BruceG 🍁
@moosens.bsky.social
Old man shaking his fist at general lunacy. He/Him. Living on unceded Mi’kmaw land. Note: solicitations for go fund me or other fundraisers sent via mention or DM will be reported as spam and instantly blocked
#nobridge
#nobridge
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Just giving this a boost again. Scotty has a slight reprieve on moving (March now), and is just over $1000 so if you can share, help, etc that would be fantastic to help out a trans elder in my community.
Hey folks, an Alberta trans elder has had to make the difficult decision to sell his home. Please share his GoFundMe (and donate if you can) to assist with the move, lawyers, etc.
I don't know Scotty personally, but he is in several of my IRL friends' circles.
www.gofundme.com/f/mutual-aid...
I don't know Scotty personally, but he is in several of my IRL friends' circles.
www.gofundme.com/f/mutual-aid...
Donate to Mutual Aid for Trans Elder, organized by Scotty Kupsch
My name is Scotty, I'm a disabled older Trans man in desperate need of help.
Despite all my … Scotty Kupsch needs your support for Mutual Aid for Trans Elder
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Just giving this a boost again. Scotty has a slight reprieve on moving (March now), and is just over $1000 so if you can share, help, etc that would be fantastic to help out a trans elder in my community.
Happy New Year from Nova Scotia! No matter how you celebrate it!
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Happy New Year from Nova Scotia! No matter how you celebrate it!
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GIVE AWAY! // AKA WE DID IT AGAIN!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GIVE AWAY! // AKA WE DID IT AGAIN!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
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I know it's Christmas Eve, but an Ontario animal sanctuary (pet pigs, horses, etc) just had their water tank system fail. It's going to cost over $3000 to fix it, and it's an emergency situation (the animals have to have water).
Please donate/share if you can:
www.ralphysretreat.ca
Please donate/share if you can:
www.ralphysretreat.ca
Our Story | Ralphy's Retreat Animal Sanctuary
How did Ralphy's Retreat begin?
www.ralphysretreat.ca
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I know it's Christmas Eve, but an Ontario animal sanctuary (pet pigs, horses, etc) just had their water tank system fail. It's going to cost over $3000 to fix it, and it's an emergency situation (the animals have to have water).
Please donate/share if you can:
www.ralphysretreat.ca
Please donate/share if you can:
www.ralphysretreat.ca
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I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Question for folks knowledgeable about Toronto and environs. Going to be there in February staying near Pearson (lower edge of it). My better half would like to eat at a « real deli » - one with a wide selection. Any out that way? Or alternatively reasonably accessible by transit?
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Question for folks knowledgeable about Toronto and environs. Going to be there in February staying near Pearson (lower edge of it). My better half would like to eat at a « real deli » - one with a wide selection. Any out that way? Or alternatively reasonably accessible by transit?
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Very seriously, are my standards too high? I expect people to understand they're on a global social media so are talking to people living in other countries, with different customs, accents/words, and food. I expect people to infer some basic meaning and understand if a topic is for them or not.
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Very seriously, are my standards too high? I expect people to understand they're on a global social media so are talking to people living in other countries, with different customs, accents/words, and food. I expect people to infer some basic meaning and understand if a topic is for them or not.
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Hey folks - can you help out with a share and a small donation (if you can)? This is a super tough time of the year to run into emergency vet bills.
Our sweet little Lacie needs life-saving surgery and we are completely tapped out. Please help us get her the help she needs 🙏
Donate to life-saving surgery costs for our little cockatiel Lacie, organized by Tristin Holcomb-Tracy
I'm running this fundraiser because we are struggling financi… Tristin Holcomb-Tracy needs your support for life-saving surgery costs for our little cockatiel Lacie
gofund.me
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Hey folks - can you help out with a share and a small donation (if you can)? This is a super tough time of the year to run into emergency vet bills.
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Remember my tale of the roofer who scammed us? Well, court had finally ended. We won. Shane Collins of Getter Done Roofing not only scammed us with shoddy work he had no business or knowledge doing, but he also did not show for court. Please beware if you ever come across Shane.
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Remember my tale of the roofer who scammed us? Well, court had finally ended. We won. Shane Collins of Getter Done Roofing not only scammed us with shoddy work he had no business or knowledge doing, but he also did not show for court. Please beware if you ever come across Shane.
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It's time for everyone's favorite chronologically unanchored holiday, The Story of the Lizard in the Leg.
Because people keep asking, the Story of The Lizard In That Dude's Leg. Some caveats:
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's time for everyone's favorite chronologically unanchored holiday, The Story of the Lizard in the Leg.
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People who are afraid of what their situation will be in a year, aren't going to find appeals to longer time horizons very convincing.
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
People who are afraid of what their situation will be in a year, aren't going to find appeals to longer time horizons very convincing.
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I really wish some news outlets would stop regurgitating Houston’s tweets verbatim.
He’s now using veterans once again to distract the public.
The poppy issue was Saskatchewan not Nova Scotia.
Keep your eyes on Mabou. #nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He’s now using veterans once again to distract the public.
The poppy issue was Saskatchewan not Nova Scotia.
