Mastodawn

In normal countries, people manage to write a whole article about bathrooms without mentioning trans people once ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-school-bathrooms-washrooms-toilets-education/

School bathrooms have gone down the toilet – and that’s a serious problem

The dire state of bathrooms in Ontario’s public schools is a sad reflection of how the province handles education

The Globe and Mail

katrina 4d ago

Some good news for a change. Open AI are not going ahead with their AI datacentre in the UK. Hopefully this will be the first of many.
https://www.ft.com/content/124189b9-8b2b-4d62-a94b-8a91673ea378?syn-25a6b1a6=1

OpenAI halts Stargate UK data centre project

Company blames high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty in blow to Starmer’s effort to build ‘sovereign’ AI

Financial Times

katrina 5d ago

To all those who think AI can replace human professionals, here's today's exhibit 👇🏻
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-bridging-finance-gary-ng-artificial-intelligence-legal-filings-judge/#comments

Former Bridging Finance co-owner chastised by judge for using AI to draft inaccurate legal filings

Gary Ng has made no attempt to repay $27.2-million in debts after he was declared bankrupt in 2023

The Globe and Mail

katrina Apr 6

Can I just point out to everyone that in England, we have just had a day of sunshine ☀️, on a bank holiday.

If that is not proof that climate change is real, I don't know what is.

katrina Apr 2

Torygraph being wrong about things again: This is not a "legal loophole". Profits from overseas subsidiaries can be sent back to the UK free of UK tax regardless of whether it is Gift Aid or just normal dividends.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/02/private-schools-middle-east-branches-teach-wife-beating/

katrina Mar 31

Happy trans day of visibility to everyone who feels safe to come out, and especially to those who don't.

katrina Mar 30

We need to use less petrol, because there is going to be a shortage at the pumps in the next week or so now that all the oil that was en-route when the war started has reached its delivery destination. Working from home more often is one way to do it.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/jobs/work-benefits/civil-servants-call-for-60pc-office-working-to-be-scrapped/

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katrina Mar 30

For cash withdrawals, Chase or Virgin Money are best.
Trading 212 gives you interest on some currency balances. Funding Euros from Revolut works fine, but for other currencies Revolut has pretty high charges, so it would generally be better to take the slightly worse exchange rate they offer.

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katrina Mar 30

If you want to make international bank payments in a currency other than Euros, then HSBC Global money is good, but use Trading 212 to get the money into it because HSBC's exchange rates are not good.

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katrina Mar 30

if you need more, then either Trading 212, or use Revolut to add money to your foreign currency account using a Debit card from another account that gives you Mastercard Rate, such as Chase, or Virgin Money.