Robb Hare
@robbhare.ca
Freelance writer/editor, dad/cat dad, lefty, fountain pen user, notebook hoarder, TTRPG enthusiast, Liverpool FC supporter. 🇨🇦
This one hits home. (Eyes the WIP baby blanket...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This one hits home. (Eyes the WIP baby blanket...)
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Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Congrats! I’ll have to look for that set.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Congrats! I’ll have to look for that set.
Wait’ll Joyce Carol Oates sees this
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wait’ll Joyce Carol Oates sees this
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New column from me on why interstellar space travel will never, ever be a thing, and how it's kind of weird that they keep telling us otherwise:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
Interstellar Space Travel Will Never, Ever Happen
It's basically impossible and they know it.
jasonpargin.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New column from me on why interstellar space travel will never, ever be a thing, and how it's kind of weird that they keep telling us otherwise:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
Tried EF, F and M and settled on F in the end.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Tried EF, F and M and settled on F in the end.
We had a party line when we lived out in the country when I was young. My kids could *not* wrap their heads around the idea.
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We had a party line when we lived out in the country when I was young. My kids could *not* wrap their heads around the idea.
No worries, it was good. Chuckled at the “Master and Commander” reference.
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
No worries, it was good. Chuckled at the “Master and Commander” reference.
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The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
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Canada is the only G7 country whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased since 1990.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Canada Thumbs Its Nose at the Global Climate Summit | The Tyee
We used to pledge lower emissions. Now we push for higher oil production.
thetyee.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Canada is the only G7 country whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased since 1990.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
Tried explaining to my kids that TV stations just stopped broadcasting around 2 and they were utterly baffled.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tried explaining to my kids that TV stations just stopped broadcasting around 2 and they were utterly baffled.
I’ve done all but (9). Owned a boombox but never carried it around.
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I’ve done all but (9). Owned a boombox but never carried it around.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs.
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
Lies, damn lies, and Fraser Institute studies
Maybe they didn't expect anyone to fact check their work. I did it anyways.
maxfawcett.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs.
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
My wife and I *love* books, but we too have adopted a "try the library first" policy.
Consumerism is a trap.
Consumerism is a trap.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My wife and I *love* books, but we too have adopted a "try the library first" policy.
Consumerism is a trap.
Consumerism is a trap.
This is tempting.
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is tempting.
Was not expecting Sniper Elite notes.
As a fellow fountain pen fan, excellent penmanship! I’m jealous.
As a fellow fountain pen fan, excellent penmanship! I’m jealous.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Was not expecting Sniper Elite notes.
As a fellow fountain pen fan, excellent penmanship! I’m jealous.
As a fellow fountain pen fan, excellent penmanship! I’m jealous.
Look, more corrupt bullshit from Fifa. Who on earth will win the inaugural prize, I wonder?
Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC
Fifa unveils a new Peace Prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Look, more corrupt bullshit from Fifa. Who on earth will win the inaugural prize, I wonder?
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Today I'm asking a simple question, but one that is avoided at all costs: what is the role of our government? #cdnpoli
www.threesquirrels.ca/are-we-headi...
www.threesquirrels.ca/are-we-headi...
Are we heading into another dustbowl? And does anyone care?
For those who don't subscribe to the Globe and Mail, my column about dry wells in Nova Scotia is now on-line at my own site.
What was touched on, but never really explored, was the question of what t...
www.threesquirrels.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today I'm asking a simple question, but one that is avoided at all costs: what is the role of our government? #cdnpoli
www.threesquirrels.ca/are-we-headi...
www.threesquirrels.ca/are-we-headi...
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See that’s a proper Zaphod, not whatever they were doing with Sam Rockwell in the more recent movie.
I say recent, but it was probably 15, 20 years ago now, wasn’t it.
I say recent, but it was probably 15, 20 years ago now, wasn’t it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
See that’s a proper Zaphod, not whatever they were doing with Sam Rockwell in the more recent movie.
I say recent, but it was probably 15, 20 years ago now, wasn’t it.
I say recent, but it was probably 15, 20 years ago now, wasn’t it.