Carney’s Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/carneys-checkmate-how-canadas-quiet

“This was the determining factor in Trump’s surrender. Not the public spats, not the retaliatory tariffs Canada slapped on U.S. autos (though those stung). It was the quiet, coordinated threat of a Treasury bond unwind that bent Trump’s knee.”

Aside: Why are we calling northern countries like Canada, much of Europe, Japan.. the “free world”?

Microsoft announces the shutdown of Skype, moving users to Teams, highlighting the evolution of communication tools and the migration process.On May 5, Microsoft will officially retire Skype, a pioneer in internet communication, transitioning all users to Microsoft Teams. #business #communication #Microsoft #Migration #Skype #software #Teams #technology #redrobot

https://redrobot.online/2025/03/microsoft-to-retire-skype-shifts-focus-to-teams/

Microsoft announces the shutdown of Skype, moving users to Teams, highlighting the evolution of communication tools and the migration process.On May 5, Microsoft will officially retire Skype, a pioneer in internet communication, transitioning all users to Microsoft Teams. #business #communication #Microsoft #Migration #Skype #software #Teams #technology #redrobot

https://redrobot.online/2025/03/microsoft-to-retire-skype-shifts-focus-to-teams/

I no longer use Skype, but while browsing through all the apps on my computer, I saw it, I saw this forgotten app, and it brought back some nice memories, and nice conversations I had there, with nice people whom I still talk to, this app helped me to stay in touch with the ones I truly cared about, when I was far away from them, old good times :-) now there are better tools for communication, and I guess if I ever want to use Microsoft messaging app I will have to use Teams, and Teams is something I hate, so I think I will stick to Google Chat and Meet, better sound quality, and the interface is not so irritating. But who knows, maybe my curiosity will be strong enough to try Teams again, connected to my private account, but if the interface is so horrible as it was before, then I don’t feel encouraged to do this. #Technology #Computers #Communication #Blind.

The right approach in citizen-to-citizen exchanges can change minds, even on politically divisive topics

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-approach-citizen-exchanges-minds-politically.html

Multilingual Mastery: AI Text Translation Tool
https://zurl.co/QEIOp
#AI #TranslationTool #Multilingual #Language #Technology #Efficiency #ArtificialIntelligence #Text #Global #Communication

“On today’s X, #AcademicTwitter is dead. And most scholars in the world do not want to be active on what the platform has become.”

I spoke to @TimesHigherEd about where scholars have gone. To Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon and ....

#science #communication

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-dominance-over-bluesky-becomes-new-hub-research

Hopefully, some European company is working on a Phone and OS to replace the USA systems.
We do NOT want their Google or Apple stuff in this situation. The USA controls those companies, therefore they control your communication ability.
They could easily shut it down.
We have more than enough tech geniuses here - tell me someone is working on this?
Some version of Linux Mint, or Tiny Linux, or similar? I would buy it in a heartbeat.
#europe #linux #phone #iPhone #microsoft #android #communication #tariffs #freedom

“All #digital #communication is reverting back to primitive ways. The #emoji is like the #hieroglyphic. The #meme is akin to the #cavepainting. The #textmessage is a throwback to the #telegraph.” open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...

40 Observations on Public Disc...

New in our electronic #collection:

Market-Oriented #Disinformation #Research. #Digital #Advertising, Disinformation and #FakeNews on #SocialMedia

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003506676/market-oriented-disinformation-research-carlos-diaz-ruiz

Bridging the gap: Why scientists must master communication in age of misinformation – EnviroNews https://www.byteseu.com/897547/ #communication #FutureOfScienceCommunicationForum #Misinformation #Science #scientists

Bonobos communicate in ways more similar to ours than previously thought. Mélissa Berthet and her colleagues studied a group of these primates and found first ever proof of non-trivial compositionality in non-human vocalizations.

#bonobo #chimpanzee #chimp #ape #primate #primates #primatology #nature #science #wildlife #communication #syntax #linguistics #evolution

https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/lidska-rec-neni-vyjimecna-nasi.html

(03 Apr) Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen

300 aspects of each call were cataloged, letting researchers estimate meaning.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/k0ann
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/L1OOX ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/gu8oj

#animal-intelligence #biology #bonobos #communication #language #science

Médiapart confirme que c'est bien Mimi Marchand qui se trouve derrière le "scoop" de Paris Match révélant une "romance" entre Hanouna et la belle-fille de Macron, Tiphaine Auzière. Quand je pense qu'elle niait avec aplomb tout rôle joué dans cette fausse paparazzade malgré mes infos... La honte! https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/040425/hanouna-tiphaine-auziere-et-l-elysee-encore-mimi-marchand-la-manoeuvre et mon article à relire https://www.off-investigation.fr/hanouna-belle-fille-macron-avertissement-lance-au-president/

Here’s which messaging app is most secure, according to experts

Signal is widely considered the most secure consumer messaging app because third parties can verify its security claims, and the company does not have access to metadata about your conversations

#messaging #signal #telegram #whatsapp #encryption #metadata #communication #technology #tech

https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/tech/signal-whatsapp-and-telegram-and-not-built-the-same-which-messaging-app-is-most-secure/

"Social media as a primary news source makes people stupid... The tragedy is that we aren't inherently stupid. We're being stupefied by technological environments hostile to the cognitive processes that constitute wisdom."

A Diet of Slogans by Mike Brock

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-diet-of-slogans

#Unplug #CurateNewsWisely #SocialMedia #News #ReadingIsSexy #CallYourFriends #Communication
#SelfCare #MikeBrock #NotesFromTheCircus

Why I don't discuss politics with friends

https://shwin.co/blog/why-i-dont-discuss-politics-with-friends

I finished the book Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves by Alison Wood Brooks. I love the topic about how to communicate well with other people – it’s an art that we can cultivate to our own and others’ benefit. It’s beautiful, healthy, and connective, and I was happy to have this book become available.

This is a long thread with my notes and direct quotes.

The book begins by identifying maxims that can be used to facilitate conversation, which I think are useful both offline and on: “The TALK maxims break conversation down into four crucial reminders that will guide our entire approach to make conversation more vibrant, enriching, and effective: Topics, because great conversationalists choose good topics and make any topic better; Asking, because asking questions helps us move between topics and dive deeper into them; Levity, to keep our conversations from becoming stale; and Kindness, because great talkers care for others and show it.”

It's an easy reminder – to stay curious, to introduce lightness, and to lead with compassion.

"10 things that helped me advance my career" will be Thijs Feryn's talk at phpday25.

#phpday25 #PHP #career #mindset #communication

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