Joseph Szymborski :qcca:
@jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
PhD student @ #McGill University studying deep learning models for biological networks.
Born & raised in #montreal
"Gotta kick at the darkness, 'til it bleeds daylight."
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cosocial.ca/@jszym, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Born & raised in #montreal
"Gotta kick at the darkness, 'til it bleeds daylight."
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cosocial.ca/@jszym, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
When watching a presentation with a slideshow: do you like textual description of figures/data or would you rather just see the figures/data and hear the presenter describe it.
#poll #presentation #slideshow
#poll #presentation #slideshow
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
When watching a presentation with a slideshow: do you like textual description of figures/data or would you rather just see the figures/data and hear the presenter describe it.
#poll #presentation #slideshow
#poll #presentation #slideshow
RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows/115843441845279022
If you're not collaborating, checkout @libreoffice . I've used it for the last 6 or 7 years and it's rock solid.
If you are collaborating, I've had great luck with @CryptPad for simple documents (a step up from Etherpad if […]
If you're not collaborating, checkout @libreoffice . I've used it for the last 6 or 7 years and it's rock solid.
If you are collaborating, I've had great luck with @CryptPad for simple documents (a step up from Etherpad if […]
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January 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows/115843441845279022
If you're not collaborating, checkout @libreoffice . I've used it for the last 6 or 7 years and it's rock solid.
If you are collaborating, I've had great luck with @CryptPad for simple documents (a step up from Etherpad if […]
If you're not collaborating, checkout @libreoffice . I've used it for the last 6 or 7 years and it's rock solid.
If you are collaborating, I've had great luck with @CryptPad for simple documents (a step up from Etherpad if […]
Happy New Year to the @coop family! Looking forward to another year of sustainable, equitable, and democratic community building.
January 2, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Happy New Year to the @coop family! Looking forward to another year of sustainable, equitable, and democratic community building.
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Rural Liberal voters and urban Conservative voters keep getting shut out even when they show up in huge numbers.
A system that rewards geography instead of voters is not a real democracy.
Proportional representation would finally make every vote count.
A system that rewards geography instead of voters is not a real democracy.
Proportional representation would finally make every vote count.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rural Liberal voters and urban Conservative voters keep getting shut out even when they show up in huge numbers.
A system that rewards geography instead of voters is not a real democracy.
Proportional representation would finally make every vote count.
A system that rewards geography instead of voters is not a real democracy.
Proportional representation would finally make every vote count.
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On this Remembrance Day, let us bow our heads thinking of, along with those who died in yesterday’s wars, the ones who will die today in today’s wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts#Major_wars_(10,000_or_more_combat-related_deaths_in_current_or_previous_year)
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
On this Remembrance Day, let us bow our heads thinking of, along with those who died in yesterday’s wars, the ones who will die today in today’s wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts#Major_wars_(10,000_or_more_combat-related_deaths_in_current_or_previous_year)
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Politicians love to warn that the other side has a radical agenda. Yet, they don't seem too concerned that first past the post means they can win a majority with less than 40% of the vote.
Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.
Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Politicians love to warn that the other side has a radical agenda. Yet, they don't seem too concerned that first past the post means they can win a majority with less than 40% of the vote.
Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.
Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.
Reposted by Joseph Szymborski :qcca:
Canada’s system traps us in large big-tent parties, forcing endless infighting and floor crossings.
Proportional representation would let Canadians of every kind win seats for what they believe in instead of fighting for control of one tent.
Proportional representation would let Canadians of every kind win seats for what they believe in instead of fighting for control of one tent.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Canada’s system traps us in large big-tent parties, forcing endless infighting and floor crossings.
Proportional representation would let Canadians of every kind win seats for what they believe in instead of fighting for control of one tent.
Proportional representation would let Canadians of every kind win seats for what they believe in instead of fighting for control of one tent.
"I have said it before and I will continue to say it: calling for electoral reform in Montreal is the only viable way to ensure better democratic representation. ...I call on the people of Montreal who support this idea...to write to your elected officials and put pressure on them. Make some […]
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November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"I have said it before and I will continue to say it: calling for electoral reform in Montreal is the only viable way to ensure better democratic representation. ...I call on the people of Montreal who support this idea...to write to your elected officials and put pressure on them. Make some […]
When an incumbent government blames vote splitting for their loss, don't fall for it.
They had the power to enact electoral reform, but they chose not to. It's a power play they all take, and it's costing us a representative #democracy
#montreal #cdnpoli […]
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They had the power to enact electoral reform, but they chose not to. It's a power play they all take, and it's costing us a representative #democracy
#montreal #cdnpoli […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When an incumbent government blames vote splitting for their loss, don't fall for it.
They had the power to enact electoral reform, but they chose not to. It's a power play they all take, and it's costing us a representative #democracy
#montreal #cdnpoli […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
They had the power to enact electoral reform, but they chose not to. It's a power play they all take, and it's costing us a representative #democracy
#montreal #cdnpoli […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
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Congratulations! You have survived the no-transit day.
Now, go out and vote!
Vote info: https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/when-and-where-to-vote/
Strike info: https://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/info-strike
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Félicitations! Vous avez survécu à la journée sans transports en […]
Now, go out and vote!
Vote info: https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/when-and-where-to-vote/
Strike info: https://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/info-strike
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Félicitations! Vous avez survécu à la journée sans transports en […]
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mstdn.moimeme.ca
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Congratulations! You have survived the no-transit day.
Now, go out and vote!
Vote info: https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/when-and-where-to-vote/
Strike info: https://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/info-strike
- - -
Félicitations! Vous avez survécu à la journée sans transports en […]
Now, go out and vote!
