John Hansen

Why would an animal weighing less than a teaspoon bother flying 150 miles in a night? We have fitted almost 100 with 'airtags for bats' to find out. When one flies near an iPhone, its position is pinged to us. Look what Mike and Mira did last night! @batconservation.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk

Yes, Trump is teaching Canada a lesson. That is do not trust the US. Their word means nothing. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

The difference between liberals and conservatives, is we can laugh at ourselves. With Lake Ontario now renamed Lake America - one has to wonder are this really Canadian Geese or do they identify as Donald Ducks? 🤣

With 21 days remaining, #Ottawa is already in 1st place for wettest meteorological summer since records began. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx

This will just lead to higher airfares in Canada. Think the highway 407 model for Canadian airports. finance.yahoo.com/news/carney-...

Just got v14 lite for our car last night(SOTA). First impressions are very good as it drove into our driveway itself and backed into a driveway of a house we're visiting. Simply entered the destination address and the car did the rest. Amazing.

🦊 “Longbridge Foxes” — By Annatomix in Longbridge, Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧 Underpasses That Became Secret Art Worlds (12 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/05/23/u...

I thought it had been a long time since it was warm.

Physical inference AI, AI that interacts with the real or physical world, continues to evolve providing more human like behavior while reducing computing power requirements. www.notateslaapp.com/news/4062/te...

While the UN tries to avoid to point at the obvious culprit of the strike against their convoy in Kherson, Ukraine, Russians released FPV footage of that particular strike, making absolutely clear this wasn’t some kind of accident,…

A lot of Chinese EVs imported to Canada will be Tesla Model 3 sold at $39,490 CDN. Model Ys sold in Canada are imported from Germany. electrek.co/2026/05/01/t...

The "he said-she said" narrative of media gave us Trump in the States. This is an excellent analysis on how they are dropping the ball in Canada. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Find the current status of the Strait of Hormuz with this dashboard. hormuzstraitmonitor.com

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Lewis seems to have a very high opinion of his opinions and the talks he’s proposing seem, for now, to be more like an invitation to listen to him explain why he’s right. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Sandbox modeling reveals how rock strength and gravity shape geological structures, mimicking processes that take millions of years in nature.

Brent oil price Rollercoaster continues.

It's not just a blip. Increasingly oil futures markets are suggesting that the Iran war is going to have (or has already had) effects that will last for years.

Brent has broken out to the upside of its $100 trading range. The implication being that the market believed for while the Strait of Hormuz shipping issues would be resolved. At $115 market sentiment has turned negative.

To see how the world's reacting to crazy US president in Iran you can follow the click bait news. It's easier just to follow the price of oil which will give you an aggregate assessment based on real financial bets. www.investing.com/commodities/...

Axial flux electrical motors(aka pancake motors) promise to radically change EV design. Motors can be placed in the wheel saving space in the car and at 1000hp it can elminate conventional brakes maintaing the unsprung/sprung weight ratio. youtu.be/-DSawz97JCY?...

PMI for February is above 50 in Canada(56.6), US(51.7) and Europe(50.8, Germany 53.5) indicating an improving economy. PMI is a leading economic indicator.

The economic impacts of the Iran War are unknown, but could have significantly more downside for the rest of world, including Canada, than the USA. youtu.be/mfTLagvNNFQ?...

Tomorrow's forecast low of -28°C would be the lowest temperature #Ottawa has recorded on Mar 2nd since 1936. #YowWx #OttWeather

The major problem with the USA, not just Trump, they dont believe in win-win deals.

I appreciate that the internet has made everyone into an amateur investigative journalist. But actual investigative work requires aggressively checking, double-checking, and trying to poke holes in your own work — not just rushing to publish because you want to believe it's true.

Are radiologists the canary in our AI dominated future. If so, expect AI to create more jobs than it destroys. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Trump: <mixes up Greenland and Iceland> US Army: Sir, yes, sir! Result:

By reading the responses one can tell how much ignorance and paranoia there is regarding new technology. Doubt that a single response is accurate or reasonable.

The evidence continues to suggest that computer architecture is moving away from classic Von Neumann to data flow architectures. Part of the magic that will hopefully make the transition work seamlessly is advanced compiler technology. wccftech.com/intel-potent...

The economic case for a new oil pipeline coming online in 2035 with a 40-year lifespan may not be good.

Morning garden dew.

The jet stream explains our recent weather patterns. www.netweather.tv/charts-and-d...

The real tragedy in the US is that there are 2 political camps that just mock each other. Wolfers knows better. The original post by Wright is technically correct but poorly phrased.

Here's a fun video poking the tariff king gang and showing how good AI video generation is becoming. #humor #parody #PoliticalSatire youtu.be/dvva3eOHi7o?...

1 Canada has an effective tariff rate of 2.5% with the US -best in the world 2 Canadian businesses are being hurt with Canadian tariffs 3 Removing tariffs on CUSMA goods benefits Canadian businesses 4 Americans feel more pain every day 5 Time favours us #Cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Coverage of protests happening in US are getting wildly suppressed through media & online. If you've heard people talk about the "Music Festivals" this is why. So please be safe, keep your ear to ground, and support your local music festivals y'all! 🎵✊ #pixelart #protests #lamusicfestival

The beginning of the end of US medical innovation exceptionalism.

US Bourbon Companies Are Going Bankrupt While Canadian Distilleries Thrive #elbowsup #boycottusa #FuckTacoTrump #canadastrong #CanadaSky #never51state #canadaunited #political Repost so we get this message out there! Elbows up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU6I...