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👋 from BC. This was our last time change, by popular demand. Earliest winter sunset will be 5:15, not 4:15 pm. Phew.

Imagine having Trump need to defend and explain himself on the spot, in person, to all the elected representatives in the House of Commons. And face a vote of non confidence that can bring the govt down at any point if enough MPs want to do it.

If I were (unwisely) to visit the states, I’d be extremely surprised if they understood my answer as to who I voted for, in our parliamentary, multi-party system.
V obvious who she voted for.

We knew something was deeply wrong after Sandy Hook, American id as school shooter.

I did not know! Thanks for the link. 🚫🎋

I saw a Reddit thread on “mildly infuriating” 100% polyester sheets from Amazon that had “Organic Bamboo” in big letters on the package. It’s a brand name?
This is why I don’t order housewares from Amazon, it seems like it’s all horrible materials.

I’ve been looking at AI as a way to check for mechanical bits of a long PDF document. Is the table of contents accurate? How about the headers? So far I’ve got confidently incorrect answers. (Manual checking is a PITA)

I looked up Claude’s uses. The bits about automating tasks would be v useful, in between bouts of breathless rage about it “creating novels and screenplays”.

Thanks! I don’t understand the answer, but will carry on regardless. 🤷‍♀️ I’m guessing the explanation is long.

What do you use Claude for in your work?

Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.

Canadian here. I lived in the US for several years, and left as conceal carry laws came in. I couldn’t deal with the idea of people every day expecting to need to kill a fellow human being at any moment. Entrenched suspicious and untrusting mindset, self-justifying and murderous.

This is a profound continental divide. Canadians overwhelmingly view other Canadians, even those unlike them, as being good people. Americans, more than any other country, view their neighbours and fellow citizens as bad people. Anti-Americanism flourishes in the United States

The brutal, despicable, and grim side of war. The burial of the 150 elementary school girls killed in American-Israeli strikes on #Iran was today.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

Hurrah! Earliest sunset an hour later in December, not 4:15 pm anymore. One more time change and then no more. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

I think it assumes also that the adults would have swooped in to administer justice and set the world back in balance again. The cavalry will not appear to save the day.

US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’ Strikes were reported nationwide, including near Khamenei's offices. At least 57 people have been reported killed at a girls' school in southern Iran.

The Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran have killed at least 57 people at a girls’ school, according to the country's state-run IRNA news agency.

The ultimate expression of the American project: to become a school shooter. American annihilation.

To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.

*McKayla

Why McKayla Maroney did the 'not impressed' face at London Olympics McKayla Maroney became a gold medalist at the London Olympics, but it wasn't until five days after that she became a meme.

Kayla Maroney. She made this face when unimpressed with her own performance at the Olympics. Still, silver!

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That’s not good.

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Over the Malahat is a different continent! 😱

Well, Victoria is close to Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, Saanich, the other Saanich, more Saanich and several other towns in this one town. Actual other cities not so much.

Exactly! I keep wondering what the heck people think of as “e bikes”. Not my regular looking bike with an assist. Motorbike or moped seems more like it.