iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Just watched someone turn right onto Windsor from Cunard when they had a red light and panic, because they actually wanted to get onto Chebucto. You can’t do that! Hope that helps! The sign is very clear!

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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 5h

this is what "Haligonians like to park out front" actually looks like

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 19h

Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy

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Josh Hadro @hadro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I broke this story in 2011, about the first major publisher-imposed loan restrictions on ebooks (the only truly big story of my trade journalism career). It’s been 15 years, and the only major difference is that public library budgets are lower and what publishers charge libraries has gone up.

libraryjournal.com

HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Marsha (Spooky)🔐 @marsha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I hate the part of rape culture where every woman has to talk about when they were raped and men shrug and say “not all men”

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Every time I make a truly collaborative suggestion at work I should get a gold star or something. You do not know how hard this after my formative early career years as a solo librarian.

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blair @blairaf.com · 01/10/2026

The operational backbone of Canadian government & academia exists on Microsoft Google AWS infrastructure but instead of a serious conversation about building foundations for public interest digital infra we are much more fixated on the hot shiny AI toys

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Librarian by Day 🏳️‍🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reposting as someone who is STILL bitter about Google Reader.

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Subsequent breaches of the treaty by the British, and renewed hostilities between the British and French prevented the other districts from ratifying this treaty until 1760-61, when representatives of all 7 districts gathered in Halifax to renew the treaty relationship.

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The 1752-53 treaty renewed the treaty ratified by the Mi’kmaw at Annapolis Royal in June 1726, and recognized that the Mi’kmaq would continue to have free liberty of hunting and fishing, and free liberty to trade any items with the settlers, something the British felt would contribute to peace.

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The principal signatories of the 1752-53 treaty were Peregrine Thompson, governor of Nova Scotia, and Major Jean Baptiste Cope, the district Chief for Sipkene’katik, and other local leaders. The treaty was ratified in 1753 by leaders from the Kespuwitk district.

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is October 1st, Treaty Day in Mi’kma’ki. October 1st was designated in the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1752-53 as a day on which the Mi’kmaq and British would come together, receive gifts, and renew their friendship.

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Here lies JD. He drew as many comics as he could. @lostcity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There are NOT machine-made clothes. If there were, your clothes would be made in the country you live in (where the customers are), or in China (where machines are cheap). They’re made in Bangladesh or India or Indonesia because that’s where the LABOUR is cheap. Your clothes are made by people.

Joyce Carol Oates says: “This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to
different consumers.“

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

now new generations can hear the computer scream as well as enjoy the rest of the authentic early internet experience at 56k.rip

tweet by "soul nate" @MNateShyamalan from Jun 29, 2021

> in the 90’s, computers would scream every time you went online. that was foreshadowing

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Laura’s post is such a good reminder that while reforming the property tax CAP system to make it fairer requires a provincial government that will play ball, there are still things City Council can do as well to (likely slowly) work towards a fairer and more sustainable model of taxation in HRM.

“This motion passed 12 - 5 after a lengthy discussion and debate. I voted Yes, because I would like to see tax fairness based on the ability one has to pay (whether you rent or own), rather than the tenure in one's property.

(Tax fairness based on the costs of municipal services received is a related yet separate topic.
HRM is working towards fairness and financial sustainability in this regard by our settlement patterns and development decisions and area rates applied. This is an area that council has more control over, yet the issue is also emotionally and politically charged.)”

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Okay, Bonne Maran jam enthusiasts, we’re joining this year’s Jamvent. Calendar order is in!

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“We look at it as we paid our dues in the sense that we paved the way for everything that we have now, and I believe the tax cap was put in place to assist people like myself who are long-term homeowners because the reality is that we cannot afford an apartment.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

saltwire.com

Province's CAP is supposed to help people with property taxes, but it's unfair to new homebuyers, many renters and non-profits, according to HRM report

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 29/09/2026

Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future”

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“If the CAP disappeared tomorrow, the tax rate would drop about 23%”

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is the best argument for the humanities I've seen in a long time.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have to say it plainly: a lot of people—a lot of men—just don’t think that rape is very serious.

