Retnab
@retnab.bsky.social
Canadian, big book and game nerd, smalltime youtuber
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It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It really is precisely the inverse of how much work you actually are doing
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Canada needs money so desperately the government is going after low income people who took pandemic benefits in good faith.
But it doesn't need money desperately enough to keep the luxury tax on yachts, or the slightly higher tax rate on capital gains Carney cancelled.
But it doesn't need money desperately enough to keep the luxury tax on yachts, or the slightly higher tax rate on capital gains Carney cancelled.
Canadians fight back as CRA cracks down on pandemic benefit recipients
Federal Court swamped as Canada Revenue Agency allegedly targets thousands of low-income Canadians over pandemic benefit errors
www.biv.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Canada needs money so desperately the government is going after low income people who took pandemic benefits in good faith.
But it doesn't need money desperately enough to keep the luxury tax on yachts, or the slightly higher tax rate on capital gains Carney cancelled.
But it doesn't need money desperately enough to keep the luxury tax on yachts, or the slightly higher tax rate on capital gains Carney cancelled.
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The number of people who refuse to look at Carney's actual track record as PM and insist on writing fan fic about how he's secretly a compassionate and clever genius is just weird.
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The number of people who refuse to look at Carney's actual track record as PM and insist on writing fan fic about how he's secretly a compassionate and clever genius is just weird.
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Someone tell the white liberals on this site that steamrolling over Indigenous rights is not an attribute of "political genius"
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Someone tell the white liberals on this site that steamrolling over Indigenous rights is not an attribute of "political genius"
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Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
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Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
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Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
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We should use this number as valuation for the open lawsuits against them.
Exclusive: OpenAI has projected 220 million people will be paying for a basic ChatGPT subscription by 2030 as it follows Slack’s and Spotify’s business playbook.
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OpenAI Projected at Least 220 Million People Will Pay for ChatGPT by 2030
To boost ChatGPT revenue, OpenAI is following a playbook enterprise apps Zoom and Slack have used to increase paid users. It’s hooking up most of its users—which now number more than 800 million—with ...
thein.fo
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We should use this number as valuation for the open lawsuits against them.
Suggestion for the "Remake a movie where all but 1 character is played by Muppets" idea: Cyrano de Bergerac, where the titular character is the only human. Bonus points for the chance in the balcony scene where he's feeding lines to Christian to have Cyrano take over puppeting Christian's Muppet
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Suggestion for the "Remake a movie where all but 1 character is played by Muppets" idea: Cyrano de Bergerac, where the titular character is the only human. Bonus points for the chance in the balcony scene where he's feeding lines to Christian to have Cyrano take over puppeting Christian's Muppet
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What is wrong with people?
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
Canadians pick Air Canada, No Frills among most trusted brands | National
The most trusted brands in Canada have been revealed, and Air Canada and No Frills were voted highly in their respective categories.
dailyhive.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What is wrong with people?
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
3 months ago, Air Canada screwed EVERY SINGLE PERSON who booked a flight with them when they forced the flight attendants to strike by refusing to simply pay them for all of the hours they work.
Trusting them is like trusting the scorpion AFTER watching it sting the frog.
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Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Not a good look #NDP #DonDavies
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Not a good look #NDP #DonDavies
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
We’re supposed to thank you for voting against the budget but at the same time preventing the failure and thereby not triggering an election? This is why you’re doing so poorly at the federal level - again
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Fuck the Liberals and Green who voted yes for that disaster of a budget, and fuck the Cons and NDP who abstained and let it pass. #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fuck the Liberals and Green who voted yes for that disaster of a budget, and fuck the Cons and NDP who abstained and let it pass. #cdnpoli
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Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Reminder that the BCNDP passed a law that when challenged, was ruled as a likely charter violation AND THE GOVERNMENT CIRCUMVENTED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM and asked the federal government to amend the decrim exemption and they did
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
Advocates Win Injunction Blocking BC’s Drug Decriminalization Rollbacks | The Tyee
Bill 34 prohibits possession and consumption in a range of public areas, which pushes people to ‘use alone,’ one nurse says.
thetyee.ca
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Reminder that the BCNDP passed a law that when challenged, was ruled as a likely charter violation AND THE GOVERNMENT CIRCUMVENTED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM and asked the federal government to amend the decrim exemption and they did
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/01...
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I need fast-track approval for the mine that needs to be built in order to extract the LOWEST POSSIBLE BAR
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I need fast-track approval for the mine that needs to be built in order to extract the LOWEST POSSIBLE BAR
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so even though we’re all aware that the funding request was based on MADE UP BULLSHIT, the funding request is unchanged: GIVE US ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NO REASON, police say
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
Elllll ohhh ellll
cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
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cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
Victoria’s new police chief is apologizing after presenting incorrect data to Esquimalt council during a $1 million funding request earlier this week.
cheknews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
so even though we’re all aware that the funding request was based on MADE UP BULLSHIT, the funding request is unchanged: GIVE US ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NO REASON, police say
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Canada’s next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook: ricochet.media/climate/cana...
Canada's next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook
Ottawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to di...
ricochet.media
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Canada’s next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook: ricochet.media/climate/cana...
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🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
🇨🇦 CARNEY'S BUDGET: LIBERAL OR PC? 🇨🇦
Carney's #budget faces a pointed critique... from one of his own Liberal MPs.
Nathaniel #Erskine-Smith "joked... that it’s a pretty good #ProgressiveConservative budget."
It's a deliberate shift by #Carney from the #Trudeau era.
#CdnPoli #Budget2025
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
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“Sim’s motion has drawn criticism from dozens of Filipino organizations, who say there’s been a lack of consultation and add they don’t want a hotel attached to the project.“
Vancouver mayor proposes plan for Filipino cultural centre despite some community pushback
Vancouver mayor proposes plan for Filipino cultural centre despite some community pushback
The mayor of Vancouver is forging ahead with a proposal to build a Filipino cultural centre, despite a lack of support from some Filipino community organizations.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Sim’s motion has drawn criticism from dozens of Filipino organizations, who say there’s been a lack of consultation and add they don’t want a hotel attached to the project.“
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The story is actually that Dallas Brodie’s anti-Indigenous racism and generally antisocial politics aren’t welcome in Kamloops, and she was booted to the curb. Byyye. www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
Venue cancellation forces OneBC leader to shift Kamloops event to street outside hotel - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The story is actually that Dallas Brodie’s anti-Indigenous racism and generally antisocial politics aren’t welcome in Kamloops, and she was booted to the curb. Byyye. www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
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Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget