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Comment Re:I'm in Ottawa (Score 1) 310

The vaccine mandate for truckers at the border is a federal issue. Trudeau’s imposition of this mandate was a trigger for the truckers’ protest. With Omicron infecting both vaccinated and non-vaccinated, there’s no good justification for imposing this vaccine mandate now, but of course Trudeau cannot back down in the face of such deplorable people. :-)

Comment Let's have priorities!.. (Score 1) 132

Yes, SpaceX people are indeed huge cunts for trying to pull people out of desperate poverty by connecting them cheaply to the world's data. Those poor people don't matter at all, compared to the ability to conduct earth-based astronomy as we have always done.

We should just abandon those losers so we can have a pristine night sky! Let's have priorities!

Comment Trading up to a Tesla is different (Score 1) 50

>Every car I have purchased has been the best car I have ever owned.

For me trading up to a Tesla was qualitatively different from trading up to a new internal-combustion engine car. When I bought a new Volvo, it was very nice but I didn't say "only Swedish cars for me from now on". Now that I have driven my Tesla Model 3, it's only electric cars for me from now on. I'm willing to consider non-Tesla EV's, but I expect it will take some years for other manufacturers to catch up to Tesla.

(I am in the prime situation for EV ownership, being able to use a 240-volt socket for overnight charging. This means that charging speed is not a concern for 95% of my driving, and the other 5% (road trips) is covered by the excellent Tesla Supercharger network.)

The Ford Mach-E looks very interesting, but Ford is hobbled by two things: 1.) the Electrify America charging network is still being built and will have growing pains, and 2.) Ford is shackled to its dealer network, and I doubt their willingness and ability to transition to EV sales and service.

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Comment Re: Uber drivers are clearly contractors (Score 1) 190

If Uber is shortchanging the drivers (i.e., paying them less than the agreed rates), then the drivers should complain to the relevant government departments (some of which hate Uber and would readily help) and sue Uber to the extent possible. If by âoeshortchangingâ you mean that Uber is paying the drivers less than you think they should pay, then the appropriate remedy is to quit driving for Uber and seek work elsewhere.

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