A Dave you know you know
@notjustdave.bsky.social
I swear a lot, double space after a period, and use Oxford commas.
1st gen Canadian; Calgary, AB
He/him; B.Sc. Geography (geomorph, soils/biogeog, climate); Red Seal Landscaper; husband; cat dad; skier
Team Compassion
1st gen Canadian; Calgary, AB
He/him; B.Sc. Geography (geomorph, soils/biogeog, climate); Red Seal Landscaper; husband; cat dad; skier
Team Compassion
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they know it's garbage. even the engineers who made it don't want to use it.
why else did the NVIDIA guy have to have an all hands meeting to mandate the employees use it for everything?
why else did the NVIDIA guy have to have an all hands meeting to mandate the employees use it for everything?
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
they know it's garbage. even the engineers who made it don't want to use it.
why else did the NVIDIA guy have to have an all hands meeting to mandate the employees use it for everything?
why else did the NVIDIA guy have to have an all hands meeting to mandate the employees use it for everything?
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no one ever had to be forced to use *good* tech.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
no one ever had to be forced to use *good* tech.
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Hands down the best analysis I've read of last week's Fed-Alberta energy agreement. Trust me, @chrishatch.bsky.social's piece will make you both laugh and cry 👇
Danielle Smith’s love tap www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
Danielle Smith’s love tap www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
Danielle Smith’s love tap
www.nationalobserver.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hands down the best analysis I've read of last week's Fed-Alberta energy agreement. Trust me, @chrishatch.bsky.social's piece will make you both laugh and cry 👇
Danielle Smith’s love tap www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
Danielle Smith’s love tap www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
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By the way: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", the film, is on YouTube.
You should watch it. In memory of Tom Stoppard.
You should watch it. In memory of Tom Stoppard.
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
By the way: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", the film, is on YouTube.
You should watch it. In memory of Tom Stoppard.
You should watch it. In memory of Tom Stoppard.
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“The Globe identified more than 60 civil proceedings in which Mr. Mraiche or his companies were participants.”
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“The Globe identified more than 60 civil proceedings in which Mr. Mraiche or his companies were participants.”
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
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Wren was out inspecting houses today…
probably for snacks😄
probably for snacks😄
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Wren was out inspecting houses today…
probably for snacks😄
probably for snacks😄
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I'm genuinely shocked by this behavior from the French. They, of all people, should know that you coat in egg BEFORE you dredge in flour. He's never going to fry up properly now.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I'm genuinely shocked by this behavior from the French. They, of all people, should know that you coat in egg BEFORE you dredge in flour. He's never going to fry up properly now.
Carrie Tait should never have to pay for a drink in Alberta again.
#AbLeg
#AbLeg
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Carrie Tait should never have to pay for a drink in Alberta again.
#AbLeg
#AbLeg
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And Mraiche flipped a property to Alberta Infrastructure and made a $300,00 profit in three months.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
Mraiche Profited from Quick Sale of Property to UCP Government | The Tyee
The multimillionaire under scrutiny for lucrative Alberta Health Services dealings made $300,000 on land he owned just three months.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And Mraiche flipped a property to Alberta Infrastructure and made a $300,00 profit in three months.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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Another link. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis appointed a former business partner of Sam Mraiche to the Edmonton Police Commission. 4 thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
UCP Placed Mraiche Business Partner on Edmonton Police Commission | The Tyee
Dr. Jayan Nagendran’s appointment by Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis raises ‘more concerns,’ say critics.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another link. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis appointed a former business partner of Sam Mraiche to the Edmonton Police Commission. 4 thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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McFee had a relationship with Mraiche and MHCare as far back as 2023. McFee even appeared in an MHCare promotional video. Wyant made no reference to this in his report. Is EPS still associated with MHCare? 3
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
McFee had a relationship with Mraiche and MHCare as far back as 2023. McFee even appeared in an MHCare promotional video. Wyant made no reference to this in his report. Is EPS still associated with MHCare? 3
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Sources told me McFee attended June 13 game. Globe has photos of McFee at June 2 game. Mraiche's company MHCare also supported an EPS charity McFee and deputy chief Devin LaForce were active in. 2
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
AHS Scandal: How Tight Is Dale McFee with Sam Mraiche? | The Tyee
McFee is about to be Alberta’s top civil servant. No one will say if he took a gift from MHCare Medical’s wealthy founder.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sources told me McFee attended June 13 game. Globe has photos of McFee at June 2 game. Mraiche's company MHCare also supported an EPS charity McFee and deputy chief Devin LaForce were active in. 2
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
"Why is corporate distress treated as a collective risk while human distress is treated as an individual failure? If empty towers justify major public rescue because they threaten a city’s future, then surely evictions, bankruptcies and homelessness threaten it, too."
