A for profit worker co-op is very different than a private for-profit. A for-profit worker co-op would be fine ik my book and in fact preferable than a non worker co-op nonprofit.

I think there’s a difference in definitions, as well as difference between non-profit/not-for-profit and charities. As far as I know what your described is a non-profit and a non-profit can sell services.

As far as I read LPCAMM in its current state does not work for this. The electrical noise is too high. These things aren’t the same. A repairable waterproof phone can be made without glue by making it a bit thicker. In the case of RAM today, we’re hitting fundamental physics limitations with speed of electricity and noise. At this point the physical interconnect itself becomes a problem. Gold contact points become antennas that induce noise into adjacent parts of the system. I’m not trying to excuse Framework here. I’m saying that the difficulty here borders on the impossible. If this RAM was soldered and it had bandwidth no different than SODIMM or LPCAMM modules then I’d say Framework fucked up making it soldered, majorly. As I said, there’s no point buying this if you don’t care about the fast RAM and use cases that need it like LLMs. Regular ITX board with regular AM5 is the way to go.

E: To be clear, if this bandwidth could be achieved with LPCAMM, then Framework fucked up.

You get fast memory as a result. If you don’t care about the fast memory, there’s no good reason to buy this, with their motherboard. There’s a use case this serves which can’t be served by traditional slotted memory and the alternative is to buy 4-5 NVIDIA 3090/4090/5090. If you want that use case, then this is a pretty good deal.

My AM5 system doesn’t post with 128GB of 5600 DDR5 at higher than 4400 at JEDEC timings and voltage. 2 DIMMs are fine. 4 DIMMs… rip. So I’d say the present of DIMMs is already a bit shaky. DIMMs are great for lots of cheap RAM. I paid a lot less than what I’d have to pay for the equivalent size of RAM in a Framework desktop.

Probably not, but also probably yes. If the PM for the next 4 years was Trudeau, probably not. If he was Poilievre, definitely not. If it’s Carney, maybe yes. If we tak e him on his word about building Canada, this is the kind of project that builds Canada. He said so himself. So I do believe there’s a higher chance of it materializing under Carney.

But yes, ON-QC high speed rail announcements have been a sign of elections for a long time. 😁

Bring in Charlie Angus for a leader. 😁

This document could have easily come out of Poilievre’s mouth. Or our broligarchs like Tobi Lutke.

Maybe Doug forgot to delete this capitulation doc when he pivoted to not loving Trump. I can see the first snapshot in the Wayback Machine from Jan 29.

They have laundry detergent? 🫨

What kind of system did we have in Canada before the shift towards neoliberal capitalism?

But which one is more bad? 😂

This time around we’ll have to extend it for another four years. The NDP is currently polling at under 12% and 13 seats and it’s on a downward trajectory:

While I agree and have already contributed materially towards that goal, expecting people to not be critical hasn’t worked very well for us so far. In this particular case I was fairly skeptical towards Mark. He’s managed to defuse some of that skepticism. I think the process of him addressing criticism head on with decent responses is what made the LPC polls look they way they do. Whether someone writes that Carney’s an ex banker or not, many know this and are worried about the effects. If these concerns are echoed by journalists, it creates the opportunity to address people’s concerns. I think this is the durable and scalable approach instead of hoping for critics to stay silent. I think most non-con voters don’t vote purely on allegiance irrespective of who’s on offer. That’s demonstrated by Trudeau’s tanking in the polls, shifts between LPC and NDP and other examples. I think we want to see our candidates being critiqued and them handling it, unlike cons who don’t mind if their leader invites 5 right propaganda outlets and CBC Radio to his events. I think there’s also some evidence that if our choices are so bad as to having to keep the media away from them, we end up not voting for them or staying home.

That’s my point. It’s so slow and it’s been extended so many times that for most relevant things today the expiration is basically irrelevant to the people alive today.

Wouldn’t it be nice if this happened to copyrighted works?

If people gave a shit about where the money is coming from, Doug Ford would be tanking in the polls as he has obviously impossible to fund proposals. Whatever the parties say in their funding blurbs just serves the purpose of telling their potential voter base what’s going to happen to their taxes. In the end, the difference always comes from debt and that’s OK. So reality tells me funding proposals aren’t what wins or loses elections. The efficiencies proposal is great because it works just like it worked for Ford. It’s nebulous, it allows for saying you’re doing it while not achieving anything with it. Therefore it allows for not doing austerity in reality. Of course it also allows for austerity. It’s why I’d look at the rest of the platform details for clues on that.

I can’t give you more time and effort, I thought you might appreciate a concise explanation of the downvotes. I typically do. All good. 👍

It will be the former this round. Then work to replace Singh with someone electable who presents not simply a credible but a desirable, left alternative. And try them in the federal election after. Join unions while that’s going on.

This a lazy and comforting fantasy.

E: A fantasy that serves the interest of right and the owner class.