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  • I don't like the implied false dichotomy between opening up the kernel and better security. You can definitely have both. Otherwise it's a good report.

  • XZ backdoor in a nutshell
  • He already has a mastodon account : https://infosec.exchange/@fr0gger/112189232773640259

  • **Eisenhower CSG has entered the chat**
  • "Iranians don't take a dump without a plan"

  • The Duolingo owl is done messing around
  • Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

  • ‘Ghost flights’: Qatar Airways flying near-empty planes in Australia to exploit legal loophole
  • Qatar’s ghost flights – an open secret within the aviation sector – are “taking the piss” out of Australia’s strict aviation laws, industry sources say, and are occurring despite the Albanese government rejecting the airline’s formal request to increase flights out of concern the extra capacity would go against Australia’s “national interest”.

    Honestly, I don't blame Qatar Airways. Good on them for getting around this protectionist nonsense policy.

    Air travel is already quite expense and carbon heavy. Actively blocking routes makes the system less efficient, expensive, and will emit more carbon. Isn't that also against Australia's "national interest"?

  • Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation
  • Why are comments even open on this article? They're just terrible tabloid trash.

  • Macron walks tightrope as French police protest challenges rule of law
  • France, where even police protest.

  • Seven rookies promoted, most ministers reassigned in major Trudeau cabinet shuffle
  • I'm very glad Hussein is out but I don't know if Sean Fraser will do a good job. His previous role as immigration minister let the country consistently exceed its immigration targets, which only made the housing crisis worse. He'll be looking into the consequences of his own actions on housing.

    He already refrained from building more houses directly and "subsidizing", not investing, "below-market" housing instead, so that's not a good sign already.

    From a structural standpoint, merging housing and infrastructure into a single ministry makes sense. These two issues go hand in hand.

  • Sam Altman’s Worldcoin token to launch Monday
  • When the guy who made the AI hype wants us back in the crypto hype...

  • Canada pushing ahead with tax on Big Tech opposed by U.S., Freeland says
  • Where's that attitude with Big Grocery stores or Big Oil?

  • Bike lane on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge seen as major cause of pollution
  • Did this senator not hear of INDUCED DEMAND?

  • its ok >.<
  • Not a bad way to go.

  • Brand new movie
  • Real human bean

  • British Columbia’s New Housing Legislation Could Help Ease the Housing Crisis | Jacobin.com
  • You are right, land should not be a good investment. A land value tax supports this as it decreases the value of the land, it won't be seen as an investment. Wealthy people and investors hoarding land will only increase their tax burden and thus will not be profitable for them.

  • British Columbia’s New Housing Legislation Could Help Ease the Housing Crisis | Jacobin.com
    1. Maintain a central registry of who owns what housing and who lives there (necessary for the policies below). This can be used to audit abuses
    1. Raise property taxes on vacant housing
    1. Introduce a new yearly anti-speculation tax that depends on the owner of the unit:
    • Canadian citizens: 0%.
    • Permanent residents and people with work permits: 0%.
    • Companies established in Canada:
    • Single-family dwelling: 5%.
    • Dwelling between two and 6 units: 2%
    • Housing with more units: 0%
    • All other assumptions: 10% <-- this includes foreign investors

    Why all this bureaucracy? We can simply just shift property taxes to land value taxes. Much more equitable and it would disincentivize speculation and incentivize density. You only need to know who owns which parcel of land so its much less bureaucratic.

  • Vehicle crashes through Whitbourne Tim Hortons
    ntv.ca Vehicle crashes through Whitbourne Tim Hortons

    Late this afternoon an SUV crashed into the Tim Hortons in Whitbourne. Damage to the building was extensive with the vehicle landing inside the store crashing through a seating area and display case. Emergency crews responded to the scene. There is no word on if there were any injuries.

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