tunetardis

I've been playing around with the free-threaded build of 3.13 and it seems pretty stable with the standard library at least. Most of what I've read suggests the only problems have been with 3rd party libraries that make unsafe assumptions about the GIL being around. But I've tried it out with my own production code and it's been rock solid and performant (at least by Python standards).

It sounds like they did some gene editing to select characteristics the dire wolf supposedly had, as opposed to finding an ancient DNA sample somewhere and working from that. So it's more of a genetic simulation than the real deal right?

Like just because you know of some gene that happens to give people pronounced brow ridges doesn't mean you can bring back the Neanderthal. Or am I not understanding this correctly?

I see what you're getting at here. The solar constant is the solar constant. If you've got a perfect angle to the sun, you should be getting the same amount of power regardless of latitude. I mean I suppose it's possible there might be a slight attenuation with the sun at a lower angle due to there being more atmosphere to traverse? Otoh solar panels don't function as efficiently at high temperatures, so it's possible they may be more efficient in some cases.

But you have to consider that averaged out, you're looking at shorter daylight hours overall at high latitudes, even if there are periods in mid-summer when days can be super long, so that's a consideration. So yes, the panels should pull in similar amounts of power while the sun is up, but it's not up as much.

My choirmaster years ago taught us that raising your eyebrows actually does help you reach the top of your vocal range, so that might actually be technique? Though I'm not a professional singer by any stretch, so who am I to say.

For me, I think it's whatever face I make when I'm in the zone. I'm not really aware of what I look like or contrive to look a certain way. But if I crack a smile, that's a pretty good tell that I goofed up somewhere.

One time I was playing a Robbie Burns event where we were all encouraged to wear kilts. I made the mistake of putting my phone in the sporran (a kind of purse that hangs right over your crotch) and it started vibrating incessantly. I can't even imagine the faces I was making that night!

About a year ago, there was a boycott on the Loblaws supermarket chain in protest of their boasting record profits at a time when grocery inflation was out of control. It lasted about a month before kind of fizzling out.

But I think by comparison, this buy Canadian movement has legs. It's a major nationwide shift in people's spending habits. And the key word here may be habits. Let's say for argument's sake that after 4 years of Trump, a new administration comes in and repeals all the tariffs. By that time, people will have settled into alternate brands across a wide range of consumer goods, and it may be difficult to convince them to switch back again. There's a certain inertia in human behaviour. So the effects of this could potentially go on quite a bit longer than the tariff war.

I suppose if some sort of critical mass is reached, it could push the world from x86-64 to arm? Every modern OS supports it at this point and emulators have come a long way for older software that needs them.

As much as I hate Doug Ford, every time he does something that pisses me off, Danielle Smith is right there like "hold my Kentucky Bourbon…"

Curious. The archived version seems a bit abridged compared to the original? For example, I can't find any mention of his plans to cut foreign aid (which I think is a terrible idea—can't we take the high road for once?).

Thanks!

How do you get an archived link?

When asked about Smith's comments about him, Poilievre himself began to discuss his conservative counterpart, but pulled himself back."Well sh…," he began, stopping before a "she" could cross his lips. "People are free to make their own comments. I speak for myself."

Fine, so what is Poilievre actually saying? From a National Post article:

Poilievre has promised to pay for it by cutting “waste,” eliminating bureaucracy and contracts with consultants and bringing in a rule that any new spending needs to be offset by spending cuts of the same size. He has also vowed to cut foreign aid and stop what he called “handouts to insiders.”

Sounds kind of DOGE-y to me?