"Have you seen the Dow?"
“We’ve lost a generation of scientists”: US talent turns to France
https://thepienews.com/weve-lost-a-generation-of-scientists-us-talent-turns-to-france/
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Ron Dyck
@dyckron__dup_33177@mstdn.ca
mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchWestern Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individuality. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me alive. Tech and/or tech adjacent. Politics matter.
Inveterate liker of toots. Toots do not necessarily constitute strong endorsement. "It doesn't matter what Canada does for emissions" = instablock. Rude/edgelord replies = instablock.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism.
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Trump to allies: “Which of you fucking losers wants to secure the Strait of Hormuz?” - The Beaverton
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/trump-to-allies-which-of-you-fucking-losers-wants-to-secure-the-strait-of-hormuz/
California scientists 'FlyTrap attack' on DJI drones demonstrated — patterned umbrellas lure autonomous drones close enough to be captured or even induced to crash https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/california-scientists-flytrap-attack-on-dji-drones-demonstrated-patterned-umbrellas-lure-autonomous-drones-close-enough-to-be-captured-or-even-induced-to-crash
At 90, David Suzuki says he has done everything he could to protect the Earth, but fears he has fallen short https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/david-suzuki-memoir-life-birthday-climate-change-9.7136044
Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined
US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/middle-east-iran-conflict-environment-climate
University courses should be about acquiring skills, not just a job https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/01/university-courses-should-be-about-acquiring-skills-not-just-a-job
The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/birds-and-wind-turbines/
Umm... Wut?
Carney won’t ‘rule out’ Canada joining U.S. military action against Iran. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mideast-conflict/article/carney-wont-rule-out-canada-joining-us-military-action-against-iran-follow-for-live-updates/
So, everyone still deathly afraid of the left "spending us into the poorhouse?" Yes? Okay then, the "affordability crisis" is truly locked-in. If the one-two salvo of the Epstein files and Iran war doesn't make the Carlin-esque sham obvious, NOTHING will. Get ready for even more billionaires to be minted. #CentrismSucks
The 'QuitGPT' movement gains steam as OpenAI's Department of War deal has users saying 'Cancel ChatGPT' https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/the-quitgpt-movement-gains-steam-as-openais-department-of-war-deal-has-users-saying-cancel-chatgpt
"Stiglitz has spent his career watching capitalism fail the people it was supposed to serve. He’s studied financial crises, globalization’s broken promises, and the slow hollowing out of the American middle-class. Now, at 83, he is watching the next chapter unfold in real time—and he is not optimistic."
Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz says not only can AI take your job, it’ll make the ‘tech bro’ class richer while doing so
https://fortune.com/2026/03/06/nobel-prize-economist-joseph-stiglitz-ai-inequality-tech-bros/
https://archive.ph/Wd0Uy
Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/rising-memory-prices-pile-more-strain-on-consumer-pc-market
Switzerland built an alternative to BGP. Nobody noticed • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/switzerland_bgp_alternative/
Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strike https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/pentagon-iran-school-strike-civilian-casualties-00820780
“I really don’t think our system can sustain that kind of an onslaught repeatedly because I’m not seeing where new resources are coming to address it”
I'm very much inclined to believe Dr. Saxinger, seeing as I owe her my being alive.
‘A constant stream’ of serious flu cases leaves hundreds dead in Alberta https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/tough-flu-season-across-canada-leaves-hundreds-dead-in-alberta/
Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals https://phys.org/news/2026-03-microplastics-nanoplastics-urban-air-abrasion.html
'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say https://www.livescience.com/health/rectal-garlic-insertion-for-immune-support-medical-chatbots-confidently-give-disastrously-misguided-advice-experts-say
Actually, Doug Ford, basket-weaving is innovative and in-demand https://theconversation.com/actually-doug-ford-basket-weaving-is-innovative-and-in-demand-276496
‘They want to colonise us’: Brazil’s Lula warns of foreign interference https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/they-want-to-colonise-us-brazils-lula-warns-of-foreign-interference
Lede: Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions
‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/10/extreme-heat-study-global-warming-physical-activity
People's insistence that problems with wireless are IMPOSSIBLE despite being frequent and obvious form quite the impenetrable reality distortion field, imho.
Why you should always use Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi (when possible) https://www.makeuseof.com/always-use-ethernet-when-possible/
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The workplace in 2026: Many workers unhappy being in the office https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260226-the-workplace-in-2026-many-workers-unhappy-being-in-the-office
"Berry then said: 'We wish to stay within Nato, we no longer have a policy to withdraw unilaterally from Nato, and we want to pursue other alliances as well. This is the same position as the Canadian prime minister [and] the German chancellor.'"
