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David Pepin
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Managing the Web UX Research and Design team at IRCC.
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As the election campaign gets underway, I'd like to share with you a little trick I've been playing with ChatGPT. An ideological discourse analysis tool:
chatgpt.com/g/g-6739f110...

Essentially, you can copy text or a URL, and it assigns a “score'” for different ideological nebulae.

#Politics
Graph of how a text corresponds to different ideological nebulae, showing that it mostly corresponds to Libertarian individualist and Anti-Elite populist, and also somewhat to Communitarian Conservative.
March 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
quidampepin.bsky.social
En ce début de campagne électorale, je partage avec vous un petit truc que je me suis amusé à faire avec ChatGPT. Un outil d'analyse du discours:
chatgpt.com/g/g-6739f110...

Essentiellement, on peut y copier du texte ou un URL, et le Custom GPT attribue un "score" idéologique.

#Politics
Graph of how a text corresponds to different ideological nebulae, showing that it mostly corresponds to Libertarian individualist and Anti-Elite populist, and also somewhat to Communitarian Conservative.
March 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
quidampepin.bsky.social
Bought a few cool books for the team! Pretty happy with the selection!

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J'ai acheté quelques livres pour l'équipe! Très satisfait de la sélection!

#UX #PublicService
Six books on a table: - Content Design, by Sarah Winters and Rachel Edwards - Recoding America, by Jennifer Pahlka - Power to the Public, by Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank - The Service Organization, by Kate Tarling - Plaformland, by Richard Pope - Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I know things are rough out there, but I am in search of a new substantive position w TBS pulling participation from the Free Agents program (NRCan FAzz friends are still going strong!). If you know if anything, could you help me pass this link along: www.linkedin.com/posts/wei-ju...?
Wei-Ju (Heidi) Wang on LinkedIn: Wei-Ju (Heidi) Wang - Canada School of Public Service | École de la…
Hi all! While I still have the luxury of time to look for the best fit for me, I am writing this in hopes that my current dream role is out there. I would love…
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January 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
quidampepin.bsky.social
I wrote this short story a few years ago. It's not very subtle, and maybe even slightly "didactic", but in light of the recent events, I find it rather "entertaining"...!

Originally written in French:
www.davidpepin.ca/recits/the-c...

#Fiction
The choice
Thomas awoke to the soft light of a progressive dawn. Pleasant music, carefully selected by Amber for a voluptuous awakening, enveloped the room. Amber’s voice, so natural, so clear and comforting, so...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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J'ai écrit cette nouvelle il y a plusieurs années. Ce n'est pas particulièrement subtil, et peut-être même un peu didactique, mais à la lumière des récents événements, je trouve ça plutôt divertissant..!

www.davidpepin.ca/recits/le-ch...

#Fiction
Le choix
Thomas se réveilla à l’aide de la douce lumière d’une aube progressive. Une agréable musique, judicieusement sélectionnée par Amber pour un réveil tout en volupté, enveloppait la chambre. La voix d’Am...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
quidampepin.bsky.social
Finally, the winter version of a "desire line"!

From a hotel room in Montréal.

#UX
Picture of a park in Montreal, in the winter, with an improvised diagonal path (where people cut across instead of following the predetermined path).
January 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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angelahlevine.bsky.social
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!

Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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moonelixir.bsky.social
This poster is from the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Download and spread this image. We have to recognize these signs before it's too late.
January 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
quidampepin.bsky.social
First post for me on this platform! I'll be using it mostly for UX and public service related stuff.

As a first contribution, I'd like to share a little thing I wrote recently:
www.davidpepin.ca/billets/stat...

Are we supposed to use tags the same way?

#PublicService #Bureaucracy #GCDigital
State, bureaucracy and power - Reflections of a bureaucrat
There’s no point in denying it: I’m a bureaucrat. As a career government worker, I’m part of the machinery of the state, for better or worse. I find the English expression “public servant” elegantly ...
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November 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM