I recently learned about this black-owned bookstore in Toronto, and their website has a filter for Canadian authors:
https://adifferentbooklist.com/browse/filter/b/canada/v/popularity

Are you talking about more dependencies from a developer’s point of view? I get that to a degree, but from a user’s point of view, isn’t AMP technically better, especially now that it’s open source?

I agree with the petition, but I wish it had mentioned that Twitter hides most, if not all, of an account’s tweets behind a login wall. Same for Instagram for that matter. That’s a strong reason not to use it for government communication.

Thanks for the non-AMP link. Though my understanding is that the past concerns about AMP have been resolved now that it has moved to an open-source project under the OpenJS Foundation. Is there still reason to avoid AMP?

Well said. Toronto has long been too dense for commuters.

I just lean towards it being a scam. I did some searching as well and couldn’t identify the organization behind “Voter Research Services”. If it was legitimate, they’d make that information readily available on some website. I think text message scammers consider it valuable information to find out if there is actually a person behind a phone number, so if they are scammers, even your first reply validated your number as a target for future unrelated scams.

I like this take. When I read some of Dan’s concerning posts, I see someone who is really not used to working with others, not someone who is actively malicious

Oof, I wasn’t aware of this. Thanks for the link. The sub-linked open letter about his behaviour towards others is particularly concerning: https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/appendix/#behaviour

I’m still a bit torn, because I think Pixelfed (the software) is still worth supporting, but we can let more of the community decide. Ultimately the Lemmy.ca/Fedecan representative would have to decide anyway.

Archive link: https://archive.is/eTzrX

Looks like Ryan is applying to be a registered charity. The gofundme should qualify for tax receipts after that.

https://tinytinyhomes.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/@tinytinyhomes
https://www.instagram.com/tinytinyhomestoronto

I’m not aware of Canadian instances. /u/otter mentioned recently that Fedecan may setup a Pixelfed instance next: https://lemmy.ca/post/25251642/13926523

Maybe try contacting Victoria Hand Project? https://www.victoriahandproject.com/ or https://enablingthefuture.org/ There are a number of other 3D Printed prosthetics projects out there, but I’m not sure which ones are active.

Thanks for staying on top of it. Glad to hear you’re moving to a better situation!

Hey, have you actually read the article? I’d also highly suggest you watch the two videos included as well.

DM me. I can transfer some money to keep you afloat for a few days.

Edit: I’ve transferred some money to flyweather. Should help with food at the very least, but they’re still looking for work.

Realistically we need to do both. $7,500 in cash is not going to solve the affordable housing shortage. Give them a roof over their heads for shelter, warmth, hygiene, privacy, security, autonomy, electricity for charging a phone. The psychological benefits alone seem huge to me. It would allow some of them to climb one or two rungs out of their situation. As you’ve said even a rental may not be guaranteed with $7,500 in cash. A tiny home guarantees a lot immediately, and it is a sustained investment that will last the lifetime of the home. I 100% agree that a basic income is proven to be beneficial. It doesn’t mean we stop doing everything else that we can. I’m sure you know the issue isn’t a lack of means, it’s a lack of will. If this helps in the short term, that’s great. If you also want to fight for basic income in the long term I will also support you in that. It’s not a zero sum game.

Since the article didn’t link to it, here’s the website: https://tinytinyhomes.ca/

I hope it works too, but IMO it’s not just a matter of this one protest or just Bill 212. Doug Ford has been using these tactics in many other areas and it will take a concerted, persistent effort to bring attention to them and generally fight against this style of conservatism. I’m in it for the long run because the US has shown us what’s in store if we don’t protest at all.

I’m using :Rg in the mapping, which calls ripgrep via fzf.vim, so it searches across all files in a project and gives me a preview of all the results.