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CHARBONNEAU – Warnings from Big AI providers are in their self interest

October 1, 2026 // 0 Comments

AI NEEDS TO BE regulated by governments, not Big AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the pace of AI development should be slowed down. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman chimed in, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The Great Erasure: what happened to those ‘data centres’

September 24, 2026 // 0 Comments

NOVEMBER 13, 3026 — Ancient North American Civilization, Lecture 17 Professor Elara Venn waited until the murmuring in the amphitheatre died down. “Good morning. Today we [Continue]

JOHNSON – Why build the new police station downtown at all?

September 21, 2026 // 1 Comment

THE STUART WOOD SITE is a dumb idea for an RCMP station. Not for the reasons already discussed when this came up, like the heritage designation of the school. I will let [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Why I use AI in my writing; it’s a refined search engine

September 17, 2026 // 0 Comments

AI IS JUST A TOOL. I use it the same way I use a word processor; since I’m a lousy speller, it flags my misspelling. I use it the same way I use a calculator; [Continue]

JOHNSON – The vote for Kamloops mayor isn’t as simple as it might seem

September 15, 2026 // 1 Comment

SO, WITH KAMLOOPS municipal election mode fully underway, we (well, at least those of us that vote) all find ourselves falling into our well entrenched habit regarding what [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Fears of a grey tsunami are greatly exaggerated

September 10, 2026 // 0 Comments

CANADA’S AGING POPULATION has become a lightning rod for generational angst. Younger generations worry that baby boomers are hoarding wealth, draining pensions, and [Continue]