Daniel Munro
@dkmunro.bsky.social
Director, Research & Innovation, Actua.
Co-Director, Shift Insights.
Senior Fellow, Munk School.
Recovering political philosopher.
MIT PhD. Innovation. Science policy. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
Co-Director, Shift Insights.
Senior Fellow, Munk School.
Recovering political philosopher.
MIT PhD. Innovation. Science policy. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
In other news, congratulations to former mayor Jim Watson on his receipt of the Order of Ottawa today. 😐
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November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In other news, congratulations to former mayor Jim Watson on his receipt of the Order of Ottawa today. 😐
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Yesterday it took my kid 90 minutes to travel 7km with OCTranspo.
Her scheduled bus didn’t show. The next bus didn’t show. She got the next next bus. 30 minutes down.
Then 60 minutes to travel 7km through Ottawa’s transit-hostile streets.
Late for her job. So the trip cost her close to $20.
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Her scheduled bus didn’t show. The next bus didn’t show. She got the next next bus. 30 minutes down.
Then 60 minutes to travel 7km through Ottawa’s transit-hostile streets.
Late for her job. So the trip cost her close to $20.
1/3
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Yesterday it took my kid 90 minutes to travel 7km with OCTranspo.
Her scheduled bus didn’t show. The next bus didn’t show. She got the next next bus. 30 minutes down.
Then 60 minutes to travel 7km through Ottawa’s transit-hostile streets.
Late for her job. So the trip cost her close to $20.
1/3
Her scheduled bus didn’t show. The next bus didn’t show. She got the next next bus. 30 minutes down.
Then 60 minutes to travel 7km through Ottawa’s transit-hostile streets.
Late for her job. So the trip cost her close to $20.
1/3
I use one of the following phrases at least weekly:
“total gong show” (a mess)
“f**king gong show” (a terrible mess caused by idiots)
“beautiful/beauty gong show” (a lovable mess)
“total gong show” (a mess)
“f**king gong show” (a terrible mess caused by idiots)
“beautiful/beauty gong show” (a lovable mess)
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I use one of the following phrases at least weekly:
“total gong show” (a mess)
“f**king gong show” (a terrible mess caused by idiots)
“beautiful/beauty gong show” (a lovable mess)
“total gong show” (a mess)
“f**king gong show” (a terrible mess caused by idiots)
“beautiful/beauty gong show” (a lovable mess)
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food takes are what got jean valjean into trouble
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
food takes are what got jean valjean into trouble
My wife is concerned that my decision to grow my beard out signals an ultra-marathoning future.
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My wife is concerned that my decision to grow my beard out signals an ultra-marathoning future.
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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For those interested the Canadian Space Agency will be hosting a live event with Canadian Astronaut and Artemis II crew member Jeremy Hansen at 1:15 PM EDT today 11/25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpL...
LIVE - Jeremy Hansen answers your questions!
YouTube video by Canadian Space Agency
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November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
For those interested the Canadian Space Agency will be hosting a live event with Canadian Astronaut and Artemis II crew member Jeremy Hansen at 1:15 PM EDT today 11/25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpL...
The Ford government has gone from replacing an effective system (automated speed cameras) to an ineffective system (big signs) to an ineffective and wasteful system (signs that can’t be installed).
I want my taxes back.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
I want my taxes back.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
New school-zone signs to replace photo radar cameras won’t fit Ottawa’s poles
The temporary 12-foot-tall school-zone signs intended to replace photo radar cameras on Ottawa streets will not fit on municipal street poles, according to a councillor.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Ford government has gone from replacing an effective system (automated speed cameras) to an ineffective system (big signs) to an ineffective and wasteful system (signs that can’t be installed).
I want my taxes back.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
I want my taxes back.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Can really summarize a lot of AI market angst with sentence:
“It sucks to be close to OpenAI rn”
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“It sucks to be close to OpenAI rn”
sherwood.news/markets/it-s...
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Can really summarize a lot of AI market angst with sentence:
“It sucks to be close to OpenAI rn”
sherwood.news/markets/it-s...
“It sucks to be close to OpenAI rn”
sherwood.news/markets/it-s...
In retrospect, my surprise at the depth and pervasiveness of the moral cowardice of many people in positions of power was utterly naive.
I should have expected it because I’d seen signs of it in most organizations I’d worked for.
I should have expected it because I’d seen signs of it in most organizations I’d worked for.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In retrospect, my surprise at the depth and pervasiveness of the moral cowardice of many people in positions of power was utterly naive.
I should have expected it because I’d seen signs of it in most organizations I’d worked for.
I should have expected it because I’d seen signs of it in most organizations I’d worked for.
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites… About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites… About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
Thinking about pitching a series of Reith Lectures on the Streisand Effect.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Thinking about pitching a series of Reith Lectures on the Streisand Effect.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
“This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
“The liftoff comes as MLS sees both growing opportunities and mounting competition. The federal government’s 2025 budget gave the Department of National Defence $182.6 million to develop a sovereign launch capability in the next three years.”
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Maritime Launch conducts Nova Scotia’s first commercial rocket launch | BetaKit
The rocket missed its altitude goal, but brought Canada’s sovereign launch efforts closer to fruition.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The liftoff comes as MLS sees both growing opportunities and mounting competition. The federal government’s 2025 budget gave the Department of National Defence $182.6 million to develop a sovereign launch capability in the next three years.”
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Is Canada finally taking science and the economy seriously?
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
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Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Is Canada finally taking science and the economy seriously?
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
About two or three time a week, I see additional evidence that this city intends to drive itself into the fucking ground.
Boosting OC Transpo's transfer would have a hefty price?
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Boosting OC Transpo's transfer window would have hefty price tag, city says | CBC News
Barrhaven West Coun. David Hill put forward a motion in September for staff to look at ways of increasing the transfer window as some OC Transpo riders' trips were so long, they were paying twice. Acc...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
About two or three time a week, I see additional evidence that this city intends to drive itself into the fucking ground.
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If I can shave an hour and 30 minutes off my marathon time, I can start bagging elite prizes and do nothing but run, read and travel for a living.
What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If I can shave an hour and 30 minutes off my marathon time, I can start bagging elite prizes and do nothing but run, read and travel for a living.
Grateful to the Leafs for deciding not to raise and crush my hopes this year.
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Grateful to the Leafs for deciding not to raise and crush my hopes this year.
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they should invent a nap that does your chores
August 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
they should invent a nap that does your chores
On the drive to Kid 1’s track practice, I saw a Ghostbuster walking down Bank Street and then Santa’s sleigh on a flatbed on Smyth 10 minutes later.
Might need to change my meds.
Might need to change my meds.
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On the drive to Kid 1’s track practice, I saw a Ghostbuster walking down Bank Street and then Santa’s sleigh on a flatbed on Smyth 10 minutes later.
Might need to change my meds.
Might need to change my meds.