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I'm Li (he/him), this is my blog that features my things (18+) and sometimes Cable. Feel free to ask me anything.

[shiverandqueeef]

how measurements work in canada (ie/ badly)

[smsomah]

Cormorant fishing in Yangshuo near Guilin, Guangxi, China. Christian Vaisse

Cormorant fishing is an old tradition in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Quebec municipalities and environmentalists say province’s water reserves are at risk | Globalnews.ca

In a letter sent to the environment minister, the 12 municipalities and nine environmental organizations say the province is consuming more

A group of environmental organizations and municipalities is worried that Quebec’s groundwater reserves are dwindling due to overconsumption and the effects of climate change. In an open letter sent to the environment minister, the 12 municipalities and nine environmental organizations say the province is consuming more groundwater than is being replenished. The municipalities, located along the Saint-Lawrence valley, say Quebec has taken its renewable freshwater for granted and are calling on the government to trigger a province-wide evaluation and increase regulation.

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

Alberta First Nation in court over massive proposed ‘Wonder Valley’ AI data centre | Globalnews.ca

The $70-billion Wonder Valley project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary aims to become the largest AI data center industrial park i

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation was in court once again, arguing again over the Alberta government’s duty to consult. This time, it’s about the proposed Wonder Valley Data Centre data centre near the northern Alberta community. The $70-billion project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary aims to become the world’s largest AI data center industrial park, according to the Alberta government. It’s one of several artificial intelligence data centres proposed in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where cool temperatures eight months of the year and plenty of underground water to tap into make ideal to house massive processing systems, which need constant cooling to operate.

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland @abpoli

[wayneradiotv]

[maemaybe]

I don't know who my intended audience is here, so whoever needs to hear this, I am begging you to learn to participate in conversations that are about things you aren't interested in.

Part of socializing and having friends is being a good listener even when you don't actually give a shit about the subject.

Your are hurting other people's feelings when you bluntly respond with "Anyway..." and then change the topic.

It can not always be about your preferred topic.

You are being rude. Yes, even if you are neurodivergent. You can be both autistic and rude.

[purlturtle]

If you feel like this is calling you out, and you're wondering how else to react instead, may I suggest focusing not on this topic that you're not interested in (because faking interest is something a lot of people can catch up on) but on the person's interest in and of itself.

"It's great that you're so into this - how did that happen?" shows interest in the person and allows them to tell you about themselves. And maybe you'll find something to connect to in their journey.

"I bet all this knowledge can come in handy at some point. Like, I'd ask you to be my game show phone joker on this topic!" Is a lovely compliment and still also gets across that you don't know much about that topic. It also opens a different tangent, that of gameshows, or topics you (or others around the table) don't know much about, so the conversation might shift from the topic you're not interested in to other places.

"Hey, sorry, I don't know much about this thing; it never really caught my attention. But it's great that you're so into it!" Can be a way to express your disinterest in a way that neither insults the other person nor shames them for being into that topic. It is a very subtle signal that you might be disinterested in hearing more, and by "subtle" I mean that not everyone will pick up on it for sure. But it's miles better than simply changing the topic.

[theknightlywolfe]

When the CEO of the company that didn't turn away Nazi business says "this isn't going to work" you know it's bad.

[unrelatedwaffle]

404 has been knocking it out of the park since they started. Please support their original reporting on this! If you subscribe to nothing else I highly recommend them. Their podcast is great too.

Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal

Planning documents for "Scout" say the plan is to "make people addicted" to the tool before adding new features.

[sloganeeer]

Hey, Canada, we really don’t want Bill C-22 to pass

The government just introduced Bill C-22 — a sweeping surveillance proposal that would force collection of vast quantities of Canadians’ private data, on every digital service and device we use. Internet providers, messaging services, and other online services will be obligated to store a year’s worth of metadata about who we’re talking to and where we’re travelling, build surveillance backdoors to access that data into their services, and even hand foreign governments a faster path to that information.

not only the collection of personal information and digital tracking across the internet AND devices, but retention of that information, plus they want to force tech companies to build in back doors under the guise of making the police’s job easier.

open media has a form to help you contact your MP and tell them to withdraw the bill

[thememedaddy]

[sapphling]

restrictive eating disorders are harrowing and fucking all consuming pits to fall into and i do extend my sympathy for others who have suffered from them, but when you get these kind of "don't talk about fatphobia because what if you hurt someone with an ED's feelings" scolds it is like impossible to ignore that when you're visibly thin with a restrictive ED you garner mass concern and sympathy, and when you're fat and your restrictive ED kills you (yes, fat people can have these) (yes, they still kill even if they don't make you weigh 80 pounds) people spend the next several decades joking that you died choking on a ham sandwich

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

[redstonedust]

by default i dont understand people with boobs who argue against freeing the nipple and think top nudity is shameful. but ESPECIALLY i dont understand it when you live somewhere where temperatures can exceed like 80F. youre telling me you havent ever wished it was socially acceptable to walk downtown with your tits out when its hot outside. youre just okay with having to wear shirts in all weather and this doesnt bother you. i simply do not believe you............

[bumblebeebats]

Why is it that every time I google something like "Are olives poisonous to cats" the top results are always like "Fun fact: Cats are carnivores! This means that they eat meat. There is no reason to include olives in a cat's diet. You should feed your cat cat food, which is dry or wet food especially designed for cats. You can purchase this at a store." like is there a single person alive on the planet who's googled "Are blueberry muffins safe for cats" because they're planning on switching their cat to a muffin-only diet??? No, I'm asking because the little bastard somehow popped open the packet while I was putting away the groceries and dragged one under the couch before I could react and now I need to know if I should call the after-hours vet. "Cats should not eat spaghetti." NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!! "Try to keep human food away from cats." i live in a studio apartment with a completely silent and permanently hungry apex predator who has the intelligence of a toddler and the desperate Machiavellian cunning of a creature who spent his formative months on the streets. He can already open doors and he is this 👌 close to learning how to open the microwave. He is stronger than me and covered in knives. So im gonna do my best but for the moment i just need you to tell me whether this yoghurt is going to kill my son y/n

[spectralhauntings]

I've been using the pet poison hotline's poison list cause it has a search function. It also tells you whether something is mildly, moderately, or severely toxic which can be very handy! It doesn't contain like everything but it might be a good place to start, it also includes plants for fellow houseplant lovers <3

Explore Pet Poison Helpline®s vast knowledge on poisons by reviewing our pet poison list. Explore our top 10 poison and holiday poison lists

[littlemousling]

For plants specifically, there’s also a wildly detailed set of posts and listings about toxicity on the old, wonderful, Plants Are the Strangest People blog

[allthecanadianpolitics]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/teens-long-lasting-psychosis-due-to-high-potency-cannabis-9.7216386

N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis | CBC News

Clinicians at Halifax's IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis — and thei

[yuumei-art]

Celestial Oak I painted this over a month ago and totally forgot to post it lol

I love the idea of each acorn containing it's very own universe 🌌 I've also been designing some acorn lanterns, photos coming soon!

[probablyreal]

brushbug banging out the tunes