: We’re beating plowshares into swords, For those tired old men That we elected King. This is …
: Jammed Mechanism The mechanism we have in place to deal with our most difficult societal issues is for the government …
: I love the hills at this time of year when they’re covered in these cheery purple flowers.
: I wish I could edit with my voice. It would have to be more accurate than Siri is today, but it …
: Time for Beto O’Rourke to step up? #DemocratCandidatesForPresident
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 26.Jun.2024 Don’t leave home without it. CartoonBrew: Disney-Themed Snow White Cafe In Hollywood Shutters After …
: I’m very disappointed to find that Victorinox no longer makes the simple 2-bladed Swiss Army pocket …
: Sorry to hear of the passing of Big Nerd Ranch books & bootcamps. 😞 …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 03.Jun.2024 Snap! Crackle! Pop! The Guardian: European and Canadian central banks expected to cut interest …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 02.Jun.2024 Betcha can’t eat just one! Daring Fireball: ICQ Is Shutting Down (Also: ICQ Is Still Around) …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 01.Jun.2024 Breakfast of Champions! Globe: Andrew Coyne: In one juror’s trajectory, both the strength of the …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 31.May.2024 If you can find a better car, buy it. CleanTechnica: California Heat Pump Partnership Aims For 6 …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 30.May.2024 It beats as it sweeps as it cleans. NYT: Nate Cohen: Perhaps Lost in the Polling: The Race for …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 29.May.2024 Put a Tiger in Your Tank! CleanTechnica: BYD Unveils Plug-In Hybrid With 1,305 Miles Of Total Range …
: 3rd period of the final game of the PWHL’s inaugural season and it’s a barn burner. Free …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 28.May.2024 Have It Your Way! WashPo: Va. firm fined for discriminatory hiring ad that only sought White …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 27.May.2024 Imagination at work The Verge: Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 26.May.2024 It’s the Real Thing! NYT: Trump Tells Libertarians to Nominate Him, and Mocks Them When They Boo …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 25.May.2024 Can you hear me now?! SMH: Penguin Island, Rockingham: Western Australia’s little penguin …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 24.May.2024 Just do it! Vox: Besides Ticketmaster and scalpers, why are concert tickets are so expensive? The …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 23.May.2024 Don’t leave home without it! ScienceAlert: Oldest Known Human Viruses Found in 50,000-Year-Old …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 22.May.2024 CTV: Woman found dead in Lake Ontario in 2017 is missing person in Switzerland Then, in January …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 21.May.2024 US FDA: Do Not Use Cue Health’s COVID-19 Tests Due to Risk of False Results: FDA Safety …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 20.May.2024 ScienceAlert: Mysterious Code in Ancient Assyrian Temples Can Finally Be Explained In particular, …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 19.May.2024 9to5Mac: Security Bite: Most common macOS malware in 2024 so far It is a long-standing …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 18.May.2024 WashPo: Biden’s debate moves set off a mad scramble at CNN — and in Trumpworld The only thing left …
: Have you spent more on computing devices or cars?
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 17.May.2024 BNN: Chinese-made Teslas pour into Canada as Biden erects U.S. tariff wall The Biden administration …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 16.May.2024 NYT: What to know: Putin-Xi Summit China’s backing will be crucial to President Vladimir V. Putin …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 15.May.2024 NYT: John Barbata, Turtles and C.S.N.Y. Drummer, Dies at 79 Barbata belonged to marquee bands of …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 14.May.2024 BBC: Weight loss jab could reduce heart attack risk, study finds An injection designed to tackle …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 13.May.2024 UPI: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 12.May.2024 Guardian: Mystery of where Mona Lisa was painted has been solved, geologist claims Now a geologist …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 11.May.2024 Discover: Rare and Endangered, These Non-Parasitic Lampreys Are Far From Home The endangered …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 10.May.2024 Guardian: Fixation on UK nuclear power may not help to solve climate crisis Politicians on both …
: No aurora for us tonight. Cloudy (& snowing). 😞❄️
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 09.May.2024 9to5Mac: Vision Pro support arrives for Duet Display and Screens to enhance your virtual desktop …
: I listened to 𝘒𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 (Charlotte Church) podcast, episode 3, 𝘐 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 08.May.2024 pv magazine: Solar-hydrogen solution rolled out for off-grid settings H2PowerBox has launched its …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 07.May.2024 Electrek: A fully-electric, 50,000 kWh container ship has begun service Chinese state-owned company …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 06.May.2024 ScienceAlert: Watch: Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Blasts Off on First Crewed Mission to ISS …
: Boston @ Florida: Round 2, Game 1 - we watched the first period but it was actually rather boring …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 05.May.2024 Vince Ritter: The silence of the blog You see, I love working on things behind the scenes. I love …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 04.May.2024 SMH: Ecuador beauty queen shot after posting ceviche to Instagram An Ecuadorian beauty queen was …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 03.May.2024 CBC: Foreign meddling may have flipped B.C. riding, inquiry finds [CPC candidate Kenny] Chiu, who …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 02.May.2024 NYT: Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86 A self-taught electric guitar …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 01.May.2024 Manton Reece: AI hesitancy The tech and startup world has had no shortage of over-hyped sidetracks. …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 30.Apr.2024 Manton Reece: video: AI in Micro.blog I posted a video on YouTube todaywith where we’re going …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 29.Apr.2024 ScienceAlert: An Unexpected Function Discovered Inside The ‘Little Brain’ at The Back of …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 28.Apr.2024 CleanTechnica: Scientists Are Shaking Up Lithium Extraction With A Different Kind of Chemistry …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 27.Apr.2024 Guardian: ‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 26.Apr.2024 AppleInsider: Surgeons embrace Apple Vision Pro for advanced medical procedures Following examples …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 25.Apr.2024 Globe: Andrew Coyne: What might a serious growth agenda look like? More labour, more capital, and …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 24.Apr.2024 The New Yorker: Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation How bots, mercenaries, and table …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 23.Apr.2024 WashPo: Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU as campus protests spread Columbia …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 22.Apr.2024 NYT: Let Them Eat … Everything She asserts her own right to be “fat,” the preferred adjective in …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 21.Apr.2024 Electrek: First ever electric semi truck rides into Mexico with SDG&E San Diego Gas & …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 20.Apr.2024 NYT: Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold The case, …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 19.Apr.2024 NYT: Michelle Goldberg: Republicans Wanted a Crackdown on Israel’s Critics. Columbia Obliged. …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 18.Apr.2024 NYT: Opinion: Abortion Is Remaking Our Political Landscape. Why Aren’t Guns? Now, the idea of …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 17.Apr.2024 Guardian: Mentally stimulating work plays key role in staving off dementia, study finds People in …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 16.Apr.2024 MacRumors: X May Charge New Users a ‘Small Fee’ to Post, Like and Reply X Daily News, a …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 15.Apr.2024 NYT: On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash But life can be tough. Wild animals …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 14.Apr.2024 NYT: She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped. Saratu Dauda had been …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 13.Apr.2024 NewsNation: DeSantis signs bill banning heat protection laws for outdoor workers Florida Gov. Ron …
