Thought it would be a good idea to find and share a resource for identifying mis/disinformation.

On GoC website from Privy Council Office: https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/news/2025/03/detecting-and-reporting-disinformation.html

Any other good resources people know of?

I wasn’t speaking about myself specifically, but good for you for snooping through my comment history so you can personally attack me I guess?

I’m not saying it’s a bad thing you made very challenging situations, that likely required a lot of sacrifice, work out enough to survive.

I’m pointing out that labeling everyone “defeatist” and telling them to boot strap, doesn’t change that for some, due to factors they have little or no control over, they cannot to do the same as you did. Or at the least would require differing solutions or some things like houselessness, to be addressed before they could use those solutions. N2m it’s the “I did so everyone else should be able too” is often just class warfare and a race to the bottom.

That’s the thing though. You own your vehicle and house. For those that don’t have a car, paying 100-180/month on transit and living in an apartment you can barely fit a couch in, let alone a deep freeze, bulk buying and storing when things are in season isn’t feasible.

“If you were in front of thousands of people speaking, on camera for hundreds of thousands more, and hand to wipe a speck of dirt out of your eye while you’re speaking and everyone is expected to be focused on you, would you use your middle finger?”

I think family size is the kicker. My kids are really active and exploratory. So residue and odor leaves me needing to do multiple loads a week. I know scientifically when it comes to bacteria and odor I could do the deep freeze/freezer thing…but I just can’t.

There are some items we have to hang dry. Those I can keep on the one hanging rack. If I did it for everything though my 3-4 loads a week means my office/desk/craft space is now basically permanently occupied by laundry. Summer is more feasible…that’s only three months of consitent +13 C for my area though. :'(

O.O

That’s a terrifying amount. I use around 1/4 cup for most mid to large loads. 1/2 maaaybe if it’s a large towel load. Does the job well enough.

I buy a Eco friendly and very affordable detergent from Costco. I need to use such a small amount even for a large load the jug lasts seemingly forever. So I don’t feel the need to do up a homemade detergent.

When it come to softener though. Vinegar. It works, it’s cheap, I can also use it for other household cleaning. Cooking and baking as well of course. You can’t use if for loads that need bleach and use with fabrics that have a lot of elastic material can decrease it’s life span. Overall though it works great dissolving soap and detergent residue that can make clothes feel stiff and scratchy, and less prone to lint and pet hair cling. Can help with odor and colour brightening too.

I will happily continue to be a millennial who ruins industry on that front.

It would be great if it did show improvement when evaluated in research. The clinical evidence just isn’t there though.

There is nothing stopping someone from enjoying it out of pure personal preference though.

Hopefully in my part of the world the challenges based on discrimination and rights violation go through. Once that reinforces that no, you can’t do these things, it becomes a closed topic.

I see a lot of people discussing this font and mentioning OpenDyslexia.

I couldn’t find research on Atkinson Hyperlegible. It says it was recently this year, I also couldn’t find any research on effectuveness when I looked through the website. If I missed it I aplogize and would love to learn more if someone wants to take the time to link/copy the applicable info. My hope is since it’s a non-profit group focusing on helping those with vision problems it has been well developed tested for effectiveness. Certainly if someone wants to try for themselves please do. Before going all out though say converting large volumes of things or implementing for a classroom I think asking questions would be prudent.

Unfortunately OpenDyslexia does not actually help those with this learn disability! The authors of the below article do a good job of discussing why and the harm misconception/misuse of products like these can create.

Wery JJ, Diliberto JA. The effect of a specialized dyslexia font, OpenDyslexic, on reading rate and accuracy. Ann Dyslexia. 2017 Jul;67(2):114-127. doi: 10.1007/s11881-016-0127-1. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PMID: 26993270; PMCID: PMC5629233. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5629233/

Here is some more info and strategies for those instered in regards to dyslexia. https://childmind.org/article/understanding-dyslexia/

It’s a non issue. Professional and high level competitive sports like international council and Olympics addressed this YEARS ago. With data and research to support their current positions and recommendedations.