Sarah Faber
@sciencebanshee.bsky.social
The internet's friendliest banshee, PhD.
The Werner Herzog of dynamic systems neuroscience.
Occasional Gàidhlig, constant shouting.
Researching how the brain adapts to neurodegeneration using music.
She/her.
The Werner Herzog of dynamic systems neuroscience.
Occasional Gàidhlig, constant shouting.
Researching how the brain adapts to neurodegeneration using music.
She/her.
Oh man...in Gaelic if you're counting people, there are ✨special✨ numbers from 2 to 10
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Oh man...in Gaelic if you're counting people, there are ✨special✨ numbers from 2 to 10
In CONTINUED good news, I am 17 months and 17 days post-spinal and sternal fractures and have been OFFICIALLY discharged from rehab!!
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
In CONTINUED good news, I am 17 months and 17 days post-spinal and sternal fractures and have been OFFICIALLY discharged from rehab!!
First thing that comes to mind is Michael Bublé's cover of "All I want for Christmas is You" 😁
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Michael Bublé - All I Want For Christmas Is You [Official HD]
YouTube video by Michael Bublé
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January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
First thing that comes to mind is Michael Bublé's cover of "All I want for Christmas is You" 😁
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Big thanks to @gammarae.design for keeping the heat on and turned up, the federal privacy commissioner for doing something, and all the Canadian politicians who have their hands out of the GODDAMN TOASTER, JESUS, WHY IS THIS SO HARD.
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Big thanks to @gammarae.design for keeping the heat on and turned up, the federal privacy commissioner for doing something, and all the Canadian politicians who have their hands out of the GODDAMN TOASTER, JESUS, WHY IS THIS SO HARD.
"But the toaster might get mad at me!"
Dude...it's a fucking toaster.
Get. Your hand. Out. The toaster.
Dude...it's a fucking toaster.
Get. Your hand. Out. The toaster.
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"But the toaster might get mad at me!"
Dude...it's a fucking toaster.
Get. Your hand. Out. The toaster.
Dude...it's a fucking toaster.
Get. Your hand. Out. The toaster.
A real "hand in the toaster" moment. Like, the government has its hand in the toaster. No one's making it keep its hand in the toaster. It's extremely painful, but ultimately solvable.
You take your hand...out of the toaster.
You take your hand...out of the toaster.
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A real "hand in the toaster" moment. Like, the government has its hand in the toaster. No one's making it keep its hand in the toaster. It's extremely painful, but ultimately solvable.
You take your hand...out of the toaster.
You take your hand...out of the toaster.
Furthermore, where the company and its developers are headquartered outside of Canada, what in the maple-scented fuck can the government do about it?
Besides a ban?
Besides a ban?
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Furthermore, where the company and its developers are headquartered outside of Canada, what in the maple-scented fuck can the government do about it?
Besides a ban?
Besides a ban?
"Technology companies and AI developers must take responsibility for the tools they create and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent harm."
Yeeeeeeeah, harm has already happened, the tool is still up and running, the time is long gone for the developers to "take responsibility"
Yeeeeeeeah, harm has already happened, the tool is still up and running, the time is long gone for the developers to "take responsibility"
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"Technology companies and AI developers must take responsibility for the tools they create and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent harm."
Yeeeeeeeah, harm has already happened, the tool is still up and running, the time is long gone for the developers to "take responsibility"
Yeeeeeeeah, harm has already happened, the tool is still up and running, the time is long gone for the developers to "take responsibility"
So I got to "as per my last e-mail" the nameless entity running outreach for the office for AI and digital innovation, which is...fun, of a type.
But also exhausting. Like, I read your statement, that's why I'm reaching out. Your statement was bad and you should feel bad.
But also exhausting. Like, I read your statement, that's why I'm reaching out. Your statement was bad and you should feel bad.
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
So I got to "as per my last e-mail" the nameless entity running outreach for the office for AI and digital innovation, which is...fun, of a type.
But also exhausting. Like, I read your statement, that's why I'm reaching out. Your statement was bad and you should feel bad.
But also exhausting. Like, I read your statement, that's why I'm reaching out. Your statement was bad and you should feel bad.
Next up, Office of Evan Solomon sends me a reply consisting of his statement, which I read in press coverage and referenced in my original e-mail.
Unsure if a human was involved (no name, no sign off other than Office of Evan Solomon)
1/10, Shoppers sends me more nuanced mail merges
Unsure if a human was involved (no name, no sign off other than Office of Evan Solomon)
1/10, Shoppers sends me more nuanced mail merges
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Next up, Office of Evan Solomon sends me a reply consisting of his statement, which I read in press coverage and referenced in my original e-mail.
