Hallan Folly

Maybe the storm is winds will send Mamdani to Halifax?

I encourage people to do more than claiming to "not give a shit about a place" they don't live in as a reason not to do research on conflicts caused by fascist groups using religious dogma as their excuse.

Andy Fillmore and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad budget committee week - Halifax Examiner The mayor introduces a motion councillors call reckless, disrespectful, irresponsible, and lazy.

Andy Fillmore and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad budget committee week

Story by me with a huge thanks to @dentremy.bsky.social for editing this and everything I tossed at her this week! She had to manage that, plus everything else.

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🎧Killing kids to save money, part 1(🔒) Real show notes on Monday

www.grandparade.news/p/killing-ki... - wait Andy Fillmore complained about the bike network being “debt intensive”? Mr “Halifax Water Should Just Borrow More” ? That guy? Debt intensive? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

"The Irritating Gentleman" by Berthold Wotlze. A young woman dressed in dark clothes, sitting on a train with a bag beside her, looking fed up as an older man leans over the back of the seat behind her, trying to talk to her.

Generative AI, in nearly every piece of software you try to use these days.

#AI #SpeirGorm #GenAI

I hate the fact that stories about this ignore that bike lane spending is $65 million out of a $3bn capital budget of which we can only actually pay for $1.8bn of $3bn before we run out of money and debt. Cutting 0.021% of the capital budget is not fiscal responsibility, it's affordability suicide.

Animation by Milt Kahl* | The Aristocats (1970)

#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

Halifax Andy Carmore wants:

Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars

"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"

– February 1974

We should have done way more during COVID - tactical bus and bike lanes, etc. Not too late for that.

Andy Fillmore wants bus-only lanes turned into high-occupancy vehicle lanes - Halifax Examiner What's on Halifax regional council's agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Andy Fillmore wants bus-only lanes turned into high-occupancy vehicle lanes

Story by me

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Remind your MLAs regularly that transit expansion is one of the most cost efficiant ways to reducing traffic congestion in a growing city. Adding more lanes/removing dedicated bus lanes seems like a choice only made out of ignorance and spite.

As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”

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Yes, there are democratic debates among New Democrats - the clue is in the name!

In a vast country with many regions and interests, it’s the job of the federal NDP to offer an inspiring national vision that unites us as a party of the 99%.

That’s how we build the biggest tent and win.

A selection of shots animated by Geoff King for Song of the Sea (2014), dir. Tomm Moore, Cartoon Saloon

Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.

Every time I see rich and powerful men jerking off to the idea of sexually subjugating women, I think of how many men told me that I was overreacting years ago when I said that they would also eventually overturn Roe v. Wade. And then I want to punch a wall.

BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism

SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?

BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism

If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.

Reminder here’s some adobe alternatives, Because FUCK ADOBE….

About time that the municipality enforces this requirement to pay a living wage. Also time to bring this work in-house. And for all to be paid a
#LivingWage

So Disney is attempting to go all in on AI animation film, stealing from a whole working class of artists that barely got paid on their biggest productions.

If they think theft of art is okay, then it's okay not to pay to watch their shit.

I agree, but I can't abide the AI slop.

Laid-off Ubisoft workers rally, call on video game developer to reopen in Halifax - Halifax | Globalnews.ca A crowd of Ubisoft workers and supporters held a rally, urging the video game developer to reopen the studio that was closed earlier this month after a successful union drive.

All power to Ubisoft workers in Halifax, standing up for justice and accountability after the company shut down their workplace right after they unionized.

Ubisoft has taken nearly $1 billion in public subsidies. We need to be loud and clear: No tax dollars for union busters!

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Screenshot of a tweet from Evan Solomon. It has two photos of him meeting with the Israeli Ambassador to Canada with the caption: This morning, I met with Israel’s Ambassador to Canada as part of ongoing engagement on technology, AI, and economic development. Dialogue matters, particularly in complex times. / Ce matin, j'ai rencontré l'ambassadeur d'Israël au Canada dans le cadre d'un engagement continu en matière de technologie, d'intelligence artificielle et de développement économique. Le dialogue est important, en particulier dans les périodes complexes.

This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵

This is really thoroughly reported - extensive and accurate. Battery facilities like these are awesome and just getting better.

In 1970, Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University.

Four protesters were killed in cold blood.

The public's reaction at the time feels disturbingly familiar.

Seems good!