That’s how some democracy sometimes works. Sometimes supermajorities are required in democracies. Who cares about what the majority wants? Why should that be the only thing that counts?

Yeah, and that’s why it should be a cautionary tale for all other hugely important referendums.

Sometimes things getting done is a good thing.

Why does 50%+1 represent the will of the people?

Unlimited fusion power in a decade or so.

As it has always been.

Whatever happens, it should require a supermajority to leave. Say 50.1% of the population vote to leave so it’s on, then some people change their minds or some people die while others turn 18, then it’s 49.9% who want independence so it’s off. I don’t know if 55% is enough, or 60%, or 67%. But, it should be enough that whatever decision is made, it’s not going to immediately become unpopular.

Never heard of them, and they don’t have a store near me. The pictures I’ve found make it look basically the same as a Best Buy though.

That’s true, but they do have to deal with politicians making demands of them all the time. So, he’s probably used to trying to do the right thing for the economy, while not freaking out the markets, and while handling politicians who want quick economic fixes to boost their election chances.

I think having it be a dedicated games store is a losing proposition. The people who shorted GameStop back in the day were right to do it. Physical stores for video games just don’t have a long-term future.

What I think would work better is something like Fry’s or MicroCenter. Canada has BestBuy, but that’s more an electronics store for the general public. Fry’s and Microcenter are more focused on serving geeks: gamers, 3d-printing enthusiasts, makers, people into building their own PC, etc.

Sell 3d printers and 3d-printing gear. Those are often things people want to see in person before they commit. And, sometimes people want a part immediately and don’t want to wait even overnight for it to arrive. Sell RGB PC gear where people need to see it to appreciate it. This won’t work if the markup is too big. But, if it’s close to the price you can get online, I think people would rather look at some things in person rather than based on photos and videos online. Sell Arduino and Raspberry Pi gear, along with the small, cheap discrete components you need for those kinds of projects. Obviously you can order that stuff online, but often order minimums and shipping charges make it really expensive. If you can just grab a few things out of a bin, you’d probably save money. Stock headphones, and let people try them before they buy. It can often be really hard to tell if a headset is going to be too heavy, too tight, too hot, etc. Let people test out clicky keyboards to see how they feel and how they sound. This is another thing where how it feels makes a huge difference and you can’t tell when you buy online.

They should also have a very good e-commerce website with competitive prices. Assuming they’re going to have physical stores, make it easy for people to have their orders delivered to the stores. Computer gear is one of those things that you don’t want sitting out on your porch. And, once someone’s in the store, it’s easy for them to remember something else they needed to get.

It’s still going to be hard for a brick and mortar store to compete against Amazon. But, there are also advantages to doing certain things in person.

Are those the trucks that are only able to move 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 or 13 things at once? (I’ve never heard that term before)

(called “Ute’s” here, “trucks” in the USA)

Pickup trucks in the USA. “Truck” is a more generic term that covers just about everything from semi trailers (a.k.a. articulated lorry, heavy goods vehicle) to vans.

So, now what for Poilievre?

Maybe the knives come out and he’s forced out as Conservative leader. I mean, he had a 20 percentage point lead over the Liberals and lost it. That has to piss them off. All he needed to do is do what Doug Ford did and stand up for Canada and against Trump.

But, if he doesn’t step down, where does he get someone to step down so he can run in a by-election? If he wants to stay near Ottawa, he’ll really have to move somewhere rural. He doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy who actually likes rural people or rural life very much. Or, he could move to Alberta. Lots of safe Conservative ridings in Alberta, some are even in urban areas. But, will they want a guy who is the very model of a carpet-bagger? A politician who has never had a job outside of politics, not just from “Ottawa” meaning the federal government, but who has literally lived in Ottawa(ish) for years?

I hope they ditch him. I’m sure the conservative party could do a lot worse, but there’s also a chance they could find a leader who has actually done something with their lives outside politics, and who has their own ideas, not just reheated culture war crap from Canada’s Shorts and just shouting down anything the Liberals suggest.

But at least we can be 100% certain those tariffs will still be in place in a few years when the factories are finished.

The SALAMI situation is so bad.

Problem: Our training data is super racist, so it always generates white people!

Solution: Modify the prompts so that when a user asks for “a picture of a man” 10% of the time it is changed to “a picture of a BLACK man”.

New problem: When the user says “A picture of a Nazi” 10% of the time our fix interprets that as “A picture of a BLACK Nazi”