ChukG
@chukg.bsky.social
science fiction and books and libraries and games and music (alternative, punk, indie etc. and guitar), also @[email protected] he/him
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Important deep dive into the nuance of current and proposed carbon pricing regimes for Alberta/Canada.
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ANALYSIS | Why a tonne of industrial carbon costs $95 in Alberta but credits sell for less than $20 | CBC News
A key part of the pipeline deal between Alberta and Ottawa is a “minimum effective credit price of $130 per tonne” on industrial carbon emissions, but already the two levels of government are talking ...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Important deep dive into the nuance of current and proposed carbon pricing regimes for Alberta/Canada.
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ICYMI: Cast of Wonders 658: Your Hold is Ready by @lduerr.bsky.social narrated by @danicutler.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...
#bannedbooksweek
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#bannedbooksweek
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ICYMI: Cast of Wonders 658: Your Hold is Ready by @lduerr.bsky.social narrated by @danicutler.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...
#bannedbooksweek
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#bannedbooksweek
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Happy Clair Cameron Patterson Day. The reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because he fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, & campaigned for its removal from pipes & lead solder from cans. He died 5 Dec 1995.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy Clair Cameron Patterson Day. The reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because he fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, & campaigned for its removal from pipes & lead solder from cans. He died 5 Dec 1995.
I used to have a paperback copy of this, some good stories in it.
From 2 years ago.
Free MIRRORSHADES! Weirdly this epic cyberpunk antho doesn't exist as an ebook. So we turned it into a free online webpage. Happy reading, and may ye wax gnarly and punk and dirty and ecstatic and intricate and all that good shit. Happy cybermonday. rudyrucker.com/mirrorshades/
Free MIRRORSHADES! Weirdly this epic cyberpunk antho doesn't exist as an ebook. So we turned it into a free online webpage. Happy reading, and may ye wax gnarly and punk and dirty and ecstatic and intricate and all that good shit. Happy cybermonday. rudyrucker.com/mirrorshades/
Mirrorshades
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I used to have a paperback copy of this, some good stories in it.
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We're still trying to identify these little white plastic Pegasus figurines. Can anyone help? We’ve found several on beaches in Cornwall but beachcombers elsewhere have found them too. They're about an inch high.
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We're still trying to identify these little white plastic Pegasus figurines. Can anyone help? We’ve found several on beaches in Cornwall but beachcombers elsewhere have found them too. They're about an inch high.
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People do not use information to determine their social identities; they use their social identities to determine what counts as information. The climate fight is, and has always been, an identity fight. Gonna talk with @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about this soon.
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
People do not use information to determine their social identities; they use their social identities to determine what counts as information. The climate fight is, and has always been, an identity fight. Gonna talk with @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about this soon.
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/28/d... Sounds like we should get rid of James Moore's Copyright Modernisation Act .
Pluralistic: (Digital) Elbows Up (28 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
pluralistic.net/2025/11/28/d... Sounds like we should get rid of James Moore's Copyright Modernisation Act .
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Outstanding new job at @biodivpathways.bsky.social and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
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Manager of Operations, Biodiversity Pathways and the BRAES Institute
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level C Job Title Manager of Operations, Biodiversity Pathways and the BRAES Institute Department U...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Outstanding new job at @biodivpathways.bsky.social and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
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First country in the world to implement UBI: Marshall Islands! This is a fascinating article how it happened and how it's being paid for:
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The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
First country in the world to implement UBI: Marshall Islands! This is a fascinating article how it happened and how it's being paid for:
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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Behold the zipper’s first upgrade in over a century. YKK, the Japanese company that makes about half the world’s zippers, has created a zipper that removes the traditional fabric tape, creating a lighter, more flexible, lower-impact closure. buff.ly/5UV5gnr
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The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Behold the zipper’s first upgrade in over a century. YKK, the Japanese company that makes about half the world’s zippers, has created a zipper that removes the traditional fabric tape, creating a lighter, more flexible, lower-impact closure. buff.ly/5UV5gnr
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I didn't see this on BlueSky: shelflifegame.com It's an interactive library simulation management game.
Shelf Life
Web site created using create-react-app
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November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I didn't see this on BlueSky: shelflifegame.com It's an interactive library simulation management game.
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So... actual viability of establishing an externally research program in a Canadian university?
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
So... actual viability of establishing an externally research program in a Canadian university?
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
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Surprise — Katie and Allison Crutchfield's new band with MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook is called Snocaps, and their debut album is out now:
Katie & Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, & Brad Cook Are Snocaps — Hear Their Surprise Debut Album
We knew something was afoot, we just didn’t know we’d be getting so much of it so quickly.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Surprise — Katie and Allison Crutchfield's new band with MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook is called Snocaps, and their debut album is out now:
We come to the end of Post a Link to a Song October 2025, it looks like I forgot yesterday's post on Bluesky. I am bringing it full circle today with another KEXP performance, from Cheekface (who we started the month with). This might be how I heard of them. youtu.be/YRggC-U6414?... #PaLtaSO
Cheekface - When Life Hands You Problems (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We come to the end of Post a Link to a Song October 2025, it looks like I forgot yesterday's post on Bluesky. I am bringing it full circle today with another KEXP performance, from Cheekface (who we started the month with). This might be how I heard of them. youtu.be/YRggC-U6414?... #PaLtaSO
Day 29 of #PaLtaSO 2025. A KEXP session from six years ago, Stella Donnelly who also has some new music out this month. youtu.be/Q15WlNtx0Po?...
Stella Donnelly - Old Man (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Day 29 of #PaLtaSO 2025. A KEXP session from six years ago, Stella Donnelly who also has some new music out this month. youtu.be/Q15WlNtx0Po?...
Day 28 of #PaLtaSO 2025! KEXP was my introduction to Biblioteka, a Seattle band who played one set up here in 2024. This is from about 2 years ago. youtu.be/jO94vk61xFk?...
Biblioteka - Wig Out (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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October 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Day 28 of #PaLtaSO 2025! KEXP was my introduction to Biblioteka, a Seattle band who played one set up here in 2024. This is from about 2 years ago. youtu.be/jO94vk61xFk?...