q…zy7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was listening to an interview on the #PaikinPodcast about GGs the other day; there&#39;ve been two who had serious health problems in office, Ed Schreyer and Gen. Vanier. Not sure it&#39;s wise to appoint a 79 year-old to the job. 2026-05-06T00:45:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv7ckdv9zq28dr78rmhssru66fkwvcc5kr0f5j2qemm82f9j9adsgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9ztj27lv Pope Leo XIV: &#34;Within digital environments — structured to persuade — interaction is optimized to the point of rendering a real encounter superfluous; the otherness of persons in the flesh is neutralized, and relationships are reduced to functional responses. Dear friends, you, however, are real persons! Creation itself has a body, a breath, a life to be listened to and safeguarded.&#34; | nitter<br/><a href="https://nitter.net/Pontifex/status/2045208459164123560#m">https://nitter.net/Pontifex/status/2045208459164123560#m</a><br/><br/>#Pope #LeoXIV #embodiment 2026-05-03T02:37:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst27j7xw6xsrutxlf64ftsacx90x90wxnwt6s9pcwhx0cmva8k6tgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z4wpvg0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspn5q0yxlm7qrn2qk8sgu9hq60cdk5j9s7wyylfv58uncslm6ttac5zkv3r'>nevent1q…kv3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does BASIC count, if I dabbled with it at home? Then HyperTalk, of all things. Fortran was the only one I was ever taught, on the basis that engineers might at some point have to work with programs written in Fortran long ago. 2026-04-20T19:06:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcdxgarmczxvw80psc4lmzzz26ks4ncyhg2rj5ae345gd499wyzczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z89a8tx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnejfwv0ynfqzvq70q8z8ngxzurswsfwcgnjf987j3lteqlnx0xg4nyres'>nevent1q…yres</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Needs&#34; in what sense? What would be our goal in vaunting other sports? 2026-04-14T06:38:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dvdgtjzy3xdn0c0ewu3nyamfrrunt0wmvs7uhclukama377c6nszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z5yg6yf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsvelug6eu9r32dtznpftv6nxld4acqxr25e73eftaxqj0ha0axgagcdhv'>nevent1q…cdhv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not so much uninterested as thinking you do most of your fishing where you have a reasonable chance of making a catch.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16nctuzskx5lp3w3fxh8hr62rlequgxcvle0xlr2l98x5h34tsdeqr2fca5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>David Sebelius</span> (<span class="italic">npub16nc…fca5</span>)</a></span> 2026-04-14T05:27:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw2ur72fafasu32tskg5l307vytzfv9u05rkmpxu4f0j8g67tyuzszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zf2mk43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsramz6mjk2gnl9dh48uvtnxqreyppgse0seh8t82xyqr8rjjax5eg5hfcyv'>nevent1q…fcyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Truman Show? Maybe you should consider the possibility that the 1950s genuinely were a better time for ordinary people — not for everyone, of course not. People had less money and fewer goods, but community was stronger then, and community is what brings joy in life.<br/><br/>Have you ever read *Bowling Alone*?<br/><br/>Update: Possibly I&#39;m misunderstanding your last post. 2026-04-11T22:51:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs06cjvx37phkj370envs48zdajpa4mp6plasl0963rfultc6xzn4szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z4hl640 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfnzl0dd65p406tywq575vqzk069w2ll34mgyk7q9ns4r3rmjnygamhe7d'>nevent1q…he7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Paul Krugman wrote a column about how wonderful the society of the 1950s was. I think this is the one: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/opinion/krugman-the-twinkie-manifesto.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/opinion/krugman-the-twinkie-manifesto.html</a><br/><br/>Some things were better in the past, yes. Isn&#39;t it obvious that things don&#39;t monotonically improve? 2026-04-11T22:18:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspkfcgxrkzxxrgae5yw9cxmrywz82y39grvtpvs9n6l2x553zs34szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zt8gd9c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf57nyypkeht3f8hqc8j763jp2sgdptj3zxg65kncnyf94spszkpq6d0hnu'>nevent1q…0hnu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Where are the Talbots now? 2026-04-11T00:18:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvpxrx2veq5x6xclldcyxht2hcnrlaz8nf0mh4dxtn2xt6wruk0gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zyl34p9 I&#39;m not pleased of course, but on the bright side the Liberal Party and caucus are moving farther to the right, and the odds of a federal election in 2026 are decreasing.<br/><br/><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin/116369666296427649">https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin/116369666296427649</a><br/><br/>#CanPol #cdnpoli 2026-04-08T16:16:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxn3c0yu2jrljdx4e0720h6ll3u9waj75cek50x6f3p3gmfneg3qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zm2hj0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswj76fqxd6743y4z4hl39nsvt03nhfqz3qemzrmltrdzwj8xr2zvc9fdgfh'>nevent1q…dgfh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Fedi could yet be the place that&#39;s neither silo&#39;d nor driven by algorithms that reward stupid outrage. 