If there is one word that I have learned to abhor since 2020, it's the word, 'mild'.

Atmospheric CO₂ of 340 ppm

This

Pandemicene Day 2249: it's all going so well

Of course he did

Pandemicene Day 2223: Spring monsoon season in southern Ontario #ONStorm

more seriously congrats to the hungarian people for kicking that asshole out

Pandemicene Day 2219: Saab Gripen

Pandemicene Day 2217: tried substituting people's names for countries' names in the headlines but couldn't get past the death toll

Pandemicene Day 2216: unhinged

Pandemicene Day 2216: unhinged

Pandemicene Day 2207: water on tap* *Brought to you by Science & Engineering

A little mnemonic.

Coyotes are seen as a pest by many and a threat by others, but one Ontario photographer asks if his subject is simply misunderstood: thenarwhal.ca/coyote-misun...

I came across this website dedicated to Doug Ford’s government. It’s a one stop spot for a compilation on Doug’s tenure as Ontario’s Premier. It’s worth a bookmark. And that slide bar graphic, wow. www.dougfordclownshow.ca

#Enshittification eupolicy.social/@finnmyrstad...

Pandemicene Day 2181: hands are not for hitting

It's called the Demographic Transition. It's what happens when societal wealth and public health increase enough that having multiple children is no longer seen as economically desirable. *It's not a bad thing.* What we need is to redefine economic growth absent population growth.

Pandemicene Day 2177: I'd love to pretend the world is a better place on the off chance it might actually come true, but hope is not a plan

Pandemicene Day 2171: folks in healthcare asking if they should mirror our (the patients) masking in this year, 2026.

Wow AI is so amazing we should use it for all our scientific diagrams

Pandemicene Day 2163: reality has an uncomfortable habit of biting folks in the fundament

You might find this site interesting- European alternatives to a wide range of software: european-alternatives.eu

One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office. Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.

Pandemicene Day 2151: 800 TB maximum for the entire university's cloud storage thru MS 365 #enshittification

Pandemicene Day 2146: The Winter of Our Discontent

Pandemicene Day 2144: The Age of Great Powers

Pandemicene Day 2141: "a world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile, less sustainable."

Pandemicene Day 2140: sleepwalking

Pandemicene Day 2137: what hurts the most is that we could have done (& been) so much better.

Pandemicene Day 2136: toddlers grab things that aren't theirs

Pandemicene Day 2132: The Prime Directive

Pandemicene Day 2131: mass enshittification

Pandemicene Day 2129: The Enshittificene.

Pandemicene Day 2128: morals, ethics, rights

Rogue state. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...

Pandemicene Day 2127: it all falls apart

Pandemicene Day 2125: rule of law is paramount.

Pandemicene Day 2123: Canada's on the list.

finally, we're living through precedented times

In a nutshell.

“We’re looking, we’re trying,” he said. “We need help up here. We need the Ontario government to realize we’re hurting.” The problem isn’t just closing ER’s in rural #Ontario We all matter or none of us do x.com/northbaytoda...

Pandemicene Day 2122: War! What is it good for?

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Pandemicene Day 2119: thank you to all folk who keep things ticking over through the seasonal holidays.

Pandemicene Day 2115: universal healthcare means my family didn't go bankrupt in 2025