Ashley
@ashleytungate.bsky.social
Big mouth, bigger laugh.
born: 🇨🇦 | live: 🇳🇱
born: 🇨🇦 | live: 🇳🇱
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My fellow profs at 🇨🇦Canadian universities! Please take a moment to read and sign this letter urging the Federal government to align its economic plans with climate change action and resilience:
sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/sus...
sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/sus...
Sustainable Canada Dialogues – open letter
Canada must lead on climate An open letter from scholars at Canadian universities Dear Prime Minister, In the face of vocal opposition to climate action, we cannot remain silent. As scholars from acro...
sustainabilitydigitalage.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My fellow profs at 🇨🇦Canadian universities! Please take a moment to read and sign this letter urging the Federal government to align its economic plans with climate change action and resilience:
sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/sus...
sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/sus...
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One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
Ok, so @bsky.app seems to think I am a gay man?? My Discover feed is nothing but very suggestive content from that demo. I have muted SO many half-naked men. I’m ready to delete my account - not sure I’ll start over. I have never searched or liked anything that would link to this.. WTF.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok, so @bsky.app seems to think I am a gay man?? My Discover feed is nothing but very suggestive content from that demo. I have muted SO many half-naked men. I’m ready to delete my account - not sure I’ll start over. I have never searched or liked anything that would link to this.. WTF.
On a scavenger hunt to find more words to mute..
September 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
On a scavenger hunt to find more words to mute..
On that note, heading to Edinburgh next week for several days. Give me all things moody & cozy. 🏴☕️🍂
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On that note, heading to Edinburgh next week for several days. Give me all things moody & cozy. 🏴☕️🍂
Autumn has appeared to hit the Netherlands and I am here for it. 🌦️🍂🫖🥫
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Autumn has appeared to hit the Netherlands and I am here for it. 🌦️🍂🫖🥫
Come on here and my feed is mostly US politics, Epstein files, vaccine chatter, and fearmongering. *sigh
A n y w a y…
A n y w a y…
September 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Come on here and my feed is mostly US politics, Epstein files, vaccine chatter, and fearmongering. *sigh
A n y w a y…
A n y w a y…
100% tourist rage: The spaced out meandering (50/50 immersed in phone), stopping at the bottom / top of stairs - or entrances & exits, walking multi-across sidewalks (all holding hands is next level), stopping abruptly in busy areas, and a general complete lack of self & spacial awareness. Good God.
Tourists walking four across at a glacial pace will make me snap one day, I fear
August 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
100% tourist rage: The spaced out meandering (50/50 immersed in phone), stopping at the bottom / top of stairs - or entrances & exits, walking multi-across sidewalks (all holding hands is next level), stopping abruptly in busy areas, and a general complete lack of self & spacial awareness. Good God.
😞💔
"Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is ... leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled skies." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’
More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
😞💔
Some good news this week.. perm. residency permit renewal was approved - mostly a formality, but this time it’s valid for 10 jaar! 🧡🇳🇱🌷
August 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Some good news this week.. perm. residency permit renewal was approved - mostly a formality, but this time it’s valid for 10 jaar! 🧡🇳🇱🌷
Made the most rookie mistake and brought new shoes for city exploring - wore them on day one (and that day only). After walking 27k in them I had blisters galore, and it resulted in two toenails falling off by week’s end.
Did I mention I bought my first pair of crocs to cope? 🫠 Good Lord.
Did I mention I bought my first pair of crocs to cope? 🫠 Good Lord.
August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Made the most rookie mistake and brought new shoes for city exploring - wore them on day one (and that day only). After walking 27k in them I had blisters galore, and it resulted in two toenails falling off by week’s end.
Did I mention I bought my first pair of crocs to cope? 🫠 Good Lord.
Did I mention I bought my first pair of crocs to cope? 🫠 Good Lord.
That said, unlike Canada, two return train tickets to Paris cost €168. The journey is just over 3 hours. Was also looking at return flights to Dublin for less than €100. Flying within Canada was always so bloody expensive.. don’t miss that.
August 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
That said, unlike Canada, two return train tickets to Paris cost €168. The journey is just over 3 hours. Was also looking at return flights to Dublin for less than €100. Flying within Canada was always so bloody expensive.. don’t miss that.
