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John Hansen

@johnhansenca.bsky.social
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Eco-pragmatist, engineer, politically a centrist, gardner & cook. Love technology from trains to computers. Resident of Kanata(Ottawa) for 40+ yrs.

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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, Trump is teaching Canada a lesson. That is do not trust the US. Their word means nothing. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
cbc.ca
Trump says 'very bad' Canada is being 'taught a little lesson' as trade action escalates | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for...
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Eva Lewarne @evalewarne.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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? 🤣
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YOW Weather Records @yow-weather.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
With 21 days remaining, #Ottawa is already in 1st place for wettest meteorological summer since records began. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This will just lead to higher airfares in Canada. Think the highway 407 model for Canadian airports. finance.yahoo.com/news/carney-...
finance.yahoo.com
Carney is serious about privatizing airports, Australian pension executive says
PM could unveil next steps when large fund managers gather in September at Canada Investment Summit
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 23/05/2026
🦊 “Longbridge Foxes” — By Annatomix in Longbridge, Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧 Underpasses That Became Secret Art Worlds (12 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/05/23/u...
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I thought it had been a long time since it was warm.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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...
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Tesla's New Patent Explains the Human-Like Driving of FSD V14 and the Magic Behind v14-Lite - Not a Tesla App
Tesla’s new Joint Behavior Planning patent reveals how the FSD V14 makes human-like driving decisions and how pruning enables the v14-Lite HW3 update.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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,…
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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...
electrek.co
Tesla launches Model 3 RWD in Canada at record-low $39,490 ($29,000 USD) from China
Tesla has launched a new Model 3 Premium RWD trim in Canada starting at just $39,490 CAD — a record-low...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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-...
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The Media's Silence Is the Story
Pierre Poilievre told CTV that Mark Carney owns Brookfield and refuses to pay his taxes in Canada. Neither claim is true. The silence that followed tells us something important about our politics.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Find the current status of the Strait of Hormuz with this dashboard. hormuzstraitmonitor.com
hormuzstraitmonitor.com
Strait of Hormuz Live Tracker
Real-time monitoring of the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis. Ship transits, oil prices, stranded vessels, global trade impact, and crisis timeline.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney
YouTube video by Mark Carney
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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...
ctvnews.ca
Tom Mulcair: Avi Lewis is on to something with his plans to nationalize everything from pharmaceuticals to groceries
Avi Lewis is a truly unconventional politician who has managed to make himself a champion of young Canadians, writes former NDP leader Tom Mulcair.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Sandbox modeling reveals how rock strength and gravity shape geological structures, mimicking processes that take millions of years in nature.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Brent oil price Rollercoaster continues.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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/...
investing.com
Brent Crude Oil Futures Price Today - Investing.com
Explore real-time Brent Crude Oil futures price data and key metrics crucial for understanding and navigating the Brent Crude Oil Futures market.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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?...
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This Carbon Fibre Motor Will Change Transport Forever
YouTube video by Ziroth
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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?...
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Trump, Markets, And “TACO”: Why The Usual Warning Signal May Fail In Iran, Warns Justin Wolfers
YouTube video by Justin Wolfers
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YOW Weather Records @yow-weather.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Tomorrow's forecast low of -28°C would be the lowest temperature #Ottawa has recorded on Mar 2nd since 1936. #YowWx #OttWeather
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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MotherEarthRooted @motherearthrooted.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is a good example why the US is so hated around the world now. No class, no honour. Just pure arrogance, ignorance and incredibly bad sportsmanship. It does not seem to phase them one iota.
Crass response from America on winning the gold against Canada
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The major problem with the USA, not just Trump, they dont believe in win-win deals.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 14/02/2026
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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...
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This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers
Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last mont...
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump: <mixes up Greenland and Iceland> US Army: Sir, yes, sir! Result:
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bplum.bsky.social @bplum.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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...
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Intel’s Potential Acquisition of SambaNova Could ‘Catalyze’ the Company’s AI Comeback — But It May Cost At Least a Hefty $5 Billion
Intel is eyeing a major acquisition under its new leadership, with a takeover of the AI startup SambaNova, which could prove massive.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
The economic case for a new oil pipeline coming online in 2035 with a 40-year lifespan may not be good.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Morning garden dew.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
The jet stream explains our recent weather patterns. www.netweather.tv/charts-and-d...
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
World wide electricity prices. The correlation to intermittent renewables seems pretty obvious. reports.electricinsights.co.uk/q4-2024/why-...
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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?...
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Gavin Newsom - DARK WOKE The Music Video
YouTube video by scaredketchup
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Pat @pat112.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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...
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Carney ends most counter-tariffs as Trump trade talks continue | CBC
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Ford's and Tesla's manufacturing processes, although developed separately, are converging. Key similarities are: -gigacasting -structural batteries -assembly tree(instead of assembly line) All resulting in lower cost vehicles. www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-m...
teslarati.com
Tesla’s Elon Musk gives nod to Ford while acknowledging his influence on EVs
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✏ CupOhJoe ☕ @cupohjoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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
This is a pixel art illustration of multiple races of people throwing their fists up in solidarity to revolt against the corruption in the USA. A upside down flag to show that the country is in distress. And a pride flag showcasing that we are here to protect EVERYONE no matter of sexual orientation.

But the title of the piece is Support Local Music Festivals because media coverage of these protests are non-existent. So people are calling the protests "Local Music Festivals".
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The beginning of the end of US medical innovation exceptionalism.
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Guard The Leaf @guardtheleaf.com · 05/08/2025
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...
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US Bourbon Companies Are Going Bankrupt While Canadian Distilleries Thrive
YouTube video by Guard The Leaf
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
American 🇺🇸 tall boy 16oz beer cans are 473ml. I hope when Canada 🇨🇦 starts manufacturing beer cans they will be the world 🌎 wide standard of 500ml.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Despite politicians like Trump championing ICE(gas) vehicles both Ford and Toyota make significant EV announcements. thread 🧵
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
New potato 🥔 crop hors d'oeuvre.
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John Hansen @johnhansenca.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Trump claims new Boeing orders, “I suspect these orders are, as we used to joke at air shows, M.O.U.T.H.L.s — memoranda of understanding to have lunch,”. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/b...
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Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars
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