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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • One Developer Is Building The Space Sim We’ve Been Waiting For

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  • RIP social media. What comes next is messy.

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  • There's some real interesting stuff in here.

    It doesn’t take much to destabilize or stabilize the system, Törnberg found. Even if the threshold for disagreement was quite low, the disagreements became amplified to the point where each random interaction was increasingly likely to exceed those thresholds. More and more users were pushed to relocate until what was once a community with a solid diversity of opinion rapidly became polarized and/or overly homogenous.

    Conversely, if just 10 percent of users in a given social media community largely agree with your stances, you will be more tolerant toward diverse opinions that contradict your own. “There’s a certain chance that some users will end up in communities where it’s very homogenous and 99 percent of users are disagreeing with them,” said Törnberg. “That will cause them to leave, and you get this feedback effect just because of the structure of interaction. But if you have a filter bubble effect, where everyone is shown 10 percent of their own type, that creates a possibility for you to find the people who you agree with within the community. And that stabilizes the entire dynamics so it doesn’t tip over to one side or the other and become extreme or overly homogenous.”

    Törnberg found some confirmation of those dynamics when he analyzed an actual online echo chamber: the subreddit r/MensRights. He found that members of the subreddit were more likely to leave if their posts diverged too far, linguistically, from the community’s center of gravity.

    “Who are the users leaving the community?” said Törnberg. “The users that are more ideologically distant are more likely to leave. So it captures the same mechanism of feedback dynamics, where the community becomes more homogenous and more extreme because users leave—[and they leave] because they feel it’s becoming too homogenous and extreme. Eventually it tips over to one direction. And of course, as the community becomes more extreme, there’s this boiling the frog effect where the users who stay are influenced by the community and become more extreme.”

  • The Stephen Colbert Exit Interview: “I Did Not Expect It to End This Way”

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  • Yeah, that's about as conspiratorial as I'm prepared to get about the whole thing. I don't think the cancellation was for solely political reasons - if that were the case, they probably would have just pulled the plug immediately - but it seems very possible that political reasons were in the mix.

  • Carney picks former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be governor general

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  • It's one of those things that's simultaneously pretty important and not important at all. Their role in Parliament is ceremonial, but they're still something of a dignitary.

  • 2 Films With Nicholas Meyer in person, Vogue Theater, San Francisco - STIV and Time After Time, June 13th @ 2:30pm

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  • Fun!

    Star Trek IV is a bit of a left-field choice, but I'm not mad about it.

  • Ontario couple found guilty of boy’s murder, brother’s torture

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  • The judge's statements are appropriately scathing.

    Justice Conlan said he commends the work of the defence and the Crown in this case.

    He said it is not the defence's fault "the evidence of their clients has been found to be worthless."

    All in all, he said, the Crown proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt on every count.

    He said electronic evidence "points overwhelmingly to the guilt of the accused."

    He wrote they "paint a picture of loathe and hate by both accused towards the boys, especially towards L."

    The judge said a Dec. 28, 2020, audio recording played in court of the women berating L.L. was "so difficult to listen to," and "is just a terrible and shocking exhibit of abuse of L. by these accused."

    He said a Sept. 24, 2021, video the court viewed of L.L. using a small portable toilet to relieve himself was "excruciating to watch."

    "This court could go on and on, but for what purpose other than to, in a way, continue to victimize L. He should be remembered for more than this."

  • Interview: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Cast Hypes Seasons 4 And 5, Talks Hope For ‘Star Trek: Year One’

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  • I’m sure there’s a pitch to studios that could work, but

    That's pretty much where I'm at. Is it something I think I desperately need? Not by a long shot.

    Could they do something interesting with it? Sure, I guess.

  • Interview: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Cast Hypes Seasons 4 And 5, Talks Hope For ‘Star Trek: Year One’

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  • They announced the show would be ending, but gave it another season. That's the opposite of a sunk cost, but thanks for showing your whole ass.

  • Interview: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Cast Hypes Seasons 4 And 5, Talks Hope For ‘Star Trek: Year One’

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  • Why a salary of $115K isn't enough to purchase a house in some parts of Canada

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  • Since 2004, lower-end new home prices have risen by 265%, while young dual-earner incomes grew 76%

  • Create new account or use an old one?

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  • There is a current "Return to Duty" promotion that's available to all players - a free "Jem'hadar Vanguard" character, which is normally a premium, upgraded version of a basic Jem'Hadar character. I keep forgetting to claim it for myself.

    There's also a starter pack on sale in the in-game store. It's got some nice stuff in it, but I think you'd be fine without it if you don't want to spend the money.

  • Create new account or use an old one?

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  • The old one should work fine, though I seem to remember some people having to contact support to access characters that have been dormant for a long time...

  • Greyhound owner FlixBus expanding service to Manitoba in push for 'fully connected national network'

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  • Well, this new route is about 360 km, so not exactly a commuter distance.

  • Greyhound owner FlixBus expanding service to Manitoba in push for 'fully connected national network'

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  • It's also a straight shot down the Trans-Canada Highway, and they already have a terminus in Regina for their existing lines. All in all, a good start for expansion.

    Of course, what's really needed is routes to rural, northern, and underserved communities, but that won't happen without government subsidies.

  • Adam Savage Unboxes Star Trek's USS Enterprise Refit Model!

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  • I watched it fully expecting to be disappointed by the lack of iridescent paint, but nope it sure has iridescent paint.

  • The Avi Lewis Interview with Paul Wells

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  • Hold up, Paul Wells has a YouTube channel? He's one of the great pundits.

  • Feds to quadruple max fine for airlines violating air passenger bill of rights to $1M

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  • I don't understand why seemingly no one in this country raises the possibility of day fines, both for individuals and organizations. Why have a maximum at all?

  • RRC Polytech closing programs, some permanently, 'to remain sustainable'

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  • The trouble is, I don't know if enough is being done to offset the loss. International students have been effectively subsidizing post-secondary education for a very long time, and I'm honestly not sure what the path forward is.

  • Manitoba squares up against Sobeys in its 1st challenge against grocery property restrictions

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  • The law couldn't be retroactive to existing leases, so I guess this is a way to apply pressure to the legacy leases.