Ben Pye

@bpye.ca

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🇨🇦. Work in technology, talk about politics. All opinions regrettably my own. They/he. Also @benpye@mastodon.social .

Junk Email folder in Outlook.com with a single email - "Your Microsoft 365 subscription will expire soon"
A military parade for a draft dodger is crazy!!!
I’d like that taco to go please
Purple and green of the aurora borealis above several houses
Three people performing on stage with blue overhead lighting and amber tube lights in the background.
Said the Whale performing on stage against a mostly black background
Red bus stop ad reading “Canadian owned and operated. Save on foods” with a maple leaf at the top.
Sarah Barthel of Phantogram on stage at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Output of "dig @a0.nic.io itch.io" showing no NS records.
Bitcoin mining has shown environmental benefits by consuming low-cost, excess energy from stranded renewable sources and waste methane, thus reducing emissions and supporting grid stability. Research indicates that Bitcoin miners seek the cheapest power available, frequently opting for intermittent renewable energy that would otherwise go unused thanks to the "interruptible" nature of Bitcoin mining. The energy use profile of Bitcoin mining not only helps to balance electricity demand and avoid peak strains on infrastructure, Bitcoin also makes renewable energy projects financially viable (and in fact helps renewable energy projects get built that would not otherwise be built) while also stabilizing energy prices and advancing global decarbonization efforts;
Old print British Rail advertisement. Headline: There is an alternative to commuting by rail. But could we live with it? The image depicts Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and a 4 lane elevated motorway in the foreground with bumper to bumper traffic.