[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah my mistake. Thanks for the correction.

[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Ah yeah I had it wrong. Thanks for the correction.

[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 year ago

This is a good enough reason to fork a project and establish a new community with new norms.

[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

The Wikipedia article says it’s derived from the term “rice burner” and talks about the history of the term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner

I can say I first heard the term about 20 years ago about cars with unnecessary decals and accessories, and it definitely had a racist connotation then.

I certainly wouldn’t use the term myself and I cringe when people use it here.

[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They have the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the same people who currently provide mortgage insurance. In their original 1945 mandate, they were responsible for building housing for returning war veterans, as well as loans to purchase them. It was only later, in the 1980s, that the building part was dropped and they took up their current role.

So the federal government has the option of returning the CMHC to its original mandate.

[-] michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

This is likely how this will end: some smaller studios get desperate, and they break from the pack to make a deal.

Then suddenly they can produce new shows and none of their competitors can, so all the other studios fold and agree to the deal too so they aren’t left out in the cold.

It’s how the musicians strike of 1942-1944 ended.

michaelmelanson

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