🇨🇦 Mike S
@gnuwf.bsky.social
Physics grad. 30 years in high tech, including remote sensing, astronomy, atmospheric physics, numerical HPC, digital finance and digital security.
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Seattle’s Link Light Rail (1 Line) is crazy long. 66 kilometres (41 miles) in one mostly straight line!
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Seattle’s Link Light Rail (1 Line) is crazy long. 66 kilometres (41 miles) in one mostly straight line!
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the MOST dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with OVER 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed STRONG antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the MOST dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with OVER 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed STRONG antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
Free energy! Kilowatts! From harnessing the energy of neutrinos!! The creators say they overcame the "engineering problem" of the idea being out to f*cking lunch.
This Device Claims Endless Energy — And Almost No One Is Talking About It
YouTube video by CyberJHR
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December 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Free energy! Kilowatts! From harnessing the energy of neutrinos!! The creators say they overcame the "engineering problem" of the idea being out to f*cking lunch.
The mayor of Twillingate is Debra Gordon, Wayne Bruce is a lawyer in St. John's and we have a man named Rahul Goel trying to launch rockets from St. Lawrence. Are we turning into Gotham?
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The mayor of Twillingate is Debra Gordon, Wayne Bruce is a lawyer in St. John's and we have a man named Rahul Goel trying to launch rockets from St. Lawrence. Are we turning into Gotham?
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I don’t know who needs to hear this.
But the light starts returning in 7 days. The darkest days are almost behind us.
But the light starts returning in 7 days. The darkest days are almost behind us.
December 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this.
But the light starts returning in 7 days. The darkest days are almost behind us.
But the light starts returning in 7 days. The darkest days are almost behind us.
It would be nice to be able to cut a Christmas tree in the moose clearance zones off the highway. There are some beautiful trees there that will be shredded in a few years.
December 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It would be nice to be able to cut a Christmas tree in the moose clearance zones off the highway. There are some beautiful trees there that will be shredded in a few years.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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If this proposal becomes reality, international conferences in the US will become a thing of the past.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
If this proposal becomes reality, international conferences in the US will become a thing of the past.
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For the first time since WWII the US is on the negative side of the balance sheet in Danish intelligence threat assesment report. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
Nu dukker USA op i Danmarks vigtigste trusselsvurdering: »Vi balancerer mellem to poler,« erkender FE-chef
For første gang optræder USA, Danmarks vigtigste allierede siden Anden Verdenskrig, på negativsiden i en officiel efterretningsrapport om trusler mod rigsfællesskabet. »Det er en kamp mod uret,« siger...
www.berlingske.dk
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
For the first time since WWII the US is on the negative side of the balance sheet in Danish intelligence threat assesment report. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
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Born of blood and stars- 2025
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Born of blood and stars- 2025
What a heavily biased headline from VOCM.
Be aware that the Fraser Institute is pretty much a libertarian right wing "think tank". To them, any kind of economic policy or regulation is bad.
Be aware that the Fraser Institute is pretty much a libertarian right wing "think tank". To them, any kind of economic policy or regulation is bad.
NL Hits Rock Bottom in North American Economic Freedom Index
A new report out of the Fraser Institute says that Newfoundland and Labrador ranks dead last of all ten Canadi...
vocm.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What a heavily biased headline from VOCM.
Be aware that the Fraser Institute is pretty much a libertarian right wing "think tank". To them, any kind of economic policy or regulation is bad.
Be aware that the Fraser Institute is pretty much a libertarian right wing "think tank". To them, any kind of economic policy or regulation is bad.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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Some of the biggest attention given to both soccer and rugby in Canada comes from our national women’s teams, which in both sports are much more successful than the men.
I watched the Women’s Rugby World Cup recently with some people, where Canada placed 2nd to England!
I watched the Women’s Rugby World Cup recently with some people, where Canada placed 2nd to England!
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Some of the biggest attention given to both soccer and rugby in Canada comes from our national women’s teams, which in both sports are much more successful than the men.
I watched the Women’s Rugby World Cup recently with some people, where Canada placed 2nd to England!
I watched the Women’s Rugby World Cup recently with some people, where Canada placed 2nd to England!
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Cheeky heads up, the Volbeat posters for their Copenhagen dates are now live and there’s an option to have a doodled poster of you want one! Only 10 goat doodles available
wolfskulljack.com/collections/...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Cheeky heads up, the Volbeat posters for their Copenhagen dates are now live and there’s an option to have a doodled poster of you want one! Only 10 goat doodles available
wolfskulljack.com/collections/...
wolfskulljack.com/collections/...
