Hello! 👋🏻 I'm around. Just not on Bluesky RN. ☀️🍂
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hello! 👋🏻 I'm around. Just not on Bluesky RN. ☀️🍂
It's finally happened. I'm reading my school assignments at 150% zoom and typing up my notes at 125%. 👵🔍🤓
Those eyeball stem cell injections can't come fast enough! 😅👀
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Those eyeball stem cell injections can't come fast enough! 😅👀
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people
The treatment, given to four people with damaged corneas, seems safe but needs to be tested in larger trials.
www.nature.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's finally happened. I'm reading my school assignments at 150% zoom and typing up my notes at 125%. 👵🔍🤓
Those eyeball stem cell injections can't come fast enough! 😅👀
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Those eyeball stem cell injections can't come fast enough! 😅👀
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Interviewing, or facilitated conversation, really is a skill and an art. And, IMHO, often underappreciated - like good design, it goes unnoticed.
I liked this episode because it spotlights the above but also provides some very entertaining and WTF examples...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
I liked this episode because it spotlights the above but also provides some very entertaining and WTF examples...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
The Joe Rogan Intervention | Revisionist History
The world's most famous interviewer has a problem with interviewing. Revisionist History is here to help.
www.pushkin.fm
June 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Interviewing, or facilitated conversation, really is a skill and an art. And, IMHO, often underappreciated - like good design, it goes unnoticed.
I liked this episode because it spotlights the above but also provides some very entertaining and WTF examples...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
I liked this episode because it spotlights the above but also provides some very entertaining and WTF examples...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
In another episode of how Bias in AI, how LLMs can create their own biases! 😬
...all kidding aside, IMHO AGI has a tendency towards all the flaws of people, so maybe we just treat its outputs the same way we'd treat the info coming from your sus uncle Bob?
...all kidding aside, IMHO AGI has a tendency towards all the flaws of people, so maybe we just treat its outputs the same way we'd treat the info coming from your sus uncle Bob?
Groups of large language models playing simple interactive games can develop social norms, such as adopting their own rules for how language is used
https://go.nature.com/4kojSJL
https://go.nature.com/4kojSJL
AI language models develop social norms like groups of people
When LLMs are grouped together, they exhibit similar characteristics to human societies.
go.nature.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In another episode of how Bias in AI, how LLMs can create their own biases! 😬
...all kidding aside, IMHO AGI has a tendency towards all the flaws of people, so maybe we just treat its outputs the same way we'd treat the info coming from your sus uncle Bob?
...all kidding aside, IMHO AGI has a tendency towards all the flaws of people, so maybe we just treat its outputs the same way we'd treat the info coming from your sus uncle Bob?
First outdoor climb session of the season!! Beauty of a day with some lovely folks at the Pillary in Squamish. #beautifulBC
May 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
First outdoor climb session of the season!! Beauty of a day with some lovely folks at the Pillary in Squamish. #beautifulBC
Reposted by Christina
Update: BC Wildfire crew of 20+ helping fight Squamish wildfire
Update: BC Wildfire crew of 20+ helping fight Squamish wildfire
The fire is likely human caused and located in the Brohm Ridge area.
dlvr.it
April 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Update: BC Wildfire crew of 20+ helping fight Squamish wildfire
This is so awful, condolences to the lost loved ones, their families and the community. ♥️🙏🏻 And gratitude to the ppl who responded and are looking after the wounded.
We were there earlier in the day. Heaps of people turned out. Who does this?! Hopefully not a hate crime but hard to think otherwise.
We were there earlier in the day. Heaps of people turned out. Who does this?! Hopefully not a hate crime but hard to think otherwise.
April 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is so awful, condolences to the lost loved ones, their families and the community. ♥️🙏🏻 And gratitude to the ppl who responded and are looking after the wounded.
We were there earlier in the day. Heaps of people turned out. Who does this?! Hopefully not a hate crime but hard to think otherwise.
