Alex Megelas
@alexmegelas.bsky.social
Manager at AI research institute, Concordia University. Teach conflict studies at UStPaul. Dad of kids and cats, Montrealer into DnD, pirate history, and indie rock. He/him
Happy father's day to everyone who had a bad dad, an abusive dad, a narcissistic dad, a shitty absent dad, and is now a dad trying to be better.
June 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy father's day to everyone who had a bad dad, an abusive dad, a narcissistic dad, a shitty absent dad, and is now a dad trying to be better.
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Omfg. Murder by Death playing Montreal in June.
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Omfg. Murder by Death playing Montreal in June.
I'm binging Mad Men right now, and as a result, every time I see Mark Carney, I flash back to Duck Phillips. It's kinda doing it for me.
March 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm binging Mad Men right now, and as a result, every time I see Mark Carney, I flash back to Duck Phillips. It's kinda doing it for me.
How do 9yr olds get to be such experts in knowing how long 5 minutes is, and when it hasn't been 5 minutes yet?
March 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
How do 9yr olds get to be such experts in knowing how long 5 minutes is, and when it hasn't been 5 minutes yet?
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My dry erase board after the PED day. Diary of a Wimpy Kid beats budget brainstorms any day. This is adorbs and will remain indefinitely.
February 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My dry erase board after the PED day. Diary of a Wimpy Kid beats budget brainstorms any day. This is adorbs and will remain indefinitely.
Winter blues got you down? Remember that it's #PostureMonth!
February 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Winter blues got you down? Remember that it's #PostureMonth!
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Now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Now more than ever.
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Today marks the 8th anniversary of the mosque shooting in Quebec City, where 6 Muslim Quebecers were killed and 19 were seriously injured.
We have an obligation to never forget the Quebec City mosque attack
#GreenSquareCampaign
We have an obligation to never forget the Quebec City mosque attack
#GreenSquareCampaign
We have an obligation to never forget the Quebec City mosque attack
This January 29 is the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque massacre, a chance to reflect on a senseless attack on a community.
cultmtl.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Today marks the 8th anniversary of the mosque shooting in Quebec City, where 6 Muslim Quebecers were killed and 19 were seriously injured.
We have an obligation to never forget the Quebec City mosque attack
#GreenSquareCampaign
We have an obligation to never forget the Quebec City mosque attack
#GreenSquareCampaign
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Elon Musk's X has suspended Mark Carney For PM
So much for free speech ...
So much for free speech ...
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Elon Musk's X has suspended Mark Carney For PM
So much for free speech ...
So much for free speech ...
Me to my cat: can you move your butt so we can share? His response: ...
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Me to my cat: can you move your butt so we can share? His response: ...
My kid has told me he will gift me a popsocket for my Kobo. So that I can read David Foster Wallace more comfortably.
January 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My kid has told me he will gift me a popsocket for my Kobo. So that I can read David Foster Wallace more comfortably.
Can I include Babysitters Club and Diary of a Wimpy Kid in my list of books that I read this past year that I need to tell you all about? Because if so that's really going to put me over the top.
January 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Can I include Babysitters Club and Diary of a Wimpy Kid in my list of books that I read this past year that I need to tell you all about? Because if so that's really going to put me over the top.
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That's what AI is: upper management forcing you to use it for no reason
December 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
That's what AI is: upper management forcing you to use it for no reason
After years of Marvel fanboying, I think I'm ready to make a switch. youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?...
Superman | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by DC
youtu.be
December 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
After years of Marvel fanboying, I think I'm ready to make a switch. youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?...
Come join our team. The Appluied AI Institute at Concordia is looking to hire a responsible AI specialist and an administration and operations support. www.concordia.ca/research/app...
Job opportunities - Concordia University
www.concordia.ca
December 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Come join our team. The Appluied AI Institute at Concordia is looking to hire a responsible AI specialist and an administration and operations support. www.concordia.ca/research/app...
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Once again, not joking or exaggerating when I say AI is cultish. It's beginning to seem like the number of people seriously harmed by AI acceleration culture could end up being higher than the numbers harmed by many traditional cults.
“In November, students walked out to protest what they viewed as the school’s failure to investigate the scope and scale of the AI-generated media.”
Several parents are suing the school, “alleging that it failed to act when it was required to and that it failed to adequately protect its students.”
Several parents are suing the school, “alleging that it failed to act when it was required to and that it failed to adequately protect its students.”
Almost Half The Girls At This School Were Targets Of AI Porn. Their Ex-Classmates Have Now Been Indicted.
The accused are alleged to have created 347 images and videos of 60 female victims, 48 of whom were previously their classmates at a small school in Pennslyvania.
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Once again, not joking or exaggerating when I say AI is cultish. It's beginning to seem like the number of people seriously harmed by AI acceleration culture could end up being higher than the numbers harmed by many traditional cults.
"Being real has become conflated with being drudgerous" - My friend Jamie
December 10, 2024 at 7:23 PM
"Being real has become conflated with being drudgerous" - My friend Jamie
Come work with me at Concordia's Applied AI Institute. Looking for a Responsible AI and a Senior AI Engineer!
Job opportunities - Concordia University
www.concordia.ca
December 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Come work with me at Concordia's Applied AI Institute. Looking for a Responsible AI and a Senior AI Engineer!
Took kiddos to Fameux for brunch yesterday. Delish runny cheese omelet, not enough potatoes, and 4 cups of coffee for me. Kids kept pointing things they like about the Plateau.
December 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Took kiddos to Fameux for brunch yesterday. Delish runny cheese omelet, not enough potatoes, and 4 cups of coffee for me. Kids kept pointing things they like about the Plateau.
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"Technological innovation is often seen as a neutral force striving for progress and social good outside of any partisan political agenda. But this erases the politics and power involved in sourcing, producing, investing, and exchanging resources between international collaborators."
Start-up nation, apartheid state
The myth of “peaceful” R&D in Israel – Israeli R&D companies and their Canadian collaborators that appear to work toward clean energy or life-saving medical technologies are part of an economic infras...
briarpatchmagazine.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
"Technological innovation is often seen as a neutral force striving for progress and social good outside of any partisan political agenda. But this erases the politics and power involved in sourcing, producing, investing, and exchanging resources between international collaborators."
Where and how can I watch Planes Tranes online? Best Thanksgiving movie and a portent of what'd be coming for the working poor in the US.
November 30, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Where and how can I watch Planes Tranes online? Best Thanksgiving movie and a portent of what'd be coming for the working poor in the US.
What a world we live in. What We Fo in the Shadows new eps. New series by Justin Spitzer and Michael Schur. Just came across a Will Forte show... What a world..
November 30, 2024 at 2:13 PM
What a world we live in. What We Fo in the Shadows new eps. New series by Justin Spitzer and Michael Schur. Just came across a Will Forte show... What a world..