Vote info: https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/when-and-where-to-vote/
Strike info: https://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/info-strike
- - -
Félicitations! Vous avez survécu à la journée sans transports en […]
Reposted by Joseph Szymborski :qcca:
A party can win a “majority” with less than 45% of the vote.
That’s not democracy.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s results show again how first past the post rewards false majorities and leaves most voters without representation.
#nlpoli
That’s not democracy.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s results show again how first past the post rewards false majorities and leaves most voters without representation.
#nlpoli
October 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A party can win a “majority” with less than 45% of the vote.
That’s not democracy.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s results show again how first past the post rewards false majorities and leaves most voters without representation.
#nlpoli
That’s not democracy.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s results show again how first past the post rewards false majorities and leaves most voters without representation.
#nlpoli
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! For this special day, I've a song by Tokyo Police Club keyboardist and Torontonian Graham Wright appropriately called "Canadian Thanksgiving".
https://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/track/canadian-thanksgiving
#thanksgiving #canada #music #musicmodays […]
https://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/track/canadian-thanksgiving
#thanksgiving #canada #music #musicmodays […]
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October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! For this special day, I've a song by Tokyo Police Club keyboardist and Torontonian Graham Wright appropriately called "Canadian Thanksgiving".
https://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/track/canadian-thanksgiving
#thanksgiving #canada #music #musicmodays […]
https://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/track/canadian-thanksgiving
#thanksgiving #canada #music #musicmodays […]
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
For this #musicmonday, we've a song about the #montreal neighborhood that I call home. Ada Lea sings about the Van Horne Overpass, the railroad tracks that run through it, and Waverly street all make an appearance, and it really captures the lovely, surreal feeling this neighborhood sometimes […]
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September 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For this #musicmonday, we've a song about the #montreal neighborhood that I call home. Ada Lea sings about the Van Horne Overpass, the railroad tracks that run through it, and Waverly street all make an appearance, and it really captures the lovely, surreal feeling this neighborhood sometimes […]
I've got a bit of a weird one for #musicmonday this week. I usually pick songs that get stuck in my head, and I've been muttering "She means everything to me/She's got a positive I.D." to myself ever since I first heard this track on https://soma.fm .
Checkout Renegade Soundwave's "Positive ID" […]
Checkout Renegade Soundwave's "Positive ID" […]
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September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've got a bit of a weird one for #musicmonday this week. I usually pick songs that get stuck in my head, and I've been muttering "She means everything to me/She's got a positive I.D." to myself ever since I first heard this track on https://soma.fm .
Checkout Renegade Soundwave's "Positive ID" […]
Checkout Renegade Soundwave's "Positive ID" […]
On the long list of ways in which I wish my #phd supervisor would allow me to end my #thesis
#academia #academicchatter
#academia #academicchatter
September 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
On the long list of ways in which I wish my #phd supervisor would allow me to end my #thesis
#academia #academicchatter
#academia #academicchatter
September 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A Case for Community Land Trusts in #canada : A Summary of Promising Community Practices and Public Policy Options
https://bsh.ubc.ca/a-case-for-community-land-trusts-in-canada-a-summary-of-promising-community-practices-and-public-policy-options/
#clt #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing
https://bsh.ubc.ca/a-case-for-community-land-trusts-in-canada-a-summary-of-promising-community-practices-and-public-policy-options/
#clt #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing
bsh.ubc.ca
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A Case for Community Land Trusts in #canada : A Summary of Promising Community Practices and Public Policy Options
https://bsh.ubc.ca/a-case-for-community-land-trusts-in-canada-a-summary-of-promising-community-practices-and-public-policy-options/
#clt #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing
https://bsh.ubc.ca/a-case-for-community-land-trusts-in-canada-a-summary-of-promising-community-practices-and-public-policy-options/
#clt #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing
The example text Claude Shannon uses in "Prediction and Entropy of Printed English" (1950) is probably one of my favourites and people should use it more often.
#phd #academia #academicchatter
#phd #academia #academicchatter
September 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The example text Claude Shannon uses in "Prediction and Entropy of Printed English" (1950) is probably one of my favourites and people should use it more often.
#phd #academia #academicchatter
#phd #academia #academicchatter
Happy #musicmonday, I'm back at it with some homegrown #indie #folk . It's the sedate-but-whimsical "n'as-tu jamais vu d'oiseaux?" by #montreal 's own Rosier.
They've become a staple in my rotation, and can't recommend this album enough! Show them some love, give it a listen, and maybe pick up […]
They've become a staple in my rotation, and can't recommend this album enough! Show them some love, give it a listen, and maybe pick up […]
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cosocial.ca
September 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy #musicmonday, I'm back at it with some homegrown #indie #folk . It's the sedate-but-whimsical "n'as-tu jamais vu d'oiseaux?" by #montreal 's own Rosier.
They've become a staple in my rotation, and can't recommend this album enough! Show them some love, give it a listen, and maybe pick up […]
They've become a staple in my rotation, and can't recommend this album enough! Show them some love, give it a listen, and maybe pick up […]
I really wish @signalapp would have the ability to have Slack/Discord-style channels in groups, or even Matrix/Element-style Group Spaces.
I think it's the main friction I currently have getting friend group chats to migrate over. It's really the only missing feature for us.
#signal
I think it's the main friction I currently have getting friend group chats to migrate over. It's really the only missing feature for us.
#signal
September 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I really wish @signalapp would have the ability to have Slack/Discord-style channels in groups, or even Matrix/Element-style Group Spaces.
I think it's the main friction I currently have getting friend group chats to migrate over. It's really the only missing feature for us.
#signal
I think it's the main friction I currently have getting friend group chats to migrate over. It's really the only missing feature for us.
#signal