2026-04-06T00:30:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrf3frw67scj3zzjvwsrw80nsdy22szf83zd03l6c75txj2rnguyszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7kxl27 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r9fg8tw3lmgj4ug0q50s5mfsy0a9xy5ck82hxs47z8nkqzdr9eqr3ftkr'>nevent1q…ftkr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The way I&#39;ve thought about it is that yhe local timeline is still slow enough that one can follow it all, but at some point it will become easy to miss messages from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1was0yc6pd7lfxp44mnyldql60mp58qnmu75g4g57y86dcx3k6vhsqcgh5g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CoSocial Community Cooperative</span> (<span class="italic">npub1was…gh5g</span>)</a></span> ; best to follow that account directly. 2026-04-05T16:00:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv4uyy4t0z9vdmsqx9z28dgtdnwmye7klkgatv8puztlafleekupczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9ztxpug7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhmqkl7t25kyps66t25clag8sj49h73rhv6u9t3x4273s42ptynqctdet3'>nevent1q…det3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve never heard of the guy before, but according to the obituary he:<br/>* encouraged listeners to send bottles of polluted water from the Rideau River to Queen&#39;s Park<br/>* advocated for safer gun laws<br/>* helped organize the 1995 unity rally in Montreal<br/>* was co-founder of the Ottawa chapter of Big Brothers, and the Help Santa Toy Parade<br/><br/>Sounds to me like he did at least a few good things.<br/><br/>‐-----------------<br/><br/>Anyway, the reason I jumped into this thread: Who&#39;s Kirk?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lud8mfn66xdqecadrv4dp4zs2caa63q8rkz9vrkzt8yucujx06aqkc8056" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁🫎</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lud…8056</span>)</a></span> 2026-02-16T06:39:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsty6at75akr7u70zm5gygf6chz807z0uckd95lajne7ctza9x6usszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z8ez9zr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszarml93nujegqx7pn2vsr3np4kzfrddj0znywuxqfyjv2thzrdycq4x76w'>nevent1q…x76w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s odd that the &#34;Similar countries&#34; include the US, Japan and Canada, in addition to the EU-27. 2026-02-13T13:51:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx7ap3fahfug6sk77wnfxe56tzqplkk7e0m3ew657pj93nmnt335szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zyzshfv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp07a4tetussk7x37f82ypwku242jyzlj2k5je6xnumzd65av4nsucnk4p'>nevent1q…nk4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are lots of complaints in the world; it&#39;s good to see praise when it&#39;s deserved. 2026-02-11T19:45:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw4zv9dyh5zp6n9pgmw6h3svcmf8td6gd2qc8j34ssxl4kcwaf6zqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zv0tqpw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3wf53l22957qrh09fh9cfsdwjh7kqszdhf9t9ng34wkeqwd495gwg7ejl'>nevent1q…7ejl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder why the Tamil dictionary has twice as many words as English; the latter, after all, has unusually many words by virtue of its history of absorbing bits of other languages. Perhaps the Tamil dictionary lists separate declinations of words, or includes place names...<br/><br/>#Tamil 2026-02-09T01:35:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9udedcmwlgsnsfklzka7j9avvrvd354nqn9e3ceepa20letqafegzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zjal9vm #FOSDEM2026 - Updates on GNU/Hurd progress: rump drivers, 64bit, SMP, software bootstrapping ...<br/><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7FZXHF-updates_on_gnuhurd_progress_rump_drivers_64bit_smp_software_bootstrapping/">https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7FZXHF-updates_on_gnuhurd_progress_rump_drivers_64bit_smp_software_bootstrapping/</a><br/><br/>Presented by [@samuel_thibault](<a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@samuel_thibault">https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@samuel_thibault</a> ) <br/><br/>I wonder how close #TheHurd is to becoming an official port of #Debian ? As I recall, many years ago, lack of a firewall system was a blocker.<br/><br/>#Hurd 2026-02-06T11:27:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqh4t5zmzvhcux4s2ghhgkktnsaux9ueznna547n7v6nw3z9m700czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z0dvzxe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy3jtmzw4c4z6tulgapdfcktfzmn02zuxk4ngm87guryq6shclzfqvd0rly'>nevent1q…0rly</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re famous/infamous! 2026-02-05T17:52:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0x3exavx45fpqx6vx9tdzluq8g05g800qqzycvcpgtl3yhslquuszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zsjg7yy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dluunj8k9xee6wv0msplhlf4fcssf6ntj89r7jxyka33tgvddpgcsk399'>nevent1q…k399</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He did well in the last election — not well enough to win, obviously, but well enough to be given a second chance.<br/><br/>And there are no tempting alternatives on deck at his point in time. 2026-01-31T14:33:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfmkcu6m9f7yq092vwcgsetlzkv45azcrrqf3c3nhdh67zfn6f66qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zcd8pel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27hgrqxvl53rx6jj8hsclxe9lh62vhr5ntmvlh7uwfn4nke7e3ss20w9fw'>nevent1q…w9fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With luck, the link here will work for you: <a href="https://rss-parrot.net/u/www.youtube.com.channel.ucs1xwrtmeasnhyphgjjtbfw/status/1769801604354858861">https://rss-parrot.net/u/www.youtube.com.channel.ucs1xwrtmeasnhyphgjjtbfw/status/1769801604354858861</a> 2026-01-31T06:01:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfpjnc6ejvrjr5u5rq6fpyhgwjdj3rhndcmnz07n96ns67t664d7qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z06ajqa Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦 : &#34;There is no doubt that Pierre has earned the right to carry on as Conservative Leader. He has expanded the Conservative coalition, drove Justin Trudeau out of office, defined the policy agenda, continues to have the Conservatives in a competitive position, has demonstrated the ability to learn and change. And tonight was Pierre at his best. Energetic, compelling message, presenting a positive alternative, hopeful and determined.