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It's actually a Canadianism. You can see a similar and satirical take on it if you've ever seen Trailer Park Boys and Ricky being determined "to get his grade 10". I actually thought it was a more local Ontario thing prior to seeing it in TPB years and years ago because of OAC (grade 13), but...

On a lighter theme. (Kind of?) I expected nothing from this 'release', as nearly everything has already been released. Not that I spend a ton of time on this sort of thing, but I'm in the middle. I think, pretty unequivocally, the assassination was the result of a conspiracy. Oswald was...

Many comments about Biden, Kamala, and in a particularly revealing theme when it comes to character: Comments about other forum members. For those that might have something approaching constructive to say, I guess feel free to weigh in on the subject at hand when you're ready. I remember when...

Am I in the wrong here, or is Namibia not the answer to that? I thought they were reasonable?

In lighter news, in a rare miss from Amazon, I did not receive The Science Of Success today. I did however, receive a three disc Blu-ray set of the Jaws trilogy sequels instead. Slight mix up. Rather bafflingly, the original Jaws movie is not included Just the follow ons. But apparently...

Germany and Switzerland both reconsidering, and I anticipate that Canada will as well. I'm particularly interested to see how Carney's Europe visit goes. The F35 was barely politically viable even before the recent nonsense; and I wouldn't be surprised if we go back to the Gripen, manufactured...

There was a time, not too long ago, where such a correction wouldn't be necessary. ... in this day and age, and in the current political climate, you really never know. Probably not a coin toss, but maybe one in ten chance he might have actually gotten licked through some farcical development.

Had a quick Google. Looks interesting enough! Thanks. Amazon will provide tomorrow.

I mean, that's a pretty big over simplification. And Canada has had considerable geographic disadvantages to overcome - winter is certainly much more manageable in the modern era, but it's still no picnic. Canada's population in 1812 is 200k, compared to the US's ~7.5m. Pretty significant head...

Quasi related, but we broached the subject: I'm not sure I've actually heard of any big AI related insights when it comes to economic modelling or theory. Cursory Google indicates its being leveraged as you might expect. But I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen any big revelations. In my work...

It's about having a tremendous base of natural resources, free from European continental strife, and initially a population foundationally raised in new structured public education that was specifically designed to feed in literate workers to manufacturing when the industrial revolution really...

I don't disagree with the bulk of it. But I'm going to point out for posterity that when it comes to being whiny, the ultra-controversial statement I posted which seems to have ruffled some feathers is: Some make it. An awful lot of hard working people, probably numbering in the majority, do...

I imagine you're more of a rarity than you realise Bob. I find the subject half amusing, half grating, because in my experience most of the proudly and vocal "self made" guys I've bumped into have a pretty selective memory: A remarkable ability to forget about things like having college paid...

Mind your manners. ;) I understand it just fine, thanks. I pulled ahead, and did it the hard way. I'm just not naive enough to think it's any kind of guarantee. I'm quite certain there are those that worked harder than I, smarter than I, and took every risk and leap to try to eek out an...

"Anyone can do it if they just work hard" Considerable amount of survivorship bias with some of these classic 'boot-straps' takes though. Some make it. An awful lot of hard working people, probably numbering in the majority, do not.

Is it? What is there to be sad about? Georgescu ran an illegally financed campaign, backed by Russia (according to Romanian intelligence who declassified their files). Ran a campaign estimated to cost more than 40 million Euro, but declared that his campaign expenses were zero dollars on the...

I actually had a laugh at this, as I had just literally returned to my office with a glass of wine. Tell me where the cameras are.

I guess this is the kind of thing I was referring to when I say the US perspective can be deeply skewed. Because while I can maybe see the classical liberalism argument side of it, I'm not sure there's much common ground with a contention that Gilded Age industrialists and robber barons are, in...

I guess find it ironic, but you're still trying to desperately apply an irrelevant one dimensional dichotomy to a different, three dimensional model. You have one chart where you have oranges on the left and apples on the right. And then you look at a different chart related to fruit and you're...

When it comes to wine bottles, I imagine this would be vastly preferrable than the old fashioned way of getting some KY jelly and comfortable pants...

Were you educated entirely in the US? I think that's the biggest issue when it comes to landing on definitions - the modern US political spectrum is deeply skewed, and often totally at odds with the longstanding definitions in use pretty much everywhere else. There is some sort of pathological...

This is sensible advice: Avoid cut-outs and cheek swells. Future generations might be left eye dominant (or left handed). Easy to should and shoot from the left shoulder with a right-handed bolt action on a plain stock (as I do - right handed, left eye dominant).

Mark Carney couldn't be more different than Trudeau. And if he's elected, he'll be the only actual Conservative leader in North America. Trumps far-right populism isn't Conservative by any stretch of the imagination, at least unless you completely redefine the definition. That said, given the...

