It also demonstrates the United States is not to be trusted when it offers favors in return for assistance.
I was born and raised in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, an area of Canada populated by many descendants of Loyalist refugees from the USA who fled the nascent republic south of what is now Canada. I don't remember now whether I was taught the following at school or absorbed it from older family members :
The American people are friendly, kind, and generous, but their government is not to be trusted.
It sems that little has changed since 1776.
"Sometimes, machines just make mistakes"
Please don't say that. Machines don't make mistakes, they just do what they were told to do, sometimes by programmers who didn't anticipate some particular combination of circumstances and didn't write their code to take account of it. As your article later points out, the problem is with the so-called artificial "intelligence", just another bunch of algorithms invented by human beings.
Otherwise, I love your website and check it everyday. Please keep up the good work.
... Martin
I am a middle-class Canadian who is not really sure what all of this fuss is about because I haven't noticed any change in my life since Bill C-18 came into effect.
Maybe this is because I get almost all of my news from :
(a) hard-copy subscriptions to two major Canadian newspapers,
(b) visiting reputable news sites directly on-line (CBC, BBC, etc.),
(c) watching CBC News on TV.
If people send me a link by e-mail to a news item, that is OK, but I do not use Google, FaceBook, X-Twitter, or any other "social" medium, except TechDirt and SlashDot (cautiously).
To support responsible journalism I also make regular donations to several charitable and advocacy organizations who work to that purpose. (For example, Evidence for Democracy, Friends of the CBC, and The Walrus.)
So, I don't know what all this fuss is about.
I have read (according to cheese makers in Quebec, Canada) that cheese aged deep under water tastes better than the same cheese aged on dry land. Sorry, I don't have a reference -- it was years ago.
Love your site. Keep up the good word! ... Martin Potter
Funny, isn't it
It also demonstrates the United States is not to be trusted when it offers favors in return for assistance.I was born and raised in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, an area of Canada populated by many descendants of Loyalist refugees from the USA who fled the nascent republic south of what is now Canada. I don't remember now whether I was taught the following at school or absorbed it from older family members : The American people are friendly, kind, and generous, but their government is not to be trusted. It sems that little has changed since 1776.Machines making mistakes?
"Sometimes, machines just make mistakes" Please don't say that. Machines don't make mistakes, they just do what they were told to do, sometimes by programmers who didn't anticipate some particular combination of circumstances and didn't write their code to take account of it. As your article later points out, the problem is with the so-called artificial "intelligence", just another bunch of algorithms invented by human beings. Otherwise, I love your website and check it everyday. Please keep up the good work. ... Martin
What's the fuss??
I am a middle-class Canadian who is not really sure what all of this fuss is about because I haven't noticed any change in my life since Bill C-18 came into effect. Maybe this is because I get almost all of my news from : (a) hard-copy subscriptions to two major Canadian newspapers, (b) visiting reputable news sites directly on-line (CBC, BBC, etc.), (c) watching CBC News on TV. If people send me a link by e-mail to a news item, that is OK, but I do not use Google, FaceBook, X-Twitter, or any other "social" medium, except TechDirt and SlashDot (cautiously). To support responsible journalism I also make regular donations to several charitable and advocacy organizations who work to that purpose. (For example, Evidence for Democracy, Friends of the CBC, and The Walrus.) So, I don't know what all this fuss is about.
Re: Re: "Canadian Broadcasting Company"?
Yup, but the article's title called it the "Canadian Broadcasting Company". There is no such organization.
"Canadian Broadcasting Company"?
No. For the record, CBC is a Corporation. Says so in the documentation. It is also common knowledge here in Canada. But never mind.
Tee Shirt??
How about a TechDirt tee shirt about the right to repair? It seems there will be lots of opportunities to wear it.
Re: "I'll fix what I buy, NO EXCEPTIONS"
I love it! Absolutely. Make it black ("I'll fix what I buy") and dark red ("NO EXCEPTIONS") on light grey. Size Large, please. Thanks.
Wine aged at sea
I have read (according to cheese makers in Quebec, Canada) that cheese aged deep under water tastes better than the same cheese aged on dry land. Sorry, I don't have a reference -- it was years ago.
Love your site. Keep up the good word!
... Martin Potter
Re: Hey Canada,
How very American of you to say that.