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Matt Oliver

@sameo416.bsky.social

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · Apr 18

Excellent reflect from most awesome friend and colleague @mark-ungrin.bsky.social.

"Five years ago, on April 3, 2020, the world’s top bioaerosol scientists warned the WHO that COVID was transmitted in infectious aerosols, tiny particles that drift in the air like smoke.

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · Apr 18

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/18/t... by @mark-ungrin.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health

The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.

canadahealthwatch.ca

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 3h

When I left there in 2022 there was a good segmented approach with dev & prod.

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Macgyyver @macgyyver.bsky.social · 7h

Sadly, test environments don’t always have 100% proof for deployment and I’d bet they are scrambling. The alternative is … bad actors.

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Karen Douglas 🇨🇦 @karenbdc.bsky.social · 9h

I think you are correct

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 9h

Just updated to noon today as the expected outage end.

Losing business systems for half a work day isn't usually done for maintenance.

I'm going to ping them on Tw, there should at least be a social media update.

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Ralf Wittenbrink @ralfwittenbrink.bsky.social · 10h

COVID-19 ist „Airborne AIDS“: Provokative Vereinfachung, neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse oder etwas dazwischen?

Immunschwäche und systemische Effekte bei HIV- und SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen sind unterschiedlich, weisen aber relevante Ähnlichkeiten und Folgeerscheinungen auf. 🧵

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 9h

Previously a long downing for maintenance would have advance email notices sent out.

And the fact there was no redirect page when it first started timing out around 1700, makes this feel unexpected.

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 9h

The interesting part of that ABCA case imo is the lawyer hired a ‘contractor’ to write the brief. I’m wondering if that’s offshoring in action?

Also made me wonder if the law societies have very clear standards around relying on the work of others, as engineers do.

“First AI designed building!”

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James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 19h

We’ll wait until something breaks and then take action.

Yeah, I have a feeling that that’s where this is going.

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 9h

@ziadfazel.bsky.social

Just noting the APEGA website has been down for at least 12 hrs. First noted yesterday around 1700 when I got time out errors.

Now there’s a redirect page but the time is increased when each projection is hit.

Wondering if this is a IT attack?

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 20h

We have classics like the Therac-25 software failure, but I'm sure there was a wave of incidents when the new structural tools were introduced.

It's the same phenomena whenever a new technology comes into use, autopilots, self-drive vehicles etc.

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 20h

performed the structural calculations, meaning the implicit assumptions and use limitations.

And the engineers hadn't checked it because it came from the computer and expensive software.

Don't think that was a hallucination by me, but couldn't find anything contemporary.

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Matt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 20h

Unlikely, I'm sad to say.

I was casting about trying to find some historic articles on bridge design without luck. I can recall reading some around the time the first structural design programs were produced, documenting the failures that occurred. Usual cause was misunderstanding how the software

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2d

I remember someone once scolding me that advocating for cats to be indoor-only is “classist” because not everyone can afford toys to keep them entertained inside. I was like madam their favorite things are sticks, crinkly paper, and cardboard boxes. Literal garbage.

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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 4d

And the cons lose their mind

#justintrudeau
#katyperry

youtube.com/shorts/7C8PM...

You’re gonna hear her roar 🎶 #justintrudeau #katyperry

YouTube video by Lisab0923

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A. H. @ahreaume.bsky.social · 4d

My car, which my partner primarily uses, broke down on the side of the highway. I went to leave to go get him and arrange a tow but can’t find my keys for my second car. I’m frantic as I’ve looked everywhere. Turns out he accidentally left with BOTH sets of keys.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 4d

Do studded tires *really* improve stopping distance in winter? Our analysis proved the opposite (using a chunk of tire & rim we cut in half because sciencing is hard).

An illustration of a tire on a rim, in cross-section.

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Dr. Regina Mueller @reginamueller.bsky.social · 5d

We’re excited to share a CfP for a Special Issue “Bioethics and Structural (In)justice” in Bioethics! We invite articles from all disciplines. Deadline: September 1, 2026
We can’t wait to read your contributions!
Regina Müller, Mirjam Faissner, Isabella Marcinski-Michel & Stefanie Weigold

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All Hallows' D.Ve @sunlightwarden.bsky.social · 6d

Forget remedial methodology, then; NERF darts and wedgies it is.

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6d

They're so deep into cult territory that it wouldn't help. They took a heuristic from the 1990s, slapped secondary sources above all primary studies, declared their own 👉opinions and editorials👈 to be higher quality evidence than all other fields. Zombies, cosplaying as scientists.

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health

The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.

canadahealthwatch.ca

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All Hallows' D.Ve @sunlightwarden.bsky.social · 6d

Begging them to attend just one methodology course as taught in my field.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 5d

To summarize. If Trump wanted to send Ukraine Tomahawks, he could right now. If Trump wanted to sanction Russia, he could right now. If Trump
wanted to seriously bolster Ukrainian air defense against Russia drones/missiles, he could right now. But he’s not, so he doesn’t want to.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d

When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 8d

"Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science" | My #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I spoke with @wbrangham.bsky.social of the @pbs.org #Newshour:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d

“A pipeline rupture that sparked a 2024 wildfire in west-central Alberta was caused by a crack, says a report released Thursday.”

If we’re debating what can cause a wildfire still…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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TSB releases findings on Alberta pipeline rupture that caused explosion, wildfire | CBC News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its findings on the causes of the rupture of a natural gas pipeline near Edson, Alta.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 5d

Because Donald Trump knows that the vaccines are safe and effective and that they save lives.

And he doesn’t want to die from COVID or the flu.

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 5d

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

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