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Victoria McIntosh

@vmcntosh.bsky.social

Freelance information & #privacy professional in Halifax, NS. Geek, history & caffeine enthusiast. MLIS, CIPT. I work hard so my pets live the good life. @vmcntosh on the old bird site. Skeets on a little bit of everything.

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I was going to say…

01.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The elder millennial existence consists entirely of alternating geopolitical and financial crises

01.03.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 842    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 39

Yep. It’s amazing for the U.S. had decades of soft power and literally tossed it out the window.

China is (wisely) picking it up.

01.03.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe they’re just a Hamlet fan?

28.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The library once again points to the "Duh" section of the collection, formerly known as the history section.

28.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering how much my mental health would improve if I were locked in a library for a week with food and coffee but no internet.

28.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

If the weather gives you a day, that’s typically when some of the flowering trees start in the Public Gardens. Offhand, end of April into May is my favourite time to visit.

If the weather doesn’t hold, Neptune Theatre any time of the year.

28.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did an AI write that? No brain cells detected.

28.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello USA listen just to remind you that the Ides of March are on the 15th

28.02.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 361    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

Every barista I know deserves a raise. β˜•οΈ

28.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

K-pop Demon Hunters is a treasure, and agreed.

28.02.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sam Altman picked a hell of a day to basically urge the world to trust the morality and legal restraint of the Department of Defense

28.02.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3877    πŸ” 706    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 25

This is true but also fascinating from a science fiction standpoint because the fundamental problem with smart machines in military is that they don’t have loyalty and can be hacked/ manipulated into outcomes you don’t agree with.

Look at all the times they had to go back and β€˜fix’ grok.

28.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

28.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14293    πŸ” 4440    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 91

Yeah, not great. However the emphasis is on the position of Canada and the current regime, not an agreement to join the conflict, so we’ll see.

28.02.2026 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a leather jacket is standing in front of a wall with the words `` cool , cool '' written on it . Alt: Nervously says cool trying to be like NBD. From B99

Saturday morning and our neighbour is starting a military conflict with Iran.

Hey Canada, we’re all in agreement to stay TF outta this, right?

28.02.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œUsed stolen credentials” = phishing.

Also, the theft included β€œaccount numbers, account holder’s addresses, and tax identification numbers”? Yikes!

28.02.2026 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently Palantir doesn't want people to know that the Swiss government rejected Palantir. Their preference is that you do not circulate this information across your social networks.

28.02.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m going to call it. This is NOT a good time* to be giving our biometric data to the US.
Personal opinion yadda yadda

*is there a genuinely good time??

28.02.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Definitely!

28.02.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pair of rabbits - I am sending you a hug

Pair of rabbits - I am sending you a hug

28.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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LLMs can break online pseudonymity and identify users across platforms Large language models (LLMs) can now re-identify pseudonymous internet users at scale, in minutes instead of hours.

LLMs can break online #pseudonymity and identify users across platforms

https://cyberinsider.com/llms-can-break-online-pseudonymity-and-identify-users-across-platforms/

#LLM #AI #privacy

28.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

When art resonates with the audience.

28.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather

27.02.2026 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3241    πŸ” 982    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 47

People in sci-fi novels are always naming their exploratory vessels shit like ICARUS and IXION and while I am not superstitious, I would maybe go with the USS GOT-THERE-SAFELY.

21.02.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1029    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 21

True.

Still, pity.

27.02.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg no, you’re not going to make Anthropic into β€œresistance tech.” Nope nope nope

27.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1520    πŸ” 268    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 34

The execs can try to put the breaks on so-called β€œwoke” content, but they always forget: diverse, well constructed stories make $$$$. It’s what a larger audience will pay for.

See: Sinners.

27.02.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know the relationship between WB, Bell Media and Crave?

Because if Bell Media can green light content production after this whole WB-Paramount deal and offer Crave access to U.S. customers they could make a killing.

27.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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bart simpson is sitting at a table with a plate of food and a glass of water .. Alt: Grooving
27.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0