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jaymerryfield

@jaymerryfield@mstdn.ca

coffee nerd / reformed photographer / current bean counter / let's go outside

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britt, to random
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I love being scheduled for my MRI scans in the middle of the night. Love it. Love. It.

/s

Tonight I go for a routine MRI to monitor whether or not I’m developing full blown MS.

Having to put my head in loud machine for an hour? 😬 I hate everything about it. Bleh.

jaymerryfield,
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@britt I hope it goes well or you! 🙏

KimPerales, (edited ) to random
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Damning for the GOP:

"R-controlled🩸Red states, almost across the board, have higher rates of:

Spousal abuse
Obesity
Smoking
Teen pregnancy
STDs
Abortion
Bankruptcies & poverty
Homicide & suicide
Infant & Maternal mortality
Forcible rape
Robbery & aggravated assault
Dropouts from HS
Divorce
Contaminated air & water
Opiate addiction &...

These terrible outcomes are the direct result of policies promoting greed & racism -the GOP has been using for 40+ yrs."

https://hartmannreport.com/p/how-come-everything-the-republican-66c

jaymerryfield,
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@KimPerales "Damning for the GOP" requires there to be actual consequences for these failures, and not simply those states voters re-electing them over and over again ad nauseum.

This is probably a personal failing, but I lack sympathy for states who insist on repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot (and I live in a province that prefers to do the very same thing).

BigAngBlack, to portland
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Luckily nothing happened. But this monster tried

Lake Oswego dad charged for drugging girls at sleepover with laced smoothies

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/lake-oswego-dad-charged-drugging-girls-sleepover/283-63f34fa7-9413-44d1-a10b-a3eeb0bbc507

> A man (57) is accused of drugging three 12-year-old girls, who were taken to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in , during his daughter's sleepover last summer

jaymerryfield,
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@BigAngBlack burn this man at the stake. JFC.

gemelliz, to Alberta
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intends to opt out of Canada's national pharmacare plan.

"Business as usual. Refusing to do what is best for Albertans in order to stick it to the feds and score some cheap political points."

@Lorian

https://globalnews.ca/news/10316372/alberta-intends-to-opt-out-of-national-pharmacare-plan/

jaymerryfield,
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@gemelliz @Lorian really excited to see the rural yahoos and conservative know-nothings try and justify this decision. 😂 Our government is such a joke.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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Jack Posobiec at CPAC: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on Jan. 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it.”

A video of Jack Posobiec at CPAC.

jaymerryfield,
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@BlackAzizAnansi Nice of them to just be upfront about their intentions.

jaymerryfield, to edmonton
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This article from @thetyee is terrifying and all too predictable. The signs of drought are everywhere and no one is doing anything about it.
“Todays Alberta government is completely incapable of managing something like climate change, drought and widespread water shortage because they only see environmental problems as political and ideological problems, as opposed to actual problems with potentially catastrophic real-world consequences.”
https://www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/19/Alberta-Brutal-Water-Reckoning/

jaymerryfield,
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@AskPippa I don't know that there are places with THAT much excess water that they can irrigate a desert (it's not working so well in California this past decade), but we're also talking about quantities of water that are VASTLY larger than what a pipeline carries. The entire flow of multiple rivers.

Better to learn to live within our means and take proactive steps to manage our water resources responsibly, a task that Alberta is uniquely unsuited to tackling.

jace, to random
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This may be an unpopular opinion.

But I think today, I've resigned myself to a future win for the Conservatives federally.

The recent decisions by Trudeau and the Liberals have been completely self-destructive, and the NDP are way too disorganized to put up any fight.

A premier Danielle Smith with Prime Minister Poiliviere? The definition of absolute hell, but one that looks completely possible with the inept and disastrous "progressive" parties we have right now.

jaymerryfield,
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@jace I wonder about two things:

  1. Will the CPC be able to secure a majority? Or will they be stuck trying to cobble together a coalition government? I think the next election is a foregone conclusion for them, but the makeup will be interesting.

  2. How will PP actually govern once he's in power? Danielle has the track record of being a heartless conservative, but PP has never actually DONE anything since he's come to prominence. Shouting while not in power is very different from governing.

arstechnica, to random
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Elon Musk wants your “entire financial life” on X by 2024

X's success as an everything app will "exceed" China's WeChat, Musk says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/elon-musk-wants-your-entire-financial-life-on-x-by-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jaymerryfield,
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@arstechnica So, for clarity: at the same time that SBF is on trial for using client funds to pay for his internet adventures, Elon is making a play for people to... give him client funds to help pay for his internet adventure?

w7voa, to random
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Daily active users on X (Twitter) via mobile apps dropped by 16% in September compared with the month Musk took over. https://www.wsj.com/tech/xs-tumultuous-first-year-under-elon-musk-in-charts-71656f81?st=lefime7x6iolut6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

jaymerryfield,
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@LouisIngenthron @w7voa This was my first thought too. 😅​ WSJ visualization department really outdoing themselves with this one.

andrew, to random
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MS Word is apparently about to turn 40 years old. I’m under 40 and feel like I’ve been using Word for longer than 40 years.

jaymerryfield,
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@andrew I did as well! DOS 5.0 and Word Perfect 5.1! A dozen years back I was cleaning out an old box of stuff at my parents and it was all old computer stuff, but I had saved the little cardboard piece that went along the top of your keyboard to remind you what all the F-keys did individually. What a flashback I had. 😅​

MattBinder, to random
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Twitter / X is serving users with a new ad format that can't be blocked or reported

the ads aren't even actual X posts & aren't connected to any X accounts. they do not disclose that they are ads

it appears the ads are connected to clickbait ad networks

read more: https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format

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jaymerryfield,
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@MattBinder This puts the new change of how links appear in the feed into new light as well; clearly Elon is making it harder for regular users to easily distinguish between ads and genuine news articles.

jaymerryfield, to random
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Remember when the UCP Government was concerned about foreign influence in Alberta politics?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

britt, to random
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My has been sick lately and they can’t quite pinpoint what’s going on.

