In other news, I am saddened to hear of a hiatus for my other favourite podcast, in the latest (potentially final) episode of Shogi In The West (SITW) hosted by the hard-working ShogiDad. A great resource for any shogi beginner or shogi enthusiast alike!
youtu.be/3npkTE65Dxc
A few days late, but I noticed a familiar title pop up on my homepage today. π
Welcome back, In Our Time, one of the best podcast series ever. While Sir Bragg will be sorely missed, I look forward to all the new adventures we will hear from now on.
The best cat in the entire universe enjoying a sunbath on her personal hammock. (Jan 2025)
Goodbye to my little lioness sister: the kindest, most obedient and playful "human" I've ever seen. She was taken young, so I bet she is chasing sparrows over the rainbow bridge. (2018 -- 2026)
Farewell, adieu, ΰ€
ΰ€²ΰ€΅ΰ€Ώΰ€¦ΰ€Ύ, γΎγδ»εΊ¦, until we meet again.
Gott ist tot.
Deeming this "transition of power" as "a good move" (in Paris earlier) without mentioning the rabid elephant in the room is.. a choice.
Yes, a safe choice that doesn't anger said rabid elephant, but is it a sufficient response when the White House is now claiming the whole hemisphere as [theirs]?
Back to work today, where did the winter holidays go?
How does Yamamoto keep doing it? TT_TT
Let's go Blue Jays! To the World Series!
Pictured: Grand Chancellor Palpatine, after manufacturing several emergencies throughout all wings of the Republic's public faculties during the Clone War, a manufactured war itself, declares absolute power to resolve the crisis he himself conjured.
No relation with real-time events whatsoever.
We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it wonβt happen again.
Hey hey hey, would you look at that once again! Panthers really love crushing the Canadian teams 6-1
Hey, would ya look at that!
Going to cry myself to sleep tonight after that 6-1 loss... What a soul-crushing defeat for Leafs fans.
Tan beats Ju in Game 2 of the Women's World #Chess Championship and takes the lead!
Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February and GM Toms KantΔns for Game 1 of the FIDE Women's World #Chess Championship 2025 between defending champion GM Ju Wenjun and challenger GM Tan Zhongyi!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z08K...
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
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Zoomer here! But I've actually only used ChatGPT out of fascination π
I think most academics I know rarely use it, if ever
Misinformation ads on YouTube front page with photoshopped fictitious images of Mark Carney
Shameful that Google allows such blatant misinformation ad campaigns to feature prominently on the YouTube front page.
Is there zero oversight in managing online ads these days?
Hey, this Pete Hegseth guy is on to something here!
This composite image of the University of Waterloo shows the Dana Porter Library and Waterloo sign across the changing seasons.
It's a bit damp today, but spring has officially sprung. Happy vernal equinox.
That's precisely what all the Trump apologists fail to see.
The current US administration is not only upsetting goodwill towards Americans in allied nations; it's decimating any trust held by all countries.
First, USAID, then all the crazy deportations, and now the VOA. Bye-bye American soft power
New, from me:
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. π§΅
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Canada, speaking as a non-citizen student, it's *Time for you to Build*
And please do a good job this time. Fix what needs to be fixed, be a land of opportunity, but don't let internationals continue to be exploited (nor let them exploit you).
(And also step up to the bullies down south.)
Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. β‘
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Doug Ford celebrates majority win by demolishing closest hospital
May I introduce...
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Tbh that last one should actually be a thing, no?
Canada being the best at hockey and the best at everything and you can never defeat us and CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!
Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!
How do you run with this much accumulated snow? π€―
What in the world is going on?
