Robb Hare
@robbhare.ca
Freelance writer/editor, dad/cat dad, lefty, fountain pen user, notebook hoarder, TTRPG enthusiast, Liverpool FC supporter. 🇨🇦
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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
I’ve done all but (9). Owned a boombox but never carried it around.
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
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-...
This is tempting.
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is tempting.
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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The Guardian discovers Castle Rat, but I know that @wyrdscience.bsky.social beat them to it.
‘I want to ride out on a unicorn every night’: swords’n’sorcery heavy metal band Castle Rat
Wielding fantasy weapons and splashing fake blood, the New Yorkers have even learned how to make chainmail outfits – and they’re already aiming to conquer stadiums
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Guardian discovers Castle Rat, but I know that @wyrdscience.bsky.social beat them to it.
Well, this sounds psychologically healthy
Suzanne Somers's husband made an 'AI twin' of the late actress. Is that wrong? | CBC News
A Canadian’s plan to bring his late celebrity wife back to life in AI form has raised a host of ethical questions about prolonging human existence in the digital universe. Alan Hamel, a Canadian enter...
www.cbc.ca
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Well, this sounds psychologically healthy
That was a tough loss—but man, what a great World Series. These Jays are going to be right back in contention next year, I think.
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
That was a tough loss—but man, what a great World Series. These Jays are going to be right back in contention next year, I think.
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Happy November, are you ready to head out into the chilled forest and ask an ancient tree god to grant you dread magic that makes townsfolk tremble?
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happy November, are you ready to head out into the chilled forest and ask an ancient tree god to grant you dread magic that makes townsfolk tremble?
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released 50 years ago today.
May need to go lie down for a bit.
May need to go lie down for a bit.
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released 50 years ago today.
May need to go lie down for a bit.
May need to go lie down for a bit.
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My latest for The Beaverton
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
OROMOCTO, NB - A local man almost lost his home yesterday after his Amazon Alexa smart home device burst into flames. Lloyd Wentworth, 38, says the fire started as he was preparing dinner in his bunga...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My latest for The Beaverton
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
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[Sit down, press play, and watch 62 chronological Hammer Horror films before they disappear. See you next week.]
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Filmography: Hammer Horror : Hammer Film Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
[Sit down, press play, and watch 62 chronological Hammer Horror films before they disappear. See you next week.]
archive.org/details/film...
archive.org/details/film...
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What’s great about the World Series is Canada is being run today by tens of millions of people on four hours of sleep.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What’s great about the World Series is Canada is being run today by tens of millions of people on four hours of sleep.
Yay! Look what arrived in today’s mail—the latest issue of Wyrd Science. Can’t wait to read it.
If you’re a fan of SF, fantasy, TTRPGs and board games, I encourage you to take a look. I’m sure @wyrdscience.bsky.social would love more sales and subs!
If you’re a fan of SF, fantasy, TTRPGs and board games, I encourage you to take a look. I’m sure @wyrdscience.bsky.social would love more sales and subs!
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yay! Look what arrived in today’s mail—the latest issue of Wyrd Science. Can’t wait to read it.
If you’re a fan of SF, fantasy, TTRPGs and board games, I encourage you to take a look. I’m sure @wyrdscience.bsky.social would love more sales and subs!
If you’re a fan of SF, fantasy, TTRPGs and board games, I encourage you to take a look. I’m sure @wyrdscience.bsky.social would love more sales and subs!
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Denys Fisher, the Leeds-born pacifist weapons engineer who changed toys for good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Spirograph engineer who turned his back on weapons for toys
Denys Fisher was running a company making weapon components when he had his Eureka moment.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Denys Fisher, the Leeds-born pacifist weapons engineer who changed toys for good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Twice today on the socials, I’ve encountered references to the last episode of M*A*S*H and the reason for Hawkeye’s mental breakdown.
A bit odd, that.
A bit odd, that.
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Twice today on the socials, I’ve encountered references to the last episode of M*A*S*H and the reason for Hawkeye’s mental breakdown.
A bit odd, that.
A bit odd, that.
Damn, I miss David Bowie.
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Damn, I miss David Bowie.