Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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4d ago
Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/
#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta
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Eugene
@datastory@mstdn.ca
🌍 Geoscientist | Environmental Geospatial Modeler Exploring how landscapes think — through data, chemistry, and terrain. I work at the crossroads of hydrogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GIS-based environmental modelling. Mostly self-directed research: from asking real-world questions to building geospatial models and visual narratives that connect science and society. I’m not a “tool user” — I’m a systems thinker with a geochemical compass and a data-driven map.
mstdn.ca
Eugene
@datastory@mstdn.ca
🌍 Geoscientist | Environmental Geospatial Modeler Exploring how landscapes think — through data, chemistry, and terrain. I work at the crossroads of hydrogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GIS-based environmental modelling. Mostly self-directed research: from asking real-world questions to building geospatial models and visual narratives that connect science and society. I’m not a “tool user” — I’m a systems thinker with a geochemical compass and a data-driven map.
mstdn.ca
@datastory@mstdn.ca
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Apr 16, 2026
It is a common belief that higher elevations are naturally cooler. In pristine landscapes, this rule holds firm. But what about urban environments? Humanity moves vast amounts of matter and energy, sometimes fundamentally altering the thermodynamic parameters of our habitat.
🛰️ I correlated summer Land Surface Temperature (LST) data across Calgary’s neighborhoods with the Canadian Medium-Resolution Digital Elevation Model (MRDEM). The chart below illustrates the relationship between "Average Elevation" and "Average Surface Temperature" specifically for established residential communities. As observed, this relationship is notably weak, even though a slight cooling trend persists. Based on my data analysis, elevation above sea level is not a key factor in cooling the city.
#Calgary #OpenData #UrbanHeat #DataScience #ClimateAction #YYC #GreennesOfCalgary #ClimateEquity #EnvironmentalEquity #CityPlanning #RemoteSensing #RStats #Landsat #fossgis #DigitalElevationModel
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Eugene
@datastory@mstdn.ca
🌍 Geoscientist | Environmental Geospatial Modeler Exploring how landscapes think — through data, chemistry, and terrain. I work at the crossroads of hydrogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GIS-based environmental modelling. Mostly self-directed research: from asking real-world questions to building geospatial models and visual narratives that connect science and society. I’m not a “tool user” — I’m a systems thinker with a geochemical compass and a data-driven map.
mstdn.ca
Eugene
@datastory@mstdn.ca
🌍 Geoscientist | Environmental Geospatial Modeler Exploring how landscapes think — through data, chemistry, and terrain. I work at the crossroads of hydrogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GIS-based environmental modelling. Mostly self-directed research: from asking real-world questions to building geospatial models and visual narratives that connect science and society. I’m not a “tool user” — I’m a systems thinker with a geochemical compass and a data-driven map.
mstdn.ca
@datastory@mstdn.ca
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Mar 25, 2026
To distinguish between "normal" and anomalous surface temperatures in Calgary in 2025, I applied Tukey’s method. The statistical distribution shows a negative skewness (coefficient ≈−0.59).
This highlights a critical phenomenon: the vast majority of the urban area is densely clustered in the warmer temperature range. In contrast, cool refuges (the rivers, reservoir, and dense parks) are statistically scarce, forming a long "tail" on the left side of the plot. In essence, Calgary’s baseline is shifted toward higher temperatures, making Urban Cool Islands a rare and vital resource.
I would like to remind my readers and followers that I am currently preparing a comprehensive article based on these research results. In it, I will explore the ecological and geochemical implications of this thermal distribution. Stay tuned for further updates!
#YYC #Calgary #ClimateResilience #UrbanHeatIsland #DataAnalytics #RemoteSensing #Landsat #OpenData #CitizenScience #LST #ClimateOfCalgary #Landsat #Rstats
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Mar 17, 2026
The Alberta oil & gas industry is full of scofflaws, it would seem, and they are being protected by the very government structures that are supposed to protect us from then.
The fact that they are letting rural landowners, who live in the heart of the UCP support base, get this angry tells how incompetent they are.
#ableg #yyc #yeg #oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMo1a9huZCo
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Mar 05, 2026
Are you a Calgarian who is unaware of the legacy of Charles Daniels?
https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/alberta-immigration-charles-daniels
#yyc #calgary #history #Racism
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Mar 05, 2026
How many Calgarians know of the then-nascent Calgary Winter Festival, its ski jump and warm-weather problems that plagued it almost 70 years later at the 1988 Winter Olympics...
#yyc #Alberta
https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-victoria-park-ski-jump-exhibition
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Native Calgarian Podcast
@nativeCalgarian@ohai.social
Sahtu Dene, podcast host of Native Calgarian. Advocate. Resist. Be kind. Our Ancestors are watching and we just need to listen. Colonialism kills https://linktr.ee/nativecalgarian
ohai.social
Native Calgarian Podcast
@nativeCalgarian@ohai.social
Sahtu Dene, podcast host of Native Calgarian. Advocate. Resist. Be kind. Our Ancestors are watching and we just need to listen. Colonialism kills https://linktr.ee/nativecalgarian
ohai.social
@nativeCalgarian@ohai.social
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Mar 01, 2026
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Feb 22, 2026
I'm proud of my audiobook collection. I'm self-hosting using audiobookshelf.org software. Most titles I purchased via libro.fm where I name Pages bookstore in Kensington in Calgary as my designated local book shop.
#yyc
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ScribblersEmporium
@ScribblersEmporium@mastodon.world
Despite repeated warnings, Albert continued to loiter outside public lavatories dressed as Pestilence. Canada
mastodon.world
ScribblersEmporium
@ScribblersEmporium@mastodon.world
Despite repeated warnings, Albert continued to loiter outside public lavatories dressed as Pestilence. Canada
mastodon.world
@ScribblersEmporium@mastodon.world
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Jan 04, 2026
Once a year, maybe, weather conditions are just right to produce hoar frost and rime. When the sun comes out, the world turns magical for a few brief hours.
#winter #frost #yyc #outdoorphotography #PhotoMonday #ice
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Feb 20, 2026
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Chad 
@chad__dup_35297@mstdn.ca
NAIT alumnus, #yeg musician. 356 ppm. Settler on Treaty 6 land. Instance administrator of mstdn.ca. My toots are my own and engagement may not indicate endorsement. Yeah, toots. I said it. Tooooots.
mstdn.ca
Albertans, observers spot fireball shooting through morning sky | CityNews
#alberta #yeg #yyc
https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/02/10/albertans-spot-fireball-shooting/
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@virtuous_sloth@loops.video
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Dec 18, 2025
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Dec 17, 2025
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Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
Bruce Elrick
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
There are always alternatives, not "there is no alternative". Married to a wonderful wife with with two adult sons, living in Calgary. I like getting out on my bike. I care about social justice. Unemployed or semi-retired? I would actually love to work (part time? consultation?) with purpose. Ph.D. in physics and nearly 28 year career in IT. "Debts that cannot be paid will not be paid." "The purpose of a system is what it does."
cosocial.ca
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca
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Nov 30, 2025
This is a funny & good video with a good Alberta burn. I say this with love from Calgary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA
#ABleg #yyc #linux #linus
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