New rifles on the way for Canada's soldiers as defence spending ramps up
A program intended to replace the entire stock of the Canadian military’s aging assault rifles is being sped up, CBC News has learned.
An internal Department of National Defence presentation references a move to quickly order the first tranche of weapons under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle program.
A Defence Department equipment briefing, dated July 2025, says the plan is to order up to 65,401 modern rifles with the possibility being left open to increase the delivery up to 300,000 should the government proceed with a plan to drastically scale up the size of the military supplementary reserve.
The Canadian Modular Assault Rifle is intended to replace the current stock of C7 and C8 rifles, which date from the Afghan war almost two decades ago.
If social media for kids is so bad, should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?
If social media for kids is so bad, should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?
We need a deeper understanding of what exactly children’s safety and wellbeing online looks like.The Conversation
If social media for kids is so bad, should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?
If social media for kids is so bad, should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?
We need a deeper understanding of what exactly children’s safety and wellbeing online looks like.The Conversation
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in
Can (or will) Spotify be held legally accountable for hosting AI knockoffs of real bands? An expert explains.The Conversation
The case for EU-Japan ties and a 'Democratic 7:' EU, UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada -- [Opinion]
The case for EU-Japan ties and a new 'D7' — the Democratic 7
The war in Ukraine, North Korea’s missile tests, and China’s growing assertiveness reveal a stark truth: the EU needs to deepen partnerships with other democracies that share our values.EUobserver
Really Simple Licensing (RSL) for AI spec 1.0 Now an Official Industry Standard with New Capabilities as Momentum Accelerates
New RSL Web Standard and Collective Rights Organization Automate Content Licensing for the AI-First Internet and enable Fair Compensation for Millions of Publishers and Creators | RSL: Really Simple Licensing
The open content licensing standard for the AI-first Internetrslstandard.org
Really Simple Licensing (RSL) for AI spec 1.0 Now an Official Industry Standard with New Capabilities as Momentum Accelerates
New RSL Web Standard and Collective Rights Organization Automate Content Licensing for the AI-First Internet and enable Fair Compensation for Millions of Publishers and Creators | RSL: Really Simple Licensing
The open content licensing standard for the AI-first Internetrslstandard.org
Sectigo’s Wrongful Revocation of RustDesk’s EV Certificate: A Concerning Precedent for the Software Security Ecosystem
Sectigo’s Wrongful Revocation of RustDesk’s EV Certificate: A Concerning Precedent for the Software Security Ecosystem · rustdesk rustdesk · Discussion #13771
Overview On December 8th 2025, Sectigo abruptly revoked RustDesk’s Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate without presenting any evidence of malicious behavior or security compromise. Th...GitHub
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Sectigo’s wrongful revocation of RustDesk’s EV certificate is not simply an isolated error — it highlights a structural vulnerability in the certificate trust ecosystem. [......] This incident must not be ignored. It is a warning that the certificate authority model needs stronger accountability and oversight.
For me it's a wonder and a mystery that this kind of system based on trust is working worldwise today. 🙃
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
Will Twitter finally return?
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is working to resurrect the “Twitter” and “Tweet” trademarks for use in a new social media platform called Twitter.new.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Why "Israel" is Terrified of Him - Europe's Longest-Imprisoned Man is Free
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How CIA Spies are Taking Over Gaza
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Volumetric Display With Lasers And Bubbly Glass
Volumetric Display With Lasers And Bubbly Glass
There’s a type of dust-collector that’s been popular since the 1990s, where a cube of acrylic or glass is laser-etched in a three-dimensional pattern. Some people call them bubblegrams.…Hackaday
From Mouse to Motions: Beam Jump and “Natural” Keyboard Navigation
https://www.reddit.com/r/neovim/comments/1phr4cw/from_mouse_to_motions_beam_jump_and_natural/
Any open source alternative for math tricks Android app?
Math Tricks - Apps on Google Play
This program is dedicated to showing you a variety of interesting math tricks.play.google.com
Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
The US State Department will be required to use Times New Roman instead of Calibri for official documents, starting 10 December.Brandon Drenon (BBC News)
Elbit Systems Ltd, är ett israeliskt vapenföretag som står för omkring 85 % av den israeliska arméns landbaserade utrustning. I Sverige har företaget ett helägt dotterbolag, Elbit Systems Sweden AB, Dotterbolaget etablerades i Sverige 2020. I oktober 2023 tecknade Elbit Systems Sweden ett tioårigt avtal med det svenska försvaret, värt 1.7 miljarder kronor.
