Once upon a time, but most of their work (in Ontario) was put onto the Municipalities to make things cheaper, in exchange there were development charges put in place to offset some of the cost. Now they removed those but kept the municipalities doing the work. Developers serve no purpose anymore
Only people here consider it that and that’s only because a restaurant that doesn’t exist was a coffee shop before selling the name to a different company
You had the first part but didn’t extend the same pleasantries to Israel in the second
We knew it wasn’t going to happen from the beginning though, that’s why people who are actually pro-Palestinian have been pushing for equality with Israelis
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government's use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....
For years, cable TV has bled viewers and subscribers to streaming giants like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Now, those same companies are vying to stream live sports, one of the last lines of defence when it comes to audiences paying big bucks for traditional cable packages....
The Verge published this spam article about the "best printers of 2024" to demonstrate how terrible Google's search results are. It now appears as the top non-sponsored post if you search "best printer" on Google....
Ah yes, the super chad of its console generation, tons of great games, dvd playback, and PS1 compatibility! What's not to love about this legendary system?...
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it...
Stop Killing Games Canadian Petition - Now Open For Signature ( www.ourcommons.ca )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.giftedmc.com/post/441893...
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer ( www.businessinsider.com )
How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion ( www.arktrek.shop )
Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC ports to add proper ray tracing, ultrawide, high FPS, and more ( www.tomshardware.com )
Toronto developers are getting desperate as no one is buying condos anymore ( www.blogto.com )
Condo sales numbers in and around Toronto have taken a drastic tumble so far this year, and now that the market is starting to lean towards buyers ...
Conservatives want to bring back the smoking rooms in Tim Hortons ultimately, and fuck the planet. ( lemmy.world )
Canada abstains from UN assembly vote backing Palestinian bid for membership
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-palestinian-request-canada-vote-1.7200464
Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVs ( www.theverge.com )
UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid ( apnews.com )
Toronto awarded WNBA expansion team to begin play in 2026 ( www.cbc.ca )
superfile - A pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager ( raw.githubusercontent.com )
https://github.com/MHNightCat/superfile
‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families ( www.theguardian.com )
A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children...
Conservative author Ann Coulter heaps praise on GOP rising star Vivek Ramaswamy - then tells him she wouldn't vote for him because he's Indian ( www.dailymail.co.uk )
Just one more lane ( sh.itjust.works )
Linux Rule ( pawb.social )
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After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year ( www.billboard.com )
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
Dislike it properly ( lemmy.world )
All my real Americans from US State stand up! ( lemmy.world )
Windows is hell, i need to do something
Yo linux team, i would love some advice....
The easiest problem ( discuss.tchncs.de )
https://mastodon.social/@lovegame/112402050452885908
*Chuckles* I'm in danger ( lemmy.world )
Just how far is Pierre Poilievre willing to take the notwithstanding clause? ( www.cbc.ca )
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government's use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
[Ahoy] What genre is DOOM? ( www.youtube.com )
Please be satire ( sh.itjust.works )
Temperatur ( sh.itjust.works )
Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports ( www.reuters.com )
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EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants ( zeteo.com )
A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....
Amazon Prime's NHL deal breaches cable TV's last line of defence: live sports ( www.cbc.ca )
For years, cable TV has bled viewers and subscribers to streaming giants like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Now, those same companies are vying to stream live sports, one of the last lines of defence when it comes to audiences paying big bucks for traditional cable packages....
The Verge shows how Google search is useless ( www.theverge.com )
The Verge published this spam article about the "best printers of 2024" to demonstrate how terrible Google's search results are. It now appears as the top non-sponsored post if you search "best printer" on Google....
The PlayStation 2
Ah yes, the super chad of its console generation, tons of great games, dvd playback, and PS1 compatibility! What's not to love about this legendary system?...
[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it...