Mike Thomas
@uwkb.bsky.social
Engineer, sustainability, emergency management, risk management.
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Ali France just became the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election. Despite Peter Dutton’s fear-mongering and culture wars that strategically and deliberately harm minorities, Australians didn’t buy it. And a woman with a disability showed him the door.
May 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ali France just became the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election. Despite Peter Dutton’s fear-mongering and culture wars that strategically and deliberately harm minorities, Australians didn’t buy it. And a woman with a disability showed him the door.
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Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
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Considering Covid and other viral infections like shingles are known causes and or accelerant of dementia, you’d think that we’d be more concerned about how we’re dealing with prevention.
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Considering Covid and other viral infections like shingles are known causes and or accelerant of dementia, you’d think that we’d be more concerned about how we’re dealing with prevention.
It’s embarrassingly predictable that an #Alberta #Covid19 taskforce felt the need to embrace unscientific (but popular in right-wing conservative circles) beliefs in their recommendations.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It’s embarrassingly predictable that an #Alberta #Covid19 taskforce felt the need to embrace unscientific (but popular in right-wing conservative circles) beliefs in their recommendations.
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A spectacular snowshoe in #Revelstoke looking across the valley to the resort.
January 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A spectacular snowshoe in #Revelstoke looking across the valley to the resort.
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CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
December 24, 2024 at 4:58 PM
CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
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B.C.’s decision to make #contraception free led to a spike in women choosing long-acting options like IUDs, which are better than the pill at preventing unwanted pregnancies, new data show, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights
UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free
Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM
B.C.’s decision to make #contraception free led to a spike in women choosing long-acting options like IUDs, which are better than the pill at preventing unwanted pregnancies, new data show, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights
After a couple of weeks of clean up at Dad’s place we’re now thinking about what to do with about 800 music cds and quite a collection of vinyl records. Here’s a random snapshot of some of the 45’s.
December 18, 2024 at 7:38 AM
After a couple of weeks of clean up at Dad’s place we’re now thinking about what to do with about 800 music cds and quite a collection of vinyl records. Here’s a random snapshot of some of the 45’s.
December 13, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Theres a lot of misinformation about fluoride, dose and how it’s delivered is important.
Research shows it can have health benefits at the right dose, and dental issues are directly linked to heart health and other serious medical issues.
Research shows it can have health benefits at the right dose, and dental issues are directly linked to heart health and other serious medical issues.
December 11, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Theres a lot of misinformation about fluoride, dose and how it’s delivered is important.
Research shows it can have health benefits at the right dose, and dental issues are directly linked to heart health and other serious medical issues.
Research shows it can have health benefits at the right dose, and dental issues are directly linked to heart health and other serious medical issues.
As someone who is privileged to work primarily from home full time, for an organization that has adapted to a very #FlexibleWork model, the push from many corporations for return to the office is truly mind-boggling.
Is it just about power over employees?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Is it just about power over employees?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 AM
As someone who is privileged to work primarily from home full time, for an organization that has adapted to a very #FlexibleWork model, the push from many corporations for return to the office is truly mind-boggling.
Is it just about power over employees?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Is it just about power over employees?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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I am increasingly developing a visceral revulsion to the way some people are using LLMs. I learned the other day people are using them to write emails at work
I'm sorry but if your emails require LLM support they're too long and unfocused. You're solving the wrong problem.
I'm sorry but if your emails require LLM support they're too long and unfocused. You're solving the wrong problem.
December 1, 2024 at 1:18 AM
I am increasingly developing a visceral revulsion to the way some people are using LLMs. I learned the other day people are using them to write emails at work
I'm sorry but if your emails require LLM support they're too long and unfocused. You're solving the wrong problem.
I'm sorry but if your emails require LLM support they're too long and unfocused. You're solving the wrong problem.
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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky
Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
Just flew #YVR to #SYD on #AirCanada. ~15 hours with #CO2 as high as 1840ppm and lowest about 1000.
Compared with the time on the aircraft, #YVR Intl Terminal’s air exchange rates were phenomenal. Only a handful of #n95 masks on the flight.
#IndoorAirQuality #Aranet #Covid19
Compared with the time on the aircraft, #YVR Intl Terminal’s air exchange rates were phenomenal. Only a handful of #n95 masks on the flight.
#IndoorAirQuality #Aranet #Covid19
November 30, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Just flew #YVR to #SYD on #AirCanada. ~15 hours with #CO2 as high as 1840ppm and lowest about 1000.
Compared with the time on the aircraft, #YVR Intl Terminal’s air exchange rates were phenomenal. Only a handful of #n95 masks on the flight.
#IndoorAirQuality #Aranet #Covid19
Compared with the time on the aircraft, #YVR Intl Terminal’s air exchange rates were phenomenal. Only a handful of #n95 masks on the flight.
