edmontonjournal.com Residents of Barrhead vote in favour of bylaw banning rainbow flags, crosswalks
A petition for the bylaw received about 712 validated signatures in July, almost double what it needed to go before council.
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Firearm laws in Canada are very strict, and not comparable to the American system. No serious Canadian politician is advocating for lax gun laws or an American-style system in terms of firearm ownership.
Under Trudeau, the first major Liberal movement on banning so-called assault style firearms came after the tragedy in Portapique. The gunman in that massacre used firearms smuggled from the States, and a pistol stolen off of an RCMP officer. The shooter was reported to the RCMP for having illegal firearms repeatedly, and months/years before the shooting occurred. So, I think it's important to point out that no measure that the Liberals have moved on since 2020 would have changed the outcome in Portapique. That's why law abiding firearm owners are pushing for increased enforcement, instead of new measures that uniquely target them.
Cheers.
Even 304 stainless steel will corrode slightly in the presence of strong acids or bases, and my bet is what you're tasting are particles coming off from that thin corroded layer. Those particles aren't volatile, so you won't smell them, but it makes sense that you would taste them.
If you're sensitive to metallic flavours and want to avoid them, seek out 316 stainless steel for kitchen implements and tools. 316 is more resistant to corrosion from acids and salts. It's more expensive than 304, but it will last longer. You'll see 316 used a lot in commercial food production, things like dairy, beer & wine, exactly because those things are acidic, and 316 is more resistant to corrosion.
Not a scientist, but, interested in these things.
I would say it's because spicy foods have highly volatile aroma compounds. Tannin and acids aren't as volatile. Any aroma we perceive is the result of volatile molecules, solubalized in our mucus, binding to receptor sites in our olfactory epithelium - in other words, olfaction is a chemical sense. The tannic mouthfeel of a dry red wine is (if I'm not mistaken) a result of nonvolatile acids acting mechanically on the tongue, so olfaction, a chemical sense, doesn't come into play in that mechanical sensation of acidity. Also consider that the tannins in a red wine are in a liquid solution. Fine, dry citric acid powder will irritate the nose if you breathe in the particles, just like fine dry cayenne pepper will.
Not sure what you mean with cooling. Something like camphor is highly volatile, and gives a cooling aromatic sensation. Think eucalyptus, fisherman's friend, vick's vapo rub, things like that. Do those smell cooling to you?
Metals don't have volatile aromatic compounds in them at low temperatures, but, they definitely smell like something when they're red hot. Again, the idea here is that metals are heavy and nonvolatile, so they're invisible to our noses at room temperature, unlike say, a freshly sliced jalapeno pepper. Out of curiosity, what tastes metallic to you?
OK you're China posting, we get it.
I disagree.
Don't forget that China is an oppressive dictatorship that is actively antagonistic to Canadian sovereignty. Consider the risks that increased Chinese government surveillance would pose to Chinese Canadians who speak out against China, and the increased control their government would have as a result. Just because you don't believe you have anything to hide, doesn't mean that nobody has anything to hide.
Consider also, that on an atomic level, data isn't powerful, but it is powerful in aggregate. Consider the realtime advantage a hostile foreign power would have in a wartime scenario with cameras and microphones in even a fraction of the vehicles on the road.
Chinese EVs are a very bad idea for national security and they shouldn't be allowed in Canada under any circumstance. These concerns don't extend to Japan, South Korea, or Europe, they aren't actively antagonistic to Canadian sovereignty.
I hope this is a lever Canada uses to get China to fuck off with their foreign interference, and stop trying to flood our auto market with their trojan horse spy EVs.
Counterpoint - we're all going to die. There's no good reason to feel guilt or shame for filling our lives with things that enrich our short time on this rock.
Almost anything we choose to do that is fun or interesting shortens our lifespan. So does worry, and boredom.
People who want to min-max and optimize their life and health, I guess, why not. But that's not the only way to live a meaningful life.
No worries eh, we get it. Come on over!
Plus, if you need to buy absolutely anything, enjoy a nice discount on our non-tariffed goods - iphones, spices, car tires, fill your boots.
For sure, let me know how your conversation goes.
Huh, never even considered Quebec. I'll do some searching. Thanks!
Way cool, thank you!
Book printers that print in Canada?
I'm looking to self publish a book, and am looking for book printers that print in Canada.
