One repeat offender stands out as particularly frustrating: copyright disclaimers. As a professional Technologist, I often find myself mythbusting on some friends’ Facebook posts. In this post, I will explain this myth and how you can help stop it from spreading.Myth: Copying and pasting a legal-sounding disclaimer from a friend’s post does not enable you […]
I’ve been hearing a lot about the 15-minute cities lately, and to be honest, I was a little freaked out by the idea at first. (It was first explained to me bysomeone who was determined that it was a conspiracy theory directly related to the “big reset”… So I decided to take matters into my
According to the most recent data I have read, the top five oil-producing nations are the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Russia, Canada, and China. (In that order) So, why are all these US based “groups” all over Canada/Alberta screaming about dirty oil? I’ll tell you, it’s because our sales/exports cut into their profits… and since there
Paul R. Ehrlich – “We must realize that unless we are extremely lucky, everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue steam in 20 years.” — The New York Times, 1969Ehrlich also predicts “that the oceans will be as dead as Lake Erie in less than a decade.” — Redlands Daily Facts, 1970.“Scientist Predicts a
Shrinkflation touches every corner of the grocery store, from smaller bags of frozen vegetables to slimmer boxes of cookies. Companies have been using this tactic for decades to hide rising costs. Instead of raising prices, they sell less of a product for the same price. And the problem seems to be getting worse.The way food
Something I read earlier set me off…So, the idea that transitioning workers from one energy sector to the other is as simple as retraining them is hogwash of the highest order.The Liberal government of Ontario tried a very similar transition in the 2010s under its Green Energy Act. It cost the Ontario economy nearly 200,000
Canadians need to be aware of a multifaceted project underway to transform our economy, the nature of our society and the role of government in both. Its ambition is so pervasive that Conservatives and middle-of-the-road Canadians without a strong party allegiance must confront it head-on, identify the dangers it poses and provide cogent public policy