Keep your eyes on Mabou. #nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Saskatoon prosecutor upset she is not allowed to wear a poppy in court | CBC News
A Saskatoon prosecutor says she should be allowed to honour veterans by wearing a poppy in court. Lana Morelli was told that she cannot.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I really wish some news outlets would stop regurgitating Houston’s tweets verbatim.
He’s now using veterans once again to distract the public.
The poppy issue was Saskatchewan not Nova Scotia.
Keep your eyes on Mabou. #nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He’s now using veterans once again to distract the public.
The poppy issue was Saskatchewan not Nova Scotia.
Keep your eyes on Mabou. #nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“The Nova Scotia Judiciary is refuting that any new orders or directives have been issued when it comes to wearing poppies in the courts, despite a recent post from the premier [Tim Houston].”
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/t...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/t...
'This is disgusting': N.S. premier slams judges' order prohibiting poppies
The Nova Scotia Judiciary is refuting that any new orders or directives have been issued when it comes to wearing poppies in the courts, despite a recent post from the premier. “It has come to my atte...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“The Nova Scotia Judiciary is refuting that any new orders or directives have been issued when it comes to wearing poppies in the courts, despite a recent post from the premier [Tim Houston].”
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/t...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/t...
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It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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Compare the size of Denmark and Canada then get back to me.
The article talks about how the significant extent of Denmark’s digitization makes this possible, but doesn’t discuss the vulnerabilities losing the backup creates, not to mention the further privatization of public functions.
The article talks about how the significant extent of Denmark’s digitization makes this possible, but doesn’t discuss the vulnerabilities losing the backup creates, not to mention the further privatization of public functions.
Denmark's postal service is dumping letter delivery. Could Canada? | CBC News
Canada's postal service has encountered major mail volume decreases — a situation that has prompted the government to propose significant changes, including ending home delivery. But could Canada go e...
www.cbc.ca
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Compare the size of Denmark and Canada then get back to me.
The article talks about how the significant extent of Denmark’s digitization makes this possible, but doesn’t discuss the vulnerabilities losing the backup creates, not to mention the further privatization of public functions.
The article talks about how the significant extent of Denmark’s digitization makes this possible, but doesn’t discuss the vulnerabilities losing the backup creates, not to mention the further privatization of public functions.
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The people demanded change, so we changed their ability to demand.
“Nova Scotia residents can no longer file complaints about their municipal elected officials, a move one advocate calls ‘dangerously undemocratic.’”
Nova Scotia removes public’s ability to complain about municipal politicians | CBC News
Nova Scotia residents can no longer file complaints about their municipal elected officials, a move one advocate calls “dangerously undemocratic.”
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The people demanded change, so we changed their ability to demand.
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I went to bed in Nova Scotia and woke up in Alberta.
Nova Scotia removes public’s ability to file complaints about municipal politicians | CBC News
Nova Scotia residents can no longer file complaints about their municipal elected officials, a move one advocate calls “dangerously undemocratic.”
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I went to bed in Nova Scotia and woke up in Alberta.
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The inflatables have made it to Broadview.
October 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The inflatables have made it to Broadview.
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If you are a Nova Scotian diabetic or knows one you should be aware of this program. Or make someone else aware.
These sensors are an incredible tool and we're all fuckin' poor and bleeding from our fingers here.
If you are a Nova Scotian diabetic or knows one you should be aware of this program. Or make someone else aware.
These sensors are an incredible tool and we're all fuckin' poor and bleeding from our fingers here.
October 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
beta.novascotia.ca/register-sen...
If you are a Nova Scotian diabetic or knows one you should be aware of this program. Or make someone else aware.
These sensors are an incredible tool and we're all fuckin' poor and bleeding from our fingers here.
If you are a Nova Scotian diabetic or knows one you should be aware of this program. Or make someone else aware.
These sensors are an incredible tool and we're all fuckin' poor and bleeding from our fingers here.
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The Professors are in trouble! @thephilfoglio.bsky.social and @kajafoglio.bsky.social are some of the kindest people in our industry, talented, hard-working, and currently getting screwed by situations. www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-f...
Donate to Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges, organized by Phil Foglio
We are Kaja & Phil Foglio, creators of the Girl Genius webcomic and owners … Phil Foglio needs your support for Help the Foglios Through Unexpected Challenges
www.gofundme.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Professors are in trouble! @thephilfoglio.bsky.social and @kajafoglio.bsky.social are some of the kindest people in our industry, talented, hard-working, and currently getting screwed by situations. www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-f...
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Canada Day seems a good time to re-up this
A look at Canada's War of 1812 monument in Ottawa — seven figures represent the allies that defeated the American invasion: a Royal Navy sailor, a Métis fighter, a woman bandaging the arm of a Voltigeur, a Native warrior, a Canadian militiaman, and a soldier from the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
July 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Canada Day seems a good time to re-up this
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Never change, Penzeys
May 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Never change, Penzeys
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In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
May 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
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i keep seeing people say that LLMs are good at search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i keep seeing people say that LLMs are good at search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.
NO. WRONG.
You have just forgotten how good search used to be.
Google broke it's own flagship product, and so you are accepting a demented chatbot's half baked gishgallop because we no longer have functional web search.