Zac Trolley
@zactrolley.com
Engineer, Luddite, part time community builder.
Calgary Alberta. 🇨🇦
Calgary Alberta. 🇨🇦
Our government is failing spectacularly at the basics. Albertans are dying, and they are lying.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Our government is failing spectacularly at the basics. Albertans are dying, and they are lying.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We need to get our shit together ASPA
😕 so we don’t HAVE to do this, actually. If there was one crumb of public health leadership…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We need to get our shit together ASPA
Reposted by Zac Trolley
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nothing digital can be trusted anymore.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nothing digital can be trusted anymore.
It's pretty cool that Trump is the first LGBTQ US President.
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It's pretty cool that Trump is the first LGBTQ US President.
Reposted by Zac Trolley
🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
Electricity Camp — Net Zero Electricity Research Initiative
nzeri.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
"they are lying" is key.
When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"they are lying" is key.
Are we going to get an AI crash for Christmas?
There still isn't a "clear financial model for profitable AI."
Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry
A major tech selloff is shaking up Wall Street as the gulf between AI company valuations and their lagging revenues continues to grow.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Are we going to get an AI crash for Christmas?
Corruption in every corner with this government.
So...
The final ASIRT report on the alleged illegal surveillance of former Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips by the Lethbridge Police Service is out...
And this is a WILD ride with a Spotify ending you aren't going to want to miss!
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The final ASIRT report on the alleged illegal surveillance of former Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips by the Lethbridge Police Service is out...
And this is a WILD ride with a Spotify ending you aren't going to want to miss!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Corruption in every corner with this government.
The Venture Capital crowd fundamentally misunderstands what art is.
They look at the sunset on a perfect day, and instead of filling their soul with joy, they scramble to monetize the feeling.
They are hollowing out humanity.
They look at the sunset on a perfect day, and instead of filling their soul with joy, they scramble to monetize the feeling.
They are hollowing out humanity.
for my @newyorker.com column I profiled Nick Arter, a consultant turned musician who began producing AI songs under the name Nick Hustles a year ago and has hit millions of streams and gone pro. Where is the line of human creativity in the post-AI music industry? www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Venture Capital crowd fundamentally misunderstands what art is.
They look at the sunset on a perfect day, and instead of filling their soul with joy, they scramble to monetize the feeling.
They are hollowing out humanity.
They look at the sunset on a perfect day, and instead of filling their soul with joy, they scramble to monetize the feeling.
They are hollowing out humanity.
Al-Qaeda is in the White House and no one is talking about it.
The White Nationalist gaslighting is world class.
The White Nationalist gaslighting is world class.
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Al-Qaeda is in the White House and no one is talking about it.
The White Nationalist gaslighting is world class.
The White Nationalist gaslighting is world class.
Why is this an option?
Why allow this sadist to ever walk free again?
Why allow this sadist to ever walk free again?
The rap mogul could have his 50-month sentence reduced by up to a year for participating in Fort Dix federal prison’s drug rehabilitation program.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Life In Prison: Enrolls In Sobriety Program, Teaches Course On Entrepreneurship
The rap mogul could have his 50-month sentence reduced by up to a year for participating in Fort Dix federal prison’s drug rehabilitation program.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Why is this an option?
Why allow this sadist to ever walk free again?
Why allow this sadist to ever walk free again?
This is apocalyptic.
Imagine in the 1800s getting employee satisfaction survey data from the factories in England or the plantations in the US.
They have every incentive to lie.
Imagine in the 1800s getting employee satisfaction survey data from the factories in England or the plantations in the US.
They have every incentive to lie.
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is apocalyptic.
Imagine in the 1800s getting employee satisfaction survey data from the factories in England or the plantations in the US.
They have every incentive to lie.
Imagine in the 1800s getting employee satisfaction survey data from the factories in England or the plantations in the US.
They have every incentive to lie.
LinkedIn is filled with positive posts about venture capital flowing into Canada.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills to see people fall to their knees and praise VCs.
These companies will destroy your start-up dream. Hell, they will cut up and burn down your established businesses.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills to see people fall to their knees and praise VCs.