Companies like Mixam & Sure Print & Design are based in Ontario, but they don't advertise that their printing is done in Canada. Is it correct to assume that they do it elsewhere, if they don't clearly disclose where their printing is done?
Find someone who looks at you like the foreign adversary honeypot do
I like feedbro too. Haven't found a standalone selfhosted solution that has the same degree of customization.
I'm trying out freshrss right now and don't like it. Possibly my issues stem from user error, but, I can't figure out how to automatically hide articles based on keywords, adding extensions is a pain, and the ui feels large and very in-the-way. By default it truncates article titles, which I find absolutely baffling.
SNC Lavalin, We charity scand, ethics violations, going back on his marquee promise of electoral reform and thereby salting the earth on the topic for a generation, weak response on foreign interference, Indigenous people's life expectancy going down instead of up during his tenure despite the tone of the party's messaging, inappropriate response to the Portapique shooting, their handling of protests and strike busting, there are more. A person doesn't need to dip very deep to find reasons to not like Trudeau and his tenure.
I think even Liberals have good reason to dislike Trudeau, for hanging on as long as he did when it was obvious he was polling as low as he was, leaving a leadership vacuum during a critical political transition to the South.
I think the people who 'hate' him seem irrational. Unfortunately, that small minority of people obscure what should be proper criticism of his policies and choices.
It's sad that we've come to expect Liberals to be corrupt and self-dealing, and seeing that expectation used as an excuse for their leaders is fucking depressing.
This is the first article I've seen mention that the plan for interprovincial liquor sales is about direct-to-consumer sales.
It's a good thing, but I'm not sure how transformative it would be. The cost of shipping would easily exceed the price of beer or wine. Spirits would maybe be the product category that direct-to-consumer sales would make the most sense on. But even a $50 bottle of gin would cost nearly that much to ship from BC to Ontario.
I understand that. And I guess I'm not convincing anyone in this thread, but, things like this, and how the article gushes about Elizabeth's 'brooch warfare', I fail to see how these are things that Canadians ought to feel good about or empowered by. They don't benefit us in any way.
Canada needs allies now probably more than ever in its history. What we see here coming from the monarchy is not a meaningful gesture of alliance. That's what I'm bitter about. It's monarchs doing what monarchs do after they've squeezed all the benefit from colonial conquest - they bandy meaningless symbols about. That benefits them, because conveniently, it costs them nothing to 'stay out of politics'.
As a Canadian, it's truly frightening to see world leaders reluctant to simply say the words 'we stand behind Canada'.
What does the word 'Commonwealth' even mean if the British monarchy can't say that and mean it.
Yes, planting trees, playing dress up, and giving ceremonial swords will fix this.
I'll uncross my arms when they do something that makes a material difference.
I'm really surprised by this development. The fact that provinces sat down with Ottawa and agreed on something related to liquor makes me think whatever the proposed plan is, it's probably not transformative...
Devil is in the details of course, but I'm interested to see what this actually looks like.
Trudeau made last-ditch effort to buy time for his government: sources
After announcing his departure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to reach an agreement with opposition leaders so that his government would survive a few more weeks in Parliament, Radio-Canada has learned.
Sources said the day after announcing he would resign on Monday, the prime minister personally called the leaders of the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois.
He wanted to obtain a commitment from one or the other to vote in favour of the budget appropriations — a vote of confidence — at the end of March, once prorogation had passed, the sources said.
That vote of confidence would have ensured the survival of the government for a few more weeks and given the Liberal Party of Canada more time to elect its new leader.
But Trudeau's gambit faltered, with both the Bloc and the NDP refusing to back the embattled prime minister as they stood by their respective promises that they would bring down the government at the first opportunity.
Liberal government adds hundreds of firearm models to list of banned weapons
The federal government announced new gun control measures Thursday, adding several hundred models and variants to its list of banned weapons.
"These firearms can no longer be legally used, sold or imported in Canada," Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters.
The announcement comes one day before the 35th anniversary of the massacre at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Radio-Canada first reported the news earlier Thursday.
The new measures, which are effective immediately, list more than 300 makes and models of assault-style firearms as prohibited weapons.
There will be an amnesty period until Oct. 30 of next year for current owners to comply with the ban. The new models will be part of the government's planned buy-back program — the program still has not collected a single gun.