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Hunting For North Korean Fiber Optic Cables
Hunting For North Korean Fiber Optic Cables
Before we go any further, one thing that I want to make clear is that the word assume is going to be doing some heavy lifting throughout this post. This was a rabbit hole that I recently went down …North Korean Internet
GOG Stellaris+DLC on Linux, how to install all the DLCs, when they are separate executables?
I am wondering how people are managing their Windows GOG games on Linux. Obviously the base game works fine on Steam Proton, but I run into trouble when I try to install DLC. If I add the addons to Steam, they can't see the base game, as they are a separate instance/container.
Is there some way I can get around this, and run the DLC installers in the same Proton instance as the base game? Is there another solution for managing Proton that isn't Steam, which allows this? A whole third option I haven't thought of?
Thank you.
In the interest of providing solutions for future travelers, a solution was posted here lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/59375112…
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in reply to HellsBelle • • •Canadian Made, by Colt Canada a US subsidiary. :(
I hope that one day Canada will learn the lesson of dual purpose industry. Have Canadian owned and made small arms on principle of sovereignty and defence.
When military production is not required due to peacetime, convert production to civilian models. This can scale up and down a few production lines as needed. Ammunition is included here too. The civilian operations subsidize the cost of maintaining a permanent defense industrial footprint.
Use that civilian infrastructure as a recruiting tool for the military as sports shooters may be more inclined. You also generate a population base of trained marksmen to draw upon should conflict arise. The swiss model can be drawn upon for inspiration.
Canada's liberals have been on a gun hunt since forever. They say they will cut the civil service to save money while expanding on past obscene expenditures for gun grabs. They wage war on civilian firearms industry, and the sports shooting community while also claiming to support domestic industry, especially defense,
... show moreCanadian Made, by Colt Canada a US subsidiary. :(
I hope that one day Canada will learn the lesson of dual purpose industry. Have Canadian owned and made small arms on principle of sovereignty and defence.
When military production is not required due to peacetime, convert production to civilian models. This can scale up and down a few production lines as needed. Ammunition is included here too. The civilian operations subsidize the cost of maintaining a permanent defense industrial footprint.
Use that civilian infrastructure as a recruiting tool for the military as sports shooters may be more inclined. You also generate a population base of trained marksmen to draw upon should conflict arise. The swiss model can be drawn upon for inspiration.
Canada's liberals have been on a gun hunt since forever. They say they will cut the civil service to save money while expanding on past obscene expenditures for gun grabs. They wage war on civilian firearms industry, and the sports shooting community while also claiming to support domestic industry, especially defense, is such a raging case of suck and blow at the same time their heads are going to implode.
cecilkorik
in reply to StinkyFingerItchyBum • • •RaskolnikovsAxe
in reply to cecilkorik • • •I've seen where the modern right wing takes us. It's orange, it's bloviating, it's anti-intellectual, it's corrupt to the core. The slovenly worship of the least deserving person on the planet, the self-owns, all so they can cause pain to people they don't like. The destruction of the global order and denial of reality.
I prefer the liberal version. There just isn't a 'both sides' to this.
Gleddified
in reply to StinkyFingerItchyBum • • •If it makes you feel better, Colt seems to be owned by a Czech company now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_CZ_…
Czech holding company
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)StinkyFingerItchyBum
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in reply to Gleddified • • •ArmchairAce1944
in reply to StinkyFingerItchyBum • • •The gun ban shit is stupid, and expensive and pointless. The licensing scheme was all that was needed and it worked very well. They could even remove the non-restricted/restricted distinction and just have long gun/handgun, and the handgun freeze crap needs to go to hell. Also pocket pistols should be relegalized again. A person that can be trusted with a glock 19 can be trusted with a glock 43.
Edit: I have a fuckload more to say but I haven't the time or energy for this shit.
corsicanguppy
in reply to ArmchairAce1944 • • •You've barely worked yourself into a lather.
Amateurs who can't be trusted with a glock 43 maybe shouldn't have a glock 19.
ArmchairAce1944
in reply to corsicanguppy • • •corsicanguppy
in reply to StinkyFingerItchyBum • • •should be very small. Hunters and gun-clutchers.
lemonySplit
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in reply to lemonySplit • • •corsicanguppy
in reply to HellsBelle • • •ha! "almost two decades ago"?
I held one in my hands in 1991, and I think that's a little more than 'almost two decades' ago!