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Victoria McIntosh@vmcntosh.bsky.social |
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Freelance information & privacy professional in Halifax, NS. Geek & caffeine enthusiast. MLIS, CIPT. I work hard so my pets live the good life. @vmcntosh on the bird site, but looking for some less musky air.
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Victoria McIntosh
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I for one appreciate the heavy downpour finishing *before* I run my Saturday errands. Cloudy I can deal with. Also, looks like July’s pattern of sunny work weeks, rainy weekends continues.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Actually, looking at this and it probably ticks Trump off to no end. Man is a narcissist but the NYT only mentions him once on the front page.
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Ivis Bohlen
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Victoria McIntosh
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‘Scum’ has a new definition. This is beyond low.
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Jake Williams
@malwarejake.bsky.social
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OpenAI was hacked, but didn't bother to tell anyone.
Cool, nothing to see here. Nothing at all...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/t...
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Victoria McIntosh
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Entirely accurate 🐈
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Victoria McIntosh
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Thus far I've been able to avoid progressives, but fingers will need to remain crossed.
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Victoria McIntosh
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I started going online for glasses after 1) experiencing the dirt-cheap cost of frames in Korea (1/4th the cost in Canada) thereby determining never to drop $$$ on frames alone and 2) realizing once you have your basic 'style' it's possible to get something you can live with, without trying on.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Seeing all the posts on my impending eye exam on the cost of glasses, and I'm going to just put this here: www.ilookglasses.ca
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Victoria McIntosh
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Booked the bi-annual “how the heck am I suppose to tell which one is clearer?” exam.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Love this ❤️
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The Volatile Mermaid
@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social
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A John Wick movie where he goes around assassinating people whose fireworks are upsetting the local dogs.
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Brendel
@brendelbored.bsky.social
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The real heroes of this website are the people who don’t get involved in any of the weird parasocial stuff and just go “here is my floofy dog”
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Matt
@mattlibrarian.bsky.social
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It is not about porn in libraries - it never was. This is about control, fear mongering and locking vulnerable people away from resources that can help them discover their place in the world or give them insights into the lives of others, and the vilification of a trusted community resource
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Victoria McIntosh
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When you finish for what all intents and purposes appeared to be the final boss fight, only to find there’s still a remaining epilogue. It’s done. The climax cinematic played. Just let me end this thing already.
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Victoria McIntosh
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I’m not in the market for a new quilt, but wow what a mood.
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Victoria McIntosh
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“May you live in interesting times” is a curse.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
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Lord, there's a pit in my stomach seeing the pictures coming out of St. Vincent (where I was born and where much of my family grew up or still lives) The devastation caused Hurricane Beryl is...tremendous. And the world isn't ready for the future (present?) of climate change and climate refugees
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Erica Henderson
@ericafails.bsky.social
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What's the name of that Futurama episode with Lucy Liu where downloading the likeness of old celebrities to turn into hollow dolls caused them physical pain
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Suzanne Rent
@suzannerent.bsky.social
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People who need AI for inspiration have no imagination to begin with.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Okay but is no one going to comment that the shark is bright purple, or is that just a thing with this photograph?
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Victoria McIntosh
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Alternative headline: Nintendo will continue to take all of my money.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams: Magus, Werewolf, Cyborg, Bi
@wolvendamien.bsky.social
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So. Google just released an internal paper about the epistemic, ethical, and sociopolitical threats of generative "AI," and golly gee whiz if that doesn't sure as shit sound familiar. 🤔🧐😒🙄
www.404media.co/google-ai-po...
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Victoria McIntosh
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Didn’t know this - great to be aware.
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Hypervisible
@hypervisible.bsky.social
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“There’s something disconcerting about a sophisticated piece of surveillance technology deployed for something as banal as selling candy.”
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Victoria McIntosh
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Your honor, with all due respect, I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
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Janel Comeau
@verybadllama.bsky.social
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strange women lying in ponds distributing swords actually sounds like a pretty decent alternative right now
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Encephalophagy
@encephalophagy.bsky.social
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According to the IG ads I've been getting, Meta's algorithm is VASTLY overestimating how much disposable income I have.
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Victoria McIntosh
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"Wait and let the courts handle it" is done, and you can't "wait for the vote" if one party will (now, legally) not accept the results and pardon blocks/ attempts to toss votes/ bully voters. This is it: Biden does something or he and the freedom of the country is screwed.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Seeing the U.S. news takes and becoming obvious that either the current admin takes decisive action in the next few months or the the country's democracy is dead in the water.
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Preet Bhogal
@preetbhogal.bsky.social
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Since Halifax is on a boil-water order, it’s a great day to go support your favourite Dartmouth restaurant!
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Tyler King
@tylerking.bsky.social
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Sellers on Fiverr advertise services to dox anyone for $30. Many of them claim to do so w/ a data tool provided by TransUnion to law enforcement and private investigators. While some of them are likely scammers, it’s really be better if credit bureaus and data brokers didn’t exist.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Ack. I suppose it’s different for the shops. I boil my water as part of the process when making coffee, but that’s because I use an electric kettle & poor-over set.
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Carissa Véliz
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Isn't it interesting how two of the most common narratives is that AI is going to take care of the drudgery and leave us the fun parts of work, and that AI is going to take jobs in the creative industry? 🤔 #AIEthics
www.zdnet.com/article/as-a...
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Jorge Caballero
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SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that dinosaurs never existed, but if they had existed they would have tasted like chicken
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Victoria McIntosh
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Likely reduced menu, but hopefully open. If nothing else, boiled water being okay means the coffee itself can keep coming. Who will feel up for a hot drink with tomorrow’s temperatures however…
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Peter Smith
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FYI remember your favorite coffee shop may not be open in the morning if they can't use the water.
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Carissa Véliz
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Fascinating. On #TikTok censorship, how it differs from other platforms in its vagueness and arbitrariness, how it infantilizes users and creators, and how it creates new (distorted) language. #AIEthics
thenewinquiry.com/tiktok-llm/
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Victoria McIntosh
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True, but now they’ve seen how bad it gets.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Victoria McIntosh
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I just know if we’re following history, Hitler didn’t stop with Germany.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Seeing skeets about people moving to Canada, and as a Canadian… are we far enough away?
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Lujy
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Boil Water Advisory In Effect For Beaver Bank, Middle And Lower Sackville, Hammonds Plains, Bedford, Halifax, Timberlea, Spryfield And Herring Cove
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Victoria McIntosh
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I mean, the courts did just say a president can incite treason and not be charged. Exiling a convicted felon by presidential order is now legal….
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Victoria McIntosh
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I know I shouldn’t be the least bit surprised, but “everything Trump has done is all Hillary’s fault” is still heck of a stupid take.
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Victoria McIntosh
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Today’s mood and activity level, with the exception of the 1/2 hr morning aerobics session.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL
@edsbs.bsky.social
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Mongolian street art baby
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Victoria McIntosh
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Celebrate Canada Day by trying to schedule events around the fickleness of Canadian weather. 🇨🇦
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Dr Abeba Birhane
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EdTech is where higher education institutes, government bodies & tech corps are pushing AI so hard yet with no evidence of the benefits (plenty of evidence against it). this report is another evidence that should caution all pushing AI into education to just STOP and evaluate the evidence
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Suzanne Rent
@suzannerent.bsky.social
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Another day, another post. This one isn't exactly about being single, but rather it's about dealing with anxiety.
suzannerent.substack.com/p/all-in-my-...
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