: It feels like the Apple Vision Pro’s profile has sunk like a stone. I hope they release it to more …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 12.Apr.2024 pv magazine: California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering The case involves the …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 11.Apr.2024 (“It’s a big one, Daddy.”) NYT: Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 84 Trina Robbins, who as an …
: NYT: Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 84 Trina Robbins, who as an …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 10.Apr.2024 Vox: Why are young people … getting cancer? The search for answers Adults in the prime of their …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 09.Apr.2024 Daring Fireball: Google Launches Upgraded Find My Device Network for Android Erik Kay, writing on …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday-Monday 07-08.Apr.2024 NYT: Ezra Klein: Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You. There are no end of …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 06.Apr.2024 The Atlantic: Gary Shteyngart: Crying Myself to Sleep on the Icon of the Seas Gift link My first …
: iTunes: Not clear on the concept
: Situation Comedies: GOAT Tastes in comedy vary greatly. Like art, music, or food, what is appealing to one person can be …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 05.Apr.2024 CBC: CSIS report on Liberal nomination race recalled after meeting with PM’s top security …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 04.Apr.2024 ScienceAlert: Quantum Computing Heats Up: Scientists Achieve Qubit Function Above 1K Our new …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 03.Apr.2024 Austin American-Statesman: Sources confirm UT laid off staff previously in DEI-related position A …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 02.Apr.2024 RenewablesNow: Renewables meet 89% of Portugal’s Q1 power demand National grid operator Redes …
: I wrote a great piece about the evolution of society in my mind as I was falling asleep last night. …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 01.Apr.2024 Teslarati: Tesla lead engineer defends Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system One of the things that …
: 📷 Micro.Blog April Photo Challenge #1: Toy. Easter.
: I’m continuing to enjoy using Strata on iOS for updating my daily link blog. I still have some kind …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 31.Mar.2024 BlockClubChicago: Heinz Is Putting Up Ketchup Dispensers To Tempt Chicagoans With Forbidden …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 30.Mar.2024 AppleInsider: AT&T’s customer passcodes, personal info compromised in breach AT&T is …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 29.Mar.2024 9to5Mac: Apple sues former iOS engineer for leaking Journal app, Vision Pro details, and more Apple …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 28.Mar.2024 Just Have a Think (YouTube): Battery prices just fell off a cliff! Lithium-ion batteries often get …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 27.Mar.2024 Kickstarter: How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons Backed Undecided (YouTube): …
: I’m writing a letter to PM Trudeau. It’s going slowly, and I have mixed feelings of …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 26.Mar.2024 WashPo: Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: Search ongoing for 6 missing A major bridge in …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 25.Mar.2024 Yahoo Finance: Experts slam carbon capture as clock ticks on Alberta‘s $16.5 billion mega project …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 24.Mar.2024 Whig: Carpet Magic’s diminutive dynamo, 84, to retire after this year’s ‘BS’ …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 23.Mar.2024 Guardian: Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds People with …
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 22.Mar.2024 UPI: FBI probing Alaska Airlines flight with blown-out door plug as ‘possible crime’ …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 21.Mar.2024 The Economist: The Octogenarian Radical Five elements stand out. The first is a desire to boost …
: 🔗 Articles: Wednesday 20.Mar.2024 Guardian: Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’ In a damning …
: 🔗 Articles: Tuesday 19.Mar.2024 NYT: Oprah Takes on Weight Stigma in the Ozempic Era in New Weight Loss Special Oprah Winfrey, a …
: 🔗 Articles: Monday 18.Mar.2024 MacRumors: iOS 17.4.1 Update for iPhone is Imminent MacRumors previously reported that Apple was …
: 🔗 Articles: Sunday 17.Mar.2024 PBS NewsHour: Trump warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he isn’t reelected at Ohio rally for Senate candidate …
: 🔗 Articles: Saturday 16.Mar.2024 Guardian: Jenny Odell on why we need to learn to do nothing: ‘It’s a reminder that …
: TIL They make electric running boards that emerge at the driver’s command!
: 🔗 Articles: Friday 15.Mar.2024 CBC: Okanagan couple faces fines, legal action over tiny home The 225-square-foot home is equipped …
: 🔗 Articles: Thursday 14.Mar.2024 ABC/538: Trump is leading the polls, but there’s plenty of time for Biden to catch up If the …
: Hmmmm. Tried submitting a bug observed in Gluon via the ”Send Beta Feedback“ link in TestFlight and …
: 🔗📚 Articles: Wed 13.Mar.2024 TechCrunch: Waymo to launch commercial robotaxi service in Austin by end of the year Waymo will …
: 🔗 CBC: Trudeau calls out ‘short-term thinker’ politicians as some premiers urge him to …
: Bemused by Canadian politics? Tickled by Siri’s non-competitiveness with ChatGPT? Just for a laugh …
: 🔗 Articles: Tue 12.Mar.2024 Electrek: Led by Tesla, US EV prices dropped by 13% year-over-year in February EV prices dropped by …
: 🔗 Articles: Mon 11.Mar.2024 BBC: Indonesia’s Batik Air faces probe after pilots fall asleep mid-flight Indonesia is …
: 🔗 Articles: Sun 10.Mar.2024 CleanTechnica: Wave Energy Is (Really, Finally) Coming For Your Fossil Fuels “Now proven at …
: 🔗 Articles: Sat 09.Mar.2024 The Atlantic: Biden’s candy-bar crusade Sesame Street characters have had their fuzzy fingers on …
: 🔗 Articles: Fri 08.Mar.2024 NYT: George Santos Says He’s Running for Congress Again Mr. Santos, who was expelled from the House …
: 🔗 Articles: Thu 07.Mar.2024 “News that belongs to you.” — CBC NYT: Profound Damage Found in Maine Gunman’s Brain, Possibly From …
: 🔗 Articles: Wed 06.Mar.2024 “News that belongs to you.” — CBC NYT: Trump’s Victory Speech After Super Tuesday Conjures a Dark …
: 🔗 Today’s Articles: Tue 05.Mar.2024 “News that belongs to you.” — CBC UPI: Diver has found about 200 Apple Watches in Indiana lakes An …
: 🔗 Articles: Mon 04.Mar.2024 “News that belongs to you.” — CBC UPI: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission en route to International …
: 🔗 Articles: Sun 03.Mar.2024 Scientific American: Changing Car Culture Can Benefit Our Health and Our Planet Anthropologist …
: 🔗 Articles: Sat 02.Mar.2024 The Guardian: ‘I was in despair’: how lending a phone led to life savings being stolen “I was in a …
: 🔗 Articles: Fri 01.Mar.2024 NewsNation: HB 500: Kentucky bill could end workers’ lunch and rest breaks Some workers in …
: I think Brian Mulroney led the Conservatives at their peak. I’m sorry he’s gone.
