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Comment Re: Less enshittification (Score 1) 89

My wife goes to the library almost weekly and gets 10-15 DVD's and Blu-rays, though mostly DVD's as the Blu-rays are more likely not to play.
These are a combination of recent releases and old releases such as today I noticed Adam-12 in her pile.
Extra handy as we don't have the best internet, LTE with a 500GB data cap.

Comment Re:There's no simple answer (Score 2) 56

I was reading an article the other day about rickshaw electrification in India. Can't find the recent article, here's an older one, https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fworld%2F... which doesn't mention the shift to solar+batteries that is now happening in India at an accelerating rate. Article also mentioned the problem of electricity theft.
The other problems, farming and construction are going to be harder, especially the farming as farmers are a powerful lobby in India.
Plus, it takes some wealth for people to care and a good chunk of India's population is dirt poor. Though on the other hand, the poor are easier to please, enough electricity for a stove, fridge, cell phone charger and a couple of LED lights is a huge improvement for many, even if cooking has to be done in the day.

Comment Re:At least one of them is wrong (Score 1) 51

Did America ever have 20 cent pieces? Yes, in 1875. So options are a dime and 20 cent piece or a quarter and half dime, which stopped being minted in 1873.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

Comment Re: Live by the Executive Order, die by the EO (Score 3, Informative) 149

In a weird way, he does have a point. For example, catalytic converters convert soot (carbon), CO (which, while not a greenhouse gas, competes for OH which leads to more CH4 in the atmosphere) and hydrocarbons into CO2 and H20. Remove the catalytic converters and less CO2 will be emitted. Of course the soot, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons are worse for our health, especially on a short timescale.
It also leaves NOx out of the equation. NOx is a worse greenhouse gas (300x) then CO2 as well as being bad for you in small quantities and catalytic converters also change that into N2 and O to combine with the carbon to make even more CO2.
So in summary, get rid of catalytic converters and less CO2 will be emitted. In exchange we will have more greenhouse gases as well as more toxic gases.

Comment Re:Well (Score 1) 341

The US and China are getting more similar, what with China expanding its influence and America moving further from the rule of law.
The fact is that currently, the US is more of threat to my freedom then China, along with much of the world, especially in the America's.
As for the people, other then the fact that American's have elected Trump, again, I never said anything about the individual Americans.

Comment Re: Well (Score 1) 341

You don't need the capacity to charge half of all EV's at once. Personally, I drive around 300 km a week so if I had an EV, I'd be charging closer to once a week. I also know people with EV's and rooftop solar who seldom charge from the grid.
Sadly most of the rest of your comment is close to true.

Comment Re: This stuff worries me... (Score 1) 111

Aye- I thought I said that was one of the "allowed" courses of action for the Regal executive (by convention/parliamentary tradition)

But it's still significant that (if I'm reading you correctly) the Premier did in fact ask the Regal executive to dissolve the legislature.

You are reading it correctly. Basically the Viceregal can make these type of decisions if there has been a recent election (somewhere between 6 months and a year). From https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gg.ca%2Fen%2Fgovernor-...

The power to dissolve Parliament is a royal prerogative exercised by the governor general. The governor general retains certain constitutional discretion whether to accept the advice of the prime minister to dissolve Parliament.

It was my reading that the person I was replying to was suggesting that the Regal executive could simply dissolve the legislature without the Government asking without really fucking dire consequences.

They can and have Provincially, 3 times in BC and twice in Quebec. They have also vetoed laws on the Provincial level when they were unconstitutional. Alberta passing laws about banking, a Federal power and restricting the press. All Alberta could do was kick the Lieutenant-governor out of their home and office. It was controversial but considered correct.

I'm not Canadian, but political science was an interest of mine in college, so I am more-literate-than-your-average-America regarding Canada's Government at the Federal level, at least, and I'm assuming the parliamentary tradition is basically the same at the provincial level.

It is basically the same at the Provincial level. Here's an article on the reserve powers. Note that it includes dismissal, which could be used if a caretaker government abused their power. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiscc-iecc.ca%2Fbackgroun...

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