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Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio
  • The letter argued that Canada’s radio regulations were designed to address the problems created by its vast geography, its “linguistic duality” (English and French), and the fact that space on analog radio is limited, making decisions about what gets broadcast necessary.

    Citation needed DiMA. Way to try framing the issue to look in your favour.

    Instead of those "issues" we now have locked down apps and opaque algorithms that reduce user control.

    To be fair I have found some good stuff through the recommendations, but I also don't know how often they try to boost certain artists because of back room deals. Companies need regulations to keep them slightly honest.

  • Rant: I can't believe I miss Shaw
  • Exactly! I remember seeing a video of Jason Kenny throwing out some ridiculous number of jobs it'll bring to Alberta, when Shaw was already an Alberta based company.

    I've come to the conclusion that some inefficiencies are actually good for an economy. With multiple companies each has to have a support department and sales department and installation techs and engineers and... It's not very efficient in that there's a lot of redundancy, but it's better for the economy.

  • What are your thoughts on inner martial arts?
  • That video!! Yeah, I don't believe it either. Sort of reminds me of doing Kung Fu as a kid. We'd do public demonstrations and would sometimes ham it up a bit for the audience. I wonder if that's what's going on.

    Have you practiced push hands? There's a neat effect I can only describe as sort of being able to bounce off the other person. You can get some decent air with it! I also wonder if there's a bit of that going on with a lot of exaggeration.

  • What are your thoughts on inner martial arts?
  • I agree with you about the "weird stuff". I teach Tai Chi and I'm very careful about the words I use, especially when it comes to describing mechanical forces. I'll often mention that I don't mean some notion of "life force" but rather the physical Newtonian force that your body is subject to while performing the movements.

    I find Tai Chi to be deceptively complicated with deep physical and psychological components. I have a hard time articulating what it is to others since it's not really a martial art, and it's not really meditation, and it's not just a bunch of movements or calisthenics. But it does have very real effects and I love it!

    It sounds like your experience is quite similar to mine and I'm happy you found a good teacher and are enjoying the practice! 😀

  • Looking to get away from Sublime; Sell me on your favorite non-modal text editor!
  • Looks like jEdit just had a new release! I actually used it as my main editor 15 years ago before I sat down to learn Emacs. I thought it was pretty good back then.

    Lapce is a newer one that looks interesting, though I haven't tried it. The page says modal editing can be toggled.

  • The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?
  • That's hardly a reason to get rid of it or replace it. Clearly people are benefitting from it and it's evident if you look at your tax return. If anything, the fact that people don't know about the return is a failure in marketing. So sure, there are maybe some improvements to make.

    But really, no matter what carbon scheme you put in place, the cons will find a way to complain about it. That's not a failure of the carbon tax. That's just how the conservatives operate.

  • Several windows programs won't work with Wine. Would running a Windows VM be a better option?
  • The software will likely work, but keep in mind that you'll have to add VM startup time when you want to use the software. I have occasionally seen software behave strangely in a VM as well, so best to just try it.

    Can you share the software you went to use? Maybe there's a good Linux alternative or someone knows how to get it working in wine.

  • What's the deal with old emacs projects, and do you have a way to import .sln projects from Visual Studio?
  • There is a lot of old stuff, especially on the wiki. It's one of the reasons I abandoned over a decade of config and started using Doom Emacs. I appreciate the curated set of packages with a more consistent interface than I had time to maintain.

    As for sln based projects, I've never had success with them in Emacs. Heck, even VS Code has been hit and miss for me. Maybe someone knows a good sln package? The one you mentioned might be worth a try.

  • Nvidia driver 555.58 released

    Looks like it's out of beta.

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    ocremix.org Mega Man X "Brainsick Metal" OC ReMix

    OC ReMix presents a FREE video game remix MP3: Mega Man X "Brainsick Metal" by Protricity

    Mega Man X "Brainsick Metal" OC ReMix
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    Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects

    From the article:

    > Within the restricted zones are hundreds of oil and gas facilities. One open-pit coal mine in the Rockies is before the provincial regulator and the expansion of another has already been approved. Much of the area has been extensively logged.

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    Plasma 6 just landed in Arch

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    actors.bandcamp.com Death From Above, by ACTORS

    from the album Acts of Worship LP

    Death From Above, by ACTORS

    I'm starting to get into this band and I'm liking them so far!

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    yewtu.be Skinny Puppy live @ Dolce Vita 1986 (full concert)

    Set list: Intro + Film (00:00:00) One Time One Place (00:04:56) Dead Lines (00:10:47) Smothered Hope (00:17:40) Brap (00:22:30) Assimilate (00:25:45) Dig It (00:33:07) Last Call (00:39:25) The Choke (00:45:36) Glass Houses (00:52:45) Outro (00:56:07)

    Skinny Puppy live @ Dolce Vita 1986 (full concert)

    In honor of Skinny Puppy's final tour, here's a video that's apparently from one of their earlier tours.

    One of my favourite bands!

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    Collide - Euphoria

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    I love the way HEALTH mixes melodic vocals with some cool noise.

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    David Bowie - Afraid of Americans

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    Theremin | Covenant

    covenant-swe.bandcamp.com Theremin, by Covenant

    from the album Dreams Of A Cryotank

    Theremin, by Covenant
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    Spike Hellis

    I like this album. I've heard they put on a really good live show too.

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    www.nexusmods.com Full Release Mod Fixer (No DP Edition)

    the mod fixer we all know and love but without scummy practices.

    Full Release Mod Fixer (No DP Edition)

    Does anyone know if the grievance is legitimate?

    I just got the game and I'm not familiar with the history here, but I am using the original mod in question. I did verify the files as well and they are indeed the same.

    I'm not even sure how to see if Donation Points are enabled on a particular mod or author's account.

    I don't mind mod authors getting some kickback if that's an option, but taking someone else's work is rather poor.

    Edit: Looks like this mod was now taken down.

    Edit: There's a forum post from the author of the mod in question that mentions talking to the Nexus staff.

    Hopefully this was all just a bit of unnecessary drama.

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    The Animated Elliptical Curve

    curves.xargs.org The Animated Elliptic Curve

    Visualize elliptic curve cryptography with animated examples

    The Animated Elliptic Curve

    This was posted on Hacker News but I thought it was a really cool article explaining how Elliptical Curve Cryptography works.

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    Canadians sweep Junos

    Go Canada! :)

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    Gardening @lemmy.ml TheAgeOfSuperboredom @lemmy.ca
    www.chicagotribune.com Column: Homeowners, it’s time to ignore your neighbors’ manicured lawns and replace grass with native plants

    Suburban homeowners can do themselves and the environment a big favor by replacing grass with native plants, though some may feel peer pressure from neighbors to maintain manicured lawns.

    Column: Homeowners, it’s time to ignore your neighbors’ manicured lawns and replace grass with native plants

    This makes me happy! :)

    There are a few houses in my city that have gone all in on this and it's absolutely beautiful! We've started a big project at my house to do something similar as well. It's very exciting!

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