&#34;<br/><a href="https://nitter.net/jkenney/status/2017433155700224087#m">https://nitter.net/jkenney/status/2017433155700224087#m</a><br/><br/>#CanPol #cdnpoli 2026-01-31T04:29:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy8m8hlj9s7c8dkl23lravc74m86fd3c8waaxgkq8g0kxrzw67wkqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9za2erek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23ts6vwf5a2mmrlrdrvt5z8u97x9h9ay3estm0ntltf4y8qgjn8sme66wl'>nevent1q…66wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a factual error here. CPC polls went from about 45% support when PM Trudeau resigned to 41% on election day, with a low of 37% in between. That&#39;s not a &#34;50-point collapse&#34;.<br/><br/>You can see this by looking at the historic polling here:<br/><a href="https://338canada.com/federal.htm#projection">https://338canada.com/federal.htm#projection</a><br/><br/>(There are other points I disagree with, but they&#39;re arguable. This one is flatly wrong.)<br/><br/>#CanPol #cdnpoli 2026-01-28T13:14:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsytx8hycces4ume2qhz7r0m3m293ru9h56sfjljehs3hp78lf33mgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zu2nvsn The new version of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18wvdjg4pjazamrekslsknpyjg3lnnz7r0cfj3dcparn2xuj8k7pqpw53pp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tusky</span> (<span class="italic">npub18wv…53pp</span>)</a></span> , with the ability to view quote posts (#quoosts) is now available on #FDroid.<br/><br/>Thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1h7xg5p3lkghdvphsgghjm4hu9ke9ag0970yuuzepxknjs8hqf08s8kgl8m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Conny Duck</span> (<span class="italic">npub1h7x…gl8m</span>)</a></span> and the other developer.<br/><br/>#tusky 2026-01-23T00:51:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hfc38t3294t687qvsdk8xfufqxwkavuxu9kgtay48hr4x2qkrhszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zl8g0vj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrfndkz3xxl4jn8ahwzgyyurun4lssem5hxqa0tfwnvfvnv277flqkeqamd'>nevent1q…qamd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You don&#39;t mean to say that you see this on the Fediverse, do you? Is it on X/Twitter? 2026-01-18T20:44:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp0kgs3f4ypvvee0ymah8uz3mlaf5f073c3elgfwdhm345jgc347qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zrx8gpk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghrs39arvlgtuw02hrxapl3qragm620q98688ldpnuxyge89kp5ck7jwax'>nevent1q…jwax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Western Civilisation&#34; refers to the cultures that are the descendants of Athens + Rome + Jerusalem. The borders of Western Civilisation are blurry, but it&#39;s still a meaningful concept. 2026-01-14T22:46:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgqvd9py6dt5q2sfjsqgeffkgksudlkzcrgfuw7nhgjafw486e5nqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z8lvkmh Everyone agrees that doctors, nurses and healthcare providers in general shouldn&#39;t be forced into providing services they consider unethical, right?<br/><br/><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eiyryfczicuhk7xrjppyqjxv/post/3mce7pmtdmx2v">https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eiyryfczicuhk7xrjppyqjxv/post/3mce7pmtdmx2v</a><br/><br/>#RightToRefuse #ethics #healthcare 2026-01-14T04:31:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzl640nrdxyfa982ya9zw5tn3nz80gxpfyrukc4x6xa0ky3z5arczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z5n38wj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx42ethkhh60rthzph8gnt6tr7whtwzv7a0x7h6d0nkc00kgr2zeqc8d9xd'>nevent1q…d9xd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For what it&#39;s worth, I also oppose theocracy. But there&#39;s not much chance of theocracy in modern Britain.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17wp7a58cp8q35uakwxx3v3xcxem82sevhlxl4gkkyrqtuaa0238s9t5j24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub17wp…5j24</span>)</a></span> 2026-01-13T22:35:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqv74nrrc03dvpthnwzktt4ps0jl66sjlh3rjeqaa6ah5xqlmxn6qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zy7ftl4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsdj3nypd9wtdz2s6uwq9hcr6u8zapuj9nze3xujzmqx6guf2y0ctd8xsj'>nevent1q…8xsj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My concern is less about theocracy than blasphemy.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19ua0a9gu7ggm693nqm6knq3zutckcfde9p6ra7a8fu73xhvy3sgqz253cv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tim Bray 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub19ua…53cv</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17wp7a58cp8q35uakwxx3v3xcxem82sevhlxl4gkkyrqtuaa0238s9t5j24" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub17wp…5j24</span>)</a></span> 2026-01-13T18:28:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0sw8yzdem65zv5ut0p2ctwn7y4xdws9f6xvtagp3ywz6a9jv98tczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zjj6fhw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvgwypardc73tewvfmu7vn0y6z8y7t3xua2p8hq77qpfned34zwqqdm5fvh'>nevent1q…5fvh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can&#39;t say I like the idea of a political party having an image of the Eucharist as part of their logo either (even if what they say is true).<br/><br/>On the plus side, the UKIP is a fringe party. Nigel Farage and his followers are now the Reform UK. 2026-01-13T17:17:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlqjw8580hm4w8r45k4znj0qpgyazq4u2x7z47txywyxnhl7lqhqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zqat3m2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx7yjt69c8lm0alpvrkw2dutw93ggrts4zmvtfd55s9u83sy9mhscsa9s6'>nevent1q…a9s6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair enough. X/Twitter is arguably Canada&#39;s most influentual or politically important social media platform. 