Clavain
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TwitX refugee. Swimming 'till I can't see land. #COYS
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Two years ago I had lunch with the dean of a department at one of Toronto’s major universities and she told me she had instructed all her profs teaching first-year classes to do exactly this. It sounded sensible and I wonder if it’s now more widely applied
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Two years ago I had lunch with the dean of a department at one of Toronto’s major universities and she told me she had instructed all her profs teaching first-year classes to do exactly this. It sounded sensible and I wonder if it’s now more widely applied
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Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Volcano Hayli Gubbi erupted today in Ethiopia for the first time.
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The moment Kaitlyn Lawes has to reset her shot because at noon local time, every day, across the street, they FIRE A CANNON
Never change, Halifax
#curling #cbccurl #milanocortina2026 #olympics
Never change, Halifax
#curling #cbccurl #milanocortina2026 #olympics
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The moment Kaitlyn Lawes has to reset her shot because at noon local time, every day, across the street, they FIRE A CANNON
Never change, Halifax
#curling #cbccurl #milanocortina2026 #olympics
Never change, Halifax
#curling #cbccurl #milanocortina2026 #olympics
22 Singers,
one microphone.
Back in the garage ...
one microphone.
Back in the garage ...
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
22 Singers,
one microphone.
Back in the garage ...
one microphone.
Back in the garage ...
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Just want to emphasize here that this is an image of an INTERSTELLAR COMET taken by a camera orbiting MARS. Space is so cool!
NASA's pix of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are now up science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Just want to emphasize here that this is an image of an INTERSTELLAR COMET taken by a camera orbiting MARS. Space is so cool!
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Seeing as a pressure vessel designed to deal with steam can look like this when it fails, bringing up Cthulhu seems appropriate.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Seeing as a pressure vessel designed to deal with steam can look like this when it fails, bringing up Cthulhu seems appropriate.
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🔭 Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISSciclops.org/iss/iss.php), Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25111...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISSciclops.org/iss/iss.php), Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25111...
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISSciclops.org/iss/iss.php), Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25111...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISSciclops.org/iss/iss.php), Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25111...
"some irrationality" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this piece.
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
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November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"some irrationality" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this piece.
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It seems ultra sweet that they defeated Orban’s Hungary. Just sayin’
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It seems ultra sweet that they defeated Orban’s Hungary. Just sayin’
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great analogy from the judge!
you can't steal from home depot when you're renovating your house,
or shoplift from the grocery store to make a meal.
can't even use someone's academic work without attribution.
or record a football game & charge ppl to watch it.
same rules should apply to ai.
you can't steal from home depot when you're renovating your house,
or shoplift from the grocery store to make a meal.
can't even use someone's academic work without attribution.
or record a football game & charge ppl to watch it.
same rules should apply to ai.
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
great analogy from the judge!
you can't steal from home depot when you're renovating your house,
or shoplift from the grocery store to make a meal.
can't even use someone's academic work without attribution.
or record a football game & charge ppl to watch it.
same rules should apply to ai.
you can't steal from home depot when you're renovating your house,
or shoplift from the grocery store to make a meal.
can't even use someone's academic work without attribution.
or record a football game & charge ppl to watch it.
same rules should apply to ai.
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Reasons why it is okay to start a new hobby
- the more hobbies you have, the cheaper it is relatively per hobby cause you re-use materials
- i buy second hand hobby supplies from Vinted so i am actually saving the environment
- i work hard to secure the job of my post man (delivering my supplies)
- the more hobbies you have, the cheaper it is relatively per hobby cause you re-use materials
- i buy second hand hobby supplies from Vinted so i am actually saving the environment
- i work hard to secure the job of my post man (delivering my supplies)
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reasons why it is okay to start a new hobby
- the more hobbies you have, the cheaper it is relatively per hobby cause you re-use materials
- i buy second hand hobby supplies from Vinted so i am actually saving the environment
- i work hard to secure the job of my post man (delivering my supplies)
- the more hobbies you have, the cheaper it is relatively per hobby cause you re-use materials
- i buy second hand hobby supplies from Vinted so i am actually saving the environment
- i work hard to secure the job of my post man (delivering my supplies)
A little something from that album to start the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0lC...
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A little something from that album to start the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0lC...
Maybe we could cut the number of MLAs and ridings in half too as they decide not to run again, or just unilaterally before the next election. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New N.S. government hiring directive says only 1 of every 2 vacancies can be filled | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government issued a directive on Monday that departments and other government entities are only allowed to fill one vacancy for every two full-time equivalent openings they have on the...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Maybe we could cut the number of MLAs and ridings in half too as they decide not to run again, or just unilaterally before the next election. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New TTRPG designed by the son of a friend that may be worth checking out, other stuff on his website as well. #TTRPG #RPG #games the3rdwall.itch.io/abyssal-coast
The Unconscious Sea: Abyssal Coast by Harry EC
Fear the deep
the3rdwall.itch.io
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
New TTRPG designed by the son of a friend that may be worth checking out, other stuff on his website as well. #TTRPG #RPG #games the3rdwall.itch.io/abyssal-coast
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Not looking good for the F-35 purchase? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Swedish king’s visit highlights growing Canadian interest in Saab military aircraft | CBC News
A few days before the federal budget was tabled, the CEO of Swedish industrial giant Saab flew to Ottawa to meet with the country's top bureaucrat, fuelling the sense a deal is brewing between the Can...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Not looking good for the F-35 purchase? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Northern Cardinal having a bad hair day early on a wintry morning, Pine Grove trail, Ottawa, Ontario 10 November 2025 #birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #nature
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Northern Cardinal having a bad hair day early on a wintry morning, Pine Grove trail, Ottawa, Ontario 10 November 2025 #birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #nature
Hee hee. Good luck with this one. As crazy ideas go this one is pretty high up there. ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000
Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.
ottawacitizen.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hee hee. Good luck with this one. As crazy ideas go this one is pretty high up there. ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Stay away from my berries! Pine Grosbeak, Ottawa, ON, 10 November 2025. #birds #birding #photography
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Stay away from my berries! Pine Grosbeak, Ottawa, ON, 10 November 2025. #birds #birding #photography
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🔭 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, K. Noll
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, K. Noll
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, K. Noll
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, K. Noll
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Rain mixed with snow tonight. Yay.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Rain mixed with snow tonight. Yay.
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This is the Cheney obituary to read. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is the Cheney obituary to read. www.thenation.com/article/poli...