IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
I moved here two years ago. My tactic for initial pronunciation lessons has been to ride the SkyTrain and adopt the pronunciations used for station announcements.
Based on that, it's "LOW-heed"
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
The problem is, we're not speaking generally. We're talking about the BC MVA, which sets out specific definitions for terms (e.g. "vehicle") and then specifies both allowances and prohibitions for how objects like "vehicles" can operate on public roads and such.
The article suggests there's a consensus that EUCs don't fit within a permitted category under the MVA, so the rule of leniety doesn't come into play.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
I will add that many of us who work remotely using publicly accessible wifi also use VPNs, and Imgur actively blocks IPs from multiple commercial VPN providers. If you want those users to see the image you're sharing, Imgur is not the way to go.
Pixelfed works well with other Fediverse services like Kbin and Lemmy. Try hosting there!
Members of the crowd, some wearing shirts reading “Purebloods Stand Together,” took turns reading out a statement charging a government lawyer with obstruction of justice for attempting to have Dr. Daniel Nagase’s $66.6-million lawsuit against the B.C. Supreme Court tossed out.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
They haven't said why. I'm assuming that federation with outside entities would present some logistical problems for them w/r/t their privacy obligations in Europe. If that's right, I suspect the whole ActivityPub thing could be "delayed" indefinitely.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 92%
They previously announced that they would federate with ActivityPub, but yesterday we learned that it won't happen for "three months." With all the European regulatory issues and other factors, I'll bet it will be a lot longer than that. In fact, I'd be surprised if we ever see full federation capability.
Old Yale Brewing's Little Explorers Corner, which included a small table and chairs, a books section and miniature cabin, was shut down by the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, who said the play area was advertising to children.
A garage clean out turned into an emergency trip to the BC SPCA for one Vancouver resident recently.
Canada is grappling with a severe shortage of family doctors — but Canadian-born family physicians working abroad are fighting to get the paperwork they need to practice here.
Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren't full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test.
Two climate consultants have mixed reactions to the B.C. government's announcement that it will provide $10 million to B.C. Hydro to fund 8,000 free air conditioners for vulnerable populations.
Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.
British Columbia is the least affordable province in Canada, and Vancouver is the least affordable city, according to a new analysis.
Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Apropos of nothing, never forget that it's often better to just block TERFs and transphobes than to engage with them.
A B.C. man convicted of sexually abusing boys in his care for more than 10 years while he was a foster parent has lost an appeal of his sentence.
Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved communities.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Tusky is best for those who are newer to Mastodon. Visually it's very clean, straightforward to use, and largely free of bugs (it helps to have been around for so many years).
For users more familiar with Mastodon, I'd go with Fedilab. Despite a few bugs, it's the most customizable option, with so many features you can tweak to your own tastes.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Weird story. I had no idea he had carved out his own little crypto world before really seeming to break down.
BC Hydro has admitted it was aware that an underground electrical vault was high-risk seven years before it exploded in downtown Vancouver.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Let's not turn on other users when Reddit is the actual problem. Show them that there's something better being built over here.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 66%
Don't go for the belly, it's a trap! Will only end in claws and bloodshed!
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Hush, I need my monthly US-packages-and-cheap-gas fix, and Peace Arch / Pacific Highway lines are NOT my jam
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
But but but mah neighbourhood character...
Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years, according to documents filed in an Ontario court.
Cargo e-bikes are catching on and could curb U.S. car emissions. Canary Media took a test ride to learn more about this emerging form of transportation.
BC Wildlife Service predicts the Donnie Creek blaze could continue through the fall and be extinguished in the winter -- or even remain smouldering and reemerge again next spring
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Lemmy federates with Kbin, so yeah, it can access the same content for sure. I just mean that, given the length of time Lemmy has been around, there was an existing community of regulars who were already posting heavily on Lemmy servers by the time Kbin started taking off. But yeah, thanks to federation, it doesn't really matter where the content is originally shared as long as Lemmy and Kbin can both access it.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah, this is just bizarre. I posted about this a few days ago, before Monday's statement and the calls to resign. I'd seen she was blaming "health issues," but no way did I expect her to take a taxpayer-funded vacation, where she's probably spending even more time trolling on Twitter.
And of course she was a COVID denialist, too.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Yeah, I ended up stopping by this weekend. I actually thought the mocha I had was decent, but YMMV
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 66%
I feel like Lemmy has more content, probably because it's been around longer, so it's a good base to build from.
I'm also giving an answer to the other thread on Kbin, since I think there are good reasons to use that one as well. They're both solid, and I'm using both regularly--often viewing posts from one service on the other. For me, it's "yes AND," not "no BUT."
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
I think @tchambers put it well on his Mastodon post: no need to preemptively block, but "stay vigilant with eyes wide open and a finger on the block button."
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Ouch ouch ouch
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
The money quote IMO is at the end:
Reddit, like any commercial platform, is only a community until its owners need it to be something else.
