Harold Jarche

@harold
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If we don't help our human, social networks get smarter and able to make better decisions, who will?
[interests include learning, democracy, anti-fascism, cycling] —blogging since 2004. I'm a maxi-vaxxer and the child of immigrants.
Header: Injured Canada goose successfully fending off a bald eagle (photo by Mervyn Sequeira)
Jarche.com (blog)https://jarche.com
LocationSackville, NB, Canada
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jarche/
Personal Knowledge Mastery#PKMastery
I have a calculator that is correct 80% of the time. But don't worry, every time I use it, I check the results myself.

"The future of compact cameras is uncertain, and we may not get many – or any – more TZ cameras. Still, as long as the Lumix TZ99 is still available, new or used, we’ll keep recommending it to anyone who’s looking for a well-made travel zoom camera."

I have one and am planning on using it while traveling. It's great for shots of birds.

https://amateurphotographer.com/buying-advice/best-panasonic-cameras-to-buy/

The best Panasonic cameras to buy for photography and video content creators

Sam Kieldsen compiles the best Panasonic cameras to buy in 2026, including full-frame and Micro Four Thirds mirrorless, as well as compacts

Amateur Photographer

70 million Americans voted for the orange turd in the white house. He is completely fucking up an already fucked-up world.

J'accuse! (which of course none of the 70M will understand)

"No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein war." —Wab Kinew

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wab-kinew-iran-war-mark-carney-9.7145251

#CdnPoli

'This is a dumb war,' Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says in letter urging PM to take action to stop Iran conflict | CBC News

Manitoba's premier is calling on Mark Carney to help stop the war in Iran.

CBC

“My wife and I had numerous chats, and we've decided we're not going to the States until the administration changes or something changes,” he said. “It's just getting too scary. We've told our cousin she has to come see us.”

I will NEVER go to the USA again.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-border-dna-canadian-man-cbp-cross-larson-dingell-raskin-9.7144472

#CdnPoli

U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample | CBC News

American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home.

CBC
Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph

"The impact of unsupervised #cats can be great. Feral cats are even believed to be behind the extinction of animals on several islands.

One study estimated that each year, cats kill 1.3 billion to four billion birds and 6.3 billion to 22.3 billion mammals."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-cats-birds-9.7141192

How many birds do cats actually kill? | CBC Climate Change News

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we get the latest scientific estimate of how many birds cats kill each year; check out the forecast for this year's El Niño; and find out what's in the e-waste Canadians throw out (hint: a lot of good stuff).

CBC
The Carney gov will allow new AI data centers to generate their own electricity by burning gas.👀
#cdnpoli #AI
https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/25/carney-allowed-gas-powered-ai-centres-after-lobbying-from-alberta-energy-company/

"Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada website on #COVID transmission mentions breathing in particles that can linger in the air, a euphemism for airborne transmission. The section on preventing infection includes improving ventilation in indoor spaces, again only useful to prevent airborne transmission (by decreasing the concentration of aerosols).

But in all cases the word 'airborne' is strangely missing."

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/27/Human-Cost-Failing-Name-COVID-Airborne/

#PublicHealth

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne’ | The Tyee

Safety laws are being sidestepped. One doctor’s nightmare shows how health-care workers pay the price.

The Tyee