Jason Cameron

Fostering innovation and equity for great city building. Pronouns: He/Him

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

I’m definitely @jaycameron on Bluesky from here on out.

https://t.co/dgX0kKs3hD

[Kel 🧡 @hockeywithkel]

I need to know who this diva was last night. ABSOLUTE ICON

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@dplouffe1 @RickBellwrites The war on choice begins.

[LiveWireCalgary @LiveWireCalgary]

Data and feelings don't always tell the same story, and it often didn't in the Calgary rezoning hearing, writes Serene Yew in the latest LWC Perspectives piece. And yes, there's data. Lots of it. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

https://t.co/hMacZDHL10

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@BoredElonMusk As of 2025, California ranks 13th lowest in the nation for public employees per capita, with 491.6 per 10,000 residents,

Over the last 50 years the growth of public employment did not keep pace, resulting in a lower per capita ratio than in the mid-20th century.

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@ABDanielleSmith The Premier's commitment to protect girls is so exciting! I can't wait to see how this gov plans on ensuring girls and women are protected from discrimination, enforcing equal pay and enshrining total autonomy of their own bodies... or is this just performative bullshit?

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@cmcalgary Brilliantly put. Thanks for sharing.

[Ms. Lutzmann @MsLutzmann]

Don’t EVER let any UCP MLAs use OECD data from 2022 PISA tests to try to pretend that Alberta’s education hasn’t already crumbled under their governance without also asking them what the OECD 2024 TALIS test determined about teachers’ working conditions. #abpoli #abed #cdnpoli

[Defence Research and Development Canada @DRDC_RDDC]

Submit your proposal for the Drone surge: Scaling tactical UAS manufacturing for modern defence challenge by October 8. Don’t miss out on submitting your #DefenceIDEaS for a chance to receive funding. https://t.co/Kjl9MmGVt1

[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

“We don’t like being used! It’s not about Poilievre or me. It’s about a voice for my neighbours in Battleriver-Crowfoot! I want to do this as much as I wanted to go to Afghanistan and get shot at but I can’t sit idle when I see injustice!”

#Cndpoli #AB https://t.co/QK6HlLODj7

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

Looks like the AB gov is coming around on bike lanes!!! Or they are gaslighting themselves.

[Alberta Government @YourAlberta]

The Alberta government is building 90 new schools across the province. Let’s make every day bike-to-school day.

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@ThePunnyWorld This tracks…

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

This is what we should expect from our candidates... long form explanations of policy direction. Seems more mature than silly slogans.

[Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhoganyyc]

The CBC provides Canadian news and tells Canadian stories. It's an important part of cultural sovereignty.

A strong CBC is at the heart of a strong Canada.

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@ScottCrockatt unlike :( I WAS so much closer to retirement than you. I should not have invested EVERYTHING into POS (Pacific Ocean Shipping).

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

Another season of @TransAlta messing with their own water schedule for the Kananaskis river leaving our @ab_whitewater kids high and dry. Their 5pm scheduled practice was delayed until dusk because TransAlta doesn’t care about river users in their own provincial park.@YourAlberta

[Yvonne Pilon @YvonnePilon]

The Rise of 'Buy Canadian': Some of the Made in Canada Tech Tools I Use - and Why Supporting Canadian Tech Matters! #cdntech https://t.co/KhkHgfxjxv

[U Calgary @UCalgary]

#UCalgary alums co-founded CarbonStone Designs, a startup that pushes the boundaries of 3D printing by crafting custom moulds and using sustainable concrete to create models, trophies and other objects https://t.co/VYuNQQoxP8

[Town of Wainwright @TownWainwright]

This Saturday, March 1st is the deadline to apply for the September 2025 intake of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program in Wainwright—a pathway to becoming a Registered Nurse!

Apply at: https://t.co/WuoEPxRkyI

Got questions? Contact [email protected]

[Jason Cameron @JayCyyc]

@BizCouncilAB How does this reflect the greater role public servants play in making our society equitable? The much higher levels of employees working in private American hospitals and schools esp (PSIs) would skew this data. Should look at specific roles not overall.

[Jason YYC @Jason___YYC]

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