: 🔗 Articles: Thu 29.Feb.2024 CBC: Brian Mulroney, former prime minister, dead at 84 Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has …
: 🔗 Articles: Wed 28.Feb.2024 WashPo: Elizabeth Becker: Jim McDermott left Congress. Then he had to leave the country. He made a …
: 🔗 Articles: Tue 27.Feb.2024 NewsNation: Wendy’s hints at possible ‘surge-pricing’ menu During a Feb. 15 …
: Apple cancelling their electric car project has to be huge news within the company!
: Articles: Mon 26.Feb.2024 Guardian: I contacted my bank to report a scam purchase. Why didn’t it cancel the transaction? As …
: Articles: Sun 25.Feb.2024 WashPo: Should you buy a plug-in hybrid car? Here’s what to consider. If you’re generally driving …
: Does iOS Mail not have any way to show in incoming mail’s headers? There are times (such as …
: Articles: Sat 24.Feb.2024 MacRumors: Steve Jobs Would Have Celebrated His 69th Birthday Today Apple co-founder and former CEO …
: Articles: Fri 23.Feb.2024 Guardian: Vice Media to lay off hundreds of workers and stop publishing on …
: Great to see the Sports app 1 from Apple. I hope they add the PWHL soon! (Also glad to be able to …
: Articles: Thu 22.Feb.2024 BBC: Whale song mystery solved by scientists Scientists have worked out …
: Testing Micro.blog Notes with a Linklog I’m running an experiment with Micro.blog’s newest feature, …
: Articles: Wed 21.Feb.2024 continuing to share thoughts on my experiences with Strata here NYT: Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos …
: 🔗 Articles: Tue 20.Feb.2024 Wednesday’s articles (in progress) 9to5Mac: Developers working on emulating old iOS games on newer …
: 🔗 Articles: Mon 19.Feb.2024 Globe: How Canadian hospitals grew dependent on expensive out-of-town nurses During the pandemic, …
: 🔗 Articles: Sun 18.Feb.2024 Today’s Articles (in progress) New Scientist: The hidden rules that determine which friendships …
: Really missing the MORE Mac app today! Best app ever!
: UI Consistency In a comment elsewhere @numericcitizen says, “…and respects each platform’s unique visual …
: 🔗 Today's link blog (Saturday/Samedi 17.Feb.2024) ⇢ Today’s links. Changes continue throughout the day. Article selection: I have rather …
: 🔗 Apple Vision Pro Review There are is a multitude of reviews out there about the Apple Vision Pro. I think this is one of the …
: Notes are a great new feature! I’m documenting my exploration in this shared note. (These are raw …
: 🔗 Epic article on the challenges to making hydrogen a viable energy supply: CleanTechnica: The Life …
: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t like federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault …
: 🔗 InsideEVs: Nerds In Teslas Keep Getting Caught Driving with Apple Vision Pro The Apple Vision …
: 🔗📻 CBC: Feb 3: Shark mortality, what dogs like on TV, an amazing fossil tree and more CBC: Feb 3: Shark mortality, what dogs like on TV, an amazing fossil tree and more The complex …
: I still feel that “omniphonic” should have been acceptable for today’s NYT Spelling Bee!
: 🎬🎞️ We finished the 6-episode Prime Suspect: Tennison series. Pretty solid. ★★★★☆
: Shetland Season 8 Tonight we watched the final episode of Season 8 of Shetland, the first season without DI Jimmy …
: Is anyone elsee having problems with Epilogue not returning anything in Discover? (I think it may be …
: Does anyone stitch together single photos to make panoramas on their iPhone any more? Like the late, …
: Yesterday’s weather, mid-January, was some kind of weird here. The historical average temperature …
: Humourous circle: when Apple ships Vision Pro, it will close the product name circle with VisiOn. …
: 🔗📻 Mineable Hydrogen? CBC: Quirks & Quarks: Could buried hydrogen help save the world, and more… Geologic Hydrogen …
: Finished reading: How Canada Works by Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch 📚 Started reading it at a …
: 📰 Electrek: Hyundai and Kia surge past Ford, GM for second in US EV sales Tesla remained on top (by …
: 📰 Globe & Mail: We are on the verge of passing the 1.5° threshold in the next 7 weeks Globe: With 2023 hottest year on record, the world is now on track to eclipse 1.5 C above …
: 🔗 Kottke: What Can I Do About the Climate Emergency? Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from …
: 🔗 Starlink: Direct to Cell Seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the …
: 📰 pv magazine: Renewables covered almost 60% of German electricity demand in 2023 New statistics …
: 🔗 Infinite Mac: Home Infinite Mac is a collection of classic Macintosh system releases and …
: 🎞️ This evening we went to Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron [IMDb]. I quite …
: 📰 CNN: Live updates: Colorado Supreme Court rules on Trump 14th Amendment case www.cnn.com/politics/… In a stunning decision, the Colorado Supreme Court removed former …
: Many ex-Ottawans will be sad to hear that longtime CFRA morning host Ken “The General” Grant has …
: 📰 The Independent: Elon Musk vowed to never allow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X again. …
: We walked down to NorthMart this afternoon (in the dark). When we got home, S did these:
: Walking home by the airport early this evening. Snowy, but also windy & relatively warm but you …
: Two Interesting Battery & Inventions Videos 🔗⚡️🔋 I watched a couple of interesting videos this evening. They are both about near term and present day …
: Two Interesting Energy & Climate Videos I watched a couple of interesting videos this evening. Lots of relevant information and calm …
: Have a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving to all my American friends and acquaintances! 🦃 (👈🏻 …
: I bought Peter Mansbridge & Mark Bulgutch’s new book this afternoon, How Canada Works. Also …
: Reuters: Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO OpenAI on Wednesday said that it has reached an …
: Apple’s packaging team does wonderful work!
: Halloween trick-or-treating may be postponed here as we we have a blizzard forecast to arrive this …
: Glad to see that the perennially pleasant Lunch at Allen’s is back on the road this December. (Cindy …
: Is the extended Starlink repair saga finally coming to an end…? 🤞🏻
: 🔗📰 Raspberry Pi: Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5! Today, we’re delighted to announce the launch of …
: 📰🔗 CleanTechnica: The EV Revolution in 5 Charts The exponential growth of electric vehicles marks …
: 📰🔗 CBC: Alberta to explore leaving CPP as report lays claim to more than half of fund CBC: Alberta to explore leaving CPP as report lays claim to more than half of fund The Alberta …
: It’s funny that consumers can accept many varieties of apples, but the banana industry feels …
: Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik 📷
: This @dave (Dave Winer) article really resonated with me. Developing Better Developers
: In the (now second) most recent Core Intuition podcast (Episode 568) @Manton and @danielpunkass …
: 📰🔗🌲🚐 Guardian: Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port …
: 📰🔗 Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies over climate risk WashPo: Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies over climate risk In the aftermath of …
: Happy birthday World Wide Web! 32 years seems like an appropriate number.
: The internet doesn’t seem to know the verb “scrave” (eg “The kids were scraving up the capelin …
: 🔗 Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future Guardian: News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future For the …
: I just heard that one of my Facebook posts from February has been removed because it had a link to a …
: Testing for tables Test Table OneTwoThree TablesAreCool RowTwoToo “Move along. Nothing to see …
: TIL: EDC TIL that EDC is used as a contraction for “Everyday Carry”! In no particular order, my EDC includes …
: Deadline: Toronto Sets Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ As Opening Film …
: Two of our favourite movies have become so in part because they are such a rich source of quotable …
: 🔗 NZ Herald: More video of Auckland Harbour Bridge clip-on lanes swaying emerges A 50-millimetre …
: First ship of the year arrived yesterday (Tue 27.Jun). Welcome to the CCGS Vincent Massey!
: 🔗 Digital Photography Review: DPReview.com looks forward to a new chapter with Gear Patrol We’ve …
: I wonder if I could completely replace my MB Air with a Vision Pro?
: 🔗🎬 UPI: ‘Orion and the Dark’ photos introduce animated film from Charlie Kaufman Orion …
: I had a small surprise with my new LL Bean jeans today. 👖 They reduced the size of the key/coin …
: Need to work with this a bit when I get back to my Mac, but pleased so far.
: TIL: The Newfoundland Donut Company is worth moving to St. John’s for!
: For those who follow Canadian federal politics but don’t listen to Peter Mansbridge’s The …
: 🔗 Wired: Watch Genndy Tartakovsky Answer Animation Questions From Twitter I enjoyed just listening …
: 🔗 Guardian: The big idea: why we need a new definition of junk food Strange as it may seem, food …
: Core Intuition 554 hot topics Listened to most of @Coreint while exercising and there were a couple of particularly interesting …
: IIHF Women’s World Championship: Gold medal game tomorrow (Sunday), 7pm EDT (4pm PDT): Canada vs US …
: Every time I dust the HomePods, they change mode! 😄
: This link lets you add the new free Steve Jobs book Make Something Wonderful in your Books app: …
: 🔗 Got a 2011-2022 Hyundai or KIA? SlashGear: Hyundai And KIA To Offer Free Steering Wheel Locks To Combat Viral TikTok Thefts Korean …
: Personal Coffee Evolution I used to be a double-double coffee drinker but a few years ago concerns over extra calories & …
: I’m working on a new, largish document today and really missing MORE!
: 🔗 Marianna Armata: Photographs Marianna is an international award-winning photographer whose work …
: 🔗 NYT: Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s NYT: Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s 20.Mar.2023 Earth is likely to …
: 🔗 AppleInsider: Twitter's deadline to move away from text-based 2FA is today AppleInsider: Twitter’s deadline to move away from text-based 2FA is today …
: Daring Fireball: Comments on Mac UI 🔗 Daring Fireball: The Rogue Amoeba Historic Screenshot Archive I really miss UI design that made …
: I’m sorry to see that New Zealand photographer Ans Westra has passed away. I first learned …
: 🔗 Electrek: US’s first solar panels over canals pilot will deploy iron flow batteries Project Nexus …
: Trump reportedly back on Facebook and Instagram. I guess Meta’s desire for money exceeds its …
: Does anyone know what “Lucas-pilled” means? I saw it used in this Economist article (interesting …
: CBC: Netflix rolls out new fees for password sharing in Canada Accounts with users in 2 locations …
: Fascinating story of an incredible find Ars Technica: Researchers look a dinosaur in its remarkably preserved face Borealopelta is a …
: Happy birthday to the Apple Lisa! January 19, 1983 was a big step forward for user interfaces! 🎈🎂
: SMH: Jacinda Ardern to resign Jacinda Ardern has announced she will resign as prime minister no …
: Guardian: Electric vehicle sales accelerate to record highs in New Zealand Official figures for …
: link: EVs Take 55% Of The German Auto Market In December! CleanTechnica: EVs Take 55% Of The German Auto Market In December! The tide has turned in the …
: Link Soup: 07.Jan.2023 Articles for Sat 07.Jan.2023 [daily news items] IEEE Spectrum: Australia Goes All-in on Green …
: WashPo: Fusion energy, the ‘holy grail’ of clean power, a step closer to reality The …
: CBC: Iconic Maple Leafs defenceman Börje Salming dies at 71 Legendary NHL defenceman Börje Salming, …
: CBC: Iconic Maple Leafs defenceman Börje Salming dies at 71 Legendary NHL defenceman Börje Salming, …
: All-perovskite two-terminal tandem solar cell tech with 32.3% efficiency [link] pv magazine: All-perovskite two-terminal tandem solar cell tech with 32.3% efficiency Indian …
: Ottawa Senators interest #mbnov CBC: Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators “I am trying to …
: Latest interesting podcast episode Grey Matter: Bill McKibben - Renown Environmentalist - Reclaiming the Climate October 4, 2022 Bill …
: WashPo: Why Everyone’s Tweeting About the Mastodon in the Room It needs to be said: Mastodon is not …
: link: The Personal Photo Curator: A New Profession is Born PetaPixel: The Personal Photo Curator: A New Profession is Born The average family may shoot four …
: When we were in Halifax we were able to restock on Laughing Whale coffee. ☕️ Now enjoying a freshly …
: The new, 10th-gen iPad only supports the first-generation Apple Pencil, meaning that it requires an …
: NYT: …drones that Russia is using to attack Ukraine. The latest Russian attack on the Ukrainian …
: Got the bivalent covid + flu shots today 💉 Whoo hoo! Nothing requiring good judgement planned for …
: Guardian: Copenhagenize your city: the case for urban cycling in 12 graphs Danish-Canadian urban …
: Is 63 years enough warning? The Tyee: The Petro Elite Were Warned of Climate Calamity in 1959 Among them was Sun Oil head …
: Verge: The best mechanical keyboards of 2022 It’s hard to beat the tactility, durability, or good …
: WashPo: Sergio Aragones, MAD magazine’s oldest active artist, is still spoofing our humanity Sergio …
: NYT: The Great Guinea Pig Giveaway Has Begun From geckos to chinchillas, small pets were a pandemic …
: Link: Disney squeezing fans too hard NewsNation: 68% of Disney World fans say the park’s ‘lost its magic’: poll Some of the most loyal …
: I bought a hat with a logo today, the first one… ever? However, Yvon Chouinard & Patagonia …
: Leaf Curve This reminds me of a space-filling curve.
