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• Post #4465921

  This seems like an @mayintoronto@beige.party article: Aaron Horvath - Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? https://www.noemamag.com/why-is-everyone-in-tech-so-sad/

• Post #4253568

  @auscandoc@universeodon.com Yes. I have a laundry list of reactions I would like to see, including some knee-jerk ones because I get pissed. But the better choices are to use the work the USA has done to find Canada's pain points, and remove them from the USA's target list by finding them markets other than the USA. And reasonable, measured actions to balance extraction and processing inside Canada. A trio of them are silica→pure silicon, copper, and lithium.

• Post #4122827

  @theantlady@flipping.rocks @ascentale@sfba.social @edd@freeradical.zone Food was the thing I used to mess up the most. Not eating regularly/constantly. Later I got a more relaxed attitude. It was not about about the distance, but the ride. So I might complete 18-24 hours after starting, with stops at restaurants, going to a movie, wandering gardens… A century isn't hard if you are only riding a couple hours then walking/sitting for a couple.

• Post #4030911

  #TIL: The province of #BC offers rebates on home storage #batteries. #BCHydro: Batteries for power storage —https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/tips-technologies/battery-storage.html #BCPoli #Canada #BatteryStorage

• Post #3944322

  #ActivityPub platform feature want: similar to "no boosts" from accounts followed, do not see their replies to people on domains you have blocked. Presumably, if you have decided an entire domain's worth of accounts should never appear in your feed or receive your own emanations, you have reasons. Which are probably offended seeing an account you *do* follow having exactly the kind of conversation you are avoiding experiencing directly.

• Post #3925104

  CBC: Red tornado warning issued for Clearwater County, Alta. - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/red-tornado-warning-issued-for-clearwater-county-alta-9.7275621 "Dangerous thunderstorm" Take cover immediately. #AB #Alberta #ClearwaterCounty #Canda #weather #Alert

• Post #3865624

  Today I discovered Mathpolate, which has a graphpaper generator for **asymetric graph paper** — https://mathpolate.com/graph/asymmetric If you #knit, this can be very helpful! You can print graph paper which matches your gauge. Si vous #tricot ez, c'est très utile! Vous pouvez imprimer du papier graphique qui correspond à votre jauge. #knitting #pattern #design #tricoter #motif

• Post #3708604

  The Tyee: #BC #Nurses Escalate #Strike by Picketing Major Hospitals - https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/09/BC-Nurses-Escalate-Strike/ #BCNU will #picket #hospitals on #VancouverIsland as well as hospitals in #Vancouver and #Surrey. The union has also filed an unfair labour practice application with the BC Labour Relations Board over reports of coercion by employers. “Nurses should not have to fear retaliation for standing up for safer workplaces and for better care." Adrienne Gear, #union p...

• Post #3705362

  CBC: Court strikes down confidentiality clause for air travel complaints process - https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-travel-complaints-court-ruling-9.7264661 An effectively meaninglessly short article: 1 sentence: "Judge says regulations barring travellers from disclosing result of complaints violate Charter rights." Hopefully a technical glitch over at CBC… #news #airtravel #AirCanada #Canada #CdnPoli #Journalism

• Post #3642606

  TheRegister: Moody Bible Institute breach leaves 2.3M accounts needing salvation, says cyber expert - https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/06/moody-bible-institute-breach-leaves-23m-accounts-needing-salvation-says-cyber-expert/5266827 I know this may come across as unfeeling, but there's a word which springs to mind hearing about this incident… #Karma.

• Post #3631241

  If there were any doubt the world is in a hybrid war and global arms race, Fiona E. Murray & Robert Murray's commentary, published in @thejapantimes@mastodon.social today, should put them to rest. Opening with the example of #Canada's transition in WWII from a non-militarized state to "a military-industrial powerhouse," she then proposes a framework for #NATO nations to undergo a similar transition only faster, deeper, more nimble. It is terrifying. This is where we are....

• Post #3572578

  #BCPoli: Ever thought it would be nice if #BC had a simple way for people in multi-unit housing to add #solar, like the plug-in solar in the EU? Well, the North American electrical standard for that was approved in Dec. 2025. And there is a petition in #Canada to ask provinces to add it to their regulations. Here is the one for #BritishColumbia: https://www.pluginsolarpower.ca/take-action?campaign=british-columbia You could save a bit on your #hydro bill, while keeping the grid (and hydro cr...

• Post #3540098

  RE: https://urbanists.social/@cargot_robbie/116851475405049500 It is soundling like #bitumen #pipeline to Roberts Bank 2. This likely means the pipeline will be in the Fraser River, the largest and most important #salmon river south of Alaska and north of the Columbia River. I so hope I am wrong… h/t @cargot_robbie@urbanists.social https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/energy-proposal-ab-bc-west-coast-july-2-live-updates-9.7251535 #BCPoli #CdnPoli #ABPoli

• Post #3504788

  CBC: Proposed class-action #lawsuit filed over alleged #Alberta #voter #privacy breach - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/voter-data-class-action-alberta-9.7254561 > The lawsuit names Alberta's justice and solicitor general, chief electoral officer, Centurion Project Ltd., the Republican Party of Alberta, David Parker and unidentified defendants. > The lead plaintiff is a retired lawyer who worked in class-action lawsuits. #AB #ABPoli #PrivacyBreach #CdnPoli

• Post #3450149

  CBC: ‘You’re going to be naked’: Thorough tick checks the new norm as parasitic pests spread - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mount-allison-professor-tick-checks-9.7248664 > "Find a mirror, find a friend," Lloyd said, adding that parents living in a high-tick area should be checking their young kids nightly. > Includes link to this brilliant-but-boring #NB information page - https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/ocmoh/cdc/content/vectorborne_andzoonotic/t...

