Ali Grotkowski
@alikira.bsky.social
Information Professional, Parent, Librarian, Kiwanian, Writer, Board Gamer, Geek, Contest Entrant and more! She/Her
Yet another case of AI making things worse: www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
Maritime musician Ashley MacIsaac faces fallout after mistaken identity case
Maritime musician Ashley MacIsaac is dealing with the fallout after a mistaken identity case.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Yet another case of AI making things worse: www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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This sandwich board goes hard for the holidays.
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This sandwich board goes hard for the holidays.
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“Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair”
Using facts to counteract misinformation and political opportunism.
theconversation.com/albertas-pro...
Using facts to counteract misinformation and political opportunism.
theconversation.com/albertas-pro...
Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair
Proposed legislation in Alberta could violate fundamental freedoms and endanger the rights of transgender people in the province.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair”
Using facts to counteract misinformation and political opportunism.
theconversation.com/albertas-pro...
Using facts to counteract misinformation and political opportunism.
theconversation.com/albertas-pro...
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Consider buying these books as holiday gifts or to leave in some little free libraries in your neighborhood this winter!
Since we began tallying school book bans in 2021, thousands of books have been targeted repeatedly – as many as 147X for @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social’s Looking for Alaska and 142 for @jodipicoult.bsky.social’s Nineteen Minutes.
These Are The Top 52 Banned Books Since 2021: pen.org/top-52-banne...
These Are The Top 52 Banned Books Since 2021: pen.org/top-52-banne...
Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools
The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners.
pen.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Consider buying these books as holiday gifts or to leave in some little free libraries in your neighborhood this winter!
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have you considered that for some people this specific fire is the one burning down their livelihood and a lot of those people are on this app
ragging on a top game studio for using LLM placeholder text is maybe not the most efficient use of time with all the fires currently burning
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
have you considered that for some people this specific fire is the one burning down their livelihood and a lot of those people are on this app
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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This isn’t even all of the AIDS quilt. It was so long they didn’t have room to display it all. Reagan flat out fucking murdered queer people
These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This isn’t even all of the AIDS quilt. It was so long they didn’t have room to display it all. Reagan flat out fucking murdered queer people
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Last year, Alberta had the highest percentage of people living in food-insecure households of all the provinces.
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
New data on household food insecurity in 2024
We've summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2024 from Statistics Canada's Canadian Income Survey. In 2024, 10 million Canadians, including 2.5 million children, lived in a food-insecure hou...
proof.utoronto.ca
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Last year, Alberta had the highest percentage of people living in food-insecure households of all the provinces.
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
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Fully agree. I hope more sporting organizations and businesses follow Skate Canada’s leadership. We all must stand up and speak out against discrimination.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Fully agree. I hope more sporting organizations and businesses follow Skate Canada’s leadership. We all must stand up and speak out against discrimination.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"AI": A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a... I so loved reading this @scalzi.com post!
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"AI": A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a... I so loved reading this @scalzi.com post!
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What Can We Do?
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What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What Can We Do?
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On International Human Rights Day, the Canadian Pride Caucus has issued a statement of concern regarding the use of the notwithstanding clause to undermine fundamental human rights. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
On International Human Rights Day, the Canadian Pride Caucus has issued a statement of concern regarding the use of the notwithstanding clause to undermine fundamental human rights. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Add your name: Stand up for human rights in Alberta www.heathermcpherson.ca/protect_tran...
Add your name: Stand up for human rights in Alberta
www.heathermcpherson.ca
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Add your name: Stand up for human rights in Alberta www.heathermcpherson.ca/protect_tran...
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I really love Puzzmo!!
If you're trying to ditch NYT Games, which you should be since their games singlehandedly prop up the entire dogshit rag financially, you should switch to Puzzmo. An annual sub is 50% off today for a crazy $19 and as a bonus doesn't enable the genocides of Palestinians and trans people
Puzzmo — The (new) place for thoughtful puzzles.
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
www.puzzmo.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I really love Puzzmo!!
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Selfie with @alikira.bsky.social before our ice climbing today in Jasper.
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Selfie with @alikira.bsky.social before our ice climbing today in Jasper.
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![Comic. Doing a task using a company or organization’s website: [flowchart] Go to website, try to log in → Did it work? → Yes → Try to do your task. → Did it work? Yes → Nice! Done! If logging in did not work → Spend hours troubleshooting account / login. If that works, go to Try to do your task. If no → Give up and call customer service. If spending hours troubleshooting doesn’t work, also give up and call customer service. After calling customer service: Hold message: “Did you know you could do all this more quickly and easily on our website? Just go to w-w-w dot…” → Throw phone and laptop into the sea.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiewqnkcrrc4tgla7j5skyz2djf3mrrvre3577c4xcgzurvq33bw4y@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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I suppose this was inevitable once #Netflix acquired #SesameStreet. And I for one am 100% here for it. 🤣 #KnivesOut youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I suppose this was inevitable once #Netflix acquired #SesameStreet. And I for one am 100% here for it. 🤣 #KnivesOut youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
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Dungeons and Dragons, a game primarily about bands of vigilantes liberating excess wealth from aforementioned 'Dungeons' and 'Dragons' is now apparently woke in an era when the ultra wealthily are building private compounds hidden under ground or on islands to hide their excess wealth in.
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Dungeons and Dragons, a game primarily about bands of vigilantes liberating excess wealth from aforementioned 'Dungeons' and 'Dragons' is now apparently woke in an era when the ultra wealthily are building private compounds hidden under ground or on islands to hide their excess wealth in.
First driving lesson in a long long time, and I am impressed how much I improved with only a couple hours of practice.
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
First driving lesson in a long long time, and I am impressed how much I improved with only a couple hours of practice.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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I wonder how common it was for settlers in North America to tell their kids they must be part indigenous when the family tree seemed to be missing branches.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d16edc7...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d16edc7...
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee
Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous, as he originally assumed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I wonder how common it was for settlers in North America to tell their kids they must be part indigenous when the family tree seemed to be missing branches.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d16edc7...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d16edc7...
Winterval was a lot of fun this year! Plus I made it into this video coverage of the event!! www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
Downtown Edmonton takes festive turn for Winterval
104 Street was filled with festive lights, music and winter patios on Saturday for the third-annual Winterval festival.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Winterval was a lot of fun this year! Plus I made it into this video coverage of the event!! www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...