Daniel O'Donnell
@danielpaulod.bsky.social
PSE Labour Activist. Digital Humanities, Open Science, History of English Lang. English Professor. Department Chair.
Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA). University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA).
Lethbridge Herald Columnist.
Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA). University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA).
Lethbridge Herald Columnist.
My column on the election: it was all about the apple. lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/o...
One moment captured Poilievre's fatal weakness
Dan O'Donnell For the Herald So the election is over and the Liberals have won. Behind by more than 25 points at the end of 2024, they overtook the
lethbridgeherald.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My column on the election: it was all about the apple. lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/o...
When your son completes the first collective agreement for the company he unionized...
February 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
When your son completes the first collective agreement for the company he unionized...
Damn. So there is a permanent record? michael moore assured me there wasn't
If you heard about the PowerSchool data breach, and thought, "I have no kids, this doesn't apply to me," hold up -- some school boards had data going back as far as 1965 compromised. www.cbc.ca/news/post-cy... #Cdnpoli #AbEd
Cyberattack affecting school boards across Canada may involve decades of data. What can families do? | CBC News
The scope of the PowerSchool data breach impacting school boards across the country is widening, with some boards revealing it may involve student data dating back decades. Still, experts say there ar...
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Damn. So there is a permanent record? michael moore assured me there wasn't
One of the joys of listening to @iciradiocanada.bsky.social radio. On the morning show this morning a discussion of the superbowl with sports guy. Two sentences on who might win (Chiefs). Four minutes on how to rotate your menu each year with piercing followup questions on chicken wings.
January 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
One of the joys of listening to @iciradiocanada.bsky.social radio. On the morning show this morning a discussion of the superbowl with sports guy. Two sentences on who might win (Chiefs). Four minutes on how to rotate your menu each year with piercing followup questions on chicken wings.
Well, that was fun. I just told a student to "Google 'the first law of Humanities Computing'" and my phone took it as a voice command, and read out the definition from my website!
January 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Well, that was fun. I just told a student to "Google 'the first law of Humanities Computing'" and my phone took it as a voice command, and read out the definition from my website!
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Canadian holiday tradition of angrily berating teenagers continues
Canadian holiday tradition of angrily berating teenagers continues
OSTRAVA, CZ - The long-held Canadian holiday tradition of berating 16-19-year-olds for losing a hockey game started a few days earlier this year.
thebeaverton.com
December 28, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Canadian holiday tradition of angrily berating teenagers continues
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Administrators who don't understand that the Humanities is really our best bet right now are simply wrong. Just like that. Wrong.
December 28, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Administrators who don't understand that the Humanities is really our best bet right now are simply wrong. Just like that. Wrong.
Some tips, general and coding specific, for using ChatGPT for projects. Most Important and generalisable: put in its memory that you want every response to end with [Response Number NNN | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM | Chat name: ]
Also, get it to write your commits...
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
Also, get it to write your commits...
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
Working on code with ChatGPT: Some tips (some also useful more generally) | Daniel Paul O'Donnell
people.uleth.ca
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Some tips, general and coding specific, for using ChatGPT for projects. Most Important and generalisable: put in its memory that you want every response to end with [Response Number NNN | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM | Chat name: ]
Also, get it to write your commits...
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
Also, get it to write your commits...
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
Looks to me like an NDP win by about 55:45.
Polls closing now in the Lethbridge-West provincial by-election. Election results (with live poll-by-poll data) here: results.elections.ab.ca/8488
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
Unofficial Results - 2024 Lethbridge-West By-Election
results.elections.ab.ca
December 19, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Looks to me like an NDP win by about 55:45.
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Polls closing now in the Lethbridge-West provincial by-election. Election results (with live poll-by-poll data) here: results.elections.ab.ca/8488
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
Unofficial Results - 2024 Lethbridge-West By-Election
results.elections.ab.ca
December 19, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Polls closing now in the Lethbridge-West provincial by-election. Election results (with live poll-by-poll data) here: results.elections.ab.ca/8488
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Since writing Once we were heroes (quondam glamour boys), a noir set in the 1966-1967 season, I've become an ambiguous Leafs fan: pretty much only watch original six match-up, which remind of games from that year, and hope they win, except not the cup (the fact they never win again is impt metaphor)
December 15, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Since writing Once we were heroes (quondam glamour boys), a noir set in the 1966-1967 season, I've become an ambiguous Leafs fan: pretty much only watch original six match-up, which remind of games from that year, and hope they win, except not the cup (the fact they never win again is impt metaphor)
This is something else!
December 15, 2024 at 1:03 AM
This is something else!
My latest column in the Lethbridge Herald. lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/o...
Future generations can learn from documents written for the present
Dan O'Donnell The movie, The Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, takes place in the Vatican after the death of a pope. The character played by Fiennes,
lethbridgeherald.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:06 PM
My latest column in the Lethbridge Herald. lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/o...
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45 years ago today the Clash released London Calling.
December 14 should be a national holiday.
Hmmm... maybe I will work on some legislation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-...
December 14 should be a national holiday.
Hmmm... maybe I will work on some legislation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-...