2026-01-13T11:13:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd8dzwds7mk8tnuv29ut6tjmfefgryq8clr04f7p3tsv6u94qsvlczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zkwnul4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfqvpdhamuvap7cdhxe8vnpa0zk2nyuhha25u3lzfs4htnctd7tg58q5g7'>nevent1q…q5g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>X/Twitter has serious problems, but it is not the largest social media platform in Canada. That would be Facebook, followed by Instagram and TikTok, with Twitter in fourth place. (Possibly YouTube is in second place, if we consider it a social media platform.)<br/><br/>As to newspapers, it would be preferable if Postmedia were Canadian-owned, sure, but there are few Canadians who want to own a newspaper these days. A #MontréalGazette owned by Americans is better than no Gazette at all. 2026-01-13T05:14:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdcuw70t7plehf7x2m8eavwchcvk670778t7890g38g5j05dh2llczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zac5n86 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcz8yvmlt4udtru8tun820rms0pxc3gmccnjk60yveuertdjwpjcau2d38'>nevent1q…2d38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It depends. If you click on the link to the account of someone on Bluesky who&#39;s bridged his account, you can follow the account and see all his posts, just like following someone on the Fediverse.<br/><br/>(Hang on, why isn&#39;t that working for me?) 2026-01-03T14:55:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0nu958jgs46ezmqk3tfmmhzvu7d3fxe0slu3up6dsxx77uhhqqmgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z5220z9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvng0es5yjz2ktumpzv7nqkdjuframxc3g4cgnmt78wm8lt4z86aq6k4d20'>nevent1q…4d20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can see posts from Bluesky accounts that have enabled the bridge, e.g., [@radiofreetom.bsky.social](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreetom.bsky.social">https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreetom.bsky.social</a> ) . 2026-01-03T14:14:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs252uhpymw23ktg60vkye6qcu4g0a72qld3g5dgytjek700vuqdrszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zhmatzp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhklg9ayhmzw8g8ehpxentde2nhff4rv5cus0ldvfqmzhmh6thgcyh4d3f'>nevent1q…4d3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here, maybe this will be more to your liking: <a href="https://russroberts.medium.com/the-three-blind-spots-of-politics-c5e8cc7c60b6">https://russroberts.medium.com/the-three-blind-spots-of-politics-c5e8cc7c60b6</a><br/><br/>Or maybe this one: <a href="https://quillette.com/2018/08/08/the-three-languages-of-politics-a-review/">https://quillette.com/2018/08/08/the-three-languages-of-politics-a-review/</a> 2025-12-23T01:25:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqkmsmp4g3gp7583c7ju283tdhkap44xc3l6r72d4elvh7h67gu4gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zank57h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfjazsveqyqlswtqz0e4t0tavyv7xa9mqcv38vd9me6fe59s85jqk7n5gu'>nevent1q…n5gu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you&#39;re curious about the thesis, I think I saw a review that summarises it, but (of course) is much shorter. Shall I look for the link? 2025-12-23T01:00:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyamg828fj476ht70dnw6wu7chet964yusk3a7xrhn46z4uuge0eszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zzsdgex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmsn5sxl9ct6g2zcawz2e33w2ddje9ty3wzp9ujdwqxx36jkxrgs02srwr'>nevent1q…srwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. You haven&#39;t seen a list of ridings where #CPC HQ picked the candidate, have you? I wonder if there are any current MPs who won their nominations that way...<br/><br/>It would be also interesting to compare with other parties and past practices. I think the Liberals often award nominations to star candidates, but I could be wrong.<br/><br/>#CanPol #cdnpoli 2025-12-22T23:22:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs887lqh2az2un9l30jve0qycrk62u7rszaatkqggkz0uvvxtc4skszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zu3upzl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtc4cgqhqjy6t2q0rtv5ustz4xcn3yxt0kj9q9fnt4hnjwsck4hgddq47f'>nevent1q…q47f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you think it&#39;s worth trying to circumvent the paywall to read this? 2025-12-22T14:52:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf34mrv66m5nutqq6fp8pfuwz0y7tlzyf9s7utzr639hawe4gd9ggzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zz30f9d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprzkmryw2lmc2m30h3jtpju0kwwjy4p0scfmlhkhy00shzv3hk9svtygum'>nevent1q…ygum</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Humans are social animals, yes. Does Mr. Junger think humans in society are naturally egalitarian, naturally hierarchical, or does he take some other position? 2025-12-19T11:15:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswnna0hakrr6kwf24jfjrg3ac6qzh5c0djlvs44lxjm3ffa2ecweszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zjqw35y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfeh2v2kgjdf0w8zg8s8z0v2y9nt02m95q4yvhhxd7yslh2fj05yq5fgu74'>nevent1q…gu74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read these things, I ask myself, what I should do with my savings? Bonds? Gold? Short the market? It&#39;s worrisome. 2025-12-09T22:58:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr6lv5f22nn3s0vs84xwp7s9eewwtcr9pw87m7l0m7a60glnh0kuqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zqmmcea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwsk5xjrz6hqhp4zla3wf2ulpk52dgl2kd50xsxv7kg8nsn09f0q64rwvu'>nevent1q…rwvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder what the consequences will be? A JAG prosecution of the chain of command? Resignations? Will Pres. Trump be able to shut down any legal action while he retains power?<br/><br/>#uspol 2025-11-30T00:49:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dj4fkfjrejxmsmr7k3qpr9pztaltctt9j28j9cypfxq33cuvs3czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zqgxng4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszypterqa5kmqpdu6wh7rd4zhrvnvsjr0wl6vre2l890xg6grzspqs4vjy0'>nevent1q…vjy0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People on the Fediverse who have lists dedicated to #CanPol should probably include my account. Not because my opinions are correct [0], but because over 40% of Canadian voters supported the #CPC in the last election, and I&#39;m pretty much the only person around here willing to explain why I did so.<br/><br/>[0] I think they are, but I could of course be wrong.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vtz6sg94y9wzrfwacuy98n4qq6nsz24xdrjaakftuyslq2y3k5sqvrzqq3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mick 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vtz…zqq3</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#cdnpoli 2025-11-26T18:41:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrg5wjpuqzuvws36473f4kgv05zgus3sfp4wqtnlvv0glxyfmaw7czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9ztqqfg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2c8gth42l9k5vkzd78lwlf3g4htg0srzmdewdh03uhl4kntflrcgq50clh'>nevent1q…0clh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I knew it! Beware of my crazy opinions...<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vtz6sg94y9wzrfwacuy98n4qq6nsz24xdrjaakftuyslq2y3k5sqvrzqq3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mick 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vtz…zqq3</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-26T17:56:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq9ah2ms7pjx9wz0pa4rc294zm8yyjn79kd3l3kcgx7gkx2pm94nczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zq40nkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfs72sms24es7f3humqas50ys38dekwvpgm9tce9vcuh5lpgsdsfqvme6g3'>nevent1q…e6g3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m on &#34;Wary&#34;, aren&#39;t I?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vtz6sg94y9wzrfwacuy98n4qq6nsz24xdrjaakftuyslq2y3k5sqvrzqq3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mick 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vtz…zqq3</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-26T16:58:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hat05fn4urxt463l4nuhxacad39p8psq7q2uft0t3s9xq2ckprszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zfldpqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspc7jy7z72s6d2qgh79q4ua4lu0jj8kw0ftu8y33j2x5xhtv40weqhe0y9u'>nevent1q…0y9u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If governments waive the GST on all homebuyers, won&#39;t that just cause the selling price of the houses to increase correspondingly? 2025-11-17T20:10:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9h5f575735pd7ukj4w4zvpgkmxw3d0hj8vsdjfm7rdk9ymnrcgczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zp95sur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxhp45dc6vtvdq7te4x98afc66dfcwyegmsqp3kmq4hzq0a0wx9gcgae26'>nevent1q…ae26</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Federation: Imagine if with a single Twitter account, you could follow your friends on Instagram, trending videos on TikTok, and a channel on YouTube. And not just follow them, you could interact with them by commenting or sharing with your followers. Although such services are less developed than Mastodon, they now exist and the interoperability works.&#34;<br/><br/>Something like that maybe.<br/><br/>The next big source of growth for the Fediverse might be from something other than Mastodon... 2025-11-13T00:30:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsydqj9ptls7n6jlg4fhwhtsc4zxucw3xea8ea6se2t2j2e7c45dpqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zdlr5qx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxaw375q9tanmardyerqec7s5acrsv54xlysjmgpu0cvmp4efr8vgul38a4'>nevent1q…38a4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m surprised you didn&#39;t add anything about the other types of server you can connect to on the Fediverse, e.g., Pixelfed. I&#39;m not that interested personally in photo-sharing apps or short-form video, but the ability to follow such feeds from a single account seems incredibly useful. 2025-11-13T00:09:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg347eyjmc6t0e9rnnyp8al5s7uttdzgc5ln7g993u48pgvgycvjgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z6s7s9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8puh5fftjdslq7dejmyvfc3dh2kpfwwlvjzvrrr9j6542h37vwcpaxle8'>nevent1q…xle8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there something broken in the market in Nozick&#39;s argument? Is there something unfair about Mr. Chamberlain earning money for his exceptional skills?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1l2s7krm425ymcsg6n7ev0m7kj735n75g6ut00p35qtadhskc7e2q9vzxv0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>climate voter/Democratic Socialist</span> (<span class="italic">npub1l2s…zxv0</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-11T02:40:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9ghtg72u6h4q55lnuv2msvhuxn2eyncqz7nd4dgyfesz8q8afuczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7xtsgl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgs6626mw8e0nm2nc88gs4rd3xhvx7jc49vwhrp5vnhew0zvzvjsk04avr'>nevent1q…4avr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some sources of wealth inequality reflect market failures; others do not. Have you read about the Wilt Chamberlain Argument? <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Nozick/The-entitlement-theory-of-justice#ref828038">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Nozick/The-entitlement-theory-of-justice#ref828038</a> 2025-11-11T02:22:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsggfn5v3wwvldvkt786avcjzk0vva7equu6yn9gf4vaqhjqd4gh8gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z0k93ze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfd3zy2pk5snaf36n30dewz5mq74zlsw92394jc72fjg6ay3g45gcxr7ulh'>nevent1q…7ulh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you&#39;d asked me two years ago, I would have said that Americans wouldn&#39;t stand for this sort of thing — both Rs and Ds, politicians and voters, the public at large — that they wouldn&#39;t accept masked, unbadged government agents assaulting and imprisoning civilians in the US.