That is to say, the motivation to express a p(doom) comes from the idiosyncratic epistemic / ethical decision-making framework, rather than the availability of sufficient evidence to estimate such a number, whatever it may mean.

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CTV has made the (pretty easy) call: Alberta has voted not to hold an independence referendum. With a bit less than half of the vote counted, it's 77% in favour of remain.

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Great question! Basically, skeletal muscle has a lot more growth capacity than the connective tissue holding it in place; when someone is on gear, they're bigger and stronger than that connective tissue can safely handle, which leads to uncommon tears of large muscles (pecs are another example)

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My favorite Announcer Tic is when they solemnly refer to expedited review as “New York,” meaning the league’s central office, as if they were medieval theologians appealing to Rome.

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Most water/sewage systems across the country are effectively bankrupt if you project out a few years, homebuilders did not subsidize them enough when they built neighborhoods so inefficiently, rates will have to go up to avoid infrastructure collapse

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