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If anyone's going to this thing, we'd be very interested in hearing about the experience!

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The whole thing was ill-advised, and the execution makes it even worse.

In the picture, the white line crossing it out looks more like vandalism than part of the actual ad.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 25 points 1 month ago (6 children)

"I provided a specific list of demands the next prime minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis," Smith said in a statement Thursday after a morning meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Alberta capital.

So it's extortion, then.

It's really impossible to discuss this without also discussing the fact that international students have been exploited for decades.

Make the weapons bolt-action.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 60 points 1 month ago (20 children)

There is no kill switch for the F-35, but the JPO’s statement points to the very real problems with the weapons system. In its own words, the jet “operates under well-established agreements,” its strength “lies in its global partnership,” and JPO “[remains] committed to providing all users with the full functionality and support they require.” In other words, the F-35 doesn’t fly unless JPO helps you, but don’t worry because it’s committed to helping.

The F-35 may not have a “kill switch” in the traditional sense, but the countries who bought it are locked into an irrevocable pact with Lockheed Martin and America. ALIS/ ODIN might not be able to turn off the F-35 remotely, but losing access to it can make it impossible to fly.

Only one country has escaped the F-35 software and logistics trap while still being able to fly the jet: Israel. The IDF’s contract for the jet allows it to operate its own software systems without ALIS/ ODIN and conduct its own maintenance.

 

Voting day will either be April 28 or May 5, according to sources

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I don't mean anything, as I didn't write the headline.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there any chance at all that you read the article?

3G Capital is a global investment firm and holds a 32% stake in Restaurant Brands International.

According to this article, this has further declined to 26%, roughly equivalent to the collective Canadian ownership (which I did not know, and is why I shared it).

Oh yeah, I think "is their food any good" is an entirely different question. But I do think it's interesting to untangle the ownership structure.

 

In 1995, the business was bought by American burger chain Wendy's, and in 2014 became part of Restaurant Brands International.

This is where the idea of Tim's being Brazilian comes from. Restaurant Brands International's largest shareholder was the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital.

In 2014, at the time of the takeover, 3G held 47 per cent of the voting power in Restaurant Brands International, but that has slowly decreased over time to 26 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Today, Canadian banks such as Toronto Dominion, Bank of Montreal, National Bank and Royal Bank, as well as Canadian institutional investors such as the CPP Investment Board, cumulatively hold a stake comparable to 3G, according to Michael Oliveira, the director of communications for Tim Hortons.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can only assume that our version will be called CORN.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Cube" is a really fun sci-fi horror, and I was happy to see it on the list. Very low-budget, but one should never hold that against Canadian cinema.

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