: The Yukon River near Whitehorse, YT
: A wonderful day on Baffin Island
: Sounds like some people in Japan’s tax agency have been drinking too much! BBC: Japan urges its …
: The packaging & setup on new AirPods is impressive. 👍🏻
: Happy birthday, Steve Wozniak!
: Qikigtaaluk W at nighttime anchor
: Qikiqtaaluk W has the first 2022 shipment into port
: We finished watching the six-part Swedish mystery series Anxious People yesterday. Somewhat quirky …
: It would be nice if they sold Raspberry Pi Pico W polypacs (2 or 3 in a bundle). Right now it’s like …
: The CCGS Terry Fox — Nighttime Anchorage
: CCGS Terry Fox — First Ship of the Season
: Electrek: Tesla vehicles are now scanning for potholes and rough roads to help avoid them Tesla …
: One reason I love the playoffs… The Grey Cup, the Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup finals give me 6-9 …
: I watched a hybrid mishmash of today’s WWDC keynote. Some good stuff. (I want to learn more about …
: Bloomberg: Japan’s Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Tested in …
: CBC: Quirks & Quarks [audio] New heat-to-electricity device could make large thermal batteries …
: Electrek: The US generated a record 18% of its electricity from wind and solar in March Last month, …
: Links for Sun 24.Apr.2022 [selected news items] iPhone in Canada: Developers Upset Apple Removing Outdated But Working Apps The email, titled “App …
: Articles for Fri 22.Apr.2022 [a selection from today's news items] Montreal Gazette: Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70 Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, 70, …
: re clippings: @maique From my phone (step 1):
: Interesting Engineering: Why this crucial building block of protein is disappearing from …
: Electrek: Nissan announces prototype facility for solid-state batteries, plans for EV integration in …
: After we got back from a walk into stinging snow pellets driven by a strong east wind, made ginger …
: This is an interesting article that starts out talking about Joe Manchin’s shifts in position but …
: Battery evolution continues: sodium-ion technology may be approaching production. Have a Think …
: Guardian: Denmark considers ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2010 “Our hope is that all …
: Watched Vice [IMDb], about the career of Dick Cheney, tonight on Netflix. Recommended.
: CBC Spark: Heroes & Villians 4.Mar.2022: This week, a look at TikTok’s “witch hunt …
: We finished the Quicksand 6-episode series on Netflix tonight. Very raw in places but excellent. The …
: Slovakia stuns Team USA in shootout, advances to semifinals The United States is out of the …
: The Verge: Wordle has been bought by The New York Times, will ‘initially’ remain free for everyone …
: PBS NewsHour: Burn, baby, burn: Nuclear scientists achieve major fusion feat Researchers at the …
: Cold afternoon — especially if you’re a duck
: Do you like word games like the NYT’s Spelling Bee or crosswords? Wordle 200 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 …
: In 2021, wind and solar power have absolutely dominated new power capacity additions, accounting for …
: I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and will have a pleasant & successful new year! 🎄
: “Side note: Google is horrible for finding anything these days.” — Daniel Jalkut, Core Intuition ep. …
: CNBC: FedEx gets first of 500 electric trucks from GM’s EV unit in move to green logistics …
: Guests overstaying their welcome? Throw one of these babies between the andirons and watch them beat …
: Wow! Today’s NYT Crossword had an animated center! @danielpunkass
: Grey Cup: Greyt game! Greyt final play! Greyt comeback against adversity! 🏆
: Doing API updating in an existing app: must stay focused! 😴
: It was a cold walk home at 3:30pm yesterday!
: NYT: Hayao Miyazaki Prepares to Cast One Last Spell No artist has explored the contradictions of …
: Transferring solar electric power from Northern Africa to Europe was a hot topic in the news (well, …
: TIL: Wikipedia has a cool ISBN helper page. (That’s a link for Peter Lynch’s investor classic One Up …
: Had an odd (certainly small) realization this evening: - Sausalito Summernight (by Diesel) sounds a …
: Kids shooting hoops in the snow
: So, @ajennische @jean Here’s A photo that at least one micro.blog regular might appreciate. From …
: Happy Integral Day! (Oct 29) (Honours the day in 1675 when Gottfried Leibniz wrote the first modern …
: The Register: Google ‘colluded’ with Facebook to bypass Apple privacy What happened to …
: What may be the final sealift of the year.
: An interesting discussion of the roles of nuclear power, carbon capture, hydrogen & large scale …
: Electrek: Norway shows us glimpse of the future as electric cars make gas-powered car sales vanish …
: Reuters: Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money Google employees based in …
: BBC: Cross words over New York Times puzzle change The digital version of The New York Times daily …
: “I think we’ve seen over the last… certainly this century so far, we’ve seen a really …
: Interesting Engineering: Helion Energy Says It Will Offer the World’s First Commercial Fusion …
: Learning about CO2 heat pumps since, well, no heat pumps to be found now. As of June 2018, total …
: NYT: Women’s Handball Players Are Fined for Rejecting Bikini Uniforms Men, on the other hand, can …
: Space isn’t enough? Sydney Morning Herald: Virgin Galactic admits it ‘faked’ video of Branson’s pre-launch bike ride …
: Arctic poppies turn their heads from the wind & rain
: Arctic willows backlit by the evening sun
: Interesting Engineering: The Strained Relationship Between Apple and Qualcomm In early 2019, the 3 …
: CleanTechnica: Oil Companies Know Hydrogen Is A Dead End, But It’s A Handy Way To Hold Back …
: Willows spring to life in the rain.
