Stephen
@stephenhunt.ca
🇨🇦 Senior Director, IT & Facilities at Smith Engineering, Queen's University, where I try to figure out what these computer thingies are good for. Currently immortal. #ygk
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Got this from Facebook advertising a fitness program. Frankly the best way to shock them would be to play with a strange dog on a frozen lake with almost no clothes on.
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Got this from Facebook advertising a fitness program. Frankly the best way to shock them would be to play with a strange dog on a frozen lake with almost no clothes on.
Honestly I feel like anyone who actually eats these probably doesn't get sick very easily. ground.news/article/some...
Some Pepperoni and Bacon Pizza Pops Snacks Recalled Due to Possible E. Coli
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says several types of Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops are being recalled due to possible microbial contamination.
ground.news
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Honestly I feel like anyone who actually eats these probably doesn't get sick very easily. ground.news/article/some...
We had a beautiful remembrance at Queen’s U this morning, including a superb speech by one of our third-year students who pointed out, correctly, that not enough has changed yet for women.
Today is Canada's National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women. It marks the day in 1989 when 14 women at Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered by an "incel" (Proving that shit has a new name but is an old problem.)
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We had a beautiful remembrance at Queen’s U this morning, including a superb speech by one of our third-year students who pointed out, correctly, that not enough has changed yet for women.
Whatever US boycotting you were doing before, Canada, double it. The boy genius misappropriated Franklin. Wars have started over less.
‘Franklin the Turtle’ publisher slams Hegseth post joking about boat strike
Hegseth, who is under pressure over U.S. military attacks on alleged drug smugglers, shared a doctored image of the well-known character on social media.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Whatever US boycotting you were doing before, Canada, double it. The boy genius misappropriated Franklin. Wars have started over less.
"The suspect, an Afghan national granted asylum in the U.S. after reportedly serving in a CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary unit, is a textbook profile of the very kind of attacker this sprawling, multibillion dollar national (and homeland) security apparatus is supposed to catch."
The Government Killed National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom
Why the DC-deployed Guardswoman shot last week may never see justice
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The suspect, an Afghan national granted asylum in the U.S. after reportedly serving in a CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary unit, is a textbook profile of the very kind of attacker this sprawling, multibillion dollar national (and homeland) security apparatus is supposed to catch."
I swear the Wordle bot gets irritated when you guess the word faster than it does. "Well your skill wasn't very good and you got lucky."
E-dude, I guessed a word in three that only 16% of players got, and it took you four. Maybe a little "huzzah" would be appropriate.
E-dude, I guessed a word in three that only 16% of players got, and it took you four. Maybe a little "huzzah" would be appropriate.
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I swear the Wordle bot gets irritated when you guess the word faster than it does. "Well your skill wasn't very good and you got lucky."
E-dude, I guessed a word in three that only 16% of players got, and it took you four. Maybe a little "huzzah" would be appropriate.
E-dude, I guessed a word in three that only 16% of players got, and it took you four. Maybe a little "huzzah" would be appropriate.
This year I've given away thousands of dollars. To my RRSP.
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This year I've given away thousands of dollars. To my RRSP.
The choice seems clear: buy the Gripen. Don't want a "mixed fleet"? Sell the F-35's we've already acquired to someone else who doesn't mind the American president having the power to disable them. For the cost we'll still come out ahead.
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/canadian-g...
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/canadian-g...
Canadian Generals Are Losing It: Sweden's Offer Exposes the F-35 as a Trump-Proofing Trap
Hard Pass: The $42,000/hour F-35 is a budget black hole. The Gripen is a Canadian-made escape route.
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The choice seems clear: buy the Gripen. Don't want a "mixed fleet"? Sell the F-35's we've already acquired to someone else who doesn't mind the American president having the power to disable them. For the cost we'll still come out ahead.
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/canadian-g...
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/canadian-g...
As with healthcare, American discussion of #gerrymandering almost never mentions that no other democracy in the world allows it. There was a whole NY Times article this morning that failed to mention that the rest of us have figured this out.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
As with healthcare, American discussion of #gerrymandering almost never mentions that no other democracy in the world allows it. There was a whole NY Times article this morning that failed to mention that the rest of us have figured this out.
If you are a Republican elected official looking at yesterday's results, you have some thinking to do. Do you continue publically supporting Donald Trump, whose policies and tactics are widely disliked, and likely lose next year; or begin standing up for your constituents and hope they forgive you?
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you are a Republican elected official looking at yesterday's results, you have some thinking to do. Do you continue publically supporting Donald Trump, whose policies and tactics are widely disliked, and likely lose next year; or begin standing up for your constituents and hope they forgive you?
To summarize:
- candy does not create a "sugar high" in children (though expectancy bias makes us think that it does)
- artificial food dyes are highly regulated
- candy tampering is an urban legend
BUT
- Hallowe'en creates a rise in child pedestrian accidents open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- candy does not create a "sugar high" in children (though expectancy bias makes us think that it does)
- artificial food dyes are highly regulated
- candy tampering is an urban legend
BUT
- Hallowe'en creates a rise in child pedestrian accidents open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Halloween candy: A smart guide for parents
How to enjoy the holiday without letting sugar or falsehoods take over.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
To summarize:
- candy does not create a "sugar high" in children (though expectancy bias makes us think that it does)
- artificial food dyes are highly regulated
- candy tampering is an urban legend
BUT
- Hallowe'en creates a rise in child pedestrian accidents open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- candy does not create a "sugar high" in children (though expectancy bias makes us think that it does)
- artificial food dyes are highly regulated
- candy tampering is an urban legend
BUT
- Hallowe'en creates a rise in child pedestrian accidents open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
News media really need to stop saying "Donald Trump hasn't ruled out running for a third term" because it implies that there is some way that he can. It seems pretty clear cut that he can't do that, and suggesting otherwise is highly irresponsible.
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
News media really need to stop saying "Donald Trump hasn't ruled out running for a third term" because it implies that there is some way that he can. It seems pretty clear cut that he can't do that, and suggesting otherwise is highly irresponsible.
Watching John Oliver tackle #Medicare and I realize the USA managed to take the ONE PART of healthcare coverage that was supposed to be simple and free and universal, and butchered it by letting for-profit insurance companies get in the way.
My American friends - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
My American friends - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Watching John Oliver tackle #Medicare and I realize the USA managed to take the ONE PART of healthcare coverage that was supposed to be simple and free and universal, and butchered it by letting for-profit insurance companies get in the way.
My American friends - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
My American friends - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
I am also a soybean farmer, in that I buy soybeans at the store periodically.
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I am also a soybean farmer, in that I buy soybeans at the store periodically.
It occurs to me that unless your reincarnation belief includes the ability to remember your previous life, it is no different than believing that death is the end. If the next guy doesn't remember the previous guy, you're just a fresh ball of clay. #Fridaythoughts
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It occurs to me that unless your reincarnation belief includes the ability to remember your previous life, it is no different than believing that death is the end. If the next guy doesn't remember the previous guy, you're just a fresh ball of clay. #Fridaythoughts
Whenever a Canadian politician is asked by an American, "what are you doing about the #fentanyl problem", they politically have to say something like "we're continuing to make progress". But what they are thinking is, "are you kidding me with this question?".
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Whenever a Canadian politician is asked by an American, "what are you doing about the #fentanyl problem", they politically have to say something like "we're continuing to make progress". But what they are thinking is, "are you kidding me with this question?".
