Trevor McLeod

@tabmcleo
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I work in IT. I love learning new things, especially in the areas of science and technology. My passions include the environment, science fiction and cycling.
Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?

The Trump Mobile T1 Phone may have a US flag on the rear, but not as we know it.

The Verge

Yet another reason to not split the left vote in #vancouver this fall so that we don't re-elect Mayor Ken Sim

#vanpoli #climatecrisis #climatechange #lng

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/news/ken-sim-vancouver-gas-ban

Mayor Ken Sim tries to kill Vancouver's popular gas ban. Again

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is trying to get rid of the city's ban on natural gas heating in new buildings as well as a suite of other rules designed to reduce emissions.

Canada's National Observer

There's some sense in this analysis. Hopefully, it does torpedo the #alberta separatists. Still, I wonder if any company will actually step up to building and paying for the #pipeline

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #abpoli #climatecrisis

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/opinion/climate-mark-carney-no-stephen-harper

On climate, Mark Carney is no Stephen Harper

The prime minister is relaxing environmental regulations, reducing the industrial carbon price and talking up the importance of pipelines. He's also doing more to implement durable and lasting climate policies than any of his recent predecessors.

Canada's National Observer

Say goodbye to 2030 and 2050 #emissions targets in #canada not that we were ever going to meet them in the first place. Now it is looking even more unlikely

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #carney #climatecrisis #climatechange

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/14/news/feds-clean-electricity-regulations

Feds plan to weaken clean electricity regulations

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is taking aim at another Trudeau-era climate policy — this time, to give natural gas power plants more flexibility to operate as Canada expands its electricity grid.

Canada's National Observer
Linux kernel Developers Considering a Kill Switch » Linux Magazine

With the rise of Linux vulnerabilities, the kernel developers are now considering adding a component that could help temporarily mitigate against t...

Linux Magazine
‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

The Guardian

This demands a lot of questions: how sovereign will it be? What are the real impacts to the environment such as water and power? On paper it sounds like a good idea.

#telus #ai #bcpoli #bcpolitics #datacenter

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/13/news/bcs-new-data-centre-cluster-sparks-new-discussion-sovereign-ai-push

BC's new data centre cluster sparks new discussion of 'sovereign' AI push

Putting a data centre in Canada does not automatically mean Canada controls it. The servers may be inside Canada but the technology, software, customers or parent companies behind the project could still be foreign.

Canada's National Observer
Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks

Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.

Ars Technica