Kevin Everets
@keverets.bsky.social
Advocate of kindness, consideration, and Free Software.
Interested in anything that makes life a little bit better.
Interested in anything that makes life a little bit better.
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One major glitch in this piece: Carbon pricing is a conservative policy especially when revenue neutral as it uses the market to reward behaviour. It was George Schultz, a Republican, who championed it (supported by Brian Mulroney). I spent a lot of time discussing it with both.
October 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
One major glitch in this piece: Carbon pricing is a conservative policy especially when revenue neutral as it uses the market to reward behaviour. It was George Schultz, a Republican, who championed it (supported by Brian Mulroney). I spent a lot of time discussing it with both.
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Carney begins his announcement of a new oil pipeline by acknowledging the climate-linked wildfire that came close to levelling the town where he's announcing the new oil pipeline. A flat circle.
October 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Carney begins his announcement of a new oil pipeline by acknowledging the climate-linked wildfire that came close to levelling the town where he's announcing the new oil pipeline. A flat circle.
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On October 1, we're launching The Grand Daily Reporting Challenge.
How many precipitation reports CoCoRaHS observers can send in on a single day? Help set a new daily record!
Whether your gauge catches a downpour, a few drops, some snow, or 0.00", your report counts!
Mark your calendar!
How many precipitation reports CoCoRaHS observers can send in on a single day? Help set a new daily record!
Whether your gauge catches a downpour, a few drops, some snow, or 0.00", your report counts!
Mark your calendar!
September 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
On October 1, we're launching The Grand Daily Reporting Challenge.
How many precipitation reports CoCoRaHS observers can send in on a single day? Help set a new daily record!
Whether your gauge catches a downpour, a few drops, some snow, or 0.00", your report counts!
Mark your calendar!
How many precipitation reports CoCoRaHS observers can send in on a single day? Help set a new daily record!
Whether your gauge catches a downpour, a few drops, some snow, or 0.00", your report counts!
Mark your calendar!
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The Liberals are quick-marching the "lawful access" bill for digital wiretaps, C-22, through the legislative process. See the motion under "Government Business" near the bottom here: www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 137 - June 16, 2026 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 137 - June 16, 2026 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
www.ourcommons.ca
June 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The Liberals are quick-marching the "lawful access" bill for digital wiretaps, C-22, through the legislative process. See the motion under "Government Business" near the bottom here: www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...
@quickbooksca.bsky.social Workforce was the biggest data leak on my phone this week. Sucks that it's required for work, but super invasive.
/e/OS protects my device from tracking attempts. Read the eOS Privacy Guide at e.foundation/wp-content/u...
/e/OS protects my device from tracking attempts. Read the eOS Privacy Guide at e.foundation/wp-content/u...
May 31, 2026 at 8:06 PM
@quickbooksca.bsky.social Workforce was the biggest data leak on my phone this week. Sucks that it's required for work, but super invasive.
/e/OS protects my device from tracking attempts. Read the eOS Privacy Guide at e.foundation/wp-content/u...
/e/OS protects my device from tracking attempts. Read the eOS Privacy Guide at e.foundation/wp-content/u...
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To all my Canadian peeps: this is incredibly important and you need to talk to your representative to ensure that your bill C-22 does not pass. Your government is trying to backdoor encrypted messages and there is no safe method in which to do so.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare
Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the b...
www.eff.org
May 21, 2026 at 9:11 PM
To all my Canadian peeps: this is incredibly important and you need to talk to your representative to ensure that your bill C-22 does not pass. Your government is trying to backdoor encrypted messages and there is no safe method in which to do so.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: openmedia.org/StopC22-bsky #BillC22
Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in...
openmedia.org
May 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: openmedia.org/StopC22-bsky #BillC22
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the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
March 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
April 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Op-Ed: Ford is burying cellphone records while Carney pays lip service to transparency. Times are good for politicians with something to hide. By Justin Ling thestar.com/opinion/star... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #ontfoi #ontpoli
Justin Ling: Ford is burying cellphone records while Carney pays lip service to transparency. Times are good for politicians with something to hide
Governments across Canada are becoming more secretive. Our freedom-of-information laws have never been so critically important.
thestar.com
April 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Op-Ed: Ford is burying cellphone records while Carney pays lip service to transparency. Times are good for politicians with something to hide. By Justin Ling thestar.com/opinion/star... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #ontfoi #ontpoli
Ads infecting even more in a misguided attempt at more profit. The #enshittification continues...
Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings
Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings | TechCrunch
Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives April 14.
techcrunch.com
March 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ads infecting even more in a misguided attempt at more profit. The #enshittification continues...
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Spot on from @ereguly.bsky.social Our economies and lives would not be so vulnerable to faraway events in the Strait of Hormuz if we had stuck with policies that would have had us driving vehicles and heating our homes from a non-hydrocarbon grid by now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: The Hormuz crisis instantly exposed the risks of rolling back green and cleantech agendas
Countries with plenty of renewable and nuclear sources are navigating the energy crisis much better
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Spot on from @ereguly.bsky.social Our economies and lives would not be so vulnerable to faraway events in the Strait of Hormuz if we had stuck with policies that would have had us driving vehicles and heating our homes from a non-hydrocarbon grid by now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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The Ford government is driving up energy costs and polluting more by ignoring the lowest cost source of energy - renewables.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: How will free-spending Ford pay for Ontario’s $400-billion nuclear plans?
If the plans are to be paid for through the rates charged for the electricity produced, bills will rise dramatically
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The Ford government is driving up energy costs and polluting more by ignoring the lowest cost source of energy - renewables.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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For the February newsletter, we highlight why openness fundamentally conflicts with how Big Tech makes money by forcing people into ecosystems that only the company controls.
Read on about how being open is our core innovation, learn about our new merch store, and more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #HomeAssistant
Read on about how being open is our core innovation, learn about our new merch store, and more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #HomeAssistant
The final frontier Big Tech won't explore
This month we boldy go into the subject of our core innovation: openness, and why our competitors won't copy it. Plus, our merch store is go!
newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
For the February newsletter, we highlight why openness fundamentally conflicts with how Big Tech makes money by forcing people into ecosystems that only the company controls.
Read on about how being open is our core innovation, learn about our new merch store, and more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #HomeAssistant
Read on about how being open is our core innovation, learn about our new merch store, and more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #HomeAssistant
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This is a genuinely great watch, even if you don't need convincing about electrification.
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This is a genuinely great watch, even if you don't need convincing about electrification.
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Here's one for anyone looking for a not evil alternative to #TikTok.
@dansup.bsky.social, the developer behind the BlueSky-compatible photo sharing app @pixelfedapp.bsky.social, has created a new app called Loops.video
It's ad free, community owned, and not under Trump-mandated ownership.
@dansup.bsky.social, the developer behind the BlueSky-compatible photo sharing app @pixelfedapp.bsky.social, has created a new app called Loops.video
It's ad free, community owned, and not under Trump-mandated ownership.
Loops.video
The flagship Loops server, a new creative community for sharing videos and going viral.
Loops.video
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Here's one for anyone looking for a not evil alternative to #TikTok.
@dansup.bsky.social, the developer behind the BlueSky-compatible photo sharing app @pixelfedapp.bsky.social, has created a new app called Loops.video
It's ad free, community owned, and not under Trump-mandated ownership.
@dansup.bsky.social, the developer behind the BlueSky-compatible photo sharing app @pixelfedapp.bsky.social, has created a new app called Loops.video
It's ad free, community owned, and not under Trump-mandated ownership.
Trying out Flare to be able to post simultaneously to both Bluesky and Mastodon.
So far, so good.
https://github.com/DimensionDev/Flare
Available in F-droid (and the other usual app stores)
So far, so good.
https://github.com/DimensionDev/Flare
Available in F-droid (and the other usual app stores)
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trying out Flare to be able to post simultaneously to both Bluesky and Mastodon.
So far, so good.
https://github.com/DimensionDev/Flare
Available in F-droid (and the other usual app stores)
So far, so good.
https://github.com/DimensionDev/Flare
Available in F-droid (and the other usual app stores)
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
/e/OS is effective at blocking tracking, and available for most phones that run Android.
See if your device is supported at doc.e.foundation/devices and consider an OS change to protect your privacy!
See if your device is supported at doc.e.foundation/devices and consider an OS change to protect your privacy!
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
/e/OS is effective at blocking tracking, and available for most phones that run Android.
See if your device is supported at doc.e.foundation/devices and consider an OS change to protect your privacy!
See if your device is supported at doc.e.foundation/devices and consider an OS change to protect your privacy!
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People can use CoMaps for leaving notes on #OpenStreetMap. Those notes can suggest edits that are outside CoMaps' editing capabilities.
You can help CoMaps & OpenStreetMap by looking over those notes and fixing them. Learn more about how to do so on our website: www.comaps.app/news/2025-10...
You can help CoMaps & OpenStreetMap by looking over those notes and fixing them. Learn more about how to do so on our website: www.comaps.app/news/2025-10...
Improving OpenStreetMap through CoMaps notes
How you can help to improve OpenStreetMap - and thus CoMaps - by reviewing open notes
www.comaps.app
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
People can use CoMaps for leaving notes on #OpenStreetMap. Those notes can suggest edits that are outside CoMaps' editing capabilities.
You can help CoMaps & OpenStreetMap by looking over those notes and fixing them. Learn more about how to do so on our website: www.comaps.app/news/2025-10...
You can help CoMaps & OpenStreetMap by looking over those notes and fixing them. Learn more about how to do so on our website: www.comaps.app/news/2025-10...
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David Gewirtz on ZDNet writes AI could kill open source.
I disagree.
AI changes how we write code, not what open source stands for 👇👇👇
gaelduval.com/why-ai-wont-...
I disagree.
AI changes how we write code, not what open source stands for 👇👇👇
gaelduval.com/why-ai-wont-...
Why AI won't "Kill Open Source” - Gaël Duval (blog, Murena, /e/OS my data is my data, Mandrake Linux...)
In a recent ZDNet piece, David Gewirtz warns that open source may not survive the rise of generative AI. I see it differently. AI doesn’t change what open source is about: transparency, collaboration,...
gaelduval.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
David Gewirtz on ZDNet writes AI could kill open source.
I disagree.
AI changes how we write code, not what open source stands for 👇👇👇
gaelduval.com/why-ai-wont-...
I disagree.
AI changes how we write code, not what open source stands for 👇👇👇
gaelduval.com/why-ai-wont-...
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Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping | TechCrunch
Wikipedia, the online nonprofit encyclopedia, is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead.
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
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6/ You can help us identify the rest. If you know about any of these individuals, please contact us directly so we can engage in a verification process.
White Nationalist Networking: Help us Identify the Organizers and Guests
www.antihate.ca
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
6/ You can help us identify the rest. If you know about any of these individuals, please contact us directly so we can engage in a verification process.