DennineD
@dennined.bsky.social
Picking up the pieces yet again. Eclectic interests, strong opinions; mostly listening.
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Out today! #NewRelease Rogues Lie by Jenny Schwartz (meeeeee! the author too excited for dignity)
This is the 3rd book in my Caldryn Parliament series - enjoy!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN289NV/
This is the 3rd book in my Caldryn Parliament series - enjoy!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN289NV/
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Out today! #NewRelease Rogues Lie by Jenny Schwartz (meeeeee! the author too excited for dignity)
This is the 3rd book in my Caldryn Parliament series - enjoy!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN289NV/
This is the 3rd book in my Caldryn Parliament series - enjoy!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN289NV/
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Would be nice to have some actual journalists in the Pentagon right now but the Secretary of War Crimes kicked out everyone who didn't sign a loyalty pledge, even Fox News.
Now we know why.
Now we know why.
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Would be nice to have some actual journalists in the Pentagon right now but the Secretary of War Crimes kicked out everyone who didn't sign a loyalty pledge, even Fox News.
Now we know why.
Now we know why.
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A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
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At least in academic contexts, if you want to put a picture of your cat on the first or last slide, go for it!
But in between, do not patronize me or waste my attention. What is in those slides should do useful work.
But in between, do not patronize me or waste my attention. What is in those slides should do useful work.
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
At least in academic contexts, if you want to put a picture of your cat on the first or last slide, go for it!
But in between, do not patronize me or waste my attention. What is in those slides should do useful work.
But in between, do not patronize me or waste my attention. What is in those slides should do useful work.
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This is not the main issue, but it's interesting that fans of AI images speak of filling blank space, or making a slide more lively. The image is purely supplemental, decorative. It does no useful work conveying meaning.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is not the main issue, but it's interesting that fans of AI images speak of filling blank space, or making a slide more lively. The image is purely supplemental, decorative. It does no useful work conveying meaning.
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The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
First Nations leader says pipeline MOU changes nothing, tanker ban is non-negotiable
The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
cheknews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
USS (x9)
Santana
The Tragically Hip
NIN
Metric
USS (x9)
Santana
The Tragically Hip
NIN
Metric
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Crowded House (X3)
Don Williams
The Cranberries
The Tragically Hip
Branford Marsalis
Crowded House (X3)
Don Williams
The Cranberries
The Tragically Hip
Branford Marsalis
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
The Cramps
The Ramones
Devo
The Replacements
New Order
The Cramps
The Ramones
Devo
The Replacements
New Order
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
USS (x9)
Santana
The Tragically Hip
NIN
Metric
USS (x9)
Santana
The Tragically Hip
NIN
Metric
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New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warms
New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warms
A new study provides a clear picture of how birds are responding to climate change in the mountains near Vancouver.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warms
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Postcards from Alberta, The Ranch 1
Erin Elizabeth Ross
2025
Erin Elizabeth Ross
2025
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Postcards from Alberta, The Ranch 1
Erin Elizabeth Ross
2025
Erin Elizabeth Ross
2025
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Hey, you know what other sector what has been decimated by a hostile government's actions that has yet to be given a bailout?
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hey, you know what other sector what has been decimated by a hostile government's actions that has yet to be given a bailout?
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I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
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Last thought: everyone needs to remember that one of the biggest issues on the BC government's mind is the potential collapse of VIU. When it talks about "consolidation", you should all understand it as "how can we create political cover to radically shrink VIU and foist the rest on UVic"?
OK, I have now read the Terms of Reference in more detail. My more considered opinion of the review is that the Government has lost its damn mind.
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Last thought: everyone needs to remember that one of the biggest issues on the BC government's mind is the potential collapse of VIU. When it talks about "consolidation", you should all understand it as "how can we create political cover to radically shrink VIU and foist the rest on UVic"?
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An Island cheese company has brought home a major international win and stood alone among western Canadian producers in doing so.
Island cheesemaker wins gold, only Western producer recognized at World Cheese Awards
An Island cheese company has brought home a major international win and stood alone among western Canadian producers in doing so.
cheknews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
An Island cheese company has brought home a major international win and stood alone among western Canadian producers in doing so.
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The federal government is changing the way weather alerts appear on the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) website.
‘Yellow alert’: Environment Canada changes meaning of weather alert colour system
The federal government is changing the way weather alerts appear on the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) website.
cheknews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The federal government is changing the way weather alerts appear on the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) website.
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An underrated part of the discussion of how to fund Vancouver's Celebration of Light is that a generation ago, big businesses spent tons of money on local culture because it was an efficient form of advertising.
And today, when everything can be targeted through online algorithms, they don't.
And today, when everything can be targeted through online algorithms, they don't.
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
An underrated part of the discussion of how to fund Vancouver's Celebration of Light is that a generation ago, big businesses spent tons of money on local culture because it was an efficient form of advertising.
And today, when everything can be targeted through online algorithms, they don't.
And today, when everything can be targeted through online algorithms, they don't.
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So I got to attend a Q&A with Tom Morello (guitar legend of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE fame), and from him I heard a very smart creative lesson, applicable to more than just musicians -- thought I'd share it, and some further thoughts and stories here:
A Very Good Piece Of Creative Advice From Tom Morello
As a cantankerous alt-rock grunge-loving teenager, I was not particularly a Rage Against the Machine guy — I mean, I liked the music but it didn’t connect with me, and my theory now as …
terribleminds.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So I got to attend a Q&A with Tom Morello (guitar legend of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE fame), and from him I heard a very smart creative lesson, applicable to more than just musicians -- thought I'd share it, and some further thoughts and stories here:
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The BC govt, uniquely in Canada, views higher education as a labour problem rather than an educational one. That plus the fact that the BC NDP assumes that university-level outputs can be managed like trades training outputs is setting this thing up on a course with few good outcomes.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The BC govt, uniquely in Canada, views higher education as a labour problem rather than an educational one. That plus the fact that the BC NDP assumes that university-level outputs can be managed like trades training outputs is setting this thing up on a course with few good outcomes.
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The other problem here is geography and population distribution. There is as close to zero as makes no odds that you can do about program duplication in the interior. Most of the stuff about "efficient program delivery" is just nonsense from the POV of, say, Selkirk College.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The other problem here is geography and population distribution. There is as close to zero as makes no odds that you can do about program duplication in the interior. Most of the stuff about "efficient program delivery" is just nonsense from the POV of, say, Selkirk College.
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People across BC deserve an affordable place to call home. While the Conservatives want to reverse the progress we’ve made by putting real estate speculators first, we’re focused on making housing more accessible for families.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
People across BC deserve an affordable place to call home. While the Conservatives want to reverse the progress we’ve made by putting real estate speculators first, we’re focused on making housing more accessible for families.
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Colleen Jones was a Canadian icon and trailblazer for women in sports — a two-time world champion, six-time Canadian champion, and an esteemed reporter with CBC for nearly four decades.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Colleen Jones was a Canadian icon and trailblazer for women in sports — a two-time world champion, six-time Canadian champion, and an esteemed reporter with CBC for nearly four decades.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.
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Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