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#1

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Jacob - Today at 09:05:29 AM

What is the likelihood (and potential cost and timeline) of upgrading our rail infrastructure?

On the face of it I'd expect to be a slow and expensive proceed?

#2

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 07:38:43 AM

One other point, BC produces 50% of Canada's copper. And none of that goes to the US. Other Canadian producers should be able to shift to the markets we supply if we upgrade our rail infrastructure.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 07:17:38 AM

50% tariff on copper imports 

Thus making US construction, electrical and electronic goods more expensive. Once again I just don't get it.

Are we protecting the domestic copper mine industry? Yeah I don't get it either. But there is nothing to get.

From the Globe and Mail

While the U.S. is a much bigger copper producer than Canada, it still relies heavily on copper imports from Canada to meet its needs. Canada last year accounted for 99 per cent of the U.S.'s imports of copper concentrate, a semi-processed form of the metal, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It becomes a tax on US consumers, like most of the tariffs

#4

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by frunk - Today at 06:20:17 AM

More likely the industries relying on copper imports probably haven't bribed him enough yet.

#5

Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...

Last post by celedhring - Today at 04:16:56 AM

How does one ply a Gloomhaven game online?

IIRC we used Tabletop Simulator. It worked very well.

Same. There are a bunch of implementations that automate a lot of fiddliness.

#6

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 02:56:29 AM

50% tariff on copper imports 

Thus making US construction, electrical and electronic goods more expensive. Once again I just don't get it.

He will delay them indefinitely anyways. He just doesn't want to repeat himself so he needs to go through a list of products/raw materials he had an aide print out for him

#7

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Solmyr - Today at 02:30:20 AM

Who are the Rotenbergs?

Major oligarchs, old pals of Putin from the 1990s.

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

#8

Gaming HQ / Re: Victoria 3

Last post by Solmyr - Today at 02:28:49 AM

By the way, I've started a semi-ambitious project of creating a historical flavor mod for Finland.

#9

Gaming HQ / Re: Victoria 3

Last post by Solmyr - Today at 02:28:14 AM

Using those maps myself.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Josquius - Today at 01:41:59 AM

It does fit his character to imagine he has a live feed from grok and sometimes jumps in to take manual control. 
Though with how quick it needs to be I doubt it. Still, that answers would be pre created if some triggers are prompted...