Operation Manatee #486

11 – Midnight CST tonight. 91.3 FM in Regina and cjtr.ca around the world. #liveradio #radio #metal #newmusic #cjtr #popmusic #punk #electronicmusic #cancon #canadian #communityradio

https://operationmanateecjtr.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/operation-manatee-486/

This is an obvious candidate for the #canadian major projects office. Build a #soverign #cloud

#cdnpoli

https://thewalrus.ca/america-doesnt-need-to-invade-canada-it-has-our-data/

It's #Canadian #census time again! Seems like we just did this 5 years ago. My how time flies.

The #online version doesn't work for me - no surprise, governments rarely take any #exceptions into account when designing #processes, so I run into stuff like this all the time. So like last time, I go to request the paper version of the #questionnaire, and ... you can't. Not online. Not self-service, anyway.

Even if you go to start the online version and get errors, there's no "send me a paper version" link or button anywhere. The only option mentioned anywhere (hidden away in the FAQ that no one will read) is to *phone them* to request a paper version.

Ya, not happening. So used their "chat now" function, and it's #automated, and it can't help either, only repeats what you already know. Curse at it a bit, and it asks if I want to talk to a human agent.

Yes!

"It's out of business hours, there's no one to help you, goodbye, #chat ended."

Hoookay... so wait until today during business hours, open the chat again, and ... it takes me back into last night's chat. The one that's ended. And that you therefore aren't allowed to send any more messages in. The "end chat" button doesn't work, because it's ended already. No option to start a new chat.

Excellent work, boys, no #notes!

I had to clear cookies to get it to work. How's *that* gonna work for "click the colourful circle to go on Facebooks" crowd?

So I get to wait a week, then make some census workers sad.

Man #United icon Wayne Rooney copies son Kai as he prepares -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Ghana

#AnthonyEdwards admirably listed all the things he -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/sports.html#25

Minister Ramraj urges Guyanese in #Canadian diaspora -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Doha

An #AI Bot Is Running a Real #Retail Store in San Francisco -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/food.html#16

#Peru hits historic mining export level at #US$7277 -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#77

View all news from Cities in the US https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-cities-in-united-states.html

I had an interesting daydream that the Canadian PM meets with the US ambassador to discuss trade, in Canada.

But it's at a budget hotel.

In a conference room.

The PM asks if the ambassador would like coffee?

Yes.

The PM waves with his cup; the machine is at the end of the hall, to the left.

As the ambassador exits the room, the PM continues; "it only accepts Canadian coins."

#uspol #canadian

#DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on #Canadian from #Google

Perloff argues that the government is using the fact that big tech companies are based in the US to request info it would not otherwise be able to get. “It’s using that geographic fact to get information that otherwise would be totally outside of its #jurisdiction ,” he says. “I mean, we’re talking about the physical movements of a person who lives in #Canada.”
#privacy #ice #geolocation

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/dhs-abuses-1930s-customs-law-in-attempt-to-get-data-on-canadian-from-google/

CFL touts $4.6 million investment in amateur football in 2025

https://3downnation.com/2026/05/05/cfl-touts-4-6-million-investment-in-amateur-football-in-2025/

#CFL #Canadian #Football

#Canadian #election databases use "canary traps"—and they work

In a world awash in high-tech #security tools like #passkeys , quantum-safe algorithms, & public-key #cryptography , it can be refreshing to get back to the simple things... like a good old-fashioned #canary trap.

The canary trap is a simple tool often used to identify #leakers or #doubleagents. To make one, you simply share a document, image, or DB but make tiny changes that are unique to each recipient.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/in-canada-a-canary-trap-springs-shut-and-ids-election-database-leak/