The dark advertising patterns in the YouTube app is infuriating. It isn't enough to insert ads, but they insert ads just as you're about to tap, scroll or in the middle of reading something. It's so awful it makes me less likely to pay for YouTube Premium, not more.
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The dark advertising patterns in the YouTube app is infuriating. It isn't enough to insert ads, but they insert ads just as you're about to tap, scroll or in the middle of reading something. It's so awful it makes me less likely to pay for YouTube Premium, not more.
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Men aren't more lonely than women but the loneliness epidemic is real. Millions are in isolation, it's capitalist individualism, & disability is isolating. Lots of folks are really alone. But it's not gendered, that framing is patriarchy, babying men like their unhappiness is everyone else's burden.
According to Pew Research and a few other stats, the loneliness epidemic isn’t disproportionately affecting men over other genders.
I have a feeling that men have been the squeaky wheel over the last few years.
If anything, we have a loneliness epidemic because more people are (barely) surviving.
I have a feeling that men have been the squeaky wheel over the last few years.
If anything, we have a loneliness epidemic because more people are (barely) surviving.
December 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Men aren't more lonely than women but the loneliness epidemic is real. Millions are in isolation, it's capitalist individualism, & disability is isolating. Lots of folks are really alone. But it's not gendered, that framing is patriarchy, babying men like their unhappiness is everyone else's burden.
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Here are my thoughts on snowfall and rainfall amounts for Newfoundland for Wednesday.
Snow changing to rain, risk of ice pellets in the east.
Snowfall elsewhere.
Wind gusts 60-100 km/h, highest on the coast, which will result in blowing snow/reduced visibility.
#NLwx
Snow changing to rain, risk of ice pellets in the east.
Snowfall elsewhere.
Wind gusts 60-100 km/h, highest on the coast, which will result in blowing snow/reduced visibility.
#NLwx
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Here are my thoughts on snowfall and rainfall amounts for Newfoundland for Wednesday.
Snow changing to rain, risk of ice pellets in the east.
Snowfall elsewhere.
Wind gusts 60-100 km/h, highest on the coast, which will result in blowing snow/reduced visibility.
#NLwx
Snow changing to rain, risk of ice pellets in the east.
Snowfall elsewhere.
Wind gusts 60-100 km/h, highest on the coast, which will result in blowing snow/reduced visibility.
#NLwx
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The idea that collecting fares costs so much money that you’re better off making transit free is really appealing but in most cases it’s not plausible. It’s wishful thinking.
The closest exceptions you’ll find are lightly-used systems where fare revenue covers a small percentage of costs.
The closest exceptions you’ll find are lightly-used systems where fare revenue covers a small percentage of costs.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The idea that collecting fares costs so much money that you’re better off making transit free is really appealing but in most cases it’s not plausible. It’s wishful thinking.
The closest exceptions you’ll find are lightly-used systems where fare revenue covers a small percentage of costs.
The closest exceptions you’ll find are lightly-used systems where fare revenue covers a small percentage of costs.
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Looks like Halifax’s payment app was $1.6 million. Free transit would avoid that cost.
But it would mean losing $35 million a year in fare revenue.
Having lived in HFX, if the province was willing to provide $35 million more a year, I’d rather fund better service than make existing service free.
But it would mean losing $35 million a year in fare revenue.
Having lived in HFX, if the province was willing to provide $35 million more a year, I’d rather fund better service than make existing service free.
In Halifax, the HFXGO payment app took a dozen years of transit staff effort and on the order of millions $.
THAT could have been directed towards service improvements in a fare free world.
THAT could have been directed towards service improvements in a fare free world.
“Why don’t you support free transit?”
Mainly opportunity cost. If you can get a big amount of money to make fares free, it’s probably better spent improving service.
Also a good rule of thumb: what do the best transit cities do? London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong? Transit isn’t free there.
Mainly opportunity cost. If you can get a big amount of money to make fares free, it’s probably better spent improving service.
Also a good rule of thumb: what do the best transit cities do? London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong? Transit isn’t free there.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looks like Halifax’s payment app was $1.6 million. Free transit would avoid that cost.
But it would mean losing $35 million a year in fare revenue.
Having lived in HFX, if the province was willing to provide $35 million more a year, I’d rather fund better service than make existing service free.
But it would mean losing $35 million a year in fare revenue.
Having lived in HFX, if the province was willing to provide $35 million more a year, I’d rather fund better service than make existing service free.