Zvi
@fredfred.bsky.social
Bibliophile. Reader. Dad. 🍁
Like all men, but more so
Like all men, but more so
Things I ate and drank as a kid (and not since):
Chicken balls (“Chinese”)
Chicken Soo Guy
Tahiti Treat
Mint Wagon Wheels
French Dip sandwiches
Cream Soda
Voortman cookies
Pixie sticks
Red Jello
Canned pudding
Hickory Sticks
Chicken balls (“Chinese”)
Chicken Soo Guy
Tahiti Treat
Mint Wagon Wheels
French Dip sandwiches
Cream Soda
Voortman cookies
Pixie sticks
Red Jello
Canned pudding
Hickory Sticks
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Things I ate and drank as a kid (and not since):
Chicken balls (“Chinese”)
Chicken Soo Guy
Tahiti Treat
Mint Wagon Wheels
French Dip sandwiches
Cream Soda
Voortman cookies
Pixie sticks
Red Jello
Canned pudding
Hickory Sticks
Chicken balls (“Chinese”)
Chicken Soo Guy
Tahiti Treat
Mint Wagon Wheels
French Dip sandwiches
Cream Soda
Voortman cookies
Pixie sticks
Red Jello
Canned pudding
Hickory Sticks
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
“I have a joke about Joshua!” he trumpeted
I have a joke about Job but it's long and sadistic.
I have a whale of a joke about Jonah
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“I have a joke about Joshua!” he trumpeted
I have a whale of a joke about Jonah
I have a joke about Methuselah but it's really old
I had a joke about Moses getting to the promised land, but I'm never going to post it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I have a whale of a joke about Jonah
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As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
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they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
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world's first direct quantum observation of a bench
A little girl peeks inside a tuba during the National Band Festival at Crystal Palace, London, 1923
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
world's first direct quantum observation of a bench
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Fart jokes are timeless
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Fart jokes are timeless
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I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
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Environment Minister resigns. Thanks, Carney, you absolute oil rig
#BREAKING: Steven Guilbeault resigning from Carney’s cabinet on same day PM signs Alberta pipeline MOU
Guilbeault resigning from cabinet following pipeline MOU
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet, according to a senior government source.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Environment Minister resigns. Thanks, Carney, you absolute oil rig
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Many sports fans feel their team won't win unless they wear their lucky shirts. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Many sports fans feel their team won't win unless they wear their lucky shirts. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
I don’t get how the people of Ontario stand for the fucking bullshit that Ford continues to unleash, starving education and healthcare, privatizing whatever they can. Why this complacency? I have two kids in public school.
#Opinion: Alberta is turning public hospitals into private businesses. Will Ontario follow? l
Iris Gorfinkel: Alberta is turning public hospitals into private businesses. Will Ontario follow?
Ontario doesn’t have a Bill 55 by name, but a version of this is already taking shape through expanding for‑profit clinics and extra fees.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I don’t get how the people of Ontario stand for the fucking bullshit that Ford continues to unleash, starving education and healthcare, privatizing whatever they can. Why this complacency? I have two kids in public school.
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Carney really is a sack of shit who doesn't give a damn about the future.
UPDATE: Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
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Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
An agreement between Ottawa and Alberta that could clear the path for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific will also require a 75 per cent cut in methane emissions over the next decade, a source tells Th...
cheknews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Carney really is a sack of shit who doesn't give a damn about the future.
Following in Trump’s footsteps
Here’s why U.S. faith groups say they’re disturbed by Canada’s border security bill
Here’s why U.S. faith groups say they’re disturbed by Canada’s border security bill
In a rare move, the groups have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, urging him to rethink proposed restrictions on asylum rules.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Following in Trump’s footsteps
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[1966]
JOSEPH WEIZENBAUM: I have created the chatbot ELIZA to demonstrate that a machine can produce a facsimile of human language without true understanding
EVERYONE: at last, we have invented a machine capable of true understanding that will replace humans
JOSEPH WEIZENBAUM: I have created the chatbot ELIZA to demonstrate that a machine can produce a facsimile of human language without true understanding
EVERYONE: at last, we have invented a machine capable of true understanding that will replace humans
August 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
[1966]
JOSEPH WEIZENBAUM: I have created the chatbot ELIZA to demonstrate that a machine can produce a facsimile of human language without true understanding
EVERYONE: at last, we have invented a machine capable of true understanding that will replace humans
JOSEPH WEIZENBAUM: I have created the chatbot ELIZA to demonstrate that a machine can produce a facsimile of human language without true understanding
EVERYONE: at last, we have invented a machine capable of true understanding that will replace humans
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Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point, Charlie Brown
Fear is the mind-killer, Charlie Brown
Nobody trusts anyone anymore, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point, Charlie Brown
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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What are the mitzves of Thanks Giving, a festive meal, to eat the turkey bird, to hear the story of thepilgrim, to watch the football game. And some say to argue with an uncle.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What are the mitzves of Thanks Giving, a festive meal, to eat the turkey bird, to hear the story of thepilgrim, to watch the football game. And some say to argue with an uncle.
This thread is glorious
This is what Hillel did, at the time that the Temple stood. He wrapped up some turkey and some cranberry sauce in a biscuit and ate them together.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This thread is glorious
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I’d like to talk about Pullman’s The Rose Field and what I perceive as both a link to the unknown and unknowable of weird fiction as well as a strongly allegorical flavor reminiscent of C S Lewis (albeit in a non-Christian world) and an unresolved ending as bad as the end of the Sopranos.
Anyone?
Anyone?
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’d like to talk about Pullman’s The Rose Field and what I perceive as both a link to the unknown and unknowable of weird fiction as well as a strongly allegorical flavor reminiscent of C S Lewis (albeit in a non-Christian world) and an unresolved ending as bad as the end of the Sopranos.
Anyone?
Anyone?
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet: