Marc Deslauriers
@mdeslaur.bsky.social
Computer security nerd that fixes old pinball and arcade games. 🇨🇦
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“A Different World” (1987 NBC) is now on Netflix, and the HD upscale is... not good.
The show was shot and mastered on video in 4:3. The version on Netflix is cropped to 16:9, and has significant ML sharpening and odd softening. The show looks both over-crisp and gauzy/dreamy.
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The show was shot and mastered on video in 4:3. The version on Netflix is cropped to 16:9, and has significant ML sharpening and odd softening. The show looks both over-crisp and gauzy/dreamy.
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February 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“A Different World” (1987 NBC) is now on Netflix, and the HD upscale is... not good.
The show was shot and mastered on video in 4:3. The version on Netflix is cropped to 16:9, and has significant ML sharpening and odd softening. The show looks both over-crisp and gauzy/dreamy.
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The show was shot and mastered on video in 4:3. The version on Netflix is cropped to 16:9, and has significant ML sharpening and odd softening. The show looks both over-crisp and gauzy/dreamy.
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When the airline starts charging for carry-ons
May 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
When the airline starts charging for carry-ons
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If Canadians want proof that Poilievre is NOT on our side, here it is #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1112886...
globalnews.ca/news/1112886...
Poilievre gains endorsement from business leaders, ex-bank heads - National | Globalnews.ca
A number of prominent business leaders formally threw their support behind Pierre Poilievre in the upcoming federal election on Saturday.
globalnews.ca
April 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If Canadians want proof that Poilievre is NOT on our side, here it is #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1112886...
globalnews.ca/news/1112886...
I just want to let everyone know this is nothing like the Great Depression.
This time we'll get to see videos of the rich people jump out of their skyscraper windows!
This time we'll get to see videos of the rich people jump out of their skyscraper windows!
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I just want to let everyone know this is nothing like the Great Depression.
This time we'll get to see videos of the rich people jump out of their skyscraper windows!
This time we'll get to see videos of the rich people jump out of their skyscraper windows!
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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Shame on CTV for crumbling under pressure. This is exactly why people are moving away from traditional media and following @rachelgilmore.bsky.social to get their news. Keep doing what you are doing!
April 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Shame on CTV for crumbling under pressure. This is exactly why people are moving away from traditional media and following @rachelgilmore.bsky.social to get their news. Keep doing what you are doing!
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"In Canada, where people don’t fear bankruptcy for seeking care, patients come in and they just talk to you, about doctor things. That’s a profound relief, for them and me."
A U.S. doctor, new to Canada, speaks to the jarring differences in the two countries' healthcare.
This is a great piece.
A U.S. doctor, new to Canada, speaks to the jarring differences in the two countries' healthcare.
This is a great piece.
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…
The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.
canadahealthwatch.ca
March 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"In Canada, where people don’t fear bankruptcy for seeking care, patients come in and they just talk to you, about doctor things. That’s a profound relief, for them and me."
A U.S. doctor, new to Canada, speaks to the jarring differences in the two countries' healthcare.
This is a great piece.
A U.S. doctor, new to Canada, speaks to the jarring differences in the two countries' healthcare.
This is a great piece.
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Elbows up!
March 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Elbows up!
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
Maybe Nato should stop buying US equipment...
Exclusive: Employees at a Russian-owned steel plant in Oregon bypassed tests meant to ensure armor plates regularly used on US Army Joint Light Tactical Vehicles could withstand enemy fire, an internal probe found
Armor Plates for US Army Vehicles Never Passed Required Test
An internal probe by Evraz North America found that employees at a Russian-owned steel plant in Oregon sometimes bypassed a key test meant to ensure that armor for one of the Army’s most commonly used...
www.bloomberg.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Maybe Nato should stop buying US equipment...
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A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly (Columbia Journalism Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
March 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly (Columbia Journalism Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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I like the growing discontent over modern technology. Not in the Luddite (I know, colloquially) sense but in the banality and lack of majesty that technology used to have
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I like the growing discontent over modern technology. Not in the Luddite (I know, colloquially) sense but in the banality and lack of majesty that technology used to have
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
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everyone mocks me for using WordPerfect but I'll have the last laugh in 2029 when it's the only software without a ruinous A.I. assistant
February 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
everyone mocks me for using WordPerfect but I'll have the last laugh in 2029 when it's the only software without a ruinous A.I. assistant
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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
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Found this on Reddit. Seems about right.
February 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Found this on Reddit. Seems about right.
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Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
February 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Today, we at Google have a new product: what if you could could ask an app a question? Oh, we do that already? Well, what if we were a little bit worse at it? What if we also sometimes gave you egregiously wrong information? And what if it cost a billion dollars? Still not interested? It's mandatory
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You are making a big difference in standing up to tyranny. Your decision to cancel the family trip to the United States is freaking them out.
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
U.S. Travel Association Warns of Economic Tourism Disaster After Thousands of Canadian Tourists Cancel Trips in Protest
While Proposed Tariffs Against Canada Are Now Paused, Canadian Travel Agencies Already Witnessing Retaliation in Form of Canceled Trips
www.thetravel.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You are making a big difference in standing up to tyranny. Your decision to cancel the family trip to the United States is freaking them out.
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
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Holy shit this cartoon.
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Holy shit this cartoon.
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You can't stop the truth coming out!
February 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
You can't stop the truth coming out!
Holy fuck. Can we go back to talking about Arnold Palmer's dick?
February 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Holy fuck. Can we go back to talking about Arnold Palmer's dick?