Fiona Bruce interrupts Green MP FIVE TIMES over Nato policy
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25933328.fiona-bruce-interrupts-green-mp-five-times-nato-policy/
Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/iran-venezuela-trump-regime-capture
"Earth is not infinite. Pollution beyond certain levels threatens the climate and ecosystems."
Seditious heresy!
Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds https://phys.org/news/2026-03-carbon-emissions-planetary-boundary-analysis.html
The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled
More than $10M in tips still missing a month after disappearing from app https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/28/missing-tips-disappeared-from-app/
City council looking to evaluate restrictive covenants next week https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/city-council-looking-to-evaluate-restrictive-covenants-for-grocery-stores-next-week/
As Trump says Cuba 'is going to fall,' his administration explores criminal charges https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-cuba-going-fall-administration-explores-criminal-charges-so-rcna262071
Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeover https://globalnews.ca/news/11718441/pdsb-trustee-cut-off-takeover/
"The most dramatic drops happened in cities on the country’s two coasts. On the West Coast, Victoria had the country’s lowest fertility rate, at 0.82. (Unlike birth rates, fertility rates account for the age structure of a population – in the case of Victoria, taking into account the older average age.) And in Vancouver, the fertility rate dropped from 1.09 in 2020 to 0.94.
It’s likely no coincidence, said Prof. Kerr, that these are also cities where the cost of living is especially high. It’s a region, he said, where 'the cost of housing has risen dramatically, where we have concerns around the precarious working conditions for young people, we have a lot of young adults trying to establish themselves' – all of that, often, before having kids."
In Canada’s major cities, fertility rates are in steep decline. What happened?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-canada-major-cities-fertility-rates-decline-what-happened/
https://archive.ph/WFrG7
India still one of main perpetrators of foreign interference: CSIS
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/india-still-one-of-the-main-perpetrators-of-foreign-interference-and-espionage-in-canada-csis-says
Now do AI in the workplace!
Neuroscientist Jared Horvath: Silicon Valley pushed computers in classrooms, plummeting test scores
https://fortune.com/2026/03/01/american-schools-broken-silicon-valley-edtech-gen-z-test-scores/
Girlfriend's Defense Of Kash Patel's Winter Olympics Trip Goes Off The Rails https://ca.news.yahoo.com/girlfriends-defense-kash-patels-winter-164417588.html
The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossil-fuels/the-world-is-being-held-hostage-by-its-reliance-on-oil-how-can-we-break-free-from-the-fossil-fuel
Ukrainian Drone Went on Strike Mission, Returned Impaled by a Trident
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-drone-went-on-strike-mission-returned-impaled-by-trident-2026-3
https://archive.ph/mkg9s
Complexity of being a woman in farming can lead to mental, physical health risks https://www.producer.com/daily/complexity-of-being-a-woman-in-farming-can-lead-to-mental-physical-health-risks/
Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/06/ben-affleck-sells-ai-postproduction-startup-interpositive-to-netflix
Lede: Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.
That's what Canada stands for, right?
As Carney Seeks Canadian Alliances with China, India and Qatar, He Looks Away on Human Rights - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/world/canada/canada-carney-alliances-human-rights.html
Development permit application withdrawn for $10B Olds data centre project https://www.discoverairdrie.com/articles/development-permit-application-withdrawn-for-10b-olds-data-centre-project
"Last year, Arctic sea ice reached an all-time low on March 22, at 14.31 million square kilometers, according to the NSIDC. Previous lows were set in 2016, 2017 and 2018."
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-arctic-winter-sea-ice-year.html
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/kash-patel-girlfriend.html
South African women take up guns and martial arts for protection | AP News https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-women-self-defense-guns-gender-c9cf88c04bcd59f83eee495170c7cf98
Carney says Canada could be asked to help a NATO ally in escalating Middle East conflict
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-says-canada-could-be-asked-to-help-a-nato-ally-in-escalating-middle/article_22739abe-5cc2-44ba-a3c2-08357a7a3e36.html
https://archive.is/yEXS1
Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops in Ukraine war executed on commanders' orders https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7gw3l395ro
Iranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation into Iran ‘highly likely’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/7/iranian-kurd-leader-in-iraq-says-ground-operation-into-iran-highly-likely
Alberta, Ottawa agree on deal that would see province front its own major project reviews https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ottawa-danielle-smith-mark-carney-project-assessment-9.7117659
"When trust erodes, ethical consumption becomes harder."
Choosing to buy organic food depends more on trust than taste – what our new study in the UK and Japan shows https://theconversation.com/choosing-to-buy-organic-food-depends-more-on-trust-than-taste-what-our-new-study-in-the-uk-and-japan-shows-275163
Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/trump-iran-war-doj-dhs-firings.html
https://archive.ph/Uw3UF
Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/social-media-ban-for-kids-under-consideration-in-online-harms-bill-carney/
