I see things haven’t changed ;)

Kobo readers are really neat, I’ve been using them for over a decade and I don’t remember ever using a Rakuten account or even going online with them for anything but software updates or connecting to my local library system (which Kindle can’t do). I use Calibre on the desktop to manage, convert and load my reader and that’s it.

Please reassure me Roskapankki is still operating.

They’re cutting a ton of good union jobs and offshoring as much as possible while being crazy profitable. This is so fucked up.

Those fines are ridiculously low, they should be based on a percentage of the company’s net worth. I bet that puny amount will be treated as a business expense.

12+ years user, I nuked all my accounts when the 3rd party apps died. I still follow a few subs that have no replacement yet.

Those events right before summer reddit ensure its a smoldering pile of rotting compost.

Damn right, the real-estate bubble got started under Harper and kept going steadily under Trudeau, probably because so many politicians are also landlords or in cahoots with developers/investors (including the NDP).

Canada is eyes-deep into the “fuck you, I got mine” nightmare mentality across the entire political spectrum.

I still use The Old Reader online. Don’t need more.

They could try paying people decent wages, which have been stagnating for 35 years. Maybe then they’ll be more motivated to be more productive.

My Instant Pot. I’m the cook at home and it saves me so much time and food comes out so good I barely use my stovetop anymore. Same with the air fryer. Between both kitchen gadgets, I can make a tremendous meal for 4 in 30 minutes. It has saved me weeks!

English-International, ça fait tout. Mon standard depuis 30 ans, clavier QWERTY.

It’s a medium-size city in the middle of nowhere basically. The land is so flat you can watch your dog run away for three days. It’s not a desirable place so it’s cheap.

What sucks is there’s still a few very good subs with big communities that don’t seem to be moving to the fediverse, which is still too geeky for a lot of people. However, now that Reddit is banning active members and moderators, it’s a matter of weeks until the whole thing turns into 4chan-on-a-bad-day. At this rate we’ll all get back to usenet by 2024.

Reddit has made it easy now that my mobile apps are gone. Also, my main account got permananned on Tuesday apparently out of comment posted 5 years ago about spez. Also, a niche sub I followed was taken over by a Nazi when the historical mod got kicked out by reddit and now that’s gone too.

Reddit has slipped into being irrelevant very quickly.

I know that from official data and having lived there. Restrictions are a catalyst for excessive use. Those restrictions have been around for quite some time and generally haven’t made things any better. Those who want to drink will drink, regardless of how many assholes are between them and the liquor store.

This points to other socioeconomic causes for alcoholism. Any prohibition or restriction is just punishing the victims further.

Air Canada pilots have just joined ALPA and got pretty big raises in their new contract. Good for them, but management is pissed.

I’ve been to Australia and booze was very easy to get by, there’s even drive-thru booze stores there. They are however extremely strict on under-age sales of booze and tobacco and that’s a great thing in my opinion - the store gets shut down if caught.

Le league got started in Ontario…

I’ve lived in quite a few places in my life and those that have the worst alcohol problems are the most restrictive ones. Restricting means more binge drinking, there’s a lot of empirical evidence showing that.

Perhaps it’s high time our government stops treating us like irresponsible children.

Yo can buy wine and beer in corner stores and drink in parks all over Quebec and it’s not a problem. Ontario isn’t different, except for the persistent smell of prohibition (which started in Ontario!).

They said the same thing about weed stores and there hasn’t been any increase in accidents.

Those who want to drink will drink, making it more accessible won’t change that. It’ll be nice not having to drive multiple kilometres to get a sixpack.