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tabmcleod.bsky.social
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I work in IT. I love learning new things, especially in the areas of science and technology. My passions include the environment, science fiction and cycling.
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Apparently, #DOGE isn't gone afterall:

www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
I don't know. #Ozempic for your #Cat ?

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets?
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
I visited #belfast this past September and fell in love with the place. So, I read this article with interest about how #Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is experiencing a resurgence

#Irish #LanguageLearning #languagelaws #language

wapo.st/3M2t1fn
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
wapo.st
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Trying to understand #carney ?

"... Carney’s political vision is fundamentally about using the government’s resources to clear the path for private sector growth is key to understanding what his leadership of Canada practically means."

#cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
#eby suggests he'd back a new #pipeline from #alberta if the #tanker ban remains in effect. How does that work? Does the pipeline terminus end up along the #britishcolumbia south coast? #orca s at risk already

#bcpoli #climatecrisis #climateaction

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9706240...
B.C. Premier says he could back new pipeline if tanker ban remains in place
David Eby says it ‘would make life a lot better and easier’ in his province ‘in terms of our relationship with Coastal First Nations’
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about #google and #tpu technology vs #nvidia and #GPU

This a long read.

#tensorflow #cuda #ai #artificialintelligence #LLMs

newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/tpuv7-goog...
Google TPUv7: The 900lb Gorilla In the Room
Anthropic’s 1GW+ TPUs, New customers Meta/SSI/xAI/OAI, Full Stack Review of v7 Ironwood, CUDA Moat at risk, Next Generation TPUv8AX and TPUv8X versus Vera Rubin
newsletter.semianalysis.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
I wonder what the status of balcony #solar is in #Canada ?

I am betting that the #CSA hasn't approved it yet. Too bad, it looks like an easy way to take advantage of #SolarPower

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about the Cowichan decision and #INDIGENOUS title in #BritishColumbia

#bcpoli

thenarwhal.ca/opinion-eker...
The Cowichan decision is a long time coming | The Narwhal
Governments of Canada and B.C. laid the groundwork for the Cowichan decision by ignoring the issue of Indigenous Title for more than a century
thenarwhal.ca
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This seems to be a reasonable analysis of the #pipeline MOU between the #Canadian federal government and #Alberta

It will be interesting to see how this is viewed in the history books

#ClimateCrisis #climateaction #INDIGENOUS

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good analysis of how the #pipeline agreement between #alberta and #Ottawa affect #Canada 's #ClimatePolicy

#cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis #climateaction

thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Do you stream from your #plex media server remotely or stream from a friend's? Now it's gonna cost you

#stream

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week
Roku users will be hit first.
arstechnica.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
I was wondering if Guilbeault would resign. How could he not given the federal MOU with #Alberta regarding a #pipeline ?

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
Hours after Carney’s pipeline deal unveiled, Steven Guilbeault resigns
After becoming Trudeau’s climate minister, Guilbeault was a prolific supporter and architect of many of the climate policies that came to define the previous government’s vision — many of which were a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
“We are going to get to our greenhouse gas objectives, our climate objectives only through massive investment and so we need agreements like this in order to drive that massive investment,” Carney said.

Pump #oil to meet #climate goals?

#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have jointly agreed on a path forward for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast — a hugely significant development that the federal gov...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Trying to watch #StrangerThings5 on #netflix ? Good luck.

www.justjared.com/2025/11/26/i...
Is Netflix Working? App Crashes on November 26 as ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Premieres
Find out more!
www.justjared.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
So, this study suggests that using #chatbots mean you find information faster but learn less. I wonder if that applies to using #Google 's #AI overview when you use Google to search for #information

www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about a review of #britishcolumbia 's #cleanbc #climate plan

#bcpoli #bcpolitics #ClimateCrisis #climateaction #lng

thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
LNG Is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at BC Climate Plan Update | The Tyee
The province’s plan to reduce emissions can be salvaged. But expansion of gas exports needs scrutiny, reviewers say.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
"For all the alleged complexity of generative AI, at their core they really are models of language."

A good read about #LLMs : Don't confuse them for #intelligence

#AI #artificial_intelligence #GenerativeAI

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
To assist in not forgetting

#WWII #Holocaust

nuremberg.law.harvard.edu
nuremberg.law.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A lot of interesting stuff in this interview with Glen Clark, the #CEO of #bchydro (an former #premier of #BritishColumbia

I would have asked about reduced snowpack

#electricity #bcpoli #bcpolitics #electrification #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Head of BC Hydro on Wind Power, Dam Megaprojects and More | The Tyee
Glen Clark sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Tyee.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
An update on #doge

#USPolitics #USPoli

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
After #cop30 it appears that global temperatures will increase by 2.7 degree C. What if some country tries the #GeoEngineering approach to reducing temperatures?

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?
The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Sigh. #bchydro "...has no plans to procure the energy B.C. would need to meet its climate targets by electrifying its industries, cars and homes."

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #bcpoli #bcpolitics

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Will BC Electrify Its Economy? BC Hydro Doubts It | The Tyee
The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
"...estimates of future warming have come down, even in the past decade, from truly apocalyptic forecasts to merely disastrous levels of warming." Wow. This is quite the read:

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #COP30

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Thinking of buy a #PHEV (plug-in #Hybrid #vehicle)? You might want to read this:

#ElectricVehicles

www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Drivers aren't charging their plug-in hybrid cars, research suggests | CBC Climate Change News
Plug-in hybrid cars are a compromise for people wanting range with electric capability. But new research finds they’re less green than you think — so how should they fit into a zero-emissions future?
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM