@laurendw

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When I'm not lurking, subjects are mostly XML + the climate crisis (and related). Covid-cautious, LC recovery.

Here’s a petition by MP Jenny Kwan to the House of Commons to withdraw Bill C-22

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7416

Simply:

1) Withdraw the bill
2) Don’t collect & retain metadata
3) Don’t weaken or break encryption, now or forever more

Please sign

#billc22 #canada #canpoli

Input opportunity 📣 We've been asked to share a new initiative by a research team at UBC. Right now, they're setting priorities for new research around "healthcare barriers related to respiratory infection risk" - and they want to hear from people across BC about what to focus on!

Do you live with chronic physical health conditions that increase risks from respiratory infections? Are you a family member, caregiver, or advocate for people with chronic physical health conditions? Your input can help shape future research projects!

👉 Take the anonymous survey: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6xtweXavuikuiOy (Note: if you comment, like, or share this post you may become publicly identified with the study.)

Questions? Email: [email protected]. More about who's working on this initiative: https://heet.nursing.ubc.ca

#BCHealthcare #KeepMasksInHealthcare #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #N95sSaveLives

@datum I hope they've seen a doctor; two months is way too long for a "cold". Not that I'm a professional, but babies usually bounce back quickly in my (limited) experience.

even solar panels from the 80s are still operating at 80% and those are much older tech... the panels being installed today are gonna last forever* and that's why warranties are longer now

*for values of forever = much longer than anyone currently is expecting
https://environmentamerica.org/center/updates/solar-panels-lasting-longer-than-previously-thought/

Solar panels lasting longer than previously thought

A new study highlights long term effectiveness of solar panels

Environment America Research & Policy Center

I just emailed a strongly worded letter
to my government representative to oppose Bill C-22.

If you are Canadian, you should too: https://action.openmedia.org/page/188754/action/1

#BillC22 #Privacy #HumanRights #Canada #CanPoli #CndPoli

Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!

🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: https://openmedia.org/StopC22 #BillC22

1) Think your privacy matters?
2) Want to help stop Bill C-22?
3) Have two minutes to spare?
4) LFG! ✏️

#CdnPoli #politics

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7416

Petition e-7416 - Petitions

Health is Political by Brittani James
“Long COVID Changed Everything”

https://www.blog.brittanijamesmd.com/p/long-covid-changed-everything

Description from Science for ME @s4me update:

Good blog post by Family Medicine physician Dr. Brittani James on what illnesses such as #LongCovid & ME reveal about medicine's limits.

#pwme #mecfs @mecfs @longcovid

Long COVID Changed Everything

What a mass disabling event revealed about medicine’s limits

Health is Political
@wordstitcher @nep This is what I want, but haven't found here (and I don't trust Amazon vendors in general). https://www.solarwind.co.nz/
SolarWind | NZ's Solar, Battery & Wind Experts

Power your New Zealand home with SolarWind's high-quality solar panels, innovative wind turbines, and reliable home batteries. Achieve energy independence & save on power bills.

SolarWind
@wordstitcher @nep where do you find the hybrid systems for residential on the west coast? I know they exist in other countries but haven't found anything here of a suitable size.

This article absolutely nails it.

“Canadian prime minster Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein”

#CDNPoli #MarkCarney #Canada https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/mark-carney-climate-canada

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought

While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on

The Guardian