Ed S. 🇨🇦
@blueskyknowledge.bsky.social
Navigating the intersection of Information Technology and culture. Passionate about art, travel, politics, and the journey of lifelong learning. Long-time Linux Mint user. Anti Microsoft, Google, Meta, Twitter X...
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Petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre, KuKluxKonvoy insurrection supporter, shows again his ignorance of how our Westminster democracy works:
1. We don’t vote for ‘majority/minority governments. We elect MPs riding by riding.
2. Floor-crossing is part of the system: even Churchill did it. Twice.
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1. We don’t vote for ‘majority/minority governments. We elect MPs riding by riding.
2. Floor-crossing is part of the system: even Churchill did it. Twice.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre, KuKluxKonvoy insurrection supporter, shows again his ignorance of how our Westminster democracy works:
1. We don’t vote for ‘majority/minority governments. We elect MPs riding by riding.
2. Floor-crossing is part of the system: even Churchill did it. Twice.
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1. We don’t vote for ‘majority/minority governments. We elect MPs riding by riding.
2. Floor-crossing is part of the system: even Churchill did it. Twice.
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
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Reminder: 🍁
How the Scanner Price Accuracy Code helps savvy shoppers get free groceries--maybe the cashier offered to fix the price for you, but did you know you are actually entitled to that item for free if it’s under $10, or entitled to a $10 discount? #Canada #SPAC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How the Scanner Price Accuracy Code helps savvy shoppers get free groceries--maybe the cashier offered to fix the price for you, but did you know you are actually entitled to that item for free if it’s under $10, or entitled to a $10 discount? #Canada #SPAC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
You could be missing out on free groceries because you don’t know about this policy | CBC News
Have you ever gone to a store and bought something that scans at a higher price than the shelf price? Did you know there’s a pricing accuracy policy in Canada that allows you to get that item for free...
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Reminder: 🍁
How the Scanner Price Accuracy Code helps savvy shoppers get free groceries--maybe the cashier offered to fix the price for you, but did you know you are actually entitled to that item for free if it’s under $10, or entitled to a $10 discount? #Canada #SPAC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How the Scanner Price Accuracy Code helps savvy shoppers get free groceries--maybe the cashier offered to fix the price for you, but did you know you are actually entitled to that item for free if it’s under $10, or entitled to a $10 discount? #Canada #SPAC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Peter Thiel's cronies are freaking out about my book.
Here's Garry Tan—an early Palantir employee who designed its logo—launching yet another attack.
Make a tech lord cry! Pre-Order "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy"
👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Here's Garry Tan—an early Palantir employee who designed its logo—launching yet another attack.
Make a tech lord cry! Pre-Order "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy"
👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Peter Thiel's cronies are freaking out about my book.
Here's Garry Tan—an early Palantir employee who designed its logo—launching yet another attack.
Make a tech lord cry! Pre-Order "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy"
👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Here's Garry Tan—an early Palantir employee who designed its logo—launching yet another attack.
Make a tech lord cry! Pre-Order "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy"
👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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The lawsuits allege violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and seek damages of up to $10,000 for each violation, as well as up to $250,000 for each violation affecting individuals 65 years or older.
Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Automated Content Recognition brings “mass surveillance” to homes, lawsuits say.
arstechnica.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The lawsuits allege violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and seek damages of up to $10,000 for each violation, as well as up to $250,000 for each violation affecting individuals 65 years or older.
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Microsoft, Google, Meta/Facebook, Amazon etc. None of these corporations should be trusted. It's best to think of them as Psychopaths.
December 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Microsoft, Google, Meta/Facebook, Amazon etc. None of these corporations should be trusted. It's best to think of them as Psychopaths.
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An email scam is abusing abusing PayPal's "Subscriptions" billing feature to send legitimate PayPal emails that contain fake purchase notifications embedded in the Customer service URL field.
Beware: PayPal subscriptions abused to send fake purchase emails
An email scam is abusing abusing PayPal's "Subscriptions" billing feature to send legitimate PayPal emails that contain fake purchase notifications embedded in the Customer service URL field.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
An email scam is abusing abusing PayPal's "Subscriptions" billing feature to send legitimate PayPal emails that contain fake purchase notifications embedded in the Customer service URL field.
