Carl Boucher

Poilievre is going to talk a lot about the “Justin’s debt” in the coming days, so remember that Canada has the *lowest* debt-to-GDP in the G7.

@SimJoeMoore @MalwareTechBlog @elonmusk You mean this engagement?

@MalwareTechBlog @elonmusk Since taking over, engagement is through the roof. What if he knows what he's doing? He builds online in public. People will make suggestions and he gets to use them for free. And they feel heard and valued, binding them and building loyalty.

Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn’t.

@elonmusk Not a complaint. More of an observation really.

Complaint hotline operator online! Please mention your complaints below.

Imagine tweeting a picture of a bunch of internal combustion cars stuck in the snow to try to “own” electrics.

@WBrettWilson @DisneyPlus I like to save money by getting taxpayers to cleanup my orphan wells for me.

FO ⁦@DisneyPlus⁩ she says. Brilliant leadership? NOT AT ALL

@CofRedCentral @NapsAndSarcasm @stuckncalgary That’s a Mastodon instance with some branding, though.

@NapsAndSarcasm @stuckncalgary @CarlBoucherKnee Apparently a site called counter social is picking up steam. I’m keeping an eye on that one

Okay, the time has come for difficult questions:

@hyoukaxrox I’m okay with the interface being different. I mean: it’s a different platform, so yeah. I’ve also heard speed is the result of the “instance” you choose and the popular ones are getting crushed.

@yul_native Yeah. This is what I hear a lot. It only seems difficult because it’s different. Someone said “instances” are like email addresses. You can choose gmail or Yahoo (or Hotmail, if you’re my dad), but you can still send and receive email from anyone.

@CarlBoucherKnee I now have a foot here and Mastodon. Pain to get going at first but now that I understand a bit more about the Mas ecosystem, I see spending more time there. Feel more comfortable there saying what I think without getting lots of backlash. Plus there is an edit feature!

@TKoobaan But isn’t counter just a “branded” Mastodon?

@Cherylmcl57 I lean this way, but am always open to being swayed by a good argument.

@CarlBoucherKnee Gonna do a combo and see what I like

@rebelliousDB My brother, I would be a liar if I said I didn’t legitimately consider Tumblr for an hour or so.

I mean: I’ve watched some walkthroughs on Mastodon and it doesn’t seem that much harder than changing the battery in your smoke detector. Which reminds me: daylight savings. Time to change the batteries in the smoke detector!

I’m interested in the rationales for “stay put”. And “Mastodon’s different” or “signup requires extra steps” don’t really count (why would it be the same?)

@hyoukaxrox I have a bad feeling about Dorsey, though. Like, very-not-good.

@sunlorrie Yes. These people you’ve been championing are violent radicals. Glad to see you come in finally.

Wait ... what? CSIS warned Emergencies Act would radicalize protesters and push them toward violence nationalnewswatch.com/2022/11/07/win…

Those Who Think The Government Made The Best Choice It Could Using The Emergencies Act: All: 63% Among: LPC: 83% NDP: 68% CPC: 46% Abacus Data / October 26, 2022 / n=1500 / Online

Does Ontario need to pass some back-to-work legislation to get Doug Ford to show up for his job?

@WBrettWilson @JustinTrudeau Washed up old man retweets washed up old man. Film at eleven.

Rex Murphy: Energy crisis the inconvenient consequence of demonizing the oil and gas industry - National Post As led by ⁦@JustinTrudeau⁩ - who really must go. apple.news/A13eCum1uTBO8z…

@franco_nomics @nationalpost Harper spent that much on just limos alone.

Another big taxpayer story on the front page of today’s @nationalpost The CTF first discovered that the governor general’s week-long trip cost $1.3 million. They enjoyed fancy feasts. But what value did taxpayers get?