Tony Kocúrko
@littletomcat.bsky.social
Joined by invitation on October 11, 2023. Yeah. I'm old.
A retired computer geek who stumbled on this wonderful, terrible, sad, happy place in '81 and settled here with my wonderful, Newfoundland wife.
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A retired computer geek who stumbled on this wonderful, terrible, sad, happy place in '81 and settled here with my wonderful, Newfoundland wife.
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Tony Kocúrko
@littletomcat.bsky.social
· Jun 30
When private equity destroys your hospital
Looters literally want to kill you.
doctorow.medium.com
OK, maybe I'm a tad paranoid, but PM Carney's eagerness for a U.S. trade deal, his former digs at the world's largest private equity joint, and U.S. private equity's drooling over Canada's healthcare, makes me shudder.
doctorow.medium.com/when-private...
thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-...
doctorow.medium.com/when-private...
thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-...
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I don't know about you, but my life's become vastly more affordable ever since Doug Ford spent those 75 million tax dollars on that TV commercial.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I don't know about you, but my life's become vastly more affordable ever since Doug Ford spent those 75 million tax dollars on that TV commercial.
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
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Circulating on facebook. Might as well circulate here too.
Not my content.
Not my content.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Circulating on facebook. Might as well circulate here too.
Not my content.
Not my content.
cc: City of St. John's in regards Waterford Bridge Road.
New dream job just dropped
« Ui, bonjour, prends ma monnaie »
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
cc: City of St. John's in regards Waterford Bridge Road.
Cory Doctorow on the difficulty but also the necessity of adversarial interoperability.
"... adversarial interoperability has been mostly criminalized in countries all around the world, thanks to IP laws that ... were spread ... at the insistence of the US ..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
"... adversarial interoperability has been mostly criminalized in countries all around the world, thanks to IP laws that ... were spread ... at the insistence of the US ..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
Pluralistic: O(N^2) nationalism (26 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cory Doctorow on the difficulty but also the necessity of adversarial interoperability.
"... adversarial interoperability has been mostly criminalized in countries all around the world, thanks to IP laws that ... were spread ... at the insistence of the US ..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
"... adversarial interoperability has been mostly criminalized in countries all around the world, thanks to IP laws that ... were spread ... at the insistence of the US ..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
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I just hope Doug launches a thorough investigation into Marit Stiles and the NDP to get to the bottom of this.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I just hope Doug launches a thorough investigation into Marit Stiles and the NDP to get to the bottom of this.
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Public Transit has a marketing problem in Canada. Not to customers (who love it) but to senior governments (who are apparently not even aware it exists). May I propose:
"Transit. It's like a pipeline, but for people!"
"Transit. It's like a pipeline, but for people!"
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Public Transit has a marketing problem in Canada. Not to customers (who love it) but to senior governments (who are apparently not even aware it exists). May I propose:
"Transit. It's like a pipeline, but for people!"
"Transit. It's like a pipeline, but for people!"
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Exploding the Business Case for an Alberta to BC pipeline
No need for a huge political fight between Premiers @Dave_Eby and @ABDanielleSmith.
Just don't build the pipeline. Do something smarter, like make carbon fibre with bitumen.
#ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/exploding-...
No need for a huge political fight between Premiers @Dave_Eby and @ABDanielleSmith.
Just don't build the pipeline. Do something smarter, like make carbon fibre with bitumen.
#ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/exploding-...
Exploding the Business Case for an Alberta to BC pipeline
Also no need for a huge political fight between Premiers Eby and Smith
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Exploding the Business Case for an Alberta to BC pipeline
No need for a huge political fight between Premiers @Dave_Eby and @ABDanielleSmith.
Just don't build the pipeline. Do something smarter, like make carbon fibre with bitumen.
#ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/exploding-...
No need for a huge political fight between Premiers @Dave_Eby and @ABDanielleSmith.
Just don't build the pipeline. Do something smarter, like make carbon fibre with bitumen.
#ableg #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/exploding-...
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And instead of hanging around here trying to make your taxpayer’s voice heard why don’t you get off your ass, buddy, and go apply for a Skills Development Fund grant like all my hardworking friends do!!
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
And instead of hanging around here trying to make your taxpayer’s voice heard why don’t you get off your ass, buddy, and go apply for a Skills Development Fund grant like all my hardworking friends do!!
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Deer My Friends
Today was very busy day for me at Queen Spark because we past our new bill The Throwing Renters Out Act but their were some people their makeen a lot of ruckiss so I told them to get jobs like when before I was Premair and I worked very hard running my dads company.
