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Navigating the intersection of Information Technology and culture. Passionate about art, travel, politics, and the journey of lifelong learning.
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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3

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“As for Los Angeles, my historian’s intuition is that sending in the national guard is a provocation that will be used to foment violence and justify martial law. The Russian word of the day here could be provokatsiia.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"The average American spends more than four hours a day on their smartphone and more than seven hours a day in total online. That adds up to spending 17 years of your adult life browsing the internet." www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

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In the world of internet influencers and YouTube stars, it’s not enough to be ordinary anymore. You need to be special. But where did this craze for personal branding come from? Why are we so obsessed with ourselves? Here's the podcast: www.ttbook.org/show/cult-self

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www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2... #Canada #westjet #sunwing WestJet is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet app. We have activated specialized internal teams in cooperation with law enforcement and Transport Canada to investigate the matter and limit impacts.

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A Canadian Transportation Agency investigation has found WestJet committed hundreds of “serious” regulatory violations involving a flight that left 170 passengers “stranded,” according to a government document obtained by the Toronto Star.

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Canada should be next! There are plenty of skilled tech people in Canada familiar with Linux and LibreOffice. Several universities etc have web servers that provide updates and downloads for the various Linux distros.

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Tired of software tracking you, and using your content to feed AI services? Switch to free and open source software – like #LibreOffice, which is backed by a non-profit and has zero interest in your data: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06...

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Are you attending a protest sometime soon? Here are EFF’s tips for how best to prepare one’s digital devices and oneself while exercising your First Amendment rights.

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"Under this new legislation, police can obtain a warrant “on the lower standard of reasonable suspicion of a crime, instead of probable cause,” reports the Conversation. In layperson’s terms, Apple or Google or Meta will be forced to serve as state agents." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Oppose Bill C-2 Stand outs for the multi part bill: access to your phone/information & tracking without a warrant & changes to immigration Write to government officials, sign petitions, tell your friends, get informed. It gets cold enough up here, we don’t need Canadian ICE. #canadabluesky

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I'm done with Sunwing. Never liked Westjet. Wishing the best for Transat. They have better service and use Airbus, not Boeing like Westjet. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

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The TDSB is transferring its longest serving principal — and hundreds of parents and students are protesting. Decision to move the principal, who’s in his mid-80s, from Rosedale Heights School of the Arts — a school he helped found — was met with shock.

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What if collaboration and community breeds innovation just as well as adversarial competition? @torproject.org’s @1s4.bsky.social joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and @thejasonkelley.com on the new episode of “How to Fix the Internet.”

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This is a great podcast if you're looking for insights into what has gone wrong with the Internet. #internet #podcast #CBC www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

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This beloved 80s sci-fi show eerily captures the rise of fascism in our contemporary society. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...

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Somehow this doesn't surprise me. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2025...

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Trump is basically saying Don't rain on MY parade! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

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❌ 👑 No Kings ❌ 👑 www.nokings.org

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This beloved 80s sci-fi show eerily captures the rise of fascism in our contemporary society. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...

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