It's almost as if language models are just language math machines or something...

Schools in Burnaby, BC, gifted copies of "Burst Your Bubble!" by UNfluencer Morten Rand-Hendriksen - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker Thank you to tech-and-ethics guru Morten Rand-Hendricksen, who purchased 41 copies of "Burst!" for schools in Burnaby, BC

How cool is this? Tech-and-ethics guru @mor10.com personally bought and donated (and delivered!) 41 copies of my book "Burst Your Bubble!" to school libraries in Burnaby BC. More info here:
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Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act

First they came for the immigrants, and few did anything.
Then they murdered a woman in her car and called her a terrorist.
Then they murdered a man.
Then they arrested a 5-year old.
Then they arrested 100 clergy.
Then they murdered another man and called him a terrorist.
We know how this poem ends.

The unbridled unjustified violence. The incompetence. The impunity. The bald-faced lies. The victim-blaming. The inhumanity. I expected and feared this would come. I fear what comes next. The only way forward is steadfast solidarity against the meat grinder of fascism. Stay safe my friends.

A reminder that @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote two whole books warning about this exact thing happening, and people ignored her. I very much want to know what she thinks is going to happen over the next 2-4 years.

How to Delete Your X / Twitter Account - A Step-by-Step Guide - MOR10 Here’s how I deleted my X/Twitter account while retaining control over my handle so nobody else can take it.  Caution: Following this step-by-step

This is an excellent guide for deactivating then deleting your other account that you don't use anyway BUT do not want anyone else to have your username. Easy to follow directions.

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How to Delete Your X / Twitter Account - A Step-by-Step Guide - MOR10 Here’s how I deleted my X/Twitter account while retaining control over my handle so nobody else can take it.  Caution: Following this step-by-step

Signal boost for this easy guide from @mor10.com on how to nuke your old #Twitter account and keep your username from being snatched up. mor10.com/how-to-delet...

The notice of proposed class action settlement mailer sent to affected authors in the Anthropic class action lawsuit.

Fellow authors, have you signed on to the Anthropic class action? If so, what do you expect to see in payouts after the lawyers and publishers have carved out their share?

call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago

So now we are at the @lufthansagroup.bsky.social Service Counter waiting with probably 50 other travellers to get our missed connections sorted out.

I get to gate B20...
And the flight is long gone. A kind crew member comes to the door and tells me they held the flight as long as they could, but we missed it by 10 minutes.

BORDER CONTROL! With about 100 people in front of us! It's now 10:54 and I know there is no way the flight is still within reach. Nevertheless, I whip out my Norwegian passport and rush past the line to see if somehow miraculously I can get them to hold just a little bit longer.

The bus arrives at the ... Bus gate? And we start running. If you've never been to FRA, this may sound like a small thing. It is not. You have to run up a huge flight of stairs, through the terminal, down more stairs, through an ENDLESS tunnel, up more stairs, and then...

The fully loaded bus stands still for a solid 10 minutes, departing at 10:43. 9 year old Leo looks at me and asks "are we going to get home? Are we stuck here? What about our luggage?" I put on my best calm parent face and tell him it'll all work out.

The @lufthansagroup.bsky.social app now informs me our Vancouver flight is 15 minutes delayed, now leaving at 10:55. Maybe they're holding the gate for us!

What meets us at the air stairs? A BUS! Even though we are literally at a gate! Such practical! Very FRA airport!

A driver for the air stairs finally arrives at 10:30 and we are out the door by 10:36. 4 minutes until our connection departs.

When the plane finally reaches the gate at 10:15, the captain announces there is no driver for the air stairs! Again, our gate closes at 10:20.

Our connecting flight to Vancouver was scheduled for 10:40 with the gate closing at 10:20. We touch down in Frankfurt at 09:50 and start taxiing. For a VERY LONG TIME.

Our flight from Oslo to Frankfurt was scheduled to leave at 06:15. Due to weather delays, the fully boarded flight sat at the gate until 07:35 and took off around 08:05.

For the 2nd day of 2026, my wife, our 9-year-old, and I are exercising the age-old tradition of travel limbo courtesy of weather and @lufthansagroup.bsky.social. Here's the story so far:

The pay-to-enter Vancouver Christmas Market becomes all the more petty when you see what free European Christmas Markets look like. This is "Vinterland" outside the parliament building in Oslo on Christmas Day.

"An astonishingly fresh look at the power of algorithms" Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians - Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker "... setting up opportunities to change the algorithms." Review: CanLit for LittleCanadians

On the BOOK BIRTHDAY 🎉of "Burst Your Bubble!" TY CanLit for LittleCanadians for this wonderful review.🫧
joycegrantauthor.com/2025/11/an-a...
#MediaLiteracy @jandolby.bsky.social @hkubiw.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @mediasmarts.bsky.social @mor10.com @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit

I think these two talks by @mor10.com are excellent for framing how we think about “AI” in a more human-empowered way. Healthy skepticism in it, understanding how it works, and using the right words.

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Thanks do that Erin!

Thank you Alex! I'm glad you liked it!

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Tylenol makers over autism claims He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism.

Violently stupid, violently dangerous; Trump's Kakistocratic government and their supporters are Vibe Governing based on far-right conspiracy theories and anti-science idiocy. Autism isn't caused by Tylenol. This incompetence should be cause for immediate disbarment. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Teal cover of book "Burst Your Bubble! Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You're Missing" shows a boy poking a massive bubble. By Joyce Grant, illustrated by Jan Dolby

Why are some people entrenched in ideas you find puzzling? Why do they think your ideas are bizarre? Information bubbles! And algorithms! My new book for kids--and adults!--explains it all, with humour. It drops Nov 11. Pre-order today!
@jandolby.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @mor10.com

Why we're giving AI too much credit | Morten Rand-Hendriksen | TEDxSurrey YouTube video by TEDx Talks

Technology is a choice. So is how we talk about it. Let's choose language that describes AI as assistive technology we use (or don't use) to help us flourish.

Welcome to my #TEDxSurrey talk:
youtu.be/yjLsHD9IzIA?...