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Riding bikes, reading books, petting dogs, trying to improve the world in Victoria, BC. Proofreader and editor. Past lives in law and QA. Swearmonger.

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08.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

I'll just leave this here so everything's in one place: thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-ai...

08.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll put you down as "A" because of your #2 and because "B" doesn't fit any of your uses

08.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GULVIAL washcloth, turquoise, 30x30 cm (12x12") GULVIAL washcloth, turquoise, 30x30 cm (12x12") Soft and fluffy GULVIAL towel in turquoise is medium-thick (500 g/mΒ²) and made of 100% cotton which makes it durable, absorbent and ideal for everyday u...

Poll: What do you, random Bluesky user, think is the intended primary purpose of a face cloth (smallest item in a bath set, often called a "wash cloth," as here: www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/gulv...)?
A: To scrub/wash the face and other body parts.
B: As a towel to specifically and only dry the face.

07.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Eby, on camera, admits that he axed the carbon tax because of corporate lobbying. Cutting it made life more expensive for workers and cheaper for big polluters.

He says BC is too dependent on resource extraction - and yet their plan is to triple down on American-owned gas projects.
#bcpoli

04.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 17287 πŸ” 5322 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 125
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The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.

07.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 5215 πŸ” 1778 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 63

The ones I've seen have been adults. Maybe conventioneers?

07.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We've moved so far beyond satire, you guys

07.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The emperor has always been naked

07.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-ai...

07.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 866 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 182
Peace through strength - Wikipedia

Also interesting to look up "peace through strength" and see that it was made a foreign policy slogan by... Neville Chamberlain, famously not good at maintaining peace en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_t...

07.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spanish PM Pedro SΓ‘nchez:

You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.

We are not alone β€” we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.

07.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 1081 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 41
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Trump's war on Iran hasn't altered Canada's cost of making gas β€” at all. So why are we being hosed at the pumps? Policy choices, not market forces of a war halfway around the world, explain the spike in prices, writes Jim Stanford, leading to unnecessary economy-wide inflation and higher interest rates.

As you fill up with gas that's now up 20c/litre in a week, remember who profits. Cdn oil companies made $150b after-tax profit after the last oil spike (2022). An excess profit tax redistributed to consumers would ease the pain. My take in @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/business/opi...

07.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I keep seeing packs of tourists on matching bikes. It can't be cruise ship season in Victoria already, can it? #YYJ

07.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Surprising? I guess you haven't met us.

07.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal Lack of public consultation means project that would have consumed as much power as Edmonton won’t go ahead β€” for now

FACT: Somebody at the Alberta Utilities Commission is getting fired.

Read: thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-ce...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg #yeg #yyc

06.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
view from the swim dock. Ocean and evergreen trees on a grey day. A kayaker on the left

view from the swim dock. Ocean and evergreen trees on a grey day. A kayaker on the left

It was a beautiful rainy afternoon to jump in the Gorge, and now it's a perfect evening to get cozy on the couch and eat Chinese food. #YYJ

07.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Arial (CEO) and Fiona (AI in humanoid form of head and torso on table)

Arial (CEO) and Fiona (AI in humanoid form of head and torso on table)

This is all reminding me of the creepy CEO/humanoid "relationship" in Silicon Valley s5

06.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Running for Congress on a platform of sneaking into Polymarket HQ and unplugging all their stuff. Overflow crowds at a local Knights of Columbus hall roar with delight as I promise to pour Florida's Natural Grapefruit Juice (with pulp) into the USB-C port of every computer in the damn place.

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 3546 πŸ” 440 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 9
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Accrington launches bid to become UK's 'town of culture' for 2028 The town will be up against the likes of Barnsley and Dartford

β€œAccrington Stanley? Oo are they?”
β€œExactly”

And that is why they must win.

06.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

06.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 7330 πŸ” 2477 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 54
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The number of federal public servants per Canadian hits a 30-year high Canada has nearly 450,000 federal public servantsβ€”a more than 15 percent increase in the last decade alone

Headline: A 30-year high!

Story: Still smaller than it was before the austerity of the 80s, 90s and 2000s.

thehub.ca/2026/03/06/t...

06.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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BC Should End Costly Deals with Private Health Staffing Agencies | The Tyee Growing use of the contractors has pushed up costs and hurt morale.

Despite the claims from the usual austerity-minded commentators that the sky is falling and spending needs to be slashed, B.C. has a revenue problem, not an expense problem, writes @alonghurst.bsky.social. #bcpoli

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Don’t let mega-constellation-building billionaires steal your night sky Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Elon Musk has already started plans to launch a million satellites.

Yes. A MILLION.

This is a colossally bad idea, and it's not too late to make your voice heard. I explain everything:

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

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06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1419 πŸ” 782 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 69

Today the Israelis ordered the evacuation of the southern suburbs of Beirut. This included a couple Palestinian refugee camps. People who were displaced during the Nakba or in 67, settled in Beirut and now their grand/great grandchildren are once again displaced.

05.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

"Look: he's so happy!"

06.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of Ataulfo Mango for sale for $1.79 each, on sale from $1.89 "currently in stock at Real Canadian Superstore Langford Parkway"

screenshot of Ataulfo Mango for sale for $1.79 each, on sale from $1.89 "currently in stock at Real Canadian Superstore Langford Parkway"

I checked the local(ish) Superstore just in case they had this deal too, because I would absolutely drive to Langford to stock up on 24-cent mangos. They're currently $1.79, which I would normally consider a fairly good deal.

06.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit! That's amazing.

06.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bailey, a pitbull-corgi, half in and half out of bed, zonked on anesthesia

Bailey, a pitbull-corgi, half in and half out of bed, zonked on anesthesia

BAILEY PUPDATE

The surgery to remove the lesion was a success! Testing should screen some cancers in about 2 weeks. Others may require further diagnostics. The important thing is she isn't bleeding any more.

Sorry to continue to beg but if you can help:

ko-fi.com/timsbitz

06.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0