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Econ prof at Laurier. Opinions my own.

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My main use for AI is explaining tweets that I don’t understand

12.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran tells world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel as it fires on merchant ships Iran said the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel as its forces attacked merchant ships on Wednesday in the blockaded Gulf.

Things seem like they’re going well

11.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see a lot of people pronouncing Claude as claw-ed. It really should be cl-oh-ed. If you’re going to use a French name you should pronounce it the French way.

Also I feel like they missed a golden opportunity to call it Claude Caude

07.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My battery is already charged

07.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone want to buy a pickup????

06.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems it’s not a great time to own a gas guzzler

06.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

Apparently a contrarian take, but this is not great. In Vancouver it’ll be dark until 9am at the winter solstice, and that’s no fun. Even worse up north. It was like that when I lived in Winnipeg, and I found it miserable.

02.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I watch a lot of stupid cop shows, and one really wild thing I’ve learned is that in some states the police can draw your blood on the side of the road if they suspect drinking and driving????

27.02.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Family of woman who died in Highway 8 flyover crash pursuing legal action Nearly a month after a woman died when her vehicle veered off a flyover ramp in Kitchener, her family is still searching for answers and accountability.

I hope the family wins a boatload of money for this

26.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If the guy that played Booger dies anytime soon I’m going to be really sad

24.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert Carradine, actor in β€˜Revenge of the Nerds’ and β€˜Lizzie McGuire,’ dies at 71 Robert Carradine,Β known for his roles in β€œThe Long Riders,” β€œRevenge of the Nerds” and the television series β€œLizzie McGuire,” has died at 71, his management company told CNN.

Surprised not to see more posts about by kids of the 70s and 80s. Revenge of the Nerds is a classic*

*except a few very problematic parts

24.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' above them . ALT: a black and white drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' above them .

The guy’s already on thin ice

24.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This isn’t going to be good for Matthews in Toronto

24.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But if you can’t trim your toenails on the subway, where can you do it????

24.02.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sure, Canada lost this one. But, also here’s the medal history by country for men’s hockey

22.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadians waking up early for the hockey game:

Also me literally every morning:

22.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was damn good

21.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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To this day I don’t understand what sport chocolate is, but it tastes pretty good

21.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

But wait, based on Trump’s logic, shouldn’t the refund go to the foreign countries who β€œpaid” the tariffs?

21.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone want to hit the bars with me tomorrow at 6am, get blasted, and then not watch the hockey game?

21.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing to me that that US is just letting this sort of blatant corruption happen

20.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, curling is so boring

19.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Only way to describe Ontario’s PSE funding policy change is regressive AF

16.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Based on Reddit, Doug Ford changing OSAP to have 25% cap on grants is going over like a lead zeppelin

13.02.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

12.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 14364 πŸ” 2000 πŸ’¬ 561 πŸ“Œ 194

Wow, Bondi is such a vile person

11.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Open Banking Now Launching In Canada: What It Means For You And Banks Canada’s 2026 open banking mandate ends the era of data silos. Learn how new rules will spark a war for your business and change how you bank.

Finally. The user experience with finance apps has been extremely bad up to now.

11.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve known people with two dishwashers that use them in exactly this way

11.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it was baseball. Didn’t play that either

10.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada and the U.S. will β€œimmediately” start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich.

What’s the over/under on days until Trump TACOs?

10.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0