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Canadian filmmaker and his actor sister behind national ad about aging with Down syndrome | CBC News For Windsor, Ont., filmmaker Drew Hyttenrauch, it was the chance to do the production of a lifetime and highlight the issue of a growing need in the Down syndrome community — and one he and his sister...

"We deserve care"
#DownSyndrome

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Health and Climate Change – Solutions to meet new risks in Canada. If you missed this event live on Oct 6, here is a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89z... via @theglobeandmail.com

Follow the money. Provincial intransigence aside, the biggest/powerful opponents are the major insurance companies. Why? If full pharmacare is in place, premiums paid by employers/benefits would drop substantially. And so would their outrageous profits. They have deep pockets for lobbying, etc.

Oh, ofc they do. 🙄

They are large language model algorithms. There’s nothing “intelligent” about them at all.

Their usage is environmentally devastating. Nothing intelligent about that either.

The intelligent thing would be to rein them in until we can manage them better for all our sakes.

Yikes 😳

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices

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Thousands of new mothers in England readmitted to hospital after birth, figures show Exclusive: More than 14,600 women readmitted within 30 days of birth in last year, raising alarm over early discharges

Always and in every country.

“It’s vital that maternity services have the right staffing, training and facilities in place to provide safe, personalised and compassionate care for every woman and baby.”

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It is the best. I used to sneak them out of the kids’ stash. But shush, don’t tell them! 😅

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Ok. I literally lol’d 😅

B.C. students and a new clinic: What SFU’s incoming medical school means for you B.C. Premier David Eby was in Surrey Tuesday to announce applications for SFU’s medical school are now open, but the biggest news for the general public hasn’t garnered the biggest headlines.

It’s rare for governments to establish mew medical schools because they’re so expensive

So what will British Columbians get for this massive investment?

Priority for local students and a new primary care clinic, for starters
More here:

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Opinion: The truth of autism will continue to be found in science, not myth Canadian research needs to lead the world forward

The truth of autism will continue to be found in science, not myth. Canadian research needs to lead the world forward, by Stephen Scherer and Evdokia Anagnostou www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Simply living here. 😊

Good. So very glad that the school food program will continue.

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Experts blame waning vaccination rates and disinformation for outbreaks that have continued for nearly a full year

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle,’ by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

a kid in front of a truck with a red backpack Invisible The all-new 2026 child

Our kids are invisible on our streets in more than one way

AI Overview: No, GSM is not a lamb wine; GSM stands for the blend of three red grape varietals - Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre - that create the wine. The blend does, however, pair exceptionally well with hearty dishes like lamb, … the wine complement the savory flavors of the meat.

Uh huh.
So.
Tell me again why we’re investing federal tax dollars into AI?

Election stunt pays dearly for it years later in substantial catch up costs.
A measured approach of reasonable increases tells me whether a mayor actually understands the business of running a city or not.
*sigh *

It’s a jaded (and failed) political stunt. One of the biggest cost to cities are wages which have union-set increases for the next year. Then there’s road maintenance,supplies,etc. These costs have increased greater than CPI due to *waves hand. A city that greatly cuts services for an /2

“The second source is fine-tuning, specifically a step called reinforcement learning. When models achieve some goal … their neural networks responsible for success are fortified. Through trial and error, they learn how to succeed, sometimes in unforeseen and unwanted ways.”

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really? Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

Umm - what were they thinking?! 😳
“First, models are pre-trained on a lot of documents, that describe self-serving and self-preserving behaviour eg scripts for films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Ex Machina.) So the LLMs learnt by imitation…. “role play” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#nomorepipelines for heaven’s sake 😑

As Yoda would say: your breath, do not hold 😏

#nomorepipelines

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#nomorepipelines

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Seriously. I could live with more railways.
#nomorepipelines