Sign in

Stephen Owens

@somemetatags.owens.dev
237 followers 362 following 874 posts

Recovering meta data and markup language obsessive, proud father of amazingly awesome twin boys. Been coding way too long to still like it this much.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Behold, a column by the @theglobeandmail.com's Tony Keller that cries out for a debunking. Allow me. 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: This was the week Canada stopped shooting its oil patch in the foot
We’re finally witnessing our country act with some sense of its own self-interest
19245117
Reposted by Stephen Owens
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Under no circumstance do I support separation of this province from Canada,” he said. “So, we just decided we’re not going to do this.” Separatist event in Banff organized by UCP CA president gets cancelled by owners of venue. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.rmoutlook.com/canmore/canm...
rmoutlook.com
Canmore resort pulls venue for Alberta referendum event with separatist ties
Referendum town hall, Q&A cancelled by Stone Creek Resorts CEO, who says he will not support an event linked to Alberta separation
2327395
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 01/10/2026
I’m thinking that economics and numeracy education is lacking in this country.
010
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 01/10/2026
💯
000
Reposted by Stephen Owens
My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hospital cuts: -Hamilton HS: 413 positions, 143 nurses -Ottawa Hospital: 400 positions, 200 nurses -London Health Sciences: 212 nurses -Queensway Carleton: 160 positions -Sunnybrook: 100 nurses -Quinte Health: 59 positions -Bruyere Health: 55 positions -St. Joe's Hamilton: 24 positions #OnPoli
85250
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is better energy journalism than you'll see in most Canadian newspapers today -- and certainly anything coming out of Postmedia in Alberta. I've yet to see any of the talking heads and industry spokespeople actually confront it. energi.media/markham-on-e...
energi.media
LNG Canada Phase 2: The $33-Billion Bet on Asian Demand
LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet on Asian demand, Qatar recovery and a historic wave of new global LNG supply.
1514462
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Albertans deserve a different vision of the province and country's energy future than the one-sided one their government is trying to feed them. Instead, we get this:
2017641
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 29/09/2026
Yeah, this. 💯
000
Reposted by Stephen Owens
The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026
Over the ten years, Premier Smith claims Alberta faced a hostile federal government, oil and gas production doubled, and Ottawa poured tens of billions into energy infrastructure. The tolerance of her big lie is almost as remarkable as the lie itself. ow.ly/Fl7950ZRRaq
On the left: a photograph of Alberta’s flag, which features the provincial shield of arms, waving in front of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. On the right: text that reads “Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis.”
6160106
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Round two of the world's first industrial electrification auction opens in December. €1bn to electrify process heat, 3/4 of EU industrial emissions. Winners get a fixed premium per tonne of CO2 avoided for up to five years, funded by ETS revenues. climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...
climate.ec.europa.eu
Commission publishes terms and conditions for €1 billion industrial heat decarbonisation auction
On 24 September 2026, the Commission published the final Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for its second Europe-wide auction for projects decarbonising industrial process heat (IF26 Heat Auction).
14917
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 23/09/2026
“from a business perspective… SMRs are not economic or commercially feasible at present or in the near future. The capital costs are high, the timelines are long and uncertain, and technology and supply chains lack maturity.” And yet Ontario is buying the fantasy.
010
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thoughtful article from UBC computer science and medicine professor Raymond Ng that questions the need for so many new AI data centres. He argues they should be built only when they meet an actual public interest need, not solely to enrich companies. 🎁
theglobeandmail.com
New data centres need to be built for the right reasons
Rather than profits, construction of these problematic centres should be regulated and approved based on their public benefit
34413
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣Big news! The Federal Court ruled in our favour in the climate accountability case 🎉 In June @environmentaldefence.ca teamed up with three youth and @cape-acme.bsky.social to take the federal government to court over their lack of a credible plan to meet the legally binding 2030 climate target 1/
12414
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 Don't believe separatists lies.👇 ZERO evidence immigrants: - increase crime (on the contrary) - hurt healthcare system (on the contrary) - hurt education system (on the contrary) - etc etc. This noise nothing more than divisive hate-mongering. thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca
thewalrus.ca
Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
23353152
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 17/09/2026
Great start, hope the momentum keeps building.
