Yeah...I was reminded of a hit from the year I was born. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Sj...

Martha & The Vandellas | Heatwave ♫ | 1963

YouTube video by Mustang Sally

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CRASH joins @visionzerokh.bsky.social @ecologyaction.bsky.social @cyclehalifax.ca in calling for the Chief Medical Examiner of Nova Scotia to investigate the lethal danger posed by pick-ups and large SUVs to vulnerable road users.

Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · 11h ago

New media release calls on the Chief Medical Examiner of Nova Scotia to investigate and recommend steps to address the growing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users from pick-up trucks and large SUVs. #VisionZero #RoadSafety

Well, that should be good... @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 8h ago

Farms across #NovaScotia focused on reducing plastic waste will be getting help from an expanded pilot project run by a not-for-profit. Cleanfarms helps farmers recycle plastics like hay bale wraps and feed tarps halifax.citynews.ca/2026/08/04/p...

The things you see walking home.... and is it just me? 😉

#DalhousieUniversity, #Halifax, NS CANADA is using robotics and underwater acoustics to develop intelligent #autonomoussensing systems that can extend the reach of the #CanadianArmedForces in the #Arctic and help #Canada protect its sovereignty in remote, harsh maritime environments. #cdnpoli

DalSolutions: Building autonomous systems to protect Canada’s sovereign waters

Dalhousie robotics and underwater acoustics researcher Dr. Mae Seto is working with Defence Research & Development Canada to develop intelligent autonomous sensing systems that can extend the reach of...

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How much golf did I play over my lifetime? Paraquat is/was the pesticide of choice on courses. My #Parkinsons neurologist said: "living near golf courses doubles the risk." I didn't "live near one." I "lived on too many to count!" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town

Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it

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I'm not even going to ponder the impacts.

Met4Cast@met4cast.net · 9h ago

The latest El Niño forecast by the ECM is suggesting a record shattering +4°C event. Impacts; - Record breaking global warmth (1.7-1.8°C) - Catastrophic marine heatwaves Potential to be one of the most disruptive climate anomalies we’ve ever observed.

One thing to mention here, and why we are transitioning to use the relative index RONI, is because the oceans are warming so fast it’s much easier to reach these huge anomalies these days. This shows the warming in the ENSO 3.4 region. Thanks Brian McNoldy for the graph. @bmcnoldy.bsky.social

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 10h ago

*2026 El Niño Ahead by a Mile* It’s remarkable for us scientists to witness El Niño’s evolution. If you had asked us if something like this was possible a year ago, it would have been a definitive no. But here we are… already more than 1C (& 3 months) ahead of the next strongest episode in 1997… 1/

I know people have started lists of open source geospatial tutorials, education programs, and certificates. What do you know about? Please share links! FOSS4GNA is looking to compile and share these. #gischat

Remember when your 'device' was in a case attached to your belt? You only took it out when it rang or you stopped for coffee and then checked text messages? Critical was call; what could wait was text. Now most people walk holding it or staring at it while in motion. We move nowhere, quickly.

Paging Sarah Connor. Paging Sarah Connor. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations

Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent

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Its 19.5 in the lab. Ahhhh Back in thr saddle for short week. I can get used to this. But the view outside looks rather toasty. A week of over 30 is going to be long. Enjoy.

Qelcome to halifax hell week m.youtube.com/watch?v=iLIg...

The Lovin Spoonful- Summer In The City

YouTube video by heyprettyfacexo

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From paying $100 to read a book to audiobooks. Hmmm? "Struggling to get your kids to read a book? Here are some tips." CBC Radio 'The Current' www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...

Struggling to get your kids to read a book? Here are some tips | CBC Radio

New data suggests kids and teens today aren’t reading for fun the way older generations did. What do young people lose when they don't spend time with a good book?

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Emotions are often seen as a threat to scientific objectivity. Bromme & Kienhues examine their positive & negative effects on both science communicators & audiences, arguing that understanding—not suppressing—emotion supports more reflective #ScienceCommunication. doi.org/10.22323/153...

Still can't get higher. www.maptap.gg August 4 100🎯 100🎯 94🏅 99🎯 92🏆 Final score: 961

Have you ever looked at a piece of bike infrastructure around town and wondered "what the heck is that?" Wondered why infrastructure gets built out the way it does? In this video, I go through all the different bike infrastructure that you'll encounter around Halifax. youtu.be/Hi4vnUbCEvo?...

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YouTube video by HFX by Bike

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I surprised at how few replies there have been to this.

The Chronicle Herald@thechronicleherald.bsky.social · yesterday

Letter: Preserving Victorian homes not the solution to housing in Halifax www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

The national society journal Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), is inviting Expressions of Interest for the role of Book Review Editor. Application deadline: September 30, 2026 #CanadianGeographies #CAG #Geographers

Enjoyed "Geography and ‘The New'" (open access, DOI link, citation & abstract in AltText) thanks Ben Anderson, Beth Greenhough, Harriett Hawkins, Nathaniel Télémaque, Tatiana Thieme and @kbrickell.bsky.social @jennypickerill.bsky.social @davidjbissell.bsky.social @tibg.bsky.social

I love when new brunswick fights about our biggest cities its like arguing who has the finest cuisine at the mall food court

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones apnews.com/article/tari... states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat.

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Ok....time for Power and Politics on CBC. Yeah, I am a fan of CBC. That means I'm 100% canuck!!!

Not so good today.... www.maptap.gg August 3 95🏅 99🎯 89👑 90👑 94🏅 Final score: 924

A little holiday Monday visit from the Political Pulse panel with guest host @armstrongcbc.bsky.social today at 5pmE via CBC’s Power and Politics

Placelessness is so easy to see.

Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Love drone footage of new builds in exurban Texas, gives me a very particular kind of dread to look at that is hard to replicate with other photos.

L-dopa is great, until it isn't. Off times suck worse. Just saying

As so many industries rush to embrace AI, Esri's approach to responsible AI remains grounded in: - Authoritative geographic context - Trust, intention, & transparency - Interoperable capabilities for easy integration More info at www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #gischat

Esri's approach to responsible AI

Speed and efficiency alone don’t guarantee better decisions. Here’s how Esri is building AI that’s grounded, transparent, and built for the decisions that matter.

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Holy crap. Well, wouldn't be as worrisome if just within US. Sadly, this has been spreading..... higher ed under attack. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...

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Scanning file folder titled "everything" including #GIS bits like Roger Tomlinson's PhD dissertation. There are pearls of wisdom and prescient #geography statements that bring a smile to this ugly mug. Thanks to James Cheshire for hosting it @uclgeography.bsky.social jcheshire.com/resources/ro...