Life goes on past thirty five. I knew that was the case, but my plans and goals only went as far as then.

Kinda like when you graduate uni and you realize that there’s still more stuff to do.

“This is no time to play politics with housing,” one Conservative source said. “Cities are entitled to their fair share of the pie, even if it comes from the Liberal government.”

That sums it up.

That makes sense. Thanks!

Got it! Thanks!

Ah that makes sense! Thanks!

I wonder what’s going on with our PPE stockpile. Googling around I didn’t see that we’ve improved our situation. Or started using a prime vendor strategy.

Can someone explain this to me?

Is there anything left?

Decentralised social media platforms are increasingly being recognised as viable alternatives to their centralised counterparts. Among these, Mastodon stands out as a popular alternative, offering a citizen-powered option distinct from larger and centralised platforms like Twitter/X. However, the future path of Mastodon remains uncertain, particularly in terms of its challenges and the long-term viability of a more citizen-powered internet. In this paper, following a pre-study survey, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 Mastodon instance administrators, including those who host instances to support marginalised and stigmatised communities, to understand their motivations and lived experiences of running decentralised social media. Our research indicates that while decentralised social media offers significant potential in supporting the safety, identity and privacy needs of marginalised and stigmatised communities, they also face considerable challenges in content moderation, community building and governance.

the head of emergency departments for the St. John’s metro region rejects the allegation that women are being dismissed because of their gender within his hospitals, […] “We treat medical issues, not what your sex is, not what your age is … [everyone is] put through the process of triage assessment, disposition and follow-up advice. So everybody’s treated in the same way.”

Translation: we misdiagnose everyone

/s

It’d be cool to see stats on this stuff. How many times do people have to return to the ER for the same problem? How long does it take to reach a resolution about individual issues? Anecdotally we know it’s bad, but how bad is it?

Fuck:

She’s taken a year off her studies in Memorial University’s social work program and has lost her job. She’s looking for trauma therapy, but now doesn’t have the money to pay for it, she says.

Again. Hate is too strong a word. Just “involuntary and inexplicable dislike”.

tbf, I hated him in the 90s, before it was cool conservative.

I studiously avoid anything with the big T. He’s a good actor, but I’d prefer not to stare at him for 90 minutes.

Reddit for niche communities (my town and the TTRPG I’m playing).

Lemmy for less niche communities (arguing about things, politics in my country) and trying to grow those communities.

I have a weird dislike of Tom Hanks. It isn’t hate, but I find myself inexplicably hostile towards him. No idea why.

Canadian grocery prices have increased something like 20% since 2019. At this point I think we’re all buying less, eating less, and making sure we waste less.

What could be more serious than the future of humanity in the stars? Once we reunite with our glorious reptilian creators, we will ascend to the stars!

It would be a difficult move. For anyone doing well in the US, it would be a decrease in pay and an increase in expenses.

Many provinces are also already firmly run by climate change denying, healthcare privatizing conservatives.

I was glad to see Higgs lose. Pity about Moe though.

I wonder if that’s a regional or an age thing. I grew up in the eastern half of the country, and clock in as “younger than Boomer.”

I’ve only heard folks under sixty refer to oven temperatures in fahrenheit, everything else is Celsius.