I think it might be time to move on from the property and build something new - 24 Sussex is old, decrepit, and not really suitable for the task. It's just an old house.
Preserve 24 Sussex and turn it into a museum or something, but build an official residence that actually meets modern requirements.
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Sounds great - it's sort of our "not directly about Star Trek, but maybe the people who like this instance would be interested" community.
It certainly seems to contradict the notion that VIA has no involvement - in fact, as near as I can tell, Alto is still a VIA subsidiary. But maybe that's wrong, it's a little unclear.
I don't think it necessarily invalidates the idea of it being a "fast track to privatization," or that ticket prices will be high.
The plan notably excludes involvement from VIA Rail, Canada’s only company with experience running a national daily passenger rail service.
Alto is officially known as VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc., and their website says,
VIA Rail provides advice on the technical and operational aspects of existing passenger railway services.
Normally, this would be more of a c/quarks post, but fuck it, this is important.
It sucks.
All the major American media companies have done this, but that's not an excuse. It still sucks.
If there's any hope at all (and I'm not completely convinced that there is), it's in statements like this:
To be the best storytellers and to continue to drive success, we must have a highly talented, dedicated and creative workforce that reflects the perspectives and experiences of our many different audiences. Values like inclusivity and collaboration are a part of the Paramount culture and will continue to be.
That might be an indication that the policies themselves are sort of still in place, but under a different name. However, if they're discontinuing all metrics related to it, there will be no real way to know whether their "values" have a significant impact.
I think the design was originally intended for use on boats, and other places where tipping is a likely occurrence.
I wonder if those would fit - the article says that these "replimat-style" mugs are smaller than the Highwave "Quark's" mugs, but I suppose they could have the same base.
I think the critical weaknesses identified in the article are astute: economically vulnerable/disadvantaged people, and disinformation, especially on social media.
It's interesting that they didn't bother replicating (heh) the rubber base of the originals. Too many added costs, I suppose.
I guess we'll know more after the press conference.
I think it might be asbestos-free now - they've spent the last few years gutting the place.
But yeah, I don't think I'd support tearing it down, despite the fact that the house itself supposedly isn't considered architecturally significant.