: Afternoon walk. Spring flowers starting to pop up!
: The Guardian: Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows 23.Apr.2021 The massive …
: NewAtlas: China claims new fusion record with its “artificial sun” nuclear reactor …
: The sun is on a very shallow glide path about 1h24m before sunset.
: If you’re interested in microcomputer history, you’ll enjoy the newly released book from the …
: Quite enjoyed the backpage essay in this month’s Atlantic. Another happy mail day! The Atlantic: Ode …
: Any day a book comes in the mail is a good day! 😀
: Hockey playoffs and WWDC this week! (I guess I know the agenda for the next five days.)
: Craig Hockenberry nailed it with his WWDC “anti-wish list”! (First spotted on Daring Fireball. Thank …
: Veritasium (YouTube): Risking my life to solve a physics debate Sailing straight downwind faster …
: Trying to follow Fully Charged on YouTube in the NetNewswire RSS reader using a URL of …
: AppleInsider: Apple’s moves point to a future with no bootable backups, says developer I think …
: This afternoon: “Spring is almost here!” This evening: “It’s snowing!”
: Definitely not a sign of the times!
: Recently finished: One Good Reason: A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery, Music and Love by McCann, …
: I’m going to soak up the sun… 🎶
: DP Review: Intrepid launches new compact Enlarger on Kickstarter for 35mm and 120 film Intrepid has …
: Inc.: This Might Be What Finally Makes Me Quit Facebook in 2021. It’s an Example of What No …
: I am still subscribed to Instagram because of things like the magic of the Roger Wieland Studio!
: I’m so glad that years ago a friend introduced me to the music of Jesse Winchester!
: Podcasts & I I follow ~92 podcasts (I say “approximately” because they are spread over a couple of devices with …
: 3:20 this afternoon (darn you standard time!)
: Electrek: Tesla (TSLA) receives massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks At 150 trucks with …
: NYT: Vehicles flying Trump flags try to force a Biden-Harris campaign bus off a highway in Texas. …
: Sitting here wondering if it would be possible to connect a Raspberry Pi to the new HomePod …
: When did AppleNews turn into a tabloid app? 😄
: I’m surprised I haven’t heard any recent speculation on a date for the announcements of specific …
: My proposal: Everyone who lies about their kid’s Covid-19 test results and sends them to school …
: If, like I, you find it difficult to keep track of the multiplicity of threads in your life, you …
: CleanTechnica: Solar PV Panels Were 12× More Expensive In 2010, 459× More Expensive In 1977 ☀️ …
: Handheld (iPhone 11 Pro Max): the technology amazes me.
: I just watched Athlete A [IMDb] on Netflix. Chilling and thought-provoking.
: Oh my goodness! —— https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B084Q3G9M4/ #WhatFoodGroupIsThat
: DriveTribe: Hyundai Kona sets new electric range record 👉🏻@brucegodin … a record breaking …
: Modern iPhone cameras are just amazing! From our front porch just now, handheld.
: Electrek: Here’s how beer (yes, really) is being used as green energy Water utility SA …
: The Guardian: Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures …
: Trying to decide if it is safe to travel to Berkeley. It’s so difficult to assess the risk!
: Ha! GM is adding 540 fast chargers a year to its network. But, they’re still using dorpy “refueling” …
: You might find this interesting @brucegodin : victoriaevclub.com/viceva-re…
: NYT: The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News The Times said Apple News did not align with its …
: These little guys are bursting out all over with daytime temperatures in the high single digits …
: First icebreaker of the season, The CCGS Terry Fox, has arrived!
: LA Times: New J.D. Power quality survey: Tesla in last place, Dodge and Kia tie for first The …
: TorStar: So you think electric vehicles cost more? A 10-year comparison shows they’re actually …
: The snow is mostly gone from the south-facing hillsides and the plants are pushing to make the most …
: Ars Technica: Archaeologists in Norway are about to dig up a Viking ship The Gjellestad ship is …
: Bloomberg: A 1,000-Mile Long Clean Energy Artery Is Completed in China It’s the first UHV line in …
: Non-threatening Covid-19 characters (even if they are scowling)
: NYT: In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. The United States is on track …
: Guardian: The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months …
: Handling the COVID19 Isolation #1 I just listened to the Red Fife episode (9.Aug.2018) of …
: Coronavirus News Items: Mon 6.Apr.2020 — Afternoon Edition Last update: 6.Apr.2020 15:41 EDT Miscellaneous News Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit …
: I always look forward to reading Kenn Harper’s articles about the North. Nunatsiaq News: Taissumani …
: This is one of the reasons why, even though Apple software can be frustrating and seemingly more …
: Coronavirus News Items: Fri 3.Apr.2020 — Final Edition Last update: 3.Apr.2020 23:50 EDT Miscellaneous News NYT: Opinion: Putting Jared Kushner In Charge …
: BBC: ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81 NYT: Bill Withers, Who …
: Coronavirus News Items: Thu 2.Apr.2020 — Final Edition Last update: 2.Apr.2020 23:57 EDT Miscellaneous News CBC: The number of reported cases of COVID-19 …
: Nightmare on Isolation Street 3: The Return of Unneeded Calories!
