Monthly Archives: March 2020

TC Energy to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline after US$1.1 billion investment from Alberta government | Financial Post

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/tc-energy-to-proceed-with-keystone-xl-pipeline-after-1-5b-investment-from-alberta-government — the Government of Alberta has agreed to invest US$1.1 billion as equity in the 830,000-barrels-per-day pipeline project. This going towards construction costs through the end of 2020. The remaining investment of US$6.9 billion is expected to be made … Continue reading →

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Tin foil hat types loving current global conditions

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

Mar 28 2020 – concerned citizen There sure is a lot of tin foil hat types jumping all over the current global covid-19 pandemic and related conditions. Be careful they try and use repetition to wear down your common sense. … Continue reading →

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New World Order – Superclass

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

Conspiracy theory or indicators from trends in behavior? Most conspiracy theories exist as part of “stigmatized knowledge” – that is, knowledge claims that have not been accepted by those institutions we rely upon for truth validation. Some political scientists are … Continue reading →

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Boob test

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

For those of you looking for a break while social distancing and working from home or for the heck of it. *** Warning this is not an exercise to do with the kids. I got 16 out of 20 which … Continue reading →

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TV’s ‘Diesel Brothers’ to pay US$850,000 fine for rolling coal | Driving

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

https://postmediadriving.wordpress.com/auto-news/news/tvs-diesel-brothers-to-pay-us850000-fine-for-rolling-coal

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Exclusive: For $3, a ‘robot lawyer’ will sue data brokers that don’t delete your personal and location info – Fortune

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

Digital Health, a new service from DoNotPay, maker of the Robo Revenge’ app, can demand that more than 100 data brokers stop selling your location data, phone number, and even facial recognition information, for just $3. https://fortune.com/2020/03/05/delete-location-data-privacy-personal-information-donotpay/

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Will fear or rational thinking dominate as the COVID-19 virus outbreak plays out?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

CTV news Mar 15 2020 — Comments I noticed last week in at least Winnipeg that panic buying started at Costco, Walmart and Superstore. Safeway, Coop and Sobeys were less affected initially. Not sure if demographics may have had something … Continue reading →

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Has questionable census classifications contributed to divisiveness?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

Voters waiting to cast their ballots in Florida on Tuesday.Credit…Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Voters waiting to cast their ballots in Florida on Tuesday.Credit…Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Opinion New York Times Aug 30 2018 Who’s Afraid of a White Minority? The battle over … Continue reading →

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Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

Zachary McCoy used an exercise-tracking app, RunKeeper, to record his rides.. image: Agnes Lopez / for NBC News Big data when used without limits or oversight often results in privacy breaches and wrongful assumptions. Police can now get personal details … Continue reading →

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