Jay Gamble
@drjaydrno.bsky.social
Shit posting from the province of Notwithstanding Charter Rights.
Proud neo-Luddite. #FuckAI
Proud neo-Luddite. #FuckAI
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Jay Gamble
@drjaydrno.bsky.social
· Nov 10
It’s like we graduated from high school and we’re all finding each other in university classes. lol
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“We cannot continue on hearing stories of people dying in the back of ambulances or waiting for nine hours in an ambulance or waiting 29 hours on a hospital floor,” Danielle Smith told the CBC, and vowed to fix Alberta's health care within 90 days.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Alberta orders review after man dies waiting in Edmonton emergency department | CBC News
Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones said on social media Friday that he had directed Acute Care Alberta to work with Covenant Health to review the circumstances and potential ...
www.cbc.ca
December 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“We cannot continue on hearing stories of people dying in the back of ambulances or waiting for nine hours in an ambulance or waiting 29 hours on a hospital floor,” Danielle Smith told the CBC, and vowed to fix Alberta's health care within 90 days.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
Oh, not in this article. In 2022. 1164 days ago.
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Otherwise, I am John Candy as Pavarotti in SCTV's The Godfather, walking around the wedding reception with a 10lb provolone in one hand and a steak knife in the other.
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Otherwise, I am John Candy as Pavarotti in SCTV's The Godfather, walking around the wedding reception with a 10lb provolone in one hand and a steak knife in the other.
I enjoy having crackers on a charcuterie so I look all dainty and dignified rather than mashing hunks of meat in my mouth.
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I enjoy having crackers on a charcuterie so I look all dainty and dignified rather than mashing hunks of meat in my mouth.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
First Xmas Eve visit with the recently moved-out older son. He’ll be back in the morning for gifts.
A big difference between now and when he wrote a Xmas letter to Santa that began:
“Dear Santa,
If you are real, could you please leave evidence.”
*sniff*
A big difference between now and when he wrote a Xmas letter to Santa that began:
“Dear Santa,
If you are real, could you please leave evidence.”
*sniff*
December 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
First Xmas Eve visit with the recently moved-out older son. He’ll be back in the morning for gifts.
A big difference between now and when he wrote a Xmas letter to Santa that began:
“Dear Santa,
If you are real, could you please leave evidence.”
*sniff*
A big difference between now and when he wrote a Xmas letter to Santa that began:
“Dear Santa,
If you are real, could you please leave evidence.”
*sniff*
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December 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
So Nixon has evolved in to a cat-parrot and will leap from the floor to my shoulder to perch there.
He sometimes chooses to do this when I don’t have a shirt on, which is decidedly less cute.
He sometimes chooses to do this when I don’t have a shirt on, which is decidedly less cute.
December 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
So Nixon has evolved in to a cat-parrot and will leap from the floor to my shoulder to perch there.
He sometimes chooses to do this when I don’t have a shirt on, which is decidedly less cute.
He sometimes chooses to do this when I don’t have a shirt on, which is decidedly less cute.
Don Dani and Berta Nostra are getting desperate.
Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Former AHS board member obtains rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcasters
The order allows Sandy Edmonstone to search and seize records and electronic devices from David Wallace and James Di Fiore
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Don Dani and Berta Nostra are getting desperate.
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Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Former AHS board member obtains rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcasters
The order allows Sandy Edmonstone to search and seize records and electronic devices from David Wallace and James Di Fiore
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Plus lots more -->
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Of that Colossal Wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
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Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way
AI firms began to feel the legal wrath of copyright holders in 2025
Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way
www.newscientist.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way
Ok, but how’s the price of eggs?
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Ok, but how’s the price of eggs?
GRADES ARE SUBMITTED! With a full six hours before they are due—about five hours and fifty-five minutes before I normally get them submitted.
Now it’s time to start Xmas shopping.
Now it’s time to start Xmas shopping.
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
GRADES ARE SUBMITTED! With a full six hours before they are due—about five hours and fifty-five minutes before I normally get them submitted.
Now it’s time to start Xmas shopping.
Now it’s time to start Xmas shopping.
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If linguists insist on a uniquely Canadian orthography, that requires a Canadian language authority, similar to l’Académie française. In its absence, claims about incorrect Canadian spelling are matters of taste, not rule
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/23/mark-carney-canadian-english/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/23/mark-carney-canadian-english/
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
If linguists insist on a uniquely Canadian orthography, that requires a Canadian language authority, similar to l’Académie française. In its absence, claims about incorrect Canadian spelling are matters of taste, not rule
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/23/mark-carney-canadian-english/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/23/mark-carney-canadian-english/
So Bari Weiss hasn’t heard of The Streisand Effect, eh?
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
So Bari Weiss hasn’t heard of The Streisand Effect, eh?
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Poilievre: He’s trying to manipulate a majority! Canadians didn’t give him a majority mandate!
Me: Canadians told you to take a hike, Jeff. Get on, now. Shoo.
Me: Canadians told you to take a hike, Jeff. Get on, now. Shoo.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Poilievre: He’s trying to manipulate a majority! Canadians didn’t give him a majority mandate!
Me: Canadians told you to take a hike, Jeff. Get on, now. Shoo.
Me: Canadians told you to take a hike, Jeff. Get on, now. Shoo.
Recap:
Poilievre loses landslide lead, loses election, loses his seat, haemorrhages MPs.
Poilievre: “It’s Justi…Mark Carney’s fault.”
Poilievre loses landslide lead, loses election, loses his seat, haemorrhages MPs.
Poilievre: “It’s Justi…Mark Carney’s fault.”
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Recap:
Poilievre loses landslide lead, loses election, loses his seat, haemorrhages MPs.
Poilievre: “It’s Justi…Mark Carney’s fault.”
Poilievre loses landslide lead, loses election, loses his seat, haemorrhages MPs.
Poilievre: “It’s Justi…Mark Carney’s fault.”
In other news, Alberta Premier’s hacked email account found to have used password “iNcOmPeTenT fUcKeRy.”
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In other news, Alberta Premier’s hacked email account found to have used password “iNcOmPeTenT fUcKeRy.”
HUZZAH!!!!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
HUZZAH!!!!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
I absolutely despise that AI forces me to interview students about their essays. I feel like the damned Inquisition, interrogating students who did their own.
🖕 AI.
🖕 AI.
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I absolutely despise that AI forces me to interview students about their essays. I feel like the damned Inquisition, interrogating students who did their own.
🖕 AI.
🖕 AI.
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But unfortunately she just got voted in as Chair of the LCI school council. That's a slap in the face to their teachers and students, who had the notwithstanding clause used to strip their rights away.
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
But unfortunately she just got voted in as Chair of the LCI school council. That's a slap in the face to their teachers and students, who had the notwithstanding clause used to strip their rights away.
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#UCP introduces the "Let Santa Slap Act"
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#UCP introduces the "Let Santa Slap Act"