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"The Canadian Oil Sand Mines Refused Us Access, So We Rented This Plane To See What They Were Up To" Photo Essay of Strip Mining Oil. by Sidewinder77in canada

[–]Joel_gh719 2 points3 points ago

Just to be clear, reclamation of the land after the mining process does not mean that there has been a net zero effect on the environment. Tonnes of chemicals are released into the environment, and the long term effects of the industry are not clear.

A private company (Stingray Digital) is trying to shut down CBC's online music service. They don't want you to have access to free music. Please read this and then help to fuck them. by CelaDor42in canada

[–]Joel_gh719 27 points28 points ago

This is the comment I posted a while ago:

SDG is concerned that the funding that the CBC receives has given them an advantage over other private services. What we have to remember is that the money the CBC receives has come from taxpayers. We as Canadians have already decided that a certain % of our tax dollars should be invested in supporting the CBC in its effort to provide art and cultural programming, with focus on music, to the Canadian public. It is unacceptable for private industry to attempt to limit how the Canadian people can consume publicly funded programming.

TIL that Canadian Terry Fox ran 12.42 miles per day for 143 days to raise awareness and money for cancer research...He had one leg, the other, he lost to cancer. by randoh12in todayilearned

[–]Joel_gh719 62 points63 points ago

Woah.... Learning about Terry Fox was huge part of my childhood. Every year our entire school would go out and run several miles in his name to raise money for cancer.

It never occurred to me that people outside of Canada had never heard of him. Is the Terry Fox run a thing in the states? In other parts of Canada? SK here.

music.cbc.ca is under fire from private media - help show your support! by eresonancein canada

[–]Joel_gh719 12 points13 points ago

This is the comment I posted:

SDG is concerned that the funding that the CBC receives has given them an advantage over other private services. What we have to remember is that the money the CBC receives has come from taxpayers. We as Canadians have already decided that a certain % of our tax dollars should be invested in supporting the CBC in its effort to provide art and cultural programming, with focus on music, to the Canadian public. It is unacceptable for private industry to attempt to limit how the Canadian people can consume publicly funded programming.

Constructive feedback is appreciated.

Do all students have laptops? by Turtlekneein usask

[–]Joel_gh719 0 points1 point ago

I was in a couple of first year classes this past semester, and it really depends on the type of class. I would say that most students have laptops, but the percentage of people that use them for notes during class can be quite low. < 50%? It's tough to say.

Well said by P1TAin funny

[–]Joel_gh719 2 points3 points ago

Caps lock is a powerful thing.

Well said by P1TAin funny

[–]Joel_gh719 58 points59 points ago

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T THINK SPOUSAL ABUSE IS FUNNY?

AS REQUESTED: Someone who grew up in a town that literally "knew everyone" by CoastieThaMostiein IAmA

[–]Joel_gh719 4 points5 points ago

Damn. Medstead Sask here. 150(ish?)

My science teacher is Christian. So I get shit like this... by emitt123in atheism

[–]Joel_gh719 -1 points0 points ago

It seems harmless, but shit like that sprinkled over every single science topic is not cool.

RIM takes the wraps off BlackBerry 10 OS, shows off camera and keyboard by Shyaticin technology

[–]Joel_gh719 0 points1 point ago

Wow, that sounds really slick! I'm actually writing it using a cross platform SDK. The game is written in Lua, but the project is compiled in Eclipse or Xcode depending on what device you intend on releasing it for. It's called Gideros if you're curious.

Yup, totally releasing to App World too.

RIM takes the wraps off BlackBerry 10 OS, shows off camera and keyboard by Shyaticin technology

[–]Joel_gh719 0 points1 point ago

Really? That's great! I'm actually making a game I'd like to put on the App world if I ever get it done. I'm super inexperienced though.

RIM invents the world's slowest keyboard by LowlifePianoin technology

[–]Joel_gh719 7 points8 points ago

It's a commercial for the keyboard. I imagine they used it at an optimal speed for people to see how it works, not for optimal typing speed.

RIM takes the wraps off BlackBerry 10 OS, shows off camera and keyboard by Shyaticin technology

[–]Joel_gh719 2 points3 points ago

I'm glad they're not folding to outside pressure, and are taking the time to get BB10 right. If they can get it running Android apps, they'll be back in the game in no time.

Space Janitors is a hilarious canadian-made web show! Episode 2 came out last week and it's even better than episode 1! by MisterMeatin canada

[–]Joel_gh719 1 point2 points ago

"Milk tastes really bad" had me laughing out loud. Cool find!

Season two is well underway and this guy is still, by far, the best actor on television right now. by dbcooperlivesin pics

[–]Joel_gh719 7 points8 points ago

I think he's a good actor. He also has the benefit of playing a fantastic character though, which is probably a significant part of his appeal.

The Sheepdogs, a southern rock band from Canada. by murro11in Music

[–]Joel_gh719 5 points6 points ago

These's guys are from Saskatoon. For years they played the local venues and I got to take in a lot of $8 - $5 concerts. It was a glorious time.

Failure to Launch by erdcagedin funny

[–]Joel_gh719 1 point2 points ago

Ok, someone help me out here. Did North Korea just try to put something into space? Or blow something up?

Google+ redesign rolls out by OuterShpongoliain technology

[–]Joel_gh719 4 points5 points ago

I sent feedback on that. Hopefully they change it soon, it looks silly.

Google+ redesign rolls out by OuterShpongoliain technology

[–]Joel_gh719 2 points3 points ago

I love using Google+, and I'm pumped to see that they're keeping up with the design changes Facebook made that it's users enjoy.

.... Oops by Flammyin engineering

[–]Joel_gh719 13 points14 points ago

He designs mansions. And then lives in them.

TIL Canada is undergoing a vowel shift too. In the opposite direction of the Northern US. by doc_daneekain todayilearned

[–]Joel_gh719 1 point2 points ago

Wait... cot != cawt? I have a hard time pronouncing those differently.

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