Olivia Dorey
@oliviadorey.bsky.social
A curious, helpful Bluenoser
🐻 Maman to a terrific little dude
🇨🇦 building a country worthy of him
🔒 product management at Vaultie
🐻 Maman to a terrific little dude
🇨🇦 building a country worthy of him
🔒 product management at Vaultie
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The phoenix will rise eventually, and when it does I hope folks recognize how unique 18F really was and build on it. Got to discuss the legacy of 18F for Lawfare with @deaves.bsky.social and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. Here's the podcast version so you can listen on the go.
18F as we knew it has come to an end.
@hillaryh.bsky.social and @deaves.bsky.social join the @lawfare.bsky.social to discuss its legacy and outline how it could be even more impactful, if revived.
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@hillaryh.bsky.social and @deaves.bsky.social join the @lawfare.bsky.social to discuss its legacy and outline how it could be even more impactful, if revived.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
April 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The phoenix will rise eventually, and when it does I hope folks recognize how unique 18F really was and build on it. Got to discuss the legacy of 18F for Lawfare with @deaves.bsky.social and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. Here's the podcast version so you can listen on the go.
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Song Of The Day - Mar. 26, 2025
March 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Song Of The Day - Mar. 26, 2025
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"Canada’s real strength is its unity and institutions. Canadians can paralyze military might through civil, non-violent resistance," writes Richard Sandbrook.
"Familiarity with these techniques could empower Canadian citizens to preserve a vibrant democracy."
"Familiarity with these techniques could empower Canadian citizens to preserve a vibrant democracy."
Amid U.S. threats, Canada’s national security plans must include training in non-violent resistance
Amid U.S. threats, Canada’s national security plans must include training in non-violent resistance
Amid the ongoing threats against Canadian sovereignty, Canada is an ideal candidate for effective civil defence.
theconversation.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Canada’s real strength is its unity and institutions. Canadians can paralyze military might through civil, non-violent resistance," writes Richard Sandbrook.
"Familiarity with these techniques could empower Canadian citizens to preserve a vibrant democracy."
"Familiarity with these techniques could empower Canadian citizens to preserve a vibrant democracy."
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I was trying to take photos of the moon, but they don't do it justice because, well, it's the moon.
December 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I was trying to take photos of the moon, but they don't do it justice because, well, it's the moon.
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After a half century of being told that the radical demand for a transformed social and economic order was a series of empty illusions, the choice to keep dreaming, even as we plant both feet firmly on the ground and in the streets, is exactly the kind of radical practice Le Guin would be proud of.
What Good Can Dreaming Do? - Boston Review
Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven and the radical imagination
www.bostonreview.net
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
After a half century of being told that the radical demand for a transformed social and economic order was a series of empty illusions, the choice to keep dreaming, even as we plant both feet firmly on the ground and in the streets, is exactly the kind of radical practice Le Guin would be proud of.
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The 2.9 kiloton explosion destroyed nearly everything in an area of 2.6 kilometres in Halifax.
As water rushed back in to fill the void left by the explosion in the harbour, it created a tsunami 18 metres high.
About 1,600 people were killed instantly.
🧵9/18
As water rushed back in to fill the void left by the explosion in the harbour, it created a tsunami 18 metres high.
About 1,600 people were killed instantly.
🧵9/18
December 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM
The 2.9 kiloton explosion destroyed nearly everything in an area of 2.6 kilometres in Halifax.
As water rushed back in to fill the void left by the explosion in the harbour, it created a tsunami 18 metres high.
About 1,600 people were killed instantly.
🧵9/18
As water rushed back in to fill the void left by the explosion in the harbour, it created a tsunami 18 metres high.
About 1,600 people were killed instantly.
🧵9/18
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At 9:05 a.m. the Mont-Blanc exploded.
The blast wave shot out from the ship at 1 km per second. At the centre of the explosion, the temperature was hotter than the surface of the sun. For a brief moment, the bottom of Halifax Harbour was exposed.
🧵8/18
The blast wave shot out from the ship at 1 km per second. At the centre of the explosion, the temperature was hotter than the surface of the sun. For a brief moment, the bottom of Halifax Harbour was exposed.
🧵8/18
December 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM
At 9:05 a.m. the Mont-Blanc exploded.
The blast wave shot out from the ship at 1 km per second. At the centre of the explosion, the temperature was hotter than the surface of the sun. For a brief moment, the bottom of Halifax Harbour was exposed.
🧵8/18
The blast wave shot out from the ship at 1 km per second. At the centre of the explosion, the temperature was hotter than the surface of the sun. For a brief moment, the bottom of Halifax Harbour was exposed.
🧵8/18
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Today is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women.
