Marika
@marikapea.bsky.social
Book nerd, library yeller, kitchen witch, puzzle dork, embroidery novice, prairie settler, leftie queer, lapsed poet, kinda Blind
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Marika
@marikapea.bsky.social
· Mar 21
Is there any more perfect food than a little wedge of potato, browned and salted outside, tender and creamy inside?
Ohhh this framing really speaks to the current Canadian incarnations of these problems too. All the money and media and political attention going into corporate AI and Alberta separatism and petromasculinity and online gambling expansion and whatever the fuck wad happening at that ostrich farm in BC
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Ohhh this framing really speaks to the current Canadian incarnations of these problems too. All the money and media and political attention going into corporate AI and Alberta separatism and petromasculinity and online gambling expansion and whatever the fuck wad happening at that ostrich farm in BC
Longtime pals know I am an avered Santa Claus Parade hater, but this year is ridiculous.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Longtime pals know I am an avered Santa Claus Parade hater, but this year is ridiculous.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Meanwhile, in Canada
I know I'm Too Online, but tonight I got to tell a friend who literally lives in New York about the existence of this video so I'm thinking I gotta reassess some things
but also, it was wonderful
but also, it was wonderful
In my defense the clip I saw didn't have the first 50 seconds and also it is literally impossible to tell what year this video was made based on an assessment of the design elements youtu.be/sk2Wc4Y5CxE?...
Sen. Eric Adams: Combating Gun Violence
YouTube video by New York Daily News
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I know I'm Too Online, but tonight I got to tell a friend who literally lives in New York about the existence of this video so I'm thinking I gotta reassess some things
but also, it was wonderful
but also, it was wonderful
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If you’re wondering whether we still need these changes, a driver hit Rob’s ghost bike THIS MORNING
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you’re wondering whether we still need these changes, a driver hit Rob’s ghost bike THIS MORNING
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These changes would have made the difference in Rob Jenner living or dying in the summer of 2024. They might make the difference in keeping my family or yours alive, too. We have until December 12th to share how important these changes are to us. Let’s get it done.
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
Feedback sought on Wellington Crescent bike lanes
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
These changes would have made the difference in Rob Jenner living or dying in the summer of 2024. They might make the difference in keeping my family or yours alive, too. We have until December 12th to share how important these changes are to us. Let’s get it done.
Reminded of this seasonal touchstone
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reminded of this seasonal touchstone
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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This is a nice story about how libraries change lives.
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is a nice story about how libraries change lives.
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At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
Today in small miracles: the drugstore near me, which NEVER has Halloween candy left after the day STILL had some out and on sale when I dragged my ailing skeleton out to pick up meds tonight and so now I have meds and a box of Coffee Crisp to comfort me in my convalescence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Today in small miracles: the drugstore near me, which NEVER has Halloween candy left after the day STILL had some out and on sale when I dragged my ailing skeleton out to pick up meds tonight and so now I have meds and a box of Coffee Crisp to comfort me in my convalescence.
I never figured myself for a rpg podcast listener, but two sets of people whose work i enjoy have come out with real play podcasts this fall and they're both a real delight so far (and, incidently, they both have a light anticarceral element to them, which is also great).
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I never figured myself for a rpg podcast listener, but two sets of people whose work i enjoy have come out with real play podcasts this fall and they're both a real delight so far (and, incidently, they both have a light anticarceral element to them, which is also great).
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
Oh this is such good news!! LOVE Mr Hue and his excellent work
Hurray! Hue Shoe Repair is staffed by the old guy's nephew! We're not bereft of a tiny cobbler on Graham!
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Oh this is such good news!! LOVE Mr Hue and his excellent work
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hello darkness my old friend
I see you've come at 5pm
I see you've come at 5pm
November 5, 2023 at 10:07 PM
hello darkness my old friend
I see you've come at 5pm
I see you've come at 5pm
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Asking all the kids who come to our door follow-up questions because I am the scariest of characters for Halloween: Isaac Chotiner
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Asking all the kids who come to our door follow-up questions because I am the scariest of characters for Halloween: Isaac Chotiner
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Today I tried to look up why Agatha Christie named people Lettuce, and instead got an AI page telling me one of her greatest characters was Moriarty.
