Melonie
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With an /o/ - many interests... politics - communication - education - writer and reader - NZer in Canada - COVID-informed - she/her/they/them - @qui_oui
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I have developed zero recipes for NYTimes Cooking, and more than 100 for ATK, this is correct
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I have developed zero recipes for NYTimes Cooking, and more than 100 for ATK, this is correct
I forgot to add this puff piece about Heterodox Academy to the thread here... because guess who else promotes "institutional neutrality" 😬 universityaffairs.ca/features/tim...
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I forgot to add this puff piece about Heterodox Academy to the thread here... because guess who else promotes "institutional neutrality" 😬 universityaffairs.ca/features/tim...
Before there were podcasts...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Before there were podcasts...
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That's all? Do it. Do it immediately. That is a hot hot deal!
Extending OC Transpo transfer window could cost nearly $1 million, staff say
Extending OC Transpo transfer window could cost nearly $1 million, staff say
Extending the OC Transpo transfer window an additional 30 minutes would cost Ottawa’s transit service nearly $1 million in lost revenue, according to staff.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
That's all? Do it. Do it immediately. That is a hot hot deal!
I saw someone post about Linehan "Will we ever be free of this turd who just won't flush?" and I think it's applicable here too
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I saw someone post about Linehan "Will we ever be free of this turd who just won't flush?" and I think it's applicable here too
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It's easy to miss because this piece doesn's mention the word trans or transgender at all, but anyone who understands how the professional transphobia class messages, this is the klaxon call of transphobia.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's easy to miss because this piece doesn's mention the word trans or transgender at all, but anyone who understands how the professional transphobia class messages, this is the klaxon call of transphobia.
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I have written a post on the impact of international student enrolment volatility at UBC.
(This post links to previous posts I wrote while a Faculty Governors on UBC's Board of Governors.)
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
(This post links to previous posts I wrote while a Faculty Governors on UBC's Board of Governors.)
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
UBC in Transition: Impact of ISI Enrolment Volatility | Some Random Thoughts of a Mathematician
blogs.ubc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I have written a post on the impact of international student enrolment volatility at UBC.
(This post links to previous posts I wrote while a Faculty Governors on UBC's Board of Governors.)
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
(This post links to previous posts I wrote while a Faculty Governors on UBC's Board of Governors.)
blogs.ubc.ca/poincaredual...
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it’s so interesting how every trans person, even children, are “activists” for defending their basic humanity and dignity, whereas people who devote countless hours attacking trans people and their legal rights obsessively are never “anti-trans activists.” somehow all trans people are agender too.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
it’s so interesting how every trans person, even children, are “activists” for defending their basic humanity and dignity, whereas people who devote countless hours attacking trans people and their legal rights obsessively are never “anti-trans activists.” somehow all trans people are agender too.
That's me, not picking up spam/scam calls!
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
That's me, not picking up spam/scam calls!
Random gripe: the GIFs available on this site are a$$ and for some reason alt text won't work for me when I upload a GIF.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Random gripe: the GIFs available on this site are a$$ and for some reason alt text won't work for me when I upload a GIF.
Why am I incapable of starting "personal projects" that are smaller than a doctoral dissertation?
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Why am I incapable of starting "personal projects" that are smaller than a doctoral dissertation?
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Shameless plug:
For a year, I've been working on a series about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Built up over decades, these systems are the cathedrals of our time--but all too few of us know about them, and they're all at risk. Here's the latest:
For a year, I've been working on a series about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Built up over decades, these systems are the cathedrals of our time--but all too few of us know about them, and they're all at risk. Here's the latest:
Two Hundred Years to Flatten the Curve
How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Shameless plug:
For a year, I've been working on a series about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Built up over decades, these systems are the cathedrals of our time--but all too few of us know about them, and they're all at risk. Here's the latest:
For a year, I've been working on a series about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Built up over decades, these systems are the cathedrals of our time--but all too few of us know about them, and they're all at risk. Here's the latest:
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Wellington milliner with 150-year legacy unveils new space amid turbulent times
Wellington milliner with 150-year legacy unveils new space amid turbulent times
For 150 years, Hills Hats has crafted the headwear that defines both frontline services and famous artists, including Fat Freddy’s Drop, Tame Iti, Willie Nelson — and even Lady Gaga via a Goorin Bros collab.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Wellington milliner with 150-year legacy unveils new space amid turbulent times
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ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think
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My aunt who famously can’t cook tried to make a pumpkin pie. She didn’t know what cloves were, so she put garlic cloves in it. Whole.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My aunt who famously can’t cook tried to make a pumpkin pie. She didn’t know what cloves were, so she put garlic cloves in it. Whole.
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The way Bluesky works is that everyone is from the country they say they are but all the accounts are operated by versatile actor Jeffrey Combs
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The way Bluesky works is that everyone is from the country they say they are but all the accounts are operated by versatile actor Jeffrey Combs
INNOCENT
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
INNOCENT
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Bill 60 passed earlier today.
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bill 60 passed earlier today.
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Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
Bonus Thank you Alice Wong and Leslie Lee III
johndupuis.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Neurological impact of Covid on children, Canada craps the measles bed, PPE prevents healthcare infections, and more
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
johndupuis.substack.com/p/neurologic...
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Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
I'd read about Bari Weiss but never listened to her speak, and gosh, what I wouldn't give for that level of confidence in my own opinions. A world-class bullshitter! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'd read about Bari Weiss but never listened to her speak, and gosh, what I wouldn't give for that level of confidence in my own opinions. A world-class bullshitter! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
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"We thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions"
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"We thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions"
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Told my mate about the Hanseatic League and she asked if it was in the Marvel Universe
I would support a film series about the Hanseatic League
I would support a film series about the Hanseatic League
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Told my mate about the Hanseatic League and she asked if it was in the Marvel Universe
I would support a film series about the Hanseatic League
I would support a film series about the Hanseatic League
And if you're able to push back like that, they dismiss it by saying you can't be "really" autistic. It's a neat trick!
The NYT claims diagnosis is a problem despite substantial improvements in detection and early intervention. The problem for them is that there are low needs autistic people who can advocate for themselves and push back against dehumanizing rhetoric like this against those on the spectrum.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And if you're able to push back like that, they dismiss it by saying you can't be "really" autistic. It's a neat trick!
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It's absolutely disgusting what the New York Times, and particularly Azeen Ghorayshi, is doing with its coverage of autism. It's so deeply irresponsible.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's absolutely disgusting what the New York Times, and particularly Azeen Ghorayshi, is doing with its coverage of autism. It's so deeply irresponsible.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.
It's the same playbook they ran on trans kids.