@gersart.bsky.social
I’m doing a phd in social anthropology because I am a (nosy) artist who tells stories…
My last response to chatGPT today was “never mind, I’ll go ask copilot” and suddenly I have an unlimited pro chatGPT account for the next year…
December 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
My last response to chatGPT today was “never mind, I’ll go ask copilot” and suddenly I have an unlimited pro chatGPT account for the next year…
This looks nothing like a footstool.
🧵 An Ottoman Kaftan, 16th Century #FahionHistory
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This looks nothing like a footstool.
Portions of this would oook so cool, snaking along some ridgeline in Alberta, maybe above the coal seams near where Bow City was going to be…
flip.it/cRCewb
flip.it/cRCewb
Most of world's largest wooden structure The Grand Ring to be burned as "chips for fuel"
The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, its architect Sou Fujimoto has told Dezeen.
flip.it
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Portions of this would oook so cool, snaking along some ridgeline in Alberta, maybe above the coal seams near where Bow City was going to be…
flip.it/cRCewb
flip.it/cRCewb
I had a strange conversation with someone today … it was in regards to ArcGIS by Esri
He wouldn’t use story maps, part of ArcGIS, even with the free student lic being, because it was not GPL or open source.
I made a decision a long time ago that I have to pay for some things.
He wouldn’t use story maps, part of ArcGIS, even with the free student lic being, because it was not GPL or open source.
I made a decision a long time ago that I have to pay for some things.
December 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I had a strange conversation with someone today … it was in regards to ArcGIS by Esri
He wouldn’t use story maps, part of ArcGIS, even with the free student lic being, because it was not GPL or open source.
I made a decision a long time ago that I have to pay for some things.
He wouldn’t use story maps, part of ArcGIS, even with the free student lic being, because it was not GPL or open source.
I made a decision a long time ago that I have to pay for some things.
Oh… I’m apparently a fellow for an institute…
As long as it doesn’t involve a long journey to destroy a ring I should be fine…
As long as it doesn’t involve a long journey to destroy a ring I should be fine…
December 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oh… I’m apparently a fellow for an institute…
As long as it doesn’t involve a long journey to destroy a ring I should be fine…
As long as it doesn’t involve a long journey to destroy a ring I should be fine…
Writing on black oard:
I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…
I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…
December 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Writing on black oard:
I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…
I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…I will not make fun of people who say it’s too cold outside today…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
So apparently an oil well refurbishment company (they buy non-producing wells) named MAGA oil has defaulted almost $200,000 on municipal taxes and was allowed to buy MOAR leases when the Alberta regulator has a cap of $20,000 past which a company cannot get new leases.
I’m not making up the name…
I’m not making up the name…
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So apparently an oil well refurbishment company (they buy non-producing wells) named MAGA oil has defaulted almost $200,000 on municipal taxes and was allowed to buy MOAR leases when the Alberta regulator has a cap of $20,000 past which a company cannot get new leases.
I’m not making up the name…
I’m not making up the name…
It’s -18 C… two degrees lower than when I woke up.
Maybe being at school today isn’t necessary…🤔
Maybe being at school today isn’t necessary…🤔
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s -18 C… two degrees lower than when I woke up.
Maybe being at school today isn’t necessary…🤔
Maybe being at school today isn’t necessary…🤔
If I bought this (the weather, not the skirt) I would have to find a shelf…
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If I bought this (the weather, not the skirt) I would have to find a shelf…
…it was only ten or so years ago that the need for change to take the bus shifted… now you can have a downloadable pass on your phone, the pass in your wallet, day tickets and change if you have none of the other.
The drivers space is far more complicated today.
The drivers space is far more complicated today.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
…it was only ten or so years ago that the need for change to take the bus shifted… now you can have a downloadable pass on your phone, the pass in your wallet, day tickets and change if you have none of the other.
The drivers space is far more complicated today.
The drivers space is far more complicated today.
Remember when people used to get paid to mine for gold and World of Warcraft? you know back in 2006 or 2007?
weird times…
Do people still play that game even?!?
weird times…
Do people still play that game even?!?
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Remember when people used to get paid to mine for gold and World of Warcraft? you know back in 2006 or 2007?
weird times…
Do people still play that game even?!?
weird times…
Do people still play that game even?!?
