David Huggins-Daines
@dhd6.ca
Adélois comme toi, Québécois comme toi. Piéton, cycliste, et skieur. Ex-conseiller municipal et heureux de l'être.
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I appreciate @1alexhemingway.bsky.social’s consistent advocacy for non-market housing without downplaying market housing or the broader supply shortage.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
British Columbia’s #housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere. jacobin.com/2025/12/cana... #Canada
The Housing Crisis Is Solvable
British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show ...
jacobin.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I appreciate @1alexhemingway.bsky.social’s consistent advocacy for non-market housing without downplaying market housing or the broader supply shortage.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
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Hadn’t seen this one before. The good news is that we have many smart solutions to address the surrendering of cities to cars that don’t involve tire spikes. But they DO involve actual political will, strengthened by public understanding of the serious need to act. Via @xkcd.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hadn’t seen this one before. The good news is that we have many smart solutions to address the surrendering of cities to cars that don’t involve tire spikes. But they DO involve actual political will, strengthened by public understanding of the serious need to act. Via @xkcd.com
Il faut écouter jusqu'à la fin pour écouter la chanson... OMG!
Sujet très important qui me tient beaucoup à coeur! Hâte d'écouter ça ce matin.
On me propose d'animer un panel lors d'un colloque à l'E.T.S à Montréal. Je leur propose en plus d'enregistrer le panel !
Ça donne une excellente discussion sur la sobriété numérique et le numérique responsable, un concept qui passe souvent sous le radar !
🎧 baladofredsavard.transistor.fm/s8/14
Ça donne une excellente discussion sur la sobriété numérique et le numérique responsable, un concept qui passe souvent sous le radar !
🎧 baladofredsavard.transistor.fm/s8/14
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Il faut écouter jusqu'à la fin pour écouter la chanson... OMG!
Le pire c'est qu'on avait juste à rien faire ou presque:
- ne pas surtaxer à 100% les voitures électriques chinoises
- ne pas abandonner la tarification du carbone
- ne pas approuver des nouveaux pipelines
- ne pas construire des nouvelles autoroutes
- ne pas surtaxer à 100% les voitures électriques chinoises
- ne pas abandonner la tarification du carbone
- ne pas approuver des nouveaux pipelines
- ne pas construire des nouvelles autoroutes
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Le pire c'est qu'on avait juste à rien faire ou presque:
- ne pas surtaxer à 100% les voitures électriques chinoises
- ne pas abandonner la tarification du carbone
- ne pas approuver des nouveaux pipelines
- ne pas construire des nouvelles autoroutes
- ne pas surtaxer à 100% les voitures électriques chinoises
- ne pas abandonner la tarification du carbone
- ne pas approuver des nouveaux pipelines
- ne pas construire des nouvelles autoroutes
Pire encore, checkez ben ça, on est en train de rater la cible adoptée ... par le gouvernement de Stephen Harper (lui, il l'écrit avec un ph, j'en suis certain)
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pire encore, checkez ben ça, on est en train de rater la cible adoptée ... par le gouvernement de Stephen Harper (lui, il l'écrit avec un ph, j'en suis certain)
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The post I was quoting got removed, but this is the article saying "Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options”.
There’s *no* reason that advocacy for non-market housing should downplay or be put in opposition to the importance of overall supply.
There’s *no* reason that advocacy for non-market housing should downplay or be put in opposition to the importance of overall supply.
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Sujet très important qui me tient beaucoup à coeur! Hâte d'écouter ça ce matin.
On me propose d'animer un panel lors d'un colloque à l'E.T.S à Montréal. Je leur propose en plus d'enregistrer le panel !
Ça donne une excellente discussion sur la sobriété numérique et le numérique responsable, un concept qui passe souvent sous le radar !
🎧 baladofredsavard.transistor.fm/s8/14
Ça donne une excellente discussion sur la sobriété numérique et le numérique responsable, un concept qui passe souvent sous le radar !
🎧 baladofredsavard.transistor.fm/s8/14
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sujet très important qui me tient beaucoup à coeur! Hâte d'écouter ça ce matin.
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Cars are now being programmed to violate traffic rules. What could go wrong?
Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars
Mad Max mode exposes a risk for AV innovation. To stay competitive, computer-powered cars are emulating human drivers.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cars are now being programmed to violate traffic rules. What could go wrong?
Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Qui aime bien châtie bien 😉 Cette campagne publicitaire d'exo est excellente (même s'ils ont coupé le prolongement de la 9 jusqu'à Lafontaine qui permettait d'embarquer directement sur le P'tit Train du Nord en ski de fond...)
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Qui aime bien châtie bien 😉 Cette campagne publicitaire d'exo est excellente (même s'ils ont coupé le prolongement de la 9 jusqu'à Lafontaine qui permettait d'embarquer directement sur le P'tit Train du Nord en ski de fond...)
coucou carney et compagnie
it's really telling that the EU affordable housing plan's strategy for housing construction isn't just prefabrication - and improving quality and sustainability are front and center
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
coucou carney et compagnie
AI w1lL boOsT hUMan prOduCTivItY likE nEVer sEeN bEF0re!!1!
Coke admitted they had to generate 70,000 video clips for their latest Christmas slopvertising
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
BY MY CALCS:
- 4x the CO2 impact of a normal ad project
- 1 day of 2-5 medium hospitals
- 1 month of 250 households
- 44 years of continuous Netflix viewing
futurism.com/artificial-i...
December 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
AI w1lL boOsT hUMan prOduCTivItY likE nEVer sEeN bEF0re!!1!
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Why is the far right triumphing across the West?
Because ordinary citizens are told they're trapped in a zero-sum game - competing with migrants for scarce resources.