Opinion: Too big to fail, too small to save calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Why is corporate distress treated as a collective risk while human distress is treated as an individual failure? If empty towers justify major public rescue because they threaten a city’s future, then surely evictions, bankruptcies and homelessness threaten it, too."
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I know everyone is dunking on the robot here but look at how much space is devoted to cars in this scenario. The sidewalk should be bigger and the road smaller.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I know everyone is dunking on the robot here but look at how much space is devoted to cars in this scenario. The sidewalk should be bigger and the road smaller.
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
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Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
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Most of us don't realize how many objects (payloads and debris) are in orbit around Earth.
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Most of us don't realize how many objects (payloads and debris) are in orbit around Earth.
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
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From the archives…2022.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
From the archives…2022.
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I was reminded today of the time I came upon a freshly deceased vole lying in the middle of a trail. It made no sense - a murder mystery.
I realized I must have interrupted the perpetrator, who was now likely missing its meal. So I waited.
The perp:
I realized I must have interrupted the perpetrator, who was now likely missing its meal. So I waited.
The perp:
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I was reminded today of the time I came upon a freshly deceased vole lying in the middle of a trail. It made no sense - a murder mystery.
I realized I must have interrupted the perpetrator, who was now likely missing its meal. So I waited.
The perp:
I realized I must have interrupted the perpetrator, who was now likely missing its meal. So I waited.
The perp:
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MOM: *pulls first rodeo out of my backpack* what the hell is this
ME: it-it's not mine i swear
ME: it-it's not mine i swear
December 13, 2024 at 11:31 PM
MOM: *pulls first rodeo out of my backpack* what the hell is this
ME: it-it's not mine i swear
ME: it-it's not mine i swear
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a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
December 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
Sir Hussey Vivian.
At first you're like, why does this have a wiki page
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
Then you find out it might be the best wiki page ever
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Sir Hussey Vivian.
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"Hodgson brushed off concerns that some couldn't attend in person: 'It's called Zoom'"
Imagine Canadian politicians being this disrespectful to any other nation in this context... the caucacity...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Imagine Canadian politicians being this disrespectful to any other nation in this context... the caucacity...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Minister apologizes for 'poor choice of words' about meeting with B.C. First Nations group | CBC News
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he has apologized to Coastal First Nations for what he says were a “poor choice of words” regarding a meeting he offered to have with the group on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Hodgson brushed off concerns that some couldn't attend in person: 'It's called Zoom'"
Imagine Canadian politicians being this disrespectful to any other nation in this context... the caucacity...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Imagine Canadian politicians being this disrespectful to any other nation in this context... the caucacity...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The UCP party structure has been captured by the fringe minority of Albertans who thought Stelmach and Redford were socialists, and that Kenney went overboard bringing in public health measures during a once-in-a-century pandemic. They don’t care about deals, just dominance.
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The UCP party structure has been captured by the fringe minority of Albertans who thought Stelmach and Redford were socialists, and that Kenney went overboard bringing in public health measures during a once-in-a-century pandemic. They don’t care about deals, just dominance.