Leslie Rosenblood

Eight years three months for me. That first year was easily the worst of my life. Sorry it's been similarly awful for you.

This is possibly the greatest invention ever.

Fair point. Plus maybe a random number generator inserted in the algorithm to avoid any consistent bias.

Is this phenology or racism?

The challenge in this cser is not predicting *what* will happen, but *when*.

"The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

Trump lawyer who praised ‘Mein Kampf’ is now accusing Harvard of antisemitism, report says Michael Velchik reportedly praised 'Mein Kampf' after graduating from Harvard, where he also wrote an essay from Hitler's perspective.

When anti-Semites claim to be fighting anti-Semitism they trivialize a very real problem and thereby deliberately make it worse. Attacking universities was always about spreading anti-Semitism, not combatting it.
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"We are seeking a ChatGPT prompt engineer with a minimum of seven years experience."

In just two days, I will be on stage performing an all-new comedy set alongside several of Toronto's best comics! I hope to see you at Comedy Bar Danforth on Wednesday at 7 PM!
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Levant could be considered truthful here, if those hundreds of RSVPs were.... "No."

Come see me perform stand up at a Comedy Bar showcase next week. It will be a great show featuring several very funny comics. comedybar.ca/shows/showca...

In think it's similar with vaccines. People forget how awful it is to live when disease is rampant. But after two generations of extremely effective national immunization programs, people think vaccines don't do anything.

Democracy. Messy when you have it. You'll miss it when it's gone.

Enjoy your life! It's the best antidote to world events. I am struggling with the dichotomy of a wonderful personal life while the world... well, is doing its thing. Treasure your time with your love. Truly.

"Free speech for me, but not for thee" seems to be the full credo of far too many.

Counterpart

An hypothesis: My Facebook feed is filled with ads falsely claiming that some celebrity has died. Generalizing, I assume that claims of someone's death are rampant, and are untrue most of the time. Today's algorithms cannot distinguish between rare events and common lies.

2010: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines do I need to get beforehand?

2025: I'm going to a foreign country. What vaccines should I get while I'm there?

Of course he did it, and his most ardent supporters know that.

A significant source of his support comes from those who want similar impunity for the misdeeds they've committed.

"It's not a crime if you're one of us."

Congratulations! I hope policy makers listen to what you have to say.

Podcast for Inquiry S04E07: Cell phones, Cinemas, and Comestibles: Canada’s Conundrum with Monopolies, with Vass Bednar Vass Bednar is the Executive Director of McMaster University’s Master of Public Policy program, and the co-author of The Big Fix: How Compa...

Two fronts:
1) Personal. Know which industries are monopolized, buy from another source wherever possible, even if it costs a little more.
2) Political. Advocate for strong competition regulation, *and* to enforce it.

I spoke with Vass Bednar on this: opinionsquestions.blogspot.com/2025/04/podc...

In Our Time was one of my inspirations for Podcast for Inquiry. A tremendous legacy.

my favorite taco truck hasn't been around lately and I hope the guy is on vacation or has relocated to a better spot but these days, man, you can't help but wonder

A still frame from the Simpsons, in which Homer is in hell, being force-fed donuts.

I don't wanna make everyone depressed, but more and more this is how I think of our relationship with social media:

Therefore, it is up to women (and only women) to solve the loneliness epidemic, right?

Right?

Alien and Aliens are two of my favourite movies. Every subsequent entry in the franchise has.... sucked. Too bad the same seems to hold for Alien Earth.

The Canadian Secular Alliance (I'm a policy advisor) has been granted intervener status at the Supreme Court's upcoming challenge of Quebec's Bill 21. I think we will incorporate this ruling into our argument against the bill.

Which decision was being referenced here? The charter challenge in Saskatchewan?

TIFF Removes October 7th Documentary Film From Schedule Citing Implausible Copyright Clearance Concerns From Hamas Terror Footage - Michael Geist The Toronto International Film Festival has removed from its 2025 schedule a documentary film by Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich that tells the story of Noam Tibon’s mission to save his family during ...

TIFF Removes October 7th Documentary Film From Schedule Citing Implausible Copyright Clearance Concerns From Hamas Terror Footage

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Though I have no inside information, this smacks of a decision that was made for political reasons, with a desperate justification made post hoc.

One of my favourites!

Both are true, because we won't make the better world that is possible.