The case has to do with a Catholic priest, Chaplain Capt. Angus McRae, a pedophile who was...convicted of sodomizing a child at CFB Edmonton in 1980 and later molesting two boys in the Toronto area
Dunno man, probably very important world and character building
Srsly tho, I think the biggest prereq to these movies is watching the horror films they riff off of. I was very confused in Scary Movie 2 because I didn't see half the films they referenced.
Investigations by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica have found links between Chinese diplomats, Chinese Communist Party-affiliated organizations, local Chinese criminal syndicates and some marijuana operations in the United States....
Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...
Canada's ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
We can make synthetic methane with renewable energy though. I don't have a problem with building such infrastructure becsuse it can be used with renewable energy
Its a battery. It makes more sense than electricity because its extremely energy dense, can be transported long distances far more efficiently than electricity, and can be stored indefinitely in low-tech gas tanks instead of electrical batteries
Because its a waste product, but once we make digging up fossil fuels illegal, that will change. Then we can repurposed the infrastructure in ways that are not harmful
While Canada claims to be a climate leader, the oil and gas we export to other countries have the potential to produce more emissions in a year than every sector in Canada combined, an independent analysis reveals.
What you're saying doesn't make sense. But, yes, big nuclear can wrap itself up in a nice package and do a lot of hand waving, just like Big Coal says they have "clean coal"
Back in school I heard the story that Haydn wrote the "Surprise Symphony" because he was sick of people sleeping through his music, and wanted to startle them awake. It seems like this was a myth....
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
TIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why. ( www.smithsonianmag.com )
Fake Roblaws ad ( dailyhive.com )
Might be kind of stringy.
Liberal backbencher calls for Trudeau to resign in email to caucus ( www.cbc.ca )
How open source money fixes a corrupted banking system ( youtu.be )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17303063...
How some federal employees are pretending to work using 'mouse jigglers' ( nationalpost.com )
Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! ( twitter.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/98778...
Canadian Forces refuse to release records revealing who protected long-dead pedophile ( ottawacitizen.com )
‘Freaky Friday 2’ Set for Theaters in 2025; Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Reunite in Behind-the-Scenes Look as Filming Kicks Off ( variety.com )
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S. ( www.npr.org )
Investigations by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica have found links between Chinese diplomats, Chinese Communist Party-affiliated organizations, local Chinese criminal syndicates and some marijuana operations in the United States....
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers ( www.cbc.ca )
TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it ( en.wikipedia.org )
Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...
Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" ( www.reuters.com )
Canada's ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Climate goals could make gas heating obsolete. So why do gas companies keep adding customers? Building more gas infrastructure is like investing in video rental stores 15 years ago, says expert ( www.cbc.ca )
Canada doesn't count emissions from oil and gas exports. So we did ( newsinteractives.cbc.ca )
While Canada claims to be a climate leader, the oil and gas we export to other countries have the potential to produce more emissions in a year than every sector in Canada combined, an independent analysis reveals.
TIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a myth
Back in school I heard the story that Haydn wrote the "Surprise Symphony" because he was sick of people sleeping through his music, and wanted to startle them awake. It seems like this was a myth....
Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. ( www.bloomberg.com )
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Director Kevin Costner's Western "Horizon" poised to bomb at the box office ( www.slashfilm.com )
‘Spaceballs’ Sequel in Development at Amazon MGM With Josh Gad Starring, Mel Brooks Producing ( variety.com )
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TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." ( en.wikipedia.org )
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