[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

I don't have a source, but it wasn't that Netflix didn't lose subscribers, it was that their revenues grew. Part of that was charging subscribers more, but a lot of that was the new ad-supported plans netted them more money than basic ad-free plans. Which is probably why they're now sunsetting the basic ad-free plans.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 days ago

Just a minor nitpick: the acronym is SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States), like POTUS.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

In Alberta you can’t refuse to let someone exploit oil resources found on your property

TBF, I'm pretty sure that's how it works throughout the country. The title on my home in Ontario has easements for potential minerals/resources as well.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

The systemic problems are a stroad which seems designed for high speeds, yet with many dangerous points of interactions with pedestrians and other drivers. There seems to be no infrastructure to protect pedestrians and no design features to limit speeds. As you point out, this wasn't caused by a tank of a vehicle but a standard sedan.

This is in stark contrast to Vision Zero, a strategy where it's nearly impossible for vehicle collisions to cause fatalities. It doesn't matter if a driver is impaired, we have the technology to engineer away these deaths. From the images in article, the road seems to follow almost none of the tenants of Vision Zero.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago

From his Mastodon page:

Posts auf Deutsch 🇩🇪 and in English 🇬🇧

So he starts each of his post with an emoji showing which language he's posting in. I know there's also a language tag built into Mastodon, but he's chosen to use the emoji

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago

On that note, considering the original engines are similar I wonder if OpenRCT2 and OpenLoco have any big similarities in the code base as well…

Probably! From the About OpenLoco page:

The OpenLoco project started in early 2018 by the same group of people behind OpenRCT2.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 90 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

For each count of not paying the helper's salary no later than seven days after it was due, Wu could have been jailed for up to a year, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

Instead she received no jail time and one S$10,000 fine when there were dozens of counts.

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[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 81 points 1 month ago

The release doesn't say it's going FOSS. It doesn't specify, but it hints that it'll be "Source Available". Stuff like:

Winamp will remain the owner of the software and will decide on the innovations made in the official version.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 81 points 2 months ago

I know this seems like Niantic is free-loading, but this is intentionally-allowed by the ODbL license and honestly, might be a good business decision even without considering the licensing fees. OSM is almost 20 years old and as a community led project, is probably more predictable and stable than a Google license which could change drastically from one contract to the next.

As a OSM contributor, I'm more than happy to see my work used this way, and as @QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world pointed out, OSM has seen a lot of benefit too.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 81 points 2 months ago

He argued it’s easier for customers to “point fingers” at grocers like Loblaw than at other players in the supply chain or global factors leading to higher prices.

Given Loblaws has control over a lot of that supply chain and has record profits over the last few years, so...

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Deal sets out pharmacare framework and will cover contraception, diabetes treatment

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[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 64 points 10 months ago

I'm not sure he's "learned" anything. Good article otherwise!

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We'll no longer comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations from The Verge. We'll be in touch as corrections are needed.

Setting aside the ridiculousness of this position, the statement also doesn't make sense at face value, right? I think I understand what they're trying to say, but aren't those two sentences in conflict? Isn't getting "in touch as corrections are needed" literally making "comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations"?

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