Tom Radcliffe
@tjradcliffe.bsky.social
Physicist, Breakthrough Prize Laureate (SNO), poet, engineer, writer, actor, sailor, canoeist, kayaker, boat-builder, businessman, philosopher (Bayesian), executive, entrepreneur (unsuccessful), consulting scientist, inventor, husband, father, grandfather.
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Tom Radcliffe
@tjradcliffe.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Capuleft and Montaright
A sword-and-cell-phone nove-in-verse!
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My latest book, a sword-cell-phone novel-in-verse that riffs on "Romeo and Juliet", but Romeo's friends aren't all idiots. Nobody dies, lots of people end up in bed. "A fabulous modern take on Romeo and Juliet set in a gritty urban backdrop"-Emily Thompson, ReedsyDiscovery siduri.net/books/capule...
A friend described it as, "Like money, but if every transaction involved arguing with a hundred thousand libertarians."
For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A friend described it as, "Like money, but if every transaction involved arguing with a hundred thousand libertarians."
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But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
Larry Summers is 70. Firing him is not ruining his life.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
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We know that wolves are extremely intelligent, but this is still surprising. This wolf was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the water onto land to get a snack.
youtu.be/m83QSW1dZKI?...
youtu.be/m83QSW1dZKI?...
Video captures first evidence of possible tool-use by wolves in B.C.
YouTube video by The Canadian Press
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November 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We know that wolves are extremely intelligent, but this is still surprising. This wolf was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the water onto land to get a snack.
youtu.be/m83QSW1dZKI?...
youtu.be/m83QSW1dZKI?...
Ponderosa Lodge has therefore been criminally negligent in not upgrading air handling systems to prevent aerosol spread viruses. They should be treated as such. Fined, at the very least. Sued, if there is no legal basis for fining them. They could have prevented this, and didn't. They're responsible
KAMLOOPS — An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus has been declared at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops, according to the Interior Health Authority.
cfjctoday.com/2025/11/17/r...
cfjctoday.com/2025/11/17/r...
RSV outbreak declared at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus has been declared at Ponderosa Lodg...
cfjctoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Ponderosa Lodge has therefore been criminally negligent in not upgrading air handling systems to prevent aerosol spread viruses. They should be treated as such. Fined, at the very least. Sued, if there is no legal basis for fining them. They could have prevented this, and didn't. They're responsible
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How do normal every day people look at the lives of the people in power and not come away with the perspective that it is absolutely insane that we let these people make decisions for everyone else?
Like seriously... Their lives are endless trainwrecks... And we just let them decide how taxes work?
Like seriously... Their lives are endless trainwrecks... And we just let them decide how taxes work?
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
How do normal every day people look at the lives of the people in power and not come away with the perspective that it is absolutely insane that we let these people make decisions for everyone else?
Like seriously... Their lives are endless trainwrecks... And we just let them decide how taxes work?
Like seriously... Their lives are endless trainwrecks... And we just let them decide how taxes work?
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I love this story about the sea wolves globalnews.ca/news/1153034...
Cameras capture B.C. sea wolf raiding crab traps in first possible ‘tool use’ | Globalnews.ca
'Our crews came in and said that, you know, something had been pulling our crab traps and taking the bait,' William Housty told Global News.
globalnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I love this story about the sea wolves globalnews.ca/news/1153034...
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"There is a notable gap in strong study designs (such as randomized controlled trials and studies that involve large numbers of participants)"
They are literally arguing for large scale RCTs for PPE during Ebola outbreaks because they don't believe in physical science or the precautionary principle
They are literally arguing for large scale RCTs for PPE during Ebola outbreaks because they don't believe in physical science or the precautionary principle
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"There is a notable gap in strong study designs (such as randomized controlled trials and studies that involve large numbers of participants)"
They are literally arguing for large scale RCTs for PPE during Ebola outbreaks because they don't believe in physical science or the precautionary principle
They are literally arguing for large scale RCTs for PPE during Ebola outbreaks because they don't believe in physical science or the precautionary principle
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the story is about how the American elite is rotten to its very marrow, to the extent that half of it was plotting and scheming about how to use Trump to advance their own venal interests before he even won
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
the story is about how the American elite is rotten to its very marrow, to the extent that half of it was plotting and scheming about how to use Trump to advance their own venal interests before he even won
There are still liars and incompetents in the medical community who claim "aerosol spread is controversial". It is not. It is a matter of physics and evolution and inference from data: covid, like all disease capable of infecting respiratory tissues, is airborne. We've known this for FIVE YEARS now.
