Elections Canada is responsible for recruiting, organizing, and training volunteers, aren't they?

Assuming so, they should know where there are staffing shoftfalls and address them accordingly.

Our democracy is already under threat and not particularly robust in terms of representation. It is absolutely critical to keep people from being further disenfranchised.

It's the errors like the hand that give it away. I don't accept that the style is a giveaway.

The models are trained on work done by human artists and the style was dictated by a human entering specific prompts.

Certain art styles may be more popular with people who are using generators to make images, but that in and of itself is not an indicator of AI slop.

What's wrong babe? You haven't touched your spaghettiloaf.

Seems like it would definitely not have a 0 in red?

But it was a great read and I'm glad you posted it.

The Liberals say that transfers to provinces and individuals would be off limits, but they aim to save $28 billion over three years by cutting "wasteful" spending and making changes to the government's internal operations, including a cap on the size of the public service.

Here comes the lava OwO

The dairy and beef lobbies would like to have a word with you, if you'll please just step a little to the right?

Shhhh just let me enjoy it

Wire routing porn artful erotica.

Also, the shifty-looking cow in Mass Effect that would pickpocket your credits if you turned your back on it after interacting with it.

RIP Into the Badlands, you were done dirty.

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Yessss.

My first year of university, I lived in residence and the cafeteria had a nugget ice machine. Every day before class I'd swing through and fill my water bottle to the brim with ice and top if off with water. I'd have enough ice to crunch until my classes were done (not in class, I'm not a monster).

I miss it so much.

Also, a post-mix bar gun. Mostly just for carbonated water, because I'm also a fizz addict and those things are just fun.

I reread Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Obviously the second time around I didn't get to experience the same burning curiosity about the setting, nor the joy of piecing things together, but I still really enjoyed it.

Also currently about halfway through Quinn Slobodian's Crack-Up Capitalism. Looking forward to his new book in a couple weeks.

I'm happy to heap scorn on my province's weenie premier for his constant folding to regressive bullies and wealthy lobbies, but I gotta admit that he's got nothing on Smith, Legault, Moe, Ford, or Houston.

This country's had some real shithead premiers in its history but it really does feel like a race to the bottom these days.

Lmao I can fit that much stuff in my Forte.

We do deserve librarians.

For people dealing with or processing systemic trauma, this directory isn't a luxury or a stretch goal feature, it's an essential accessibilty feature.

There are a few things I'd add to that list, like burnout, disability, and neurodivergence, but it's a good start.

We gotta raise the bar, it's been in hell for too long now.

Like a manicured Ed the Sock.

I agree, but I'm also acutely aware that it is campaign season, and the LPC has a nasty habit of running left and governing right.

If we wind up with a Liberal minority with Conservatives in opposition, or with a Liberal majority, I honestly fully expect this to get dropped or strategically undermined the way electoral reform did.

In other words, we're gonna have to be ready to fight for it.