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I’m with Glen! We have already witnessed how Microsoft “stands up” to Trump (their CEO on a bended knee), so not buying hers he is selling for a second!
I don't want any Canadian government data, all levels, stored on foreign owned systems.
And if Canadian companies choose to use a foreign data service they should have to indicate that in the very first line of all communications.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
And if Canadian companies choose to use a foreign data service they should have to indicate that in the very first line of all communications.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Microsoft will ‘stand up to defend’ Canadian digital sovereignty, president says
Microsoft vice-chair and president Brad Smith insists his company can protect digital sovereignty in Canada, regardless of who is leading the U.S. government.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m with Glen! We have already witnessed how Microsoft “stands up” to Trump (their CEO on a bended knee), so not buying hers he is selling for a second!
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Cory Doctorow : "We need to make tech workers unionized again ... because tech workers that aren't working behind a keyboard, those tech workers, they're peeing in bottles or being injured at 3x the national rate in an Amazon warehouse. That's how tech bosses treat workers they're not afraid of."
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cory Doctorow : "We need to make tech workers unionized again ... because tech workers that aren't working behind a keyboard, those tech workers, they're peeing in bottles or being injured at 3x the national rate in an Amazon warehouse. That's how tech bosses treat workers they're not afraid of."
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I just finished Enshitification and if you’re not paying attention to what Doctorow is laying down in 2025, you’re absolutely missing out, and frankly? Putting yourself in jeopardy.
Cory Doctorow : "We need to make tech workers unionized again ... because tech workers that aren't working behind a keyboard, those tech workers, they're peeing in bottles or being injured at 3x the national rate in an Amazon warehouse. That's how tech bosses treat workers they're not afraid of."
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I just finished Enshitification and if you’re not paying attention to what Doctorow is laying down in 2025, you’re absolutely missing out, and frankly? Putting yourself in jeopardy.
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During the Second World War, about 500 men went through a secret camp near Whitby, Ontario.
Special Training School 103, popularly known as Camp X, played an important role in the war effort and in our history.
This is its story.
📸 Whitby Archives
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Special Training School 103, popularly known as Camp X, played an important role in the war effort and in our history.
This is its story.
📸 Whitby Archives
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December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
During the Second World War, about 500 men went through a secret camp near Whitby, Ontario.
Special Training School 103, popularly known as Camp X, played an important role in the war effort and in our history.
This is its story.
📸 Whitby Archives
🧵 1/12
Special Training School 103, popularly known as Camp X, played an important role in the war effort and in our history.
This is its story.
📸 Whitby Archives
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Mark Carney's Corporate Bubble Governance.
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Mark Carney's Corporate Bubble Governance.
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More on the lawsuit against San Jose filed by EFF and @ACLU-NorCal.bsky.social on behalf of @sirenimmigration.bsky.social and @CAIR-SFBA.bsky.social: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
www.eff.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
More on the lawsuit against San Jose filed by EFF and @ACLU-NorCal.bsky.social on behalf of @sirenimmigration.bsky.social and @CAIR-SFBA.bsky.social: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
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ENSHITTIFICATION in action 💥
Cory Doctorow on the Future Knowledge #podcast tells how a few firms captured the inkjet market & kept raising prices until ink became the most expensive fluid you can buy at $10,000 a gallon. 🐎
🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
Cory Doctorow on the Future Knowledge #podcast tells how a few firms captured the inkjet market & kept raising prices until ink became the most expensive fluid you can buy at $10,000 a gallon. 🐎
🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
ENSHITTIFICATION in action 💥
Cory Doctorow on the Future Knowledge #podcast tells how a few firms captured the inkjet market & kept raising prices until ink became the most expensive fluid you can buy at $10,000 a gallon. 🐎
🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
Cory Doctorow on the Future Knowledge #podcast tells how a few firms captured the inkjet market & kept raising prices until ink became the most expensive fluid you can buy at $10,000 a gallon. 🐎
🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
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"My dog is friendly.”
