Mark
@marcus-zoom.bsky.social
She's either barking at everything or nothing; some days I'm not sure even she knows.
This bill must fail. It hurts those served by books-by-mail and rural libraries.
When electronic book management rolled out province-wide it gave rural libraries full, easy access to provincial collections. Library Book Rate underpins that.
And picking on the blind, what kind of lowlifes do that?
When electronic book management rolled out province-wide it gave rural libraries full, easy access to provincial collections. Library Book Rate underpins that.
And picking on the blind, what kind of lowlifes do that?
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This bill must fail. It hurts those served by books-by-mail and rural libraries.
When electronic book management rolled out province-wide it gave rural libraries full, easy access to provincial collections. Library Book Rate underpins that.
And picking on the blind, what kind of lowlifes do that?
When electronic book management rolled out province-wide it gave rural libraries full, easy access to provincial collections. Library Book Rate underpins that.
And picking on the blind, what kind of lowlifes do that?
In a similar vein there's the story that to celebrate Blackburn winning the league back in '95 their top scorer Alan Shearer rushed home after the match, ran upstairs to where his wife stood waiting in the bedroom, threw her onto the bed then vacuumed the floor where she'd been standing.
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In a similar vein there's the story that to celebrate Blackburn winning the league back in '95 their top scorer Alan Shearer rushed home after the match, ran upstairs to where his wife stood waiting in the bedroom, threw her onto the bed then vacuumed the floor where she'd been standing.
Carney aiming for this year's Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Award.
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Carney aiming for this year's Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Award.
Sadly, he bloody well did.
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sadly, he bloody well did.
About point 4, from the BBC:
"I did apologise to the president," Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday.
"I did apologise to the president," Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday.
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
About point 4, from the BBC:
"I did apologise to the president," Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday.
"I did apologise to the president," Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday.
There's a copy of The Gruffalo somewhere in the house with a corner chewed off. The book, that is, not the house. I don't know if it was one of the kids or dogs that did it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
There's a copy of The Gruffalo somewhere in the house with a corner chewed off. The book, that is, not the house. I don't know if it was one of the kids or dogs that did it.
My daughter thinks maybe a type of halfbeak.
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My daughter thinks maybe a type of halfbeak.
A quote from the little-known British sequel to The Stepford Wives.
Line delivered by Mollie Sugden, playing Her Maj.
Line delivered by Mollie Sugden, playing Her Maj.
October 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A quote from the little-known British sequel to The Stepford Wives.
Line delivered by Mollie Sugden, playing Her Maj.
Line delivered by Mollie Sugden, playing Her Maj.
Ew, sorry Alberta that you have such a snide government. Let's fix that statement for them, help see them for what they are:
"We're very disappointed that the teachers of Alberta understand that class size is important and are prepared to go through hardship to protect education in the long term."
"We're very disappointed that the teachers of Alberta understand that class size is important and are prepared to go through hardship to protect education in the long term."
October 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ew, sorry Alberta that you have such a snide government. Let's fix that statement for them, help see them for what they are:
"We're very disappointed that the teachers of Alberta understand that class size is important and are prepared to go through hardship to protect education in the long term."
"We're very disappointed that the teachers of Alberta understand that class size is important and are prepared to go through hardship to protect education in the long term."
Yes, and albeit outside your remit, but my word it makes a great story, so do some butterflies.
October 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Yes, and albeit outside your remit, but my word it makes a great story, so do some butterflies.
It's scary how many educators cling to dogma and appeal-to-authority. My particular (least) favourite was my son's elementary teacher who stated that her decision about a (provably) undecidable aspect of math was correct because "the Newfoundland and Labrador school district says that's the answer"
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It's scary how many educators cling to dogma and appeal-to-authority. My particular (least) favourite was my son's elementary teacher who stated that her decision about a (provably) undecidable aspect of math was correct because "the Newfoundland and Labrador school district says that's the answer"
Yeah, it could actually do what it's supposed to do in n clock cycles, rather that not-at-all, or in n^m clock cycles.
October 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Yeah, it could actually do what it's supposed to do in n clock cycles, rather that not-at-all, or in n^m clock cycles.
"Don't know what I want, but I know how to get it" is such a a great, and often true, line.
October 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"Don't know what I want, but I know how to get it" is such a a great, and often true, line.
Well, no, not really, but the ability of large language models to capture context and create knowledge is being oversold. Try looking up what happens when you try to evolve/train a model to predict prime numbers...
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Well, no, not really, but the ability of large language models to capture context and create knowledge is being oversold. Try looking up what happens when you try to evolve/train a model to predict prime numbers...
From his perspective, yes. From the child's, no. But forget that, there is no version of reality that I can grasp where he is a father, never mind a grandad. Not in a disparaging way, more a "I refuse to accept it isn't still 1994" type way.
October 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
From his perspective, yes. From the child's, no. But forget that, there is no version of reality that I can grasp where he is a father, never mind a grandad. Not in a disparaging way, more a "I refuse to accept it isn't still 1994" type way.
He only wants it for the shiny, shiny, gold. Same way he held onto the Club World Cup trophy for so long, to display in the Oval Office.
Someone please sit him in front of a tv, place a phone by his side, switch on the Shopping Channel and he'll be enraptured for the remainder of his presidency.
Someone please sit him in front of a tv, place a phone by his side, switch on the Shopping Channel and he'll be enraptured for the remainder of his presidency.
October 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
He only wants it for the shiny, shiny, gold. Same way he held onto the Club World Cup trophy for so long, to display in the Oval Office.
Someone please sit him in front of a tv, place a phone by his side, switch on the Shopping Channel and he'll be enraptured for the remainder of his presidency.
Someone please sit him in front of a tv, place a phone by his side, switch on the Shopping Channel and he'll be enraptured for the remainder of his presidency.
80 years ago the atrocities the Third Reich performed upon humans to "advance scientific knowledge" were uncovered. It's not just deeply sad but utterly shameful that since then, while we've made limited progress, we (collectively) haven't grasped that experimenting on animals is equally unethical.
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
80 years ago the atrocities the Third Reich performed upon humans to "advance scientific knowledge" were uncovered. It's not just deeply sad but utterly shameful that since then, while we've made limited progress, we (collectively) haven't grasped that experimenting on animals is equally unethical.
I still wonder how it would have gone if Gazza had been there. I think Hoddle misunderstood how little turnaround time Paul needed to get from pie-eyed to pitch-perfect.
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I still wonder how it would have gone if Gazza had been there. I think Hoddle misunderstood how little turnaround time Paul needed to get from pie-eyed to pitch-perfect.
It was her ability to changes the speed of delivery for me, slowing it down, lowering the volume, taking a scene instantly from something lighthearted into deep pathos. Much like Violet Carson. Wonderful.
October 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It was her ability to changes the speed of delivery for me, slowing it down, lowering the volume, taking a scene instantly from something lighthearted into deep pathos. Much like Violet Carson. Wonderful.
Yes, she said that Gerald has just popped out of the hotel for an hour because he's been told about this place where he's sure to find a shag or two. For some reason he left his camera behind.
October 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Yes, she said that Gerald has just popped out of the hotel for an hour because he's been told about this place where he's sure to find a shag or two. For some reason he left his camera behind.
The opening 5 seconds before he opens the door could have been from any 1970s sketch show.
October 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The opening 5 seconds before he opens the door could have been from any 1970s sketch show.