These companies will destroy your start-up dream. Hell, they will cut up and burn down your established businesses.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
LinkedIn is filled with positive posts about venture capital flowing into Canada.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills to see people fall to their knees and praise VCs.
These companies will destroy your start-up dream. Hell, they will cut up and burn down your established businesses.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills to see people fall to their knees and praise VCs.
These companies will destroy your start-up dream. Hell, they will cut up and burn down your established businesses.
MAGA isn't interested in running the country.
More than a dozen U.S. airports saw flight delays in the triple digits Monday.
6,000 Flight Delays Monday—Chicago, New York, Phoenix, Las Vegas Worst Hit
More than a dozen U.S. airports saw flight delays in the triple digits Monday.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
MAGA isn't interested in running the country.
She wants to make propaganda.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
She wants to make propaganda.
The UK doesn't want to be complicit in US war crimes.
Take a second to realize the impact of that statement, and how little it matters.
The US is a rogue nation.
Take a second to realize the impact of that statement, and how little it matters.
The US is a rogue nation.
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The UK doesn't want to be complicit in US war crimes.
Take a second to realize the impact of that statement, and how little it matters.
The US is a rogue nation.
Take a second to realize the impact of that statement, and how little it matters.
The US is a rogue nation.
We watched Mickey 17 last night.
It was a delightful dark comedy that doesn't follow Hollywood norms.
And that's a good thing
It was a delightful dark comedy that doesn't follow Hollywood norms.
And that's a good thing
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We watched Mickey 17 last night.
It was a delightful dark comedy that doesn't follow Hollywood norms.
And that's a good thing
It was a delightful dark comedy that doesn't follow Hollywood norms.
And that's a good thing
Self host and know your rights
Self-hosting is a fun way to cut big tech platforms out of your life, but if the cops come knocking you need to know how to defend the privacy of you and your users. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But,
www.eff.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Self host and know your rights
Wait, people think the health measures went too far??
The Right (and most centrist) hate anything that doesn't make them profit.
Keeping people safe and at home meant they weren't making money. No matter that more than a million Americans died from COVID, we need people at work!!
The Right (and most centrist) hate anything that doesn't make them profit.
Keeping people safe and at home meant they weren't making money. No matter that more than a million Americans died from COVID, we need people at work!!
“Understanding the Covid-19 pandemic as a catalyst for right-wing backlash is misleading because it’s too passive” www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health
The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wait, people think the health measures went too far??
The Right (and most centrist) hate anything that doesn't make them profit.
Keeping people safe and at home meant they weren't making money. No matter that more than a million Americans died from COVID, we need people at work!!
The Right (and most centrist) hate anything that doesn't make them profit.
Keeping people safe and at home meant they weren't making money. No matter that more than a million Americans died from COVID, we need people at work!!
MAGA is burning their country to the ground.
And there are STILL those in Canada who wish to be more like the US. They want to see it all burn down rather because white supremacy is an easier pill to swallow than equality.
And there are STILL those in Canada who wish to be more like the US. They want to see it all burn down rather because white supremacy is an easier pill to swallow than equality.
Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
Over 8,500 Flights Disrupted Sunday As Government Shutdown Snarls Air Travel
Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
MAGA is burning their country to the ground.
And there are STILL those in Canada who wish to be more like the US. They want to see it all burn down rather because white supremacy is an easier pill to swallow than equality.
And there are STILL those in Canada who wish to be more like the US. They want to see it all burn down rather because white supremacy is an easier pill to swallow than equality.
A must read:
Smart people are not infallible.
Genius in one area does not translate into all areas.
Smart people are not infallible.
Genius in one area does not translate into all areas.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A must read:
Smart people are not infallible.
Genius in one area does not translate into all areas.
Smart people are not infallible.
Genius in one area does not translate into all areas.
It needs to be stressed that it's only the silicon valley models that do this. Models from Europe and China don't do this.
This is a design choice
This is a design choice
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It needs to be stressed that it's only the silicon valley models that do this. Models from Europe and China don't do this.
This is a design choice
This is a design choice