Premair
Today was very busy day for me at Queen Spark because we past our new bill The Throwing Renters Out Act but their were some people their makeen a lot of ruckiss so I told them to get jobs like when before I was Premair and I worked very hard running my dads company.
Premair
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Deer My Friends
Today was very busy day for me at Queen Spark because we past our new bill The Throwing Renters Out Act but their were some people their makeen a lot of ruckiss so I told them to get jobs like when before I was Premair and I worked very hard running my dads company.
Premair
Today was very busy day for me at Queen Spark because we past our new bill The Throwing Renters Out Act but their were some people their makeen a lot of ruckiss so I told them to get jobs like when before I was Premair and I worked very hard running my dads company.
Premair
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Former CEO of his dad's company has job search tips for the general public.
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Former CEO of his dad's company has job search tips for the general public.
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Discovering errors in major third-party policy reports likely generated by #AI is serious enough that one party in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling for regulations.
Today's call from the NDP comes two days after we broke a story about errors discovered in a $1.6 million report from #Deloitte
Today's call from the NDP comes two days after we broke a story about errors discovered in a $1.6 million report from #Deloitte
NDP calls for A.I. regulations after The Independent found errors in $1.6 million government-commissioned healthcare report from #Deloitte
#nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/ndp...
#nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/ndp...
NDP calls for artificial intelligence regulations after errors found in Deloitte healthcare report – The Independent
Party Leader Jim Dinn says government must be "proactive" with A.I. regulations to "instill trust" that government is doing work "based in real consultation and human interactions, not made up sources...
theindependent.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Here is a bit personal conversation about me :)
(my accent got into the way in a couple of places:
cups=carbs; Laney=Jenna Slaney)
Thanks so much for this opportunity Saltwire/The Telegram ❤️
www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #PublicInterestGroupOnCancerResearch
(my accent got into the way in a couple of places:
cups=carbs; Laney=Jenna Slaney)
Thanks so much for this opportunity Saltwire/The Telegram ❤️
www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #PublicInterestGroupOnCancerResearch
Recognized for excellence in cancer research: MUN's Sevtap Savas answers 20 Questions
MUN prof Sevtap Savas has spent more than two decades studying medical, social realities of cancer patients and recently won national award
www.saltwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Here is a bit personal conversation about me :)
(my accent got into the way in a couple of places:
cups=carbs; Laney=Jenna Slaney)
Thanks so much for this opportunity Saltwire/The Telegram ❤️
www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #PublicInterestGroupOnCancerResearch
(my accent got into the way in a couple of places:
cups=carbs; Laney=Jenna Slaney)
Thanks so much for this opportunity Saltwire/The Telegram ❤️
www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #PublicInterestGroupOnCancerResearch
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Not-so-fun #BikeHfx interaction today…
Dude in camo on bike: *close-passes a ~10yo pedestrian on a park path, on right without warning*
Me: *behind him about 50 ft, comes up and checks in verbally with the kid, who says he’s fine. I catch up with the other cyclist at the next red light*
1/
Dude in camo on bike: *close-passes a ~10yo pedestrian on a park path, on right without warning*
Me: *behind him about 50 ft, comes up and checks in verbally with the kid, who says he’s fine. I catch up with the other cyclist at the next red light*
1/
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Not-so-fun #BikeHfx interaction today…
Dude in camo on bike: *close-passes a ~10yo pedestrian on a park path, on right without warning*
Me: *behind him about 50 ft, comes up and checks in verbally with the kid, who says he’s fine. I catch up with the other cyclist at the next red light*
1/
Dude in camo on bike: *close-passes a ~10yo pedestrian on a park path, on right without warning*
Me: *behind him about 50 ft, comes up and checks in verbally with the kid, who says he’s fine. I catch up with the other cyclist at the next red light*
1/
Say Hallelujah! On yesterday's walk, there was another couple approaching and who understood sidewalk etiquette in such a situation: Both couples went single file to share the narrow sidewalk and said hello. Amazing. Not everyone does that.
a snow plow is driving down a snowy road .
Alt: a snow plow is driving down a snowy railroad track to show how some people (don't) share the sidewalk.
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Say Hallelujah! On yesterday's walk, there was another couple approaching and who understood sidewalk etiquette in such a situation: Both couples went single file to share the narrow sidewalk and said hello. Amazing. Not everyone does that.
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"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
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people who somehow can't manage to open the link to the article in the original post, then have the gall to ask questions about what it says?
Need to be slapped repeatedly.
Need to be slapped repeatedly.
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
people who somehow can't manage to open the link to the article in the original post, then have the gall to ask questions about what it says?
Need to be slapped repeatedly.
Need to be slapped repeatedly.
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If you read the editorial, you will know I didn’t write it, I merely shared it.
Earlier though, I wrote this: Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Earlier though, I wrote this: Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you read the editorial, you will know I didn’t write it, I merely shared it.
Earlier though, I wrote this: Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Earlier though, I wrote this: Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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The trouble with the UCP's dual practice model?
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Back in school, I wrote an essay about how two-tier healthcare would improve access for everyone.
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
Picard’s point on AB’s new “dual practice” plan: evidence shows letting surgeons bill public & private won’t fix wait times, it likely lengthens them, drains staff from public hospitals, adds red tape, and undermines access.
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The trouble with the UCP's dual practice model?
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
"LaGrange said ... the government is committed to "ensuring that under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out-of-pocket to see their family doctor or to get the medical treatment they need."
But if you pony up some bucks, you'll get the treatment sooner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But if you pony up some bucks, you'll get the treatment sooner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
What Alberta's public-private doctor plan could mean for insurance, physician burnout, nurses and more | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to allow physicians to dabble both in the public and private systems at the same time would be a Canadian first, and has drawn mixed reaction from critics and sup...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"LaGrange said ... the government is committed to "ensuring that under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out-of-pocket to see their family doctor or to get the medical treatment they need."
But if you pony up some bucks, you'll get the treatment sooner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But if you pony up some bucks, you'll get the treatment sooner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"When Sanders asked how AI might transform geopolitics, Hinton didn't mince words: autonomous robots could make war easier to wage." A'la @daniel-suarez.com 's techno thriller, "Kill Decision".
Also waiting for the AI market crash.
www.businessinsider.com/godfather-ai...
Also waiting for the AI market crash.
www.businessinsider.com/godfather-ai...
Geoffrey Hinton, the 'godfather of AI,' says humanity isn't ready for what's coming
Geoffrey Hinton told Sen. Bernie Sanders AI could erase jobs, fuel wars, deepen inequality, and outsmart humanity itself.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"When Sanders asked how AI might transform geopolitics, Hinton didn't mince words: autonomous robots could make war easier to wage." A'la @daniel-suarez.com 's techno thriller, "Kill Decision".
Also waiting for the AI market crash.
www.businessinsider.com/godfather-ai...
Also waiting for the AI market crash.
www.businessinsider.com/godfather-ai...
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From the article: By the end of 2024, 24% of Gros Morne National Park’s trees had been damaged or killed by spruce budworm. That’s created a control area for scientists to study and compare to the spray program outside its borders. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Go inside the outbreak ravaging Gros Morne's forests | CBC News
Spruce budworm has damaged or killed nearly a quarter of the trees in Gros Morne National Park. It's been fascinating for scientists, a challenge for forestry managers, and a source of concern for loc...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
From the article: By the end of 2024, 24% of Gros Morne National Park’s trees had been damaged or killed by spruce budworm. That’s created a control area for scientists to study and compare to the spray program outside its borders. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I read the article. The Liberals literally didn’t have a feminist foreign policy much beyond the phrase. I am pretty meh on Carney. He’s too conservative and 1990s for me but he just ditched an empty phrase. No outrage here aside from the fact the policy was just empty words to begin with. #cdnpoli
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I read the article. The Liberals literally didn’t have a feminist foreign policy much beyond the phrase. I am pretty meh on Carney. He’s too conservative and 1990s for me but he just ditched an empty phrase. No outrage here aside from the fact the policy was just empty words to begin with. #cdnpoli
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UPDATE: The provincial gov. says it has "directed Deloitte to confirm the accuracy of the citations and literature review” and that Deloitte "stands by its conclusions and findings” in the Health Human Resources Report, which cost the province $1.6 million. #nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...
Provincial government responds to Deloitte report found to contain false citations likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
Health and Community Services (HCS) Minister Lela Evans and Premier Tony Wakeham. On Saturday HCS said it had asked Deloitte to review the entire Health
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
UPDATE: The provincial gov. says it has "directed Deloitte to confirm the accuracy of the citations and literature review” and that Deloitte "stands by its conclusions and findings” in the Health Human Resources Report, which cost the province $1.6 million. #nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/pro...