Benjamin King
@bengineer9.bsky.social
🇨🇦⚡Currently RA in Green-Large Area Electronics @UofGlasgow. Formerly @uOttawa NSERC CGS-D. Ultimate, indie hits and #cdnpoli. he/him
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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RFK Jr announces the removal of Covid vaccine for kids & pregnant people
Has he seen a Covid placenta?
You’re higher risk for everything when pregnant, including severe Covid. It causes low birth weight babies & all kinds issues.
Next it’ll be “only sick kids & pregnant people die of covid”
Has he seen a Covid placenta?
You’re higher risk for everything when pregnant, including severe Covid. It causes low birth weight babies & all kinds issues.
Next it’ll be “only sick kids & pregnant people die of covid”
May 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
RFK Jr announces the removal of Covid vaccine for kids & pregnant people
Has he seen a Covid placenta?
You’re higher risk for everything when pregnant, including severe Covid. It causes low birth weight babies & all kinds issues.
Next it’ll be “only sick kids & pregnant people die of covid”
Has he seen a Covid placenta?
You’re higher risk for everything when pregnant, including severe Covid. It causes low birth weight babies & all kinds issues.
Next it’ll be “only sick kids & pregnant people die of covid”
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Meet "Nimbus", aka SARS-CoV-2 variant NB.1.8.1.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Meet "Nimbus", aka SARS-CoV-2 variant NB.1.8.1.
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Second last paragraph, after a lot of talk about how much lower American taxes are… 🙄
May 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Second last paragraph, after a lot of talk about how much lower American taxes are… 🙄
Emily Clark, Ottawa legend
May 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Emily Clark, Ottawa legend
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We fucked-around with vibes-based Public Health when it came to COVID and now we're finding out (even more) with #measles.
Everyone who backed the "you do you" and "vaxx-and-relax" approaches to COVID were simply getting on board Andrew Wakefield's train, whether they knew it or not.
Everyone who backed the "you do you" and "vaxx-and-relax" approaches to COVID were simply getting on board Andrew Wakefield's train, whether they knew it or not.
Canada achieved #measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it. Canada has more measles cases right now than any other country in the Americas, by Alison Northcott www.cbc.ca/news/health/....
May 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We fucked-around with vibes-based Public Health when it came to COVID and now we're finding out (even more) with #measles.
Everyone who backed the "you do you" and "vaxx-and-relax" approaches to COVID were simply getting on board Andrew Wakefield's train, whether they knew it or not.
Everyone who backed the "you do you" and "vaxx-and-relax" approaches to COVID were simply getting on board Andrew Wakefield's train, whether they knew it or not.
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Everything is Tuberculosis even old Glasgow trams
May 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Everything is Tuberculosis even old Glasgow trams
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After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.
February 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.
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“Why don’t they play popular music at the Super Bowl anymore.”
— Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.
— Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.
February 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
“Why don’t they play popular music at the Super Bowl anymore.”
— Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.
— Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.
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February 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
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The myopia of the American authors surprised that Canadians are talking about boycotting US publishers while this is ongoing is completely wild to me. Yes, it’s unfair that you will be collateral damage. You know that your government just plunged two major economies into recession overnight, right?
February 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The myopia of the American authors surprised that Canadians are talking about boycotting US publishers while this is ongoing is completely wild to me. Yes, it’s unfair that you will be collateral damage. You know that your government just plunged two major economies into recession overnight, right?
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"Jacob Trouba, Duck" has been said so many times before but never in this way
December 6, 2024 at 9:04 PM
"Jacob Trouba, Duck" has been said so many times before but never in this way
@stevedangle20.bsky.social I was at a Glasgow Clan game and was yelling at the goalie to stay in his net, when the dude in front of me said "I think you mean 'if you're a goaltender, TEND THE GOAL!'"
Anyways dudes rock and I was sitting right behind an SDPN listener who is a big NYR fan
Anyways dudes rock and I was sitting right behind an SDPN listener who is a big NYR fan
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
@stevedangle20.bsky.social I was at a Glasgow Clan game and was yelling at the goalie to stay in his net, when the dude in front of me said "I think you mean 'if you're a goaltender, TEND THE GOAL!'"
Anyways dudes rock and I was sitting right behind an SDPN listener who is a big NYR fan
Anyways dudes rock and I was sitting right behind an SDPN listener who is a big NYR fan
I hate the Habs but man it's so hard for me to be a Patrik Laine hater.
December 6, 2024 at 10:21 AM
I hate the Habs but man it's so hard for me to be a Patrik Laine hater.
I've seen bigger Bens tbh
November 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I've seen bigger Bens tbh
Very normal times when I post a photo of snowy glasgow and all of my friends in Southern Ontario tell me they haven't had any snow yet.
November 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Very normal times when I post a photo of snowy glasgow and all of my friends in Southern Ontario tell me they haven't had any snow yet.
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New paper by Corsi's group at UC Davis on long term clean air delivery rate performance of #CRBox. Held up well after an academic year of operation. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Longevity of size-dependent particle removal performance of do-it-yourself box fan air filters
Filtration performance of do-it-yourself (DIY) box fan filters deployed across a university campus was assessed over an academic year. Four DIY air filters were constructed from box fans and air filte...
pubs.rsc.org
November 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
New paper by Corsi's group at UC Davis on long term clean air delivery rate performance of #CRBox. Held up well after an academic year of operation. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases
The effectiveness of recommended measures, such as “cover your mouth when coughing”, in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases (IRD) has been questioned. The objective...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Effectiveness of cough etiquette maneuvers in disrupting the chain of transmission of infectious respiratory diseases
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
A hint of cotton candy in the Glasgow sky tonight
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
A hint of cotton candy in the Glasgow sky tonight