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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 12h

I can still recite my childhood number and the numbers of three of my friends. But the first number that came to mind when I thought of numbers I remember was 867-5309.

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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 1d

Fun fact, you can answer all of these questions by talking about how much you want the government to protect you *FROM* "AI" rather than how much you want them to fund it. Give it a try!

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 5d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 20h

Thank goodness Carney created a whole new cabinet post so someone could be in charge of crowdsourcing ideas.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 5d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, that felt great.

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 22h

Leaf blowers are the number one outdoor tool among people who hate all forms of joy.

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 1d

What kind of apples did you use?

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Val Webber @publicpubics.bsky.social · 3d

Dal refuses to learn their lesson, and a strike for part time instructors like me (+ TAs/markers) is looking imminent!
🚨Sign on in support:

win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

CUPE 3912 @cupe3912.bsky.social · 4d

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE

Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 3d

I would love to chat with you about this!

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 3d

No getting away from it: this indicates that things are…bad. But it also shows how many people want to make things better, and that energizes me.

CUPE 3912 @cupe3912.bsky.social · 4d

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE

Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 3d

Buy it (or order for your library) here or like... loadsnof other places)

Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834 | Anthem Press share.google/3vozgVFw9hTc...

Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834 | Anthem Press

Explore more about this title.

share.google

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 3d

Please sign to support part-time academics and teaching assistants at Dalhousie! #KeepDalStrong @dalfaculty.bsky.social

win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

win.newmode.net

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Lnuonhorror @lnuonhorror.bsky.social · 3d

The Cambridge Companion to World-Gothic is now available for pre-order. I'm beyond delighted to be a part of this wonderful collection: www.cambridge.org/de/universit...

The Cambridge Companion to World-Gothic Literature | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

www.cambridge.org

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 3d

“buried in the modelling results” of the LinkNS report is “that even if the government pulled off its fantasy plan, congestion would still get worse.”

“There is simply no plan to keep Halifax moving, but the premier would rather distract you with a bike lane drama to distract from his inaction.”

Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock

The promise to save drivers time is backfiring. The reason? Simple economics.

www.saltwire.com

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Aug 30

It's never a bad time to bring up that we

a b s o l u t e l y

have the resources and ability to provide housing, food, clothing, healthcare, and education to everyone at no direct cost to the individual; and we just choose not to do it.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Aug 30

People should just get paid six thousand dollars a month to exist. You may have counterpoints and things to consider about this idea but let me just get ahead of them: shut up

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 4d

The first assignment in the 1111 course I’m TA-ing had the option to comment on an AI-related op-ed, and I want to show this thread to all the students who argued that AI had a place in the classroom if we could be inventive about how we implement it.

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 4d

Read this thread.

Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 5d

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 5d

Great event organized by @ansut.bsky.social ... virtual panel discussion on Mon Oct 20 at 630 pm. Register today to learn about precarious employment in the academic setting.

ANSUT @ansut.bsky.social · 5d

Join us online on Mon., Oct 20 for a panel discussion highlighting and celebrating contract academic staff. Register: ansut.ca @msvufa.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @astfassoc.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 4d

COVID and Flu shots are now open to book in NS! #halisky novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...

CANImmunize

CANImmunize Clinic Flow

novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca

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Department of English, Dalhousie U @dal-english.bsky.social · 5d

No Speaker-Series event this Friday 🥺, but you can see the nearly complete list of this term’s events below! A few more will likely be added soon, too! @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

Speaker Series

www.dal.ca

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CUPE 3912 @cupe3912.bsky.social · 5d

CUPE 3912 resolution was passed at CUPE National Convention with broad support! This means CUPE has to dedicate resources to lobby all levels of government for increased funding and a national education act and raise public awareness about post secondary workers and to fight cuts to protect our jobs

Success! CUPE 3912 resolution was passed at CUPE
National Convention with broad support!
This means CUPE has to dedicate resources to lobby all levels of government for increased funding and a national education act and raise public awareness about post
secondary workers and to fight cuts to protect our jobs.
Swipe to read the full text!

CUPE WILL

Renew campaigning through lobbying and mobilization of all levels of government for comprehensive, public post-secondary funding. In particular, CUPE will pressure the federal government to legislate a national Post-Secondary Education Act with statutory, accountable federal funding for post-secondary education.
Develop resources for locals and chartered organizations to raise public awareness of the value of CUPE’s Post-Secondary Education Workers, support efforts to fight post-secondary education cuts, and protect these members’ jobs.
BECAUSE
Post-secondary across Canada is in crisis, exacerbated by federal policies impacting international students and by chronic underfunding by both federal and provincial governments;
This crisis has led to ongoing job losses and increased precarity for academic, technical, trades, service and support staff CUPE members;
Stable and fair models of public funding are required to provide the education and research that drives the Canadian economy, supports families, and resources the country’s labour market, which are essential to supporting and retraining workers and communities impacted by the Trade War;
Inadequate public funding of the system results in poor quality education, cuts to the services students need for their success, and higher tuition fees that make education and training harder to access for working class families and young people.

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Helen Pinsent @heleninwords.bsky.social · 5d

Plus,

Screenshot of a post from King’s Co-op Bookstore showing an article about a postal worker’s being shot by an Amazon driver. The post caption reads, “King’s Co-op Bookstore: Won’t Shoot You in the Face”

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 6d

NDP zeroes in on Houston government’s failure on housing

Morning File by me

NDP zeroes in on Houston government's failure on housing - Halifax Examiner

Houston is creating housing policies mostly for the benefit of large development companies.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 5d

FanTASTIC news let’s get this done

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 6d

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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