Arguments Against Aerosol Transmission Don't Hold Water
The relative importance of aerosols as a mode of transmission for COVID-19 is widely debated. This aerosol scientist explains why the arguments against it are weak or invalid.
www.medscape.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There are still liars and incompetents in the medical community who claim "aerosol spread is controversial". It is not. It is a matter of physics and evolution and inference from data: covid, like all disease capable of infecting respiratory tissues, is airborne. We've known this for FIVE YEARS now.
I'm sure those abstentions were *entirely* based on the free & uncoerced judgement of those MPs based on what they genuinely believed was best for their constituents (not their parties), unlike ALL of their colleagues, who "just happened" to disagree. What a suppurating bucket of puss Parliament is.
Abstenions appeared to have been:
NDP MP Gord Johns
NDP MP Lori Idlout
Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux
All other opposition MPs voted against, except for Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who voted “yea” alongside the Liberals.
NDP MP Gord Johns
NDP MP Lori Idlout
Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux
All other opposition MPs voted against, except for Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who voted “yea” alongside the Liberals.
🚨 NO ELECTION 🚨
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm sure those abstentions were *entirely* based on the free & uncoerced judgement of those MPs based on what they genuinely believed was best for their constituents (not their parties), unlike ALL of their colleagues, who "just happened" to disagree. What a suppurating bucket of puss Parliament is.
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This is why - even ignoring the methidolatry and lack of mechanistic understanding - it is unacceptable to base life-critical PPE decisions on subjective, easily-biased heuristics like EBM/GRADE.
Once a major error is made, commitment bias makes it permanent, and it metastasizes to new areas.
Once a major error is made, commitment bias makes it permanent, and it metastasizes to new areas.
A few weeks ago I learned about the downgrade in PPE for suspected hemorrhagic fever, and I thought it was a *joke* 😖🫠🤢 (because clearly *no one in their right mind would do such a thing, right???*)
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is why - even ignoring the methidolatry and lack of mechanistic understanding - it is unacceptable to base life-critical PPE decisions on subjective, easily-biased heuristics like EBM/GRADE.
Once a major error is made, commitment bias makes it permanent, and it metastasizes to new areas.
Once a major error is made, commitment bias makes it permanent, and it metastasizes to new areas.
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i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
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Listen, I am absolutely prone to over-writing stuff. But this book is a sex crime against metaphors.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Listen, I am absolutely prone to over-writing stuff. But this book is a sex crime against metaphors.
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It is happening here.
“No country in the world since October 7th has had more its synagogues threatened, vandalized, and firebombed than Canada.”
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
“No country in the world since October 7th has had more its synagogues threatened, vandalized, and firebombed than Canada.”
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
What Is Happening Here
Anti-Jewish hate in Canada is off the charts. What is Happening Here is a raw, thorough, and honest examination of a vibrant, accepting society seized by a sudden crisis of hate.
www.canadaland.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It is happening here.
“No country in the world since October 7th has had more its synagogues threatened, vandalized, and firebombed than Canada.”
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
“No country in the world since October 7th has had more its synagogues threatened, vandalized, and firebombed than Canada.”
www.canadaland.com/shows/what-i...
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They. Are. Kidnapping. People. Including. Children. And. Putting. Them. In. Grotesque. Detention. Centers. Under. Inhumane. Conditions. And. Hundreds. Have. Disappeared. And. They. Are. Terrorizing. Children. And. Zip-Tying. Children. And. Tear. Gassing. Children. For. Fuck's. Sake.
possible future class action lawsuits on the inhumane and illegal actions of ICE and those in charge condoning their behavior are going to be historic.
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They. Are. Kidnapping. People. Including. Children. And. Putting. Them. In. Grotesque. Detention. Centers. Under. Inhumane. Conditions. And. Hundreds. Have. Disappeared. And. They. Are. Terrorizing. Children. And. Zip-Tying. Children. And. Tear. Gassing. Children. For. Fuck's. Sake.
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Softbank sold all it's Nvidia stock (www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...)
Michael Burry of The Big Short fame's stock portfolio is now ONLY short positions in Nvidia & Palantir (www.ft.com/content/7fe1...)
Peter Thiel sold all his Nvidia stock (& 76% of his Tesla, but that's just deliciously petty) (👇🏾)
Michael Burry of The Big Short fame's stock portfolio is now ONLY short positions in Nvidia & Palantir (www.ft.com/content/7fe1...)
Peter Thiel sold all his Nvidia stock (& 76% of his Tesla, but that's just deliciously petty) (👇🏾)
Peter Thiel dumps top AI stock, stirring bubble fears
A quiet selloff raises fresh questions about AI’s surge.
www.thestreet.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Softbank sold all it's Nvidia stock (www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...)
