I don't know anyone who does instinctually get defensive when confronted angrily about some transgression. In most cases I think it is a natural reaction linked to shame and embarrassment. Some people recognize it and eventually learn to control it. It surprises me that so many intelligent […]

Did you have oil settlements being completed in yuan instead of US dollars as part of the equation in the current mideast war? Not insignificant.

When I see what appears to be legitimate videos from cell phones in Israel showing ballistic missiles from Iran hitting Israel (often showing defensive missiles missing the incoming ballistic ones), I find them quite striking and disturbing. But I do not simply blame them on Iran.

Eeking out or making a living and empire building are two ends of the same spectrum, both looking towards gaining more power. The former is moral in the sense that you picture a person with less that the average amount of power seeking to have some more power. In this case, it is mostly power […]

Learn the name "Bab al-Mandab Strait" as we barrel towards World War III.

What we have here is the classic coordinated action problem. Most people are much better off when we cooperate. I mean, there are a few sociapaths who are exceptions, but that's the exception that proves the rule. But we also also most universally bristle when judged by others which is a […]

Regarding California bill AB1043 age law. I fail to see how this definition of "operating system provider" implicates anyone but the owner of the computer on which they install the operating system. In the case of OEM vendors who provide a pre-installed OS it would apply, not otherwise. (g) […]

I'm glad that @timbray, @evan, et al took the effort to form a co-op and make our funding model sustainable.

Afroman gives us all hope that we can author hit songs.

Today I learned about the Debian extrepo package & repo management system. How is it that I've never heard about it before this?

To this day I cannot tell you whether CityNerd hates or is in love with The Cheesecake Factory. I have to believe this is on purpose. https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-the-wonky-magic-of-urban-growth-boundaries #urban #restaurants

The Alberta oil & gas industry is full of scofflaws, it would seem, and they are being protected by the very government structures that are supposed to protect us from then. The fact that they are letting rural landowners, who live in the heart of the UCP support base, tells how incompetent […]

I find when Hank Green talks through some class of concepts that he is well-informed, very nuanced, and I almost always agree with his resultant take, especially when he is admitting that he is not an expert. In this case, the difference between all-powerful external monotheism vs ancestor […]

As you might guess, riding in a velodrome requires some training, introduction, and practice. If you are interested in a nice 14 minute overview, here is a video from one of the YTers I follow,. Addvurt Bikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZ04cphjuo #biketooter #video

Is Trump single-handedly weaning the rest of the world off fossil fuels after Putin pushed Europe to boost their renewables production?

Calgary definitely got its six-more-weeks-of-winter. Thanks Balzac Billy.

I say it often and I'll say it again. There is no action, no matter how heinous, that cannot be "justified" in the name of "national security". America must be, ironically, the most insecure nation in the world. I say that in the emotional sense of the word […]

It is so interesting to see people who viscerally understand reflexive thinking by others and understand the damage it can cause not see the same use of reflexive thinking in themselves. Luddites were not against technological progress, they were against power imbalances and the immoral use of […]

Nus Braka exceeds Khan Noonien Singh. Star Trek Academy

Costco during a snowstorm in the Calgary morning rush hour. Driving against traffic. No line for return. Aisles almost empty of people. Get to till with one guy ahead of me but prescan lady does everything in my cart so I don't need to empty it or wait for scan. Decide to get hotdog and Diet […]

"Profit-led inflation is exploitation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvbhH7nc8Bk

Government contracts...sigh.... https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/1322-scoop-ai-slop-training-for-aircraft-mechanics/

Watching The Pitt S2E9 and it is striking how much the system expects individuals to compensate for failures in the system when, in fact, the system should compensate for the failures of humans, because that is the point of systems. Infuriating.

"He has the top-3 fastest hands in the world..." #discgolf #physics #smartereveryday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JKHuzJ67A

[In which Grace Helbig (comedian extraordinaire) reflects on her failed modelling career...] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ZMdzyfXVY

Ready for some stagflation?

Are you a Calgarian who is unaware of the legacy of Charles Daniels? https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/alberta-immigration-charles-daniels #yyc #calgary #history #racism

I am a Luddite in the sense of being "against the owners of new technology using it to further consolidate their existing power over labourers for whom the technology can displace". I am an AI Luddite, in that sense. I subscribe to Cory Doctorow's assessment of the current state of the world […]

How many Calgarians know of the then-nascent Calgary Winter Festival, its ski jump and warm-weather problems that plagued it almost 70 years later at the 1988 Winter Olympics... #yyc #alberta https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-victoria-park-ski-jump-exhibition

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116171527877589037 LOL: "...set theory..."

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium/116159180142584283 I find it quite enjoyable to watch people who service the needs of rich people struggle mightily with ordinary human behaviour.

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@virtuous_sloth/116151543520203582 *Maybe some random Swiss patent clerk figured it all out and couldn't even be bothered to publish it

snakes.run throwing some shade at terminal.app:

The price of owning things is being responsible for the rest of society. I you don't want to owe the rest of society anything, we then I think you don't own anything.

I wish conservatives politicians would actually try to make government better instead of sabotaging it then spending more into already-rich private hands.

"Crosswinds be damned, this purple pig stays in its lane." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT5TymVxaFc

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116145071619095210 Trump is the chief executive of the United States with, ironically, the least executive function ever, even if you include his political advisers and appointees in the equation. Pathetic, really. But in a good way.

It frustrates me when Canadians talk about the need for "capital investment" and worry about "capital flight". It seems that those people have internalized "capital = rich people's money" and cannot imagine, say, the bottom 90% of people having any savings. Fundamentally all the matters is, are […]

We all know "structural change" means “fuck the masses".

"non-passenger-work-vehicle passenger family vehicles" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPm4de6-eTg

"The solution to homelessness is housing." "People design cities and structure markets. They can also choose to change them." https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-understanding-the-homelessness-crisis-with-data-of-course (or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBRPj6ew-uU)

Watching the Survivor 50th season (25 years, 2 seasons per years). I've been thinking about competition for a while now, mostly thinking about sports vs "capitalistic markets". These the two places where competition is viewed to be moral. No one enjoys a competition where on side starts with a […]

Ok, "There, I Ruined It" hit it out of the park with this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhmdDjatyRY #music #africa

79th percentile for colour recollection https://dialed.gg/?c=5JENRV

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@globalnews/116128546528540075 I find Zhou's explanation to be unbelievable. Or perhaps I should say that it is hard to believe he is that stupid and easier to believe he's that dishonest.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116123176200242958 Most heros do not wear capes (or uniforms, for that matter)

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@virtuous_sloth/116042234267334075 In which does performative account deletion.

I'm proud of my audiobook collection. I'm self-hosting using audiobookshelf.org software. Most titles I purchased via libro.fm where I name Pages bookstore in Kensington in Calgary as my designated local book shop. #yyc

Am I right that honest-to-goodness breakaways are rare things these days? #hnom

The not-so-subtle racism of "if it can happen to me it can happen to anyone"... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice