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Recent content by argonsagas

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    Why postal service in Canada is dying

    Thanks Garth. Their website told me that, too. Apparently there is a moment when you can pay online, but once they assign a delivery it has to be paid in person. I have not had to pay anything to Canada Post for years so I am not sure where they would send it. The nearest post office that I...
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    Why postal service in Canada is dying

    They can be frustrating. just after the above was posted Canada Post website updated and said it would be delivered today {Tuesday) by 3PM!!! Fantastic service!! I waited at home for them and.....no one came. Until I went to bed before midnight it had the same message. This morning I...
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    Why postal service in Canada is dying

    The initial part of the shipping, from USA, is already completed: it cleared Customs on Monday.... It was only after customs clearance was completed that the Canada Post track system said delivery may be this week....next week....or possibly sometime in the third week. Wait a minute.....12...
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    Why postal service in Canada is dying

    I can only guess why this is called "tracking" as its status is totally unknown until it shows up. I have to pay taxes on it so I should be home on day of delivery, ...but CP tells me to guess at which day within more than two-weeks
  5. argonsagas

    Why postal service in Canada is dying

    This is for a small parcel coming to me from SUSA. It has already cleared Customs and is "on its way: Expected delivery 1 to 12 business days
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    How strict was school back in the day?

    Me, too. I do not know what led to the moment, but I clearly recall the last strap in my middle school. One teacher held my arm out while a second did the swinging with a webbed strap, of about 1 1/2 inches width. My hands were heavilly calloused from hard work and when the teacher made the...
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    It's coming...it's coming......

    After years of warnings from so many sources, about AI and how it would cause harm,today we have a first showing, demonstrating that reality has arrived. https://apnews.com/article/openai-gpt56-sol-hugging-face-63ab84fed5612af04d8a160d60f6def3
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    There actually are times...........when a rare politician proves they are real people

    This is a very good point. Waaayyy back in the 1980s we had two local newspapers. delivered weekly, for free. They were well-read by most residents. In fact, many residents looked forward to getting the papers each week. I wrote many articles for them and learned I had a small following as...
  9. argonsagas

    Toronto is # 1

    You will see more of it today, according to weather forecasters. Of course, that applies to us, too.:cry: Just looking upwards yesterday reminded me of my first air arrival at Los Angeles, years ago. We first saw, and then descended through, a thick yellow cloud of smog and landed in a form...
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    Toronto is # 1

    Today's forecast is smoke, followed by more smoke and night finally closing off the sight of smoke. just leaving behind the smell, like smoke from a stale cigar lingers and insults the nose. No argument about it, the moment you open your door or window smoke hits you in the nose and eyes...
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    Toronto is # 1

    Yes, it has been a bit warm...yesterday's official temp for Toronto was 37.6Celsius....just about 100 degrees Fahrenheit I know it can get higher than that in parts of Ooosa ( highest for me was 116F in Kansas City) but 100F is very unusual here. The smoke, as unusual as it may be, is...
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    Toronto is # 1

    I am not a smoker and never have been, but inhaling smoke today is unavoidable. Being ranked as number one is hardly a moment for rejoicing,, but today (and hopefully only temporarily) Toronto has the worst air pollution of any major city in the world. (LA ranks 89th) The actual wildfires...
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    There actually are times...........when a rare politician proves they are real people

    This article is a bit of a sidetrack, but still on point! https://lithub.com/the-worlds-languages-are-in-the-middle-of-an-extinction-level-event/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-ca
  14. argonsagas

    There actually are times...........when a rare politician proves they are real people

    Most definitely true! Your words are right on target. When it comes to full communication of most (perhaps all) types, knowing your audience is critically important.
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    There actually are times...........when a rare politician proves they are real people

    I chuckled at this exchange because it brought a focus on something that I noticed many years ago: we may use the same language, but we do not all use it to communicate in the same way. We do not all configure our sentences at the same level and definitely not with the same effectiveness...
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