The Broad Majestic Shannon
@shanathalas.bsky.social
Historical Research Consultant/Archaeologist.
Australian-Canadian beverage goblin.
Professional Cassandra.
Interested in sustainable urbanism, housing, birds, and eating the rich. Vancouver, Canada.
Australian-Canadian beverage goblin.
Professional Cassandra.
Interested in sustainable urbanism, housing, birds, and eating the rich. Vancouver, Canada.
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Once more for the people in the back: GenAI is the weapon of the oppressors. You cannot support a progressive message with GenAI images.
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Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
The is heartfelt reminiscence of how the internet used to be and the feeling of loss when we interact via the current web
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Why 2025 Was the Loneliest Year | The Tyee
Connection online has rotted on the vine. With few alternatives, I’ve found myself more isolated than before.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The is heartfelt reminiscence of how the internet used to be and the feeling of loss when we interact via the current web
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Exactly. And if you see a book of mine (or anybodys) that you can't afford -- or just don't want to pay for -- ask your library to stock it.
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Exactly. And if you see a book of mine (or anybodys) that you can't afford -- or just don't want to pay for -- ask your library to stock it.
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What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
No, Kennedy Curse, not like that.
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
No, Kennedy Curse, not like that.
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Toy Story 5
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Toy Story 5
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
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Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
"Facing Unprecedented Labor violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely"
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
inthesetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Here's a link to a writer stating a position that's one of my positions: anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h... Reader, I read it.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Here's a link to a writer stating a position that's one of my positions: anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h... Reader, I read it.
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First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
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The Irish State is dumping €450 million of wind energy a year, despite 29% of households suffering fuel poverty, because 'there's no market'.
If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
share.google/k9gHug8xaazA...
If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
share.google/k9gHug8xaazA...
Up to €2.7m worth of energy ‘wasted’ every day by State, committee told
Wind farms wound down or shut down at night while households are in fuel poverty, says energy charity chief
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Irish State is dumping €450 million of wind energy a year, despite 29% of households suffering fuel poverty, because 'there's no market'.
If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
share.google/k9gHug8xaazA...
If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
share.google/k9gHug8xaazA...
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
3/5
3/5
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
3/5
3/5
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The fact that the Louvre heist didn’t take place at dawn, but at the very reasonable hour of 9:30 a.m. shows that even French jewel thieves have a better work-life balance than us.
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The fact that the Louvre heist didn’t take place at dawn, but at the very reasonable hour of 9:30 a.m. shows that even French jewel thieves have a better work-life balance than us.
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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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 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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.
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Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
One of the things I love about BlueSky is the sheer number of scientists here. So many researchers, both big and small, sharing their passionate work here.
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One of the things I love about BlueSky is the sheer number of scientists here. So many researchers, both big and small, sharing their passionate work here.
I’ve seen this before in Australia. Get ready for docs to spend 99% of their time doing private consults, and five-year waitlist for specialists on the public system
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I’ve seen this before in Australia. Get ready for docs to spend 99% of their time doing private consults, and five-year waitlist for specialists on the public system
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
I honestly don't know how to feel. This is a horrible budget that prioritizes austerity, fossil fuels, and AI. But then again, another federal election this soon would be the absolute worst. A tale of two awfuls.
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I honestly don't know how to feel. This is a horrible budget that prioritizes austerity, fossil fuels, and AI. But then again, another federal election this soon would be the absolute worst. A tale of two awfuls.
Guys, I'm starting to think that leaving all the leftover Halloween candy in a big bowl next to my desk might have been a bad idea
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Guys, I'm starting to think that leaving all the leftover Halloween candy in a big bowl next to my desk might have been a bad idea
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It’s ironic how much executive function I spend rationing my limited executive function
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
It’s ironic how much executive function I spend rationing my limited executive function