Unsure if a human was involved (no name, no sign off other than Office of Evan Solomon)
1/10, Shoppers sends me more nuanced mail merges
Unsure if a human was involved (no name, no sign off other than Office of Evan Solomon)
1/10, Shoppers sends me more nuanced mail merges
So first up, my MP's legislative assistant sent me an honest-to-goodness reply letting me know my MP has been made aware and is in discussions with her colleagues in the party, nothing super concrete, but nice to hear from a human and with an invitation to keep following-up.
7.5/10, solid response!
7.5/10, solid response!
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
So first up, my MP's legislative assistant sent me an honest-to-goodness reply letting me know my MP has been made aware and is in discussions with her colleagues in the party, nothing super concrete, but nice to hear from a human and with an invitation to keep following-up.
7.5/10, solid response!
7.5/10, solid response!
I heard back from both the office of my MP AND Evan Solomon's office!
a woman with blonde hair is smiling and wearing a pink shirt
Alt: A gif of Regina George smiling in a beautifully terrifying way
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January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I heard back from both the office of my MP AND Evan Solomon's office!
It caused a minor sensation at the carol sing at St Genevieve's in East Chezzetcook
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It caused a minor sensation at the carol sing at St Genevieve's in East Chezzetcook
THANK YOU. I brought it home over Christmas and my mother-in-law kept stealing it to run her errands ("I just feel like she [the coat] should be out! Getting some compliments!")
It's a many-years old Elevensies coat that I found on Ebay after MUCH scouring and I love it
It's a many-years old Elevensies coat that I found on Ebay after MUCH scouring and I love it
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
THANK YOU. I brought it home over Christmas and my mother-in-law kept stealing it to run her errands ("I just feel like she [the coat] should be out! Getting some compliments!")
It's a many-years old Elevensies coat that I found on Ebay after MUCH scouring and I love it
It's a many-years old Elevensies coat that I found on Ebay after MUCH scouring and I love it
Eh - postal strike. BUT STILL, WE FÊTE!
Hey, remember that time you were in PARIS?!
Hey, remember that time you were in PARIS?!
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Eh - postal strike. BUT STILL, WE FÊTE!
Hey, remember that time you were in PARIS?!
Hey, remember that time you were in PARIS?!
I'm ALSO going out to dinner tonight and I'm gonna wear my new coat.
It is a statement piece.
The statement is:
"Why you no finish your borscht, little chicken?"
It is a statement piece.
The statement is:
"Why you no finish your borscht, little chicken?"
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I'm ALSO going out to dinner tonight and I'm gonna wear my new coat.
It is a statement piece.
The statement is:
"Why you no finish your borscht, little chicken?"
It is a statement piece.
The statement is:
"Why you no finish your borscht, little chicken?"
AND I GOT MAIL FROM EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE ART HISTORIAN/WOMAN OF THE WORLD, @cindynorth1.bsky.social!!!!
...today might rule?
...today might rule?
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
AND I GOT MAIL FROM EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE ART HISTORIAN/WOMAN OF THE WORLD, @cindynorth1.bsky.social!!!!
...today might rule?
...today might rule?
Anyway, that's all for now.
Big thanks to folks in government making noise about this.
And as ever: if the government is doing something that sucks, tell them about it!
bsky.app/profile/sena...
Big thanks to folks in government making noise about this.
And as ever: if the government is doing something that sucks, tell them about it!
bsky.app/profile/sena...
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Anyway, that's all for now.
Big thanks to folks in government making noise about this.
And as ever: if the government is doing something that sucks, tell them about it!
bsky.app/profile/sena...
Big thanks to folks in government making noise about this.
And as ever: if the government is doing something that sucks, tell them about it!
bsky.app/profile/sena...
I hope your office is buried under so many e-mails and phone calls, the ghost of Marshall McLuhan appears, lights up a cig, and calls you a dumbass
January 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I hope your office is buried under so many e-mails and phone calls, the ghost of Marshall McLuhan appears, lights up a cig, and calls you a dumbass
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FUCKEN EXHAUSTING THAT IS?
Is there a "time spent telling an MP they're being a fuckhead" tax credit I can get? I'm sure there's something in Quebec already, why not take it national?
Is there a "time spent telling an MP they're being a fuckhead" tax credit I can get? I'm sure there's something in Quebec already, why not take it national?
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FUCKEN EXHAUSTING THAT IS?
Is there a "time spent telling an MP they're being a fuckhead" tax credit I can get? I'm sure there's something in Quebec already, why not take it national?
Is there a "time spent telling an MP they're being a fuckhead" tax credit I can get? I'm sure there's something in Quebec already, why not take it national?