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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
There are a bunch of useful tools mentioned all over this thread
There’s a free application, shutup10++, that lets you disable all the shitty windows stuff with a series of checkboxes.
It even tracks if windows rolls anything back between updates and lets you reverse the changes with a click.
I can personally recommend shutup10++ if you need to stick with windows
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Good lord, what have I done?

(Thank you)
Oh wait, I've completely misunderstood. I'll get my coat.
Desmond Fishman piloting a giant mechanized armor suit, please!
This deserves a better quality (and non-sweat-shop) shirt! Using Gildan or similar doesn't actually save much money, and it supports a really awful company
Feels like I'm justified mentioning this absolutely fantastic album:

6press.bandcamp.com/track/we-can...
Ah, still banned from the Happy Eater then? Make mine the DELTA - I see succulent, I order, simple as.
If you see this, share a pic from your device with no explanation
Back in 2010 I was reading a forum and noticed that they automatically censored the words, "socialist," "socialism," etc, but they'd leave the first and last letters. It struck as the most cringe thing I'd ever seen until I realised they were actually trying to deal with spammed Cialis ads
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"Concentrate on what is in our control" says our Prime Minister, again & again. Never gets any less striking that 'developing human resources and skills' is never on his list of contollable things.

Or indeed that "talent" is a word the Libs use exclusively wrt to immigration ie something we import.
Thriving advisedly
Mark Carney in New York, speaking in bullet points
paulwells.substack.com
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Minister Lightbound says it’s time for tough choices, but his choices are not about bolster the service, but cutting it back. Other choices could be made: allowing and building out postal banking or recognizing a public service does not need to be profitable, as an example.
A disappointing lack of vision from the federal government.
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
www.cbc.ca
Would I change a few things here and there if I'd produced it: yes. Does it go harder than anything I've heard this month: 1000x YES WHAT IS GOING ON?
Ok I’m late to the party on this but the DUGGEE SPACE SONG IS WAY BETTER THAN IT HAS ANY BUSINESS BEING, RIGHT???
I had to look this up because it felt way too relevant, the Smithsonian had more information:

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/musi...
Hold up, she said it's the only thing he eats, period. Am I reading this wrong?
Heard this band Slow Leaves on CBC radio (Now or Never, a replay of the March 9th episode), absolutely flabbergasted that this video is sitting around 1000 views

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l3b...
Slow Leaves Live at No Fun Club
YouTube video by Slow Leaves
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