Saturday, October 31, 2020

When did "pardon?" turn into "huh?"

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So, when did it become acceptable for people to say "huh?" instead of "pardon?", "sorry", "excuse me?...

Some ancient civilizations you may never have heard of

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You've probably heard of ancient civilizations like the Sumerians, the Maya, the Minoans, etc, but are you familiar with these lesser-kn...

Cadillac Fairview's mall cameras are way less intrusive than many other marketing practices

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Mall owner Cadillac Fairview has been slapped on the wrist for using facial recognition software and extracting "sensitive biometric in...
Friday, October 30, 2020

An election horror story for Halloween

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With Halloween just around the corner, and the US election just a few days later, here's a horror story to keep you up at night. It'...

Why isn't Canada a signatory to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?

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The United Nations' 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons  (TPNW) makes it illegally for signatory countries to "develo...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

(Very few) world leaders voice support for Donald Trump

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A very few world leaders are bucking the trend and voicing their support for Donald Trump in the upcoming US election. Just who these peopl...

Nxivn cult grinds to a hold

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While I am in the process of explaining cults and conspiracies (like QAnon ), here's another head-scratching phenomenon that has been wa...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Mi'kmaq out-of-season lobster fishery not a conservation risk - yet

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I have been trying understand the two sides in the lobster fishing dispute that has been raging for some time now in southwestern Nova Scoti...