We were there earlier in the day. Heaps of people turned out. Who does this?! Hopefully not a hate crime but hard to think otherwise.
How are Nursing Clinician-Scientists still not a thing? Been thinking about this sporadically for the past 15 yrs & came across this award-winning essay by Martha Mackay. Some real shockers in here - like that Nursing isn't a science (!). Surprised patriarchy isn't mentioned tho😅
bit.ly/42WqqJF
bit.ly/42WqqJF
(PDF) Why nursing has not embraced the clinician-scientist role: Postgraduate essay prize winner
PDF | Reasons for the limited uptake of the clinician-scientist role within nursing are examined, specifically: the lack of consensus about the nature... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
bit.ly
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How are Nursing Clinician-Scientists still not a thing? Been thinking about this sporadically for the past 15 yrs & came across this award-winning essay by Martha Mackay. Some real shockers in here - like that Nursing isn't a science (!). Surprised patriarchy isn't mentioned tho😅
bit.ly/42WqqJF
bit.ly/42WqqJF
WTG Canada! 🍁Over 2 million of us have already voted in the federal election.
Friendly reminder that tomorrow's the last day for advanced voting. Centers are open until 9pm today! Tomorrow it's Elections Canada offices only until 6pm.
Then it's election day on April 28th!
youtu.be/hMTNbSIuCBo
Friendly reminder that tomorrow's the last day for advanced voting. Centers are open until 9pm today! Tomorrow it's Elections Canada offices only until 6pm.
Then it's election day on April 28th!
youtu.be/hMTNbSIuCBo
You Can Vote Early | Elections Canada
YouTube video by Élections Canada | Elections Canada
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
WTG Canada! 🍁Over 2 million of us have already voted in the federal election.
Friendly reminder that tomorrow's the last day for advanced voting. Centers are open until 9pm today! Tomorrow it's Elections Canada offices only until 6pm.
Then it's election day on April 28th!
youtu.be/hMTNbSIuCBo
Friendly reminder that tomorrow's the last day for advanced voting. Centers are open until 9pm today! Tomorrow it's Elections Canada offices only until 6pm.
Then it's election day on April 28th!
youtu.be/hMTNbSIuCBo
Virtual patients are becoming more advanced by the day. IMHO this open access article details some of the considerations we should be taking into account as consumers & designers.
#hcsim #FOAMed #FOANed #simulation
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#hcsim #FOAMed #FOANed #simulation
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Evolution From Standardized to Virtual Patients in Medical Education
Standardized patients (SPs) are widely used in medical education to teach clinical skills and provide assessments. SPs allow students to practice history taking, physical exams, and communication in c...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Virtual patients are becoming more advanced by the day. IMHO this open access article details some of the considerations we should be taking into account as consumers & designers.
#hcsim #FOAMed #FOANed #simulation
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#hcsim #FOAMed #FOANed #simulation
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Think the CBC is worth keeping around? 🍁 If so, please consider signing the petition to show whichever party comes into power that it's something we want to continue funding!
#cdnpoli #fundthecbc #canadianbroadcasting
friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#cdnpoli #fundthecbc #canadianbroadcasting
friends.ca/takeaction/s...
Save the CBC Petition - Friends of Canadian Media
friends.ca
April 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Think the CBC is worth keeping around? 🍁 If so, please consider signing the petition to show whichever party comes into power that it's something we want to continue funding!
#cdnpoli #fundthecbc #canadianbroadcasting
friends.ca/takeaction/s...
#cdnpoli #fundthecbc #canadianbroadcasting
friends.ca/takeaction/s...
Two pieces of media I consumed today (see 🧵) made me realize that people don't understand that we Canadians have a lot of pride and gratitude for our nation, along with a strong moral compass. (Apart from the genocide 😅) We will stand up and mobilize when needed. Peace, order & good government. 🇨🇦
April 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Two pieces of media I consumed today (see 🧵) made me realize that people don't understand that we Canadians have a lot of pride and gratitude for our nation, along with a strong moral compass. (Apart from the genocide 😅) We will stand up and mobilize when needed. Peace, order & good government. 🇨🇦
Just like magazines and makeup and TV and porn and Photoshop and IG filters, generative AI is fucking up what people think is normal.
FWIW, my advice is to skip the filters and find some genuine people to hang out with or just people watch. Beauty comes in all forms.
FWIW, my advice is to skip the filters and find some genuine people to hang out with or just people watch. Beauty comes in all forms.
If you were fascinated and horrified when Jia Tolentino coined "Instagram face," you should probably read this smart and scary @sophiegilbert.bsky.social piece about the age of AI-generated face that is upon us. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
www.theatlantic.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just like magazines and makeup and TV and porn and Photoshop and IG filters, generative AI is fucking up what people think is normal.
FWIW, my advice is to skip the filters and find some genuine people to hang out with or just people watch. Beauty comes in all forms.
FWIW, my advice is to skip the filters and find some genuine people to hang out with or just people watch. Beauty comes in all forms.
This is how RoW feels about America right now. A greedy, immoral, untrustworthy, corrupt, unreliable bully of a nation. One that's purposely isolating itself because it thinks it's better than everyone else and doesn't need them. We know how that ends.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Lonely Future
What happens when the nation takes a zero-sum approach to the world?
www.theatlantic.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is how RoW feels about America right now. A greedy, immoral, untrustworthy, corrupt, unreliable bully of a nation. One that's purposely isolating itself because it thinks it's better than everyone else and doesn't need them. We know how that ends.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Fund the CBC! 🇨🇦
The Conservatives are threatening to defund the CBC. 👎🏻 You can learn more at the link below and coming soon - mech! ..and most importantly, don't vote for the CPP 😁
fundthecbc.ca
The Conservatives are threatening to defund the CBC. 👎🏻 You can learn more at the link below and coming soon - mech! ..and most importantly, don't vote for the CPP 😁
fundthecbc.ca
FUND THE CBC
It shouldn’t be offensive to fund public broadcasting. Join us in our fight to save our democracy
fundthecbc.ca
April 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Fund the CBC! 🇨🇦
The Conservatives are threatening to defund the CBC. 👎🏻 You can learn more at the link below and coming soon - mech! ..and most importantly, don't vote for the CPP 😁
fundthecbc.ca
The Conservatives are threatening to defund the CBC. 👎🏻 You can learn more at the link below and coming soon - mech! ..and most importantly, don't vote for the CPP 😁
fundthecbc.ca
I've experienced this a bunch myself - people are fine with DEI until it rubs up against established norms. Which means it was never really DEI - it was just performative action.
"Diversity, I said, is not decoration. If it’s not challenging deeply entrenched power, diversity is only serving it."
"Diversity, I said, is not decoration. If it’s not challenging deeply entrenched power, diversity is only serving it."
What is the modern anti-DEI backlash really about?
The short answer? Resegregation and white supremacy—and it’s up to the media to set aside its skittishness and name it. thewalrus.ca/dei-was-always-f...
The short answer? Resegregation and white supremacy—and it’s up to the media to set aside its skittishness and name it. thewalrus.ca/dei-was-always-f...
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I've experienced this a bunch myself - people are fine with DEI until it rubs up against established norms. Which means it was never really DEI - it was just performative action.
"Diversity, I said, is not decoration. If it’s not challenging deeply entrenched power, diversity is only serving it."
"Diversity, I said, is not decoration. If it’s not challenging deeply entrenched power, diversity is only serving it."
Folks to follow if you're into The Atlantic 👇🏻
@theatlantic.com’s writers and editors are on Bluesky. Follow us for ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Folks to follow if you're into The Atlantic 👇🏻
Yesterday was Trans Day of Visibility. 🏳️⚧️ The concepts of gender vs sex vs sexuality are still confusing for a lot of folks - if this is you, here's a 5 minute, easy read about the differences. And there's a unicorn! 🦄
au.reachout.com/identity/gen...
#gender #sexuality #tdov #lgbt #lgbtquia2s
au.reachout.com/identity/gen...
#gender #sexuality #tdov #lgbt #lgbtquia2s
April 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yesterday was Trans Day of Visibility. 🏳️⚧️ The concepts of gender vs sex vs sexuality are still confusing for a lot of folks - if this is you, here's a 5 minute, easy read about the differences. And there's a unicorn! 🦄
au.reachout.com/identity/gen...
#gender #sexuality #tdov #lgbt #lgbtquia2s
au.reachout.com/identity/gen...
#gender #sexuality #tdov #lgbt #lgbtquia2s
I'm on module 2 of the Indigenous Canada MOOC by @ualberta.bsky.social and it is gripping! The hx and lasting effects of the fur trade has been eye-opening and makes the closing of The Hudson's Bay even more poignant.💡 Highly recommend the course. HT Barb Langlois
www.coursera.org/learn/indige...
www.coursera.org/learn/indige...
Indigenous Canada
Offered by University of Alberta. Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that ... Enroll for free.
www.coursera.org
March 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm on module 2 of the Indigenous Canada MOOC by @ualberta.bsky.social and it is gripping! The hx and lasting effects of the fur trade has been eye-opening and makes the closing of The Hudson's Bay even more poignant.💡 Highly recommend the course. HT Barb Langlois
www.coursera.org/learn/indige...
www.coursera.org/learn/indige...
IMHO this is the crux of it: "...it’s insulting because it’s violating Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s beliefs about AI."
ChatGPT is producing viral Studio Ghibli–style images—and the backlash has been swift. @damonberes.com talked to @ibogost.bsky.social about the memes, the copyright qualms, and the case for engaging with AI-generated art.
Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Nightmare
People are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli–style images. And the backlash is huge.
www.theatlantic.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
IMHO this is the crux of it: "...it’s insulting because it’s violating Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s beliefs about AI."
@mariapopova.bsky.social wrote a piece about another writer's reflections on being an introvert, but Maria's opening paragraph is what resonated with me most. 🩷✨
March 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
@mariapopova.bsky.social wrote a piece about another writer's reflections on being an introvert, but Maria's opening paragraph is what resonated with me most. 🩷✨
The Atlantic, its leadership and especially Jeffrey Goldberg and Shane Harris are standing at the front lines of accountability, decency, and the free press. There's no doubt this administration is going to retaliate. Please consider supporting this type of journalism and these individuals. ♥️💪🏻
March 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Atlantic, its leadership and especially Jeffrey Goldberg and Shane Harris are standing at the front lines of accountability, decency, and the free press. There's no doubt this administration is going to retaliate. Please consider supporting this type of journalism and these individuals. ♥️💪🏻
I find it wild & wonderful that I work in VR. I've always had an affinity for tech, but I went into Nursing as it was a sure, stable, on your feet gov't job. At the time, I thought the most crossover I'd get was with LMS'. 20 yrs ago I'd never have imagined the tech opportunities RNs have nowadays!
March 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I find it wild & wonderful that I work in VR. I've always had an affinity for tech, but I went into Nursing as it was a sure, stable, on your feet gov't job. At the time, I thought the most crossover I'd get was with LMS'. 20 yrs ago I'd never have imagined the tech opportunities RNs have nowadays!
Weekend fun! Checked out a new bouldering gym in Richmond 🧗🏻♀️, had some tasty Armenian food 😋, and failed horribly at a physical challenge. So many cramps trying to get into, and then up into a seated position, from the pic you see here! 😂
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Weekend fun! Checked out a new bouldering gym in Richmond 🧗🏻♀️, had some tasty Armenian food 😋, and failed horribly at a physical challenge. So many cramps trying to get into, and then up into a seated position, from the pic you see here! 😂