The statement that the new commercial veneer is dying needs to be backed up: YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and Reddit still drive traffic, despite the slop, and because of the commercialization. Meta and Facebook are doing fine.

I like what he says about the underlying protocols, but it is missing a bit of nuance: Google has been instrumental in the evolution of HTTP; SMTP became a very different game when Google (via Gmail) pushed authentication; DRM made it into browsers thanks to Google and media companies.

Commercial companies may be benefiting from open protocols, but they are also pushing them in new directions. The stack the author remembers still exists, but it has been changed by that commercial “veneer”.

Isn’t that water polo?

You are beautiful

I’m saying that. I’m saying it right now. And I’ll say it again.

Imagine wanting remuneration for time and labour.

The eyes are perfect

Thanks, that was an interesting video.

yet

Pretty much this.

I think it’s the original? In the tradition of shitposters everywhere, I grabbed the first thing that kind of looked right.

The best shitposts speak to our souls

Peter Dalglish, founder of the charity Street Kids International and brought into the order in 2016, was found guilty in Nepal of sexually assaulting two boys, aged 11 and 14.

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Jaques Lamarre, who was made a member in 2005,was found guilty of collusion and corruption in relation to the firm’s work in Libya with Saadi Gadhafi, son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

SNC renamed itself AtkinsRealis to try to get people to forget about their various corruption scandals.

An internal investigation months later showed the team at Canadian Joint Operations Command did in fact violate intelligence-gathering rules by using their personal computers and home networks to collect information about Canadians, CBC News reported last month.

Looks like they were right.

You’re right that it’s a deeply shitty and cynical counterpoint. In terms of realpolitik, you probably aren’t wrong.

Trudeau talked a great game but repeatedly fumbled the implementation. Maybe if his government has done a better job with the branding and politicisation of the various carbon taxes we’d be in a better spot. But we aren’t.

At best we can say this steals some of the thunder from the separatists.

The Globe gets deeper into the numbers:

The government said that by 2040, the carbon price paid by the market will be $130 per tonne. However, the floor price, which is the fee enforced by the government, will be set at only $110 per tonne for 2040. … Alberta will start regulating a floor price in 2030, at $60 per tonne … when Mr. Trudeau was prime minister, it was much stricter, at $170 per tonne by 2030.

So a two thirds discount on the 2030 number. I’m betting that’ll be further watered down in the next few years.

They’re even scaling back the carbon capture plan:

The original aim of Pathways was to reduce emissions by 22 megatonnes per year. Friday’s agreement scales that down to 16 megatonnes per year. And it sets the in-service date at 2035, rather than the previously stated 2030.

In context: annual heating due to climate change is accelerating, as is sea level rise

It looks like they’re dramatically reducing the carbon price, delaying increases to the cost, and reducing the goals for carbon capture.

It looks like a win for the greenhouse gas producers, and yet another fuck you to our kids.

At least someone is getting a fair payout from the lawsuit.

I’m surprised there are any posts left with those filters.

Life is short. Replace cyan toner. 👍