Two Shootings, Two Systems, Two Solutions
https://barrygander.substack.com/p/two-shootings-two-systems-two-solutions

@Davexxx Are the US’s security guarantees worth anything? Ukraine already had security guarantees from both Russia and the USA.

L’ancienne Difco revendue au Groupe Custeau

La Ville de Magog revend au Groupe Custeau le terrain de l’ancienne usine Difco qui avait été acquis en octobre dernier.

https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/actualites-locales/estrie-et-regions/2025/12/16/lancienne-difco-revendue-au-groupe-custeau-7DD73E6DDFGZHCCEFOL7V6KTKY/

#Magog #ActuQC #Sherbrooke

Lévis coupe dans son administration pour maintenir un taux de taxation à l’inflation

Steven Blaney plafonne le taux de taxation globale à l’inflation, ce qui représente une hausse de 3,5 %.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-10548453/levis-coupe-dans-son-administration-pour-maintenir-un-taux-taxation-a-inflation

#Lévis #ActuQC #VilledeQuebec #VilledeQC

Temperature -6.4 °C with a dew point of -8.3 °C (86% RH). Barometer 992.1 mb, falling quickly. Wind S 10 gusting 23 km/h (182°). No liquid precipitation or melt in the last 24 hours.

The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-true-catastrophe-of-trump?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Why do schools have dances? Why do many high schools host parties, sometimes inter-school parties at the school?

A school isn't just a machine that puts knowledge into people's brains, it's an organization of people. And those people will want to celebrate together from time to time. This WILL happen. "official" events can be more inclusive.

But also for young people it's a part of social education, providing some baseline for how you interact with other people.

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today I discovered that a whole stack of my personal files, including multiple books I had written and performances recorded, were no longer on my hard drive, because Windows had deleted them "to free up space" and only kept the copies on their onedrive server. That's not a backup. That's deleting my work without asking me. I'm switching to Linux.

What "everyone" usually means when people say "everyone": everyone who is like me, or everyone who isn't disabled, or everyone who isn't chronically ill. 🙃
I know I'm being a bit pedantic but it does get a bit old, constantly being told you should be doing things that you aren't well enough to do.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@aidailypost/115728238509752896

I have so many questions. What is a "Model Context Protocol"? Aren't "Gemini models" also "AI" and if not, why not? Is "robotics" the same as robots? If so, what robots? If not, what is this sentence actually saying? What is "superconductors research"?

And how is an attempt to "streamline experiments" going to promise faster breakthroughs? It's the not the rate at which you do experiments that determines how fast you make the breakthrough, it's the analysis and redesign you do between experiments that drives progress.

The blurb ends "Dive into the details," but the linked article is distressingly short on details and seems to be basically restating the press release.

And don't get me started on the illustration - a woman in a blouse and tight skirt too far from the bench to be working, leaning forward in a pose designed to show maximum cleavage to the viewer in a lab where men in orange safety vests over their fancy suits do hypothetical lab work.

#AIslop AND offensive. Blocked.

A little warm up music for your morning stretches..
I wanna see you move it on the
🎵 Dance Floor 🎵 , baby...
#NowPlaying #NSR Zapp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldqtc1OjZBU

Reviewing Classic Christmas Stories As A Klingon:

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. A Ferenghi businessman is haunted by three spirits who attempt to remind him of his honor. The Ferenghi should have simply slain the demons who attacked him. 3/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory to Tiny Tim!

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Two pathetic humans attempt a mating ceremony in which they sell their most prized possessions in order to purchase gifts for each other. Incomprehensible. Why does the female not simply bite the male to show her affection. 1/5 Christmas Bat'leths.

The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman. A child's toy comes to life and defeats the evil Rat King in glorious hand-to-hand combat. Then the toy's honor is memorialized in dance and song. A true warrior's tale! 5/5 Christmas Bat'leths.

A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Shulz. A young warrior struggles with internal demons of self-doubt and depression. While selecting a Christmas tree, he symbolically chooses one which reflects how he views himself - a weak tree, unable to support even a single ornament. He lashes out at those he considers his closest friends, attempting to remind them of their honor, and eventually gives up, believing his efforts were ultimately meaningless. But he is mistaken. His words were spoken with the heart of a true Klingon warrior, and his friends wrap the tree in their most prized possessions, giving it the strength to stand on its own, holding the weight of ornaments many times its own weight over. They gather around and sing songs of bravery and courage, and remind the young Klingon that he too will be welcomed into Sto-vo-Kor. Because sometimes the greatest battle a warrior will ever fight is the one inside his own mind and heart. 6/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory to the House of Brown.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. A cautionary tale. A Klingon from a lowly house is shunned by his peers and forced to live without honor on the outskirts of town. Instead of seeking honor and glory on his own like a true Klingon, he instead sneaks around under cover of darkness and steals the town's presents with the help of his faithful targ. As punishment, Kah'less removes his warrior spirit and he is doomed to stay in the small town facing his dishonor every day. If he had the heart of a warrior, he would have done battle against Whoville and claimed the glory of Christmas for his own. 4/5 Christmas Bat'leths.

The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton. The King of Halloween Town assigns three children to kidnap the demon Sandy Claws because he is a coward who refuses to fight his own battles. They too fail, because none of them possess the heart of a warrior. 0/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Tim Burton has no honor.

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May. A young warrior is shunned by his peers due to a physical deformity. He leaves his family and house to seek his own glory. He returns after defeating a dentist, a filthy gold-loving Ferenghi prospector, and an abominable snowman. Recognizing his fearless warrior spirit, he is given the place of honor at the front of Santa's sleigh. 5/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory upon the House of Rudolph!

Did you know: you can avoid the need for backups by failing to do anything worth saving a copy of

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Who's still trying to sleep?

#GoodMorning #Bonjour

Give it up! I made more coffee.

Mont-Sainte-Anne : Québec n'exclut aucun scénario, selon le ministre Jean-François Simard

Les inspecteurs de la Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) retourneront au Mont-Sainte-Anne mardi matin.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-10548454/mont-sainte-anne-quebec-n-exclut-aucun-scenario-selon-ministre-jean-francois-simard

#ActuQC #VilledeQuebec #VilledeQC

Temperature -6.7 °C with a dew point of -8.8 °C (85% RH). Barometer 993.2 mb, falling very rapidly. Wind S 11 gusting 32 km/h (175°). No liquid precipitation or melt in the last 24 hours.

Sarah Andersen, contemporary US cartoonist and illustrator #WomensArt

@Heliograph I have heard it said, and have no information to prove or disprove it, that the term ‘antisemitism’ was coined by an antisemite. My guess would be that they needed a word to explain that they were not a racist, but they did hate Jews; as though there was a difference. Anyone who hates an entire group of peoples makes little sense anyway, so it’s all part of a piece, isn’t it?

@brouhaha Next time someone asks, "What is Mastodon?" I'm showing them this.

@Lstn2urmama me too, but I do other things, it's garbage day, I need to gather and shovel my way to the curb