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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦

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An IT Professional with interests in economics, science, history and technology. Guelph, Ontario.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 39m
An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3h
All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3h
Everyone loves Anne Carson — even if it took some time for Canada to get her | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anne-…
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 5h
No, competitive tendering and transparency in the award of public contracts would do.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3h
The Alberta question: How separatists took hold of the province’s governing party | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-alberta-…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3h
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/space…
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 12h
oooooh he’s coming out swinging
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/12091271/jeff-ra…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay of International Court of Justice | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/nobel-peace-p…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car | New York | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 14h
Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13h
Don't believe it until Russia denies it. 🤪 -- Russian health officials deny reports of 2nd plague death in Siberia | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/health/russia-siber…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13h
Sask., Alberta premiers reject Elon Musk's call for provinces to separate from Canada | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan…
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 13h
I am not. Hegseth made his name being pro-war crime. Whether it is his Christian nationalism or his wildly overcompensating for his demonstrated inadequacy, Hegseth is the shittiest of people. So, yes, bloodthirsty.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13h
Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI | WIRED www.wired.com/story/the-big-intervi…
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Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI
The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.”
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13h
oof.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
Decline of Western Civilization something, something... --- Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmy0r96xy…
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Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h
Billionaires fund California ballot measure to make voters show ID at polls | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The soup tasted dodgy tonight.”
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression | Poland | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression
In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
How NATO is prepping in the Baltic skies for a possible confrontation with Russia | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/how-nato-is-p…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/…
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Sinéad O'Sullivan: Europe is changing. Ireland has yet to notice
Obvious hazard is not that we make bad decisions in this brave new era, but that we fail to realise there are changes to decide upon at all
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 | Space | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oc…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/information-technol…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
'Canada is not our enemy': Michigan Republican Senate candidate breaks with Trump on trade war | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/world/michigan-repu…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos | China | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos
New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An absolute giant.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Mark Zuckerberg paid more than €50m for Strancally Castle in Co Waterford, register shows – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/property/residen…
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Mark Zuckerberg paid more than €50m for Strancally Castle in Co Waterford, register shows
Sale figure published on Wednesday includes the amount paid for the principal residence and up to an acre of land
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What is still not clear is the sudden reversal. Was there US pressure involved. And what kind of precedent does this set for other organizations that Canada funds? You can’t criticize the US as a condition of support?
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Flowers on the glass roof of the empty-shelved library in Babelplatz commemorating the 1931 Nazi book burning. Fresh for today.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
And he and his boss are the proof. 🤪 -- Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmzxl5696…
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Western civilisation is 'at an inflection point' Rubio says in speech overloooking Acropolis
In a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber".
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump's refusal to hire a decent tailor means that we can all see the braces. If only he had some cash to pay for some tailoring.
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal | Blindness and visual impairment | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oc…
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Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal
Optogenetic therapy, based on Nobel prize-winning science, involves turning nerve cells on and off using light
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John W. Little @johnwlittle.com · 07/10/2026
This is not unique to Muse or Meta. We're on a fast track to a model where even the illusion of privacy is destroyed. You may want to opt out but I don't think it will be possible once AI becomes the universal layer for almost every service.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
The keys to the Internet change on October 11, 2026. Are you ready? | Cloudflare Blog blog.cloudflare.com/root-ksk-2024-r…
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The keys to the Internet change on October 11. Are you ready?
On October 11, 2026, the DNS root switches to a new key-signing key (KSK-2024). Learn what this means for you, and how RFC 8509 trust anchor sentinels allow you to test whether your DNS resolver is ready for the rollover.
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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
The #Trump admin has officially blocked European election monitoring of the US midterms in November. The US elections have been monitored since 2003. “In recent years, the OSCE has been unable to monitor elections in #Belarus, #Georgia, and #Tajikistan due to the refusal of these governments […]
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Goodbye Warner, hello Skydance: how will the major merger really impact Hollywood? | Warner Bros | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/0…
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Goodbye Warner, hello Skydance: how will the major merger really impact Hollywood?
After a windier road than expected, Paramount and Warners are now one, under the banner of Skydance, and the film industry is set for a shake-up
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wrote this hopium post for two reasons: 1) I think there’s a small but nonzero chance of it happening for the reasons listed in the post; 2) It’s an argument that will infuriate the nihilists On Here and I am down for that kind of juice. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-post-m...
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The Post-Midterms Scenario No One Believes Will Happen... But I Kinda Sorta Think Maybe It Will Happen
Call me crazy, but I think this this scenario has a chance.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Blockers by Michael Lewis review – the quiet heroes who tried to stop Doge | Politics books | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/…
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Blockers by Michael Lewis review – the quiet heroes who tried to stop Doge
The author of Moneyball brings his exceptional narrative skills to bear on Musk’s anti-government crusade
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Is AI the End of Math As We Know It? | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/is-ai-the-en…
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Is AI the End of Math As We Know It? | Quanta Magazine
Mathematicians are facing the sudden shift with grief, anger, and a desperate search for fresh ideas: “If we don’t adapt, there’s just no more math in 50 years.”
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/it-…
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So a few folks asking why OAI is releasing this at all. And I think that's probably worth a thread in its own right
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Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is excellent
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Disturbing new details of Tumbler Ridge shooting plans revealed in court documents | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-colu…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures | Film | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/20…
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Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures
We look back at the life and eight-decade career of the Oscar-winning actor, who has died aged 102
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/neu…
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Record high temperatures as southern California swelters under heatwave | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Record high temperatures as southern California swelters under heatwave
Several cities shatter temperatures for time of year as extreme heat warnings in place along California coast
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank | West Bank | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/…
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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles
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