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“The best dividends on the labor invested have been invariably come from seeking more knowledge rather than more power”
Orville and Wilbur Wright
March 12, 1906
49ers announcer Greg Papa’s heart is giving out but filled with hope sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers…
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Jeff Smith is a real hero.
A Belleville Police officer who put himself in harm’s way protecting our community.
Please pray for Jeff, his family and his fellow officers.
Our community is behind you, Jeff. Stay strong. Keep fighting. Come home to your family.
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Can the B.C. election come after the Quebec election, Alberta referendum, Toronto election and Vancouver election?
Sincerely, an exhausted newspaper editor
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This man was revived from no vital signs by firefighters using CPR. That is a skill anyone can learn. Each town and city has a course you can take. It usually lasts a day. Imagine being able to save a person’s life, perhaps a relative. It’s worth the investment of one day if your life. The alternative is to stand there helplessly while someone dies. Just do it.
ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ma…
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Mongolian Girl Has a Laugh with her Camel.
The little girl’s name is Butedmaa and she was just 5 when this picture was taken in 2003 by photographer Han Chengli, who titled it “Inner Mongolian Child”.
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The U.S. embassy used to send me to talk to German middle school-aged students so the kids could “Ask an American” whatever they wanted
The most common questions were:
-Are cheerleaders real? / what are they for?
-Are cowboys real?
-Do people really go to (high school) football games?
-Have you ever been on a yellow school bus?
-Explain prom/homecoming and prom queens
-Do you have health insurance?
-Do you have a gun?
-Have you ever shot anyone?
-Why are you not fat?
-Did you vote for Trump?
The average person’s life in America is something everyone else just sees in the movies
Marshall MacLuhan didn’t have this in mind when coining “the medium is the message.” But Orwell did when he wrote “Ministry of Truth.”
Cabinet will press ahead with internet regulation, says Prime Minister.
Bill #C34 is 3rd attempt to regulate speech in name of “social stability.”
“We are fighting for Canada to lead the world in building the smart, safe digital tools.” — @MarkJCarney
blacklocks.ca/must-regulate-…
@CdnHeritage @CRTCeng #cdnpoli
Tell you’ve never supply chained without telling me you’ve never supply chained Jen. A journo mocks a landed commodity vital to Sask. interests for kicks on this hellscape of a website.
Maybe. Let’s see if it makes agility and self organized teams more productive. It likely will incrementally, which is a good thing.
Earlier this year, Amazon experienced a thirteen-hour outage attributed to AI-generated code, according to reporting in the Financial Times.
The issue wasn't that AI is bad at writing code. Generative AI increases the speed of code generation, but that speed doesn't extend to the review, testing, and deployment that come after it. When generation outpaces comprehension, latent bugs accumulate, and pressure to ship faster shrinks the time available to catch them.
Signals & Levers: Systems Thinking Tools to Unblock Software Delivery by Elisabeth Hendrickson and Joel Tosi maps this as a reinforcing loop, and shows how organizations seeing real gains from AI are counterbalancing it: small testable components, reliable automated testing, and strong production observability and rollback practices.
The system hasn't changed. Only the stakes have.
Read the full piece for the causal model behind it, drawn from the book's final chapter.
buff.ly/OKExHsD
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Synagogue shooting - had premeditation based on target and location and timing. Consistent with terror to pick special dates for attack. Appears suspect was going to the front to enter when taken out. Lone Wolf's are very rare, usually accompanied by instigators, encouragement. So who was shooter, who was he associated with and to? How many rounds with him? Communications need deep dive. Also not unusual for a left "statement" by writings left at scene or posted online in some manifesto claim, did this one go that far? Will Canada and Jewish community be kept in dark? Previous synagogue shooting tied to Iran influence. This person I don't think expected to live from this one if he was trying to enter. Could this have been Canada's Bondi Beach?
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Marine Corps Colonel: "Captain Williams, I want to give you these orders, they relieve you from active duty in the Marine Corps Reserve and assign you to your home.
Ted, I understand that your future address is Fenway Park, is that correct?"
Ted Williams: "Well, as of now, that's where I'm scheduled to go, Colonel.
I plan on being up there tomorrow, and needless to say I'm anxious to see if I can still hit.
With the young club the Red Sox have, if I can swing a bat at all, maybe I can help the team.
I certainly hope so."
Ted Williams.
Williams checks out with guard at Marine Barracks in Washington D.C. after being released from active duty!
After returning from missing three seasons for military service, in which Ted Williams won three medals of valor, Williams hit a home run on the day he returned.
For the season he hit .342/.497/.667 with 38 home runs.
Led the league in runs, walks, total bases, OBP, SLG, and OPS and won the MVP.
Seems important! Thanks @hollyanndoan
A simple but serious error affecting outcome of an election should count as an irregularity under @ElectionsCan_E Act, rules Supreme Court. @BlocQuebecois lost Terrebonne riding but set legal precedent.
blacklocks.ca/lost-seat-but-…
#cdnpoli
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Kenny found joy in life.
He loved to smile & laugh. He was playful. That was his best quality 💙
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Caledon, Ontario:
These two stole all the bags of firewood available for sale roadside for the second time in less than a month.
They have enough money for a +$100k Denali pickup but would rather steal than pay people for their hard work.
Make them famous, these people are turning Canada into a low trust society.
