[-] mars@lemmy.ca 84 points 8 months ago

Modern social media: Feed algorithm bots curating and serving up bot-created content for other bots to create fake engagement on so that advertising bots can find the real humans that still exist in the desolate wastelands and market them bot-created ads.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 34 points 9 months ago

Using the wrong version of "its" is pretty hamas there, bro.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago

Personally speaking: Fuck adding another app to my phone. Go visit justwatch.com

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

The short answer is: Because the Northern states that we share a land border with currently observe Daylight Saving Time and we've been waiting literally years for the States to figure their shit out.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

You're thinking about "device-bound passkeys". Bitwarden and any other third-party credential manager leverages "synced passkeys" because they don't control the hardware.

Synced passkeys are actually called out in the FIDO Alliance's FAQs as preferred since they more closely align with the desired replacement of traditional passwords.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

It's an interesting thought to consider that without access to centralized distribution platforms like app stores, something incredibly similar is created in its place: The so-called "super-app" (e.g. WeChat, Alipay).

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

How the people of Saskatchewan keep these clowns employed as their leaders is a mystery. The province is rapidly becoming the Mississippi of Canada.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Very cool to see a fediverse alternative to r/place!

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Clarity matters a lot in legal documents. Anyone else remember the case of the comma that cost millions?

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

...which should hopefully be consistent in future cases.

This was my main concern. Legal rulings are built on those that came before, however they can also be reversed by higher courts.

I found this complementary CBC article on this that provides a little bit of clarity:

But part of the immediate significance of the judgment, advocates say, is that it happened in a court that's relatively accessible; the law has been clarified that at the small-claims level, a contract for sexual services is enforceable.

That means that a sex worker who hasn't been paid by a client can now pursue that in small claims court without having to argue the law, so long as they have the supporting facts.

"Now they can bring this judgment and put it on the judges desk and say, 'here it is, there's precedent for it; I want my judgment,'" said Rose.

Note that this is a quote by the plaintiff's lawyer (Jessica Rose). I'm obviously no lawyer myself but I would read this as precedent-setting for the Small Claims Court of Nova Scotia, with the caveat that other provinces' small claims courts and all higher courts are still lacking their own ruling here. Ultimately the law itself needs to be tested in higher courts, which is also referenced in the article:

In 2021, the alliance sued the federal and Ontario provincial governments, arguing that the conditions of criminalization allow exploitation to flourish. That case had its first hearing in October 2022, and is awaiting a judgment. If successful, it could result in the law being struck down, paving the path to full decriminalization of sex work.

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Don't get me wrong, this is a win and worthy of setting a legal precedent, however I am skeptical of the first line in the article:

Earlier this year in Halifax, a former sex worker won a precedent-setting case.

If this was Small Claims court, are there examples of rulings from this court actually setting precedent for other courts (e.g. Lower or Superior courts)?

[-] mars@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Doc saw his opportunity to diversify out and pursue his lifelong desire to be a preacher 😂

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mars@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2023/06/11/lemmy-migration-find-subreddits-communities/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1204463

Discuss it here: https://lemmy.ca/post/623204

I wrote a guide to help users with their migration to Lemmy

This guide will help new lemmy users find and subscribe-to (remote) lemmy ~~subreddits~~ communities

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submitted 1 year ago by mars@lemmy.ca to c/electriccars@lemmy.ca

Hi folks,

Just found this community and curious about what everyone is either using as a daily driver or have got their eyes on in the EV space.

I'm from Vancouver, and a few years ago my partner and I bought a new Chevrolet Volt PHEV as a "bridge" car to get us through the next while as charging infrastructure scales out. We get about 100km of electric range in the warmer times and 70km in the winter. Perfect for our needs around Vancouver, while still giving us flexibility to drive out to Whistler or Banff for our vacation roadtrips.

So what are you driving?

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mars

joined 1 year ago