: Coronavirus News Items: Wed 1.Apr.2020 — Final edition Last update: 1.Apr.2020 23:42 EDT Miscellaneous News Twitter: @kottke: You Probably Should Be …
: Coronavirus News Items: Tue 31.Mar.2020 — Final Edition Miscellaneous News Twitter: @Kenz300zx: Climate deniers are the same people that did not believe …
: Coronavirus News Items: Mon 30.Mar.2020 Miscellaneous News Globe: Every television series worth watching on Canadian streaming services, …
: Coronavirus News Items: Sun 29.Mar.2020 Miscellaneous News Twitter: @BrentToderian: “Motorists should avoiding speeding amid reduced road …
: Social Distancing II: The Weightgain Nightmare Continues @dejus
: Coronavirus News Items: Sat 28.Mar.2020 Miscellaneous News Twitter: @HoodlumRIP: You wanted a reality show host as a president, well now …
: Coronavirus News Items: Fri 27.Mar.2020 v2 Miscellaneous News Trudeau announced that they are raising the payroll subsidy from 10% to 75% and …
: This social distancing could lead to weight gain! 😄
: The last few weeks have been hard on the Peet’s chocolate-coated espresso beans cache! 😟
: Twitter post from a Fox News host: “@IngrahamAngle: Americans need to know date certain when this …
: Interesting article projecting substantial new capacity. Scientific American: Floating Panels Buoy …
: Electrek: Tesla produces its 1 millionth electric car Only a few years ago, many people didn’t …
: Greenland from the air (5.Mar.2020)
: Giant cranes on Göteborg waterfront
: Outside the Göteborg Museum of Art
: Kayaks near the northeastern foot of Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen
: Core Memory (Nyhavn, Copenhagen)
: My micro.blog post times seem to be an hour ahead. Has the US moved to EDT already? If so, this is …
: If you love baseball… [Astros] If you love baseball, it’s hard to see why the Astros shouldn’t lose their world series title. Yahoo …
: I just canceled our Apple News+. The value just isn’t there but the straw was the difficulty of …
: It’s “sop up day” i.e. the final day of our monthly subscription here in slow, unreliable, expensive …
: Can anyone explain the US Senate voting result to me? I am totally perplexed. If you have any energy …
: Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an …
: An interesting article about a topic outside my usual stomping grounds: The Economist: Christmas …
: CBC: A team of researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder has developed a new kind of …
: Sorry to hear this: Former PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jim Lehrer dead at 85. Lehrer and … Robert MacNeil …
: Medium: Trust Works (Paul Maplesden): Find The Perfect Outliner, Task, and Productivity Software For …
: @wirecutter tweet: 🚩Final Cyber Week 2019 Tally: After about a week of digging through what has …
: My second-biggest Black Friday purchase: from Flexibits, the iOS CardHop contacts manager app. I …
: NYT: Jonathan Miller, Acclaimed Theater Director and Writer, Dies at 85 Known for his radical …
: The Register: Data General’s Tom West dies Tom West, who created Data General’s Eclipse …
: Christmas idea for someone I know: Amazon.com: The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the …
: So, @danielpunkass @manton , I was just listening to Core Intuition 389. Do you think Apple would be …
: In the land of fast Internet so finally watching the September Apple event. Loved the clever opening …
: “You people with this phony Emoluments Clause.” Yup — US constitution: fake news…
: Is there a way to search further back in Mentions? (I’m looking for the name of an ice cream place …
: Fstoppers: Meet the Man With the World’s Largest Camera Collection Dilish Parekh, a jeweler …
: Listening to the Cars’ Drive. Sigh. Ric Ocasek
: Electrek: Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in ‘robot taxis’ …
: gedblog: Hey, Apple – The Activity App Needs Rest Days Like Right Now Amen! #AppleWatch
: The Atlantic: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Where Is It? Five years ago, the flight vanished into …
: NYT: Is Your Sleep Cycle Out of Sync? It May Be Genetic The lead author of the study, Dr. Louis J. …
: Did you hear that? We just crossed a threshold! Loup Ventures: Tesla Model 3 Cost of Ownership …
: My brother noticed this: Vice: Yelp is Screwing Over Restaurants By Quietly Replacing Their Phone …
: Guardian: ‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier And we know, …
: The problem with dietary sugar is becoming much more apparent. NYT: The Downside of Having a Sweet …
: Full zoom, evening lighting & an old iPhone. All in all, quite acceptable!
: We had excellent iced coffee at Dalina
: Hi, @Mikehendley You were using a screen protector to give the Pencil more of a “real world feel” at …
: This is what I did to reduce the chances of that slippery white case sliding out of my pocket! @aa
: Listening to Low Light by Lydia Persaud
: NYT: Arby’s Has an Answer to Plant-Based Meat: A Meat-Based Carrot Amid rising demand for beef …
: I’ve got a couple of barking dogs to deal with,… but I’d really prefer to be coding tonight!
: High-temperature superconductors are (finally) ready to change the world Scientific American: The “Woodstock of Physics” Is Finally Living Up to Its Promise …
: Ars Technica: U.S.: Renewable electricity beat out coal for the first time in April Seasonal shifts …
: Do you like particle accelerators? Do you still read things on Twitter? Then this! #geeksUnited
: First sealift ship of 2019 has arrived (July 2)
: Warning for those thinking of upgrading to iOS Twitterrific 6. I’m unable to switch between Twitter …
: Raspberry Pi 4 Now Available! Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now from $35 Here are the highlights: + A 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM …
: We had a nice 3 hour hike out to the river valley this afternoon followed by dinner and now a couple …
: A respectful, slightly left-leaning Canadian political consultant interviews a respected American …
: The ice breakers are headed north! Two weeks earlier than normal. The strong westerly winds pushed …
: Island in reflecting water; June 18, 2019 The rising & falling tides pump sea water up around the edges of the islands, covering the still …
: CBC: No business case for TMX, says former Liberal environment minister ‘No credible …
: Congratulations to the St. Louis Blues on your first ever Stanley Cup!
: Ha! I just love how my dictated texts make puzzles for the recipient! “Controversial call helps …
: Missing Phil Schiller! #WWDC
: Coffee Prices CBC: Price of coffee plunges to 13-year low — but maybe not at your local coffee shop …
: Listening to the WWDC keynote is like sipping from a fire hose! #WWDC #WWDC19
: Renewable energy now cheaper than any carbon-based energy in many places already Big milestone. Electrek: Renewable energy costs hit new lows, cheap new power option The findings …
: APM Reports: Hard Words: Why aren’t kids being taught to read? Scientific research has shown …
: Standing Is Not Much Better Than Sitting Standing up at work is just about the same as sitting …
: What to expect: one example One example: “We are gravely concerned that employees’ and retirees’ pensions and healthcare …
: Alan Kay is 79 years old tomorrow. (Can that be true?) All the best to him.
: At this this time of year the light is perfect around 8:30pm to bring out the relief in the …
: It’s tough slogging at first but read this Maclean’s piece It’s time for Andrew Scheer to get …
: Right now I think the world could use a good remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. (If he did …
: So hard to keep from cutting into a fresh loaf when it comes out smelling so wonderful!