Edit: According to Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc, the list of newly banned guns is currently unavailable and its exact date of release is undefined.
The RCMP stated that t
BARRHEAD, Alta. — Residents of a northern Alberta town have voted in favour of a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property.
The town of Barrhead, located about 120 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, says 1,145 votes were cast in the plebiscite, with 653 in favour of the proposed bylaw and 492 opposed to it.
Edmonton Journal via The Canadian Press
Alert WARfighter Enablement (AWARE)
Active-duty conditions may lead to sleep loss, which can impair warfighter alertness and performance. Current state-of-the-art approaches for maintaining alertness following sleep deprivation include the use of drugs such as caffeine, and for U.S. military personnel undergoing long-duration training or missions, prescription stimulants, such as dextroamphetamine, may be prescribed. These stimulants have been shown to improve performance on vigilance tasks, alertness, and cognitive performance, but they can also negatively impact mood, have the potential for addiction, and may demonstrate a long circulation time in the bloodstream, which can negatively impact sleep. Over time, a cumulative lack of restorative sleep can adversely impact not only warfighter alertness and cognition, but also metabolic, immune, and mental health.
Combining light simulation and photo-pharmaceuticals — a category of drugs that are only active in the presence of certain types of light — to target specific
EXACTO Guided Bullet Demonstrates Repeatable Performance against Moving Targets
The EXACTO program set out to develop custom 'smart' .50 BMG sniper ammunition and a custom optic, to be used with existing, unmodified .50 BMG sniper rifles.
In November of 2009, DARPA awarded Lockheed Martin $12.3 million and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging $9.5 million to begin work on the new weapon.
Army Captain Keith Bell, former commander of the Army sniper school at Fort Benning, Ga., can't wait to get his hands on the new rifle. "The EXACTO would be revolutionary," he says. "It will more than double our range and probably more than double our accuracy... There's no limit as far as I can see so long as the bullet's stable — I think 2,000 or 2,500 meters is very attainable," Bell says.
Source: TIME
Published April 2009
In 2015, a second round of live fire tests showcased the technology and DARPA uploaded video showing fired rounds adjusting their trajectory in mid-fl
DARPA LifeLog - an ontology-based (sub)system that captures, stores, and makes accessible the "threads" of an individual's life in terms of events, states, and relationships
The Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals to develop an ontology-based (sub)system that captures, stores, and makes accessible the flow of one person’s experience in and interactions with the world in order to support a broad spectrum of associates/assistants and other system capabilities. The objective of this "LifeLog" concept is to be able to trace the "threads" of an individual's life in terms of events, states, and relationships.
Functionally, the LifeLog (sub)system consists of three components: data capture and storage, representation and abstraction, and data access and user interface. LifeLog accepts as input a number of raw physical and transactional data streams. Through inference and reasoning, LifeLog generates multiple layers of representation at increasing levels of abstraction. The input data streams are abstracted into sequences of events and states, which are aggregate
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Welcome to /c/DARPA - an introduction and discussion thread
Welcome to /c/DARPA - a place to aggregate the interesting and unusual research undertaken by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
While doing some personal research, I was surprised to discover how much information DARPA releases about the projects that they're working on, via their website. I thought it could be interesting to put some of the strangest projects together here.
I want this community to function well as a tidy RSS feed, so posts should be direct links to DARPA research projects from darpa.mil, or reputable news and information sources. General discussion is welcome in the stickied post. Depending on community activity, I'll make the sticky post weekly or monthly.
Posting is restricted right now, but will be opened soon, after I put together a handful of initial links.
Let me know your thoughts, and, cheers!
Quantum effects in Biological Environments (QuBE)
Biological sensors often display high sensitivity, selectivity, and low false alarm rates while being fabricated and operated in dirty, noisy natural environments. Attempts to emulate these sensors synthetically have not fully met expectations. Recent evidence suggests that some biological sensors exploit nontrivial quantum mechanical effects to produce macroscopic output signals. Examples of such sensors include the highly efficient energy transfer properties of photosynthesis in plants, bacteria, and algae; magnetic field sensing used by some birds for navigation; and the ability of some animals to detect odors at the single molecule level. The Quantum Effects in Biological Environments (QuBE) program is laying the foundation for novel sensor designs by challenging the long-held view that biological sensors utilize primarily classical physics. QuBE will verify, understand, and exploit these effects to develop new scientific foundations for sensor technologies for military applicatio
Strengthening Resilient Emotions and Nimble Cognition through Engineering Neuroplasticity (STRENGTHEN)
Traumatic stress has caused a host of devastating effects for many military service members, including mental illness, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, family violence, and suicide. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 30,000 active duty members and veterans have taken their own lives — a tragic toll that represents four times the number of those killed in post-911 military operations.1 Developing effective approaches to prevent suicide is a top priority within the Department of Defense.
