W McLean
@mclabradore.bsky.social
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Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
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Did you know that classics students at @wwu.edu put out a weekly newsletter in Latin? You can read it online or subscribe to receive it in your inbox Friday 🤓
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
Nuntii Latini
Nuntii Latini Vasintonienses. The week's news in Latin, brought to you by the students of Western Washington University.
nuntiilatini.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Did you know that classics students at @wwu.edu put out a weekly newsletter in Latin? You can read it online or subscribe to receive it in your inbox Friday 🤓
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern #skystorians #languages
Each evening the sun sets in five billion places.
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Each evening the sun sets in five billion places.
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Did you know that fevers in early pregnancy also cause genetic mutations in fetuses and resulting developmental abnormalities? Know how we treat and prevent that? Yeah, Tylenol.
September 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Did you know that fevers in early pregnancy also cause genetic mutations in fetuses and resulting developmental abnormalities? Know how we treat and prevent that? Yeah, Tylenol.
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For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column: Faking a committee meeting for ragebait #cdnpoli
Faking a committee meeting for ragebait - Loonie Politics
There is no upside or redeeming value to Brock making up a fictional meeting in order to try and score points.
looniepolitics.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column: Faking a committee meeting for ragebait #cdnpoli
Arrivées / Arrivals...
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Arrivées / Arrivals...
Closing out another day on the surface of a rocky lil planet.
August 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Closing out another day on the surface of a rocky lil planet.
Go look at the moon.
August 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Go look at the moon.
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Area small-c conservatives who spent a generation screaming about their taxes and living in suburbia are astonished that European city centres are not in the same state of urban decay that ours are and can't quite figure out why.
Dispatch from the Front Lines: Let's get the basics fixed, eh?
Canada is filthy. Sabia hits the ground running.
www.readtheline.ca
July 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Area small-c conservatives who spent a generation screaming about their taxes and living in suburbia are astonished that European city centres are not in the same state of urban decay that ours are and can't quite figure out why.
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The way the NCC has reversed decades of poor public opinion with a few relatively low cost, quick turnaround public projects is incredible. It should be studied, and replicated.
June 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The way the NCC has reversed decades of poor public opinion with a few relatively low cost, quick turnaround public projects is incredible. It should be studied, and replicated.
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Part of Kent Street is up for renewal, and the City of Ottawa is refusing to bury the power lines, saying it’s too expensive.
Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward.
Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.
Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward.
Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.
June 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Part of Kent Street is up for renewal, and the City of Ottawa is refusing to bury the power lines, saying it’s too expensive.
Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward.
Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.
Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward.
Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
It's fun to infrare.
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It's fun to infrare.
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Westboro Beach is back—revitalized, reimagined, and ready for all seasons. With a $21M investment from the federal government & the City of Ottawa—and years of community advocacy—this gem on the Kichi Zībī is now a vibrant, year-round destination. This is how it was meant to be.
June 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Westboro Beach is back—revitalized, reimagined, and ready for all seasons. With a $21M investment from the federal government & the City of Ottawa—and years of community advocacy—this gem on the Kichi Zībī is now a vibrant, year-round destination. This is how it was meant to be.
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During the pandemic, downtown parks were a sea of picnic blankets with people hanging out and yes, enjoying the odd beer. The sky did not fall. People in Centretown are among the least likely in Ottawa to have access to back yards or even balconies.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Alcoholic beverages will be allowed in select Ottawa parks this summer
Parkgoers could be able to enjoy a cold alcoholic beverage in Ottawa’s parks this summer, with councillors and residents allowed to choose parks where beer, wine and coolers can be enjoyed.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
During the pandemic, downtown parks were a sea of picnic blankets with people hanging out and yes, enjoying the odd beer. The sky did not fall. People in Centretown are among the least likely in Ottawa to have access to back yards or even balconies.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Wisdom of the Ancient Ones is true. Sky Ball is real.
Sky Ball is real.
Sky Ball is real.
May 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Wisdom of the Ancient Ones is true. Sky Ball is real.
Sky Ball is real.
Sky Ball is real.
It was a good day to be a flag.
May 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It was a good day to be a flag.
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Great Zeus!
BREAKING: After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. Liberals now two shy of a majority government, but other recounts are coming.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...
www.cbc.ca
May 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Great Zeus!
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WOW. Riding flips to the Liberals and Canadian PM Mark Carney BY JUST ONE VOTE after judicial recount.
Never think your vote won’t matter. #VOTE
Never think your vote won’t matter. #VOTE
BREAKING: After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. Liberals now two shy of a majority government, but other recounts are coming.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...
www.cbc.ca
May 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
WOW. Riding flips to the Liberals and Canadian PM Mark Carney BY JUST ONE VOTE after judicial recount.
Never think your vote won’t matter. #VOTE
Never think your vote won’t matter. #VOTE
Also Sprach Zarathustra.
May 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Also Sprach Zarathustra.