Scott E
@sc0tte.bsky.social
Marketing Leader in Vancouver, B.C. He/Him. Living on unceded Kwikwetlem territory. Sharing marketing and personal views. 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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TikTok's ownership transition isn't off to a great start, but it has more to do with a data center outage and widespread mistrust than any deliberate censorship (so far):
TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners
The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
TikTok's ownership transition isn't off to a great start, but it has more to do with a data center outage and widespread mistrust than any deliberate censorship (so far):
“Letting people talk about utter nonsense as if it is scientifically valid is not being balanced. Factually incorrect positions deserve only ridicule, and they should not be discussed as if they have merit.”
thelogicofscience.com/2022/01/14/j...
thelogicofscience.com/2022/01/14/j...
Joe Rogan and the problem of false balance
This is going to be a relatively short post because I only have one simple point that I want to make. Namely, “balance” does not mean presenting conspiracy theories and nonsense alongside facts as …
thelogicofscience.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“Letting people talk about utter nonsense as if it is scientifically valid is not being balanced. Factually incorrect positions deserve only ridicule, and they should not be discussed as if they have merit.”
thelogicofscience.com/2022/01/14/j...
thelogicofscience.com/2022/01/14/j...
Thanks to streaming, we’re in the era of Black Hole Movies, a vortex where films go to die.
archive.today/26FMc
archive.today/26FMc
January 26, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Thanks to streaming, we’re in the era of Black Hole Movies, a vortex where films go to die.
archive.today/26FMc
archive.today/26FMc
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It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
Vancouver firm Hootsuite provides services to ICE
U.S. procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Vancouver council is back in session today
Which means they are once again only providing real-time updates on city business to a single website that's under investigation for child exploitation
They've stubbornly defended their approach
Which reaches approximately 50 people
Which means they are once again only providing real-time updates on city business to a single website that's under investigation for child exploitation
They've stubbornly defended their approach
Which reaches approximately 50 people
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Vancouver council is back in session today
Which means they are once again only providing real-time updates on city business to a single website that's under investigation for child exploitation
They've stubbornly defended their approach
Which reaches approximately 50 people
Which means they are once again only providing real-time updates on city business to a single website that's under investigation for child exploitation
They've stubbornly defended their approach
Which reaches approximately 50 people
Canada is now the food inflation capital of the G7," Dalhousie University Agri‑Food Analytics Lab director Sylvain Charlebois said as Canadian food prices spiked by 6.2 per cent in December 2025.
montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/20/c...
montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/20/c...
Canada has become the 'food inflation capital' of the G7, food expert says
Canada’s food prices are rising faster than in other major economies, prompting some experts to describe the country as the “food inflation capital of the G7.” Statistics Canada reports food prices ro...
montreal.citynews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Canada is now the food inflation capital of the G7," Dalhousie University Agri‑Food Analytics Lab director Sylvain Charlebois said as Canadian food prices spiked by 6.2 per cent in December 2025.
montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/20/c...
montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/20/c...
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ICYMI: Tech companies are investing billions to quickly construct tons of data centers. But they require huge #s of electricians & plumbers—sometimes 2-4x the membership of a local union shop. I wrote about how all of this is affecting local trade talent on the ground:
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.
www.wired.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
ICYMI: Tech companies are investing billions to quickly construct tons of data centers. But they require huge #s of electricians & plumbers—sometimes 2-4x the membership of a local union shop. I wrote about how all of this is affecting local trade talent on the ground:
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
Data Centers Will Consume 70 Percent Of Memory Chips made in 2026, RAM Shortage Will Last Until Until Atleast 2029 As Manafacturing Capacity For RAM In 2028 That Hasnt Even Been Made Yet Is Already being Sold
Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments
Soon enough, you might not even be able to buy a calculator.
www.tomshardware.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Data Centers Will Consume 70 Percent Of Memory Chips made in 2026, RAM Shortage Will Last Until Until Atleast 2029 As Manafacturing Capacity For RAM In 2028 That Hasnt Even Been Made Yet Is Already being Sold
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
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Remember when tech companies vowed to do more to stop the flow of disinformation on their platforms?
Instead, courtesy of genAI and lax moderation, it's never been harder to discern what's real from what isn't -- especially during breaking news events like today. From @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Instead, courtesy of genAI and lax moderation, it's never been harder to discern what's real from what isn't -- especially during breaking news events like today. From @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro's Capture
From seemingly AI-generated videos to the recirculation of old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Remember when tech companies vowed to do more to stop the flow of disinformation on their platforms?
