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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 6h

The comments on this post are … something. The lack of empathy, political imagination, and strategic thinking is troubling. C’mon folks. Ben points out a vulnerability and lever (the NG troops who could become allies against these deployments) and the replies are like, “Nope. Eff that. Eff them.”

Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 16h

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 11h

I dunno about this. Beyond the effects on folks in Ottawa, that the civil case you mentioned might cover/get redress, this was a direct attack on our democracy & rule of law. It contributed to the atmosphere that led to Coutts & damaged our int'l trade. Not enough deterrence & denunciation I feel.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 15h

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 17h

Gonna be hard to attract and retain folks with a brain when they're only interested in promoting folks that want to cosplay with them.

Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 17h

In some future conflict, some "out of shape" geeks with a drone swam are going to annihilate these cosplay dummies like they are the VDV.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 19h

Practically though, I suppose you'd take a deposit upfront and/or as per the legislation, goods you could seize.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 19h

Inn Keepers' / Hotel Keepers' Acts or similar. The following is from 1936 and long repealed. Every jurisdiction is likely different but later general debtor/creditor legislation probably superseded the hotel specific acts in respect of debt collection.
www.canlii.org/en/sk/laws/a...

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 1d

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 1d

They would only wear those a couple of times a year at most—for a Speech from the Throne, or if they were inducting a new member to the Court.

Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 1d

RETVRN!

Amicus, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) mascot in the form of an anthropomorphized owl, wearing the previous version of the SCC judges' robes. These robes can be accurately described as "Santa costumes". The image has Amicus inside the SCC court room, and they are standing at the lectern used to deliver oral submissions to the SCC bench. Amicus is playing for the camera in an amusing pose.

Image source: https://x.com/SCC_eng/status/1086358923362344961/photo/2

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 1d

And what of Amicus? I really hope they kept the owl.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 2d

Hep B was endemic in parts of Asia until vaccination campaigns. It impacts everyone. These idiots are crazy. If they succeed, they are going to condemn hundreds of thousands to misery. Cirrhosis of the liver is a terrible way to die.

Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

“The notion that hepatitis B is only confined to transmission for prostitutes, drug users, etc., is such an ignorant and uninformed way of approaching infectious disease” - Dr. Jason Goldman of @acpimphysicians.bsky.social.

Bingo... #MedSky + #IDSky

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CDC Panel Sidesteps Key Exposure Risk in Hep B Vax Debate

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children.

www.medscape.com

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 2d

Hep B was endemic in parts of Asia until vaccination campaigns. It impacts everyone.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 2d

The Supreme Court of Canada is taking the case, fairly sure on an expedited basis. I think I can say it came as a bit of a surprise to most people. They think this is a case of national importance - I don't think anyone can be sure what they are thinking.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 4d

But then people complain about boring boxes, etc. Probably not good for floor space / developer profit maximization either. But it's a form over function building you'll always get a few of those in a large city. There are always folks who are willing to pay for style.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 4d

This whole thread but this part is soooo true. Innovation often happens by "accident". To borrow a ST Voyager reference, "fun will commence" isn't how it works.

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 5d

The economic argument for doing fundamental (non-applied) scientific research is that it has a FANTASTIC return on investment. That return may take decades, and you can't predict it, but it has worked out like this since science began. Basic discoveries lead to tech advances, eventually.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 4d

🤔 If they issue this, it's going to dilute the market for any "official" commemorative coins, available for two easy payments of $19.95.

Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 5d

It's Mean Girls day. Let them celebrate.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 5d

Public data and data collection powers business and decision making. It's just one of a number of public services that just works behind the scenes that only a small subset of people pay attention to / understand the importance of.

Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 5d

Before I led BLS I was not as acutely aware of how many businesses, firms, and individual jobs depend on a stream of public use data. One estimate is that the $2 billion the US spends on economic data creates a $200+ billion industry of 'data-intensive' businesses. pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 5d

Just a small quibble re: defence spending - most of spending to acquire new equipment won't generate a future monetary return - we get "safety" but it won't be economic like infrastructure or housing investment where the end product generates economic returns on their own.

Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 5d

Is this a passive aggressive reminder to the person on your team who is tasked with the translate feature?

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 5d

Wanna avoid securities/foreign exchange/consumer protection legislation? Call it crypto or fintech and you're set.

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 8d

One time I was riding a bus and a very young couple sat down in the empty pair of seats in front of me. The girl proceed to take out her resume, reviewing it with her boyfriend. I was close enough to be able to read it over their shoulders, and spotted a typo. This has Haunted me for Years.

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slanderous ordo @slanderous.bsky.social · 8d

i think the most logical solution is that training is infringement, therefore models and outputs cannot be copyrighted

that way, we all benefit from the extant models AND we destroy the companies that creating them AND we redistribute VC wealth to copyright holders. win-win-win (except for artists)

Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 8d

I have basically come around to the idea that "training is fair use, models and their outputs cannot be copyrighted" is the most reasonable solution overall

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Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 8d

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 9d

Another Kavanaugh stop.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 9d

ICE brutally detains U.S. citizen just for filming—knocking her unconscious.

"Agents took her to a side alley, beat her up, then called an ambulance," witness said.

"Then they kidnapped her from the hospital—without a formal discharge—and took her to Downtown LA Detention Center."

Yee @thisisyee.bsky.social · 8d

We need to blanket the airwaves with the house hippo commercial, stat.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 9d

1M likes on TikTok for obvious AI content

ngmi

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