That's a good reason to be mindful of what we're building here on Kbin, Lemmy, and other federated networks. We're not just trying to build a Reddit methadone, to help us down from our high after quitting cold-turkey. We are, I hope, aiming to build (or rebuild) a community -- one not dependent on the monetizing whims of a private owner.
The author is right: Spez lost site of the community aspect. Here's an opportunity to show them that the idea still means something to a lot of us.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
In the short term, people will come by to lollygag. In the long term, there's only so much John Oliver anyone wants to see in a day, so traffic to those subs will likely fall.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Kbin is really only one instance (kbin.social - the only alternatives are alt language instances, I think?
Nah, there are like two dozen instances that are still accepting signups, and most of them are not language-specific in any respect.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Doesn't really solve the question of "how do I pick an instance," just substitutes one set of instances for another
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Mastodon is primarily a microblogging social media platform akin to Twitter. The other two are primarily multi-forum board akin to Reddit.
All three rely on the ActivityPub protocol, so there is some intercommunication between them (esp. between Lemmy and Kbin). That's why they're often referenced in the same breath. That, and most websites operating under these standards are not run for commercial profit.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
I can't speak to the newer models (and have heard bad things about the company's customer service lately), but a Rad Power Bike from a few years ago would probably be decent for most uses.
Probably good to specify some additional things so people can help: What country do you live in? How far is your commute? Do you need options for cargo (baskets, a rack for panniers, etc.)? Any preference for stepover frames vs standard? Does bike weight matter (lighter ones tend to be more expensive)? Storage options (apartment or house/garage)?
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
This one really hits hard right now. Very much a "me too thanks" feeling.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 96%
Yeah, I wouldn't call it misleading, but it's poorly written for sure. Active voice would be clearer and more succinct, e.g. "BlackCat claims to have hacked Reddit, threatens to leak data"
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
My only gripe about any Breka location is the difficulty grabbing a chair during the busy hours. If you can get a table, it's great.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Ooh, I forgot about that one. I was pleasantly surprised by the vibe there. Might head there later actually.
A New Westminster school board trustee has been revealed to be behind a Twitter account that was trolling community members. Dee Beattie was apparently tweeting under the fake account [@AlfromNW](https://kbin.social/u/@AlfromNW) / Allan Whitterstone for months.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
As I said above, I'm also on lemmy.ca. That has a donation link with funds going solely to the admins at that instance.
But even if every penny went to Chairman Mao Ze Lemmy or whatever, it wouldn't matter to me because I wouldn't donate a penny. So again, no one's profiting off my use.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
I think you may have intended your comment as a top-level one rather than a reply to mine. But in case there's any confusion, there isn't a single thing about my comment above that suggests anyone should be "disrespectful" to police or anyone else.
Nor was disrespect at issue in article I linked. A guy demanded an attorney, as he was permitted to do under the US Constitution; he was denied that right; and a Louisiana Supreme Court justice articulated a frivolous reason for excusing that denial. Even if he had been disrespectful (and there's no indication he was), that should not be acceptable.
Some hypothetical about individual disrespect has no bearing on a systemic abuse like that. Which is why I assume you didn't mean your comment as a reply to mine.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Why should I care who made the software if they don't profit off my use of it? I'm not giving anyone at .ml a dime. Nor can they cash in and sell .ml the way (say) Reddit could do with its users -- at least not without risking blanket defederation and the flight of pretty much everyone using that site..
Neither Lemmy nor Kbin is a "system built for propaganda." They are systems built for community and communication. Which means they can certainly be used for propaganda, but also for many other things. I'm not going to write off an entire protocol just because a fraction of the people who use it are being jerks.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 80%
That's a bit much, isn't it? I mean, screw the weirdos at .ml obviously. But the folks at plenty of other instances, such as my home at lemmy.ca, are pretty chill, and startrek.website has some good goofy stuff.
You're not "supporting" bad actors on one corner of a platform if you use another corner of it. Like, I think we knew back over at Reddit that people who subscribed to /r/aww weren't "supporting" the crap going on at /r/jailbait when that was a thing. And critics had better cause to argue otherwise then, since Reddit profited off of visitors to both. By contrast, people on separate Lemmy instances are on completely separate networks, connected only by federation (or not, if an instance defederates) and each user's individual choices as to which other instances' communities to visit.
Lemmy, Kbin, others.... Let a million flowers bloom. And if one flower goes rotten, just trim it off.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Sadly, I suspect spez will see this as a win, since he's got a major celebrity name-dropping his site and encouraging people to visit it.
But of course, John meant "Reddit" the way we mean "Reddit" -- referring to the community, not the company or the product or whatever.
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 100%
Also, if you're arrested in Louisiana and tell the cops "Just give me a lawyer, dog," be sure to make clear that there's a comma between "lawyer" and "dog." Otherwise the courts may conclude you haven't invoked your constitutional right to an attorney because you were asking for a canine.
I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?
IntlLawGnome 1 year ago • 97%
This is a naked appeal to have John Oliver cover the Reddit drama on Last Week Tonight once the writers' strike is over, and I am here for it.