“My dog listens to me.”
“My dog doesn’t like leashes”
We’ve heard these excuses from dog owners after a dog attack.
Just keep your dog on a leash to keep everyone safe.
Be a responsible dog owner. Learn the rules: toronto.ca/LeashYourDog
“My dog listens to me.”
“My dog doesn’t like leashes”
We’ve heard these excuses from dog owners after a dog attack.
Just keep your dog on a leash to keep everyone safe.
Be a responsible dog owner. Learn the rules: toronto.ca/LeashYourDog
December 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"My dog is friendly.”
“My dog listens to me.”
“My dog doesn’t like leashes”
We’ve heard these excuses from dog owners after a dog attack.
Just keep your dog on a leash to keep everyone safe.
Be a responsible dog owner. Learn the rules: toronto.ca/LeashYourDog
“My dog listens to me.”
“My dog doesn’t like leashes”
We’ve heard these excuses from dog owners after a dog attack.
Just keep your dog on a leash to keep everyone safe.
Be a responsible dog owner. Learn the rules: toronto.ca/LeashYourDog
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Air Transat may cancel flights "preemptively" in anticipation of its pilots go on strike
Do you know you rights?
airpassengerrights.ca/en/blog/air-...
Do you know you rights?
airpassengerrights.ca/en/blog/air-...
Air Transat Preemptive Flight Cancellations 2025: What Are My Rights?
Cash compensation, rebooking (including on competitors), meals, and accommodation are owed. These cancellations are within the carrier's control a...
airpassengerrights.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Air Transat may cancel flights "preemptively" in anticipation of its pilots go on strike
Do you know you rights?
airpassengerrights.ca/en/blog/air-...
Do you know you rights?
airpassengerrights.ca/en/blog/air-...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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OK not quite all of them, but the majority.
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
OK not quite all of them, but the majority.
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Canada named most positive leader on world stage--“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
Canada named most positive leader on world stage
According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.
cultmtl.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Canada named most positive leader on world stage--“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
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Beware of Microsoft's "free" offering of Outlook.
All email data is routed through Microsoft's servers for syncing and management.Microsoft has the technical ability to scan, read, and analyze data from third-party emails, meaning privacy risks extend beyond just their own email platform.
All email data is routed through Microsoft's servers for syncing and management.Microsoft has the technical ability to scan, read, and analyze data from third-party emails, meaning privacy risks extend beyond just their own email platform.
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Beware of Microsoft's "free" offering of Outlook.
All email data is routed through Microsoft's servers for syncing and management.Microsoft has the technical ability to scan, read, and analyze data from third-party emails, meaning privacy risks extend beyond just their own email platform.
All email data is routed through Microsoft's servers for syncing and management.Microsoft has the technical ability to scan, read, and analyze data from third-party emails, meaning privacy risks extend beyond just their own email platform.
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Billionaires didn’t build the world we live in, workers did.
Stop confusing wealth with contribution. The math has never added up.
Stop confusing wealth with contribution. The math has never added up.
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Billionaires didn’t build the world we live in, workers did.
Stop confusing wealth with contribution. The math has never added up.
Stop confusing wealth with contribution. The math has never added up.
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Simpson’s flagship department store at Yonge & Queen in Toronto, all decked out for the Christmas season - Nov. 22, 1973.
📸: Harvey R. Naylor
Credit: City of Toronto Archives
#otd #onthisday #1970s #departmentstore #christmas #happyholidays #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
📸: Harvey R. Naylor
Credit: City of Toronto Archives
#otd #onthisday #1970s #departmentstore #christmas #happyholidays #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Simpson’s flagship department store at Yonge & Queen in Toronto, all decked out for the Christmas season - Nov. 22, 1973.
📸: Harvey R. Naylor
Credit: City of Toronto Archives
#otd #onthisday #1970s #departmentstore #christmas #happyholidays #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
📸: Harvey R. Naylor
Credit: City of Toronto Archives
#otd #onthisday #1970s #departmentstore #christmas #happyholidays #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin