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Posted by
markrankin on Friday May 12, 2023 @12:37AM
from the komonews.com dept.
“Unless specifically identified as such, Apple Maps' use of any third party trademarks does not indicate any relationship, sponsorship, or endorsement between Apple Maps and the owners of such trademarks.
Rev. 04/26/2023”
13 mentions of “Canada” and 2 mentions of “British Columbia”.
Posted by
markrankin on Friday May 12, 2023 @12:22AM
from the gspe21-ssl.ls.apple.com dept.
Posted by
markrankin on Thursday May 11, 2023 @10:12PM
from the show-hn dept.
https://imgur.com/a/Wl4B2k5
An interesting piece from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Special Edition of 2022 with quotes from two local Indigenous People of eastern and northern Canada (Kanata).
Posted by
markrankin on Thursday May 11, 2023 @10:00AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I’d like to use Gmail signed in and Google Maps signed out on my iPhone using iOS 15.7.5. Is this impossible? Thanks.
Posted by
markrankin on Monday May 01, 2023 @07:06PM
from the ohchr.org dept.
Posted by
markrankin on Monday May 01, 2023 @05:35PM
from the ask-hn dept.
"Pixels (aka web beacons/web bugs/java script). Pixels are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that are used to track the online movements of web users. Unlike cookies, which are stored on a computer’s hard drive, pixels are small graphics that are about the size of the period at the end of the sentence that are embedded invisibly on web pages or in HTML-based emails. Our third-party...
Sadly, guns are a tool to execute power, and power itself is amoral. Power can be used for bad and for good. In America this power that we have been granted is being abused in ways that it is obvious on the world stage. Our culture clearly has a sickness.
We frequently talk about freedom, but fail to talk about responsibility to use our freedoms properly. "Rights" framed discussions rather than "responsibility" framed discussions result in what we see. Abuse of rights without any way to address neglected responsibilities creates an environment where the rights themselves are called into question.
“The expectation of clean water in wealthy countries is enabled by technology and infrastructure; like effective sewage systems and water treatment facilities. But to a large extent it is also enabled, and was initially bootstrapped, by sound policymaking and regulation.
Regulation requires verification.”
Regulation of water does not require verification. We live on a planet where clean water is abundant and cannot escape the planet’s atmosphere. Why you think we need to measure how this is verified is beyond the beyond’s.
Here’s a wiki page reference if you need help measuring how much water exists on Earth:
While the majority of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, those oceans make up just a small fraction of the mass of the planet. The mass of Earth's oceans is estimated to be 1.37 × 1021 kg, which is 0.023% of the total mass of Earth, 6.0 × 1024 kg. An additional 5.0 × 1020 kg of water is estimated to exist in ice, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor.[20]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_water_on_Earth#Ear...
I’m Canadian and I believe people are greater than guns here. Is it the same in USA?
I’m not trying to diss USA, but are you going to protect this amendment?
Incident Year Location Deaths Injuries Type of firearm(s) used Ref(s)
Las Vegas shooting 2017 Paradise, Nevada 60 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1] ≈ 867 (413+ from gunfire or shrapnel) Semi-automatic rifles (some outfitted with bump stocks), bolt-action rifle, and revolver [130][131][132]
Orlando nightclub shooting dagger 2016 Orlando, Florida 49 (plus 1 perp.) 58 (53 from gunfire) Semi-automatic rifle and pistol [130][131]
Virginia Tech shooting dagger 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia 32 (plus 1 perp.) 23 (17 from gunfire) Semi-automatic pistols [130]
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 2012 Newtown, Connecticut 27 (plus 1 perp.) 2 Semi-automatic rifle, bolt-action rifle, and pistol [130]
Sutherland Springs church shooting 2017 Sutherland Springs, Texas 26 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 2] 22 Semi-automatic rifle [131][133]
Luby's shooting dagger 1991 Killeen, Texas 23 (plus 1 perp.) 27 Semi-automatic pistols [130]
El Paso Walmart shooting 2019 El Paso, Texas 23[fn 3] 23 Semi-automatic rifle [134][135][136][137]
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre dagger 1984 San Diego, California 22 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 2] 19 Semi-automatic carbine, pistols, and shotgun [130]
Robb Elementary School shooting 2022 Uvalde, Texas 21 (plus 1 perp.) 18 Semi-automatic rifle [138][139]
Posted by
markrankin on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:14AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I’m Canadian and see mass shootings in the media. I’m curious as to why this amendment hasn’t changed for 232 years.
Posted by
markrankin on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:12AM
from the ask-hn dept.
Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits de Duvalier ("My unborn cousins haunt Duvalier's nights").
Posted by
markrankin on Sunday April 30, 2023 @07:32AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.
Pack it in, pack it out.
Still waiting to see if we find Voyager 1.
¡Vamos!
I studied Human Geography in my undergrad. Our prof predicted a social media crash would be around 2050 due to declining global population. However, I think this crash is coming quicker than we thought in 2012.
The digital twin isn’t in real time, only near real time with some lag.
Posted by
markrankin on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.
Reddit does not have an option to disable auto play on reddit.comIs this a new feature?
Posted by
markrankin on Saturday April 29, 2023 @10:03AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I was considering Google domains but I believe their data is stored in servers in USA. I would prefer all website data to be stored on Canadian soil.
Posted by
markrankin on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:20PM
from the ask-hn dept.
Why is it available via browsers on Mac OS?
Posted by
markrankin on Thursday April 06, 2023 @09:24AM
from the solve.mit.edu dept.
The AI for Humanity Prize is open to solutions leveraging data science, artificial intelligence, and/or machine learning to benefit humanity. The prize is made possible by The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a philanthropy committed to advancing AI and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. Up to $150,000 in funding will be awarded across several Solver teams from any of Solve’s 2023 Global Challenges.
They don’t have an iOS app like Firefox Focus. Are they working on an iOS app?
Posted by
markrankin on Thursday November 19, 2020 @08:01PM
from the policyalternatives.ca dept.
Posted by
markrankin on Saturday November 14, 2020 @01:04PM
from the connectedcoast.ca dept.