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I'm a little surprised that there hasn't (as far as I know) been any talk about arming the coast guard - the way things are headed, it seems a little inevitable.

Claiming Canada was founded on the principle of strong provinces, Ms. Smith said, “Canada is very different from the United States and many other Western democracies. For example, the U.S. centralizes the majority of power and decision-making in its federal government. In Canada, we chose a decentralized federation composed of very unique and diverse provinces left to govern themselves in almost all matters with the main exceptions of national defence and international affairs.”

Absolutely unhinged.

That wasn't my take - collectibility is a pretty core component of CCGs, but that can be accomplished easily with basic probability tables, without any blockchain bullshit.

My biggest concern is what they're going to do to monetize it - this sort of game is pretty prone to exploitation.

Something like the Marvel Snap model could be pretty good, though.

I've heard nothing but good things, and should really catch up.

I did a bit of a double-take here:

The Swiss-made, turbo-prop CT-157 Siskin II has been chosen to replace the Snowbird squadron. The planes are already on order and are being delivered for use as the air force’s initial pilot training aircraft.

Sure enough, these are not jet aircraft.

The truth could be somewhere in the middle - no real intent, but instead just reworking an idea from the Discarded Ideas Drawer into something new.

That info is out there for sure, but I've always found it pretty shaky. Here's what Memory Alpha has to say on the subject:

The Star Trek Chronology, 2nd ed., p. 290 noted: "Although Picard and company were successful in eradicating them, the parasites did send a mysterious radio signal, presumably to others of their kind. At the time the episode was written, this was apparently intended to lead to the introduction of the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation's second season. The Borg connection was dropped before "Q Who" (TNG) was written, and the truth about the parasites remains a mystery."

The "apparently" always trips me up, but maybe there's a more definitive statement or there that I haven't seen.

It certainly could be true.

Somewhat ironically, this was apparently the lowest-rated episode of SNL UK.

Look, all we want is a zany time travel adventure where all bets are off, but is also completely consistent with decades of previous stories, and feels new and fresh while also seeming exactly the same as it always has been.

It's no "get a life" moment, but I think it's pretty funny.

I think it's perfectly understandable to at least attempt to rein in an increasingly rogue province by making a mutually acceptable deal. I don't believe it will help, or at least not much, but I can understand the attempt.

The lesson is obvious to provinces: dont follow federal laws you dont agree with.

That said, I can't really disagree with this point.

Ultimately, the proposed pipeline still seems to be contingent on finding a private entity that thinks it's a good investment, and I'm not at all convinced that that will ever happen. We'll see.

The counterpoint (and it's a deeply shitty, cynical counterpoint) is that the original targets weren't realistic to begin with, and would have been missed, just like every other climate target ever.

Is this better? History suggests it probably isn't. Is it worse? Maybe, but the depressing truth is it might just be a lateral move.

And that's the strongest "defense" I'm able to muster, which is pretty depressing.