Instead, courtesy of genAI and lax moderation, it's never been harder to discern what's real from what isn't -- especially during breaking news events like today. From @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Instead, courtesy of genAI and lax moderation, it's never been harder to discern what's real from what isn't -- especially during breaking news events like today. From @davidgilbert.bsky.social
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Kent Hendricks: 52 Things I Learned in 2025. Incl. “Birders in the United States spend $107 billion per year, including $93B on binoculars, feeders, cameras, and other equipment; and $14B on travel. That’s more than the GDP of New Hampshire.” [probablyinteresting.substack.com]
52 Things I Learned in 2025
Here are some of the most interesting things I learned this year.
probablyinteresting.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Kent Hendricks: 52 Things I Learned in 2025. Incl. “Birders in the United States spend $107 billion per year, including $93B on binoculars, feeders, cameras, and other equipment; and $14B on travel. That’s more than the GDP of New Hampshire.” [probablyinteresting.substack.com]
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Nancy Friedman: 52 Things I Learned in 2025. Incl. “Seventy-one percent of people in Iceland are Costco members” and “In Sweden, the largest size of Hellmann’s mayonnaise — 600 grams — is called “American size”. [fritinancy.substack.com]
52 things I learned in 2025
The news (to me) this year.
fritinancy.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Nancy Friedman: 52 Things I Learned in 2025. Incl. “Seventy-one percent of people in Iceland are Costco members” and “In Sweden, the largest size of Hellmann’s mayonnaise — 600 grams — is called “American size”. [fritinancy.substack.com]
Billionaires pay less, so we pay more. It has to stop. Add your name to demand Canada’s wealthiest pay their fair share. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/U1Pi3miX
👉Click if you agree we should tax billionaires more 👈
share.canadianlabour.ca
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Billionaires pay less, so we pay more. It has to stop. Add your name to demand Canada’s wealthiest pay their fair share. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/U1Pi3miX
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is silencing SA victims with NDAs. archive.ph/857qb
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is silencing SA victims with NDAs. archive.ph/857qb
A growing number of tech companies have found a way to unlock additional (and much-needed) cash: a special purpose vehicle, it’s a legal entity that allows a company to take on a lot of debt without having to hold it on its own balance sheet. Last used before the bank crisis.
archive.today/MRlqh
archive.today/MRlqh
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A growing number of tech companies have found a way to unlock additional (and much-needed) cash: a special purpose vehicle, it’s a legal entity that allows a company to take on a lot of debt without having to hold it on its own balance sheet. Last used before the bank crisis.
archive.today/MRlqh
archive.today/MRlqh
B.C.’s energy regulator has the power to grant exemptions — without notifying the public. Experts are raising the alarm about the process, saying the regulator is playing soft with fossil fuel companies that break rules.
thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-...
thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-...
B.C. allowed CNRL to sidestep rules for over 4,300 pipelines: docs | The Narwhal
B.C.’s energy regulator quietly let one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies dodge the rules for thousands of ‘non-compliant’ pipelines
thenarwhal.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
B.C.’s energy regulator has the power to grant exemptions — without notifying the public. Experts are raising the alarm about the process, saying the regulator is playing soft with fossil fuel companies that break rules.
thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-...
thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Carney’s Pipeline Deal Lifts Up Alberta and Demotes BC to Second-Class Status | The Walrus
thewalrus.ca/alberta-bc-p...
thewalrus.ca/alberta-bc-p...
Carney’s Pipeline Deal Lifts Up Alberta and Demotes BC to Second-Class Status | The Walrus
This is not how a federation is supposed to work
thewalrus.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Carney’s Pipeline Deal Lifts Up Alberta and Demotes BC to Second-Class Status | The Walrus
thewalrus.ca/alberta-bc-p...
thewalrus.ca/alberta-bc-p...
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The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
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PSA For you "DEI is bad" people
Equity is bad only when it's you with the privilege and you want to keep your position in life
If you're screaming about DEI you likely have all the privilege and none of the struggle
In a true democracy everyone participates and has rights
Equity is bad only when it's you with the privilege and you want to keep your position in life
If you're screaming about DEI you likely have all the privilege and none of the struggle
In a true democracy everyone participates and has rights
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
PSA For you "DEI is bad" people
Equity is bad only when it's you with the privilege and you want to keep your position in life
If you're screaming about DEI you likely have all the privilege and none of the struggle
In a true democracy everyone participates and has rights
Equity is bad only when it's you with the privilege and you want to keep your position in life
If you're screaming about DEI you likely have all the privilege and none of the struggle
In a true democracy everyone participates and has rights