Stay-at-home dad after years of teaching. Fan of triathlon, cycling, Celtic, TFC, Jays, Raptors and Tempo (when they start) Hoping we can right the ship on climate, disease and wars
A decade ago, Facebook was so worried about rising misinformation that it paid various news outlets to hire writers specifically tasked with publishing Snopes-like fact-checks. Today, the company is leaping into bed with a purveyor of misinformation to toy with a tool known for getting facts wrong.
A must read this morning
Gregg Gonsalves"If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological and industrial project..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Great thread on why one company has chosen not to use AI.
Daniel FedorBlue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
So, you see, smoke travels in both directions and every other direction What matters is that we help each other and tackle climate change as humankind www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.Wildfires south of the border are responsible for “much” of the smoke that has prompted an air quality warning in one region of B.C., according to officials.www.ctvnews.ca
#Canada check your herbs
paris martineauNew: State health officials say parsley and cilantro appear to be linked to surging cyclospora cases in North Carolina The disclosure comes as the FDA says it’s investigating a new outbreak linked to an unidentified source. Unclear if the two are related www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
NEW: The Ontario NDP and several First Nations are calling for a public inquiry into the Ford government’s handling of the wild land fires #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1198676...
NDP calls for public inquiry into Ford government’s wildfire preparedness, response | Globalnews.caFirst Nations leaders have said the Ontario government left communities to fend for themselves without timely support for evacuations.globalnews.ca
This will happen in Canada too. Harper redirected public research funding to fossil fuels. Carney is doing it with AI and defence.
Don MoynihanOnce you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Japan this week recorded its first kokushobi, a term that means “cruel heat day,” as temperatures reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit. It's not the only country that has scrambled for a new vocabulary to communicate the risks of rising temperatures.
It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for ItJapan this week recorded its first kokushobi, a term that means “cruel heat day,” as temperatures reached 104 degrees. It is not the only country that has scrambled for a new summer vocabulary.nyti.ms