<br/><br/>I would have been wrong. Plenty of Americans see nothing wrong with this, and the federal government seems to be completely under the thumb of Pres. Trump.<br/><br/>#uspol 2025-11-09T02:11:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrl88nqte9vplwl6xxx0kp3m604yx92672lg56zj84485htyuf09szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z2y85sd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0rfvtvjctkllegst6p7sfhh3dysmqlm9lnrdp68sy9548wnn2ssmk3d4k'>nevent1q…3d4k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think you were interesting by the essays of #JosephHeath I&#39;ve linked to in the past. He co-authored *The Rebel Sell*, which was in part a response to *No Logo*: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rebel_Sell">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rebel_Sell</a><br/><br/>(I confess that I have read neither book as yet.) 2025-11-05T16:17:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvz0m29ks7vv4f9rr38za87ej89fka5djpzfyuk699vp9epk7tg5czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z57dumx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8pmnflscgz6mwe3hz0wrk2ywk93au04r4drd4cyc855y0ajjd6s0xys4p'>nevent1q…ys4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Was that what drove the name change, the unpopularity of the federal Liberals? Makes sense, but hadn&#39;t occurred to me.<br/><br/>Thanks for the explanation.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mvmqp3u6aew96ufkkd5zlwcyeudv7a3zyeykjq72npg5gspqn0jqa4jgeg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mvm…jgeg</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-01T17:28:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7ykunul7qn3v00g8ha292zdc5znfgewdywck5jgcdmw254khafszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zqex0v3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7ujemlq9vrhe8znudk9ls2flryt5a24nlzctqfflf2qzy5wr5fqmrq655'>nevent1q…q655</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But why did the business community give up on BC United? Did the BC Conservatives rise in popular support past BC United, and then the money decided the former were their best bet? If so, then why had BC United support fallen so low?<br/><br/>#bcpoli is often full of drama.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mvmqp3u6aew96ufkkd5zlwcyeudv7a3zyeykjq72npg5gspqn0jqa4jgeg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mvm…jgeg</span>)</a></span> 2025-11-01T16:01:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvgl82h4p0xkumt4k7dq5kuhfqt52sh8298fkhuvwxplrwh0tzypszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zxk0n89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0g9hgd95nrg7upxg4gsgyyv5fwhpnrk2s57xp7kltmcqvrr2cfac0uyqkg'>nevent1q…yqkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How are such LLMs for coding? There&#39;s a vast corpus of out-of-copyright books, but I don&#39;t think that&#39;s true for, e.g., Python. 2025-10-30T03:46:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst542v4h85jht3faklnm8cl25zee52gmy9ms0x43epw594kptfc3gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z2etxk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8au5tkfym9cd8hm3jkk9m0kd6ypuvs8dz28sx0hpaj4qx6azg0cqqpc0jp'>nevent1q…c0jp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like a tough interview. Good. 2025-10-17T23:07:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9kwhd3lk2dpg8xauf6g00dhh33mhlcjazaxs9tyrqr9a7ntq6msqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zqgg2fh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqs53k3fyy90dk98eefxstpagmd8009axddmfydv6gjvtw2e6eamqwfc6l4'>nevent1q…c6l4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There will never be peace in the Holy Land until both sides accept that they won&#39;t get everything they want -- even if that&#39;s unfair. There are extremists on both sides, but I think one side has shown more willingness to compromise than the other. 2025-10-14T20:25:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxsff4yzndam99e7kea4xaqdefwjkzcg82qkyudy4qjhqc0nxqfczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zytg366 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdljxwwrldnscd92jf4dtkqntpdssztsdt7rj6xr7n94h2la6w58cfkw5gh'>nevent1q…w5gh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can imagine people on both sides of the conflict agreeing to that statement, seeing themselves as the ones under attack. 2025-10-14T20:11:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3a687j60ufpvc6eq0l6fky5kjneegsvcrgaqgvlte3rg0k0027gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z7k3w7h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq7pwptk7r0dmmn3dkfxkjmfsnfgty7npdrp3vspcac0rt263hvqhwyu40'>nevent1q…yu40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The pepe memes I&#39;m aware of. Why are people protesting ICE by dressing as frogs? 2025-10-12T00:49:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqv9lcrrzsqlhxhn9v35w06jg7mewczr5cfkn0c5mucz27gs568qszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zfsvq95 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3uwuynn0uhnvvdpyev57tyc8s723kfagn5rkrxupvjqpk8qa6pqaawfaw'>nevent1q…wfaw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Frogs&#34;?<br/><br/>Any discussion of the relative degree of compassion of the Right and the Left needs to discuss which group is more likely to give to charity and to volunteer. 