Racing toward danger
MIT’s Dr. Peter S. Park and academics associated with the Center for AI Safety examined deception by Artificial Intelligence. They conclude that increased capabilities of AI pose a serious risk…
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Plague Update: I’m Not Disabled, But I Expect To Be Someday
For someone who has literally died, I’m in good health. My short bout with death a decade ago left its mark, and a computer in my chest, but overall I…
Cap’n, my Cap’n, what happened to you?
On one of my infrequent trips to the grocery store, I found myself scanning the cereal aisle, looking for an age-appropriate cereal that wouldn’t set me back seven dollars. Unfortunately,…
CBC: Media Sponge for Loblaws PR
The CBC is helping Loblaws try to be big corporate softies. Continue the boycott of Loblaws, please. The post CBC: Media Sponge for Loblaws PR first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Speaker Concerned Minister Wants A Gun In Legislative Assembly
Scott Moe wanted a whole new security arm of the Legislature set up, but he also says he didn’t know the Speaker has been concerned about safety in the Legislative…
Boy names for 2023, from Aabnay to Zyre
Last week, I took a look at the interesting names given to children-assigned-female-at-birth, formerly known as girls. This week, let us peruse the 6,630 different boy names of 2023. The…
Plague Update: 40% Chance After only 3 Infections
What is Tik Tok and the news not telling you? “The pile of evidence continues to build that you don’t want to catch Covid. Moderna recently released a report confirming…
Why Is A Dollar Not A Dollar?
A dollar should be treated like a dollar when it comes to income. So why all the jumping and yelling about the new capital gains INCLUSION rate? The post Why…
Seems Bad To Flood All Coastal Cities
CC @AleanaYoung and the entire @Sask_NDP who think it's 1999 and we can mess around with methane, instead of 2024 with #ZeroYears left to hit 1.5° to stay alive. #skpoli…
The baby girl’s name list 2023, from A to Zrylie
Every year, the government of Alberta does something that even Danielle Smith can’t ruin: the baby name list. I love this list, not only because it is vastly amusing and…
Green New Deal: “A socialist plot to take away your ice cream.”
By consensus, climate scientists believe that future restorative actions will be futile if policies followed today are insufficient. In our daily lives, we routinely limit or reduce potential harms. However,…
PoiLIEvre Shows Just How F*ed We’ll All Be Next Year
PoiLIEvre is overstepping his confidence … hopefully it will backfire on him. The post PoiLIEvre Shows Just How F*ed We’ll All Be Next Year first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Upcoming policies from future Alberta Prime Minster Danielle Smith
Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to how Alberta educational institutions may accept research money from the federal government. “For too long, the Trudeau government has given research money based…
Saving the world one bag at a time
Before the federal government and The People’s Republic of Edmonton declared war on paper or plastic bags, stores would provide customers with bags, gratis, to tote away their purchases. Hey,…
Questions of Foreign Influence … Raised by the Americans in the Room
If the foreign influence inquiry is going to be useful, let’s investigate the source of funds for all of the angry mobs sprouting up across Canada. The post Questions of…
Provincial Politics And Other Bad Things
Was inspired to add a new blog entry by a Conservative troll, just like the old days. Prove it. — John "Saskboy" Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) April 4, 2024 === https://t.co/cc91yKhRDy #onpoli…
I am now a grandfather. Congratulate me.
As of March 15th at about 1:45p.m. – the Ides of March, whatever that means – I crossed the last threshold into senior citizenship. I am now a grandfather, and,…
Day tripping
A one-day return trip from the lower mainland to Victoria had us leaving North Vancouver about 5:30 am. That put us in the Tsawwassen terminal early enough to confirm our…
Ford Shatters the Myth of the ‘Fiscal Conservative’
Ford’s new budget offers new evidence that the myth of ‘fiscal conservatism’ is just that: a myth. The post Ford Shatters the Myth of the ‘Fiscal Conservative’ first appeared on…
Why Brian Mulroney looks so good today
Have I ever told you about the time I met Brian Mulroney? It was 1984, and Mulroney was running to replace the exhausted and deeply unpopular Pierre Trudeau/John Turner government.…