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Watching Americans debate monoculture is both hilarious and fascinating.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“If that doesn’t sum up Max, I don’t know what does.” John Schneider on his conversation when he pulled Scherzer: “I just said… Thank you for letting me be part of your unbelievable career. I wouldn’t want any other 42-year-old psychopath on my team than you.” #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Max Scherzer is done. With a smile and a hug, he hands the ball to John Schneider and walks off to an ovation from the Toronto crowd. One of the finest performances of this #BlueJays season on its final day.

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Forever Chased in the Underworld @atalantadoll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's so weird to see guys rail against the humanities if you know anything about higher ed. Like--you won. The humanities are gutted. All the colleges belong to you. And still it's not enough. History *classes* must be demonized. Fash-ass brain.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We've stolen a lot of young people's lives by telling them they have to be planning A Great Career when they're like 19

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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Folks, we're terribly sorry to announce that there was a LinkedIn spill that broke containment and leeched into Bluesky. While the spill is being handled, we ask that you refrain from discussions about synergy, hustle, paradigm shifts, and praise for grind culture. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

forget context, people can't even read for fiction, the number of ppl who will read something a character said and insist they'd never say it if you the author didn't personally believe it is comically large

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 26/09/2026

queen victoria told me the northwest passage keeps eating her poorly planned expeditions so i asked how many expeditions she has and she said she just goes to the royal academy and gets a new afterwards so i said it sounds like shes just feeding ships to the ice and then prince albert started crying

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

there's a new "iced coffee" every year, just to keep the HR consulting industry "relevant" and help corporations gatekeep based on who bothers to research the latest conventions before going on the market resume formatting things, interview behavioral things, networking things always changing

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If the arguments about iced coffee include "first impressions still matter" and "it can be distracting" then I would push back and ask about that company's (unwritten) dress codes, open office layout, as well as its recruitment and retention of staff members who are BIPOC, disabled, and/or parents.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think the "debate" about bringing iced coffee to job interviews is effective at distracting people from the really bad job market, the high unemployment rate for Black women, ongoing mass layoffs in tech and media, and how Gen Z workers are refusing to adopt many toxic aspects of corp work culture

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I got a rave review for a library workshop I did today (a student told me she actually learned a lot and found it helpful) and @danphillips.ca gave me the second breakfast sandwich that was made for him accidentally. A+ Friday.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A lot of universities will be facing big deficits and looking to cure what ails them. I just want them to be thoughtful about it.

Screenshot of article which reads: At the same time, new job-focused majors may not be sustainable — and can even backfire. Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, pointed to the rise in computer-science degrees in the 2010s. At the time, they seemed like the best way to secure a high-paying salary after graduation, she said. But with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, computer-science jobs are increasingly hard to find, and enrollment in such programs is falling significantly.
“When you tie the viability, the financial viability in particular, of an institution really tightly to jobs creation on that scale,” especially as a four-year institution, she said, “you have to be really careful, because you can find that in 10 years that program that you poured all your money into — worthless.”

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king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

bring your online anger to the public where it belongs with our new tote bag! proudly ruin parties, annoy the tech bros, and effortlessly make it known where you stand in the fight against AI Slop with this season’s hottest fashion accessory. Pre-order yours at kingsbookstore.ca/AISucks

a black tote bag that says DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT AI

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Extremely pleasant surprise to go look at the bulletin boards on campus and none of the posters look like slop!

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Idealistic Pragmatist @justip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you’re in a position of power, telling Canadians you still like them isn’t “standing with Canada”. Taking your supposed issues to your own country’s leadership and/or openly opposing their actions by making a public statement would be “standing with Canada”, but nobody’s doing that. /3

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wow: “To be a librarian is to dance along the cracks of the institution, engaged in a thousand small teaching acts.” Good thing this is OA or I’ll soon be in violation of copyright.

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Daniel 🦁 @eikonos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cars are given priority over pedestrians and cyclists because cars are private property, and in this society private property is more important than human beings. One car is more important than 30 people on a public bus, or one person walking or one person cycling, because private property matters.

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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cannot stop myself screaming "abstracts exist" at every tool and interface that's like "do you want this paper summarized?" Do you know how I, a person who found literature for patient care, determined if an article would answer a question pre-2022 (and also now)? Read the fucking abstract.

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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026

Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano

Picture of the streets of Pompeii, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompei_-_panoramio_(26).jpg. Taken by Tanya Dedyukhina, used under CC

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 22/09/2026

Been thinking of this poem a LOT today

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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026

[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right

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