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IntlLawGnome IntlLawGnome @kbin.social

Law nerd in BC

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Vancouverites, help me pronounce "Lougheed" (Thanks!)
  • I moved here two years ago. My tactic for initial pronunciation lessons has been to ride the SkyTrain and adopt the pronunciations used for station announcements.

    Based on that, it's "LOW-heed"

  • 'The ticket was for almost $600’: Electric unicyclists demand change to B.C. road rules
  • The problem is, we're not speaking generally. We're talking about the BC MVA, which sets out specific definitions for terms (e.g. "vehicle") and then specifies both allowances and prohibitions for how objects like "vehicles" can operate on public roads and such.

    The article suggests there's a consensus that EUCs don't fit within a permitted category under the MVA, so the rule of leniety doesn't come into play.

  • Imgur links suck
  • I will add that many of us who work remotely using publicly accessible wifi also use VPNs, and Imgur actively blocks IPs from multiple commercial VPN providers. If you want those users to see the image you're sharing, Imgur is not the way to go.

    Pixelfed works well with other Fediverse services like Kbin and Lemmy. Try hosting there!

  • Anti-vaccine doctor's fans flood court, claiming to be 'common-law grand jury' in his $66M lawsuit

    Members of the crowd, some wearing shirts reading “Purebloods Stand Together,” took turns reading out a statement charging a government lawyer with obstruction of justice for attempting to have Dr. Daniel Nagase’s $66.6-million lawsuit against the B.C. Supreme Court tossed out.

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    how to block meta from mastodon
  • They haven't said why. I'm assuming that federation with outside entities would present some logistical problems for them w/r/t their privacy obligations in Europe. If that's right, I suspect the whole ActivityPub thing could be "delayed" indefinitely.

  • how to block meta from mastodon
  • They previously announced that they would federate with ActivityPub, but yesterday we learned that it won't happen for "three months." With all the European regulatory issues and other factors, I'll bet it will be a lot longer than that. In fact, I'd be surprised if we ever see full federation capability.

  • Jack Smith looks to hit Trump with up to 45 new charges and indict attorneys: report
  • I scorned the Independent when they reported a few weeks ago that Trump would be indicted "tomorrow." None of the usual journalists in the know confirmed, and plenty of reasonably reliable experts cast doubt on it. And then the next day came, and lo and behold, the indictment was issued.

    All this to say, I don't take the report as gospel, but I take it seriously.

  • B.C. liquor laws need to keep up with the times, says brewery owner after closure of kids' play area

    Old Yale Brewing's Little Explorers Corner, which included a small table and chairs, a books section and miniature cabin, was shut down by the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, who said the play area was advertising to children.

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    bc.ctvnews.ca 6-week-old kitten with broken, infected leg discovered in Vancouver garage

    A garage clean out turned into an emergency trip to the BC SPCA for one Vancouver resident recently.

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    Canadian-born family doctor struggles to come home through a wall of red tape

    Canada is grappling with a severe shortage of family doctors — but Canadian-born family physicians working abroad are fighting to get the paperwork they need to practice here.

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    www.ctvnews.ca Think you could pass the citizenship test? Poll shows most Canadians would flunk

    Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren't full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test.

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    Free air conditioners aren't a sustainable way to keep vulnerable residents cool, climate consultants say

    Two climate consultants have mixed reactions to the B.C. government's announcement that it will provide $10 million to B.C. Hydro to fund 8,000 free air conditioners for vulnerable populations.

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    Lemmy.ml is blocking all requests from /kbin Instances
  • Yeah, I posted that to [email protected] from my lemmy.ca account. I figured that if the admins aren't answering questions via Matrix or whatever, maybe someone there would have an answer. (So far, nothing more than the same kind of speculation that's happening here.)

  • Canada's grocery business controlled by small group of big companies, says Competition Bureau

    Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.

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    bc.ctvnews.ca British Columbia is Canada's least affordable province, study finds

    British Columbia is the least affordable province in Canada, and Vancouver is the least affordable city, according to a new analysis.

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    bc.ctvnews.ca Sikh community rallies at Indian consulate in Vancouver, decrying gurdwara shooting as foreign interference

    Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.

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    On Kelowna and Transphobia, from a Queer Grandpa’s Heart | The Tyee
  • Apropos of nothing, never forget that it's often better to just block TERFs and transphobes than to engage with them.

  • bc.ctvnews.ca 'The offences were horrendous': B.C man loses appeal of sentence for sexual abuse of foster children

    A B.C. man convicted of sexually abusing boys in his care for more than 10 years while he was a foster parent has lost an appeal of his sentence.

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    The B.C. push to relocate homes rather than demolish them

    Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved communities.

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    What app do you use for Mastodon?
  • Tusky is best for those who are newer to Mastodon. Visually it's very clean, straightforward to use, and largely free of bugs (it helps to have been around for so many years).

    For users more familiar with Mastodon, I'd go with Fedilab. Despite a few bugs, it's the most customizable option, with so many features you can tweak to your own tastes.

  • ‘Home Improvement’ Star Zachery Ty Bryan Amassed a Bitcoin Fortune, Then Spiraled Amid Domestic Violence Arrest, Allegations of Fraud
  • Weird story. I had no idea he had carved out his own little crypto world before really seeming to break down.

  • bc.ctvnews.ca BC Hydro admits it knew about high-risk vault years before February explosion

    BC Hydro has admitted it was aware that an underground electrical vault was high-risk seven years before it exploded in downtown Vancouver.

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    Worse than Scabs
  • Let's not turn on other users when Reddit is the actual problem. Show them that there's something better being built over here.

  • what's up!
  • Don't go for the belly, it's a trap! Will only end in claws and bloodshed!

  • Point Roberts, the cut-off U.S. town on B.C.'s border, wants Canadian workers | CBC News
  • Hush, I need my monthly US-packages-and-cheap-gas fix, and Peace Arch / Pacific Highway lines are NOT my jam

  • Canada Bread agrees to $50M fine for role in bread price-fixing scandal

    Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years, according to documents filed in an Ontario court.

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    micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility @lemmy.world IntlLawGnome @kbin.social
    www.canarymedia.com Driving less may be as easy as riding a bike — a big electric one

    Cargo e-bikes are catching on and could curb U.S. car emissions. Canary Media took a test ride to learn more about this emerging form of transportation.

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    bc.ctvnews.ca Battling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn: province

    Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia.

    BC Wildlife Service predicts the Donnie Creek blaze could continue through the fall and be extinguished in the winter -- or even remain smouldering and reemerge again next spring

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    Why lemmy instead kbin?
  • Lemmy federates with Kbin, so yeah, it can access the same content for sure. I just mean that, given the length of time Lemmy has been around, there was an existing community of regulars who were already posting heavily on Lemmy servers by the time Kbin started taking off. But yeah, thanks to federation, it doesn't really matter where the content is originally shared as long as Lemmy and Kbin can both access it.

  • New Westminster parents, school board call on trustee to resign for Twitter trolling
  • Yeah, this is just bizarre. I posted about this a few days ago, before Monday's statement and the calls to resign. I'd seen she was blaming "health issues," but no way did I expect her to take a taxpayer-funded vacation, where she's probably spending even more time trolling on Twitter.

    And of course she was a COVID denialist, too.

  • What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two?
  • Yeah, I ended up stopping by this weekend. I actually thought the mocha I had was decent, but YMMV

  • Why Kbin insead Lemmy?
  • I feel like the UI for Kbin is cleaner, though not without its problems. And I can access Lemmy communities from Kbin as well (this works a lot better than I expected it would), so I'm not really missing out if I choose it over Lemmy.

    I'm also giving an answer to the other thread on Lemmy, since I think there are good reasons to use that one as well. They're both solid, and I'm using both regularly--often viewing posts from one service on the other. For me, it's "yes AND," not "no BUT."

  • Why lemmy instead kbin?
  • I feel like Lemmy has more content, probably because it's been around longer, so it's a good base to build from.

    I'm also giving an answer to the other thread on Kbin, since I think there are good reasons to use that one as well. They're both solid, and I'm using both regularly--often viewing posts from one service on the other. For me, it's "yes AND," not "no BUT."

  • Plez
  • Sooooo fluffy

  • Sid Meier's Civilization @lemmy.ca IntlLawGnome @kbin.social

    Me: (declares surprise war to raid neighbours)

    Cyrus:

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    bc.ctvnews.ca New Westminster school board trustee behind fake Twitter account trolling people online

    A New Westminster school board trustee has been revealed to be behind a Twitter account that was trolling community members. Dee Beattie was apparently tweeting under the fake account @AlfromNW / Allan Whitterstone for months.

    A New Westminster school board trustee has been revealed to be behind a Twitter account that was trolling community members. Dee Beattie was apparently tweeting under the fake account @AlfromNW / Allan Whitterstone for months.

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    What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two?

    I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?

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    Dammit, fell asleep again

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