Brooke Chang 🇨🇦
@brookechang.com
Blogger, aspiring data scientist, LuddAIte. AuDHD, LGBTQ+. Mohkinstsis, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, AB) 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦
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Brooke Chang 🇨🇦
@brookechang.com
· Apr 17
Currently looking for work as a freelance writer or editor to support myself and prove Brainworm wrong.
I have experience with blogging, some UX writing, copyediting, and proofreading. I'm also not afraid to dive into complex technical topics and simplify them.
DM or reply if I can help you!
I have experience with blogging, some UX writing, copyediting, and proofreading. I'm also not afraid to dive into complex technical topics and simplify them.
DM or reply if I can help you!
The D.C. Metro is selling these nonsense dreidels as part of the holiday merchandise collection — kind of love it?
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Holy shit. And a good reminder that LLMs are not confidential! Everything put into it can be extracted and indicidualized, both in terms of who put it in and what results it spits out.
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Holy shit. And a good reminder that LLMs are not confidential! Everything put into it can be extracted and indicidualized, both in terms of who put it in and what results it spits out.
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Here's a list of #MentalHealth 📞resources in 🇨🇦#Canada
Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8
Crisis Services #Canada 1-833-456-4566
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310
National IRS 1-866-925-4419
LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8
Crisis Services #Canada 1-833-456-4566
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310
National IRS 1-866-925-4419
LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here's a list of #MentalHealth 📞resources in 🇨🇦#Canada
Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8
Crisis Services #Canada 1-833-456-4566
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310
National IRS 1-866-925-4419
LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8
Crisis Services #Canada 1-833-456-4566
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310
National IRS 1-866-925-4419
LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
@miriamanzovin.bsky.social I just found that there used to be gingerbead moulds depicting Yehudit carrying a sword and Holofernes' head, and thought, "I KNOW WHO WOULD APPRECIATE THIS!"
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@miriamanzovin.bsky.social I just found that there used to be gingerbead moulds depicting Yehudit carrying a sword and Holofernes' head, and thought, "I KNOW WHO WOULD APPRECIATE THIS!"
Someone buy this on my behalf. Or at least share it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Someone buy this on my behalf. Or at least share it.
@bardofarda.bsky.social I wish I'd found your channel sooner. @miriamanzovin.bsky.social I bet you'd love it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@bardofarda.bsky.social I wish I'd found your channel sooner. @miriamanzovin.bsky.social I bet you'd love it.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey neurodivergent people who struggle with attention:
If you reboot your PC when it starts running slow or running out of memory, try taking a nap when you feel brain overload coming on.
It's basically the same idea.
If you reboot your PC when it starts running slow or running out of memory, try taking a nap when you feel brain overload coming on.
It's basically the same idea.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hey neurodivergent people who struggle with attention:
If you reboot your PC when it starts running slow or running out of memory, try taking a nap when you feel brain overload coming on.
It's basically the same idea.
If you reboot your PC when it starts running slow or running out of memory, try taking a nap when you feel brain overload coming on.
It's basically the same idea.
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I have family & friends who swear they do ChatGPT "the right way" when they use it for search. There is a disconnect between knowing of ChatGPT's serious shortcomings and their personal use of it, and their confidence is worrying. Everyone thinks they're the exception.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have family & friends who swear they do ChatGPT "the right way" when they use it for search. There is a disconnect between knowing of ChatGPT's serious shortcomings and their personal use of it, and their confidence is worrying. Everyone thinks they're the exception.
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I have literally said to myself, "Why do I hate this person again?"
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I have literally said to myself, "Why do I hate this person again?"
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"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
After reading more about tai chi and seeing the names of its techniques, I'd love to see a "Ma-style taijiquan" with all the techniques named after stuff a wife traditionally has to do around the house.
@astrinde.bsky.social I sense a spoof fiction coming on.
@astrinde.bsky.social I sense a spoof fiction coming on.
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
After reading more about tai chi and seeing the names of its techniques, I'd love to see a "Ma-style taijiquan" with all the techniques named after stuff a wife traditionally has to do around the house.
@astrinde.bsky.social I sense a spoof fiction coming on.
@astrinde.bsky.social I sense a spoof fiction coming on.
Fox apparently ran the headline that "by winning, Democrats are actually losing".
It's wild to me that they didn't claim voter fraud or something.
It's wild to me that they didn't claim voter fraud or something.