Was in Paris this past week - mid 30’s the whole time 🥵☀️.. it was lovely, but nice to be back in Ams w/ cooler temps. Also, back to reasonable food costs. 😅 Reminded me of Canada. 💸
August 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Was in Paris this past week - mid 30’s the whole time 🥵☀️.. it was lovely, but nice to be back in Ams w/ cooler temps. Also, back to reasonable food costs. 😅 Reminded me of Canada. 💸
Trying to find & follow more people.. attempting to give this platform another chance (do I bother?), but my ‘discover’ feed is 90% Gavin Newsom chatter or ppl I already follow. 🙄
August 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Trying to find & follow more people.. attempting to give this platform another chance (do I bother?), but my ‘discover’ feed is 90% Gavin Newsom chatter or ppl I already follow. 🙄
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Stop offloading cognitive tasks to "generative AI." Stop using systems w/ "AI" features either inextricably woven through them or prominently displayed at the top to nudge you into their use. Stop *Designing* "AI" tools & integrations that way. Stop building or using "AI" like this. Fucking Stop it.
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Stop offloading cognitive tasks to "generative AI." Stop using systems w/ "AI" features either inextricably woven through them or prominently displayed at the top to nudge you into their use. Stop *Designing* "AI" tools & integrations that way. Stop building or using "AI" like this. Fucking Stop it.
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Remember when internet search worked and was ostensibly about helping you find information.
Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain
Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources.
www.404media.co
July 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Remember when internet search worked and was ostensibly about helping you find information.
When I first joined bluesky I was hopeful and enjoying it. Now I only see the same handful of users - regardless of the feed; following, discover, etc.
It just doesn’t feel very active. I was hoping it would be more positive, but despite my own efforts w/ the algorithm, it’s becoming more negative.
It just doesn’t feel very active. I was hoping it would be more positive, but despite my own efforts w/ the algorithm, it’s becoming more negative.
May 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
When I first joined bluesky I was hopeful and enjoying it. Now I only see the same handful of users - regardless of the feed; following, discover, etc.
It just doesn’t feel very active. I was hoping it would be more positive, but despite my own efforts w/ the algorithm, it’s becoming more negative.
It just doesn’t feel very active. I was hoping it would be more positive, but despite my own efforts w/ the algorithm, it’s becoming more negative.
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We should burn one hundred trillion cubic feet of natural gas to see if that changes anything though
shocked to hear that “...AI chatbots have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation" based on a study of 25,000 workers at 7000 companies by the National Bureau of Economic Research
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
May 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We should burn one hundred trillion cubic feet of natural gas to see if that changes anything though
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Gary Oldman crying at farts being dubbed into some of his his movie roles. Farts are always funny…
March 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Gary Oldman crying at farts being dubbed into some of his his movie roles. Farts are always funny…
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And the hits keep comin’…
I’m not one to blame the planets, but something is in the air. 🪐✨
It appears change is abound for many.
I’m not one to blame the planets, but something is in the air. 🪐✨
It appears change is abound for many.
If you don’t take the ‘gentle nudges’ from life, that both big & small changes are necessary.. it will eventually smack you over the head with a hammer (multiple times) to make the point.
March 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
And the hits keep comin’…
I’m not one to blame the planets, but something is in the air. 🪐✨
It appears change is abound for many.
I’m not one to blame the planets, but something is in the air. 🪐✨
It appears change is abound for many.
3am me is going to be very annoyed I drank a giant mug of sleepy-time tea right before bed..
March 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
3am me is going to be very annoyed I drank a giant mug of sleepy-time tea right before bed..
Every now & then my Mom expresses a wish to have me living back in CAN (sorry, not gonna happen). Aside from the fact I love where I’m at, when you factor in cost-of-living, climate change, political landscape, health care, food quality, being car-centric, etc.. it’s (currently) a no for me. Cont..
March 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Every now & then my Mom expresses a wish to have me living back in CAN (sorry, not gonna happen). Aside from the fact I love where I’m at, when you factor in cost-of-living, climate change, political landscape, health care, food quality, being car-centric, etc.. it’s (currently) a no for me. Cont..