I tried affinity for a project and I think I can toss adobe for good now. It mostly behaves in a similar way, and I can find info with Google if I need to do something. Adjustments on layers is weird, but grouping the specific layer and adjustment together works well.
In that aspect it’s a pain…
In that aspect it’s a pain…
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I tried affinity for a project and I think I can toss adobe for good now. It mostly behaves in a similar way, and I can find info with Google if I need to do something. Adjustments on layers is weird, but grouping the specific layer and adjustment together works well.
In that aspect it’s a pain…
In that aspect it’s a pain…
Dropped the cat off to get a new muffler bit installed… it is just too noisy…
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dropped the cat off to get a new muffler bit installed… it is just too noisy…
For a moment this morning I pondered if ted talks were still a thing. They were quite prominent during my first two degrees but now… not so much. I wasn’t sure w if they followed the decline the same way as SXSW…
But it turns out that many don’t bother with them as much. “Too formulaic” comes up
But it turns out that many don’t bother with them as much. “Too formulaic” comes up
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For a moment this morning I pondered if ted talks were still a thing. They were quite prominent during my first two degrees but now… not so much. I wasn’t sure w if they followed the decline the same way as SXSW…
But it turns out that many don’t bother with them as much. “Too formulaic” comes up
But it turns out that many don’t bother with them as much. “Too formulaic” comes up
Remember when you could drive into Calgary from the west and you pass all these rolling hills and now…?
it’s just a pile of shitty condo, overpasses, roads and crap…
no more fields
no more fences
no more horses
just crap.
it’s just a pile of shitty condo, overpasses, roads and crap…
no more fields
no more fences
no more horses
just crap.
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Remember when you could drive into Calgary from the west and you pass all these rolling hills and now…?
it’s just a pile of shitty condo, overpasses, roads and crap…
no more fields
no more fences
no more horses
just crap.
it’s just a pile of shitty condo, overpasses, roads and crap…
no more fields
no more fences
no more horses
just crap.
My @adobe.com creative cloud subscription more than doubled in November. From $48.29 to $98.
I can’t afford this as a student.
Thankfully there are other alternatives but seriously, WTaF?!?
I can’t afford this as a student.
Thankfully there are other alternatives but seriously, WTaF?!?
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My @adobe.com creative cloud subscription more than doubled in November. From $48.29 to $98.
I can’t afford this as a student.
Thankfully there are other alternatives but seriously, WTaF?!?
I can’t afford this as a student.
Thankfully there are other alternatives but seriously, WTaF?!?
Well Roger’s and Shaw have screwed up their Xfinity app. You cannot get past the login screen AND there is no way to contact a real live person on their chat system..
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Well Roger’s and Shaw have screwed up their Xfinity app. You cannot get past the login screen AND there is no way to contact a real live person on their chat system..
I started rinsing my canned lentils and beans in a pot with a strainer … it lets me swish them around without needing a constant stream in a sink. It also lets me see just what is rinsed out.
This is the yucky bits from lentils. In beans that stuff would be the carbohydrates that cause gas.
This is the yucky bits from lentils. In beans that stuff would be the carbohydrates that cause gas.
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I started rinsing my canned lentils and beans in a pot with a strainer … it lets me swish them around without needing a constant stream in a sink. It also lets me see just what is rinsed out.
This is the yucky bits from lentils. In beans that stuff would be the carbohydrates that cause gas.
This is the yucky bits from lentils. In beans that stuff would be the carbohydrates that cause gas.
@ucalgary.bsky.social was especially winter-wonderlandie last night.
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@ucalgary.bsky.social was especially winter-wonderlandie last night.
I have noticed many websites are just skipping the “opt-out” requirement for cookies and tracking and basically saying “accept our belligerence to continue reading this article”
I mute those sites from whatever news source they were recommended by.
I mute those sites from whatever news source they were recommended by.
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have noticed many websites are just skipping the “opt-out” requirement for cookies and tracking and basically saying “accept our belligerence to continue reading this article”
I mute those sites from whatever news source they were recommended by.
I mute those sites from whatever news source they were recommended by.
The drive from Camrose to Calgary took an hour longer as it snowed in flurries. Nlowed a lot and had lingering icy patches ..
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The drive from Camrose to Calgary took an hour longer as it snowed in flurries. Nlowed a lot and had lingering icy patches ..
I am so done with moving.
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I am so done with moving.