And with appropriate respect, I will probably continue to defer to enforcement statistics from the border security outfits of both nations, rather than that guy's Youtube channel.

Well I don't know about anyone else, but I'm convinced: No need to look at the actual data, or the evidence from enforcement - a podcaster has made a video. I have moved on to more important things, and will leave border issues to the experts:

You mentioned 24 000 migrants intercepted from Canada to US in 2024. There were more than 31 000 illegal crossings from the US to Canada in 2023. The US border patrol intercepted 5800 kg of drugs at the Canadian border in 2024. Canadian border patrol intercepted 8300kg coming into Canada from...

I couldn't agree more. Those are Trump's words. Verbatim. Not mine.

Really? How? By becoming part of the US? Surely you realize that's never going to happen. We already had an agreement in place on all these issues. "The most fair and balanced trade agreement in history". The US reneged on it. What good is a trade partner that doesn't abide by their own...

Yep. Hard to believe we're here, again. After all, USMCA is the largest, fairest, most balanced, and modern trade agreement ever achieved. There’s never been anything like it. It replaced a disastrous trade deal that rewarded outsourcing with a truly fair and reciprocal trade deal that...

Why don't you mention that the US also has a tariff structure in place on Canadian dairy above the zero-tariff quota? And that our high tariff rates above the zero-tariff quota are designed to protect our fledgling dairy industry (Wisconsin alone has like twice as many dairy cows as the entire...

This kind of thing really grinds my gears. Natives hunting caribou herds to extinction with snowmobiles and 338s, whale and seal hunting with rifles and dinghy, all in the name of "traditional hunting rights". If they're going to hunt out of season with no limits or oversight, the...

And the prayers of grateful shoulders and those on the wrong sides of a muzzle brake have been answered, and not a tear was shed. (Might as well post something really contentious in the politics thread...)

KLM is my preferred, and always a pleasure. Air Canada is to be avoided whenever possible, and particularly if you're going to stack flying out of Pearson on top: The aggravation and irritation increases exponentially, not linearly pairing those two.

What if I had a vintage big bore doublerifle. Could one have that in Canada?. (Quote doesn't seem to be working for me on mobile at the moment) Depends on how vintage. Anything before 1898 is antique and not technically a firearm under the Act. More modern, I don't even think 577 NE hits...

The question would be how is this any different than the multitude of documents signed by Trump via auto pen during his presidency? ... or the more recent examples where Trump was on video and fairly obviously unaware of what EOs he was even putting Sharpie-to-paper on?

Corn, soy, winter wheat is the standard rotation up here to maintain nitrogen balance.

I'm referring to a specific border adjustment mechanism, like CBAM. The trade balance piece. Which I don't believe is yet in place.

Well, yes, carbon pricing. We're talking tariffs. The EU, UK, and Scandinavia (and likely Canada in the near future) all have a CBAM, a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which imposes tariffs on goods from countries that do not have a carbon pricing system to ensure domestic production...

Presumably because the US would continue to provide hundreds of billions in agricultural, manufacturing, energy, and tech subsidies to their domestic industries; continue to flout and ignore WTO rulings, continue the refusal to implement any type of carbon pricing, and continue to encourage...

This is why brandy, poured into plastic mini-Mickeys is the way to go. Though I do take a brass tumbler.

You can add lies of omission to that list, particularly in the context of these lists of reciprocal tariffs that keep popping up. The US provided corn growers with more than two billion USD in subsidies last year alone. More than $120B since the 90s. Not to mention billions in direct subsidies...

Preferably Gordon's. 2 proper measures, so 3oz of it. Over minimal ice in a highball. Tonic to fill to 3/4. Squeeze of lime and lime garnish. Very healthy hit of Angostura to tint pink. Then enjoy.

I am absolutely serious in my contention that anyone comparing and equating the Russian war in Ukraine with illegal immigration in the US is a physical moron.

US deliberately orchestrated Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash, Friedrich Merz

The "Haha" emoji giveth, the haha emoji taketh. It's there.

... Ah yes, governance almost exclusively via Executive Order with power concentrated in the office of the President, and ignoring the judiciary. Just like the founding fathers intended. The cult of personality surrounding Trump, especially when it comes to doubling down on defending his...

I can't imagine the mental gymnastics required to equate the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent devastation, with an assorted smattering of Mexicans, Hondurans, and Guatemalans et al crossing the border. In other news: White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief...

Don't read too much into it. This is all still theatre. I just had a laugh pointing it out, I suggest you do as well. All in good natured fun, not meant to be inflammatory. Cheers

Hopefully you stretched and did some deep knee bends, because that's the most impressive reach I've seen in quite a while. Stalin has been dead since 1953. And Duranty's work was 93 years ago.

His entire being is a lie: A false self made man and rags-to-riches story, a false founder story (Paypal), and in the early days of the SpaceX venture he had a penchant for interviews with technical drawings up on screen to play pretend as if he was actively contributing to the design of the...