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Software developer, business analyst, life long learner, recovering whistleblower, father "People with passion can change the world" - Steve Jobs

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⚡️ “BC Housing Crisis” by @qlee50
Christy Clark CREATED #vanre Housing Crisis
Libs PROMOTED, PROFITTED
REWARDED her
https://t.co/LNI4HszhNT

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Went to the grocery store this morning

Bread, milk, eggs

$47.63

The screen asked if I'd like to round up to support a children's hospital

I pressed no

The cashier looked at me

The woman behind me looked at me

My wife looked at the ceiling

Again

This company made $14 billion last year

They can round up

Went to get gas after

The pump asked if I'd like to add $1 to support veterans

I support veterans

I pressed no

A $200 billion oil company asking me to fund their charity while I'm paying $3.89 a gallon

That's not philanthropy

That's outsourcing

Drove through for lunch

Taco Bell

The screen said "round up for education?"

A fast food company asking me to fund scholarships while paying their employees $11 an hour

I pressed no

My wife said "you know you're arguing with screens today"

She was right

But the screens started it

Went to the pharmacy

Picked up a prescription

$340 after insurance

The screen asked if I'd like to donate $1 to help families in need

I just paid $340 for a medication that costs $4 to manufacture

And now you want a dollar

I pressed no

The pharmacist said "it's just a dollar"

I said "it's never just a dollar"

She didn't respond

Got home

My wife said "you said no to a children's hospital, veterans, education, and families in need today"

I said "no. I said no to four corporations who want me to fund their goodwill so they can put it in their annual report"

She was quiet

Then she said "you're not wrong"

I said "I know"

She said "but you're still going to look like a monster"

I said "I'd rather look like a monster than quietly fund a billion-dollar company's PR strategy at the register"

She didn't disagree

But she didn't look at me either

Plz fix. Thx.

Sent from my iPhone

[604RAW @604RAW]

Hackers stole nearly 1,000TB of data from Telus Digital and are demanding $65 million 😳

Vancouver-based Telus Digital confirms a cybersecurity incident with unauthorized access to some of its systems.

The company is investigating with cyber forensics experts and law enforcement. No disruptions to customer services or connectivity have been reported.

The group ShinyHunters claims they used stolen credentials from a Salesloft Drift breach to access the systems over several months and took customer data, call records, source code, FBI background checks, financial information and voice recordings from Telus and its client companies.

The hackers sent extortion emails demanding $65 million in February. Telus has not responded to them.

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@604RAW @h0mebythesea @grok is Telus the only telecom that requests bank direct debit information instead of credit card? Is it true if hackers steal this information, they can empty your bank account and you will not be able stop or reverse the transaction vs a credit card that can be reversed?

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@MomodouTaal @impishchimp Stalin and Mao murdered their own citizens by taking their farmers land

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Rutgers University scientist Thierry Besançon just proved lasers can zap weeds as effectively as herbicides—without a single chemical!

In the first peer-reviewed East Coast trials (published June 2025 in Pest Management Science), Carbon Robotics' AI-guided LaserWeeder matched (or beat) conventional herbicides on spinach, peas, and beets.

Key wins:

- Pinpoint precision — zaps weeds 0.5 cm from crop seedlings with zero damage to the crop

- Up to 97% weed biomass reduction in tests
Better crop growth in some cases

- No herbicides = safer for workers, consumers, environment, and sidesteps resistant superweeds like Palmer amaranth

Besançon: "It’s pure physics. Just light energy targeting the weeds." Farmers with specialty crops (few herbicide options) are already interested.

Challenges: High cost (~$500K+), needs multiple passes, works best on small weeds—but tech is evolving fast (faster models coming).

This could revolutionize sustainable farming on the East Coast and beyond. No more "Roundup-ready" dependency?

What do you think—laser weeders the future, or too expensive/practical yet?

(From Rutgers/Cornell 2025 study + recent reports—game-changing ag tech!)

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@TheBettyRubble @JimChuong insurance company is a glorified collection service that can be replaced with technology or another % of income tax

1000s of insurance workers try to find creative ways to deny you service that you already pay for in order to justify bonuses is the ultimate dysfunctional system

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@DisrespectedThe Perhaps collaboration and understanding is a better left strategy than scorn, condescenion and outrage manufacturing

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@CB618444 He’s correct

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@naval Perhaps Biden should have invited Elon/Tesla to the EV awards

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@elonmusk Yes 💯

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@SydneyLWatson 💯 western democracy governments should be helping/supporting/protecting citizens

Authoritarian and communist governments are those that oppress citizens while ignoring/protecting criminals

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@Bratt_world @scoopercooper Well documented for almost a decade

https://t.co/D9ijmDZ6fx

[Shaun Newman Podcast @SNewmanPodcast]

This is f*cked up.

The Canadian government is helping people commit suicide.

They started with the terminally ill.

Now they're about to help depressed 20-year-olds end their lives.

Here's all you need to know about this horrifying new reality: 🧵

[Stephen Gordon @stephenfgordon]

Call me crazy, but I don't think we should get in the habit of giving governments the power to throw people in jail for saying things the government doesn't want to hear.

[Evan Amato @SirEvanAmato]

C.S. Lewis hated democracy.

He said it celebrates mediocrity over merit — and societies that do so are doomed to die.

Here's why, and what you can do to resist...

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@Nostalgia150360 @RealEmirHan Pixar peaked with Up intro

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@globeandmail There’s actual criminals that need to be targeted

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@MickamiousG @Morbidful Perhaps the 7 deserved it

[The Vancouver Sun @VancouverSun]

'It's a war zone down there': More than half of B.C.'s small businesses report surge in crime over last year https://t.co/07WePVkl2s

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@fopminui Someone raised her right