Rome Demands Stone
@romedemands.bsky.social
Yes, it's me. The cocktail loving, board game playing, data librarian with a wall of games🇨🇦🍁
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“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”
—Anne Herbert
Support your public library in any way you can—this includes using it.
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”
—Anne Herbert
Support your public library in any way you can—this includes using it.
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Just came across a pre-print paper that analyzes an AI boyfriend subreddit. There are images from the subreddit that appear to be real people. (Since you can use generative AI to create a new image based on a photo.) There's an ethics statement: "public subreddits carry no privacy expectations" :-\
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Just came across a pre-print paper that analyzes an AI boyfriend subreddit. There are images from the subreddit that appear to be real people. (Since you can use generative AI to create a new image based on a photo.) There's an ethics statement: "public subreddits carry no privacy expectations" :-\
This👇but ANY public facing social media site including comments on news articles, help forums and, of course, BlueSky.
If you are a researcher who happens to know other researchers who study Reddit/use Reddit data, I beg of you to please send them this paper.
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Remember the Human: A Systematic Review of Ethical Considerations in Reddit Research | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Reddit is one of the world's most prominent social media platforms, and also a valuable
source of data for internet researchers. However, working with this kind of data also
presents novel ethical com...
dl.acm.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This👇but ANY public facing social media site including comments on news articles, help forums and, of course, BlueSky.
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
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Fresh logo, fresh ice 🥶
The Vancouver Goldeneyes have unveiled their new logo at center ice - catch it all season at PNE!
The Vancouver Goldeneyes have unveiled their new logo at center ice - catch it all season at PNE!
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fresh logo, fresh ice 🥶
The Vancouver Goldeneyes have unveiled their new logo at center ice - catch it all season at PNE!
The Vancouver Goldeneyes have unveiled their new logo at center ice - catch it all season at PNE!
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Happy Monday to all celebrating!
a cat wearing a scarf and leaves on it 's face
ALT: a cat wearing a scarf and leaves on it 's face
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy Monday to all celebrating!
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"At least three attendees wore the uniform of the recently formed Second Sons Canada ... Second Sons Canada is run by Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of Diagolon, who this year filmed himself making a Hitler salute in a video shared on Telegram"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"At least three attendees wore the uniform of the recently formed Second Sons Canada ... Second Sons Canada is run by Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of Diagolon, who this year filmed himself making a Hitler salute in a video shared on Telegram"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Spirit of Remembrance (I’ll Carry that Weight)
Brandy Saturley
2020
Brandy Saturley
2020
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Spirit of Remembrance (I’ll Carry that Weight)
Brandy Saturley
2020
Brandy Saturley
2020
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Things I do not want for Christmas:
A BC provincial election;
A federal election.
A BC provincial election;
A federal election.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Things I do not want for Christmas:
A BC provincial election;
A federal election.
A BC provincial election;
A federal election.
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Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Listening to Regina co-op radio Lise their shit after the Riders beat the Lions
There’s something special about listening to playoff sports, any sport, on the radio
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Listening to Regina co-op radio Lise their shit after the Riders beat the Lions
There’s something special about listening to playoff sports, any sport, on the radio
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
There’s something special about listening to playoff sports, any sport, on the radio
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Russia’s recent strikes on thermal and power substations nationwide aim to trigger a nuclear catastrophe, specifically by cutting electricity to the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants. Ukraine has called an emergency IAEA Board meeting.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Russia’s recent strikes on thermal and power substations nationwide aim to trigger a nuclear catastrophe, specifically by cutting electricity to the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants. Ukraine has called an emergency IAEA Board meeting.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Deeply appreciate Canada’s media union speaking out against this multimillion dollar lawsuit
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Deeply appreciate Canada’s media union speaking out against this multimillion dollar lawsuit
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
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Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post j-source.ca/no-room-for-... via @jsource.bsky.social
No room for debate - J-Source
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post
j-source.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post j-source.ca/no-room-for-... via @jsource.bsky.social
Wondering if @donvdavies.bsky.social and the Federal NDP can push back on the proposed budget's elimination of federal libraries including the Public Safety Library and Parks Canada.
Stephen Harper closed 3/4 of all federal libraries and now the Liberals are finishing the job.
#Canada #Budget
Stephen Harper closed 3/4 of all federal libraries and now the Liberals are finishing the job.
#Canada #Budget
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wondering if @donvdavies.bsky.social and the Federal NDP can push back on the proposed budget's elimination of federal libraries including the Public Safety Library and Parks Canada.
Stephen Harper closed 3/4 of all federal libraries and now the Liberals are finishing the job.
#Canada #Budget
Stephen Harper closed 3/4 of all federal libraries and now the Liberals are finishing the job.
#Canada #Budget
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In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Alberta's universities have been under financial pressure for some time. They have also been under political pressure from a government hostile to institutional autonomy, a core principle that allows universities to protect their integrity.
Does any Canadian university take political positions?
Does any Canadian university take political positions?
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Alberta's universities have been under financial pressure for some time. They have also been under political pressure from a government hostile to institutional autonomy, a core principle that allows universities to protect their integrity.
Does any Canadian university take political positions?
Does any Canadian university take political positions?
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With 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving being 3 weeks away and SNAP being a shit show—but with some retailers and nonprofits offering turkeys for low or no cost—I'd love to get my free cookbook #AfterTheFeast to as many folks as possible.
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung
After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...
ivacheung.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
With 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving being 3 weeks away and SNAP being a shit show—but with some retailers and nonprofits offering turkeys for low or no cost—I'd love to get my free cookbook #AfterTheFeast to as many folks as possible.
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Would you kindly share it here and elsewhere? 🙏 ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
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New #sbeccc COVID measures archive data release of U.S. state policies during #covid19. Explore the database and learn more: https://myumi.ch/R3e88 #SNAP #Medicaid
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New #sbeccc COVID measures archive data release of U.S. state policies during #covid19. Explore the database and learn more: https://myumi.ch/R3e88 #SNAP #Medicaid
Happy #BottosCon and #SDHistCon to everyone celebrating!
a person is playing a board game with the number 5 in the middle
ALT: a person is playing a board game with the number 5 in the middle
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy #BottosCon and #SDHistCon to everyone celebrating!
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An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
