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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Days before the 2016 election, 538 (which Nate Silver founded and was leading at the time) ran an article titled "Trump Is Just A Normal Polling Error Behind Clinton". Nate Silver and 538 did some of the best forecasting of that election. Don't conflate him with others' screwups.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never worked in a grocery store, but you're welcome I guess?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots#Assassination_attempts_and_plots

You're correct. You'll notice every president in recent history has multiple assassination attempts listed. The bulk of them don't go very far.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Technologically, I2P handles large data transfers much more efficiently than TOR. That makes I2P useful for torrenting large files like Linux ISOs.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not? Toddlers do things like point out clocks all the time. The "passive agressive" part is the parent's interpretation. The actual action that is described is so very normal.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And yeah, it did used to be a lot more common. And before that, it was a medical term.

It's the euphemism treadmill in action.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Typst is Markdown-ish with the possibilities of LaTeX.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15520203

Months after cancelling the construction contract for a new downtown pedestrian bridge in the face of “unforeseen challenges,” city officials have called off the project altogether.

As stated in a post on the city’s website on Friday, plans to build a bridge over the Speed River connecting The Ward with Downtown Guelph have been scrapped. Instead, city officials will look for ways to include pedestrian flow into another nearby project over the river.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

You need to sleep.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

K-9 mail... isn’t supported or being developed any more.

That's not true. They make frequent-enough releases, they post monthly progress reports, and they are actually going to become Thunderbird's Android version.

Having said that, I almost switched to FairEmail because K-9 lacked support for some sort of authentication measure (which I no longer need), but that wasn't because K-9 stopped development.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago

According to Wikipedia, John Riccitiello was CEO from 2014 to 2023. So I think your facts are off, unless Unity was planning layoffs and fee changes nine years in advance.

Instead, note that Unity went public in 2020. I expect Riccitiello was pushed by the board to improve profitability, then left with a golden parachute for being the scapegoat.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

The Atlantic had a good article on this a couple weeks ago (no paywall). It sure feels like a move in the wrong direction, but the authors note Oregon's overdose deaths grew way faster than the rest of the country after decriminalization. Their take is that Oregon already had pretty good laws place, and that a little bit of a legal threat can help to encourage addicts to seek treatment (and that the treatment system needs to be better funded).

 

This is the first time Guelph is will have a multi-year budget. This one will cover 2024 through 2027. The city is soliciting feedback through town halls and council meetings, since a long-term budget will have a significant impact on the city.

 

Two workshops are planned to learn more and share ideas: first online on November 9, second in-person on November 14. More opportunities to get involved will come in January.

 

A pedestrian bridge is being planned over the Speed River, between Emma St and Earl St, just south of Speedvale. The city wants feedback on two concept designs for the bridge.

 

Program schedules can be seen now at recenroll.ca

 

There will be four speed enforcement cameras, rotating between different locations, all by schools. The first four locations will be:

  • Westwood Road, in front of Westwood Road Public School
  • Colonial Drive, in front of St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School
  • Metcalfe Street, in front of King George Public School
  • Ironwood Drive, in front of Fred A. Hamilton Public School
 

"To help us create Guelph’s culture plan, visit haveyoursay.guelph.ca/culture-plan by August 6 and complete two quick online activities that will help us frame the richer conversations to come."

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