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IntlLawGnome, to vancouver in Vancouverites, help me pronounce "Lougheed" (Thanks!)
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I moved here two years ago. My tactic for initial pronunciation lessons has been to ride the SkyTrain and adopt the pronunciations used for station announcements.

Based on that, it's "LOW-heed"

IntlLawGnome, to pnw in 'The ticket was for almost $600’: Electric unicyclists demand change to B.C. road rules
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The problem is, we're not speaking generally. We're talking about the BC MVA, which sets out specific definitions for terms (e.g. "vehicle") and then specifies both allowances and prohibitions for how objects like "vehicles" can operate on public roads and such.

The article suggests there's a consensus that EUCs don't fit within a permitted category under the MVA, so the rule of leniety doesn't come into play.

IntlLawGnome, to technology in Ex-Facebook Users, What Do You Use Now?
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Same here, basically group chat apps for friends and family (or texting, for the tech-limited). Mastodon as well, but I don't personally know anyone on there.

IntlLawGnome, to fediverse in Imgur links suck
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I will add that many of us who work remotely using publicly accessible wifi also use VPNs, and Imgur actively blocks IPs from multiple commercial VPN providers. If you want those users to see the image you're sharing, Imgur is not the way to go.

Pixelfed works well with other Fediverse services like Kbin and Lemmy. Try hosting there!

IntlLawGnome, to technology in how to block meta from mastodon
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They haven't said why. I'm assuming that federation with outside entities would present some logistical problems for them w/r/t their privacy obligations in Europe. If that's right, I suspect the whole ActivityPub thing could be "delayed" indefinitely.

IntlLawGnome, to technology in how to block meta from mastodon
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They previously announced that they would federate with ActivityPub, but yesterday we learned that it won't happen for "three months." With all the European regulatory issues and other factors, I'll bet it will be a lot longer than that. In fact, I'd be surprised if we ever see full federation capability.

IntlLawGnome, to cat in Meet Nala
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What a cute little derp

IntlLawGnome, to politics in Jack Smith looks to hit Trump with up to 45 new charges and indict attorneys: report
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I scorned the Independent when they reported a few weeks ago that Trump would be indicted "tomorrow." None of the usual journalists in the know confirmed, and plenty of reasonably reliable experts cast doubt on it. And then the next day came, and lo and behold, the indictment was issued.

All this to say, I don't take the report as gospel, but I take it seriously.

IntlLawGnome, to technology in Proton’s encrypted password manager is now available to everyone. - The Verge
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Sure, but the flip side is that there's really no reason to switch yet if you're happy with a current password manager like Bitwarden. I'm glad Proton is lowering the barriers and making it easy for people to start using pw managers if they aren't already doing so, but if it ain't broke.

IntlLawGnome, to technology in Podcast app Stitcher is shutting down in August
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I used to be a heavy PocketCast user, but I ditched it when they switched to a subscription model and threatened to impose it on those of us who had previously paid for the app (though I think they backtracked). It was good, but I've been with Podcast Republic since then, and I'm a fan.

IntlLawGnome, to kbinMeta in Lemmy.ml is blocking all requests from /kbin Instances
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Yeah, I posted that to !fediverse from my lemmy.ca account. I figured that if the admins aren't answering questions via Matrix or whatever, maybe someone there would have an answer. (So far, nothing more than the same kind of speculation that's happening here.)

IntlLawGnome, to britishcolumbia in On Kelowna and Transphobia, from a Queer Grandpa’s Heart | The Tyee
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Apropos of nothing, never forget that it's often better to just block TERFs and transphobes than to engage with them.

IntlLawGnome, to asklemmy in What app do you use for Mastodon?
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Tusky is best for those who are newer to Mastodon. Visually it's very clean, straightforward to use, and largely free of bugs (it helps to have been around for so many years).

For users more familiar with Mastodon, I'd go with Fedilab. Despite a few bugs, it's the most customizable option, with so many features you can tweak to your own tastes.

IntlLawGnome, to news in ‘Home Improvement’ Star Zachery Ty Bryan Amassed a Bitcoin Fortune, Then Spiraled Amid Domestic Violence Arrest, Allegations of Fraud
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Weird story. I had no idea he had carved out his own little crypto world before really seeming to break down.

IntlLawGnome, to technology in Introducing Connect for Lemmy
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So in this case, that does mean that someone with a Lemmy account who is subscribed (from that account) to Kbin magazines will be able to see the latter within the app, right? One wouldn't be able to login to Kbin, but could view Kbin content from their Lemmy account?

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