Jared Adams
@jaredadams.bsky.social
Random Canadian. I think I'm funny.
Arctic, film, Cascadia, random rabbit holes, occasional pretend philosophy.
As the former Governor of Minnesota once said, "Turnabout is fair play, McMahon!"
Arctic, film, Cascadia, random rabbit holes, occasional pretend philosophy.
As the former Governor of Minnesota once said, "Turnabout is fair play, McMahon!"
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Everyonehas been scouring lists of exports, seeking something that will 'hit them where it hurts'.
TP, eh? Seems like @justinling.ca has found a product that fits the bill....
TP, eh? Seems like @justinling.ca has found a product that fits the bill....
"Virgin pulp, the key ingredient in toilet paper, accounted for 23% of Canada’s forest product exports." (Mostly to America.) www.theguardian.com/world/2019/m...
Wiped out: America's love of luxury toilet paper is destroying Canadian forests
Major brands’ refusal to use sustainable materials is having a devastating impact on forests and climate, new report says
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Everyonehas been scouring lists of exports, seeking something that will 'hit them where it hurts'.
TP, eh? Seems like @justinling.ca has found a product that fits the bill....
TP, eh? Seems like @justinling.ca has found a product that fits the bill....
What happens when the checks and balances don't check or balance?
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What happens when the checks and balances don't check or balance?
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
Absolutely not. It's a Weeping Angel.
January 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Absolutely not. It's a Weeping Angel.
He turned the Digital Service into DOGE??
January 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
He turned the Digital Service into DOGE??
Anyone who tries to justify that it wasn't what it looked like, explain to them the Rule of Goats.
January 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Anyone who tries to justify that it wasn't what it looked like, explain to them the Rule of Goats.
Temp in DC Monday is supposed to be minus 6 Celsius.
Bring it
(Minus 23°C is about minus 9°F)
Bring it
(Minus 23°C is about minus 9°F)
January 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Temp in DC Monday is supposed to be minus 6 Celsius.
Bring it
(Minus 23°C is about minus 9°F)
Bring it
(Minus 23°C is about minus 9°F)
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"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is kinda like "Don't Be Evil" as a slogan. It's a bit worrying when you choose it, but it's a lot more worrying when you take it down
January 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is kinda like "Don't Be Evil" as a slogan. It's a bit worrying when you choose it, but it's a lot more worrying when you take it down
Canada is constantly surrounded by whatnow?
January 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Canada is constantly surrounded by whatnow?
Does he think Denmark is dumping Greenland's contract for cap space?
In this one Trump nominates ambassador to Denmark and also demands Denmark throw in Greenland as a sweetener.
December 23, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Does he think Denmark is dumping Greenland's contract for cap space?
Hmm. What do Canada, Denmark, and Panama have in common and why is it passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Donald Trump says it is an “absolute necessity” for the United States to annex Greenland.
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
December 23, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Hmm. What do Canada, Denmark, and Panama have in common and why is it passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Dry?! Try living it!
Public administration can be a bit dry, but Kathryn does an exceptional job connecting the theory of public admin to the practice, and to the policy implications.
Kathryn May: Chrystia Freeland’s resignation points to final breakdown of cabinet government
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December 21, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Dry?! Try living it!
Ho-ho-hold the payments.
December 21, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Ho-ho-hold the payments.
They had me at Mille Bornes, and then when they threw the Trust and Safety game on top of it? No-brainer.
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December 19, 2024 at 1:18 AM
They had me at Mille Bornes, and then when they threw the Trust and Safety game on top of it? No-brainer.
There are expected boiler room failures?
St. Joseph’s Health Centre is asking patients not to come in unless it’s a life-threatening emergency after an unexpected boiler system failure Friday morning.
St. Joseph’s hospital loses heat, asks patients to go to other hospitals unless life-threatening emergency
Non-essential activities at the hospital are cancelled, St. Joseph's said after it lost access to heat, hot water and steam.
www.thestar.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM
There are expected boiler room failures?
I have a joke about cabinet confidences, but you won't get it for 20 years.
I have a joke about drones, but it would just go over your head.
December 5, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I have a joke about cabinet confidences, but you won't get it for 20 years.
False equivalency making a late push for fallacy of the year.
December 3, 2024 at 3:51 AM
False equivalency making a late push for fallacy of the year.
Lies, damn lies, statistics, and AI-generated facts.
Tried to look this up for Canada and Google’s AI gave me a horribly incorrect answer.
It mistook a tiny village in Newfoundland for the entire country and said 17.6% of Canadians over the age of 15 were never married.
The actual percentage (which I looked up directly from census results) is 29.1%
It mistook a tiny village in Newfoundland for the entire country and said 17.6% of Canadians over the age of 15 were never married.
The actual percentage (which I looked up directly from census results) is 29.1%
December 2, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Lies, damn lies, statistics, and AI-generated facts.
Lot of people not understanding the importance and volume of aluminum, canola oil, and minerals, nor the source post-Ukraine invasion for some of those.
November 26, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Lot of people not understanding the importance and volume of aluminum, canola oil, and minerals, nor the source post-Ukraine invasion for some of those.
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You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 AM
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
Would love to see a Canadian pollster do something similar.
Americans have a weird cognitive bias.
People make incorrect estimates about the population. Crazy incorrect. For instance, they think 21% of the country is trans, 40% is black, and 30% lives in NYC. . . . 1/7
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
People make incorrect estimates about the population. Crazy incorrect. For instance, they think 21% of the country is trans, 40% is black, and 30% lives in NYC. . . . 1/7
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love The People.
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Would love to see a Canadian pollster do something similar.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Vizzini: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own cup, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the cup in front of you
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Vizzini: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own cup, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the cup in front of you
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
November 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Vizzini: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own cup, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the cup in front of you
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Vizzini: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own cup, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the cup in front of you
Democracy dies in acquiescence.
November 12, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Democracy dies in acquiescence.
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the mistake that jeff bezos made was forgetting how much journalists love to talk about themselves
October 26, 2024 at 1:22 AM
the mistake that jeff bezos made was forgetting how much journalists love to talk about themselves
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every tech CEO right now: "we are excited to create Wintermute, from William Gibson's classic novel 'Please Don't Create Wintermute'"
April 2, 2024 at 2:39 AM
every tech CEO right now: "we are excited to create Wintermute, from William Gibson's classic novel 'Please Don't Create Wintermute'"