LazyLee

My definition of mild.

Controlled by simple analgesia and did not need to see doctor. Symptoms resolved and did not lead to chronic and debilitating health issues.

COVID IS NOT MILD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

If I was a billionaire …..
You get a grant!
You get a grant!
You get a grant!

In which Matt discusses engineering protocols vs. magical thinking within the medical establishment.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Reporters killed in Vietnam: 63

Reporters killed in WW II: 69

Reporters killed in Gaza: 186+

And counting.

Global condemnation grows after Palestinians held funerals for five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza, with the UN calling it a “grave breach of international humanitarian law.”

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Construction of new housing on notorious DTES property could begin in 2027 City of Vancouver purchased Balmoral, Regent hotels in December 2020

We’re in a housing crisis. This year’s homeless count in Greater Vancouver shows a 9% increase in people experiencing homelessness since the last count.

WHERE IS THE URGENCY?

www.biv.com/news/real-es...

Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’ More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning

two new records for total hectares burned in just 3 years. what's it gonna take for people to wake the F up? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Questioning their long-held Conservative loyalties

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Russian propagandists hint that Russia has allegedly developed another new weapon -apart from the Oreshnik

"It would be absolutely wrong and irresponsible for me to name specific locations or geographical regions.But we always have many options on the table, we never rule anything out in advance

A Canadian government foreign policy account tweets: “Canada condemns the killing @AlJazeera journalists in #Gaza. Journalists are civilians — targeting them is unacceptable. We call for full accountability and for the protection of media everywhere. #PressFreedom #NotATarget”

The Canadian government won’t even name Israel, which took credit for murdering these journalists, in its post condemning them.

I remember when colleagues—many with professional machine learning research experience—started seriously suggesting that we evaluate LLM output by, uh, prompting an LLM to evaluate the LLM output and "explain its reasoning". I don't know how to respond to that other than "are you fucking kidding me"

Trump signs order extending China tariff truce by 90 days, White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday with only hours to go before U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods were due to snap back to triple-digit rates.

www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Trump has signed an executive order extending a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday with only hours to go before U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods were due to snap back to triple-digit rates.

"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."

Trump is preparing to declare Marcia Law, which means she gets the bathroom first, Jan can't sit on her bed, and the boys don't get to use the television.

RFK fights measles

Cartoon by Bill Bramhall

I stand with Air Canada flight attendants. Pay your employees from the minute they start work. No one else would put up with this!

Don't worry, the Reuters article published by CBC mentions the word "Hamas" 8 times, and the word "killing" only twice. If you include "death" and "murder" it's three times.

They also make sure to quote the IDF calling Sharif a terrorist cell leader in the first paragraph!

CTV News: Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif as toll worsens on Gaza journalists (Associated Press)

Toronto Star: Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows (Associated Press)

Global News: 2 Al Jazeera journalists among at least 6 killed by Israeli strike in Gaza (The Associated Press)

Globe and Mail: Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it claims was Hamas leader in targeted attack (Reuters)

A rundown of how major Canadian news outlets headlined the IDF killing Al Jazeera journalists (and which wire service they used):

CBC News: Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif among journalists killed in Israeli strike (Thomson Reuters)

'We think PP is a dick'

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New Brunswick wildfires: 2 areas burning ‘out of control,’ no rain in sight | Globalnews.ca Two areas of New Brunswick are burning "out of control" after multiple wildfires have broken out across the province, with no rain in the forecast.

Two areas of New Brunswick are burning “out of control” after multiple wildfires have broken out across the province, with no rain in the forecast.

globalnews.ca/news/1132950...

The Onion has been weirdly prophetic lately….

Air Canada flight attendants begin ‘day of action’ at major airports - National | Globalnews.ca CUPE says it is looking to raise awareness about what it calls “poverty wages” and unpaid labour when working on a plane when it’s not in the air.

Air Canada‘s flight attendants are gathering at four major Canadian airports in what the union’s calling a national day of action as labour negotiations continue.

globalnews.ca/news/1132949...

So yeah, for all the other ways in which that fascist lump is a dick, see the news. There are, I know, innumerable more important things. But a wee thread on how the tariffs and removal of the de minimis exemption are hurting small businesses may prove educational for a few folks, so here goes:
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Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Are Meaningless Trump is a massive narcissist.

I realize legacy media isn't going to make this clear, so the task unfortunately falls to me: nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize are largely meaningless.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is literally a qualified nominator. I explain more here.

I think that this is the most concise description of LLM’s that I’ve seen.