Hey, hey! It's Brent
@heyheyitsbrent.bsky.social
Just some guy. I collect hobbies.
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When will democratic governments realize they need to address algorithms in big tech and inequality to address this wild polarization and rapid increase of hate. Immigrants and queer people and women are not the issue - greed and corruption are!
September 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When will democratic governments realize they need to address algorithms in big tech and inequality to address this wild polarization and rapid increase of hate. Immigrants and queer people and women are not the issue - greed and corruption are!
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This is not a mystery.
The Pandemic™️ was indeed ~a pandemic~ therefore, people not being congregated in offices are less likely to get sick.
Additionally, if you're already working from home, working while sick is easier (& safer for others!)
So, OF COURSE sick days will increase with RTO!
The Pandemic™️ was indeed ~a pandemic~ therefore, people not being congregated in offices are less likely to get sick.
Additionally, if you're already working from home, working while sick is easier (& safer for others!)
So, OF COURSE sick days will increase with RTO!
Post-COVID, public servants are taking more sick days
Sick days could be rising again due to people’s increase in exposure or their unwillingness to return to the office post-pandemic, expert says
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is not a mystery.
The Pandemic™️ was indeed ~a pandemic~ therefore, people not being congregated in offices are less likely to get sick.
Additionally, if you're already working from home, working while sick is easier (& safer for others!)
So, OF COURSE sick days will increase with RTO!
The Pandemic™️ was indeed ~a pandemic~ therefore, people not being congregated in offices are less likely to get sick.
Additionally, if you're already working from home, working while sick is easier (& safer for others!)
So, OF COURSE sick days will increase with RTO!
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Canada is blocking life-saving aid to Gaza. Petition calls on govt to reject militarized aid, ensure UN/NGO access, allow Canadian medics, and deliver aid through neutral channels. Thanks to Doctors Against Genocide & John Mayba for leading. Sign & share:
Petition e-6751 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Canada is blocking life-saving aid to Gaza. Petition calls on govt to reject militarized aid, ensure UN/NGO access, allow Canadian medics, and deliver aid through neutral channels. Thanks to Doctors Against Genocide & John Mayba for leading. Sign & share:
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Great to see @bchydro.bsky.social & First Nations take a major step towards co-ownership on the North Coast Transmission Line.⚡️
The line will expand electrification opportunities and is expected to bring over $1.4 billion in benefits to participating Nations.
www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/first-n...
The line will expand electrification opportunities and is expected to bring over $1.4 billion in benefits to participating Nations.
www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/first-n...
First Nations to co-own power line expected to double capacity in northwest B.C.
North Coast Transmission Line line to dramatically electrical transmission from Prince George to Prince Rupert
www.nanaimobulletin.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Great to see @bchydro.bsky.social & First Nations take a major step towards co-ownership on the North Coast Transmission Line.⚡️
The line will expand electrification opportunities and is expected to bring over $1.4 billion in benefits to participating Nations.
www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/first-n...
The line will expand electrification opportunities and is expected to bring over $1.4 billion in benefits to participating Nations.
www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/first-n...
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AI industry ‘AI is going great! Look at all these data centre’s! This one cost over $2 billion
Everyone ‘Wow so you sell enough subscriptions to pay for that’
Industry ‘Ofcourse not idiot, thats why were government surveillance & military contractors now
…….*Picks up hammer
Everyone ‘Wow so you sell enough subscriptions to pay for that’
Industry ‘Ofcourse not idiot, thats why were government surveillance & military contractors now
…….*Picks up hammer
August 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
AI industry ‘AI is going great! Look at all these data centre’s! This one cost over $2 billion
Everyone ‘Wow so you sell enough subscriptions to pay for that’
Industry ‘Ofcourse not idiot, thats why were government surveillance & military contractors now
…….*Picks up hammer
Everyone ‘Wow so you sell enough subscriptions to pay for that’
Industry ‘Ofcourse not idiot, thats why were government surveillance & military contractors now
…….*Picks up hammer
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Fun example of "AI" being not just bad but dangerous: Google "AI" is happy to say that Toronto currently has 7 µg/m³ of PM2.5 and is "well below the threshold generally considered healthy." But, the source it links says Toronto is currently actually at PM2.5 of 38µg/m³, which ain't great.
July 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fun example of "AI" being not just bad but dangerous: Google "AI" is happy to say that Toronto currently has 7 µg/m³ of PM2.5 and is "well below the threshold generally considered healthy." But, the source it links says Toronto is currently actually at PM2.5 of 38µg/m³, which ain't great.
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New research by @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social and @world-beyond-war.bsky.social shows that Canadian companies sent 175,000 bullets to Israel in April. This can't be allowed to continue.