#IndoorAirQuality #Aranet #Covid19
It’s amazing the difference a few days makes, #bchwy5 #Coquihalla highway was in excellent condition today after some tricky conditions with recent #bcstorms #bombcyclone
Couple of vehicle recoveries along the way today are a sobering reminder that conditions change rapidly in the mountains!
Couple of vehicle recoveries along the way today are a sobering reminder that conditions change rapidly in the mountains!
November 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM
It’s amazing the difference a few days makes, #bchwy5 #Coquihalla highway was in excellent condition today after some tricky conditions with recent #bcstorms #bombcyclone
Couple of vehicle recoveries along the way today are a sobering reminder that conditions change rapidly in the mountains!
Couple of vehicle recoveries along the way today are a sobering reminder that conditions change rapidly in the mountains!
A gentle first snowfall for the 2024/25 season in #Revelstoke.
Views from Mount Revelstoke National Park Inspiration Woods.
Views from Mount Revelstoke National Park Inspiration Woods.
November 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A gentle first snowfall for the 2024/25 season in #Revelstoke.
Views from Mount Revelstoke National Park Inspiration Woods.
Views from Mount Revelstoke National Park Inspiration Woods.
It’s amazing how few people would actually link their bringing a virus home and their cat dying
Given the current cavalier attitude to #covid19, in the name of the economy, “it’s only a flu”; I can’t imagine we’ll see great uptake for any mitigations beyond hand sanitizer, hopes and prayers. #h5n1
Given the current cavalier attitude to #covid19, in the name of the economy, “it’s only a flu”; I can’t imagine we’ll see great uptake for any mitigations beyond hand sanitizer, hopes and prayers. #h5n1
If you have an indoor cat and you're not masking, when your cat dies a death I can't describe without a dozen content warnings, you'll know you were at fault. And we're all too fragile emotionally for that trauma right now. So please, for the cats, mask.
November 16, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Scammers using #Facebook to lure Australian victims to “invest” their life savings, impersonating celebrities and trusted voices including the PM Anthony Albanese.
Part of the issue is the societal reluctance to talk about 1. money generally & 2. being swindled.
open.spotify.com/episode/76MP...
Part of the issue is the societal reluctance to talk about 1. money generally & 2. being swindled.
open.spotify.com/episode/76MP...
Special episode: Facebook accepts scammers' money, helping them take yours
The Morning Edition · Episode
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November 16, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Scammers using #Facebook to lure Australian victims to “invest” their life savings, impersonating celebrities and trusted voices including the PM Anthony Albanese.
Part of the issue is the societal reluctance to talk about 1. money generally & 2. being swindled.
open.spotify.com/episode/76MP...
Part of the issue is the societal reluctance to talk about 1. money generally & 2. being swindled.
open.spotify.com/episode/76MP...
Sometimes you’ve just got to slow down and explore. Here are some forest finds from my morning hike in #Revelstoke #BC
#mushroom #fungi 1/2
#mushroom #fungi 1/2
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Sometimes you’ve just got to slow down and explore. Here are some forest finds from my morning hike in #Revelstoke #BC
#mushroom #fungi 1/2
#mushroom #fungi 1/2
It seems that coughing etiquette promoted by #PublicHealth as science based is about as useful as hand washing for prevention #aerosol transmission of infectious #respiratory diseases.
Wear an #n95 or better respirator.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Wear an #n95 or better respirator.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases - BMC Public Health
Background The effectiveness of recommended measures, such as “cover your mouth when coughing”, in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases (IRD) has been questioned. Th...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:22 AM
It seems that coughing etiquette promoted by #PublicHealth as science based is about as useful as hand washing for prevention #aerosol transmission of infectious #respiratory diseases.
Wear an #n95 or better respirator.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Wear an #n95 or better respirator.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Good news: Twitter is collapsing.
And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history.
There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social.
If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight.
And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history.
There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social.
If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight.
November 12, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Good news: Twitter is collapsing.
And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history.
There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social.
If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight.
And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history.
There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social.
If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight.
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Reminder: Masks protect against all types of airborne viruses.
If another pandemic starts, masks will be a key first line of defense, especially as we won't have a vaccine right away.
If another pandemic starts, masks will be a key first line of defense, especially as we won't have a vaccine right away.
November 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Reminder: Masks protect against all types of airborne viruses.
If another pandemic starts, masks will be a key first line of defense, especially as we won't have a vaccine right away.
If another pandemic starts, masks will be a key first line of defense, especially as we won't have a vaccine right away.
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Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
"We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
"We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
We Just Got More Evidence That Long COVID Is a Brain Injury
The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury.
www.sciencealert.com
November 10, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
"We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
"We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization," the authors of the study conclude.
Apparently the liquor inspection guidebook has some interesting examples of identifying inspectors that are illegal.
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...
November 9, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Apparently the liquor inspection guidebook has some interesting examples of identifying inspectors that are illegal.
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...