NYT spelling bee puzzle showing “birdman” is not in word list

Michael Keaton and I are both disappointed by this

If only he was aware of a quotation from Schopenhauer that might have warned him about this

I’m once again reminded that even medium speed train can be such a pleasant way to travel and it is frustrating how little Canada has invested in rail infrastructure

Header: 'We don't have any other options': Thousands of Nova Scotia nursing home, residential care workers set to strike Sub-header: By Willy Palov | April 10th, 2026 | Read the full article in the Chronicle Herald. Quote: “Our support services make $18.77 an hour but the living wage in Halifax is $29 an hour... People can’t afford groceries. They can’t afford bills. People are living out of their cars. We have people working full-time here and then picking up part-time jobs elsewhere just to make ends meet.” – Ty Loppie, CUPE spokesperson and personal care worker, quoted in the Chronicle Herald.

Today, more than 2,200 long-term care workers from 24 care homes across the province take to the picket line. Nova Scotia’s long-term care workers are the lowest paid in Atlantic Canada, and do not make a living wage.

#nspoli @cupens.bsky.social

“[student] attended class regularly” energy

“the question of what to automate and delegate, what to preserve, what to do slowly and by hand even when faster options exist, that question only makes sense if you have first asked what you actually want your hours and days to feel like, and taken the answer seriously.”

Rally in support of @cupe3912.bsky.social NSCAD March 10 at 11am. Join if you can. Spread the word. @stfxaut.bsky.social @astfassoc.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social

To my Canadian friends, an acquaintance started a petition to allow US transgender citizens to claim refugee status here.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

If you’re Canadian please sign it.
If you’re not, please share ❤️

Maybe worth noting that this is the 4th PSE strike in Nova Scotia this academic year, and that since Tim Houston became Premier in 2021, there has been a strike at every university in the province except StFX and the Atlantic School of Theology.
#nspoli

Solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social TAs and contract academic staff at NS College of Art & Design, on strike for their first contract after unionizing 3 years ago

Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? No. No it can't. Come on, now.

New post: Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? (No. No it can't. Come on, now.)

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I wanted to go on here to pass on that the brilliant political theorist and more importantly fabulous human being Bill Connolly passed away yesterday. This is such a loss, I'll have more to say later but for now my heart breaks.

Tim Houston's austerity budget envisions huge deficits, staff cuts, and a billion dollars in additional cuts by 2030 - Halifax Examiner The budget tabled today also slashes climate change-related science.

Nova Scotia’s budget came out and it’s one of the worst austerity budgets I’ve ever seen. I am going to use this thread as a place to point out everything that’s being cut.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

Here's the full list of the Houston government's grant cuts to organizations. Tell us what you think. - Halifax Examiner The Houston government has cut $309 million from grants it gives to community organizations and universities. You can read the entire 13-page list of cuts here. The Halifax Examiner would like to hear...

Thanks @halifaxexaminer.ca for sharing the full list of grant reductions from the province. Let me point out a couple of things I notice in this list www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

Yes, same

My daughter refers to PWHL as “hockey” and NHL as “men’s hockey”

Then, we can automate all sports betting. Bots betting on bots and we will all be rich.

JFC

The townhall, "Protecting Postsecondary Education in Nova Scotia," has been moved online because of the impending storm (thanks to the organizers for arranging this on such short notice!). #nspse #cdnpse

Details and the link to join are at cocogov.org/blog/townhall/.

#StormChips not included. :-)

Yes, but definitely not like (checks notes) people who speak Spanish

A poster advertising a town hall in Halifax. Power is in yellow and purple and includes two Nova Scotian flags.

Our AUFA president, Dr. Chelsea Gardner, will be joining a wonderful group of discussants for a Townhall on Protecting Post-Secondary Education in NS. The event is on Feb 23 at 6:30pm at the Halifax Central Library.

We hope you'll join us!!

Feds too. 🇨🇦

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

Feds too. 🇨🇦

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

Nova Scotia, what are we waiting for?

Mug with a drawing of Catherine O’Hara and the text “Don’t let the bastards get you down”

Hey now!

There are a few people who are very heavily invested in this tech. They have a lot of resources and a very strong interest in getting you to believe that this stuff delivers what it promises. But it doesn’t.

Ban X/Twitter in Canada I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

this is a Must Read
the reality of how these apps work is much worse than you've imagined

OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.

The immense pressures to recoup investment make the trajectory for generative AI look the same as for so many other recent tech innovations: users will pay (more), and the user experience will get *significantly* worse.

futurism.com/artificial-i...