Cass🇨🇦

Cass_m@socialbc.ca

I live in a house with a spouse and cairn terrier (Bennie) on Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Metis 🇨🇦 Moved to Alberta from BC in the 80s. Been trying to move home since retirement in 2018. Meanwhile I twiddle around the house, hanging out with Bennie & reaping the rewards of having a spouse with a greenhouse & 3D printing interests. Moving is taking longer than expected so FINALLY volunteering more. Interests include tech, OHS and science-based health & wellness.

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Post #4143003
I am so glad spouse has a couple friends he can talk about anything with as an alternative to me. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mens-mental-health-support-halifax-9.7279312
Post #4078967
Bwahahaha https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/rationale-for-war-with-iran-or-reason-men-back-into-parking-spaces
Post #4020415
Graffiti over indigenous art. No wonder people get nervous about being on unceded land.
Post #4018135
Is this satire or just the truth? #cdnpoli https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/07/canadians-just-so-goddamn-tired-of-this-bullshit/
Post #3961092
RE: https://mstdn.ca/@pearlrotter/116952604318983578 Oh no… Why do people get off on violating consent☹️
Post #2532212
So data centers create ~~less than~~ on average around 50 permanent local jobs, use a lot of resources and are used by business to lay off workers in favour of LLM based agents. Humanity really is circling the drain. Data centers are coming for rural America https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/928963/data-center-rural-america-jobs-jay-maine
Post #2532211
This wired article is making the rounds. As men get suckered into performing success to other men, it&#39;s a good thing women can have independent lives they want to share rather than need to share. Also, spouse is an AI user. I can&#39;t imagine all my activities including AI talk… https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-sad-wives-of-ai/ https://archive.is/tkqy6
Post #2532210
Good article on recognizing online scams as they evolve to be more personalized. https://www.moneysense.ca/save/fraud-and-scams/how-ai-is-changing-online-fraud/
Post #2532209
I first heard about this book from a plant based bride review. Nothing makes we want to read it but the video includes spoilers in case you need to know the end… https://youtu.be/IA518rSwXig?si=W06ZNLRmpcdCu7d0 https://theconversation.com/yesteryear-is-this-viral-novels-time-travelling-tradwife-really-perfect-at-being-alive-281729
Post #2532207
Best written satire is indistinguishable from reality. We&#39;re having a hard time in satire right now. https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/05/the-beaverton-interviews-an-alberta-separatist/
Post #2532205
This is not an accident. The Israeli government stands is all others are animals and eligible for culling. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/12/israels-war-creating-a-lost-generation-of-lebanese-students
Post #2532204
Good luck with your job hunt… #abpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-chief-electoral-officer-elector-list-9.7195926?cmp=rss
Post #2532203
So how does disarmament work when settlers are harassing and killing Palestinians in West Bank under the watchful eye of the IDF? They&#39;re demolishing Palestinian (and Lebanese) infrastructure under a cease fire. What makes anyone think Israel is a good faith actor? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/board-of-peaces-mladenov-says-gaza-ceasefire-hinges-on-hamas-disarmament
Post #2461058
FAFO🤷‍♀️ Canadians are drinking less overall, especially young ones. The 51st State boycott was just the nail in the coffin. Look for new markets rather than crying. That&#39;s what Canadian producers are doing… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/american-alcohol-boycotts-bans-canada-trade-war-nslc-nova-scotia-9.7194289?cmp=rss
Post #2327415
QFT If we do not fall into the error of dualism upfront, we can safely speak of soul and emotions just as we speak of a kitchen table, even if the table is also a collection of atoms. It is time to give up the pernicious dualism introduced by the debate on consciousness and embrace the reality that our soul, or our spiritual life, is consistent with our fundamental physics. …
Post #2327414
RE: https://socialbc.ca/@Cass_m/116544546876934306 …It is because of the hundreds of years of astonishing and unexpected success of the sciences that have convincingly shown that apparent metaphysical gaps are never such. ^^^ this is why scientists needed philosophy &amp; humanities. You can&#39;t explore what you don&#39;t know. Via boing boing https://www.noemamag.com/there-is-no-hard-problem-of-consciousness/
Post #2327413
I totally agree with the consultation fatigue aspect. There is no reason there can&#39;t be streamlined effective environmental assessment using multiple sources. It&#39;s not even a novel concept. Project WarpSpeed got us the first COVID vaccine approval in under 1 year on spite of SARS-COV-1 being an unknown virus. It was accomplished by doing concurrent studies https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-proposes-suite-of-measures-to-streamline-project-approvals-complete-review-proce...
Post #2327412
RE: https://sfba.social/@itsweezie/116544829827572010 Not trans, or any flavour of 2SLBGQTIA+ … go figure.
Post #2327410
RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@gwenbeads/116545747663544687 Very cool!
Post #2327409
RE: https://sunny.garden/@moonrabbit/116545865941522332 I think they&#39;re eyes, shame they&#39;re not goggley🙂
Post #1955962
👀 she&#39;d vote to separate if it will keep her in power but will never say. She&#39;s * led the separatist Wild Rose party * leads a party where 17 MLAs signed the separate petition. * ignored the remain petition with 500,000 signatures submitted before the voter list was shared on line. Then, * changed laws in order for the separatist petition to proceed with easier requirements Nenshi, with the entire NDP, has already said he would vote to remain. #abpoli https://www.cbc.ca/...
Post #1153564
RE: https://mas.to/@NunavutBirder/116405282502586434 Very nice!