I know, she’s 17 1/2… but I’ll never be ready for ‘that day’.

It’s been expensive, very expensive, but she’s worth it. She’s stable - just some lab work and symptoms that are unusual.

She’s been my little everything my entire adult life. We have a special bond.

We’re going to the vet again tomorrow for more tests — could you please keep my lil Mac in your thoughts? She’s the bestest baby.

Thanks 💜

jaymerryfield,
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@britt I feel this! I have a 16+ year old doggo who is slowing down and aging visibly, but as much extra work and sometimes inconvenience a senior pet is, he is still worth it. It’s such a balancing act too, determining if he’s still comfortable and not just staying here in my behalf.

Best vibes for your lil Mac!

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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Mastodon - What was your first video game counsel?

jaymerryfield,
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@BlackAzizAnansi I had an Atari 2600 Jr, the revised slimmer model that came out once the NES had already launched.

I love my Mom but she had no idea what she was doing when she bought me that relic. 😅​

ned, (edited ) to random
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Yup, just got told to "get on your bike and go back to where you came from". My 5 year old daughter was on her bike in front of her (before the car arrived) and after waiting a bit the woman started driving her car towards her, then stopped to yell at my girl to move. When I said "Seriously, you can't wait for a child?" she unbuckled her seat belt and stepped out like she was going to throw down on me, then said she was yelling for her to move because she "didn't want to hit my child".

jaymerryfield,
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@ned Fuck that person. I'm sorry you and especially your daughter had to go through that. 😕​

gedeonm, to random
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The first episode of was good but plodded along. The whole thing could have been tightened up considerably. Feloni likes to linger on his shots just a little too much.

jaymerryfield,
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@gedeonm the pacing is just so oddly slow, like it’s attempting to turn every moment into something portentous and meaningful.

robyn, to edmonton

I can't wait for the survey on cars!! 10kph is entirely fast enough for a giant F150 to travel in the hours between midnight and 5am 💁🏼

https://mstdn.ca/@sgranigan/110900790570927872

jaymerryfield,
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@robyn maybe we could actually try and enforce noise regulations on fucking motorbikes first! Nothing disrupts a street like a loud set of pipes roaring and blasting every other sound into oblivion.

CultureDesk, to books
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Jordan Peterson is in trouble for his latest book's blurbs. Quotes from reviews published in the Times and the New Statesman were used on his "Beyond Order" paperback edition, but out of context. For example, columnist James Marriott was quoted as saying the book was "a philosophy of the meaning of life" but he also described that philosophy as "bonkers" — an adjective that didn't make the cover. The BBC has all the details.

https://flip.it/l.4u9d

jaymerryfield,
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@CultureDesk 😂🤣😂

arstechnica, to random
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Montana loses fight against youth climate activists in landmark ruling

Emotional testimony leads to plaintiffs' win in first youth-led climate trial.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/montana-loses-fight-against-youth-climate-activists-in-landmark-ruling/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jaymerryfield,
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@arstechnica The kids gonna be alright.

timkmak, to random
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What do you think about the removal of the Soviet emblem from the Motherland Statue?

Do you agree with Ross, or have a different opinion?

https://journa.host/@timkmak/110837577180489223

jaymerryfield,
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@timkmak for me, a Canadian far removed from any sense of danger, it seems like a reasonable expense to make to boost morale. A good-news story that’ll have an effect farther than just the place the work is being done in.

But it also wouldn’t surprise me if Ukrainians much closer to actual danger might have differing thoughts about it. Symbolism is great but you can’t feed your hungry family or give your children a safe space to sleep with a symbol.

gemelliz, to Toronto
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Canada’s far-right “freedom movement” is planning yet another , except this time their goal is not to end vaccine mandates or replace the country’s democratically-elected government – this time, they say, their goal is to “save the children."

The 'Sound of Freedom' convoy is being planned for in late summer or early fall.

https://pressprogress.ca/canadas-far-right-is-planning-a-convoy-to-toronto-to-save-the-children-its-already-spinning-out-of-control/

jaymerryfield,
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@gemelliz oh jesus fuck can these self righteous morons just go the fuck away already?

arstechnica, to random
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Microsoft shuts down Windows’ Cortana voice assistant as it chases AI ambitions

Cortana will remain in Teams and Outlook, for now, but is going away in Windows.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/microsoft-shuts-down-windows-cortana-voice-assistant-as-it-chases-ai-ambitions/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jaymerryfield,
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@arstechnica I’m old and wise enough to remember when Cortana debuted on WP8 and it was fun hearing her voice when I called her up.

Sorry to hear that her development went down the path of Clippy.

CultureDesk, to Entertainment
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The musical episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" landed yesterday. Showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers talked to IndieWire about how it got made, and the challenges of working with a cast of varied vocal skill, from the polish of Rebecca Romijn (First Officer Una Chin-Riley) to Anson Mount (Capt. Pike), whose most notable on-screen singing was in a car with Britney Spears in 2002’s “Crossroads."

https://flip.it/iqJrC-

jaymerryfield,
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@Chigaze this article seems right up your alley!

britt, to random
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I finally got a haircut.

Your girl is fresh and cleannnnnnnn! 🤩

jaymerryfield,
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@britt NICE! Great cut and a great photo! 💪🏻

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