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  • Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

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  • There’s currently an Redexit of Canadians who are looking to get off US-controlled social media.

    Lemmy.ca has had a huge spike in enrolment as it’s the one that was most prominently promoted in r/BuyCanadian. Apparently, it’s had over 9k signups in the past day.

  • Donald Trump is not joking about making Canada the 51st state, Justin Trudeau warns in hot mic comments

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  • Alberta leads new poll in support of Canada becoming a US state

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  • Hershey Canada sending Cherry Blossom to the chocolate graveyard.

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  • Sooooo unbearably sugary and sweet. Yikes.

    I bought one many decades in childhood and couldn’t finish it despite loving cherry-centred chocolates.

    I found out when we visited the Hershey plant in Smiths Falls before the closure that it was originally a local brand targeted for the super-sweet preferences of Eastern Ontario and Quebec - which are apparently shared with Louisiana and Georgia.

  • Crochet bag started while in labor

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  • Nice to see Loops getting traction.

  • Why are pineapples hard to eat?

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  • Shockingly, they were bred to be easier to handle and fit a can shape.

    Imagine what the original varieties looked like.

  • Bald eagles seen nesting in Toronto for first time in city’s recorded history, proof of improving health of city’s green spaces

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  • They’ve been happily living in British Columbia all along.

    If I’m recalling correctly, there was one statistic in the 1970s along the lines that there were more bald eagles living in Vancouver’s Stanley Park than in the lower 48 US states.

    No effort at all to see their nests from the outdoor theatre at Malkin Bowl.

    https://stanleyparkecology.ca/2018/02/28/eagles-nesting-stanley-park/

  • Newly Discovered Spiders Get Star Trek-Inspired Names

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  • But they’re so cute!!! All those extra eyes are adorable.

    And they only suck fluids rather than dissolving bones…

  • 'Suits' Was Streamed For 3 Billion Minutes on Netflix and the Writers Were Collectively Paid $3,000

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  • “Works-for-hire” is exactly the key point here.

    This is about who holds the IP. Sometimes, depending on the employer and contract, an engineer will get to share in a patent created in the course of the job. Or might have incentives such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) or options.

    So it’s not true that the IT folks are exclusively paid salary. Many share in the risk as well as the returns of their firms.

    Let’s unpack that.

    Yes, there are ‘writers for hire’ in licenced tie-in fiction and comics. These authors get a flat advance BUT they still get royalties based on the number of books or comics sold. That is - base payment and then returns based on success if the product.

    Film and television writers are compensated by residuals in addition to salary. The studio owns the IP but the creators have a stake. It’s a risk and return sharing relationship with the studio. That’s the standard arrangement.

    How is this different from an ESOP or options as an incentive remuneration?

    How would an IT employee feel if a firm licenced the IP and then excluded its value from the calculation of ESOPs and options due, or the dividends on the nonvoting shares issued to employees?

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