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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 29m

Saskatchewan.

And apparently Chinook, for some unknown reason.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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brainfrog👩‍🦼🫁 @brainfrog.bsky.social · 3d

Hey friends. I have $1929 remaining to try to raise in time for my surgical date on October 23rd.

Out of pocket medical expenses are detailed in the GFM. Thank you to everyone who's helped me get this far. You are literally helping me survive in a very real, tangible way.

brainfrog👩‍🦼🫁 @brainfrog.bsky.social · Aug 28

Apologies, somehow the original was deleted. I'm undergoing my 3rd urgent, non-elective revision spinal fusion this Oct to replace & extend my hardware. I'd appreciate any help in achieving this goal to ensure I have the resources necessary to recover safely & fully.
www.gofundme.com/f/leeanns-3r...

Donate to Lee-Ann's 3rd Spine Surgery Survival Fund, organized by Lee-Ann SB

Hey folks, my name is Lee-Ann. I'm a thirtysomething living in Ontario, Canada… Lee-Ann SB needs your support for Lee-Ann's 3rd Spine Surgery Survival Fund

www.gofundme.com

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Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 1h

I really wish, when talking about Amazon boycotts, people would add "if able." For many people in rural and remote places, it's the only place to get things like diapers and formula; for disabled ppl the only place for devices; for immigrants and those in food deserts the only place for food staples

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Ellen Rose @icklenellierose.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah? And?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 1h

I feel this. Short and even when I didn't have "body by IT," I couldn't find pants or shorts that fit.

Nothing quite destroys confidence like having nothing fit right and it showing.

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Matthew Black @matthewblack.ca · 8h

And, here's a second sidebar about the hopelessly outdated AHS food service venue inspection website/database which was built before the iPhone and Instagram existed, at a time when Connor McDavid was still in elementary school
#yeg

'Glorified spreadsheet': Alberta's restaurant inspection website needs major overhaul, expert says

The website that publishes Alberta’s food safety inspections is 20 years obsolete, an expert says

edmontonjournal.com

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Matthew Black @matthewblack.ca · 10h

Since Jan, I've been part of a team inc EJ colleagues, @lillebuen.bsky.social & his MacEwan U j-students working on a series re: how food service venues are inspected in AB
We uncovered shocking findings re: the state of the system, inspection frequency, & recurring violations.
Part 1 out today
#yeg

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

edmontonjournal.com

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 1d

Something people don't talk about enough is washroom availability and frequency of transit.

If you *need* to go, it's a juggling act of holding, trying to go between transfers, or sneaking into washrooms along the way and waiting 30-40m for the next bus, all the while trying not to crap yourself.

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 21h

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 13h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of horseshit people with limited diets have to fight against just to reach what should be the starting point on food discussions was already high enough without celebrities spouting dangerous ideas as facts.

Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 1d

Taylor Swift was on a podcast talking about how people who are gluten free can eat sourdough. Anyways, as a person with Celiac, I can confidently say "no the fuck we can't." Sourdough bread is not gluten free. Do not feed sourdough bread to gluten intolerant people or people who have Celiac.

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Victoria Duncan @victoriaduncan.bsky.social · 1d

The sourdough thing is about blood sugar. Sourdough has a lower glycemic index (doesn't spike your blood sugar) for most people, so it was recommended to my husband who has Type 2 diabetes.

Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 1d

Taylor Swift was on a podcast talking about how people who are gluten free can eat sourdough. Anyways, as a person with Celiac, I can confidently say "no the fuck we can't." Sourdough bread is not gluten free. Do not feed sourdough bread to gluten intolerant people or people who have Celiac.

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Wren Ashe Frey (she/they) @crippledscholar.bsky.social · 1d

I have important forms that need to be dropped off in person (because Canada Post is on strike) by next week.

I need help with travel costs

Anything helps

#MutualAidRequest

Wren Ashe Frey (she/they) @crippledscholar.bsky.social · 2d

I’m queer and disabled. I’m unable to work and only receive $420/month in benefits. I run out of money and food which is terrible for my physical and mental health

Please help me stay fed

PayPal.me/crippledscholar
ko-fi.com/crippledscho...
Buymeacoffee.com/crippledscholar

#MutualAid

Pay Wren Frey using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/crippledscholar and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

PayPal.me

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Nix~🍉 @punklenix.bsky.social · 1d

"What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger."
IM STRONG ENOUGH ID RATHER EXPERIENCE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME WHIMSICAL THANK YOU.

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love & barley 🐸🌶️🪏🎃 @loveandbarley.bsky.social · 2d

give greta thunberg a gundam

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

This has always been a extremely tiny screeching minority demanding that their bigotry dictate that no one else's children can learn of the existence of LGBTQ people.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Geoff Thew @mothersbasement.bsky.social · 1d

It's time to talk about the enshittification of Crunchyroll
youtu.be/B-DX0Zolr6g

The Enshittification of Crunchyroll

YouTube video by Mother's Basement

youtu.be

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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 2d

"but it's everywhere now so we just have to accept it's the new reality" motherfucker we can just stop putting it everywhere! we did it with asbestos and CFCs and lead-based paint or petrol and make-up with arsenic in it! if everyone is using something and it's bad, we can choose to stop!

Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 2d

"anti-AI people should just learn more about it" motherfucker I know so much about it, that's why I'm anti-AI

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 1d

Something people don't talk about enough is washroom availability and frequency of transit.

If you *need* to go, it's a juggling act of holding, trying to go between transfers, or sneaking into washrooms along the way and waiting 30-40m for the next bus, all the while trying not to crap yourself.

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Jesse Heinig @jesseheinig.bsky.social · 2d

Evangelical conservatives be like "You can't make me participate in trans people's delusions! Now here are the rules you must follow from my invisible sky fairy."

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logo, acting strange @logophobe.bsky.social · 1d

This meeting could have been an extra judicial murder performed by a malfunctioning ED-209 unit

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The Alberta Worker @abworker.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Safeway wants to roll back worker benefits

Remember, this is the same company that wanted to take back raises last year that they had already paid their workers.

albertaworker.ca/news/safeway...

Safeway wants to roll back worker benefits

Remember, this is the same company that wanted to take back raises last year that they had already paid their workers.

albertaworker.ca

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 1d

Lethbridge really needs to fix the number of level rail crossings across major thoroughfares.

It's bad enough that we have choke points due to the highway and river, but when the things causing the choke points are themselves subject to full stoppages, it cascades poorly.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

Want fewer emissions from inhalers?

Reduce rates of asthma.

How?

By removing sources of pollution that cause asthma in the first place.

This isn't a mystery. Or even hard to understand.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

"The study equates the pollution impact from inhalers to the emissions of driving more than half a million cars annually."

You know what would do a lot more good for the environment AND for people with asthma than attacking inhalers?

Getting that half a million cars off the road.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 1d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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