This is a lie.
A failed economic order is to blame:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Because ordinary citizens are told they're trapped in a zero-sum game - competing with migrants for scarce resources.
This is a lie.
A failed economic order is to blame:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe is a continent soaked in economic pessimism. Until we change that, the far right will rise and rise | Owen Jones
Since 2008, struggling communities have been told they are in competition with migrants. Only a model that gives them hope will halt the populists, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why is the far right triumphing across the West?
Because ordinary citizens are told they're trapped in a zero-sum game - competing with migrants for scarce resources.
This is a lie.
A failed economic order is to blame:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Because ordinary citizens are told they're trapped in a zero-sum game - competing with migrants for scarce resources.
This is a lie.
A failed economic order is to blame:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Remember, if a government agency collects public input at physical meetings, especially during the day, they will hear from retired people and people who are being paid by others to be there. Is that really a good sample of the public?
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remember, if a government agency collects public input at physical meetings, especially during the day, they will hear from retired people and people who are being paid by others to be there. Is that really a good sample of the public?
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The largest population problem our climate has, is the explosion in the billionaire population.
a woman is sitting in a bathtub with the words `` let them eat cake '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a woman is sitting in a bathtub with the words `` let them eat cake '' written on the bottom .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The largest population problem our climate has, is the explosion in the billionaire population.
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So it unfortunately seems it's time for another #Finland Explainer thread about the most right-wing government in our history. Sigh.
This time, the government that chases record unemployment, record indebtedness, and record fall in the young people's willingness to defend Finland, insults Asians.
This time, the government that chases record unemployment, record indebtedness, and record fall in the young people's willingness to defend Finland, insults Asians.
December 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So it unfortunately seems it's time for another #Finland Explainer thread about the most right-wing government in our history. Sigh.
This time, the government that chases record unemployment, record indebtedness, and record fall in the young people's willingness to defend Finland, insults Asians.
This time, the government that chases record unemployment, record indebtedness, and record fall in the young people's willingness to defend Finland, insults Asians.
Peut-être c'est mes origines albertaines, mais je suis cette histoire depuis plus que 10 ans et je trouve c'est un des développements les plus intéressants pour un climat vivable, et dont on ne parle à peu près pas... land use matters!
‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution
Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agriculture
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Peut-être c'est mes origines albertaines, mais je suis cette histoire depuis plus que 10 ans et je trouve c'est un des développements les plus intéressants pour un climat vivable, et dont on ne parle à peu près pas... land use matters!
Petit rappel du matin que ce n'était pas les militants anti-pétrole qui ont fermé le pont il y a un peu plus qu'un an, mais la police.
Des nouvelles de la dissidence écolo
En jeu dans ce procès : la liberté d’expression, d’association et de rassemblement pacifique.
www.ledevoir.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Petit rappel du matin que ce n'était pas les militants anti-pétrole qui ont fermé le pont il y a un peu plus qu'un an, mais la police.
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A Brief History of the War on Christmas
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November 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
A Brief History of the War on Christmas
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race conditions in meatspace
I hope you like gridlock!
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
Rivian's CEO said self-driving cars shouldn't just be able to drive, but also run errands for you like a secretary
CEO RJ Scaringe said he wants his AI-powered cars to be able to coordinate their own servicing, so their owners don't have to.
www.businessinsider.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
race conditions in meatspace
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How much of the observed global warming was caused by humans? Science's best estimate: ALL OF IT
To be clear: the new, near-exclusive emphasis on natural causes of climate change on the U.S. EPA's website is now completely out of synch with all available evidence demonstrating overwhelming human influence on contemporary warming trends.
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How much of the observed global warming was caused by humans? Science's best estimate: ALL OF IT
C'est assez inquiétant. Personne nous demande de prêter serment au roi ou d'embrasser l'unifolié pour recevoir une subvention fédérale. C'est notre argent, après tout.
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
C'est assez inquiétant. Personne nous demande de prêter serment au roi ou d'embrasser l'unifolié pour recevoir une subvention fédérale. C'est notre argent, après tout.
Secret de Polichinelle des milieux municipal et de la conservation depuis longtemps 🫤 je suis content que ça se fait découvrir par le public plus large. Et on ne parle pas de petits étangs et ruisseaux intermittents mais des marais, marécages, tourbières de valeur écologique significative...
En autorisant des milliers de projets de destruction de milieux humides (MH) au Québec (malgré la promesse de zéro «perte nette»), le gouvernement a accumulé plus de 270 millions $ en compensations. Bilan des restaurations/créations de MH: presque zéro. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
Pas de répit pour la disparition des milieux humides
Le gouvernement a accordé des milliers d’autorisations de détruire malgré sa prétention à «aucune perte nette».
www.ledevoir.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Secret de Polichinelle des milieux municipal et de la conservation depuis longtemps 🫤 je suis content que ça se fait découvrir par le public plus large. Et on ne parle pas de petits étangs et ruisseaux intermittents mais des marais, marécages, tourbières de valeur écologique significative...
Après une pause bien mérité, j'ai refait (minimalement) mon site web en blogue, où je vous parle en termes très crues des mots et maux de la politique municipale. Bonne lecture!
Le mot en A | David Huggins-Daines
Il y a un mois, j’ai cessé d’être un élu municipal. Je ne sais pas si
c’est assez de temps pour prendre le recul nécessaire pour en parler,
mais je ressens encore le besoin de faire, sinon un compte-...
dhd6.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Après une pause bien mérité, j'ai refait (minimalement) mon site web en blogue, où je vous parle en termes très crues des mots et maux de la politique municipale. Bonne lecture!