Cyrene 🇨🇦🇫🇮
@cyrene23.bsky.social
Scientist/editor, lover of winter, reader/writer, and velho.
"In data we trust"
"In data we trust"
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$1.63 to send a letter across Canada is still a steal.
December 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
$1.63 to send a letter across Canada is still a steal.
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One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
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Just a reminder to support your local library!
📕Library cards are free.
📘Audiobooks count towards circulation numbers.
📗Library funding is tied, in part, to circulation.
📙Libraries are safe havens.
📕Library cards are free.
📘Audiobooks count towards circulation numbers.
📗Library funding is tied, in part, to circulation.
📙Libraries are safe havens.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just a reminder to support your local library!
📕Library cards are free.
📘Audiobooks count towards circulation numbers.
📗Library funding is tied, in part, to circulation.
📙Libraries are safe havens.
📕Library cards are free.
📘Audiobooks count towards circulation numbers.
📗Library funding is tied, in part, to circulation.
📙Libraries are safe havens.
I will always love physical books, but several cross-country and 1 international move made me pare down my personal collection. I check out books, e-books, and audiobooks from the library; e-books are convenient, and audiobooks are great for commuting and insomnia nights 🙂 #Bookvember
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 28!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I will always love physical books, but several cross-country and 1 international move made me pare down my personal collection. I check out books, e-books, and audiobooks from the library; e-books are convenient, and audiobooks are great for commuting and insomnia nights 🙂 #Bookvember
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We've made the Genuine People Personalities™ from Hitchhiker's Guide a reality, and somehow they're even more obnoxious than in the books.
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We've made the Genuine People Personalities™ from Hitchhiker's Guide a reality, and somehow they're even more obnoxious than in the books.
Thank you, BlueSky friends, for the eclectic adds to my reading list via your posts and discussions! It’s definitely a curated source but also delightfully random 😃📚
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thank you, BlueSky friends, for the eclectic adds to my reading list via your posts and discussions! It’s definitely a curated source but also delightfully random 😃📚
I concur. My version is that Canadian Thanksgiving was in October, so I have no holiday overlap to contend with AND there is snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Holiday season starts now 😁
This Friday at 3:45 PM EST, I’m calling it. It will be The Holidays. I cannot take anymore input. It’s over. This year is over.
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I concur. My version is that Canadian Thanksgiving was in October, so I have no holiday overlap to contend with AND there is snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Holiday season starts now 😁
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An underrated life skill is deciding if something is even worth your energy and moving accordingly.
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
An underrated life skill is deciding if something is even worth your energy and moving accordingly.
The Blue Jays lost a heartbreaker late last night, the time changed and sunset is early again, it’s cold and wet out, and tomorrow is Monday ☹️ Bah humbug.
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Blue Jays lost a heartbreaker late last night, the time changed and sunset is early again, it’s cold and wet out, and tomorrow is Monday ☹️ Bah humbug.
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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This excellent article reminds us that most of the highly impactful inventions that have immeasurably improved our lives originated from basic research. At the time this basic research was being conducted it was unclear where it was leading. But the scientists persisted with dogged determination.
October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This excellent article reminds us that most of the highly impactful inventions that have immeasurably improved our lives originated from basic research. At the time this basic research was being conducted it was unclear where it was leading. But the scientists persisted with dogged determination.
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We know a lot about urban data, mapping, and storytelling! Now so can you. We’ve published an online textbook of learning materials on data analytics, data visualization, and narrative techniques, to make complex urban trends understandable and engaging. https://tinyurl.com/4wur8jfk
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We know a lot about urban data, mapping, and storytelling! Now so can you. We’ve published an online textbook of learning materials on data analytics, data visualization, and narrative techniques, to make complex urban trends understandable and engaging. https://tinyurl.com/4wur8jfk
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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Take a bow TTC & GoTransit
With compliments to BikeShareTO and The Path!
With compliments to BikeShareTO and The Path!
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Take a bow TTC & GoTransit
With compliments to BikeShareTO and The Path!
With compliments to BikeShareTO and The Path!
I found another seasonal product that I want (with no chocolate, which is rare)...but not right now because It Is Not The Season Yet. The gamble is whether it will be still be available in December. This out-of-sync marketing is bats.
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I found another seasonal product that I want (with no chocolate, which is rare)...but not right now because It Is Not The Season Yet. The gamble is whether it will be still be available in December. This out-of-sync marketing is bats.
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👇From An Ojibwe speaker, Dominic HK Beaudry
@DhkBeau
In Ojibwe our word for blue jay is gwiingwiish (pronounced gweeng-gweesh). Haida art by Glen Rabena.
@DhkBeau
In Ojibwe our word for blue jay is gwiingwiish (pronounced gweeng-gweesh). Haida art by Glen Rabena.
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
👇From An Ojibwe speaker, Dominic HK Beaudry
@DhkBeau
In Ojibwe our word for blue jay is gwiingwiish (pronounced gweeng-gweesh). Haida art by Glen Rabena.
@DhkBeau
In Ojibwe our word for blue jay is gwiingwiish (pronounced gweeng-gweesh). Haida art by Glen Rabena.
Fall clean up: Threw out my favourite red Hockey Canada hoodie (from now-defunct National Sports) and replaced it with a plain red one. Sad, but necessary IMO. 😑
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fall clean up: Threw out my favourite red Hockey Canada hoodie (from now-defunct National Sports) and replaced it with a plain red one. Sad, but necessary IMO. 😑
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Like, yes, I'm biased, but I do think you grow into a better writer by getting properly edited.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Like, yes, I'm biased, but I do think you grow into a better writer by getting properly edited.
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How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
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i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.