Will anyone ever hire Blake Lively again? Any producer or director must be nervous when she steps into a studio. Not saying her legal action was wrong or frivolous, but just a risk other film makers may not want to take. Hubby Ryan has the bucks to back future endeavors.
@dubsndoo Vancouver has around 75 of what I call “rent-a-pickets”. They show up to protest against anything and everything. As a reporter I noticed the same people over & over again at so called protests. Asked many tindividually what they had against whatever, most couldn’t tell me!
We need 6 months of mandatory boot camp for all Canadians when they turn 18…not so we can turn them into soldiers, but so we can re-wire their brains and teach them some self respect.
@washingtonpost AI experts have been telling me for years there is a 10% chance AI will wipe out humanity. The billionaires promoting it are taking that chance with your life. They have bunkers to help survive. We don’t. Super security cracking AI could wipe out your money right now. 😄😄😄😱
Warnings about the potential for AI to escape human control could be coming soon to an influencer near you.
Content creators are being recruited by advocates of artificial intelligence safety research to post videos about the risks of rogue AI. wapo.st/41CT7dl
@Simon_Ingari Elon Musk slept at work under his desk when Tesla was in trouble. He would have no problem with employees who were at work 24 hours a day.
By lunchtime, I was cross-legged under my desk, answering emails like a college student cramming in a dormitory room. That was when my manager finally pulled me aside, whispering that this was “highly unprofessional.”
I tilted my head and said, “Well, my commute may not be the company’s responsibility, but my ability to do my job is. This way, I’ll never be late.”
Word traveled quickly. By the next day, two colleagues with equally brutal commutes had brought their own blankets and joked about starting a “cubicle hostel.” HR soon appeared, clearly irritated, asking whether this was really necessary.
Now I can’t help wondering if I’ve overplayed my hand. What started as my personal protest has drawn others in, and I’m beginning to worry it could backfire. Maybe I should have just kept my head down and accepted the change.
But then again, wasn’t it unfair for the company to make such a sudden, drastic decision in the first place?
A few days ago, my boss called to say I must now work full-time from the office, despite being hired remotely. I said I had no car and the office is 2 hours from home.
His reply: “Your personal commute is not my problem!”
I didn’t argue.
The next morning, I arrived at the office at exactly 8:00 a.m., just as ordered. My commute had taken three transfers and more than 2 hours, but I made sure to step through the door right on time—dragging a small rolling suitcase behind me.
My boss froze the moment he saw it. He smirked and asked if I had mistaken the office for the airport. What he didn’t know was that inside the suitcase I had secretly put a blanket, a pillow, a kettle, and three days’ worth of snacks.
I smiled sweetly and replied, “Since I don’t have a car and the commute eats up 4 hours a day, I thought it would be best if I just lived here during the week.”
Then I set about unpacking. A pillow on my desk chair. A blanket draped neatly over the back. Oatmeal packets stacked in the break room. Before long, I was boiling water with my travel kettle and offering tea to my bewildered coworkers.↓
@imacSportsnet Iain, best of luck recovering from having to cover such a bad Canucks team. It weighs heavy on a reporter’s heart when there is so little positive to talk about. It is so much easier (and pleasant) to cover a winning team.
Back where we started on the road six months ago. The route was shockingly unexpected. But thanks everyone for reading along. Hoping for happier times for Canucks fans.
The BC NDP attack on seniors is making life unaffordable. The change in the deferred property tax rules will force seniors from their homes, into the street. Cancelling several Sr housing projects also will make 20 thousand people homeless in the near future.
Why has BC NDP hate seniors so much? Dramatically boosting deferred property tax interest and stopping the construction of seniors housing and hospital expansion. Their overpaid MLA’s can no longer relate to real people struggling to survive.
BC Ferries is adding several sailings between Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Nanaimo (Duke Point) this weekend following cancellations caused by the delayed return of a vessel that usually travels that route.
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Actor James Tolkan, who was known for roles as authoritarian figures in the hit films “Back to the Future” and “Top Gun,” has died. huffpost.com/entry/obit-act…
Yet another reason not to visit the US. Canadians now detained and being forced to give DNA samples at the border. They do not want Canadians & will do whatever they can to deter Canadian visits. A 7 year old autistic Canadian girl is in US ICE detention. Why not just sent home?
I went out to buy a car. Identical models side by side but one was $10,000 more than its twin. I asked why the price difference “That one comes with gas”.
@CdnChange If a dirty hit results in an injury, the suspension for it should last as long as the injured player is out of the line up. If it’s a career ending injury, the guilty player’s career should be over as well. Guaranteed to stop dirty hits overnight.
A hit that ended Auston Matthews’ season is sparking debate across the hockey world. The NHL gave Radko Gudas a 5-game suspension after a knee-on-knee collision with the Maple Leafs captain. A petition is calling for an indefinite suspension. Read it here: c.org/snshXC5q