000
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 08/09/2026
💯
000
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🧵New: Last month, researchers found 50 paid ads on Meta’s platforms that included AI-generated child sexual abuse. Meta said most of these ran before it rolled out new moderation AI. Since then, Meta has ran another 250+ of these ads. One used an image of a minor from a European royal family
wired.com
Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
4145105
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Ozma @rowyourbot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wow. This is nuts. “Project Prometheus had a seed round of $6,200,000,000... that little bit of dipping their toe in the water went well for them, months later, they raised another $12,000,000,000 at a valuation of $41 billion. Not too bad for a company with 150 employees”
1297
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 04/09/2026
Wow. I cannot say enough good things about this thread and the research in it. So happy I ditched my prime account over a year ago and have not bought from Amazon since if the product is available anywhere else.
000
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 29/08/2026
Emergency personnel responded with several semis of macaroni and tanker trucks of water.
000
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 21/08/2026
So... what's up with #DarkEnergy? 🤔 I wrote up a summary of the current status of possibly-weirdly-changing dark energy for @perimeterinstitute.bsky.social's shiny new researcher-focused newsletter; you can read the piece here:
perimeterinstitute.ca
Dynamical dark energy and the week that broke cosmology | PI News
2345599
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
They're still ragging the puck.
67824
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Almost every single student who has found me this week wants to talk about AI. A couple reflections. One student has taken three AI courses in philosophy, health sciences and comm. They’re basically the same class. As it turns out, it doesn’t take a lot of classes to “learn” ai.
91790312
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Suzanne Kettley @suzannekettley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
CBC: Russia and US amplify Alberta separatist narrative Danielle Smith: But I made it possible!!!
035
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 19/08/2026
“The reality, however, could be that consumers understand AI well enough as it is, but don’t think the trade-offs are worth it.” Yup
110
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 12/08/2026
Thanks for Lords of Uncreation @aptshadow.bsky.social I really enjoyed it. Without giving away any spoilers I will say that I loved Olli’s arc.
020
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 09/08/2026
“The question is whether, given the science, the climate impacts unfolding around us, the opportunities emerging in the global economy and our own recent political history, it is the wisest use of $40-billion.” Definitely not. A very well written piece, I hope our govt can read.
000
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Canada is being asked to make a $40B bet on the past. We’re told another oil pipeline will bring national unity, economic security & prosperity. We’ve heard this before. You don’t prepare a country for the future by betting billions on the past www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: With a new oil pipeline, Canadians are being asked to make a bet on the past
With $40-billion, we could fund heat pumps and solar panels, build hospitals, tackle clean water on reserves or build the economy of the future
818994
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
newrepublic.com
Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
78087345647
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: Today, Ontario’s highest court confirmed the next step in the groundbreaking youth-led #Mathur case — a new hearing at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. PRESS RELEASE 👉 ecojustice.ca/news/ontario...
14022
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/08/2026
Hamilton's sudden reversal away from a bylaw intended to control data centres has left other municipalities worried about the legal risks of writing their own — and wondering what convinced Hamilton’s elected officials to flip their votes.
nationalobserver.com
Hamilton's mysterious data centre reversal haunts other municipalities
All but one of the 16 elected officials in the city had voted in favour of a bylaw that would put a pause on new data centres in the city for a year. Then, at a council meeting the following month whe...
22312
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Wrote about this. www.offmessage.net/p/andrew-tat...
offmessage.net
The Tate Brothers' Should Be The Trumps' Second Epstein Scandal
The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.
