Rick Gladwin 🇨🇦
@rickgladwin.bsky.social
Software engineer, science enjoyer, soccer appreciator, and all-around multi-nerd.
My brain is such that I experience what I and others like me affectionately term “complicated joy”
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My brain is such that I experience what I and others like me affectionately term “complicated joy”
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
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"journalist" should be a protected title, like "engineer". that if you misrepresent things, you lose your practice
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"journalist" should be a protected title, like "engineer". that if you misrepresent things, you lose your practice
THESEBOOKSAREMEDICINAAAaaaaalll 😂
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
THESEBOOKSAREMEDICINAAAaaaaalll 😂
*leans in*
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
October 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
*leans in*
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
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We need very strong norms for people taking responsibility for what they generate + share, with or without AI tools
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We need very strong norms for people taking responsibility for what they generate + share, with or without AI tools
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Queen
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It’s almost like letting young white men marinate their brains in an algorithm-driven toxic stew of nihilistic hate 24/7 and giving them ready access to guns is a bad idea
September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It’s almost like letting young white men marinate their brains in an algorithm-driven toxic stew of nihilistic hate 24/7 and giving them ready access to guns is a bad idea
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Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
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In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.
The 504 Protests and the Black Panther Party – Disability Social History Project
disabilityhistory.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.
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Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
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imo, if someone believes some races or ethnicities are genetically inferior to others, that person has revealed a weakness of mind and character that casts extreme if not irrefutable doubt on their other ideas. why would i expect them to use more rigor on, eg, housing than they do on human nature?
July 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
imo, if someone believes some races or ethnicities are genetically inferior to others, that person has revealed a weakness of mind and character that casts extreme if not irrefutable doubt on their other ideas. why would i expect them to use more rigor on, eg, housing than they do on human nature?
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After blocking Israeli military cargo, the Greek dockworkers union stressed that they refuse to be “accomplices to the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After blocking Israeli military cargo, the Greek dockworkers union stressed that they refuse to be “accomplices to the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
These folks f*#%in’ get it.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
Vectorizing Your Databases with Steve Pousty
Podcast Episode · Fork Around And Find Out · 2025-03-21 · 1h 14m
podcasts.apple.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These folks f*#%in’ get it.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
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#Canada can learn a thing or two from #MexicoSheinbaum on restricting information to Canadian media that is #propoganda from the USA. #cdnpoli
June 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#Canada can learn a thing or two from #MexicoSheinbaum on restricting information to Canadian media that is #propoganda from the USA. #cdnpoli
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There is actually a very accurate historical document of the post-9/11 vibes.
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There is actually a very accurate historical document of the post-9/11 vibes.
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
Currently rewatching A Crown of Candy from @dimension20.bsky.social and thinking about all the wildly improbable nat 20’s over the years and I’ve come to peace with something:
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
May 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Currently rewatching A Crown of Candy from @dimension20.bsky.social and thinking about all the wildly improbable nat 20’s over the years and I’ve come to peace with something:
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
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new gender neutral greeting just dropped
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new gender neutral greeting just dropped
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Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
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"Polls don't vote. People vote."
Don't fall for the "Canada is broken" rhetoric. We are as strong as ever and up for fighting the fascism growing to the south.
BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE!
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED!
EVERY VOTE MATTERS!
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
Don't fall for the "Canada is broken" rhetoric. We are as strong as ever and up for fighting the fascism growing to the south.
BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE!
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED!
EVERY VOTE MATTERS!
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
Take Nothing for Granted
"Polls don't vote.
open.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Polls don't vote. People vote."
Don't fall for the "Canada is broken" rhetoric. We are as strong as ever and up for fighting the fascism growing to the south.
BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE!
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED!
EVERY VOTE MATTERS!
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
Don't fall for the "Canada is broken" rhetoric. We are as strong as ever and up for fighting the fascism growing to the south.
BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE!
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED!
EVERY VOTE MATTERS!
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
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It would be easier
were this truly
the end of the world,
for in that case
you would be free
to do nothing.
But this is not
the end of the world,
just the end of the world
as you knew it,
and so in this case
you are obligated
to do something.
were this truly
the end of the world,
for in that case
you would be free
to do nothing.
But this is not
the end of the world,
just the end of the world
as you knew it,
and so in this case
you are obligated
to do something.
January 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It would be easier
were this truly
the end of the world,
for in that case
you would be free
to do nothing.
But this is not
the end of the world,
just the end of the world
as you knew it,
and so in this case
you are obligated
to do something.
were this truly
the end of the world,
for in that case
you would be free
to do nothing.
But this is not
the end of the world,
just the end of the world
as you knew it,
and so in this case
you are obligated
to do something.
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"This world is just a little place, just the red in the sky, before the sun rises, so let us keep fast hold of hands, that when the birds begin, none of us be missing."
Emily Dickinson in a letter to Norcross, September 1860
🎨 Max Ernst, The Obscure Gods. 1957
Emily Dickinson in a letter to Norcross, September 1860
🎨 Max Ernst, The Obscure Gods. 1957
January 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"This world is just a little place, just the red in the sky, before the sun rises, so let us keep fast hold of hands, that when the birds begin, none of us be missing."
Emily Dickinson in a letter to Norcross, September 1860
🎨 Max Ernst, The Obscure Gods. 1957
Emily Dickinson in a letter to Norcross, September 1860
🎨 Max Ernst, The Obscure Gods. 1957
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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You are strong, my trans brothers and sisters. You are a 100 ton assault platform with twin 120mm autocanons. YOU CANNOT BE STOPPED
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #miniatures #transrights
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #miniatures #transrights
January 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
You are strong, my trans brothers and sisters. You are a 100 ton assault platform with twin 120mm autocanons. YOU CANNOT BE STOPPED
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #miniatures #transrights
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #miniatures #transrights