I was more entertained by a human giving a command to a program that imitates human speech, to imitate a murderous program that once imitated a human
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Show posts MenuQuote from: altered on January 31, 2023, 03:45:38 AMAnyone can kill PD, a slight breeze could kill PD. Its amazing the server is still online, we can only assume the truck in kazakstan it is sitting on still has it powered on while they examine the hard drive for any bitcoin Trix might have once stored there.
I can kill it again.
But I won't, because I'm lazy and we deserve the hell we've made ourselves.
Quote from: chaotic neutral observer on January 31, 2023, 12:14:55 AMQuote from: Faust on January 30, 2023, 11:07:47 PMAfter you first said they were wiped out, you were surprised when when I told you the real population numbers. But now you're doubling down, and pretending that "wiped out" means something other than "destroyed completely". Or does "wiped out" have a different connotation in your dialect of English? Maybe next time say "the population was devastated" instead.
They were wiped out, they just weren't fully extinguishedQuoteSpeaking of matters of which you are unaware would seem to be a problem.
I was unaware of any previous reparationsQuoteWell, at least you admit to being in error in two out of three cases.
I didnt think that the process could have dragged on that long so you have me thereQuoteThat is arguably true. Perhaps you understand why this is a sensitive issue domestically, and why misinformation might provoke a reaction?
The bottom line is the Canadian government made a wholly inadequate token gesture and then had to be forced via legal means to meet its obligation, which I saw as a recent development based on the news story from last week.
Quote from: chaotic neutral observer on January 30, 2023, 09:00:08 PMI wasn't aware of the earlier settlment, the article I linked is about the Canadian government settling its lawsuit and for what looks like a lot more then the 27 million they did previously.Quote from: Faust on January 30, 2023, 08:38:45 PM
Why would I read a British Tabloid? I was reading this last week, has there been a scheme for redress available before it?
That's what I just said. There was a settlement agreement in 2007. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100015576/1571581687074
The then-prime minister issued an apology in 2008, not this "5 years ago" you guessed at.
This isn't some new thing that suddenly showed up last week.
Quote from: chaotic neutral observer on January 30, 2023, 08:27:25 PMWhy would I read a British Tabloid? I was reading this last week, has there been a scheme for redress available before it?Quote from: Faust on January 30, 2023, 08:20:34 PMWhat on earth are you talking about? Survivors of residential schools have been eligible for reparation payments since 2007. Are you just making shit up, or did you read this in some British tabloid?
Fair, wasnt it was only in the last 5 years they acknowledged the schools taking native American kids, changing their names and completely hiding their heritage, not to mention lots and lots of them died. But they have taken an official stance on that now accepting wrongdoing (as long as there is absolutely no talk of reparation)
Quote from: chaotic neutral observer on January 30, 2023, 08:23:46 PMI knew the indigenous people had a small group but five percent is way higher and better then I expected.Quote from: Faust on January 30, 2023, 07:57:56 PMNot to whitewash the atrocities committed, or anything, but there are 1.8 million indigenous living in Canada, about 5% of the population. Their cultural history has been decimated, but they haven't been wiped out.
Apologies yeah I was reading a more reactionary take on it,Canada is gradually becoming more and more right wing and yes did wipe out the indigenous people.Quote
[...] though I couldn't see it any time soon based on the medical malpractice suit culture it shares with other countries
I'm not sure where you got that from. Canada's rate of medical malpractice lawsuits is a fraction of the US, and the payouts are much lower. We have more in common with Europe. Who are you comparing us to?