It was well received, by AB standards. The provincial government didn't bash it (and considering it's thier ONLY tool, they understood it was well recieved and it was off-limits). A few old conservatives came out of the woodwork to say "put down your personal political views for a minute and watch the speech", which was essentially an endorsement.
I've lived most of my life in Alberta, in both rural and urban centers.
It's actually a pretty long story, politically, to understand how we went from Klien to Smith.
The short version is that the old conservatives stalled in direction after achieving the goal of eliminating all provincial debt.
They (the party) finally found a purpose, independently (and predating) Trump, of simply using Ottawa as a foil. For everything.
I genuinely believe Smith's US podcasts likening PP to Trump were designed to HURT PP. A Conservative federal government would be a political disaster provincially. They have no plan. They have no playbook. They ONLY have the "stand up to liberal Ottawa" drum to bang, and they lose that if the liberals aren't in power anymore.
It isn't HARD to find Albertans that say they want to separate. But, they're not anywhere NEAR common enough that a referendum could ever actually find a majority in favour. It's not anywhere near as popular of an idea as Quebec separation in the 90s.
And OF the Albertans that want to separate, they're envisioning a country of our own, not becoming a US state. And, as foolish as a notion that it is, I think a good number of supporters recognize the reality that they could end up getting annexed by the US.
Trump's behaviour on the world stage overall hurts the proposition of Albertan separation. There is a reason pro-separation organizers are trying to distance themselves from Trump. It's a liability to thier goals. If there was no other measure than that to evaluate what separatist Albertans about Trump statistically (always will be individuals otherwise), that should be enough to answer that.
Are conservative Albertans that far gone? Considering Albertan conservatives as a contiguous block is nonsense to start with.
The vast majority of Albertans would self identify as "conservative" (small "c"), and yet 1000 flipped votes in the last election would have put (ANOTHER) NDP government in place. A great number of Albertan small "c" conservatives don't vote conservative provincially because they just refuse to acknowledge the overton window shift. Smith (or Kenny) isn't offering anything but "blame Ottawa". It's BARELY enough to get a slim majority. It's not meaningfully compelling on the grand scale.
Speaking of Overton window shifts, Carney and Harper from a policy perspective are pretty damned similar.
Will Alberta separate? No. Simply, no. Regardless of what interference Trump brings.
It's so bizarre working in software development for a non-tech company.
Management is like "can you use it to automate X?" And my answer is almost always "No. It will do an unreliable job of that. But if you want X automated just TELL me that's what you want and I can seriously automate it for you in a day or two by just writing a tool"
Nope.
It blows my mind how much Management doesn't give two fucking shits about the RESULT. They ONLY want to be able to tell shareholders that something was accomplished USING AI.
If someone hates you for no reason, you may as well give them a real reason.
It's not JUST for thier base.
For anyone pondering joining such actions, these would be leaders.
If you're thinking of joining, and the leaders look "weak", it might not inspire much faith. You might decide to hold back.
The truth is, she looked calm and collected, confident in her decisions and actions. She looks like a leader. She looks like someone worth following. That type of imagery is dangerous if you're trying to suppress action.
So, in short, it's an attempt at active suppression, not just a "treat" for thier own. It's the modern equivalent of going on about how short Napoleon is. It's an attempt to diminish those they're afraid of to try and keep others from following them.
wget will give you a sniff of what the problem is. Microsoft Store will not.
I don't NEED an application to necessarily pinpoint the error. Just even a rough direction. Any browser will explicitly tell you if there is a cert issue. That's more than enough to go on.
I had the opportunity to experience a masterclass in how to handle extreme weather events in Saskatchewan.
-Bundle the fuck up
-Check on / help your neighbours
-If you see someone stuck in thier vehicle help them for God's sake.
In terms of unstucking a vehicle, the trick is to "rock it" out. Once you even get a little bit of motion, you're in a better spot. If you are bring pushed, or are pushing, make sure the driver's window is open for communication. When pushing, still be thinking about the task as rocking out. You push and they apply (a little) gas, till they hit the limit. Let them roll back after, then coordinate another push.
I understand the mechanism, and why it is important.
I don't understand why the error message from the store was nothing more than an error code, and why the MSKB for that code had absolutely no mention of a failed ssl negotiation as a possible cause.
Businesses in general bend over backwards to create an environment in which I will be comfortable. Music, decor, etc. I'm in the prime money-spending age bracket. It's very comfortable to be prioritized. I think the vast majority just a accept it as the natural order of things to have the world revolving around your taste. The boomers got and extended run based on thier outsized share of wealth, but it's over now.
I don't think gen x even ever got that moment in history, which is so funny and sad at the same time... such a predictable curse...
I don't think many people really get that it's just a statistical thing. Nobody gives a shit about ME. I'm not special. I'm just currently in that demographic.
Assuming time is linear, this will change. Younger people will be in my position, and the environments will mould and shape to thier sensibilities, and I'll be left in the dust.
I think if people are unaware of that reality... it's probably really jarring to be pushed aside, even in really small ways. I expect it all adds up.
Couldn't install iTunes because my clock was wrong. That certainly wasn't the ERROR I was presented with, but was ultimately the root cause.
That, coincidentally, was the very same evening that I decided to and did uninstall windows on that machine.
Russia would hit the Baltics. Not necessarily a full commitment, just a little land grab. Just to prove to the world that the US will not defend NATO countries.
Are you suggesting the federal government might... stop buying guns?