311208342
Reposted by Stephen Owens
The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 29/07/2026
LNG Canada’s original plans for its Kitimat, B.C, plant included a commitment to operate "without routine flaring." That commitment was later removed from submissions to the BC Energy Regulator, and in 2025, almost 10 per cent of all gas transported to the terminal was burned off.
thenarwhal.ca
LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs | The Narwhal
For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to BC Energy Regulator (BCER). It removed them before the Kitimat facility launched
26353
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
An entire article about the ways #ClimateChange is decimating the Bourdeux wine region of France — that never mentions the words “climate change.” This is journalistic malpractice. Not even high-school papers leave out such necessary context. #EndClimateSilence www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...
nytimes.com
Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards (Gift Article)
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
1027894
Reposted by Stephen Owens
🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
« Growing evidence suggests CCS may play only a limited role in decarbonization, with critics arguing that greater investment should go toward permanent low-carbon alternatives. » oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
oilprice.com
The Carbon Capture Boom Is Starting to Crack | OilPrice.com
Carbon capture and storage attracted massive investment as a climate solution, but rising costs, underperforming projects, and limited emissions reductions are fueling doubts about its long-term viabi...
36942
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 26/07/2026
Wow "traitor to the west," strong words, Elon, who are we talking about here... ah the editor-in-chief of The Economist
912072396
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Joshua Loftus @joft.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“she appeals to those who want to live life as they please with no thought of the consequences of their actions on others” That’s one way to become popular
26117
Reposted by Stephen Owens
David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/07/2026
Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.
science.org
The Assault On Science Funding Continues
9809253
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 25/07/2026
WHAT?!?! 🤬🤬
032
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Mark Carney’s continued pursuit of a comprehensive agreement amounts to a refusal to see the forest for the trees. In lawless conditions, treaties simply ratify the terms of surrender w/o constraining the aggressor the next time they want something. From yesterday 🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
Opinion Trump’s latest tariffs are part of a pattern. Why hasn’t Mark Carney recognized it yet?
22316
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
thenarwhal.ca
Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
25316156
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excellent news. No. Really. This is a wonderful appointment. Now I hope she is well briefed by the UK's Wellington Embassy on our governing parties' oil, gas & LNG policies, failure to meet our climate commitments and breaking of our FTA with the UK. #nzpol www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary?
Selection of economist formerly at helm of green thinktank marks continuation of decarbonising Miliband era
072
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yikes! Great – and alarming – investigative work here by @zoeyunker.bsky.social: LNG Canada's Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
thetyee.ca
LNG Canada’s Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing | The Tyee
A key tool for protecting Kitimat’s environment and humans has frequently malfunctioned, leaving it unusable for months on end.
13221
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New, from @splawinski.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern? The more we learn about how prediction markets operate, the clearer the need for regulation. So whats happening? Congress seems unable to act, while the Trump admin is blocking states from doing so. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
donmoynihan.substack.com
The Only Thing Congress Has Banned Is Itself, Kinda
The Prediction Market Regulatory Vacuum Keeps Getting Bigger
1021666
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 20/07/2026
It seems that kicking out a repressive and anti-fact govt pays dividends.
010
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is bull***. I have a PhD and 40 years experience. I founded and led a nonprofit and never made more per hour than the guy who just fixed my oven.
1220937
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 19/07/2026
While I'm still on about storytellers and accuracy and which stories we choose to tell, and Christopher Nolan being brilliant at the stories he chooses to tell? I think he told a fine story with Dunkirk, but I still want to see a different story that is both more accurate and more interesting.
27217
Reposted by Stephen Owens
Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Bike lane discourse is always unhinged, but the Alberta government’s whiny-ass snitch line is next level
35913
Reposted by Stephen Owens
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/07/2026
"Ben owns a farm. He employs 100 workers. His payroll is $10 million/year. One day, he buys a mule, which provides the worker who uses it a modest 10% productivity gain. Benjamin fires 99 of his workers and purchases 99 mules, expecting a 1000% productivity gain." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...
mcsweeneys.net
AI Economics for Dummies
“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...
2456164
Stephen Owens @somemetatags.owens.dev · 14/07/2026
💯 But good luck explaining that to management.
000