[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago

Ground guide or at least a crew commander at the top of the tank/armoured fighting vehicle. I can see lots of people accepting a lookout on top of their Personal Support Truck before they'd consider downsizing or gulp not driving. I guess that would also increase vehicle occupancy above the abysmal 1.4 people/vehicle it's currently at!

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago

There should be a penalty for prosecutors who torture people to force them to make false confessions.

I think you mean police? Prosecutors generally don't question the accused, except maybe in a trial.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago

For now, Tom has chosen not to report the incident, citing fear of the police.

Out of this awful situation, I think this is the saddest part. I don't blame her and think her fear of the police is well placed. It's just so sad that even in such a clear case of police misconduct, with video evidence, she still doesn't feel safe reporting it.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago

I didn't realize New York was an "At-Will Employment" state. As a Canadian, it's so weird that NY is one of the most progressive states, yet feels so far behind us (and we, in turn, are so far behind many European countries).

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Sure, but that's unlikely, given the wording. "Owner of the software" is fairly clear and trademark and software are very different.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago

While he should have said it better, he's 100% correct.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 17 points 9 months ago

I hope they keep making this series. I love small phones but I don't need an upgrade from my s10e yet.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

He’s not counted in the unemployment numbers because he hasn’t filed for benefits.

That's untrue. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

In the Current Population Survey, people are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria:

  • They were not employed during the survey reference week.
  • They were available for work during the survey reference week, except for temporary illness.
  • They made at least one specific, active effort to find a job during the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week (see active job search methods) OR they were temporarily laid off and expecting to be recalled to their job.

There are other statistics measuring unemployment claims, but when you hear, "the unemployment rate for Oct 2023 is 3.9%", that is unrelated to benefits.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 months ago

How much of your carbon emissions are due to your quality of life and how much is due to inefficiencies/waste?

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Apparently the rapist is trans

According to the article,

The case galvanized conservatives nationwide when reports spread that the cisgender male student wore a skirt during the first attack.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

It's more complicated, and the Kitchener to London route is a good example with which I'm familiar.

I used to take this route a lot in the mid-Aughts and I think it was roughly 45-60 minutes. I moved back to the area ~5 years ago and was flabbergasted when I found out how long it takes now. I thought, "the government should fix this!" However, when you dig into it more, you find out CN owns that route and they've made the calculation that upkeep is more expensive to them than slow trains. Sure, "the government" could pay CN to fix the rails, but I don't think we want CN getting tax dollars, and even then, back when it was reasonably fast, you'd often experience huge delays because of freight.

Rumours are, GO has been eyeing that section of track and if they buy, they'll obviously fix it up. However, this whole thing demonstrates how important it is to have designated passenger train tracks. And if you're building dedicated tracks between two of the biggest cities in North America, it's probably worth investing the extra money in HSR.

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