Catherine 🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖇️
@buca.bsky.social
Retired teacher, atheist, progressive. Voracious reader. Love Prog Rock and nature in all its forms. LGBTQ+ Ally. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
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An election so secure it has been cancelled when one of the decryption keys is lost
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. - Ars Technica share.google/bA9RduDE1ijV...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. - Ars Technica share.google/bA9RduDE1ijV...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
Voting system required three keys. One of them has been “irretrievably lost.”…
share.google
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An election so secure it has been cancelled when one of the decryption keys is lost
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. - Ars Technica share.google/bA9RduDE1ijV...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. - Ars Technica share.google/bA9RduDE1ijV...
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Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
“Anti-Canadian Food Inspection Agency placards”
Do these protesters even share one brain cell between them? I just can’t anymore with the stupidity of it all.
Do these protesters even share one brain cell between them? I just can’t anymore with the stupidity of it all.
“Featuring a caravan of about two dozen vehicles, some festooned with Canadian flags attached to hockey sticks or taped to windows, others sporting anti-Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and anti-Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) placards, they honked their horns and headed south…”
#Canada
#Canada
Convoy rolls down Highway 400 to oppose B.C. ostrich cull
'There are professionals in Canada that have different solutions where all of the animals won't need to be slaughtered,' says protester
www.villagereport.ca
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Anti-Canadian Food Inspection Agency placards”
Do these protesters even share one brain cell between them? I just can’t anymore with the stupidity of it all.
Do these protesters even share one brain cell between them? I just can’t anymore with the stupidity of it all.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
In case anyone wonders why the PQ will be elected next fall, even if a majority of Quebecers do not support separation.The Quebec Liberal Party is a disaster and doesn’t seem to be getting any better under new leadership.
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
Rodriguez demands Journal name texters as Rizqy doubles down on chief of staff's firing
"Give us the phone numbers and explain to us what you did to make sure it was true," the Liberal leader says.
montrealgazette.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In case anyone wonders why the PQ will be elected next fall, even if a majority of Quebecers do not support separation.The Quebec Liberal Party is a disaster and doesn’t seem to be getting any better under new leadership.
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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If you are having trouble coping with negative feelings and stress, you are not alone. The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is available to call or text anytime, anywhere in Canada, if you or someone you know needs a safe space to discuss thoughts of suicide.
If you are having trouble coping with negative feelings and stress, you are not alone. The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is available to call or text anytime, anywhere in Canada, if you or someone you know needs a safe space to discuss thoughts of suicide.
Message from the Minister of Health on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
Each life lost by suicide sends shockwaves through families, friends and communities. The effects on survivors can be profound, and the emotional impacts can linger for years.
www.canada.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
If you are having trouble coping with negative feelings and stress, you are not alone. The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is available to call or text anytime, anywhere in Canada, if you or someone you know needs a safe space to discuss thoughts of suicide.
If you are having trouble coping with negative feelings and stress, you are not alone. The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is available to call or text anytime, anywhere in Canada, if you or someone you know needs a safe space to discuss thoughts of suicide.
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This investment is a cornerstone of Canada’s mission to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade.
This investment is a cornerstone of Canada’s mission to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade.
Government of Canada announces investments totalling $6 billion to strengthen Canada’s trade and transportation infrastructure
Canada’s prosperity depends on infrastructure that allows for efficient, reliable and safe travel. That’s why the Government of Canada is investing in trade and transportation that unlock new export ...
www.canada.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
www.canada.ca/en/transport...
This investment is a cornerstone of Canada’s mission to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade.
This investment is a cornerstone of Canada’s mission to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Well holy crap. This is information that needs to be shouted from the rooftops, not quietly rolled out.
PSA: If you use #Gmail, you need to be aware of an important change that’s quietly (almost secretly) rolling out.
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Well holy crap. This is information that needs to be shouted from the rooftops, not quietly rolled out.
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There was an AI from Nantucket,
Which made AI slop by the bucket,
But if you typed in a rhyme,
It worked every time,
That the AI gave up, and said ‘fuck it!’
Which made AI slop by the bucket,
But if you typed in a rhyme,
It worked every time,
That the AI gave up, and said ‘fuck it!’
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
There was an AI from Nantucket,
Which made AI slop by the bucket,
But if you typed in a rhyme,
It worked every time,
That the AI gave up, and said ‘fuck it!’
Which made AI slop by the bucket,
But if you typed in a rhyme,
It worked every time,
That the AI gave up, and said ‘fuck it!’
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DOD contractors “mistakenly” landed on a Mexican beach, declared it US property and planted “restricted area” DOD signs, triggering a tense confrontation with armed Mexican forces.
Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.
Yet another example of total incompetence.
Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.
Yet another example of total incompetence.
Pentagon Pete’s War Goons Accidentally Invade Mexico
U.S. “contractors” planted signs declaring that a Mexican beach was U.S. territory.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
DOD contractors “mistakenly” landed on a Mexican beach, declared it US property and planted “restricted area” DOD signs, triggering a tense confrontation with armed Mexican forces.
Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.
Yet another example of total incompetence.
Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.
Yet another example of total incompetence.
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What doctors say about one of the biggest flu shot myths wapo.st/3LRIv5F
NO! The flu shot does NOT cause the flu!
#VaccinesWork
NO! The flu shot does NOT cause the flu!
#VaccinesWork
What doctors say about one of the biggest flu shot myths
The idea that you can get the flu from the flu vaccine is a long-standing fallacy. Here’s what to tell someone who thinks it’s true.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What doctors say about one of the biggest flu shot myths wapo.st/3LRIv5F
NO! The flu shot does NOT cause the flu!
#VaccinesWork
NO! The flu shot does NOT cause the flu!
#VaccinesWork
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Can You Say Why America is the Greatest Country in the World?
YouTube video by Christopher L Webster
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I support this 100%. It’s shocking how normalized this has become.
Senator Marty Deacon co-wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for a ban of sports gambling ads in the country. She explains why why it's a public health issue.
Full interview: youtu.be/IKZzgoUGQNE?...
Full interview: youtu.be/IKZzgoUGQNE?...
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I support this 100%. It’s shocking how normalized this has become.
“No exceptions” Legault strikes again. Authoritarianism personified. Can’t wait until he’s gone.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Legault says no exceptions as immigrants protest end of permanent residency pathway | CBC Accessibility
As Quebec prepares to cut a major pathway to permanent residency in Canada, applicants in the province are calling for pre-existing conditions to apply to their immigration request.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“No exceptions” Legault strikes again. Authoritarianism personified. Can’t wait until he’s gone.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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I guffawed. And I never guffaw. I mean look at that face!
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I guffawed. And I never guffaw. I mean look at that face!
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There are many reasons why #Canada shouldn't purchase the F-35, and surprisingly, blackmail isn't even in the top ten
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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If only there were some way to get everything I want to watch in some kind of... bundle?
You will need YES, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, ESPN, Netflix, NBC/Peacock, FOX, and TBS to watch the Yankees next season.
Learn more: https://atmlb.com/4r9W14K
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If only there were some way to get everything I want to watch in some kind of... bundle?
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Glad this is being covered in English, it’s an absolute neoliberal nightmare in this province
“If this were to truly happen,” says Dr. Vincent, referring to Bill 2, “I wouldn’t want to get sick here in the next year.” thewalrus.ca/quebecs-new-...
Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks Province-Wide Clash with Doctors | The Walrus
Bill 2 has triggered strikes, resignations, and an unprecedented wave of physicians preparing to leave
thewalrus.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Glad this is being covered in English, it’s an absolute neoliberal nightmare in this province
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Prendre des décisions administratives sans penser aux humains derrière... Ce gouvernement est tout simplement une honte.
Si Legault écoutait l’avis de Legault
Ce serait logique qu’une injustice reconnue par un gouvernement en 2019 ne soit pas reconduite par ce même gouvernement en 2025. Ce serait tout aussi logique que ce qu’un premier ministre présentait c...
www.lapresse.ca
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Prendre des décisions administratives sans penser aux humains derrière... Ce gouvernement est tout simplement une honte.
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Bruce Cockburn - If I had a Rocket Launcher - Austin City Limits
YouTube video by Jack Cockburn
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Quebecers deserve better than this government.
“The lease has been cancelled at CMPE LaSalle and families forewarned. "It’s a bit scary to think of all these kids and sad to think of what will become of them."
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
“The lease has been cancelled at CMPE LaSalle and families forewarned. "It’s a bit scary to think of all these kids and sad to think of what will become of them."
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
Hanes: Bill 2 means 'game over' for LaSalle pediatric clinic
The lease has been cancelled at CMPE LaSalle and families forewarned. "It’s a bit scary to think of all these kids and sad to think of what will become of them."
montrealgazette.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Quebecers deserve better than this government.
“The lease has been cancelled at CMPE LaSalle and families forewarned. "It’s a bit scary to think of all these kids and sad to think of what will become of them."
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
“The lease has been cancelled at CMPE LaSalle and families forewarned. "It’s a bit scary to think of all these kids and sad to think of what will become of them."
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...