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Opening of Christopher Sloce’s Basketball Vibe Shift is riddled with errors, e.g., Dr J won 79-80 MVP (false - Kareem won); 1980s NBA championships won exclusively by Lakers/Celtics besides Pistons winning 2 in the late 80s (false - Sixers won in 83).

So sloppy, I’m hesitant to read the rest.

A Pedagogy of the Inevitable Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...

One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...

For my first story in @breachmedia.ca, I wanted to know what Canada was doing about a scathing UN disability report that criticized the disability benefit and the expansion of assisted suicide.

I'll be writing a longer thread soon.

breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...

Hasn't escaped my notice the stories from Union magazines--Harpers, Atlantic, etc--range from "ripped from the headlines" to romance, spy, domestic, broad humor, etc. while whatever their professed genre the Confederate ones are grievance, grievance, grievance, grievance, grievance all the way home.

(chants) Eephus, Eephus, Eeeeee-phus

miffed by the talking heads and pundits calling this the Carney Doctrine when it’s clearly the Carney Code

Probably the most precise moment we’ve ever been able to collectively pinpoint from the other side of the world that a Pope is cussing

Pumpkin, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, January 2026

lol @ John Mellencamp on JRE claiming Abraham Lincoln owned slaves

Chiac and Roll: The Acadian Dialect Shaking Up Canada’s Music Scene ”We’ve been put in a corner so long with our culture that we’re very sarcastic about it.”

"Recently, this underground language has found a home amongst a young generation of musicians who’ve adapted its inherent humor and unique cadences into a host of musical genres, from the folk pop of Les Hay Babies to the lo-fi experimentation of P’tit Belliveau or the disco folk of Lisa LeBlanc."

The D*lbert Project It was 2013, I was starting to develop a Twitter following, and I was mad that media people seemed to be having a good time. So I thought I’d use Twitter as a way to freak them out. That was my entire...

Seems an appropriate time to re-up The D*lbert Project by the late, great ⁦‪⁦, dearly missed Kaleb Horton.

kalebhorton.ghost.io/the-d-lbert-...

Green Bay Packers, what happened there?

The Fall is Wake with Clay Pigeon’s Artist of the week @wfmu.bsky.social

if Indiana being this much better and more consistent than Alabama is scaring you, just remember that Indiana's coach was an Alabama assistant under Nick Saban at Alabama during one of their most dominant stretches and Alabama's coach was the offensive coordinator for Indiana in 2019

Sad news - appreciate your letting us know.

Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, who just happens to be celebrating his 90th birthday today!

FOTY candidate

Downloaded - cheers!

Already taken down.

Joe Ely tribute on @wfmu.bsky.social atm.

Too much commotion, Sir.

I tune into TNF nearly every week, and Michaels is a big reason why.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, he’s a commentator rather than simply a shill for the NFL.

I tune into TNF nearly every week, Sir, and Michaels is a big reason why. He’s a commentator rather than simply a shill
for the NFL.

As far as the linked article is concerned, I frequently find myself asking, “what does it prove when you shout just the same thing over and over again?”.

a typed letter to Minister Fraser, in support of the Library Book Rate, through Canada Post to support critical library services. (page one)

page 2, of the letter, including the closing signature line for the library board chairperson

Bill C-15 threatens Library Book Rate & free mailing of materials for people who are blind. It is a service critical to public libraries in Canada! Here is PARL Board's letter to our local MPs, Minister Fraser (Central Nova) & another copy was sent to Mr. Battiste (Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish)

Sox were right not to sign Alonso.

Incredible sentence:

“They ask for threesomes, cuckhold fantasies, and bedroom coaching from a boner fide professional”.

I don’t know if the obsolete spelling of cuckold is being used or if being held while being cucked is a kink.

And, “boner fide” is chef’s kiss.

He’s on TV and that’s a huge deal to these morons.

Dave’s absolute favorite.

Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

@stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

“Pele I assume one of the greats” — Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th, POTUS