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Fox apparently ran the headline that "by winning, Democrats are actually losing".
It's wild to me that they didn't claim voter fraud or something.
It's wild to me that they didn't claim voter fraud or something.
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This.
No notes.
No notes.
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This.
No notes.
No notes.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Shalom, friends! Dramatic shit is going down in the Beit Midrash! HURT FEELINGS! Backstabbing! Jealousy! Plots! Schemes! Unavoidable tangents into Kabbalah! Geo and I return for another unhinged chevruta session. Welcome to Miriam & Geo Learn Horayot 13: HOSTILE TAKEOVER
youtu.be/J3wbahwQLdI
youtu.be/J3wbahwQLdI
Miriam & Geo Learn Horayot 13: Hostile Takeover!
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Shalom, friends! Dramatic shit is going down in the Beit Midrash! HURT FEELINGS! Backstabbing! Jealousy! Plots! Schemes! Unavoidable tangents into Kabbalah! Geo and I return for another unhinged chevruta session. Welcome to Miriam & Geo Learn Horayot 13: HOSTILE TAKEOVER
youtu.be/J3wbahwQLdI
youtu.be/J3wbahwQLdI
Random learning-to-draw comment for myself:
Tracing reference images to work on steadying lines is okay.
Tracing reference images to work on steadying lines is okay.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Random learning-to-draw comment for myself:
Tracing reference images to work on steadying lines is okay.
Tracing reference images to work on steadying lines is okay.
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"Cheated and got Caught" ?
Recall your ambassador openly advocating for invasion. Then we'll talk about cheating, asshole
#cdnpoli #canada
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Recall your ambassador openly advocating for invasion. Then we'll talk about cheating, asshole
#cdnpoli #canada
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump claims Canada 'CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT' with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade talks with Ottawa | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post, that he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement by the Ontario government that uses the late U.S. pr...
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Cheated and got Caught" ?
Recall your ambassador openly advocating for invasion. Then we'll talk about cheating, asshole
#cdnpoli #canada
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Recall your ambassador openly advocating for invasion. Then we'll talk about cheating, asshole
#cdnpoli #canada
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Just finished watching City Hunter 2024 again, and I'm reminded of @accentedcinema.bsky.social 's excellent video essay. If you're an action fan, both are a must-watch. youtu.be/pSB7LfSIk4k
City Hunter: Watch This Movie if You Like John Wick | Video Essay
YouTube video by Accented Cinema
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Just finished watching City Hunter 2024 again, and I'm reminded of @accentedcinema.bsky.social 's excellent video essay. If you're an action fan, both are a must-watch. youtu.be/pSB7LfSIk4k
As someone who's seen an uncle leap across a table to take a bill from her dad, this is 100% accurate. (Also, Kevin Lee is an actual Wing Chun instructor.)
youtu.be/QD6wuOsTp84?...
youtu.be/QD6wuOsTp84?...
How Asians Fight for the Bill
YouTube video by Steven He
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
As someone who's seen an uncle leap across a table to take a bill from her dad, this is 100% accurate. (Also, Kevin Lee is an actual Wing Chun instructor.)
youtu.be/QD6wuOsTp84?...
youtu.be/QD6wuOsTp84?...
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As an example: AI doesn't understand "no." Because the statements "no ketchup on my burger" and "ketchup on my burger" are almost identical to a machine that does not and cannot actually reason. It's only a 2 letter difference.
AI doesn't know 'no' – and that's a huge problem for medical bots
Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easily distinguish between medical images labelled as showing a disease and images labelled as not showin...
www.newscientist.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As an example: AI doesn't understand "no." Because the statements "no ketchup on my burger" and "ketchup on my burger" are almost identical to a machine that does not and cannot actually reason. It's only a 2 letter difference.
So, despite being incapable of working for almost a year, I'm probably going to have to appeal to AISH to actually get disability benefits. Meanwhile, my roommate who had a terminal diagnosis got approved for AISH on her first try. Almost seems like the UCP just wants us gone. @albertandp.ca #abpoli
October 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
So, despite being incapable of working for almost a year, I'm probably going to have to appeal to AISH to actually get disability benefits. Meanwhile, my roommate who had a terminal diagnosis got approved for AISH on her first try. Almost seems like the UCP just wants us gone. @albertandp.ca #abpoli
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I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News
OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...
www.cbc.ca
October 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM