James Boxall

So much winning... Love it!

"We're going through a struggle for our democracy."

Wow. Blunt.

Interesting how at MSC, Sen (D-MI) Elissa Slotkin addresses Ukraine and US support "in case you haven't noticed, we're going through things at home."

Maybe that's part of Trump strategy. Get Russia what it wants by distracting everyone at home to show why there's no need to be involved in Europe.

You may be the only one to know. But, we'll lay down the red carpet for you. Some of us GIS folks are especially partial to Redlands folks :-)

But....while C-3 is a positive, we also have the negative of severe and detrimental cuts to foreign student visas. We give on one side, take on the other.

This organization calling themselves “stop the property tax hike” are landlords.

The same landlords who set your rent.

They’re willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on facebook ads, but not willing to pay their fare share of taxes!

Wait...wasn't/isn't it the strongest higher ed nation?
Gee...guess you don't like being #1

Good heavens. To have to fix that is such a sad statement on so many levels. But good rewrite (and honest, did not know acting bit...nor would it matter!).

Watching Munich Security Conference (yeah, hours of my life I won't get back, but gladly). Takeaway is Canada is on right track. Some decisions to come will be tough and $$$ (F-35). But closer ties can be good on both sides of the Atlantic, enhancing NATO and economies (a NATO with less of US).

As one in need, you'll get no argument here :-)

Index RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.

Press freedom. Interesting spatial distribution from a geopolitical perspective. Of top 50, 29 are in Europe. USA in 57 Below Sierra Leone and above Gambia. Canada is 21st just outside the European powerhouse. rsf.org/en/index

Besides me, I wonder how many people have watched the key sessions in full rather than the filtered messaging from media (not that the Guardian piece wasn't accurate). I always find it important to watch the full videos to see body language and tone, and audience reactions. But hey, I remain a geek

What happened after this tiny island banned plastic The tiny island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific is waging war on plastic, one piece at a time.

What do you do when you believe - know - you live in paradise?
You ban plastics. We went the other way.
www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

Will this be the first European city to ban cars? Paris is rethinking its future. Ideas range from a ban on cars to a new '15-minute city'.

For Halifax and the car culture. Oh how Paris may be one to follow - their solution will be unique either way. www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

But some days are "interesting." Christian group giving hot chocolate on one corner, Hari Krishnas on other, and Mormon missionaries walking down the sidewalk "what to come to church with me?" Halifax. Ah god love ya.

I love the corner I live on (but only on days that end in "Y").
I can wake up seeing the Gardens outside my window. And near misses I see all day long at the intersection of SP and SGR. Then there's the two guys always smoking dope in the bus shelter. Changes of seasons sees changes too.

Halifax is not the most accessible to begin with.

Did you know? Halifax Transit will quickly become far less accessible if Halifax Council approves the reduction in snow clearing service for transit stops and sidewalks.

Before You Buy AI for Your Campus, Read This Does your institution need to buy AI?

There's much talk about universities buying expensive AI licenses, but will students even use them? Arguments about access, equity, and security are often part of the marketing used to sell AI, but these become meaningless if students don't stop using free AI open.substack.com/pub/marcwatk...

But, but, but more cars and traffic jams makes it look like we are a busy city, full of people coming and going. "Growth is good" (if i recall tim and andy correctly).

Gotta admit, first time in my life I've lost all respect and trust in Muni and Prov governments.

The problem is a couple of people can phone a mayor (on private cell) and let them know what they want. The rest of us?

Favourite line of the day!

"Hey Jeff Bezos: Maybe get on one of your rocket ships and point it downward. Straight to hell."

No swiping involved: the AI dating apps promising to find your soulmate Agentic AI apps first interview you and then give you limited matches selected for ‘similarity and reciprocity of personality’

Sorry. No. I'm stuck in another century and I prefer it that way.
Serendipity is underappreciated.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

Media, sorry I mean journalism, has been under attack for some time, perhaps the start of peak decline being the creation of "alt-facts" in 2017. I recall hearing that and thinking, "we'll, here comes the abyss."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

London is planning a massive pedestrianization of Oxford Street. Makes SGR effort look kiddy time.

🤣 That means the rest of the planet becomes a park!

How deaf can our "leaders" be to not know the vast majority of us are sick of who runs the show. But I feel for them. It's like the growth in their wealth has been stagnant, less than inflation and far less than average wage growth.

That's a wild idea. Heresy! Purchasing services?
Even worse, the thought of pooling the subscriptions to enhance the infrastructure is just too hypothetical.

Plus, car-free streets lower crime rates, increase property values, build a sense of community. allow more patios for eateries, street fairs, air quality, noise, easier to enhance accessibility, tourists prefer it. Gee....too bad there's nothing positive.

What else on a holiday weekend? Also the evidence where businesses see increases as streets turned over to pedestrians. One business owner told me. "No cars means no business" "how many cars come into your shop? 70% is tourist." it's a culture blinded by few facts and less imagination.

Not cynical. Insightful.