Surprised to read what seem like knee-jerk reactions to the idea on the Bluesky thread. FPTP may be simple, but it’s also super good at maintaining a two-party system and disenfranchising voters.

That is fucking hilarious, esp the cell service requirement for you to, you know, open and shut the doors on the vehicle.

So done with this bullshit.

My experience is not vast, but I’ve seen a lot more use of Power BI in companies than Tableau in recent years. I think Power BI is a frequent choice because of how mainstream it is. Most companies already have an existing license agreement with Microsoft for windows and office, so there’s a low barrier for entry if they need some general purpose analytics and reporting. This is also a vibe thing in part, as there’s a familiarity and comfort level already in place with M$, whereas Tableau can be a bit of an unknown for many.

I don’t think you’d regret either, but from a job search perspective I think you might fit with more companies with Power BI.

Good luck with your search!

Rolled over so fast it’s like he’d been just waiting for a reason to ban content he didn’t like.

Go Greenland!!! This makes me so happy.

Albertan here, and thank you for highlighting our cartoonish provincial government at the moment. Securing conservative governments in Alberta is never that hard, but this bunch did so with little more than shit-talking the Trudeau government, half-hearted identity politics, and batshit conspiracy theories. Very low bar.

I think the pending federal election will be a fair indicator of how much right-wing bullshit we’ve had enough of, both in Canada overall and in Alberta specifically. Trump’s full-court press into authoritarianism has been an obvious game-changer in Canada, and I think most appreciate that the stakes are much higher this time around. Flirting with the neo-nazis on the right will no longer be an option for folks like PP and DS - they have to either go all-in with Trump or make a clean break to stand a chance with most folks this time around.

Unfortunately in Alberta, there won’t be an election call until 2027, so while I would love to “expel Danielle Smith and her ilk”, short of torches and pitchforks, we will have to keep building support and bide our time.

Thanks for posting this! I didn’t even notice that today was the first ever ‘s’. 🤷‍♂️

Great nose on that kitty!

While fentanyl is deadly serious, the “crisis” of it flowing over the US border is the made-up emergency on which Trump bases his legitimate authority to levy these tariffs. Without an emergency he would have no legal basis to fuck around like this without violating our trade agreements (which he signed last time around), so it’s part of the narrative, regardless of any amount of truth to it.

The “crisis” will end only when they determine it is no longer useful to pursue these tactics and switch to some other type of fuckery. It’s just as likely that he will declare them resolved as a face-saving measure so he can stop the bleeding at home. Art of the deal!

Signed up!

CAVITATE should definitely be on the word list.

I fucking hate Adobe.

“If they’re raising money to join the U.S., then they should move.”

Exactly right. Pack up your shit and gtfo.

These fucking headlines.

Hey LA Times, how about

“Air Force conducts routine unarmed test launch of ballistic missile”

or something similar that doesn’t make me panic and think “wtf have these circus clowns done now?” Plenty of “shit-your-pants” scary headlines happening just now, no need to make up new ones just for the clicks.

Good on him!

Just to clarify, he was arrested for disrupting the meeting after he walked onto the stage, a knowing act of civil disobedience on his part. The headline leaves out enough detail to imply that he was arrested for what he said.

This. That the Times has the balls to call this out now is really something.

Nice!

Glad it wasn’t just me!

Do you have a news or other source on the deletion, or any context for it?