Dana S
@mapperbee.bsky.social
Technology Cassandra, photographer, knitter, real hard hitter. Mostly just posts cats, crafts, and garden photos.
Well there's been an agreement and I'm not on strike anymore. I like to imagine that negotiations went like this (they absolutely did not, the union ended up having to negotiate with the employers' lawyers, but it is nice to imagine it went like this) youtu.be/QSlHXbHKp-0?...
Star Trek Lower Decks - "Diplomats" Game - THAT'S A COMPROMISE
YouTube video by michaelplzno
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Well there's been an agreement and I'm not on strike anymore. I like to imagine that negotiations went like this (they absolutely did not, the union ended up having to negotiate with the employers' lawyers, but it is nice to imagine it went like this) youtu.be/QSlHXbHKp-0?...
I TOLD THEM
In unrelated news, fellow night owls, we are VINDICATED: www.huffpost.com/entry/what-t...
Sleep Scientist Says Starting Work At 10 A.M. Is What Nature Intended
Getting up any earlier is basically torture.
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I TOLD THEM
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Kate Beaton is a national treasure
I have been on media almost everywhere (locally) but here about this- let me give you an update about our work to protect a public park, an ecologically significant beach area, from being developed into a golf course.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Kate Beaton is a national treasure
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Final trailer! Wake Up Dead Man is in theaters 11/26 and on Netflix 12/12. Can’t WAIT for you all to see it. #wakeupdeadman
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Final trailer! Wake Up Dead Man is in theaters 11/26 and on Netflix 12/12. Can’t WAIT for you all to see it. #wakeupdeadman
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Everyone kind of knew that Musk was deliberately using X to amplify extreme right wing accounts, but seeing actual data confirming it is still shocking
news.sky.com/story/the-x-effe...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-effe...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Everyone kind of knew that Musk was deliberately using X to amplify extreme right wing accounts, but seeing actual data confirming it is still shocking
news.sky.com/story/the-x-effe...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-effe...
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The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
Just overheard someone mention getting spam on their dishwasher and this is a future that no one wants
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just overheard someone mention getting spam on their dishwasher and this is a future that no one wants
After working in tech, I suspect that there's a lot of companies and projects that never validated their core assumptions. They... didn't like it when I asked if they'd done any due diligence for projects, or if there was a use case or business plan, or if they'd even spoken to the users.
“We never validated our core assumptions” is in the running for tech quote of the decade
"We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions. The truth is that gamers already had the solution to their problems, and they weren't going to switch platforms just because a new one was available," a former Amazon exec said earlier this year.
October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
After working in tech, I suspect that there's a lot of companies and projects that never validated their core assumptions. They... didn't like it when I asked if they'd done any due diligence for projects, or if there was a use case or business plan, or if they'd even spoken to the users.
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Here is what I said. I am proud to be a Cape Bretoner, a Nova Scotian, a Canadian. And I am with the Mi’kmaw land defenders on Hunters Mountain. (1)
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Here is what I said. I am proud to be a Cape Bretoner, a Nova Scotian, a Canadian. And I am with the Mi’kmaw land defenders on Hunters Mountain. (1)
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On opening night of the Vancouver Writer’s FestivaI, I was with seven other authors where we were given the prompt to talk about being a Canadian now under this new pressure from tariffs and talks of annexation by the US. Everyone spoke powerfully. (Cont’d)
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
On opening night of the Vancouver Writer’s FestivaI, I was with seven other authors where we were given the prompt to talk about being a Canadian now under this new pressure from tariffs and talks of annexation by the US. Everyone spoke powerfully. (Cont’d)
Today I am STRIKING www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/c...
CUPE members withdrawing services from regional district's main office
CUPE Local 1699 members won't provide services at 155 George St. on Oct. 22, though the building remains open to the public
www.princegeorgecitizen.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today I am STRIKING www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/c...
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With alt text, and it is beautiful ☺️
October 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
With alt text, and it is beautiful ☺️
Been taking weird mushroom pictures lately
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Been taking weird mushroom pictures lately
I'm actually not using ChatGPT RIGHT NOW
It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm actually not using ChatGPT RIGHT NOW
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Oh what’s that? They will depreciate at roughly 3 times the rate previously touted and require constant replacement and 2-3x the revenue to match initial expenditure?
AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought
An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.
futurism.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oh what’s that? They will depreciate at roughly 3 times the rate previously touted and require constant replacement and 2-3x the revenue to match initial expenditure?
I spent two hours-ish working on responses to that survey on how should the Canadian government pursue AI industry development and I'm proud that I didn't stay things like "don't do this", "do you want to be scammed", or "what the hell is wrong with you people".
I did ask if a use case was done.
I did ask if a use case was done.
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I spent two hours-ish working on responses to that survey on how should the Canadian government pursue AI industry development and I'm proud that I didn't stay things like "don't do this", "do you want to be scammed", or "what the hell is wrong with you people".
I did ask if a use case was done.
I did ask if a use case was done.
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Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership
Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025
Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...
ised-isde.canada.ca
October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
A science degree doesn't guarantee work either. I've got a CS degree, and learned to code before little Internet dweebs started using that as a cure-all for economic woes, and I spent two years looking for work in my field after a layoff.
This is just a first step in gutting education.
This is just a first step in gutting education.
Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.
Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.
My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow
Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.
My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A science degree doesn't guarantee work either. I've got a CS degree, and learned to code before little Internet dweebs started using that as a cure-all for economic woes, and I spent two years looking for work in my field after a layoff.
This is just a first step in gutting education.
This is just a first step in gutting education.
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prologue and first chapter are up now! meet the protagonist of my epic fantasy: the saddest grad student on earth 😂
Calling all lady knights, anxious historians, and those doomed by the narrative...
Reactor is THRILLED to be hosting a serialization of The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social!! Join us every Tuesday through October 28th for an extended preview, starting today!
reactormag.com/excerpts-the...
Reactor is THRILLED to be hosting a serialization of The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social!! Join us every Tuesday through October 28th for an extended preview, starting today!
reactormag.com/excerpts-the...
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow: Prologue and Chapter 1 - Reactor
The lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent through time to ensure she plays her part…
reactormag.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
prologue and first chapter are up now! meet the protagonist of my epic fantasy: the saddest grad student on earth 😂