• Post #2413148

  #BC Office of the Human Rights Commissioner: **Statement: Commissioner calls for a return to facts as misinformation undermines human rights and democratic systems in B.C.** - https://bchumanrights.ca/news-and-events/news/statement-commissioner-calls-for-a-return-to-facts-as-misinformation-undermines-human-rights-and-democratic-systems-in-b-c/ The Commissioner comes to the point: #Democracy cannot exist without facts, and foreign interventions using #misinformation are underway in #Canada. #Ca...

• Post #1762177

  Goose and Gander I complained when M Carney used Google to talk to #Canadians. #Canada and its politicians must assert their #DigitalSovereignty, and that means making their content available in safe, surveillance-free venues FIRST, and only feed the #USA's #GAFAM / #AI / #SurveillanceEconomy SECOND. Walk the talk. And that includes you, @avilewis@mstdn.ca. Your #mastodon staffers know exactly what I am talking about: #Peertube, #Loops, #Pixelfed, and the rest of the #federated platforms....

• Post #1737591

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@ErikJonker/116477466966376169 NU.nl: German successfully fights border controls: local judge calls them unjust - https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6393942/duitser-vecht-met-succes-grenscontroles-aan-lokale-rechter-noemt-ze-onterecht.html (in het Nederlands|in Dutch) A #German citizen successfully brought suit that Germany's #BorderControls between #DE and #Luxembourg are contrary to #EU #law; the court found they are unjustified. #LU #migrant #migration #Europe...

• Post #1737589

  Sources - discussion to follow: * PMO: Prime Minister Carney announces the Canada Strong Fund – Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/04/27/prime-minister-carney-announces-canada-strong-fund-canadas-first * CBC: Carney announces creation of Canada's first national sovereign wealth fund - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sovereign-wealth-fund-carney-major-projects-9.7178238 * AP News: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils $18 billion Canadian...

• Post #1737588

  New horrible, awful, no-good, very bad acronym using 'ai': **AIoT** Thank you not, SparkLAN. Pass me the hydrochloric acid eyewash so I can try to unsee that. @mayintoronto

• Post #1153567

  RE: https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/116403518202568299 While everyone is riled up about M Eby's attempt to pause #BCDRIPA, on behalf of #FirstNations, this quote gets to the heart of the matter: “He blinked because he didn’t have the support of his caucus,” [said Trevor Halford, interim leader of the Conservative Party of BC.] This is a party leader dictating to his #Caucus, and against the #BCNDP platform and ideology. All kinds of bad, politically But no one in #journalism is reporting o...

• Post #1011914

  @heidilifeldman It has been 45 years since I went through the military training on lawful orders. But I seem to recall genocide - planning one, ordering one - were special cases in US federal law. They were all capital crimes. Bombers were reported launching from the UK, having been loaded with bombs, in time to be over Iran at the deadline. So there is a plan, and it was ordered. Is my memory of the law accurate?

• Post #935095

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@spaf/116347028386921428 Let us always remember self-referential backronyms: Using Computers Knowledgably = Machine-learning Equity starts with an F.

• Post #935094

  RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@intothewestaway/116344169193615144 #BikeNitePQ: I think this is a re-#cycle, but a multi-part question: * Do you gps track your rides? * If so, do you use a dedicated device or your mobile phone? * Is your ride data on the web? A thing I found out about years ago: #OSMAnd mobile app has a plugin for sharing your location. It requires configuring for your tracking service (I use a Nextcloud instance with a plugin to produce the secure API,) which was easy for me an...

• Post #935093

  New (to me) #sailing #jargon - gabier: (french nautical) Topman; #sailor(s) stationed to work the upper yards and sails of a sailing ship. The 'station' was often a small platform attached to the mast at the trestle trees - where the heel of the topmast is fixed. #Wiktionaire #français: https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/gabier #English #Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gabier

• Post #905038

  TheConversation: The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars - https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870 #Australia #BikeTooter #bike #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange #urbanist #AusPol #NZPol

• Post #885559

  CBC: Poilievre says government should cancel Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-against-high-speed-rail-alto-9.7148975 'Unpleasant politician cannot get headlines for positive things; decides to get them by attacking public transit for average #Canadians.' #train #Alto #HSR #Canada #Ottawa #ON #ONPoli #Montréal #QC #QCPoli #PolitiqueQC #Trumpkin #CdnPoli

• Post #823932

  @chris I am at the Departure Bay terminal, and a #train is somewhere nearby using its horn semi-constantly. This is cool! but extremely unexpected. Sounds like a freight. May be two units.

• Post #823931

  Amusing scene on the ferry as it approaches the destination terminal: four stair-stepped young women race down the steps, followed by dad with number 5 in-arms, heading to their vehicle. Pause of a few minutes. Then parade goes by again and back up the stairs. Overheard in passing: "the bathroom is on the other side [of the ferry].

• Post #823929

  Anyone know about the #Vancouver music group JD Rich Trio? Always listening for new local / #BC bands, and overheard mention in a waiting room.