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Erin Gallagher @3r1ng.bsky.social · 13m

That said if anyone is near PA and would like one or both they are very good boys. They need forever homes indoors with humans. If you have vet references and room for one or two kittens, DM me and I’ll figure out how to get them to you.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 1h

I’ll share a lot more on this topic once the book comes out. Short version: practically all futurism is *conditional futurism.*

People tell stories about the future in order to influence behavior in the present, and make their prediction more/less likely.

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1h

Next up in the Smell Chronicles: "did someone just light a fire outside using paper-?"

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, I hate it!

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

This seems like such an obvious, easy thing to do to improve the lives of kids, parents, and all those who work in schools and daycare centres.

Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 6h

Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids’ sick days by a third

Yle
November 27, 2023

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/stud...

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #ItsAirborne #HEPAFilters #AirQuality #IndoorAirQuality

Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids’ sick days by a third

stillcoviding.ca

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🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · 21h

Please read this to understand how dire the situation is in Nunavut: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/foo...

I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

There are benefits to having a sensitive nose, but being able to differentiate cigarette brands is not one of them.

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

That would fall under (3). The fact that they have to have such a broad category for that says it all, really

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

It smells like the neighbour who I've nicknamed "Smokestack" has found a new, cheaper brand of cigarette.

a close up of a brown dog covering its mouth with its paw .

Alt: a close up of a brown dog covering its nose and mouth with its paw. As if to block a smell.

media.tenor.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 2h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

It's brutal. I have always struggled with plane travel and the fact that they just keep making it more and more awful has NOT helped my fear of flying (which is mainly about being stuffed into a small, uncomfortable space with people all around and no way to leave)

Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

That... doesn't look very positive? 😬

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 2h

Oh nice!

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 7h

Enlightenment Later

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 9h

Every time you think airlines can't get worse, they find a way www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Pay more for reclining seats? WestJet calls it consumer choice. Critics call it a cash grab | CBC Radio

If you want to recline your seat and catch a little shut-eye on your next WestJet flight, you may have to pay more for the privilege.

www.cbc.ca

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 12h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 13h

A candid and transparent postmortem of two technical incidents we've had on Knowledge Commons recently, brightened up at the end with a summary of the good work we're doing in moving development forward.

about.hcommons.org/2025/10/14/d...

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

sam the number of substack dudes who have completely gone over the edge is pretty instructive tbh

i really believe the pressure to constantly create on people who are actually not as creative as they think wears them down mentally

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Simon songs ranked based on how many people know they're about his relationship with Carrie Fisher or demise thereof:
1️⃣"Hearts and Bones"
2️⃣"Graceland"
3️⃣"She Moves On"
4️⃣"Allergies"

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Simon, born today in 1941.

“It’s a cliché,” he said, “but music really IS the closest we come to a universal language. It crosses borders as effortlessly as a cloud.”

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 23h

I do this with Zotero (at the moment I use the extension in Firefox to save references right into preexisting folders) - good thread 👇

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 1d

People who say "you can't possibly read everything you cite" are saying a lot about themselves, IMO.

It doesn't have to be a heavy lift. I spend about half an hour a day processing new-to-me papers by organizing them in my reference managers & adding topical tags so I can create bibliographies.

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1d

I have to add one of my faves... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-K...

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

It was too early in the morning for a beer anyways.

Whataroa, Te Tai Poutini West Coast NZ

#GreatNZRoadie #Nikon

A closed pub looking really worse for wear in south Westland

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1d

Someone could be raking it in, but no, they won't make colourful PJs for grownups unless there is a "holiday" theme involved 😑

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tef @tef.bsky.social · 1d

it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc

and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way

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Melonie @quioui.bsky.social · 1d

I feel personally attacked

Screenshot from the site "Down for Everyone or Just Me" showing "Outages Happening Right Now" for both Minecraft and the Internet Archive.