Aird Flavelle 🇨🇦
@airdflavelle.bsky.social
I am an Advocate for small gov’t & economic capitalism ..... but with that model, corporate social & environmental responsibility need to be legislated.🟢
Abbotsford, B.C. Canada
Abbotsford, B.C. Canada
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it took a couple of days to find the appropriate BlueSky accounts to follow in news, aviation, local politics and community but now I am happy to stay here.
I asked ChatGPT about the impacts of A.I. on the next ten years. It came back with an amazing list...
It's too big to post here, but please do try it (you don't really have to open an account, sign in, or provide an email address):
chatgpt.com
It's too big to post here, but please do try it (you don't really have to open an account, sign in, or provide an email address):
chatgpt.com
ChatGPT
ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.
chatgpt.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I asked ChatGPT about the impacts of A.I. on the next ten years. It came back with an amazing list...
It's too big to post here, but please do try it (you don't really have to open an account, sign in, or provide an email address):
chatgpt.com
It's too big to post here, but please do try it (you don't really have to open an account, sign in, or provide an email address):
chatgpt.com
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Abusers are remotely accessing cars to track their partners’ movements, lock them out of a vehicle, and stop the cars from travelling outside a perimeter. #national
‘Like science fiction’: How smart cars are being weaponised by violent men
Abusers are remotely accessing cars to track their partners’ movements, lock them out of a vehicle, and stop the cars from travelling outside a perimeter. #national
www.theage.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Abusers are remotely accessing cars to track their partners’ movements, lock them out of a vehicle, and stop the cars from travelling outside a perimeter. #national
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Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Robert Putnam has explanations for so much of the decades-long decline in community living. He calls it "Social Capital"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgQ...
OFFICIAL TRAILER | JOIN OR DIE
YouTube video by Abramorama
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November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Robert Putnam has explanations for so much of the decades-long decline in community living. He calls it "Social Capital"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgQ...
Abbotsford, B.C. has an Arts and Culture Grants program!
www.abbotsford.ca/culture-grants
www.abbotsford.ca/culture-grants
Arts & Culture Grant Program | City of Abbotsford
www.abbotsford.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Abbotsford, B.C. has an Arts and Culture Grants program!
www.abbotsford.ca/culture-grants
www.abbotsford.ca/culture-grants
Free Christmas meals 2025 in Abbotsford, B.C.
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cdn.cyberimpact.com/clients/3423...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Free Christmas meals 2025 in Abbotsford, B.C.
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Here is a marvellous example of how we try to make Abbotsford, B.C. a better place.
cdn.cyberimpact.com/clients/3423...
cdn.cyberimpact.com/clients/3423...
cdn.cyberimpact.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Here is a marvellous example of how we try to make Abbotsford, B.C. a better place.
cdn.cyberimpact.com/clients/3423...
cdn.cyberimpact.com/clients/3423...
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Lethbridge police are taking action against drivers who have illegal window tints and the businesses that install them #yql #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘Zero tolerance’: Lethbridge police combat illegal window tints
Lethbridge police are cracking down on drivers who have installed illegal window tints on their vehicles, saying the offences have led to at least two serious pedestrian collisions in that city.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lethbridge police are taking action against drivers who have illegal window tints and the businesses that install them #yql #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Severe thunderstorms have battered south-east Queensland recently, cutting off power and causing extensive damage. #national #queensland
Why there’s so much hail this season and what makes it ‘knobbly’
Severe thunderstorms have battered south-east Queensland recently, cutting off power and causing extensive damage. #national #queensland
www.theage.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Severe thunderstorms have battered south-east Queensland recently, cutting off power and causing extensive damage. #national #queensland
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I find myself thinking about bowling, and the value of social capital more generally.
youtu.be/XKgQr6fhbxE?...
youtu.be/XKgQr6fhbxE?...
OFFICIAL TRAILER | JOIN OR DIE
YouTube video by Abramorama
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I find myself thinking about bowling, and the value of social capital more generally.
youtu.be/XKgQr6fhbxE?...
youtu.be/XKgQr6fhbxE?...
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Meanwhile people like Will Stancil will post about how suburbs are “proven consumer preference”.
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meanwhile people like Will Stancil will post about how suburbs are “proven consumer preference”.
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
There is an absolutely wonderful group called "Fraser Valley Climate Action". They do exactly that......
Check them out:
bsky.app/profile/fvca...
Check them out:
bsky.app/profile/fvca...
bsky.app
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
There is an absolutely wonderful group called "Fraser Valley Climate Action". They do exactly that......
Check them out:
bsky.app/profile/fvca...
Check them out:
bsky.app/profile/fvca...
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“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
It is very heartening to see that the City of Surrey is moving towards safer road use.
Now, about those bike/scooter lanes......
abbynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
Now, about those bike/scooter lanes......
abbynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
Surrey council votes to reduce speed limits - Abbotsford News
It’s also lobbying the provincial government to lower the default speed on roads to 40 km/h
abbynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It is very heartening to see that the City of Surrey is moving towards safer road use.
Now, about those bike/scooter lanes......
abbynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
Now, about those bike/scooter lanes......
abbynews.com/2025/11/18/s...
Saturday Nov 22, 11:30 to 15:00, Abbotsford's Community Services has an open house and tour of their recycling facility on Valley Rd (off Hwy 11, near Bateman).
archway.ca/news/recycli...
archway.ca/news/recycli...
Archway Recycling Program Contract Ended After 42 years : Archway Community Services
The Archway Recycling Program contract will conclude by the end of the year. The program is seeking new job opportunities for their 62 staff.
archway.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Saturday Nov 22, 11:30 to 15:00, Abbotsford's Community Services has an open house and tour of their recycling facility on Valley Rd (off Hwy 11, near Bateman).
archway.ca/news/recycli...
archway.ca/news/recycli...
I couldn't count how may times the "Wayback Machine" has been a wonderful resource for me!
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved
Just blocks from the Presidio of San Francisco, the national park at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, stands a gleaming white building, its façade adorned with eight striking gothic columns.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I couldn't count how may times the "Wayback Machine" has been a wonderful resource for me!
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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A grey Saturday morning on the Fraser River at Matsqui Regional Trail Park in #Abbotsford.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A grey Saturday morning on the Fraser River at Matsqui Regional Trail Park in #Abbotsford.
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil, new analysis has found.
One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to the analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition, raising serious questions about the corporate capture and credibility of the annual Cop negotiations. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
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Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
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The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
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The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
I am learning about (and how to use) A.I.
Today I was astonished at the quality of the ChatGPT response when i asked:
"decades ago I'd never heard of a homeless street camper, but today they are ubiquitous in cities around the world. Why?"
Today I was astonished at the quality of the ChatGPT response when i asked:
"decades ago I'd never heard of a homeless street camper, but today they are ubiquitous in cities around the world. Why?"
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I am learning about (and how to use) A.I.
Today I was astonished at the quality of the ChatGPT response when i asked:
"decades ago I'd never heard of a homeless street camper, but today they are ubiquitous in cities around the world. Why?"
Today I was astonished at the quality of the ChatGPT response when i asked:
"decades ago I'd never heard of a homeless street camper, but today they are ubiquitous in cities around the world. Why?"
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This chart is wild. Near vertical direction on solar capacity globally, led by China.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This chart is wild. Near vertical direction on solar capacity globally, led by China.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.