Strasbourg is so beautiful!

i had this book. it lived on the tv stand that housed my NES (upstairs in the guest room)

pooring rain and cold doesn’t make me want to go out and explore basel but checkout is at 12pm and boat check in isnt until 3pm

marital swamp

Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.

the frankfurt airport is very convoluted (so many buses!) but i made it to my connecting gate!

landed in germany woo. one more flight to go.

Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back

in that weird anxious space where i'm all ready to go but i don't leave for another 2.5 hours lol. travel days are so weird. also, so not convenient when you live 300km from the airport.

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

The bar was low this week.

🔁

did a big clean today in prep for my trip! just typical last minute things left for tomorrow morning. i'll officially be in Anxious Mode until i reach my hotel sunday afternoon. at least the travel isn't /quite/ as long as australia/new zealand (good god that was long).

last minute decision to take a carry-on on my trip. bc 1) my main suitcase is so full i wouldn't be able to buy anything at the christmas markets and 2) i'm scared my checked bag won't make my tight frankfurt-basel connetion 😂

whyyyyyyy did i have a dream i was going to have plastic surgery (??) the day before flying to switzerland. i was asking hospital staff, "will i be okay to fly tomorrow?" what in the anxiety dream...?? (woke up relieved to be in bed and not on a gurney)

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

europe, i feel this is unfair. especially the 20 and 50

Trump wants to sue states that are passing AI regulations.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

well. i might have almost flooded my bathroom by forgetting i was running a bath. it did not overflow (thanks to the valve in the tub) but the water sure was cold when i got in.😬

CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”

Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.

outed as a youtube shorts watcher yikes

i'm assuming the same will be true for canada. i didn't use turbotax, but a free online alternative. i don't even get why you'd need AI? the input system was already very easy. i'm assuming nefarious purposes and a benefit to the company rather than us.

talked to someone today who used ai to help plan their vacation. and, like, yeah it worked (at least they thought it did). BUT... this is just mining travel guides etc. with more and more ai, people who write travel content won't write as much, and where is the ai going to steal its info from then?

got some more packing done today! getting all the toiletries in order (including filling smaller bottles) and making sure i have all meds took forever. i do have to carefully count out all my pills (plus a little extra) to make sure I have enough. pita.

as a newbie to smosh content, why do they have so many channels good lord (tbh, i'm just using my main page yt algorithm and clicking on what looks good)

i’m nailing this translation thing: in the 2025 budget, the new gov of canada [something] will propel our economy by these means: [something] projects that create good paying jobs, [something] world-calibre talent and facilitate investment in canadian enterprises.

he's thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close to calling women "you little bitch"

"white male privilege doesn't exist"

reddit is so hilarious. people can ask a straightforward question and 50% of the answers will contradict the other 50%. one of these groups is 100% wrong, but WHO CAN TELL.

Dan and Phil Spooky Week phanarts so far~ #phanart #danandphil #phan

trying to at least learn please and thank you in German 😂

I thiiiink this will be okay

this charity i support keeps trying to call me. i already give you $100/month, charity, WHAT DO YOU WANT. they never leave a message. it's annoying enough that i want to cancel everything good god.

jesus christ

i think i'm losing my mind. got groceries, came up to my condo. realised i forgot my purse in my car (!). go back down the elevator. realise i forgot my CAR KEYS (house keys are separate). go back up the elevator. finally get keys and retrieve purse. can i blame this on dan and phil somehow.

SPONSORED BY RIBENA?????

Attention friends! As a Cyber Sec Specialist, I feel a need to share this. If you receive an email from Ao3, alerting you to a password reset attempt, DO NOT click on the links! This is a scam to get you to provide your current password. Absolutely terrible. Safe cyber smart! #ao3 #scamalert

wondering why i have a headache. oh yeah forgot my 3pm tylenol /o\

okay, not gonna lie, my hair looks fantastic today. i always have the best hair when i'm not going anywhere.

me translating french: the premier Wab Kinew and me [something] that the project of expansion of the port of Churchill [something] realised fastly. Today, in Winnipeg, I announced the new funds at that end. (note: not sure of the difference btw "du" and "de" lmao)

feeling accomplished. i packed all of my clothes in packing cubes for my trip. sorted some of the toiletry stuff. praying it all fits into one suitcase (medium size) but we shall see! also this hinges on be able to do laundry about 1/2 way through.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

really killed that toilet paper roll. good job at protecting your family!

is it really only 5:44 it feels like midnight

my afternoon

Top executives cannot shut up about AI. … but is it helping?

frustration with kobo: you can only use one giftcard per purchase. i have (very old) indigo giftcards that have $25 on them each but OF COURSE an audiobook is like $27-$30 ugh. i know i'd only pay a few bucks but it's frustrating when i technically have enough to cover the whole purchase.

why the hell did i buy three volumes of cardcaptor sakura manga on kindle and two on kobo ????