MapleEngineer
25 years in the federal government in guns and badges, 22 of those in Corrections, then 10 years in hacker hunting and breach detection, now an information security sales engineer. Homestead farmer, amateur welder, equipment operator, electronic designer, 40 years soldering, husband and father.
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MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ford government plans $200 rebate cheques as possible early election looms: sourceEnglish
1·1 year agoIt’s all about grievance.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jailEnglish
1·1 year agoAnd drag queen’s and the people who load children into boxcar and hunt them from horseback.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jailEnglish
5·1 year agoIt wasn’t about winning the argument. It was about terrorizing the victim.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jailEnglish
7·1 year agoand his supporters were outside “jeering” his victim. Truly the worst of us.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jailEnglish
24·1 year agoEveryone is entitled to a defense lawyer who mounts a spirited defense. This guy didn’t have much to work with.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPto
Canada@lemmy.ca•NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confronts protesters after being heckled outside ParliamentEnglish
11·1 year agoDucking autocucumber!
Face. My new phone hasn’t learned how to read my Swyping yet.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Work Reform@lemmy.world•‘Who dreams this crap up?’: Kevin O'Leary slams new rule that allows employees to ignore their bosses after hoursEnglish
63·1 year agoIf employees start ignoring their boss’s calls, texts, and emails outside of work hours, an after-hours emergency might have to wait until the next business day, which O’Leary finds unacceptable.
Did this fucking fascist consider hiring more staff and going 24/7? How is it the problem of salaried workers that their boss is too fucking cheap to hire enough people to get the level of support that he wants?
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Antiwork@lemmy.ml•‘Who dreams this crap up?’: Kevin O'Leary slams new rule that allows employees to ignore their bosses after hoursEnglish
1631·1 year agoIf employees start ignoring their boss’s calls, texts, and emails outside of work hours, an after-hours emergency might have to wait until the next business day, which O’Leary finds unacceptable.
Did this fucking fascist consider hiring more staff and going 24/7? How is it the problem of salaried workers that their boss is too fucking cheap to hire enough people to get the level of support that he wants?
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Technology@lemmy.world•Any recommendations for printers that don't require proprietary inks, subscriptions or special apps?English
11·1 year agoWe own two Epson EcoTank printers and love them.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Conservative Party Experiences Largest Decline Since Pierre Poilievre Assumed LeadershipEnglish
5·1 year agoKey takeaway, just over 1/3 (38%) of Canadians support the Conservatives. Not a glowing endorsement. We really need to be rid of FPTP so that we can get a government that actually reflects the will of all Canadians.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•One year after news ban, Canadian journalism is suffering — but Meta isn't budgingEnglish
16·1 year agoWe are better off not having Facebook be mistaken for a source of news. There is no news on Facebook, only memes, propaganda, and misinformation.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
1·1 year agoHave you read this article?
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
11·1 year agoThink about it, really, imagine this was coming from someone you respect enough to make you consider changing your mind; should protests that cause no bodily harm be a criminal offence? Should the people not have a way to truly disrupt the system if our existence is at stake? Is the convenience of the ignorant more important than our survival? I’d love to hear your honest answers to these questions.
In theory what you are saying is correct. Disruptive protest for popular causes are very effective. The problem is that these fanatics are driving a wedge between the solution they want and the people they really need on their side for their protests to be effective (the people in popular.) I’m prepared to bet that they didn’t convince a single person trying to get around the loop at YUL to join them. How many people jumped out of their cars and asked for glue? Do you think they changed any oil executive’s minds? Do you think that they convinced any bought and paid for by the oil industry politicians to change their vote? Do you think that the number of people they convinced to vote for change during the next election outweighs the number of people whos votes they galvanized against them? In order for us to achieve real change in climate policy they need to convince many millions of people to vote for change. I’m willing to bet you $1 that they have done more harm than good.
Please understand that I agree with their goals. I agree that we need to make dramatic changes and as I’ve said in other parts of this “discussion” (discussion in quotes because there is a lot of whinging, shaming, insulting, name calling, etc. being thrown at me that does not constutite a conversation.) I have made substantial changes myself and have helped hundreds of others make substantial changes. I have had a direct and personal impact on carbon reduction. I just don’t agree with their methods. I think that they are doing far more harm to the cause than they are doing good.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
11·1 year agoThe UK is deporting innocent people to fucking Rwanda, lmao.
They were. The new government killed that plan on day 1.
“I acknowledge that at least some of your concerns are shared by many but since we don’t want to do anything about it because that would mean changing our western week-end-at-the-resort lifestyle, we’ll just put you in prison. Fuck you.”
“But the plain fact is that each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic. You have appointed yourselves as the sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change, bound neither by the principles of democracy nor the rule of law.
“And your fanaticism makes you entirely heedless of the rights of your fellow citizens. You have taken it upon yourselves to decide that your fellow citizens must suffer disruption and harm, and how much disruption and harm they must suffer, simply so that you may parade your views.”
I suspect that it’s very clear to most people at this point that the actions of these fanatics and the whinging, feeble attempts at shaming, insults, name calling, and harassment by fanatics and their apologists online aren’t actually intended to change anyone’s minds. It’s a fanatical circle jerk, as the judge suggested in the quoted ruling.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
11·1 year agoJust as long as they are prepared to answer to the rest of a society who, don’t agree with their methods. The three who the judge in the UK was writing about are spending 2, 2, and 3 years in prison for their protest which showed utter contempt for other citizens.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
1·1 year agoYou’re upset because I pointed out that the comment about the word “sole” was wrong. Dude, you need to get over yourself.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
1·1 year agoI didn’t ask a question, I posted a snippet from a ruling from a similar case in the UK. I was set upon by apologists for the fanatics who showed utter contempt for the thousands of people trying to get to the airport by gluing themselves to the loop at YUL, refused to back down, and here we are. These people think that they can bully everyone into doing what they want them to do. They are wrong.
Here is my original comment for reference.

I didn’t even say anything. I just posted the snippet.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
11·1 year agoThat’s an interesting point but I disagree. They treated thousands other people with utter contempt. That is not the act of someone who is morally superior. It’s absolutely disqualifying.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.cato
Canada@lemmy.ca•Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third consecutive dayEnglish
1·1 year ago“But the plain fact is that each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic. You have appointed yourselves as the sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change, bound neither by the principles of democracy nor the rule of law.
YOU have appointed yourselves as the SOLE arbiters of…
YOU is collection. The collective have appointed themselves the sole arbiters of…
Do you understand now?








I don’t care what you stand for. If you chant, “Death to Canada” you can get fucked with a fire hydrant.