Adrian Bogdan
@addsdower.bsky.social
Archivist. Flyers fan. Mariners fan. Wannabe animator. Vancouver based.
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The Robson Square ice rink is open for free skating today in Downtown #Vancouver
December 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Robson Square ice rink is open for free skating today in Downtown #Vancouver
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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Why does this work upset AI bros so much? 🤔
🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Why does this work upset AI bros so much? 🤔
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Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social
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Hey #Vancouver - feeling the giving spirit? The DEWC needs more gifts for the 200 holiday hampers. They made it easy - you can order online and ship directly to them.
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre's Wishlist | Listful
View Downtown Eastside Women's Centre's wishlist on Listful. Find the perfect gifts they actually want for birthdays, Christmas, and special occasions. Free wishlist sharing platform.
www.listful.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hey #Vancouver - feeling the giving spirit? The DEWC needs more gifts for the 200 holiday hampers. They made it easy - you can order online and ship directly to them.
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Depressing. Honestly would make for a good training session for information professionals who want a great example of the problems with LLMs.
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Depressing. Honestly would make for a good training session for information professionals who want a great example of the problems with LLMs.
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(Data) This.. cool "S". What are it's origins?
(Me) It's one of earth's most profound mysteries, Data.
(Data, connecting the diagonal lines) Intriguing.
(Me) It's one of earth's most profound mysteries, Data.
(Data, connecting the diagonal lines) Intriguing.
July 6, 2023 at 9:38 AM
(Data) This.. cool "S". What are it's origins?
(Me) It's one of earth's most profound mysteries, Data.
(Data, connecting the diagonal lines) Intriguing.
(Me) It's one of earth's most profound mysteries, Data.
(Data, connecting the diagonal lines) Intriguing.
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80% of online pet ads may be fake says B.C. business bureau in holiday-scam warning
80% of online pet ads may be fake says B.C. business bureau in holiday-scam warning
The Better Business Bureau is warning B.C. residents to be cautious about scams this holiday season that include everything from fake puppy listings to bogus gift exchanges.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
80% of online pet ads may be fake says B.C. business bureau in holiday-scam warning
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Sick fan ink of my “Specter”! Love this.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sick fan ink of my “Specter”! Love this.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC Radio today speaking with Gloria Macarenko about ABC's austerity budget.
The segment also included independent Cllr Bligh and ABC Cllr Klassen. LISTEN: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
The segment also included independent Cllr Bligh and ABC Cllr Klassen. LISTEN: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC Radio today speaking with Gloria Macarenko about ABC's austerity budget.
The segment also included independent Cllr Bligh and ABC Cllr Klassen. LISTEN: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
The segment also included independent Cllr Bligh and ABC Cllr Klassen. LISTEN: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
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On Monday, we published this investigation into "Exiles of the Golden Age," a fascist conference in Vancouver this July.
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On Monday, we published this investigation into "Exiles of the Golden Age," a fascist conference in Vancouver this July.
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
We identified 18 of the 50+ people our photographer captured outside the venue, including small business owners and neo-Nazis.
Here's how we did it. 🧵
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Out next week! The volume that compiles the first arc of our beloved Absolute Martan Manhunter. www.publishersweekly.com/9781799505211
Martian Vision (Absolute Martian Manhunter #1) by Deniz Camp
For this entry in the Absolute line, which reimagines the backstory for classic heroes, Camp (the Ultimates series) and Rodrigue...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Out next week! The volume that compiles the first arc of our beloved Absolute Martan Manhunter. www.publishersweekly.com/9781799505211
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Soul? Come on, Milhouse, there's no such thing as a soul. It's just something they made up to scare kids like the Bogeyman or Michael Jackson.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Soul? Come on, Milhouse, there's no such thing as a soul. It's just something they made up to scare kids like the Bogeyman or Michael Jackson.
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The Kyiv Independent celebrated its 4-year anniversary on Nov. 11.
It was born out of a fight for freedom of speech by journalists who were fired from another Ukrainian publication for defending editorial independence.
It was born out of a fight for freedom of speech by journalists who were fired from another Ukrainian publication for defending editorial independence.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Kyiv Independent celebrated its 4-year anniversary on Nov. 11.
It was born out of a fight for freedom of speech by journalists who were fired from another Ukrainian publication for defending editorial independence.
It was born out of a fight for freedom of speech by journalists who were fired from another Ukrainian publication for defending editorial independence.
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Say what you will about Dick Cheney
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Say what you will about Dick Cheney
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North Vancouver announces B.C.’s first open seawater swimming facility in Burrard Inlet
North Vancouver announces B.C.’s first open seawater swimming facility in Burrard Inlet
The city of North Vancouver has announced a project that will invite swimmers to take a dip in the frigid waters of Burrard Inlet.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
North Vancouver announces B.C.’s first open seawater swimming facility in Burrard Inlet
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I need to know how much wealth they produce before receiving any more public funding. In the same way we ask of the postal service. If they can't turn a profit then why are we funding them?
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I need to know how much wealth they produce before receiving any more public funding. In the same way we ask of the postal service. If they can't turn a profit then why are we funding them?
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Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
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Heavy rain continues in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Heavy rain continues in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
After a drenched Halloween night, heavy rain continued in B.C.’s Lower Mainland on Saturday.
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Heavy rain continues in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
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Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that
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As a kid I loved classic Looney Tunes, but as an adult, I'm fascinated by the background art.
September 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
As a kid I loved classic Looney Tunes, but as an adult, I'm fascinated by the background art.
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GM Tip:
Narrate failures through the competence of the PCs against a hazardous world.
They're a skilled thief, but the trap is rusted.
They have a glib tongue, but the guard is already being coerced.
They're strong, but even a giant couldn't lift this portcullis.
Narrate failures through the competence of the PCs against a hazardous world.
They're a skilled thief, but the trap is rusted.
They have a glib tongue, but the guard is already being coerced.
They're strong, but even a giant couldn't lift this portcullis.
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
GM Tip:
Narrate failures through the competence of the PCs against a hazardous world.
They're a skilled thief, but the trap is rusted.
They have a glib tongue, but the guard is already being coerced.
They're strong, but even a giant couldn't lift this portcullis.
Narrate failures through the competence of the PCs against a hazardous world.
They're a skilled thief, but the trap is rusted.
They have a glib tongue, but the guard is already being coerced.
They're strong, but even a giant couldn't lift this portcullis.