2025-10-12T00:42:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rjaaeljxqzdx5hku6947h0trc4n63up2us3zuyrltgyyyexvcpszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zhdzpfw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2v80uwcjap7x9zgq0fsfska9phq57pjss2hxujett8tq8adln8wcrytsf9'>nevent1q…tsf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t help expecting that the pinprick will be applied (accidentally) by Pres. Trump. But he hasn&#39;t even blown up TSLA yet, which I was sure would happen once he and Mr. Musk started hanging out together... 2025-10-11T00:12:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsplhnxztzs3k4ugclacfa8d7a6r7ggv95sdd2l5slazyh6h0zq5zgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zdylzey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0q3rf6wyuhu72ltwg5gm4n6dmmlm64ygt2kjuvkza5k3m888zvs5dkjun'>nevent1q…kjun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I hadn&#39;t spotted that: &#34;China [saw] a 2% drop in its use of fossil fuels in the first half of the year compared with the same months in 2024, Ember found. Over the same period India grew its renewable energy by more than three times its electricity demand – which was significantly weaker this year – causing its coal and gas use to fall by 3.1% and 34% respectively.&#34;<br/><br/>Thank-you.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1afml2kzwamqxppl50207sf5jwgl3l6ugn6hnuwugtxt7ctnhdtkqjq5gp4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1afm…5gp4</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m0jlqp34pxgndjhaxjqtjracaz0jkgfdvs896waj55f0rejmhx4qrtlvpq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>craignicol</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m0j…lvpq</span>)</a></span> 2025-10-08T21:15:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs092p9luh28r458d0q53qqwasw8js2qzktleurq3mzggfxs60frpgzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z50qph2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrprs6fh0usjhvlhdlv2shrnq6jkt8t3yyue2mc8zxkcnaf78dtwsyregfu'>nevent1q…egfu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it the case that China&#39;s carbon emissions are falling? I&#39;d like that to be true, but the BBC article said they are still building coal power plants. OurWorldInData shows their CO2 emissions still increasing: <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china">https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china</a> 2025-10-08T21:00:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxnjm292zavfmvvykgwdvkjczty3jhr4rfym3leqyzpz0lctzkl3gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zxwgxte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8czs9h4n4ugx4kc0eu8xsm8tttdjqtcculmnrdd9q3vda0pcz9fgc6627y'>nevent1q…627y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How is it useful? 2025-10-06T20:51:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsznfd5h8g22qcgtlefkyyp0p97krk3gddqzj9yadp6vjsv25mzfkqzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zrmhk39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4xppsdnsfxuf4sp80l9ltd9w7lpunxqqzcusngfzrwmydrs27lcg7fr5s'>nevent1q…fr5s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gah! I forwarded a post supposedly quoting Dame Patricia. Now I need to retract it.<br/><br/>Thanks for posting this. 2025-10-05T17:59:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgwmcsepwtpx73vwr9gf82vhjrl5cj6zvxfmgp97lgxnu6u4lgvaszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zre5yar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvk08t90wdsvkqlfaeaufhjmnnp0j0uhfket58nugr0atwhunszscmmkcxy'>nevent1q…kcxy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve encouraged a few of my conservative brothers and sisters to come here, but mostly they&#39;re content on Twitter. 2025-10-02T18:28:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszyp927hcfry39pvn4jdlnydw0rt4vkslwzm8rams8tyhc4cky65gzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zajjkkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmavn7e7cdv2gnafva93a8jwuzg0xajlchxj5szxe8fmrr2rj2qc4fpm0h'>nevent1q…pm0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good essay. Thanks in particular for drawing my attention to that Doctorow piece. 2025-10-01T20:55:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd8pyvjhm5mufcrefjup0ws0zpjs0vvj99jye7zlawwk6u0te304czyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zkl8czh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8y7f4aps7ehl740hztjlsx82wj67hsxp7m4n75mkvsg4jp0fg8cdszg8g'>nevent1q…zg8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s also because we think in terms of consumption. I care about how much money I spend, and how much I *can spend. The fact that my house has gone up in value doesn&#39;t make me feel free to increase consumption, though there are ways I could turn that into cash.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19ua0a9gu7ggm693nqm6knq3zutckcfde9p6ra7a8fu73xhvy3sgqz253cv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tim Bray 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub19ua…53cv</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-29T20:36:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsynlux83r3nmyzys9xglk0w0sh6y4a409z6l66qe36nc7z4cms88qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zhctfs9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5vyxw6svdsrewysdygrywkzyj6zqlu30q6suyvxhwp0udmqt0gs62u0m2'>nevent1q…u0m2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a fair point. It&#39;s harder to find Gini coefficients for wealth than for income, but someone has probably has come up with figures for France.<br/><br/>One of the reasons that Gini coefficients are hard to find for wealth is that it&#39;s harder for governments to measure than income -- which is part of the reason that wealth taxes have proven difficult to apply. 2025-09-29T20:33:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzg0808rw33sd8thhju0kzugj642unkqwrwxuaskzt9ssstr2lagzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z98zvmx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0znxwvg25lf7swnscgk7c58tfwayneedujxuqk0tuh6zgp28sndcex3vf6'>nevent1q…3vf6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Since 1970, the overall trend for France is a falling Gini coefficient for income: <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=FR">https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=FR</a> <br/><br/>Income inequality fell in France until the mid-90s, and since then it&#39;s fluctuated.