Western Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individualism. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me alive. Tech and/or tech adjacent. Politics matter.
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Last Notes npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "AI’s vaunted productivity gains should free up plenty of capital to finance a four-day workweek. And they could fund tuition-free AI job re-skilling programs and a guaranteed income policy that protects households from AI-related job loss." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Concert review: hypnotic Angine de Poitrine exceeds hype at Fan Park npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck GitHub AI agent leaks private repos when asked nicely https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/07/github-ai-agent-leaks-private-repos-when-asked-nicely/5267924 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck “It’s like saying, ‘We will never look at independent science ever again. We’re totally satisfied with what the company gives us, and we don’t care what university researchers find’.” npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Lede: Party’s old guard abandons ‘blue no matter what’ banner to push for a more formal break with progressive wing npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Lede: Weekend house auction results and the official taxation data reveal the arguments from outraged conservatives are hollow npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck 75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are a Major Reason https://www.thedrive.com/news/75-more-pedestrians-have-been-killed-since-2009-giant-trucks-and-suvs-are-why npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Data center that vowed to avoid Colorado River water is now suing for 260 million gallons per year https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/data-center-vowed-avoid-colorado-143900694.html npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "People don't seem to understand what a farmer actually does." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Violence escalates in Israel amid ultra-Orthodox military draft protests https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/12/violence-escalates-in-israel-amid-ultra-orthodox-military-draft-protests npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "According to the study, socioeconomic factors accounted for about 16 per cent of the variation seen in measures of brain function, a larger share than any other category examined." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck " ... In deal after deal across American sports, it’s the same playbook in which the public funds a venue, and the owner uses it to serve a wealthier, smaller crowd." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "Italian prosecutors are investigating Montgomery, Alabama-based Caddell Construction, a major builder of U.S. diplomatic missions. Two of its managers in Italy were arrested this month on suspicion of labor exploitation, one while boarding a flight to leave the country and another planning to flee, prosecutors said." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/most-new-us-ai-data-centers-are-going-up-on-drought-land npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "The wet-bulb limit is not something happening in the future in a place most people will never visit. It has already been reached, repeatedly, in cities where people live and work." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Don't want to starve or become homeless? You might lack ambition! npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "Mamdani has expressed his desire for a social housing system like in Vienna or Singapore. But city government lacks the funding, and the federal government has also pulled away from building public housing in recent decades. Instead, the private sector has been incentivized to build affordable housing." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/04/palantir-wins-9m-contract-to-run-uk-firearms-licensing-cia-backed-biz-to-hold-gun-bomb-and-poison-records/5251132 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/england-drought-9.7216712 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck ‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/witnessing-the-disappearance-of-indonesia-eternity-glaciers npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Crows keep giving 'thank you gifts' to B.C. woman https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/sawatsky-sign-off/article/woman-who-rescued-injured-crow-keeps-getting-thank-you-gifts-from-other-birds/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "U.S. neighbourhoods near data centres have seen a 267-per-cent increase in electricity costs and it’s not hard to see how that’s inconvenient to residents. The situation has implications and opportunities for investors." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Smith opens door to amending constitution to alter treaty rights | National Post npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/florida-biologist-fired-charlie-kirk-post-wins-settlement npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Funny headline, but haven't actually read it yet. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Well done, Angus npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "What do you think is the biggest myth in the debate about public and private schooling in Australia? npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Have they tried privatization npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck 'It has been devastating,' U.S. spirits group says about Canadian alcohol boycotts https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/american-alcohol-boycotts-bans-canada-trade-war-nslc-nova-scotia-9.7194289 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Woodlands County: Wildfire evacuation order issued in Alberta https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/wildfire-evacuation-order-issued-for-county-northwest-of-edmonton/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck MORE socialist utopia radicalism! /s 😅 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Spain asks European Commission to block US sanctions on ICC | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/spain-asks-european-commission-block-us-sanctions-icc-2026-05-06/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck ‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/03/youre-not-one-of-us-are-you-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-survived-two-weeks-in-a-russian-dugout npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Quebec ‘anti-patch’ law targets Hells Angels npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Industry lobbies would disagree? npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Lede: Nitrates, largely from agricultural runoff, are linked to cancers and birth defects. Research says areas with factory farms have higher levels of risk. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Oil producers to begin unveiling profits and spending plans https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-wti-iran-q1-earnings-oil-9.7176422 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "Every time I move somewhere developers want it. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck as a night person, I prefer ST for the morning people. Irrational? npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "But of course, we know how this story ends. The games will go on, FIFA will make its US$11-billion and host cities will try and justify the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars they spent to host a party for the wealthy." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck “Don’t just follow other provinces on whatever they’re doing. Let’s look at the science. The science is very clear, we should be on standard time all year round and it solves all of those problems” npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "For example, Canadian Natural Resources Limited made $10.8 billion in profits in 2025. CNRL has more than enough money to clean up every orphan site itself and still walk away with more than $9 billion in profits, and that’s just one company." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "In Canada, we expect, Canadians expect everyone to step up and do their parts. But instead, we have oil and gas, which is largely foreign-owned, largely U.S.-owned, who aren’t doing their part. All they’re doing is increasing our emissions and demanding subsidies" npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Smart glasses were used to capture login credentials as part of $500K fraud: police https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/04/17/suspects-used-smart-glasses-other-ai-tools-to-commit-organized-retail-fraud-across-gta-toronto-police/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Lede: Health secretary and chef Robert Irvine claim Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply if they shopped better npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck US states can't account for datacenter tax breaks. Literally • The Register https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/us_states_gaap_datacenters/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "Ticks are active any time the temperature is consistently above freezing and there isn't any snow on the ground, reads a statement on the Government of Canada's website." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck 😬 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Alberta rejects federal nature strategy, redefines protected land npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck The oil short bets insider trading must just be a nice bonus, then. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Australia's economy is underpinned by housing, which is why housing won't get cheaper, super boss warns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/australia-economy-underpinned-by-housing-paul-schroder/106550386 npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck More than 200 arrests at Palestine Action demonstration https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp38z9lylddo npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Blame data centers | PBS News https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/states-are-struggling-to-meet-their-clean-energy-goals-blame-data-centers npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Gotta love solving non-existent problems. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Irreconcilable differences: Canadian cultural tourism to the US experiences a steep decline - The Art Newspaper https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/06/canadian-cultural-tourism-united-states-decline-political-tensions npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "First of all, an efficient electric tractor only needs around 1/3 of that diesel – just 110 MWh over 35 days – if you eliminate the thermal inefficiencies of internal combustion engines. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck "Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who hath found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead." npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck “The result is that everybody these days in AI is talking about agentic systems — systems that can produce actions in the world — and almost none of those systems at the moment are capable of predicting the outcome… of their actions ... It's a very bad way to produce an action… if you're not able to predict the consequences of it. In fact, it might be dangerous.” npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Extensive testing validates reuse of 23-year-old second-life polycrystalline solar modules https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/31/extensive-testing-validates-reuse-of-23-year-old-second-life-polycrystalline-solar-modules/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck 2024... Sigh. npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521256-ai-data-centres-can-warm-surrounding-areas-by-up-to-9-1c/ npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck ‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/28/its-fired-people-up-support-grows-including-within-labor-for-new-gas-tax-to-curb-wartime-profits npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck International law is not broken; our commitment to and defence of it is npub1ywu9rc4ekhnal65wdkfr3fmaz8sp6expqgfqrjx7vfhc0q06teaq4pft2d Ron Dyck Canada's Left Is In Crisis. Can Avi Lewis Revive It? | The Nation
