I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor for three years in my teens. This is spot on. Non-paywalled version gcaptain.com/drowning/

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

A successful and thought-provoking Day 1 at #TechKnowFile2026! CIO @drdonnakidwell.com kicked it off, with #UofT President @melaniewoodin.bsky.social giving opening remarks, a great keynote from Asst. Professor Abdi Aidid, and a wide variety of sessions and panels throughout the day. Hello, Day 2! 🧠

“Pro: Not a politician. Years of leadership experience at TAMU Con: No academic experience. Never taught students, spent time in a lab or produced research Will she support the goals of a higher ed institution or continue to remake TAMU into a high school?” — Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP President

What's your Artemis II playlist while we wait for the astronauts to get off the Integrity? We've got '2001' by Phish playing. Thus Spake Zarathustra!

Science is good. We should fund it.

Tune in to CBC's The National on Sunday for an interview with the Old Books New Science Lab researchers on their discovery of a 15th-century French Royal letter! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/old-boo...

Last week #IT@UofT took to the ice for a friendly hockey game followed by free skate time! 🏒 ⛸️ The fourth annual IT@UofT hockey game was a hit from start to finish. CIO @donnakidwell.bsky.social dropped the puck and @jordanholmes.bsky.social & Marden Paul were on colour commentary.

If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi... or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her. Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day

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Timely for decision makers looking to shape the future. Thanks for the work @mullinsean.bsky.social!

As someone who has spent 20 years funding incremental advances in digital tools for humanities research, the leaps we've seen in just the last year are incredible. (One example from Alex below, but many others in really hard areas like handwriting recognition.)

I know we're all focused on Minnesota for darker reasons right now, but my former employer dropped this yesterday and I just want everyone to watch it. Becca will always be one of my favorite musicians and people, and I was so lucky to work with her for almost 15 years.

Thanks to @technologyreview.com and Finian Hazen (who was a student in my special seminar @buffett.northwestern.edu) for this profile of our work @citizenlab.ca

Merry Christmas family visit up to Dallas, where the trees still celebrate fall!

Here's a bit about what we're working on at #UofT in the higher ed & tech space with @drdonnakidwell.com leading the way... and it was my pleasure to write about it! ⬇️ Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

The desert is amazing

JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for the newly created role of Information Security Program Manager. Apply by Sept 30. citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...

STUNNING "Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic." hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...

The Toronto Public Library system is a marvel! So grateful to live in a city that cherishes libraries and books!!!

June data are in. The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.

Having lived in the desert for years, I just can't get over how beautiful peonies are! #bloomscrolling

Oriental poopies (with seeds?!) in The Annex. #bloomscrolling

Fascinated and hopeful by approaches that encourage rewilding of the Internet. Let's encourage more of what inspires new generations of technology creatives to build cool things.

LeVar Burton just startled his address 😍

This is a Magdelena Bay music video

"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Celebrating the new seasons with a new role! Looking forward to being surrounded by blossoms.

Still so amazed by what the internet makes possible!

This week on campus, followed by buds and blossoms! #defygravity #uoft #universityoftoronto

How wonderful to hear that Melanie Woodin will be leading the University of Toronto! I agree, we are an "unstoppable force for good." www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...

Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.

Such a beautiful winter day on campus at the University of Toronto!

Celebrating Data Privacy Day with @profwhw.bsky.social and amazing colleagues from @uoft.bsky.social at 3pm ET. Join us as we discuss "We the Data" and what we can do to protect data as a human right. #dataprivacyday #staysafeonline search.app/4Gy7WbdE2CtR...

The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:

Official accounts should be informative and delightful. Going to check on my smoke detector and powerstrips now. Keep being you, cpsc.gov!

One of my favorite places in Austin is the Harry Ransom Center. Lorne Michaels donated the SNL Archives. Can't wait to see the exhibit in the fall! www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae... Photo credit Edie Baskin Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.

Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol

I made a starter kit for people who are interested in legacy system modernization. go.bsky.app/HEfZpza Still missing: - Andrea Goulet - Carola Lilienthal - Christine Koppelt - Justine Gehring - Maude Lemaire - Marianne Bellotti - Sabrina Leandro Will add them when I've found them on Bluesky.

The AI red team at Arizona State University saw the potential for in early 2023 - now we can confirm it out in the wild. Pivoting our strategies for learning and awareness to stay ahead of our adversaries is a critical contribution from our cyber and digital trust teams!

#phish be like #nye #msg #yemsg #phishsky #tng #startrek #treksky #data #masks

Sora has a bias problem! Sixteen consecutive prompts for "an academic giving a lecture" produced sixteen videos of guys talking to students. It seems that the gender and race bias that plagued early AI image generators is back with video generators! More here: futureofbeinghuman.com/p/sora-has-a...

Particles that have mass while moving in one direction but have no mass while moving in a different direction?! What a wild universe we live in! Really curious what advances on graphene technology and this discovery could mean! #sciencesky #physics #newdiscovery phys.org/news/2024-12...

Having seen the impact first hand, I agree and deeply appreciate the work that goes into expanding the liberal arts experience to all! Thanks @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social for all you and your colleagues are doing at ASU!

A wake up call with a push for folks to use Signal if they want to protect their privacy. #digitaltrust

You can telling the health of a social media network by the value and character of what they amplify. Thanks to Prof Jang for these insights on the context in #SouthKorea 감사합니다 @heesoojang.bsky.social!

1st post on bsky - about bsky! I was fascinated with academic starter packs and made an interactive network to see academic communities and how they connect - a map of knowledge! link to an interactive & searchable network: ketikagarg.github.io/blueSkyAcade...