Arms embargos, cancelling trade deals, expelling diplomats—we laid out some options to break Canadian complicity👇
Arms embargos, cancelling trade deals, expelling diplomats—we laid out some options to break Canadian complicity👇
To stop Gaza genocide, Canada must escalate pressure on Israel - CCPA
Canadian companies, with the approval of the Canadian government, are supplying military equipment for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
www.policyalternatives.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New research by @palyouthmvmt.bsky.social and @world-beyond-war.bsky.social shows that Canadian companies sent 175,000 bullets to Israel in April. This can't be allowed to continue.
Arms embargos, cancelling trade deals, expelling diplomats—we laid out some options to break Canadian complicity👇
Arms embargos, cancelling trade deals, expelling diplomats—we laid out some options to break Canadian complicity👇
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I’m increasingly convinced by the argument China’s decade-long investment to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, and particularly imports, is not only creating a new electrified model that other South countries can benefit from, but is leaving the West behind because it can’t ditch fossil fuels.
July 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’m increasingly convinced by the argument China’s decade-long investment to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, and particularly imports, is not only creating a new electrified model that other South countries can benefit from, but is leaving the West behind because it can’t ditch fossil fuels.
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It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
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💧H2Whoa! Wednesday Water Tips💧
Every week this summer, we’re sharing easy ways to tame your (water) use and be #WaterSmart in Parksville.
Let’s save water, one tip at a time! 💦
letstalkparksville.ca/water-conser...
#H2Whoa #ConserveWater #CityOfParksville
Every week this summer, we’re sharing easy ways to tame your (water) use and be #WaterSmart in Parksville.
Let’s save water, one tip at a time! 💦
letstalkparksville.ca/water-conser...
#H2Whoa #ConserveWater #CityOfParksville
July 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
💧H2Whoa! Wednesday Water Tips💧
Every week this summer, we’re sharing easy ways to tame your (water) use and be #WaterSmart in Parksville.
Let’s save water, one tip at a time! 💦
letstalkparksville.ca/water-conser...
#H2Whoa #ConserveWater #CityOfParksville
Every week this summer, we’re sharing easy ways to tame your (water) use and be #WaterSmart in Parksville.
Let’s save water, one tip at a time! 💦
letstalkparksville.ca/water-conser...
#H2Whoa #ConserveWater #CityOfParksville
If you want to get into software engineering, you should probably have a minor in psychology too. I certainly didn't plan on having to trick a robot into believing in itself...
Update on this story: xAI have deployed an attempted mitigation by updating their system prompt simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/15/...
July 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you want to get into software engineering, you should probably have a minor in psychology too. I certainly didn't plan on having to trick a robot into believing in itself...
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Pleased to see Deep Sky Research cited in this great article on an under-reported topic 🌽📉
“We’re losing 120 calories per person, per day, for every degree of global warming.”
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
“We’re losing 120 calories per person, per day, for every degree of global warming.”
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
The Crash No One Sees Coming: Food System Failure
Climate-driven food shocks pose a growing risk to global markets. As yields fall and insurance retreats, the next financial crash may start in the fields.
www.forbes.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Pleased to see Deep Sky Research cited in this great article on an under-reported topic 🌽📉
“We’re losing 120 calories per person, per day, for every degree of global warming.”
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
“We’re losing 120 calories per person, per day, for every degree of global warming.”
www.forbes.com/sites/felici...
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I want shit like this to keep happening. It highlights the backwards incentives and exposes shady people in academia.
And of course, it is Springer/Nature.
I want people to join me as members of the slow-research movement.
And of course, it is Springer/Nature.
I want people to join me as members of the slow-research movement.
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I want shit like this to keep happening. It highlights the backwards incentives and exposes shady people in academia.
And of course, it is Springer/Nature.
I want people to join me as members of the slow-research movement.
And of course, it is Springer/Nature.
I want people to join me as members of the slow-research movement.
Seems like a good subject for an episode of @tgspodcast.bsky.social
I'm excited to announce this new paper we have in The Lancet Planetary Health.
We show that the world is not moving towards a just and ecological future for all.
We show that the world is not moving towards a just and ecological future for all.
July 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Seems like a good subject for an episode of @tgspodcast.bsky.social
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Dear Canadian politicians.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Dear Canadian politicians.
Why is this garbage being pushed so heavily?!?! Wrong information is worse than nothing. This is why I have trust issues.
May 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Why is this garbage being pushed so heavily?!?! Wrong information is worse than nothing. This is why I have trust issues.
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When it comes to AI I do relate to the luddites.
May 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When it comes to AI I do relate to the luddites.