The CRT doesn’t have investigative powers. That would probably fall to some ombudsman, though I don’t know which one.

The choices are always “accept” and “maybe later”

Moved from the USA over 25 years ago. Never moving back, though I visit. I sum it up like this: “Canada: better than the States—and no better than that.”

We sadly keep using the wrong yardstick. Or metre. I do like that we have metric.

Depends on your goal. If you want maximum sound attenuation, you can’t really beat cheap foamies, which are rated up to about 40 dB. If only about 20 dB is good enough for your needs and you want the comfort, custom molded ear plugs are great.

I get the frustration, but AI has shown again and again that it repeats and magnifies human biases rather than blunting them. Non-AI algorithms designed by humans tend to make things worse even than that, like California’s “three strikes” law.

As someone from New Mexico, I’m just happy to be included (Americans often assume it’s a country outside the USA)

Finally some good fucking news

Those is hate speech. He should not be allowed in the country.

I’m hard pressed to imagine a worse suicide method. Huge potential for harm to others, permanent disfigurement and lifelong pain, and unlikely to succeed. I guess that’s the joke, but, damn

Fucking scum Elon needs to be permanently ruined. Fortunately it seems like his drug abuse is hastening the outcome.

A little ways back in the line, for privately owning a general-purpose computing device

ISO 8601 ALL DAY EVERY DAY BABY

Sonars are not just a little “ping” noise underwater. They can carry enough energy to kill. It’s not subtle.

Is there any consumer protection Canada isn’t complete shit at?

Landlords these days just don’t want to work anymore

My issue is how they are both saying the same words, as if the stances are equivalent. They are not.

This. So tired of “reporting” that might as well be science fiction. Write an article when they have a fucking working prototype.