Even murder internet is truly dead now.
Even murder internet is truly dead now.
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today I tried to look up why Agatha Christie named people Lettuce, and instead got an AI page telling me one of her greatest characters was Moriarty.
Even murder internet is truly dead now.
Even murder internet is truly dead now.
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go home everyone we have a winner
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
go home everyone we have a winner
😍😍😍😍🏊♀️
Woodcut print by Eline Brontsema, Blue Swimming Hall , Fincknsteinallee 2024. Size 67.8 x 51 cm.
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
😍😍😍😍🏊♀️
Friction IS an essential ingredient for learning. Where we put the friction matters though. If students spend all their friction cognitive capacity dealing with buggy infrastructure and bureaucratic busywork, they eventually balk at the meaningful but seemingly more optional friction.
"Friction is an essential ingredient for learning!"
^So much this! Advocated for this forever as an educator (for kids & adults). I know there are studies that show friction w/ guidance does wonders
fwiw I think LLMs like other tech can improve learning but it has to be done well & thoughtfully
^So much this! Advocated for this forever as an educator (for kids & adults). I know there are studies that show friction w/ guidance does wonders
fwiw I think LLMs like other tech can improve learning but it has to be done well & thoughtfully
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Friction IS an essential ingredient for learning. Where we put the friction matters though. If students spend all their friction cognitive capacity dealing with buggy infrastructure and bureaucratic busywork, they eventually balk at the meaningful but seemingly more optional friction.
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Canada doesn't have anything like SNAP.
I want every Canadian who thinks we don't need one to look at the horror in the US. at the conversations about how food banks can't fill the gap.
that's what our leaders have let us live with for generations. we need a SNAP program.
we need it now.
I want every Canadian who thinks we don't need one to look at the horror in the US. at the conversations about how food banks can't fill the gap.
that's what our leaders have let us live with for generations. we need a SNAP program.
we need it now.
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Canada doesn't have anything like SNAP.
I want every Canadian who thinks we don't need one to look at the horror in the US. at the conversations about how food banks can't fill the gap.
that's what our leaders have let us live with for generations. we need a SNAP program.
we need it now.
I want every Canadian who thinks we don't need one to look at the horror in the US. at the conversations about how food banks can't fill the gap.
that's what our leaders have let us live with for generations. we need a SNAP program.
we need it now.
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this! as this garbage keeps getting shoved into library databases, i ask `has it been tested? do we know if it works?`
the answer seems to be, `well, the company tells us yes.`
like wtf?!
the answer seems to be, `well, the company tells us yes.`
like wtf?!
This has been my unequivocal experience, as someone who has read through a great deal of marketing material.
The vendors—presumably knowledgeable about their own products—cannot point to any evidence to support them. They exclusively play on vague fears about “marketability” and “staying current.”
The vendors—presumably knowledgeable about their own products—cannot point to any evidence to support them. They exclusively play on vague fears about “marketability” and “staying current.”
A good note here.
In our co-authored paper (now in pre-print), Kenney and I wrote “The National Education Policy Center argues that the promise of genAI is currently supported only by 'commercial marketing claims' (...) and not by peer-reviewed evidence.”
In our co-authored paper (now in pre-print), Kenney and I wrote “The National Education Policy Center argues that the promise of genAI is currently supported only by 'commercial marketing claims' (...) and not by peer-reviewed evidence.”
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
this! as this garbage keeps getting shoved into library databases, i ask `has it been tested? do we know if it works?`
the answer seems to be, `well, the company tells us yes.`
like wtf?!
the answer seems to be, `well, the company tells us yes.`
like wtf?!
North by Northwest, Rope, Strangers on a Train
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
North by Northwest, Rope, Strangers on a Train
Got my covid and flu shots today! UW pals, the booking website is annoying, but the walk-in was super easy. 2M70 today and tomorrow!
October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Got my covid and flu shots today! UW pals, the booking website is annoying, but the walk-in was super easy. 2M70 today and tomorrow!