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Norman Daoust

@normandaoust

Sharing ideas and innovations that could help humanity. IT professional, futurist and life-long learner. Opinions are my own.

 Ottawa, Ontario
Joined August 2008
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Why healthcare workers support #BasicIncome
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Russia’s Looming Economic Collapse

Russia’s Looming Economic Collapse

This is terra incognita for economic policy. No country has ever faced this kind of global freeze-out.

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China's New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thrusters

China's New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thrusters

According to experts, the ISS would only need a tenth of the amount of fuel a year if it switched to ion drives.

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We need to learn to recognize and avoid cognitive biases to think critically and objectively. #CriticalThinking visualcapitalist.com/24-cogn…
24 Cognitive Biases That Are Warping Your Perception of Reality

24 Cognitive Biases That Are Warping Your Perception of Reality

The world isn't as it seems—here are some of the most important cognitive biases that are messing with how you think the world works, and why.

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Attending a great session at #GartnerSYM on IT contract negotiation with JoAnn Rosenberger. She says remember that contract T&Cs are just as important as pricing.
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This is a major change in mindset for IT units as the "central" provider of IT services to the organization. #GartnerSYM
Adrienne Shulman (@age_shulman) profile pictureAdrienne Shulman
@age_shulman18 Oct 2021
#GartnerSYM Companies now have more technologists in business units than in IT. CIOs of today don't worry about loss of control or shadow IT, but instead leverage the power of technologists everywhere to create better value
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Happy to be attending IT Symposium/Xpo- Americas this week. Looking forward to hearing about innovations and insights into the future of IT. #GartnerSYM #CIO
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Happy Thanksgiving Weekend, Canada reminder it's time for #BasicIncome in 🇨🇦
Image from UBI Works 🇨🇦 (@ubi_works)
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After rewatching the movie #Interstellar , I just had to research the plausibility of the science, and came across this fascinating interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, who gives the movie an 8 or 9 out of 10 on the science behind the storyline! youtube.com/watch?v=l7tV7v71…
For my fellow Linux fans out there. #PerseveranceRover pcmag.com/news/linux-is-now-…
Linux Is Now on Mars, Thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover

Linux Is Now on Mars, Thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover

Previous NASA Mars rovers mostly used an operating system from Wind River Systems. But this time, the space agency chose Linux for Perseverance's Ingenuity helicopter drone.

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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

One way to reduce transport emissions relatively quickly is to swap cars for cycling, e-biking and walking – active travel, as it’s called.

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Technosignatures, based on traces of NO₂ may replace radio waves to support our efforts in the search for alien life among our galactic neighbors. #seti
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@WIRED4 Mar 2021
If an alien civilization has polluted its skies with nitrogen dioxide, the way we have ours, this would be a clue in to their existence. wired.trib.al/Lmm9NLY
Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations?

Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations?

A new study modeled whether we could find intelligent life on another planet—by looking for its pollution.

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Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter I carry, is working as expected. I’m currently charging it, but once I set it down, it’ll rely solely on its solar panels. If it survives the brutally cold Martian nights, the team will attempt flight. go.nasa.gov/3dtLvSm #CountdownToMars
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Great lecture for anyone interested in global finance!
CBC Radio's Ideas (@cbcideas) profile pictureCBC Radio's Ideas@cbcideas22 Feb 2021
The former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is the #BBC's 2020 Reith Lecturer. In lecture one, he addresses the changing nature of value in finance and economics — and how we've come to equate 'value' to what is profitable. Listen: bit.ly/3pK8Q4L @bbcworldservice
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Perseverance survives the 7 minutes of terror and successful lands on Mars in the Jezero crater. #MarsPerseverance #MarsLanding
ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) profile pictureARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
@NASAPersevere18 Feb 2021
Safe on Mars. go.nasa.gov/3axlXCf
Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet - NASA

Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet - NASA

Editor’s note: This release was updated shortly after issuing to update the quotes following landing.

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Top Canadian economists agree: #UBI works 👍 It can grow the economy more than it costs while enhancing the standard of living for ALL of us. Share if you believe it's time for #BasicIncome in Canada.
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An interesting TED talk on the future of jobs amidst mass technological automation. Key issues involve how to tax automation and create a Universal Basic Income. #TED #UBI youtu.be/cXQrbxD9_Ng
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Here's a good short video explanation of the upcoming February 18th landing of the Mars rover Perseverance. m.facebook.com/NASAPersevere…
1.9M views · 4.9K reactions | Don’t be fooled: It may seem easy, but...

1.9M views · 4.9K reactions | Don’t be fooled: It may seem easy, but...

Don’t be fooled: It may seem easy, but there’s nothing routine about landing on Mars. It all comes down to the final seven minutes… Here’s how you can participate in the #CountdownToMars:...

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futurism.com/the-byte/anothe…
Another SpaceX Starship Just Blew Up in a Humongous Explosion

Another SpaceX Starship Just Blew Up in a Humongous Explosion

Better luck next time.

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Jeff Bezos said that he will step down as chief executive of Amazon, leaving the helm of the company he founded. #CEO nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/j…
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