Otter Raft
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Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.world•NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise - NASA ScienceEnglish2·12 days agoI can also do better, I forgot to fix the autofill title afterwards
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPMto Canada@lemmy.ca•Why are so many second-generation South Asian and Chinese Canadians planning to vote Conservative?English1·15 days agoThe Wikipedia article was jargon-y
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/racialized-minorities
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto Videos@lemmy.world•UBC Engineers Develop Stir Stick to Detect GHB & Spiked Drinks in SecondsEnglish2·27 days agoI couldn’t find an exact number, but the goal seems to be to make it cheap
Santos says targeting the hospitality industry at large, including bars, pubs, clubs and other party venues where drinks flow freely, means patrons can have access to a simple drug testing tool for “every cocktail on every table.”
“The idea is that it’ll be completely ubiquitous,” she said. “Every drink leaving the bar will have a stick in it. Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-stir-stick-spiked-drinks-1.7495753
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPto Videos@lemmy.world•UBC Engineers Develop Stir Stick to Detect GHB & Spiked Drinks in SecondsEnglish5·27 days agoWhile I still can’t say this is novel, this other article mentions that the goal is to make it cheap enough that venues can have enough for every drink that they serve and to put the responsibility on venues rather than the user
“In the anti-violence sector, you know, there’s a lot of very strong feelings about people who are being targeted with violence being told that the burden of safety is on them, and that they have to buy more and do more to protect themselves constantly,” she said.
“The idea is that it’ll be completely ubiquitous,” she said. “Every drink leaving the bar will have a stick in it. Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-stir-stick-spiked-drinks-1.7495753
Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPMto Canada@lemmy.ca•New Brunswick premier calls for 'free trade area' within Atlantic regionEnglish1·1 month agoGood call, done!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elections-canada-record-turnout-first-day-advance-voting-1.7514390