Dank
@dkildey.bsky.social
Caregiver to folks with complex needs, dealing with severe illness or in palliative care. Canuck with US ties.
Dan Kildey Personal Support Services; contact info on LinkedIn/ Ontario PSW Association.
Banner is "Blue Heaven" by Esben Hanefelt Kristensen.
Dan Kildey Personal Support Services; contact info on LinkedIn/ Ontario PSW Association.
Banner is "Blue Heaven" by Esben Hanefelt Kristensen.
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An interesting demographic, and a predictable one, I'd say.
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
An interesting demographic, and a predictable one, I'd say.
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😳 This explains A LOT
December 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
😳 This explains A LOT
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Among the nationally confirmed cases, the CDC says about 93% are among people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.
US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC
The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.
abcnews.go.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Among the nationally confirmed cases, the CDC says about 93% are among people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.
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Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
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"Even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
#McSweeneysTop25of2025.
#McSweeneysTop25of2025.
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
Our 7th most-read article of 2025. - - -I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
#McSweeneysTop25of2025.
#McSweeneysTop25of2025.
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I mean, let's talk about the obvious.
December 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I mean, let's talk about the obvious.
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Be careful what you build your politics around.
If you organize your life around cruelty, fear, and domination, that’s the world you help create.
If you help to build hell, don't complain about the heat. 🔥
If you organize your life around cruelty, fear, and domination, that’s the world you help create.
If you help to build hell, don't complain about the heat. 🔥
December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Be careful what you build your politics around.
If you organize your life around cruelty, fear, and domination, that’s the world you help create.
If you help to build hell, don't complain about the heat. 🔥
If you organize your life around cruelty, fear, and domination, that’s the world you help create.
If you help to build hell, don't complain about the heat. 🔥
Dog ain't usually photogenic...but tonight's a different story!
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Dog ain't usually photogenic...but tonight's a different story!
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I think this is the year where I'm going to have to decide whether to keep ReBound Press going or not. Sales in December were very disappointing compared to previous years. I know people are struggling. If you are still thinking about buying one of our books let me know. It makes a difference!
December 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think this is the year where I'm going to have to decide whether to keep ReBound Press going or not. Sales in December were very disappointing compared to previous years. I know people are struggling. If you are still thinking about buying one of our books let me know. It makes a difference!
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Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
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No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.
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Funny thing though: Musk and the other tech lords are still saying such things, and the media credulity has not lessened one whit. And they are richer than ever.
December 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Funny thing though: Musk and the other tech lords are still saying such things, and the media credulity has not lessened one whit. And they are richer than ever.
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Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
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Yes, there's so much reckless optimism about reliability of human verification for synthetic text. In any serious system, you'd have 1 in 5 randomized controls, with known subtle errors or plagiarism, to check whether the human reviewer catches them. Due diligence is expensive.
Having four lawyers review LLM-generated content is not enough to ensure it isn't fraudulent. People are sure they won't miss something, until they do, publicly, in high-stakes situations. This can and should cause serious harm to careers built on integrity.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yes, there's so much reckless optimism about reliability of human verification for synthetic text. In any serious system, you'd have 1 in 5 randomized controls, with known subtle errors or plagiarism, to check whether the human reviewer catches them. Due diligence is expensive.
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I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading.
This is one of those cases.
This is one of those cases.
The rationale I was given for AI Summaries *alongside* ordinary abstracts:
* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
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* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
(1/3)
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading.
This is one of those cases.
This is one of those cases.
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yes, error rate is 20-60% in reality
it’s egregious malpractice to ever show non-human-verified llm content to any end user
it’s egregious malpractice to ever show non-human-verified llm content to any end user
December 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
yes, error rate is 20-60% in reality
it’s egregious malpractice to ever show non-human-verified llm content to any end user
it’s egregious malpractice to ever show non-human-verified llm content to any end user
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They read Neuromancer and thought, if we can just turn everyone into addicts we can live at the very top of Night City.
The hack of the AI influencers puts me in mind of how genuinely optimistic cyberpunk was. Even when it posited a tremendously dark world, it presumed people WANTED something better, and would not tolerate the worst, most inhumane activities.
If only we knew.
If only we knew.
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
They read Neuromancer and thought, if we can just turn everyone into addicts we can live at the very top of Night City.
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It's really important to talk to real human beings in real life, and NOT ONLINE, and to always reflect, question, and learn. If you are never challenged on anything, you will just end up thinking something as obviously ridiculous as this, is okay and normal rather than fuel for a horror novel.
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's really important to talk to real human beings in real life, and NOT ONLINE, and to always reflect, question, and learn. If you are never challenged on anything, you will just end up thinking something as obviously ridiculous as this, is okay and normal rather than fuel for a horror novel.
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The current state of education. If we do nothing about it, it's going to get worse.
December 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The current state of education. If we do nothing about it, it's going to get worse.
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if any other country did what the US is up to these days it would be sanctioned into oblivion
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
if any other country did what the US is up to these days it would be sanctioned into oblivion
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December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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A deeply beautiful story of love, compassion, and generosity in all directions.
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A deeply beautiful story of love, compassion, and generosity in all directions.
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Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.