Michael Burry of The Big Short fame's stock portfolio is now ONLY short positions in Nvidia & Palantir (www.ft.com/content/7fe1...)
Peter Thiel sold all his Nvidia stock (& 76% of his Tesla, but that's just deliciously petty) (👇🏾)
Michael Burry of The Big Short fame's stock portfolio is now ONLY short positions in Nvidia & Palantir (www.ft.com/content/7fe1...)
Peter Thiel sold all his Nvidia stock (& 76% of his Tesla, but that's just deliciously petty) (👇🏾)
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Random quote from a re-quote on reddit: “MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Random quote from a re-quote on reddit: “MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
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I *really* wish medical management would STFU about things that are outside their competence and leave them to actual experts. Yes, I realize their careers depend on finding things to Be In Charge of, and they're taught not to respect anyone who's not an MD, but lives are on the line. Not the time.
I'd like to volunteer @ipaccanada.bsky.social to go deal with Marburg & ebola outbreaks.
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Personal protective equipment choices for healthcare workers caring for viral hemorrhagic fevers, CCDR 51(1) - Canada.ca
Review summarizing evidence on PPE use by HCWs to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs, including EBOV
www.canada.ca
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I *really* wish medical management would STFU about things that are outside their competence and leave them to actual experts. Yes, I realize their careers depend on finding things to Be In Charge of, and they're taught not to respect anyone who's not an MD, but lives are on the line. Not the time.
In British Columbia under the True Left Wing NDP we have no vaccine mandate for school attendance at all, and all True Left Wing people spend 100% of their time and effort making fun of the Loonie-Cons in Alberta instead of paying any attention to the beam in their own eye.
This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In British Columbia under the True Left Wing NDP we have no vaccine mandate for school attendance at all, and all True Left Wing people spend 100% of their time and effort making fun of the Loonie-Cons in Alberta instead of paying any attention to the beam in their own eye.
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I'd like to volunteer @ipaccanada.bsky.social to go deal with Marburg & ebola outbreaks.
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Personal protective equipment choices for healthcare workers caring for viral hemorrhagic fevers, CCDR 51(1) - Canada.ca
Review summarizing evidence on PPE use by HCWs to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs, including EBOV
www.canada.ca
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'd like to volunteer @ipaccanada.bsky.social to go deal with Marburg & ebola outbreaks.
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
"...limited evidence with which to draw conclusions on the comparative effectiveness of PPE to prevent exposure to and transmission of VHFs [viral hemorrhagic fevers] to HCWs."🤬
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Sure, and private, heavily regulated, *non-profit* health care has been shown time and again in multiple jurisdictions--all over Europe, in Australia, etc--to be better than Canada's sclerotic public only system, but talk about it and you get accused of wanting US-style for-profit care. Weird, eh?
Private for profit healthcare has been shown time and time again in multiple jurisdictions around the world to produce inferior results with respect to access, cost and quality.
One more failed experiment in Alberta!
When will we ever learn?😣
One more failed experiment in Alberta!
When will we ever learn?😣
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sure, and private, heavily regulated, *non-profit* health care has been shown time and again in multiple jurisdictions--all over Europe, in Australia, etc--to be better than Canada's sclerotic public only system, but talk about it and you get accused of wanting US-style for-profit care. Weird, eh?
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“I’d have loved to build my magnet plant in Canada, powered with hydro or nuclear. But do you know how hard it was to even get a meeting with a federal minister? Estonia and the EU were a breeze by comparison.” Read @nationalobserver.com for the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
‘Strategy? What strategy?’ Why Canada needs an action plan fast — or could waste its rare earths wealth
The grand opening of the first Canadian-owned rare earth magnet factory in Estonia lays bare that major challenges remain if a full supply chain is to be built in this country in time to capitalize on...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“I’d have loved to build my magnet plant in Canada, powered with hydro or nuclear. But do you know how hard it was to even get a meeting with a federal minister? Estonia and the EU were a breeze by comparison.” Read @nationalobserver.com for the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
This is the 3rd or 4th post I've seen on this and I finally twigged as to what the meaning of the nickname is. Jesus Christ on a stick.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is the 3rd or 4th post I've seen on this and I finally twigged as to what the meaning of the nickname is. Jesus Christ on a stick.
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🚨 post by @jackamatica.bsky.social on Twitter:
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🚨 post by @jackamatica.bsky.social on Twitter:
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...
"COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.
I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.
I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job..."
x.com/JackHadfield...