Waterloo Region, like Guelph, will present its case in a hearing before Ontario's energy regulator, arguing against renewing its 20-year contract that allows Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free. via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-gas...

Immortality is a child's answer to death anxiety, not a real thing with which humanity will ever have to contend. No king's alchemist ever granted him eternal life, and it isn't going to start happening now just because of Computer.

The Wikipedia article on bat bombs is full of crazy details. My favorite is the section euphemistically labeled “Setbacks” with a photo of a towering inferno caused by an errant bat carrying an incendiary bomb that escaped, parked itself under a fuel tank, and blew everything up.

Burning Man is lame, let the desert shrimp live in peace. Stop driving on their mud and spilling stuff. Go to a convention center for your art party and leave the delicate alkali lakes alone.

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.

Could these be the real culprits?

The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.

This thread explains! 🧵

Me and my homies all hate Charles Dickens. #TerrorCamp2024

That the earliest Inuit "dictionaries" were essentially pocket guides on how to say "we are in search of two English ships" is so, so fascinating. Loved this presentation. #terrorcamp2024