Kyle

The fact that proportional representation reduces polarization and makes parties cooperative instead of adversarial is the number one reason I want it.

It makes countries more democratic and balanced.

This is another reason why proportional representation is a better system. One vote wouldn't matter because one vote wouldn't flip a riding or change the number and type of representatives who become MPs. After all, the percentage of MPs elected in the riding wouldn't change significantly enough with one vote.

The money and resources used for this one vote, along with court time and a potential byelection, make a mockery of our democratic process.

With proportional representation, we would have the same or fewer elections than we have now.

August feels like a better month for it.

Pride celebrations in June can be cold and rainy in Alberta.

September can be cold, too, but maybe it'll be ahead of its time as the season extends with climate change and September begins to feel like August or a burnt crispy hellfire, which is on brand anyway.

Exactly.

A lot of armchair dog behaviourists will never get the chance to meet the dog they are talking about. And when teaching dog training, you have to tell owners to actually get to know their dog because they have their own individual expressions that are unique to them, or uniquely learned behaviours that you've accidentally reinforced

I think many dogs display whale or moon eyes, which in exactly the situation you described. Dogs like to check things out without moving their heads. Additionally, if we find that cute, the dog will likely develop a superstition to do that more because it's rewarding to get your attention.

This is really obvious in puppies, who mostly display innate behaviours compared to the same dog as an adult who has learned many expressions that get them what they want.

I think the biggest behaviour people misconstrue is licking. They do not notice the difference between hard licks and soft licks. Soft licks are friendly, or they taste delicious on your skin.

A hard lick means, "Can you please stop what you are doing?" It's a polite way of changing the subject. Many people misshandle their dogs and accidentally think the dog likes it because the dog licks them, so they do it more. It's such a trap for human dog interactions because their way of saying stop is confused for asking for more.

Many people say this is a half-moon eye or whale eye, and it is, yet there is probably not enough context to prove what it means in this photo.

Like all dog body language, one signal is not always enough to determine a dog's real emotions. This is why many dog body language signals are called meta-signals, which you can guess by their name: signals about signals. Multiple signals create a total that might be different from some of the individual signals being made.

Imagine playing with a dog, tugging on a toy, and having them growl and show whale eye. Someone might say, "That dog has half a moon or a whale eye! They are upset!" Meanwhile, the dog's body is loose, sneezing, its elbows are bent, and its tail lazily wags. When you stop tugging, they take your cue and stop tugging as well.

Assign a value to their mood, where 0 is neutral, a negative number is a negative emotional expression like growling, whale eye or lip licking and a positive number is associated with positive body language. Let's add that up: whale eye -1, growl -1, loose body +1, sneezing +1, elbows bent +1, tail wags +1, following along +1, tugging +1. That's -2+6=4. The dog is very happily playing. Soon, you will learn that your dog's growling in those situations is a play growl; it's a very good thing to hear (never discourage any growl). You will also know that sequences of behaviours take into account this equation. For example, the dogs reversing roles after a minute is like a +5 in friendly interaction.

Nobody does body language math exactly like that in their head, but it's a good example of the multifaceted thinking that goes into interpreting how your dog feels. But people pretending they know everything about what a dog is doing in a static photo vs. a video showing the entire interaction over time just don't have enough information. It's great that people's hearts bleed for these animals, but it's a commentary on incomplete information.

My dog makes whale eye before I throw the ball, jumps onto his bed, and makes the same expression before blasting off the bed in glee. I have no doubt the dog is voluntarily playing fetch and having a great time.

Excuse me.

In case people aren't clear on what's happening, here is a graphic that illustrates what's happening.

I can agree with you that I love free software. But I've always been aware that it's not. I'll be pissed if they paywall new things behind a new subscription even for lifetime members though.

I was really close to setting aside time to mess with jellyfin but a lot of people on the fediverse have been raising alarms about security issues if you are sharing with others over the web. I can't comprehend what they are but it's put that project on pause since everyone is happy with the Plex server right now.

They sent the same message out months ago, and sent it again recently to all users. Nothing has changed since the first email. Plex pass owners that run a server are fine and can still stream to their users.

I guess lots of people missed or didn't get the first message/outrage on fediverse the first time it happened.

Took me a bit to realise people are still talking about the same thing and that this isn't new.

I'll move over to jellyfin once the features ease of use and security parity is there. Or if Plex becomes a security issue by being hosted in the states. Until then I'm going to keep milking my Plex pass lifetime account from 10 years ago.

As satisfying as this seems, I prefer a more realistic approach to this. He will likely get someone else to step down and win in a by election and carry on like before.

In four years the social pendulum has been held on the liberal side for so long, that next election the pent up energy for "something different" will more than likely push the pendulum to the right, with Pierre as leader.

It's the provinces that have more power with our cost of living, it's still going to get worse and when things get bad, people go right.

I'm sorry, activists intentionally spreading misinformation to benefit backyard breeders now has something to do with race?

This is appalling.

If you want to keep paradoxically making the market more ripe for backyard breeders by spreading misinformation by all means, keep doing it.

But people working to educate prospective dog owners to be responsible and prevent dogs from being abused to begin with will always be on the right side of history.