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Monthly Archives: September 2020
CPPIB’s fracking operation in U.S. raises questions
Oh Canada! How Canada’s largest pension fund is financing drilling along Colorado’s Front Range Colorado Independent By Daniel Glick, The Story Group -March 22, 2019 — For Globe and Mail subscribers CPPIB’s fracking operation in U.S. raises questions https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cppibs-ownership-of-crestone-raises-questions/ PREVIEW … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Oil and Gas
Tagged Canada, Colorado, CPP, CPPIB, Crestone, Encana, franking, investment board, Oil and Gas, Pension Plan
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‘Brainwashed’ podcast reveals the shocking true story behind a prolific conspiracy theory
Posted in Canada, History, international, News and politics
Tagged Abuse, brain washing, Canada, cia, experiments, illegal, mkultra, torture, US
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Apple location services causing network latency on WiFi with at least some Macbooks
Here is an issue with at least Mac OSX v10.13.4 and 10.14.1. Not sure if it affection iOS devices as well. The problem was still occuring on Mojave in 2018 but maybe fixed now. Macbook location services does a full … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet
Tagged Apple, interference, Location Services, locationd, MacBook, network latency, ping spikes, timezone, wifi
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5 Good Reasons to Spread Compost as a Part of Fall Lawn Care
One test if compost finished. Put three cups of compost in a sealed plastic bag. Let it stand overnight at room temperature. If the bag has expanded when you check in the morning, the compost is unfinished. Turn the pile … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Sustainability
Tagged compost, fall, finished, lawn care, organic, test
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$100,000 in bribes helped fraudulent Amazon sellers earn $100 million, DOJ says – Ars Technica
Looks like buyers need to be weary of even Amazon approved resellers at least in some categories. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/09/doj-amazon-workers-took-bribes-to-reinstate-sellers-of-dangerous-products/
Posted in Computers and Internet, Financial, international, justice, News and politics
Tagged amazon, bribes, crimes, doj charges, employee, fraud, resellers, suspended, United States, US
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Alberta RCMP charge driver allegedly sleeping in a self-driving, speeding Tesla on Highway 2
https://globalnews.ca/news/7340881/driver-sleeping-iself-driving-speeding-telsa-qeii/amp/ Not sure if they asleep or doing this for kicks as the officer claims the vehicle started to accelerate from about 140 to 150 once they put sirens on. Regardless a Tesla in autopilot mode checks for active driver … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, News and politics, Science & Technology
Tagged Alberta, asleep, driver, driver assist, rcmp, self driving, Tesla
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Fossil fuel demand has likely hit its peak, BP says – Globe and Mail
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Emma Graney Energy reporter Published September 14, 2020 For Subscribers Options to listen to or read article The article gives two different … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Canada, Financial, international, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Opinion, Science & Technology
Tagged Alberta, BP, Canada, demand, fossil fuel, gas, Oil Sands, peak oil, tar sands
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Facebook threatens to block news sharing for Australian users
Facebook threatens to block news sharing for Australian users https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-facebook-threatens-to-block-australian-news-sharing/ France is considering similar changes so digital platforms like Facebook and Google who benefit from news content being shared must contribute to the content. The Canadian government is considering changes … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Financial, international, News and politics, social media
Tagged Australia, Canada, content, contribution, creators, CRTC, Digital Platforms, Facebook, Financial, France, Google, news, Search Engine, Sharing, Snippets, YouTube
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