Kelly Smith 🍁
@kellymjsmith.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Quilter, writer, tea and chocolate lover, and amateur genealogist. Feminist, atheist, flaming progressive. Reader of SF, spec fic, and non-fiction. Member of ACES and DRII. Work in business continuity and disaster recovery. She/her.
I finally finished the top of a quilted table topper that I started at a retreat last year. I set it aside for several months and just made the last two blocks last weekend and sewed it together with the setting triangles today.
#quiltsky
#quiltsky
February 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I finally finished the top of a quilted table topper that I started at a retreat last year. I set it aside for several months and just made the last two blocks last weekend and sewed it together with the setting triangles today.
#quiltsky
#quiltsky
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Oh my god
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may request real-time input from a remote response agent, receiving...
www.techspot.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Oh my god
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
DJI may have fixed it now.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
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good thing most people aren’t running around repeatedly getting an oncogenic virus because the government convinced them it’s nbd
Crushing the mRNA industry in the US also probably destroys a bunch of cures for various cancers just as an FYI.
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
good thing most people aren’t running around repeatedly getting an oncogenic virus because the government convinced them it’s nbd
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It would be one thing if they were like “goddamn sorry shit was real bad we feel terrible about it” but the fact that they’re like “nobody can see this ever” is not only a shitty, selfish, “that’s bad for business” capitalist stance but also pretty terrifying to think what they are hiding.
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
It would be one thing if they were like “goddamn sorry shit was real bad we feel terrible about it” but the fact that they’re like “nobody can see this ever” is not only a shitty, selfish, “that’s bad for business” capitalist stance but also pretty terrifying to think what they are hiding.
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Do not give them your money for real.
Those screenshots are from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovs...
Credit to @jillybobww.bsky.social for clueing me in to all this mess.
Those screenshots are from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovs...
Credit to @jillybobww.bsky.social for clueing me in to all this mess.
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Do not give them your money for real.
Those screenshots are from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovs...
Credit to @jillybobww.bsky.social for clueing me in to all this mess.
Those screenshots are from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovs...
Credit to @jillybobww.bsky.social for clueing me in to all this mess.
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Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
![Members of the Swarovski family were early, active and enthusiastic champions of Nazism, and at least six of its members maintained membership in the illegal party prior to Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.!23] Three weeks earlier, 500 marchers in the Tyrolean town of Wattens held a torchlight procession that ended with chants of "Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler". The majority of the participants, police determined, were Swarovski plant employees, among them Swarovski family heirs Alfred, Wilhelm and Friedrich. 124]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreicscf6waklhijry6fblsvr4psk7yku2jauu5hqsn4n765i4gkl2pe@jpeg)
![In its report to the state police on 14 February 1947, the Innsbruck district administrator called company head Alfred Swarovski "an enthusiastic member of the NSDAP." [25] Alfred Swarovski praised Hitler at business gatherings and took actions as a regional business leader to ensure that "Tyrolean industry could be integrated as smoothly as possible into the enormous gears of the economy of Greater Germany and into the National Socialist economic order." He sent
"grateful loyalty greetings" to Adolf Hitler on his 49th birthday and arranged a donation of 100,000 shillings for Hitler to establish a holiday home in Tyrol.!26]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreifou66ng5baxhiicmm6d3zntcqosn7pqwzafclwf2qs7xtq7wvqku@jpeg)
![In 1994, historian Horst Schreiber wrote about Swarovski's past but was not granted access to company archives. (27]
The contemporary Swarovski company commissioned historian Dieter Stiefel as "a step towards dealing with our history in a serious and very pro-active manner," board spokesman Markus Langes-Swarovski said in
2018; however, the study was not published because, Langes-Swarovski said, "Swarovski is a company that generally tries to keep the owners' personal stories largely out of the public eye because it does nothing for the business." (28]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreift4wajp6nsrzdrumb2cnyv7s5nvswakab7h62jnjqua4i7tf2qeq@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
I find it sad that the primary sources for the past 30 years are mostly digital and probably won't be able to be read in the future.
Log files that describe the history of the internet are disappearing. A new project hopes to save them - www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/i... "The Internet History Initiative wants future historians to have a chance to understand how human progress and technical progress align"
Internet history is vanishing. Researchers want to save it
APRICOT 2026: The Internet History Initiative wants future historians to have a chance to understand how human progress and technical progress align
www.theregister.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I find it sad that the primary sources for the past 30 years are mostly digital and probably won't be able to be read in the future.
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Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s opposition leaders paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in the devastated northern British Columbia town.
Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s opposition leaders paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in the devastated northern British Columbia town.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s opposition leaders paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in the devastated northern British Columbia town.
