Paul Tony retweeted
We've seen direct academic corruption in the Galloway affair: People were awarded degrees without completing a required thesis, and supervisors who signed off on this were promoted.
Adjacent to this direct corruption is a more insidious kind, where people study their own ideology, write entirely within the discourse of that ideology, and are graded by others who share that same ideology, the system ensuring that no one who might point to the problem could ever be hired.
Writing a thesis on one's own experiences is known as autoethnography, the big word hiding the emptiness of the practice. It is the most degenerate form of this insidious academic corruption, now on display in court.
The central purpose of academic inquiry is to learn about other people and other ideas, and the Canadian academy has forgotten it. What, other than defunding, can be done?
Paul Tony retweeted
As a former law enforcement officer, BOTH the driver and the traffic cop are to blame.
The cop needs serious retraining.
Under international standards established by the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, a police officer standing sideways to you means "GO 🟢" - it is the exact equivalent of a green light.
He should be either facing the black car or have his back turned towards it - that would mean a red signal 🔴.
Having his arms raised and withdrawing from the intersection while standing sideways means CLEAR THE INTERSECTION, a recipe for a disaster.
Paul Tony retweeted
Evidently there are several places in Canada for such entities.
Two of them in the riding now held by @braedencaley.
@dave_eby was supposed to do something about it, but he became a FIFA fan.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
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There is no place in Canada for financial networks that enable Iran to evade sanctions or finance illicit activity. FINTRAC worked closely with the U.S. on the imposition of sanctions against eight Canadian money services businesses today.
We are strengthening the way Canada fights financial crime to protect Canadians and the integrity of our financial system.
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Paul Tony retweeted
First Tuesday of November. The day when Canadian senators watch American TV and quietly thank the Prime Minister that appointed them and praise the archaic system that shields them from voters. #cdnpoli
Paul Tony retweeted
No province—not Quebec, not New Brunswick—should receive a penny of federal transfer payments if it refuses to develop its natural resources.
New Brunswick’s refusal to develop its massive shale gas reserves while relying on federal transfers (largely funded by Alberta and Saskatchewan’s resource revenues) for 40% of its provincial budget is pure hypocrisy.
Paul Tony retweeted
Selina Robinson on Eby:
“This man has no humility and no willingness to learn from his mistakes.
He should never lead anything, ever again.
But the failure of the BCNDP is not just on David Eby
Where were my ex-colleagues? The party executive?”
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Paul Tony retweeted
I remain concerned about transparency in #bcpoli. My ask of @Emily_Lowan: 1) You claim you're a renter - who are you paying rent to? Your parents? Or someone else? 2) You claimed to be a struggling Gen Xer...how much are the @BCGreens paying you to be leader... $120,000 or nothing? I never accepted a stipend and asked the party to give it to Adam Olsen instead. Answers to these questions are important. I'm sick of hypocrisy in #bcpoli and hope you can prove me wrong.
Paul Tony retweeted
Yes, repealing DRIPA does not impact existing rights under Section 35.
But it would result in a move back to a ‘consult’ approach versus a ‘consent’ requirement for many resource companies operating in BC on crown land.
That one word difference is important.
Paul Tony retweeted
Uber CEO: How can we increase our revenues?
McKinsey consultant: Imagine Uber but no car
Paul Tony retweeted
Correct.
Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.
Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.
Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week.
Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact.
Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia.
SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR.
That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell.
End of story.
Paul Tony retweeted
Did Musk fiddle with Ukrainian Starlink or Trump?
No. Zelensky did.
When Russia jammed GPS, the terminals thought they were in Russia and stopped working. Ukrainian engineers soldered onto them and disabled GPS. They worked again.
Russia then spoofed GPS the same way. Starlink worked in Russia until Musk blocked it with extra credentials.
Starlink has a 100 mph speed limit, but Ukrainian engineers disabled the speed sensor.
Drones then flew into Russia “while stationary in Ukraine,” enabling deep strikes.
In a maintenance update, Musk’s engineers limited the satellites a stationary terminal could use. This stopped the attacks, as the drones switched satellites often.
Zelensky then said, “You fiddled with Starlink.” No—they did not. The comedian had.
Paul Tony retweeted
So it turns out that Ukraine's issues with Starlink were caused by Ukraine.
Starlink terminals disconnected at speeds above 160 KPH, as determined by the Starlink terminals internal GPS.
To get around this, Ukraine hacked the Starlink terminals to think they were stationary regardless of speed.
SpaceX figured this out, and updated the system software to detect excessive speed by seeing how rapidly the terminal switched from on satellite to another. This broke Ukraine's hack, and Starlink would no longer work at high speeds.
Ukraine was using Starlink in a way that violated the terms of service.
Starlink figured it out and stopped it.
Paul Tony retweeted
New 30 km/h area speed limit signs will be posted at neighbourhood entry and exit points. Once you enter a signed area, the 30 km/h speed limit applies throughout the local road network until you leave that area.
Slower speeds help reduce the risk of serious collisions and make neighbourhood streets safer.
Learn more about the change: toronto.ca/LocalSpeed
ALT Two men walking and chatting on a sidewalk, one pushing a baby stroller near a white picket fence and brick house.
Paul Tony retweeted
Bloody embarrassing for what is supposed to be a reputable news organization.
Leader profile: How David Eby balances kids, kittens and running B.C. ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
Paul Tony retweeted
Between a B.C. Finance Minister who skillfully managed the province's finances through the depths of the pandemic (resulting in a smaller deficit in 2021 followed by provincial surplus of $1.3B in 2022) and the gutless Premier who sided with the antisemites in his caucus, I will always side with Selina Robinson.
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David Eby’s former finance minister SLAMS him in a new interview.
Selina Robinson says @Dave_Eby is “not an easy premier to work with” and “likes to control things.” Also sharing kind words for BC Conservative Leader @LDoerkson.
Read the full story ⬇️
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Paul Tony retweeted
Hard to tell what happened here but this is totally contrary to the most basic procedures.
If any airline employee or representative asks you to do this, simply say no. Taking a photo of your bag as proof it was "checked in" helps no one.
If any airline employee or representative insists, asks for their name and a written receipt with their signature and employee ID. If they refuse, you know they're not following procedures.
If they refuse, ask for a supervisor. And then have the supervisor provide you with the receipt.
Even when airline systems are down, manual bag tags can be issued and attached to checked bags. Either way, you receive a receipt.
Air Canada baggage performance has improved significantly over the past year with real time checked baggage tracking. But checked baggage tracking only works if your bag has a bag tag with a bar code just like a courier parcel.
Travelers believing that a photo of an abandoned bag at an unstaffed counter serves as proof of anything are misinformed.
Finally, posting your boarding pass containing personal information and the bar code is an invitation to identity theft.
Dear @AirCanada, I am extremely disappointed with the appalling service on my flight AC1293 from Houston to Vancouver today.
At Houston Airport, your staff accepted my checked bag without giving me a luggage tag, claiming their system was down and asking me to just take a photo as proof. Later, right before boarding, I received a call saying my bag was sent to Lost & Found because it had no tag!
Your airport staff refused to take responsibility. My bag contains expensive wedding items. My relatives had to pick it up from Lost & Found, but I now need my bag delivered to my home address in Canada urgently.
Please resolve this and arrange delivery immediately. Booking Ref: 0142336889401
#AirCanada #CustomerService #LostLuggage #AC1293
Paul Tony retweeted
Power banks need to be banned from aircraft. This is not the first such incident and it makes no sense that regulators have not yet acted. With all the charging opportunities available today including on many aircraft, power banks are an unnecessary risk.
