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Banner: screencap from "Riding Bean" of Rally Vincent smiling at her mirrored reflection.
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2023 Nikon Small World in Motion Competition - Third Place
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Please keep keeping your and others' health safe.
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(The below video shows a microscopic view by using holotomography of SARS-CoV2 infecting, fusing and then destroying human cells.)
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(The below video shows a microscopic view by using holotomography of SARS-CoV2 infecting, fusing and then destroying human cells.)
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The UN released a scathing report criticizing Canada’s treatment of disabled people and expansion of assisted suicide.
What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much.
@spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.
What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much.
@spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.
Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The Breach
Calls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government
breachmedia.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The UN released a scathing report criticizing Canada’s treatment of disabled people and expansion of assisted suicide.
What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much.
@spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.
What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much.
@spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.
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“US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C/6332F have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C/6332F have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Getting real tired of hearing about "short/brief illness" and thinking it could probably have been easily prevented if a few more people just wore a mask when they were feeling or were recently sick.
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Getting real tired of hearing about "short/brief illness" and thinking it could probably have been easily prevented if a few more people just wore a mask when they were feeling or were recently sick.
Did this a few years ago and not surprised to see Warlock is still on top, though more of a War-Barbie these days, apparently. 💪✨
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Did this a few years ago and not surprised to see Warlock is still on top, though more of a War-Barbie these days, apparently. 💪✨
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“nostalgia is not a strategy” ok, what do you call building bitumen pipelines and decade old lng projects then?
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
“nostalgia is not a strategy” ok, what do you call building bitumen pipelines and decade old lng projects then?
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Mark Carney is right to say that the old order is not coming back. But where his remarks fall short is in their insistence on answering the crises of our time through the lens of neoliberalism—an ideology that has, for decades, hollowed out the very sovereignty he now claims to defend.
What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the rules-based order
To re-establish power, defend sovereignty, and strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate p...
canadiandimension.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Mark Carney is right to say that the old order is not coming back. But where his remarks fall short is in their insistence on answering the crises of our time through the lens of neoliberalism—an ideology that has, for decades, hollowed out the very sovereignty he now claims to defend.
As we're heading into the beginning of the seventh year of the pandemic, I've been thinking about what future treatments will require for scientists do properly do their jobs.
I suspect they'll eventually really need people who've never contracted Covid, but I don't know how many we'll be by then.
I suspect they'll eventually really need people who've never contracted Covid, but I don't know how many we'll be by then.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
As we're heading into the beginning of the seventh year of the pandemic, I've been thinking about what future treatments will require for scientists do properly do their jobs.
I suspect they'll eventually really need people who've never contracted Covid, but I don't know how many we'll be by then.
I suspect they'll eventually really need people who've never contracted Covid, but I don't know how many we'll be by then.
No need to expect much else from this coprolitic coat hanger.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
No need to expect much else from this coprolitic coat hanger.
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Last year on this date, @crof.bsky.social published a Tyee article about the fifth anniversary of the first public announcement of #COVID19.
”My conclusions then were that we hadn’t learned much from the experience.
”A year later, many of us have unlearned the value of vaccination.” 🦠
”My conclusions then were that we hadn’t learned much from the experience.
”A year later, many of us have unlearned the value of vaccination.” 🦠
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee
We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.
thetyee.ca
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Last year on this date, @crof.bsky.social published a Tyee article about the fifth anniversary of the first public announcement of #COVID19.
”My conclusions then were that we hadn’t learned much from the experience.
”A year later, many of us have unlearned the value of vaccination.” 🦠
”My conclusions then were that we hadn’t learned much from the experience.
”A year later, many of us have unlearned the value of vaccination.” 🦠
One of my favorites by NIN, and beautifully shot.
Nine Inch Nails "Love Is Not Enough" live at rehearsals, 2005. Directed & edited by me. Filmed on the glorious Panasonic DVX100 MiniDV cameras.
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of my favorites by NIN, and beautifully shot.
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There is a petition in Canada to prevent the usage of the “get out of human rights free” card in Canada so Alberta’s usage can be brought to parliamentary debate www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en.... If you are Canadian please sign it
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There is a petition in Canada to prevent the usage of the “get out of human rights free” card in Canada so Alberta’s usage can be brought to parliamentary debate www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en.... If you are Canadian please sign it
Way to step on your own dick, Swen.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Way to step on your own dick, Swen.
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Vivi Lives is now available for digital download on my Ko-Fi!
ko-fi.com/s/8530c57b29
ko-fi.com/s/8530c57b29
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Vivi Lives is now available for digital download on my Ko-Fi!
ko-fi.com/s/8530c57b29
ko-fi.com/s/8530c57b29
Unified Lara looks pretty damn good in game.
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Unified Lara looks pretty damn good in game.
Having idiosyncracies like counting syllables, ensuring certain words aren't reused for at least a few paragraphs and making sure my words fit my own cadence (for some reason I have a beat to my speaking voice), etc.
Also gettng a "no results found" verbatim search for certain phrases can help, too.
Also gettng a "no results found" verbatim search for certain phrases can help, too.
I think it would be fun if writers who love language started intentionally writing more strangely as AI flattens written "content" into a mono-voice. it would cool I think if writers responded by focusing their individual efforts on cultivating a really unique voice that's hard to copy
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Having idiosyncracies like counting syllables, ensuring certain words aren't reused for at least a few paragraphs and making sure my words fit my own cadence (for some reason I have a beat to my speaking voice), etc.
Also gettng a "no results found" verbatim search for certain phrases can help, too.
Also gettng a "no results found" verbatim search for certain phrases can help, too.
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Trans rights activists have joined forces with labour unions in Saskatchewan to fight anti-trans legislation
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
A Prairie alliance of trans advocates and unions should be a national model ⋆ The Breach
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, workers, Muslims, and drug users. Saskatchewan shows how a united front could stop them
breachmedia.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trans rights activists have joined forces with labour unions in Saskatchewan to fight anti-trans legislation
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
A short list of 2025 releases I liked:
Messa - The Spin
Tribunal - In Penitence & Ruin
Ethel Cain - Perverts
Slow Crush - Thirst
Mary Mortem - Phantoms of the Fall
Faetooth - Labrynthine
Promaja - Bravo Brava
Comaduster - Memory Echoes
Drofnosura - Ritual of Split Tongues
kariti - still life
Messa - The Spin
Tribunal - In Penitence & Ruin
Ethel Cain - Perverts
Slow Crush - Thirst
Mary Mortem - Phantoms of the Fall
Faetooth - Labrynthine
Promaja - Bravo Brava
Comaduster - Memory Echoes
Drofnosura - Ritual of Split Tongues
kariti - still life
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A short list of 2025 releases I liked:
Messa - The Spin
Tribunal - In Penitence & Ruin
Ethel Cain - Perverts
Slow Crush - Thirst
Mary Mortem - Phantoms of the Fall
Faetooth - Labrynthine
Promaja - Bravo Brava
Comaduster - Memory Echoes
Drofnosura - Ritual of Split Tongues
kariti - still life
Messa - The Spin
Tribunal - In Penitence & Ruin
Ethel Cain - Perverts
Slow Crush - Thirst
Mary Mortem - Phantoms of the Fall
Faetooth - Labrynthine
Promaja - Bravo Brava
Comaduster - Memory Echoes
Drofnosura - Ritual of Split Tongues
kariti - still life
I can understand where people are coming from when they say, "everything's Al now so don't bother trying to distinguish it from photography", but then not trying to distinguish it creates it's own hype of "it's so convincing people have given up altogether".
I'm still not willing to do that, though.
I'm still not willing to do that, though.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I can understand where people are coming from when they say, "everything's Al now so don't bother trying to distinguish it from photography", but then not trying to distinguish it creates it's own hype of "it's so convincing people have given up altogether".
I'm still not willing to do that, though.
I'm still not willing to do that, though.
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and all of the arguments we made 5 yrs ago in this paper about why the idea of robot rights relies on faulty assumptions about the nature of human cognition and intelligence still hold
Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
and all of the arguments we made 5 yrs ago in this paper about why the idea of robot rights relies on faulty assumptions about the nature of human cognition and intelligence still hold
Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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"The past two years of continuous violence made Gaza impossible to ignore, requiring more active modes of forgetting—and now a concerted effort to solidify a whitewashed national narrative that exonerates Israel of wrongdoing."
jewishcurrents.org/israels-coll...
jewishcurrents.org/israels-coll...
Israel’s Collective Amnesia
Even as Israel continues killing Gazans, its liberals are ready to forget the genocide.
jewishcurrents.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"The past two years of continuous violence made Gaza impossible to ignore, requiring more active modes of forgetting—and now a concerted effort to solidify a whitewashed national narrative that exonerates Israel of wrongdoing."
jewishcurrents.org/israels-coll...
jewishcurrents.org/israels-coll...
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People who won't do the easy things, don't do the hard things.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
People who won't do the easy things, don't do the hard things.
Just to elaborate on this a bit, because being trans is so closely associated with marginalization, I think some parents unconsciously feel pressured to distance themselves from their trans child in order to remain loyal to the norms of their particular upbringing and recipients of its privileges.
Considering how easy it is for some parents to kneejerk themselves into "how could this happen to us, normal people?" when their kid comes out as trans and how that culture/class/status shock can get twisted into feelings of loss and estrangement, their reaction can end up legitimizing lots of harm.
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just to elaborate on this a bit, because being trans is so closely associated with marginalization, I think some parents unconsciously feel pressured to distance themselves from their trans child in order to remain loyal to the norms of their particular upbringing and recipients of its privileges.