Joseph Halden
@josephhalden.bsky.social
A wizard in search of magic, an astronaut in need of space, and a hopeless enthusiast of frivolity. I write SF&F in western Canada.
Thanks for an amazing show!
February 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thanks for an amazing show!
Lolz. AI companies lack self-awareness as much as their shitty plagiarism engines.
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Anthropic Wants You to Use AI—Just Not to Apply for Its Jobs
The company asks candidates to certify that they will not use AI during the application process.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Lolz. AI companies lack self-awareness as much as their shitty plagiarism engines.
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Part of the 30 day freeze on tariffs included Canada agreeing to appoint a "fentanyl czar" and Trump (who routinely lies) constantly cites fentanyl as the reason for the tariffs.
I smelled bullshit, but I wasn't 100% sure, so I went looking. And yeah, it's total bullshit.
I smelled bullshit, but I wasn't 100% sure, so I went looking. And yeah, it's total bullshit.
February 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Part of the 30 day freeze on tariffs included Canada agreeing to appoint a "fentanyl czar" and Trump (who routinely lies) constantly cites fentanyl as the reason for the tariffs.
I smelled bullshit, but I wasn't 100% sure, so I went looking. And yeah, it's total bullshit.
I smelled bullshit, but I wasn't 100% sure, so I went looking. And yeah, it's total bullshit.
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This is how you sound Americans!!!
February 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is how you sound Americans!!!
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This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern.
#upcycling
#upcycling
January 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern.
#upcycling
#upcycling
Flying ultra basic and found out I'm in Zone 9. I think that means I board as the plane is taking off.
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Flying ultra basic and found out I'm in Zone 9. I think that means I board as the plane is taking off.
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“You are what you eat.”
Me:
Me:
November 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
“You are what you eat.”
Me:
Me:
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No guarantees, box.
November 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM
No guarantees, box.
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NBC: What reproductive rights concessions would be on the table to get Republican votes? Religious exemptions?
KAMALA HARRIS: I don't think we should be making concessions when we are talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body
KAMALA HARRIS: I don't think we should be making concessions when we are talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body
October 22, 2024 at 9:50 PM
NBC: What reproductive rights concessions would be on the table to get Republican votes? Religious exemptions?
KAMALA HARRIS: I don't think we should be making concessions when we are talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body
KAMALA HARRIS: I don't think we should be making concessions when we are talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body
Dance Dance Repeated-Foot-Trauma-Leading-To-Metatarsal-Necrosis
Dance Dance Ratification
Dance Dance Rehabilitation
October 23, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Dance Dance Repeated-Foot-Trauma-Leading-To-Metatarsal-Necrosis
I've struggled with the blase attitude toward COVID since approximately 2021. It will continue to baffle and disappoint me about our collective incapacity for empathy.
"You're going to eventually get sick anyway, so why bother masking?"
you're going to eventually get wet anyway so why don't you go and walk into the fucking sea
you're going to eventually get wet anyway so why don't you go and walk into the fucking sea
Why are many people resolved that Covid is inevitable? That hospital acquired infections are inevitable?
They act as though any attempt at prevention is futile.
Will we prevent 100% of cases? Possibly not. But WHY shouldn’t we try? Why shouldn’t we prevent as many as we can?
They act as though any attempt at prevention is futile.
Will we prevent 100% of cases? Possibly not. But WHY shouldn’t we try? Why shouldn’t we prevent as many as we can?
September 8, 2024 at 10:20 PM
I've struggled with the blase attitude toward COVID since approximately 2021. It will continue to baffle and disappoint me about our collective incapacity for empathy.
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September 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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What an obscene man!
It's so hard to believe we really have to go though all of this again.
It's so hard to believe we really have to go though all of this again.
September 8, 2024 at 7:59 PM
What an obscene man!
It's so hard to believe we really have to go though all of this again.
It's so hard to believe we really have to go though all of this again.
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Blore [blohr]
(v.) To cry out, bleat, or bray like an animal.
(n.) A powerful burst of air; a strong gust of wind.
Used in a sentence:
“Everyone in the building heard Mr. Mudclutch blore like a cumbrous water buffalo after the anesthesia had worn off mid-colonoscopy.”
(v.) To cry out, bleat, or bray like an animal.
(n.) A powerful burst of air; a strong gust of wind.
Used in a sentence:
“Everyone in the building heard Mr. Mudclutch blore like a cumbrous water buffalo after the anesthesia had worn off mid-colonoscopy.”
September 3, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Blore [blohr]
(v.) To cry out, bleat, or bray like an animal.
(n.) A powerful burst of air; a strong gust of wind.
Used in a sentence:
“Everyone in the building heard Mr. Mudclutch blore like a cumbrous water buffalo after the anesthesia had worn off mid-colonoscopy.”
(v.) To cry out, bleat, or bray like an animal.
(n.) A powerful burst of air; a strong gust of wind.
Used in a sentence:
“Everyone in the building heard Mr. Mudclutch blore like a cumbrous water buffalo after the anesthesia had worn off mid-colonoscopy.”
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Summer nights are meant for chills 'n' thrills. Find out what's in the dark...
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June 25, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Summer nights are meant for chills 'n' thrills. Find out what's in the dark...
Don't miss out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Don't miss out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
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computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
May 31, 2024 at 10:27 PM
computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
I'm honoured to be a part of this fantastic anthology! Everyone was a joy to work with, and truly brought out the best.
🚨Cover Reveal!🚨 We are thrilled to share the cover for the anthology Carpe Noctem! Edited by Megan Fennel and Leslie Van Zwol, Carpe Noctem will be out this summer! Cover design is by @skyladawn.ca !
May 31, 2024 at 6:52 PM
I'm honoured to be a part of this fantastic anthology! Everyone was a joy to work with, and truly brought out the best.
I asked my 5yo nephew what Daft Punk song he's excited to hear at the laser light show.
Him, with side-eye: "I know ALL of it."
Him, with side-eye: "I know ALL of it."
May 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I asked my 5yo nephew what Daft Punk song he's excited to hear at the laser light show.
Him, with side-eye: "I know ALL of it."
Him, with side-eye: "I know ALL of it."
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They deserved better than this...
May 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
They deserved better than this...
Why are Intel's project codenames stripper names?
Sapphire Rapids
Breeds Hill
Cactus Ridge
Providence
Sandy Canal
Sapphire Rapids
Breeds Hill
Cactus Ridge
Providence
Sandy Canal
May 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Why are Intel's project codenames stripper names?
Sapphire Rapids
Breeds Hill
Cactus Ridge
Providence
Sandy Canal
Sapphire Rapids
Breeds Hill
Cactus Ridge
Providence
Sandy Canal
And the executioner said unto Jesus, "Who do I have to kill to get into heaven?"
May 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
And the executioner said unto Jesus, "Who do I have to kill to get into heaven?"
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Police being very rude these days to Time magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year
May 8, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Police being very rude these days to Time magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year