Exactly. Canadian fail to appreciate just how insignificant we are on the world stage all the time. Heck, in the 80's LA had so many expats it was the fourth largest city of canadians! 9% of us aren't here (same as the UK actually).

I was teasing @clacke the other night about how historical Bogotá's new lesbian mayor was, but columbia is 10 million more ppl than canada too! :-)

**Ian Kenway** · Nov 04, 2019, 21:19

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**Kermode** @gemlog@mastodonten.de · Nov 04, 2019, 21:19

Nov 04, 2019, 21:19

Kermode @gemlog@mastodonten.de

I Do Not Respect The Intelligence And Honesty Of This Billionaire

An excellent article using some billionaire I've never heard of as a foil.

The real shame is that just about no one on mastodon needs to read it and the people who really should read it may not be persuaded to read it :-(

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/11/i-do-not-respect-the-intelligence-and-honesty-of-this-billionaire

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 04, 2019, 17:22

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 04, 2019, 17:22

Nov 04, 2019, 17:22

Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#politics #brexit #eu #uk #russia #elections #democracy

No 10 blocks Russia EU referendum report until after election

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/04/no-10-blocks-russia-eu-referendum-report-until-after-election

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 03, 2019, 01:47

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 03, 2019, 01:47

Nov 03, 2019, 01:47

Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#politics #brexit #eu #uk #democracy

In this general election we must vote tactically to stop Brexit

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/general-election-tactical-voting-stop-brexit-boris-johnson-latest-a9182241.html

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 02, 2019, 14:49

**Ian Kenway** @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 02, 2019, 14:49

Nov 02, 2019, 14:49

Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#news #politics #global #eu #uk #democracy

Food for Thought

https://www.phidoc.net/food_for_thought.html

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**Ian Kenway** · Oct 31, 2019, 20:46

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**CyanLime** @CyanLime@mastodon.social · Oct 31, 2019, 20:46

Oct 31, 2019, 20:46

CyanLime @CyanLime@mastodon.social

For ppl living in Australia, it should be more obvious now than ever that the LNP, the ALP, the mining bosses, the corporate media and the police are all on the same side. That side is the ruling class, and they are increasingly committed to destroying your civil liberties.

**Ian Kenway** · Nov 01, 2019, 14:55

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Nov 01, 2019, 14:55

Nov 01, 2019, 14:55

clacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 @clacke@libranet.de

mastodon.social/@yogthos/10306…

♲ @yogthos@mastodon.social: This site documents many projects killed by Google over the years. I'm still mystified that some people still think that it's safe to rely on things Google puts out when they have a long history of axing the projects at a drop of a hat.
killedbygoogle.com/

**Ian Kenway** · Oct 31, 2019, 08:39

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**Khurram Wadee ✅** @mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk · Oct 31, 2019, 08:39

Oct 31, 2019, 08:39

Khurram Wadee ✅ @mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk

#PearlsBeforeSwine by #StephanPastis for October 31, 2019 - GoComics

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2019/10/31

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**Ian Kenway** · Oct 31, 2019, 12:02

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**LibreOffice** @libreoffice@fosstodon.org · Oct 31, 2019, 12:02

Oct 31, 2019, 12:02

LibreOffice @libreoffice@fosstodon.org

LibreOffice 6.3.3 is now available! It includes over 80 quality and compatibility improvements – learn more here: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/10/31/tdf-releases-libreoffice-633/

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**Ian Kenway** · Oct 31, 2019, 05:32

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**Pirate Praveen** @praveen@social.masto.host · Oct 31, 2019, 05:32

Oct 31, 2019, 05:32

Pirate Praveen @praveen@social.masto.host

Excellent explanation of Freedom to modify the software. They found the software #Scribus but it did not support #Arabic. They studied how the software works and added Arabic support. They shared their improvement so everyone including #Malayalam and other Indian languages. #FreeSoftware. Their work is now a part of scribus software.