Tag Archives: USA
Scary AI
The CEO of American high tech firm Palantir thinks the US government should nationalize the artificial intelligence industry. His rationale is that the industry is about to be crippled by lawsuits and that being government controlled would somehow prevent that. It is true that every day seems to bring another news story about some company’s […]
The Backlash
I get that it was a stupid joke, especially given the political sensibilities. I don’t think it should have been a firing offence. Am I wrong? One of the drawbacks to the age of social media is that you have no control over what happens to the things you post. As an American bank CEO […]
Monday’s Smile
I borrowed this from a friend’s Facebook page. I found it amusing, though not accurate. It does though express the Canadian mood. There are 15 locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Together they allow commercial ships from the Atlantic Ocean to travel as far west as Thunder Bay. It is a much more efficient/cheaper way […]
Fertilizer Content
The man amuses me. Or would if what he does wasn’t so bad for his country. One thing politicians try very much to avoid is making policy on the fly. For Donald Trump not thinking things through seems to be a way of life. Monday he announced that the United States was going to make […]
Pissing Match
It has been attributed to many famous people who never said it, including Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain. No matter its origins, there is a lot of truth to the idea that you should “Never pick a fight with anyone who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton.” As a publicity-seeker, you […]
The Bribe
In a democracy it is illegal to offer cash to someone to buy their vote. That is probably also true in the pseudo democracy called the United States of America. Of course, the law doesn’t always apply when it it the government offering the bribe. Canadians are used to new government programs, including some with […]
Jet Decisions
Without intending to, Donald Trump has made Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s life easier. And delivered a multi-billion dollar hit to the American economy at the same time. Canada needs new fighter jets. Our current fleet of CF-18 combat planes should have been replaced a couple of decades ago, but defence procurement is a political […]
Redrawing The Map
Donald Trump has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, as he previously tried with the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the world is laughing at him. The American president doesn’t have the authority or jurisdiction to unilaterally change the name of an international waterway. Americans may have to put up with his vagaries, but the […]
Friday’s Questions
“We defend Canada for nothing. We don’t get anything. They don’t pay us to defend Canada, but we defend Canada andthey understand that.” – US President Donald Trump. It is an interesting perspective. As long as I have been alive, Canada and the United States have cooperated militarily, joining in various UN and NATO missions […]
Election Meddling
He’s done it again. Donald Trump has interfered in a foreign election. This time merely by existing. Quebec’s Parti Quebecois has announced that if they win this fall’s election they will not hold a referendum on Quebec separation as long as Donald Trump is president. Previously holding such a referendum had been the cornerstone of […]
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