Attend your local vigil.
Then give me 60 mins of your time today and I'll teach you 5 effective forms of bystander intervention.
A safer world is possible but we can only build it together!
Attend your local vigil.
Then give me 60 mins of your time today and I'll teach you 5 effective forms of bystander intervention.
A safer world is possible but we can only build it together!
@julieslalonde | Linktree
Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!
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December 6, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Today is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women.
Attend your local vigil.
Then give me 60 mins of your time today and I'll teach you 5 effective forms of bystander intervention.
A safer world is possible but we can only build it together!
Attend your local vigil.
Then give me 60 mins of your time today and I'll teach you 5 effective forms of bystander intervention.
A safer world is possible but we can only build it together!
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There is a Dartmouth ferry named after him that has his name in Morse Code on the hull
#halifax #ships #halifaxexplosion
#halifax #ships #halifaxexplosion
December 6, 2024 at 2:49 PM
There is a Dartmouth ferry named after him that has his name in Morse Code on the hull
#halifax #ships #halifaxexplosion
#halifax #ships #halifaxexplosion
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“The conditions under which we’re forced to live, love, & labor are antithetical to nurturing, to being present, to loving, and to life. Yet we have to find ways to keep showing up for each other… we try & we keep trying.”
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
BAR Book Forum: Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson’s Book, “We Grow the World Together” | Black Agenda Report
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured authors are Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson.
www.blackagendareport.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
“The conditions under which we’re forced to live, love, & labor are antithetical to nurturing, to being present, to loving, and to life. Yet we have to find ways to keep showing up for each other… we try & we keep trying.”
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
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Raising the Moon (Title by @lanalou.bsky.social)
Caught this walking home across the North Common tonight
Caught this walking home across the North Common tonight
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Raising the Moon (Title by @lanalou.bsky.social)
Caught this walking home across the North Common tonight
Caught this walking home across the North Common tonight
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I am supposed to be working on Morning File, but I wrote this instead. It's about one of my favourite topics: horses!
suzannerent.substack.com/p/what-horse...
suzannerent.substack.com/p/what-horse...
What horses have taught me about leadership
A true boss mare does the work and knows how to protect the herd.
suzannerent.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I am supposed to be working on Morning File, but I wrote this instead. It's about one of my favourite topics: horses!
suzannerent.substack.com/p/what-horse...
suzannerent.substack.com/p/what-horse...
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
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Woodstove kinda night out there, Halifax.
November 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Woodstove kinda night out there, Halifax.
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I worry about this a lot, and am thinking of paying to put the Examiner on the Internet Archive, but I haven't researched that to know whether that's a good idea or not, and I fear (given recent hack, etc.) even that isn't so permanent.
1994: internet is ephemeral
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I worry about this a lot, and am thinking of paying to put the Examiner on the Internet Archive, but I haven't researched that to know whether that's a good idea or not, and I fear (given recent hack, etc.) even that isn't so permanent.
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The Swallow's Tail by Dali. I remember reading about it as a kid and getting really interested in catastrophe theory. So, more of being mentally moved than emotionally moved, but I feel like it had a big impact on my intellectual curiosity.
November 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
The Swallow's Tail by Dali. I remember reading about it as a kid and getting really interested in catastrophe theory. So, more of being mentally moved than emotionally moved, but I feel like it had a big impact on my intellectual curiosity.
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UX is now legal
Ensuring Effective and Timely Usability Research | OMB | The White House
By OIRA Administrator Richard L. Revesz Cumbersome and poorly designed forms can be frustrating for people interacting with the Federal government. Beyond frustration, a poorly designed form may keep ...
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November 22, 2024 at 4:30 AM
UX is now legal
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“The state of most social platforms right now is that users are locked in and developers are locked out. We want to build something that makes sure users have the freedom to move and developers have the freedom to build.” — @jay.bsky.team in @nytimes.com
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How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth
The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.
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November 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
“The state of most social platforms right now is that users are locked in and developers are locked out. We want to build something that makes sure users have the freedom to move and developers have the freedom to build.” — @jay.bsky.team in @nytimes.com
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One thing I'm trying to change, is avoiding "preaching to the choir."
I know that most of my followers, and this site in general, believes the same basic truths. So, repeating them over and over just generates noise.
I know that most of my followers, and this site in general, believes the same basic truths. So, repeating them over and over just generates noise.
November 17, 2024 at 3:55 PM
One thing I'm trying to change, is avoiding "preaching to the choir."
I know that most of my followers, and this site in general, believes the same basic truths. So, repeating them over and over just generates noise.
I know that most of my followers, and this site in general, believes the same basic truths. So, repeating them over and over just generates noise.