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We may never know exactly what led to the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge but investigators are trying nonetheless
My latest for @ctvvancouver.bsky.social includes BC’s top Mountie and one of the province’s most prominent child psychiatrists
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
My latest for @ctvvancouver.bsky.social includes BC’s top Mountie and one of the province’s most prominent child psychiatrists
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Online misinformation complicates RCMP investigation of Tumbler Ridge killings
British Columbia’s top Mountie told reporters that online misinformation and rumourmongering is complicating their investigation into the suspect’s activity and communications leading up to this week’...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
We may never know exactly what led to the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge but investigators are trying nonetheless
My latest for @ctvvancouver.bsky.social includes BC’s top Mountie and one of the province’s most prominent child psychiatrists
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
My latest for @ctvvancouver.bsky.social includes BC’s top Mountie and one of the province’s most prominent child psychiatrists
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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The way parents have been pushing back on divisive narratives and showing compassion for everyone impacted is a true show of community. It says so much about Tumbler Ridge.
"It's not about guns. It's not about [being trans] ... It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mother of critically injured Tumbler Ridge victim says she feels compassion for shooter’s mother | CBC News
Maya Gebala's parents are by the 12-year-old's side taking strength from well-wishers. They are urging Canadians to support Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victims and to avoid politicizing the tragedy.
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The way parents have been pushing back on divisive narratives and showing compassion for everyone impacted is a true show of community. It says so much about Tumbler Ridge.
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Forget the sentimental bs of “Valentine’s Day” and celebrate the death of Captain James Cook on 14 February 1779, killed by the native Hawaiians following typical arrogant activities by the British explorer. He wasn’t welcome in Australia either.
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Forget the sentimental bs of “Valentine’s Day” and celebrate the death of Captain James Cook on 14 February 1779, killed by the native Hawaiians following typical arrogant activities by the British explorer. He wasn’t welcome in Australia either.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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today's post is basically me thanking people for their condolences — but I also spend some time raking Preznit Fuckwit over the coals for accepting another fake trophy, so there's that. thanks for reading, everyone
just checking in
hi, everyone
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
today's post is basically me thanking people for their condolences — but I also spend some time raking Preznit Fuckwit over the coals for accepting another fake trophy, so there's that. thanks for reading, everyone
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MA folks—your tax dollars are going to the child-killing plagiarism company that stole from nearly all of you to flood the world in slop. This is a baffling and insane thing to do at this time. Please give Healey absolute hell for this.
“[Sam] Altman appeared via video to help [Governor Maura] Healey announce that #Massachusetts will be the first state to roll out OpenAI’s ChatGPT software to all 40,000 employees of the executive branch of government.”
#mapoli
#mapoli
At launch event for new AI council, Gov. Healy says state employees will get access to ChatGPT
Gov. Maura Healey announced the three-year, $4.3 million annual deal with OpenAI at a Thursday event launching the Massachusetts AI Coalition.
www.masslive.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
MA folks—your tax dollars are going to the child-killing plagiarism company that stole from nearly all of you to flood the world in slop. This is a baffling and insane thing to do at this time. Please give Healey absolute hell for this.
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The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships to the chatbot.
OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone ChatGPT-4o model | TechCrunch
The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships to the chatbot.
techcrunch.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships to the chatbot.
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The "we're only arresting dangerous criminals" story has always been BS.
February 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The "we're only arresting dangerous criminals" story has always been BS.
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Their secret police must remain secret especially when these same billionaires profit from private prisons
Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say
Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem sued for coercing platforms into censoring ICE posts.
arstechnica.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Their secret police must remain secret especially when these same billionaires profit from private prisons
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If we are going to stave off the scourges of authoritarianism globally, our politics need to center the working class.
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
If we are going to stave off the scourges of authoritarianism globally, our politics need to center the working class.
Of course it doesn't. There is absolutely no biological reason why it would. Just another scare tactic from the right wing.
Anti abortion extremists know that abortion bans are exceedingly unpopular so they have to try to claim that abortion increases breast cancer risk when it absolutely does not.
Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
www.news-medical.net
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Of course it doesn't. There is absolutely no biological reason why it would. Just another scare tactic from the right wing.
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There are people who are legit happy when they type words and a computer generates something from it, but the beauty of making art, even poorly made art, is that a human developed a skill and a craft and brought their ideas and soul and life into it.
The product is just a manifestation of that.
The product is just a manifestation of that.
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
There are people who are legit happy when they type words and a computer generates something from it, but the beauty of making art, even poorly made art, is that a human developed a skill and a craft and brought their ideas and soul and life into it.
The product is just a manifestation of that.
The product is just a manifestation of that.