DARPA’s STRENGTHEN program, short for Strengthening Resilient Emotions and Nimble Cognition Through Engineering Neuroplasticity, aims to build on recent advances in neuroscience and clinical practice to increase well-being and prevent or mitigate the effects of traumatic stress leading to behavioral health disorders and suicidality. The program endeavors to accomplish this through enhancing cognitive flexibility (CF) and emotional regulation (ER), key behavioral health mechanisms that ac
Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT)
The Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT) program supports improved, accelerated training of military personnel in multifaceted and complex tasks. The program is investigating the use of non-invasive neurotechnology in combination with training to boost the neurochemical signaling in the brain that mediates neural plasticity and facilitates long-term retention of new cognitive skills. If successful, TNT technology would apply to a wide range of defense-relevant needs, including foreign language learning, marksmanship, cryptography, target discrimination, and intelligence analysis, improving outcomes while reducing the cost and duration of the Defense Department’s extensive training regimen.
First crawled by the Wayback Machine in November 2016 (archive link)
Edmonton police chief Dale McFee to step down
edmontonjournal.com Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee calls it quits; commission to begin search for successor
Edmonton police chief Dale McFee is stepping down, effective February 2025, according to multiple sources.
Postmedia has learned from multiple sources that McFee has told the Edmonton Police Commission of his intention to leave the job in February, after six years in the post.
He was initially hired to the role in February 2019. His current contract was set to expire in 2026.
Shortly after Postmedia’s story was published, the commission put out a news release confirming McFee’s departure on Feb. 21.
Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5 per cent approval
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received 91.5 per cent support for her leadership from members of her United Conservative Party who voted in Red Deer, Alta., on Saturday.
"Our party is united as it has ever been," Smith told the cheering crowd after the number was announced.
The party said 4,633 ballots were cast in the vote. The result solidifies Smith's leadership of Alberta's governing party and confirms party members agree with the direction she has taken the province since she took over the party two years ago.
CBC
Alberta woman's medically assisted death delayed last minute by B.C. judge
An Alberta woman was denied a medically assisted death in Vancouver this past Sunday after an interim injunction was granted in B.C. Supreme Court barely 24 hours before she was scheduled to die.
According to court documents, the woman was approved for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in July by Vancouver MAiD provider Dr. Ellen Wiebe after her own doctors in southern Alberta wouldn't approve it.
Wiebe was scheduled to conduct the death at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Willow Reproductive Health Centre.
The injunction application and civil claim were filed by the woman's common-law spouse. Both names have been ordered anonymized by the court.
In the documents, the husband argues that his wife's condition — akathisia — does not qualify her for assisted death.
CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2024 6:24 PM MDT
Is a filter for muting Lemmy 'power users' possible?
I'm seeing a lot of users on my preferred instance with <1yr old accounts, that have thousands of posts and comments. Whether these accounts are people with nothing better to do than post mindlessly 24/7, or are bots pushing some narrative, it doesn't make a difference, I'd rather not see what they're posting, because chances are, it's hogwash. It would be nice to be able to filter out these highly active accounts, based on a set variable of max posts per day, and/or comments per day. Any account that exceeds that variable is filtered out, and any account below it is allowed.
Does anyone have insight on whether or not this sort of filtering is possible to achieve on Lemmy? Is anyone else interested in having this sort of functionality?
Edit: I'm not trying to throw shade on active users. I appreciate active users. I'm looking to block users with AI image generated profile photos and have on average 10+ posts per day and 20+ comments per day. Those accounts seem suspicious to me.
Some MPs helping foreign actors like China and India meddle in Canadian politics: report
A new parliamentary report paints a stark picture of foreign interference in Canadian politics, characterizing the government's response as a 'serious failure' that could impact the country for years to come.