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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1h

Good morning from Shirakwawa onsen

Exterior of the ryokan made of black charred wood across a rice Paddy filled with water, clear blue sky and forest on the horizon

Inside ryokan room. Two beds to the right with fluffy white bedding.

Ryokan private deck with two chairs and a onsen bath on the right

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Luisa D @luisaloveslife.bsky.social · 20h

The new Centre for Indigenous Laws at UVic just opened. The building is a direct response to Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action 50, which called for the establishment of Indigenous legal institutes.

news.uvic.ca/2025/buildin...

Building new pathways for Indigenous Law - UVic News

UVic's Faculty of Law is now home to a new Indigenous Law wing, supporting the movement of Indigenous Laws empowering communities.

news.uvic.ca

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

Good for them

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

variety.com

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 21h

Today's lunch spot: Walet.

Middle of nowhere. Very kawaii.

A path surrounded by trees leading to a door of a cafe

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

Honeymoon time! Road trip to near Kurokawa Onsen. Hello from Ebino!

Photo out if a car window of a river and verdant greenery

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Amos Teo @mossinante.bsky.social · 1d

I am a GenAI killjoy and I encourage you to be one too. Here’s how:

Dr. Mag 🌿👾 @nobugsnous.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this blog about how feeling like a killjoy whenever I talk about GenAI.
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/o...

On Being a GenAI Killjoy

Maggie Fernandes, University of Arkansas Photo by Maksim Romashkin on Pexels.com At a recent teaching talk about GenAI refusal, an audience member asked Megan, Jen, and me this question: how d…

refusinggenai.wordpress.com

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

When you trigger JK, you know you're on the right side of history. But also these rich people are so lonely and sad they could be doing literally anything. Swimming in a vault of cash but instead do this shit.

Castanet.net @castanet.net · 1d

J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event #Vancouver #MetroVancouver #YVR

J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event - Metro Vancouver News

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month.

www.castanet.net

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

So baby!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

This is amazing 💛

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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 1d

This week
- I decided to support a local arts organization via a small monthly donation
- I reached out to a non-profit organization to explore some possible volunteer opportunities
- I agreed to serve on an advisory panel for something (even though I'm practically allergic to committee work!) 1/x

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

We could have replaced actual football games with AI players on a simulated field a LONG time ago - we could have pulled this off by simply televising people playing Madden even before that.

Imagine the money executives would save!

How mysterious that this never took off.

Peace, Truth, Science @mrchompchomp.bsky.social · 1d

Analogy: Imagine a robot could play really good golf. Would you watch? Maybe as a curiosity. Would you want it competing against humans? Ofc not. Now imagine the robot played good golf sometimes but sometimes threw all its clubs off a cliff. That’s gen AI doing art. Misses the point & also sucks.

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder:

The world is on fire.

It’s okay to find joy in dumb things.

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

Amazing!

Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

Help I'm looking at more watches

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

California passes law requiring social media companies to remove your personal data when you delete your account 📱

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

💛💛💛

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 1d

Good.

Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 1d

“A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.”

‘This will not happen again’: Vancouver Park Board apologizes for hosting Harry Potter event

A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

I love construction sites in Japan. Everything is kawaii. Everything.

A construction site in a roadway with plastic characters that look like giraffes holding up a barrier

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

Kinda wanted this one www.casio.com/intl/watches...

www.casio.com

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

YouTube is a bad influence

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

I suppose it is! But I think of a good analogue complication when I think GMT.

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

Heh I saw some! But focusing on made in Japan or JDMs

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

Yep. I remember going to LA in 2024 and waiting 10-15 for a subway train. In one of America's biggest cities.

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

Did I buy this model specifically because it can track my home time zone and husband's? Yes.

A GMT was also considered but wanted more of a daily driver

Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 2d

Newest acquisition. Made in Japan.

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