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Le REM augmente (anecdote pour l'instant) l'achalandage de centre-ville Montréal. Dépenses en transport collectif public pas seulement pour déplacer des travailleurs urbains. C'est aussi:
* Des dépenses en développement économique
* Réduction de trafic et congestion

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Achalandage au centre-ville | Le REM fait déjà son effet
Le Réseau express métropolitain (REM) sera sans doute une puissante locomotive pour augmenter le nombre de clients dans les magasins du centre-ville. Déjà, lors de la fin de semaine d’ouverture de l’a...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
English to science translation: episode ... 3?

"We explore the feasibility of ..."
"We explore the possibility of ..."

Replace with

"We explore the conditions under which ... can be achieved."

Ahh... Much scientific-er.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Whenever I'm writing proposal, reference letter, CV, etc, I giggle if I invert the i and o in the -tion ending of a word.

combustino: the fundamental particle of a flame. syn: ember.
October 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Concordia students are launching the first student built bi-propellant rocket aimed at reaching space. Also, the first Canadian rocket launch since the 1990s.

Livestream going up soon here SCRD-Launch.short.gy/livestream

#space
August 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Students in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science have been working for 7 years, in the Space Concordia Rocketry Division, to build and launch the 1st student built bi-propellant rocket to reach space. Looks like launch should be in the next 6 hours www.youtube.com/live/610YciE...
Starsailor Launch - To Space and Beyond
The official Space Concordia Rocketry Division space launch livestream. The First Canadian Space-Launch of the Century. Want to support Space Concordia? Follow this link: https://www.concordia.ca/al...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reposted by cbkiyanda.bsky.social
Just a breathtaking shot from NASA’s recently launched satellite to monitor the planet’s life-support system as we derange it in ways we don’t fully understand, double down on carbon emissions, and abandon scientific research www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/c...
March 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Though the deadline passed: Concordia University is still looking for a tenure-track hire for aerospace, specifically #spsace #academicskye #academic #tenure #engineering

www.concordia.ca/ginacody/abo...
Assistant Professor, Space Engineering - Concordia University
Job posting in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
www.concordia.ca
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1) I can't decipher: "[T]ests showed it was live with a very small amount of charge, the BBC reported." They used a small charge or it contained a small charge?
2) explosives can become initially less and then more unstable over time...
.hat tip to non bsky-friend
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
December 4, 2023 at 2:31 AM
Next time I inadvertently blow something up in the lab, I'm describing it as a "research oopsy" to facilities management.
December 3, 2023 at 5:39 PM