David Dvorak
@davidjdvorak.bsky.social
I help people make decisions with data. Still an experimental physicist at heart. Metro Vancouver.
The hierarchy of controls in this article is excellent!
November 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The hierarchy of controls in this article is excellent!
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Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Sounds like the Canadian banks could be offloading their underwater blanket appraisals to the bank of Canada, if only regular Canadians had that option
youtu.be/OPXDuvtUxTA?...
youtu.be/OPXDuvtUxTA?...
Bank of Canada Mortgage Lending Program Returns - V2
YouTube video by Mark Mitchell - Mortgage Broker London Ontario
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sounds like the Canadian banks could be offloading their underwater blanket appraisals to the bank of Canada, if only regular Canadians had that option
youtu.be/OPXDuvtUxTA?...
youtu.be/OPXDuvtUxTA?...
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Yet nobody is talking about the single biggest line item in the federal budget: Old Age Security. A retired couple with $180,000 of combined income currently receives $18,000 in OAS income supports. Yet 400,000 seniors live in poverty and now cuts to First Nations social programs. Reform is needed!
July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yet nobody is talking about the single biggest line item in the federal budget: Old Age Security. A retired couple with $180,000 of combined income currently receives $18,000 in OAS income supports. Yet 400,000 seniors live in poverty and now cuts to First Nations social programs. Reform is needed!
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The fed gov cuts to pay for military and wealthy tax cuts have rapidly expanded. My new analysis shows that most of the cuts will now be on transfers to other govs, non-profits and people. A stunning 1 in 5 dollars is just cuts to FN govs for basic social programs. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇
July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The fed gov cuts to pay for military and wealthy tax cuts have rapidly expanded. My new analysis shows that most of the cuts will now be on transfers to other govs, non-profits and people. A stunning 1 in 5 dollars is just cuts to FN govs for basic social programs. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇
Interesting idea, wonder if other countries will follow:
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features | Deepfake | The Guardian share.google/S1hhEIlsnyMz...
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features | Deepfake | The Guardian share.google/S1hhEIlsnyMz...
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features
Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says
share.google
June 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Interesting idea, wonder if other countries will follow:
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features | Deepfake | The Guardian share.google/S1hhEIlsnyMz...
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features | Deepfake | The Guardian share.google/S1hhEIlsnyMz...
Reposted by David Dvorak
Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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Well worth watching if you want to know how our CPP dollars are being spent. What other job still gets bonuses when they lose billions of dollars...
For the past ~9 months I've been working on a video about the CPPIB and their active investment management strategy for the CPP, what it costs us, and how it's performed. Anyway, the video is super long but it's finally done. youtu.be/mcNIrBlciPc
The Problem with CPP Investments
YouTube video by Millennial Moron
youtu.be
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Well worth watching if you want to know how our CPP dollars are being spent. What other job still gets bonuses when they lose billions of dollars...
Reagan:
"Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag."
"Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag."
February 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reagan:
"Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag."
"Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag."
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READ: “This series of 3 articles looks at what is driving the trend for ever bigger and higher pickups and SUVs, and the many reasons this is bad for people, roads, cities, the environment, and the climate.”
Definately worth reading & sharing. #VehicleBloat www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
Definately worth reading & sharing. #VehicleBloat www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
Oversized pickups and SUVs: the new kings of the roads are dangerous, threatening lives and our living environments (Part 1) - Halifax Examiner
In 2023, for every regular passenger car sold in Canada, six trucks – primarily larger pickups, SUVs, and vans - were sold. The same is true in Nova Scotia.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
READ: “This series of 3 articles looks at what is driving the trend for ever bigger and higher pickups and SUVs, and the many reasons this is bad for people, roads, cities, the environment, and the climate.”
Definately worth reading & sharing. #VehicleBloat www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
Definately worth reading & sharing. #VehicleBloat www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
I had no idea hazelnuts had been cultivated in BC for so long www.science.org/content/arti...
Indigenous tribes engineered British Columbia’s modern hazelnut forests more than 7000 years ago
Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help First Nations secure land rights in Canadian courts
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:10 AM
I had no idea hazelnuts had been cultivated in BC for so long www.science.org/content/arti...