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David William

@nrvscrcts.bsky.social

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Academic librarian, PhD in philosophy. Critical librarianship, phenomenology, synths, tabletop & video games, sci-fi. Settler on Treaty 7 land. He/him. All opinions my own. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · May 10

My band Fulfilment's new record is out on Bandcamp and streaming today! Listen and share with whomever you think might like 10 jams of Canadiana critique, punk amidst aging and indifference, ecological disaster, rainbow folk experience, and solidarity. #posthardcore #oldpunk

Husky House, by Fulfilment

10 track album

fulfilment.bandcamp.com

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 37m

I don't know Kull at all except that it there was a movie with Kevin Sorbo (curse his name)

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 1h

More publishers making these declarations, please.

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 2h

So long as Lee is president of DC Studios, the company will not have its heroes drawn or written by AI.

Jim Lee Says DC Comics Will Never Support Generative AI

So long as Lee is president of DC Studios, the company will not have its heroes drawn or written by AI.

gizmodo.com

David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 2h

Same here! I do believe that despite its flaws, it is truly an unsung masterpiece, though how much of this view is due to extreme nostalgia for it, I don't know.

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 5h

"Education now risks becoming the next frontier: Starve the public system, watch it struggle, then present privatization as the solution. Alberta’s actions follow that script." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Opinion: Crisis capitalism comes for Alberta’s classrooms

When teachers are supported, students thrive, families prosper, and the province grows stronger.

edmontonjournal.com

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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 3h

they're gonna be so mad we have a better frog

escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 14h

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

doomscroll break

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 17h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 5h

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Safiya Umoja Noble @safiyanoble.bsky.social · 11h

Some news ♥️🎉

newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty...

Safiya Noble to receive honorary doctorate from Leiden University

The degree will be granted by the Netherlands-based university’s Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

newsroom.ucla.edu

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 5h

Opinion: Crisis capitalism comes for Alberta’s classrooms

When teachers are supported, students thrive, families prosper, and the province grows stronger.

edmontonjournal.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16h

Mark Bray wrote a book on antifascism and was trying to leave the country with his family after being targeted by right-wing operatives and receiving death threats:

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 17h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 17h

They were playing When Doves Cry at the grocery store and I said “this is what it sounds like when butts fart” and I got a genuine laugh from some guy and it felt powerful. I’m ready to try my luck in Riyadh

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 17h

I WAS NOT

David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 18h

Krull (1982). It has its fans but I truly think it's a high watermark of the genre.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

☝️Is there a sci-fi movie that you defend tooth and nail, but you feel a little alone in loving it?

When you're sad because you spent three hours defending a movie and clearly you're the only person in the world who likes it.

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 18h

I can only interpret this as 'extrajudicial killings for anti-ICE protestors'. I hope to God that I am wrong.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 18h

This is truly horrifying.

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach…with Antifa."

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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 1d

NEW Journal Article: "From Niche to Norm: A Case Study of #Zines in a Circulating Collection" at #UIUC https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/8550 #Libraries

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 20h

Kids, pay attention in history and political science classes!

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 21h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 21h

but ubisoft is releasing assassin's creed dlc that's reportedly been funded by saudi arabia. tells you pretty much everything you need to know

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 22h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 21h

I'm going to see a screening of Suspiria tonight with Goblin performing the soundtrack live in the theatre, which would be absolutely wild to say to my far-too-young self who saw this for the first time decades ago