Darcy Sharman
@dsharman.bsky.social
she/her
Canadian, Tarot Reader, mother, FCBD Style®️ dancer, erstwhile librarian.
Canadian, Tarot Reader, mother, FCBD Style®️ dancer, erstwhile librarian.
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New ChatGPT ad copy: "Shallower than Google"
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New ChatGPT ad copy: "Shallower than Google"
Jesus FUCKING Christ.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Jesus FUCKING Christ.
What’s the Bluesky equivalent of a latergram? An afterskeet? Anyway enjoy this picture of my breakfast from naked bean this morning.
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What’s the Bluesky equivalent of a latergram? An afterskeet? Anyway enjoy this picture of my breakfast from naked bean this morning.
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Happy International Men's Day to all of those men who say "Why isn't there an International Men's Day?!" every time it is International Women's Day.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy International Men's Day to all of those men who say "Why isn't there an International Men's Day?!" every time it is International Women's Day.
Where was this course when I was in school?
*runs to apply to Yale as a mature student
*runs to apply to Yale as a mature student
The worlds of tarot: Students explore the history and meaning of divinatory cards
In a new course taught by Todne Thomas and Nicholas Jones, students are taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of tarot—a divinatory medium practiced by fortune-tellers, artists, and the cu...
fas.yale.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Where was this course when I was in school?
*runs to apply to Yale as a mature student
*runs to apply to Yale as a mature student
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Why TF is CBC covering the White House welcoming that murdering POS Saudi prince. It's gross.
Any mention of Mohammed bin Salman should add that he is responsible for the butchering of Jamal Khashoggi because that stain is the only justice that reporter will ever get.
Any mention of Mohammed bin Salman should add that he is responsible for the butchering of Jamal Khashoggi because that stain is the only justice that reporter will ever get.
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Why TF is CBC covering the White House welcoming that murdering POS Saudi prince. It's gross.
Any mention of Mohammed bin Salman should add that he is responsible for the butchering of Jamal Khashoggi because that stain is the only justice that reporter will ever get.
Any mention of Mohammed bin Salman should add that he is responsible for the butchering of Jamal Khashoggi because that stain is the only justice that reporter will ever get.
In Whitmore Park, we know this cycle well.
Feeling stressed? Worn out? Find some inner tranquility by listening to the soothing sounds of treated municipal drinking water rushing down a storm drain. This wee gurgling gutter brook emerged on Saturday when a water main burst. City crews have just this morn set about remedying it. #yqrcc
The QCIB presents... Soothing Sounds #1: Your low mill rates in action
YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene
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November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In Whitmore Park, we know this cycle well.
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Your daily fortune:
Dance like a mysterious phantom is watching, because that’s what we summoned it for.
Dance like a mysterious phantom is watching, because that’s what we summoned it for.
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Your daily fortune:
Dance like a mysterious phantom is watching, because that’s what we summoned it for.
Dance like a mysterious phantom is watching, because that’s what we summoned it for.
Nothing like starting the day at the dentist, even if it does turn out to be an easier visit than expected 😕
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Nothing like starting the day at the dentist, even if it does turn out to be an easier visit than expected 😕
“Elbows Up means not letting our neighbours fall through the cracks. It means building a country where people aren’t forced to decide between shelter, food, and dignity.
“That would be true nation-building.”
“That would be true nation-building.”
The PM is talking about nation-building. We need to be talking about being a nation where people aren't dependent on food banks and are able to live in affordable homes.
A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
True Nation-Building in a Time of Rising Economic Insecurity
Wherever I travel across Canada, I am overwhelmed by the positive energy and determination of Canadians to defend our sovereignty and national values.
substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“Elbows Up means not letting our neighbours fall through the cracks. It means building a country where people aren’t forced to decide between shelter, food, and dignity.
“That would be true nation-building.”
“That would be true nation-building.”
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Barbara Smith said, “Expectedly, the right wing is repulsed by identity politics… What is more disturbing is that a lot of people on the left also attack identity politics and are similarly unaware of the source of the term or what anticapitalist Black women actually meant by it.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Barbara Smith said, “Expectedly, the right wing is repulsed by identity politics… What is more disturbing is that a lot of people on the left also attack identity politics and are similarly unaware of the source of the term or what anticapitalist Black women actually meant by it.”
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This is so foundational to our human interactions that they teach kids about how sharing and ownership work in kindergarten and earlier. All the AI boom folks are lacking in the social basics even four-year-olds have a better grasp of.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is so foundational to our human interactions that they teach kids about how sharing and ownership work in kindergarten and earlier. All the AI boom folks are lacking in the social basics even four-year-olds have a better grasp of.
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Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
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I turned 63 today.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I turned 63 today.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
Would LOVE it if I wasn’t exhausted all the time, thanks.
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Would LOVE it if I wasn’t exhausted all the time, thanks.
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
If that’s not an uncannily accurate forecast I don’t know what is.
Your afternoon weather:
- heavy brain fog incoming
- followed by a hailstorm of indecision
- expect scattered showers of wistfulness & existential dread
- 75% chance of heavy sighing and ennui will continue into tomorrow
- heavy brain fog incoming
- followed by a hailstorm of indecision
- expect scattered showers of wistfulness & existential dread
- 75% chance of heavy sighing and ennui will continue into tomorrow
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If that’s not an uncannily accurate forecast I don’t know what is.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
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This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
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My granny never got over the First World War. She lost so many relatives, neighbours, school mates. She shared stories of the trenches to me and my sister.
I write about her, Canada's "100 Days" and the staggering price we paid to end the First World War.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canadas-10...
I write about her, Canada's "100 Days" and the staggering price we paid to end the First World War.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canadas-10...
Canada's 100 Days: A Remembrance Day Reflection
On the 11th hour of the 11th month of the 11th day, everything stops in Canada.
charlieangus.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My granny never got over the First World War. She lost so many relatives, neighbours, school mates. She shared stories of the trenches to me and my sister.
I write about her, Canada's "100 Days" and the staggering price we paid to end the First World War.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canadas-10...
I write about her, Canada's "100 Days" and the staggering price we paid to end the First World War.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canadas-10...
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Normalize having a book on your bookshelf that, when pulled, opens the door to a secret room.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Normalize having a book on your bookshelf that, when pulled, opens the door to a secret room.