: CNN: America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever Coal, … has …
: MobileSyrup: Instagram removing Likes from photos in Canadian test In a move that’s likely to be …
: Yesterday we broke through the freezing mark for the first time this year. It was only by half a …
: CBC: New anti-ice coating makes ice cubes slip out of trays and could be used on car windshields, …
: Harvard Magazine: Inflammation might be the root of preventable disease “We were actually surprised …
: Cell stability is the last big barrier to commercializing these solar cells. They will likely be …
: IEEE Spectrum: How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer I have been a pilot …
: TechSpot: Facebook admits to “unintentionally” uploading 1.5 million new users’ …
: I realized this morning that Donald Trump’s behaviour reminds me of Mao in his later years: …
: Electrek: New wind and solar now cheaper than 74% of existing US coal plants Constructing new wind …
: The Drafts iOS app has morphed into a database of links for me! All I need now is an easy way to …
: NYT: Are Eggs Bad for Your Heart Health? Maybe A new analysis found that for each additional 300 …
: Globe: Federal budget expected to offer subsidies for electric cars …pre-election budget …
: Now listening to The Frontline Dispatch podcast, s2e1. It starts with quite the twist. #podcasts
: Reuters: [Evidence for man-made global warming hits 'gold standard': …
: Before it’s too late, happy birthday to Steve Jobs. I bought his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ book …
: One podcast episode, two segments, Whispering and The Weather, both worthy of your time. WNYC: The …
: I finished listening to the S•Town podcast series the other night. I’m still thinking about the how …
: And this: Forbes: Plunging Prices Mean Building New Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Running …
: Vox: Xcel Energy is first major US utility to commit to going 100% carbon-free Xcel Energy, one of …
: Solar Industry: Los Angeles Ditches Natural Gas Plans, Opts For More Clean Energy Los Angeles Mayor …
: NYT: The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change (long) nyti.ms/2E5jpe9 Two …
: Netflix Secret Codes Digital Trends: How to use Netflix’s secret category codes WhatsOnNetflix: …
: Smithsonian: AI Study of Human Genome Finds Unknown Human Ancestor Such a species in our …
: NYT: The Hummingbird as Warrior: Evolution of a Fierce and Furious Beak Winsomely captured in poems …
: Albert Finney has died. He was in many well-known films, but my favourite is the lesser-known Shoot …
: BBC: Raspberry Pi opens first High Street store in Cambridge Interesting new direction.
: MIT Technology Review: DeepMind wants to teach AI to play a card game that’s harder than Go Hanabi …
: Quartz: Tesla bought a battery company, and it’s more about cash flow than batteries This week, …
: NYT: Behind the Lion Air Crash, a Trail of Decisions Kept Pilots in the Dark Boeing’s strategy set …
: CTV: Major Canadian retailer to start testing reusable packaging system, recycler says The …
: Western News: Canada’s first groundhog was a bear History prof Alan MacEachern dug deeply into …
: Electrek: Hyundai reveals full Kona EV U.S. prices - starting at $36,450 Hyundai already announced …
: Globe and Mail: Study links excessive screen time to developmental delays One in four Canadian …
: Weather Underground: IBM Introducing the World’s Highest-Resolution Global Weather Forecasting Model …
: NYT: Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say The Arctic is warming at twice …
: CBC: Nuclear fusion, a disruptive power source for crowded cities: Don Pittis Private sector push …
: We had lots of snow and wind yesterday
: Guardian: ‘Tracking every place you go’: Weather Channel app accused of selling user …
: Medscape: 15 Studies That Challenged Medical Dogma in 2018 Some are from the tail end of 2017.
: 🎼🎧 Listening to: - Mistake (Middle Kids, Lost Friends) - Blackbird (Sarah McLachlin, I Am Sam) - …
: This is why we can’t have nice things. CBC: Spark: Why are people throwing electric scooters in the …
: Saw Green Book (IMDB) today. Worth seeing for the absolutely top notch performances from the cast. …
: Jason Cross’s (video) review of the new MacBook Air perfectly matches my impressions. Given the …
: 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus vs Leaf: A first look at the differences Earlier this week, at an event [at] …
: I think that it would be a good thing if iOS had a “writing keyboard” that accepted handwriting but …
: How “grippy” are your winter boots? This Canadian lab tests the grip of winter footwear, so you can buy safer boots for yourself or …
: A tongue-in-cheek “guide” to reducing (or slowing) demand for electric cars, written for carmakers, …
: What’s the”right” way to use an escalator?stand on the right; walk on the left? Maybe not. Do …
: I don’t understand why Republicans are reluctant to endorse a hugely successful American car …
: Interesting note at the end of this article says, “The other face, most of which cannot be seen from …
: We finally watched I, Tonya, (one version of) the story of figure skater Tonya Harding. Standout …
: We need more System 2 thinking and imagery connected to System 1 thinking. Globe and Mail: Why don’t …
: My Modern Met: 36 of the best photographs this year This time of year always has a cornucopia of …
: NYT: 13 Stories That Captured Photography in 2018 A story about a famous Dorothea Lange portrait, …
: Packenham Bridge (December 26, 2018)
: NYT: Where does your state get its electricity? Interesting to see how things have been changing. …
: This stuff is like some form of dangerous Christmas crack!
: Wondering if micro.blog will support MultiMarkdown footnotes.
: Got John Fahey: Christmas Guitar • Volume One on, the puzzle edge complete & way too little …
: NYT: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants. “Facebook …
: ‘Farout!’ Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted [space.com] At …
: Katharine Hayhoe at TEDWomen 2018 The most important thing you can do to fight climate change
: Thanks @smokey — so it does! Mea culpa.
: Just finished the British crime series Collateral on Netflix. Four 1-hour episodes, interesting …
: Birding on Streetview? That’s great! Here’s the interview and a bit of a summary, and the necessary …
: Comet skymap, bottom part @schuth
: Comet viewing over the next few days (if the clouds relent)
: Molten Salt and Superconducting Tapes Team Up for an ‘Affordable’ Fusion Reactor The so-called ARC …
: Oh, to have been able to read Pence’s thoughts during the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer meeting today!
: The Real Roots of American Rage “The untold story of how anger became the dominant emotion in our …
: ”Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure …
: Voyager 2 Spacecraft Enters Interstellar Space After a journey of more than four decades, Voyager 2 …
: VW’s Electrify America opens California’s first 350kW ultra-fast charger, before cars …
: China Launches First-Ever Mission to the Moon’s Farside [Scientific American] “China has …
: Good news for transportation & renewable energy storage. Super-Safe Glass Battery Charges in …
: More than 90% is below the surface, much more
: The Insect Apocalypse Is Here What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth? — NYT
: Tesla owners have driven 1 billion miles with Autopilot activated [Electrek] So, that’s something. …
: Just listening to one of my favourites, the fine Atlantic Blue by the late great Ron Hynes. The song …
: It is warm here today (high around -5°C/23F) and fog formed. It precipitated out as rime on all …
: I’ve admired Carly Simon’s music for a long time. I just finished listening to Alec Baldwin …
: 6 Strange Facts about the Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua [Scientific American] “On October 19, …
: First ever plane with no moving parts takes flight [The Guardian] Flight represents breakthrough …
: Saving the world, one pen at a time by Richard Littlemore #FountainPens 🖋✒️
: Buses, bikes & scooters are all part of the solution to traffic problems but “micro-transit” …