<br/><br/>#polfr #equality 2025-09-29T19:39:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstlsnzjr84ah8sueuxz4anh26a0h6ttev68kmmmspurphhv006xnczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zcmhxp9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstw8a3h7y5rmj7u6fwnm6rc80gkcndvt0wxg6apq6akkkt43x0tfq6yqy53'>nevent1q…qy53</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s not give <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xsvg2xkadm588z2khnywdfqsmv73rskhy96svdcr3d6zx8yl39xsq7q6he" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Daniel Supernault</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xsv…q6he</span>)</a></span> any ideas for new projects at the moment... 2025-09-28T23:08:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xsu7dea3qxd7xc3tz66a4hxt6tgsu39v68yga4t2hxecmskr73szyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zhw94uu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxg2uuddrvkwxmew2y0fha779wv7u6zxuutn3340gfpaxunmyacggscj4fp'>nevent1q…j4fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some things work well as hierarchies. 2025-09-26T02:50:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxvmqzzld0sxuuu03ee3jt3s0dfg9rtnw77pfk3dt8l2mrq508wwczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z57nmzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7amu5whx3vh8csy9sxycurlutagr0f6cvkynhryfcpskdvefhwq0r97pn'>nevent1q…97pn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s valuable to listen to those we disagree with, at least so long as they&#39;re neither knaves nor fools. &#34;He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that.&#34;<br/><br/>#politics 2025-09-25T21:11:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ca6tuxn5kdqtq2fzyazeez4fw4ryjt2f0cpa7p43mcc79kdru0qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zsk29c6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjrum5c23cn4ysqu44m9v44yl2879de03w6aqgfwzvdhzzuh9zqgsu2khl'>nevent1q…2khl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, that&#39;s a great thread.<br/><br/>In my own case, it&#39;s probably the Lesage upright piano. Not really sure how old it is; the company was around from 1891 to 1989. 2025-09-25T10:08:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2wvjqcpnfp7nrjxcfk5kg943neglancrs68c6zl03d7evg3fh9wczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zj5sc0g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3525xzmas7phlktk5l6ukpk0jzzxrg67cy8n570aw0rgjm8dw7cmqyrqj'>nevent1q…yrqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are ways in which certain Trump policies appeal to CPC voters, sure; it would be blind to deny that. But it&#39;s hard to see how 18% of Canadians wouldn&#39;t care that he&#39;s trying to make Canadians lose jobs and become poorer. 2025-09-24T21:38:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq9e8hmn83685345sln08jdvar7rwan4aw83w44hm4dsm4ztf4fuczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9z8nqlfe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy78c7yyfhtulurdqcc647nmdcmp2ac7vwnnx8dm7weq04neramjqvyuavv'>nevent1q…uavv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hard to believe. Given that 41% of Canadian voters chose the CPC in the last election, this suggests that 18% of Canadians approve of how Pres. Trump is doing his job. That&#39;s shockingly high, especially given his malevolent policies towards Canada.<br/><br/>1. I wonder how many voters skipped the question?<br/><br/>2. It would be interesting to see how CPC members compare with CPC voters on the question.<br/><br/>#CanPol #cdnpoli 2025-09-24T19:24:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4aqghjd03s4p9aaextsqkjpd4c60a0s7e2nx2zahlde74zgzceczyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zpmaw38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9aaajkvxmcsep9ef3zgz235alarqr9qzf6q9gevszawymgj8g4ys65p76c'>nevent1q…p76c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A quoost, one might say...<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vl7jgjkprjrpytq0en63ss482a08aam0q5tr5nrwg4tdznvcvnaq44f6g0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eugen Rochko</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vl7…f6g0</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-18T13:40:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqwu8cxng5l8caamq77m9krssus475jhpnvsmnwtzz68r0fa7kpkszyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zdcqjdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk2jwkvumg7u5swp059fgrzuxvuycym28xxztqascedgg8cznv0c0ccfwg'>nevent1q…cfwg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you sure quote posts won&#39;t do what you have in mind? 2025-09-17T19:34:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ml4sxx3zgcunxwur5pgk0v0tf9ndt4302c0a5429vkcmyzecf3qzyqy2xaccgcu6yvvk3f8fj8cksrjeapkx5rnhack333c94394z4j9zftc3ry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tgwjq2dupn59se6vve8cl0j8rahj3fvsd30hzwyfr0p9gxae74gcp8ay6'>nevent1q…8ay6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hmqpppze78n5s8du8r3zyvzn6lydah0mk2ccxpwjc7u2y38atdnqxtrlex" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>william ⁂ maggos</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hmq…rlex</span>)</a></span> <br/>The thing that surprises me is how quickly people online came to conclusions about the killer:<br/>* He&#39;s obviously on the Right, a Groyper<br/>* He&#39;s obviously on the Left, an Antifa sympathiser<br/><br/>(Few have even considered the possibility he was just crazy, like John Hinckley.)<br/><br/>Social media can be very unhealthy for public discourse; the more often your circle repeats something, the more certain you become of its truth.<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #uspol 2025-09-16T22:14:07Z