The Clash - London Calling (Official Video)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:18 PM
45 years ago today the Clash released London Calling.
December 14 should be a national holiday.
Hmmm... maybe I will work on some legislation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-...
December 14 should be a national holiday.
Hmmm... maybe I will work on some legislation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
I don't know what you call the style of architecture they are discussing here, but I really love it.
Like the interior of the Arts building at Unilag. photos.app.goo.gl/yDxSWg5sVtXF...
I don't know what you call the style of architecture they are discussing here, but I really love it.
Like the interior of the Arts building at Unilag. photos.app.goo.gl/yDxSWg5sVtXF...
Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
Uncompleted or abandoned buildings are a regular feature of the landscape. Now calls for restorations are increasing
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:24 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
I don't know what you call the style of architecture they are discussing here, but I really love it.
Like the interior of the Arts building at Unilag. photos.app.goo.gl/yDxSWg5sVtXF...
I don't know what you call the style of architecture they are discussing here, but I really love it.
Like the interior of the Arts building at Unilag. photos.app.goo.gl/yDxSWg5sVtXF...
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Sincere question: has anyone ever read a letter of rec written by a North American that wasn’t at least positive, if not glowing?
Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
December 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Sincere question: has anyone ever read a letter of rec written by a North American that wasn’t at least positive, if not glowing?
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Two under-appreciated and related big picture trends. #EnergyTransition
December 14, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Two under-appreciated and related big picture trends. #EnergyTransition
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20
#BookSky #writingcommunity
(Make sure you get the 2nd edition, mind)
#BookSky #writingcommunity
(Make sure you get the 2nd edition, mind)
December 14, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20
#BookSky #writingcommunity
(Make sure you get the 2nd edition, mind)
#BookSky #writingcommunity
(Make sure you get the 2nd edition, mind)
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If you are working on a #FirstDraft of your #story, remember, it's going to be messy. It's sort of like reorganizing the house. Sometimes you have to make a bigger mess first. That's normal. You are not a bad #writer. Everyone's first drafts are a disaster, even your favorite author. Don't give up.
December 12, 2024 at 11:31 PM
If you are working on a #FirstDraft of your #story, remember, it's going to be messy. It's sort of like reorganizing the house. Sometimes you have to make a bigger mess first. That's normal. You are not a bad #writer. Everyone's first drafts are a disaster, even your favorite author. Don't give up.
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Federal government moves to end Canada Post strike. What happens next? Commentary from me, @stephross.bsky.social & @thelawofwork.bsky.social.
www.thestar.com/business/fed...
#canlab #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/business/fed...
#canlab #cdnpoli
Federal government orders end to Canada Post strike while commission tries to reach new contract
"We're calling a timeout." Federal labour minister asking CIRB to appoint commission to come up with ways to reach new contract by May 22.
www.thestar.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Federal government moves to end Canada Post strike. What happens next? Commentary from me, @stephross.bsky.social & @thelawofwork.bsky.social.
www.thestar.com/business/fed...
#canlab #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/business/fed...
#canlab #cdnpoli
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White consciousness & conspiracy thinking misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/whit...
High in White consciousness = >
- generalized conspiracy thinking
- endorse racist “great replacement”
- move from generalized conspiracies to specific, non-racial conspiracies
via @misinforeview.bsky.social
High in White consciousness = >
- generalized conspiracy thinking
- endorse racist “great replacement”
- move from generalized conspiracies to specific, non-racial conspiracies
via @misinforeview.bsky.social
White consciousness helps explain conspiracy thinking | HKS Misinformation Review
While conspiracy theories have long been tied to race, ethnicity, and religion, understanding this relationship is increasingly important in countries where White identity has become politically charg...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
December 14, 2024 at 4:57 PM
White consciousness & conspiracy thinking misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/whit...
High in White consciousness = >
- generalized conspiracy thinking
- endorse racist “great replacement”
- move from generalized conspiracies to specific, non-racial conspiracies
via @misinforeview.bsky.social
High in White consciousness = >
- generalized conspiracy thinking
- endorse racist “great replacement”
- move from generalized conspiracies to specific, non-racial conspiracies
via @misinforeview.bsky.social
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MAGA morons claim they will make Canada the 51st state.
As if.
Canadians aren't deterred by anything.
As if.
Canadians aren't deterred by anything.
December 8, 2024 at 11:24 PM
MAGA morons claim they will make Canada the 51st state.
As if.
Canadians aren't deterred by anything.
As if.
Canadians aren't deterred by anything.
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Speaking of which. Who's gonna tell this lit prof that Elena Ferrante is probably a dude ?
(Domenico Starnone for those keeping count).
(Domenico Starnone for those keeping count).
December 7, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Speaking of which. Who's gonna tell this lit prof that Elena Ferrante is probably a dude ?
(Domenico Starnone for those keeping count).
(Domenico Starnone for those keeping count).
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Portugal is gonna be lit!!
Javier Cha and Roopika Risam will be the keynote speakers of @ADHOrg #DH2025.
Know more about the keynotes here:
dh2025.adho.org/keynotes/
Know more about the keynotes here:
dh2025.adho.org/keynotes/
December 7, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Portugal is gonna be lit!!