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@nerd4cities.bsky.social Additionally: the original NAIT station opened in 2015, but it was replaced by NAIT/Blatchford Market in 2024.

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@nerd4cities.bsky.social One note about Wem: the transit centre is normally located south of the mall, right outside one of its entrances. The current transit centre is a temporary location in use while construction is ongoing.

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@nerd4cities.bsky.social WHAOO

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@amanbatheja.bsky.social The way the tech companies see it, they try to do something responsible, people yell at them for it, and a competitor does the irresponsible thing anyway, so they just stop caring.

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The incentives are just not there as of now. It’s why we need better regulation, and more uniform regulation.

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@shannonvallor.bsky.social I was using Xcode 4 some time back and the autocomplete it had for Objective-C was a class beyond what we have today.its disappointing to see how far we’ve fallen.

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@sodap.one There’s The Tyee and the Vancouver Lookout, both online news sources.

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@parismarx.com There is a relation to the Feds. Half of the federal Liberals ended up in the BC NDP and the other half in the BC Linerals. People like Joyce Murray were both federal and provincial Liberals.

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@rmtransit.bsky.social Liberals can be populists too, in systems that aren’t liberal democracies. The Jacobins were liberal populists.

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@rmtransit.bsky.social They are populist. They create a narrative of a particular group of elites against the common people, saying the system is broken, and they want to tear it apart and change it. Anyone who does that is populist, regardless of their political ideology.

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@canadianpolling.bsky.social Beautiful.

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@rmtransit.bsky.social Oh, they did listen to him. Then they decided his opinion was wrong.

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@esqueer.net A lot of neocons started out as Trotskyists. It’s just that when radicals switch sides, they don’t become less radical.

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It’s funny because MAGA is right-wing Maoism at this point.

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@jmcelroy.bsky.social And the Forgotten South remains forgotten once again.

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One of these days Marpole will finally have its moment of glory.

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@vanvidum.bsky.social Not in 1988, 1993, and 2015 (a third of Wildrose voters had NDP as their second choice).

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@vanvidum.bsky.social Only a bare majority of those who went out and voted.

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@parismarx.com I really think some other entity, maybe Canada or the EU, should fund an Android fork so that we can reduce the dependence on Google to maintain AOSP.

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@rmtransit.bsky.social Neither do I, since TransLink is too big to fail, and various people in government depend on TransLink services. It is mildly concerning though.

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@rmtransit.bsky.social Is it “TransLink potentially having to cut most of their routes because their current financial situation is unsustainable” bad?

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@338canada.bsky.social People are looking at the negatives and saying “too many men like Poilievre”. While that’s true, this holds for basically every right wing politician.

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The real story here is Carney has a higher approval, which is unheard of. He’s doing something right here.

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@brainfrog.bsky.social Looks like it, along with Labour, got folded into Jobs + Families.

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Crazy how this is the first time there’s been no Minister of Labour since 1909.

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@erininthemorning.com When these are the kind of people running institutions, it’s no wonder the public at large is losing faith in them.

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@erininthemorning.com These are state Democrats, not Congress. State Dems, particularly in swing states, are generally more competent device they need to be to win.

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@gottalaff.bsky.social Goodness gracious, will the régime ever make up their mind?

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@canadianpolling.bsky.social Back in December, 3/4 of the country, myself included, wanted him gone. He has really turned things around.

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@canadianpolling.bsky.social Although even with this Trudeau is gaining.

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Why I believe Australia's social media ban will be harmful: blog.yaygya.ca

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I wrote an opinion piece on the need for electoral reform in British Columbia for The Peak. Have a read:

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the-peak.ca/2024/11/a…

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I visited Robson Square for the first time this weekend, and was greeted by the Canopy light installation. Beautiful.

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One thing I’ve noticed in my time back in Metro Vancouver: many places lack sidewalks. In Edmonton, you’ll find a sidewalk everywhere apart from industrial areas. Meanwhile, outside of Vancouver & Burnaby, there are lots of residential streets with no sidewalks or curb cuts whatsoever.

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This weekend, I revisited my old neighbourhood in Richmond for the first time in over a decade. It was interesting to see my old home and all the places my family used to frequent. I had mixed feelings seeing my old school, as it was a large part of the reason we left for Alberta.

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This paints an interesting contrast.

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Tired from the wildfires (and other things): blog.yaygya.ca

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An Edmontonian’s one-day experience in Calgary: blog.yaygya.ca

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Sometimes I wish there were a place where you could get all-you-can-eat baked goods. That would be incredibly delicious fun.

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Just went shopping at a grocery store and I met the nicest cashier. She was such a kind soul and helped me pack my things. People like her really remind you of the good in this world.

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The Alberta Legislature Building. Looks rather ominous.

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Hello! blog.yaygya.ca

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An open letter to François Philippe-Champagne / Une lettre ouverte à François Philippe-Champagne: yagya.home.blog

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