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Lisa Fast

@lisafast.bsky.social

UX architect, researcher, MSc Computer Science, AI user, Canadian, mother of two grown sons, ex-Nortel, lake association board member, live in Ottawa, Ontario and Rupert, Quebec.

487 Followers  |  571 Following  |  216 Posts  |  Joined: 07.11.2024
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Nope. We can do ANYTHING πŸ˜‚

01.03.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The community of Arrowhead, Colorado #ForestFriday #Photography #Forest #Trees #Landscape πŸ“·

28.02.2026 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4254    πŸ” 380    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 25
University of Waterloo
@UWaterloo
x.com
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Looking to stay connected with the University of Waterloo?
β€’ News: uwaterloo.ca/news/
β€’ Bluesky: uwaterloo
β€’ IG: uofwaterloo
β€’ FB: university.waterloo
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Thank you
9:41 AM β€’ 2026-02-27 β€’ 1.5M Views

University of Waterloo @UWaterloo x.com This account is no longer active. Looking to stay connected with the University of Waterloo? β€’ News: uwaterloo.ca/news/ β€’ Bluesky: uwaterloo β€’ IG: uofwaterloo β€’ FB: university.waterloo β€’ LI: uwaterloo Thank you 9:41 AM β€’ 2026-02-27 β€’ 1.5M Views

Congrats University of Waterloo for leaving X!

Make sure to follow them here @uwaterloo.ca

28.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is disappointing Mr Carney, we’re next.

28.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This pretty picture is of the province’s smaller Science Centre near their private spa at Ontario Place. The price tag is $1.4 billion. The existing building only requires about $350 mil over 20 years (and about $30 mil for priority repairs). All this based on the AG report.

26.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 18
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy wearing a shirt and tie, standing in front of a wooden door.

Vintage black and white photo of a young boy wearing a shirt and tie, standing in front of a wooden door.

25 February 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Israel Weiland, was born in Amsterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in May 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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πŸ“– Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

25.02.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 490    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

lol… WTAF.

Imagine if we told motorists that there was a +400y backlog in fixing streets.

@brenttoderian.bsky.social

25.02.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.

I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*

I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...

18.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1958    πŸ” 666    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 122
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

23.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8

Just a reminder to #Canada that we aren’t immune from neo-Nazi ideology & populist politics, as currently playing out in the US.

All those anti-maskers love a good covering these days 🫠

22.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A vintage black and white photo of a boy standing next to a chair, dressed in a three-piece suit with a patterned tie.

A vintage black and white photo of a boy standing next to a chair, dressed in a three-piece suit with a patterned tie.

22 January 1920 | A Dutch Jew, Bernardus Sarlui, was born in Amsterdam. A baker.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 18 August 1942 in a transport of 506 Jews deported from Westerbork.
No. 59939
He perished in the camp in September 1942
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πŸ“– Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/3Mqw3dT

22.02.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 428    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Can confirm things ain’t how they used to be. I used to go to the US a lot and I just can’t anymore bc they hold me for hours every time. The last time they held me, the officer said a Canadian can’t be a contractor for a US company. When I said they absolutely can, he googled it in front of me lol

21.02.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 716    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

21.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#InMice so far

21.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2024, Danielle Smith wrote a letter to Justin Trudeau to complain that they didn't get *more* immigrants than their planned allotment. (She also wanted more Ukrainians specifically, and we all know why).
Receipts:

20.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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One of Stephen Harper's funnier retorts:

19.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Travelling with babies who aren’t vaccinated for #measles is not problematic- it’s dangerous.

18.02.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation

Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation.

Kirby Institute researchers sampled air and surfaces in a Sydney hospital ED and ICU during two COVID-19 waves (Nov 2023–Jul 2024), detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 39% of aerosol samples collected.

17.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 245    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 10
U.S. Embassy Kyiv security alert warns of potential air attacks; advises citizens to prepare for immediate shelter.

U.S. Embassy Kyiv security alert warns of potential air attacks; advises citizens to prepare for immediate shelter.

14-day weather forecast for Kyiv showing temperatures ranging from -18Β°C to -3Β°C, with expected snowfall on select days.

14-day weather forecast for Kyiv showing temperatures ranging from -18Β°C to -3Β°C, with expected snowfall on select days.

Thermo-terror Attack Imminent
With a week of severe cold forecast, serious rotating black-outs already as most thermal generation capacity destroyed, and district heating networks targeted, russia is literally intending to freeze civilians to death.

Justice for russia cannot come soon enough.

08.01.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Stop sharing the β€œour AI agent made up data” reddit story. It is as fake as the AI you think you are critiquing & the people sharing it have done zero due dilligence πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„

15.02.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"The lack of funding isn't accidental. It's because if hospitals aren't able to meet the needs of the people, the people are going to say we need something else,
," she said, pointing to
the government's decision to transfer surgeries to private clinics across the province.

"The lack of funding isn't accidental. It's because if hospitals aren't able to meet the needs of the people, the people are going to say we need something else, ," she said, pointing to the government's decision to transfer surgeries to private clinics across the province.

This underfunding and nonsense about β€˜finding efficiencies’ is all about heralding in private care. People will get even more upset, sick and scared - maybe enough to buy the spin that getting private care will make it easier but it won’t. All the research shows it doesn’t.

15.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK confirmsβ€―Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin UK and partners are todayβ€―exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.

"UK confirmsβ€―Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin"
www.gov.uk/government/n...

14.02.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1871    πŸ” 821    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 40

I love that the UK government is posting this on their site. There’s been too much polite-diplomacy from governments in response to Putin’s aggression.

14.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:

13.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1139    πŸ” 464    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 74
The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.

Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...

13.02.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2759    πŸ” 1301    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 76

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again

I’ve been genuinely astounded at how quickly & effectively RFK Jr & his alliesβ€”Drs Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary, HΓΈeg, Oz, & Kulldorffβ€”have been able to dismantle the US vaccination system, including vaccine R&D

I thought guardrails might slow them, but nope

13.02.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Literally millions of people worldwide will needlessly suffer & die because of this.

13.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

We are now advising Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel to Cuba. Canadians are urged to leave while commercial flights remain available.

12.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5

Or burned or touched coal!

11.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A productive meeting with my Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, to discuss Canada’s support for Greenland’s sovereignty and our cooperation to strengthen security and stability across the Arctic.

07.02.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0