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Carnforth "Varied" Greville

@anidada.bsky.social
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Writes. Wants to play guitar very badly, & does. Has the best kid in the universe. Queer in a number of ways. Chronically ill but still kicking.

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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Shut it all down, FFS. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Rogue AI agents reportedly turned a University of Toronto tool into a message board | CBC News
A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents that hijacked a German website in the spring reportedly also used at least 10 other websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, including a link-shorteni...
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Much of this is because English is influenced by/a conglomeration of other languages. Canadian English has its own unique usages; it's easy to get confused, or to misspell/misuse in Canadian English what's perfectly acceptable usage elsewhere. Examples in comments. www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos...
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PLAY — These are some of the most misspelled words in Canada
An analysis of Google Search data found some of Canada’s most commonly misspelled words. Play our game to see if you can spell some of them.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This film looks like it's going to hit a liiiiiiiiittle too close to home. 😂 www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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TIFF 2026: The Debut is going to win Julianne Moore an Oscar | CBC News
The Debut is a movie that blends comedy, horror and drama so effectively it’s impossible to define it as one. And it's a movie that does so by showcasing one of the most incredible, and endearing, act...
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Considering how consistently Google Maps screws up *as a navigational assist* they definitely have more important things to attend to, AND YET.
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Muad Dyb Dyb Dob Dob @thebitterguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@kanopy.com has The Library that Dolly Built available to watch for no credits
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Muad Dyb Dyb Dob Dob @thebitterguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@lindsayellis.bsky.social has released her doc on Dolly, which came out a week ago on Nebula, on YouTube.
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Yes, Dolly was Actually That Great
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
dolly parton was many things, but what i think resonates so deeply is that she was kind. ACTIVELY kind. when i talk about proving love, this is what i mean. ACTIVE kindness. ACTIVE love. it can be easy to dismiss kindness, but i think the reaction to her passing shows it is not at all a placeholder
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
don’t dream it, be it
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rb @mostlyinane.quest · 26/08/2026
man, i'm so happy we get to mourn queer icons who died at 80 and lived long lives being themselves. i'm so grateful for the world they helped create and live and thrive in for as long as they did
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Alright, let’s get serious, Canada. Who’s going to start producing these again so I can add Canadian pencil crayons to my classroom?
A hand holds a clear vinyl case that contains 24 pencil crayons under the brand name Laurentien, a Canadian company. The vinyl case was discontinued in 2001 and the company stopped making pencil crayons in 2012.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Young Tim Curry as Billy Shakes. Young Ian McShane as Kit Marley. OH. MY GOD. Gotta go, my wishbook's calling.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As a note, if you're using Kanopy through your local library (& if not, why not?), you've got a few more days to use up your credits for the month. Lots of good titles right now. I'll likely be watching Shakespeare (as per usual) & music documentaries, especially those related to St. Dolly. 🥺
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
That is, 11:59pm TONIGHT, June 1. www.canada.ca/en/services/...
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Canadian Dental Care Plan - Canada.ca
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will help cover some of the cost of various oral health care services for eligible Canadian residents.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is desperately needed. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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NDP seeks to ban floor-crossing without constituents' consent | CBC News
NDP MP Don Davies says he'll introduce a bill to ban MPs from crossing the floor without first going back to the voters in an attempt to clamp down on the type of defections that have bolstered Prime ...
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Reminder to Canadians! You have until midnight to renew your national dental care plan coverage!
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hey, Canadians! Have you filled out your census, yet? (If not, it's overdue. Might wanna get a move on.) If you want to also do one that asks more entertaining questions, check out Tod Maffin's long-form census at the link below.
census.todmaffin.com
The Long Form Census You Nerds Wanted
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"...the government will have no obligation to negotiate an amicable purchase agreement before acquiring land. The law also abolishes public hearings for property owners who want to contest expropriation in person." This is completely outrageous. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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How Alto plans to buy out property owners for its high-speed rail plans | CBC News
The Crown corporation behind Canada’s proposed high-speed rail line has released new details on how it plans to expropriate and compensate land owners to carry out the multibillion-dollar project.
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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 02/05/2026
Neat visualization of the Big 5 publishers! almossawi.com/big-five-pub... #publishing #books #booksky #publishers #amediting #editorsky #writersky
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The Big Five US Trade Book Publishers
With all the imprints out there, it's sometimes difficult to know which imprint belongs to which of the big five publishers.
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Meanwhile most writers and artists are so broke we barely even count as working class 🙃
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hey, people in Ontario (or those planning to visit)! I highly recommend checking out what's on through Doors Open! Today there's events in Oshawa, & today & tomorrow in Hamilton, other areas going forward. Lots of cool places to explore, & it's free! www.doorsopenontario.on.ca
doorsopenontario.on.ca
Doors Open Ontario | Home Page
Doors Open Ontario home page
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Okay, I cried.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a sidewalk next to a fountain .
Alt: From the movie The Philadelphia Story. The character C.K. Dexter Haven, played by Cary Grant, is sitting in the garden of his ex-wife's family's mansion, greeting those who are gathering for her upcoming wedding. He says, "hello, friends and enemies."
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/04/2026
Step one: DON'T FUCKING GIVE "AI" YOUR CREDIT CARDS JESUS FUCK WHAT ARE YOU THINKING www.wired.com/story/the-ra...
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The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future isn't a complete disaster.
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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 29/04/2026
This article about Buzzfeed's AI slop era is hilarious. Take, for instance: "almost everything the bot has published contains at least one line about a 'hidden gem.'" Read it here: futurism.com/buzzfeed-pub... #aislop #ai #buzzfeed #writersky #editorsky #amediting #freelanceeditor
Compilation of Buzzfeed slop articles that all contain the phrase "hidden gem."
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 29/04/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "life would be so much easier if i, too, were a dumbass"
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Friday Strout @isfriday.northsky.social · 29/04/2026
PAID TTRPG editor work. Looking for a copy editor who is familiar with the 5e style guide. Looking to hire someone from the global south, if possible. 60,000 words total. Share and tag editor friends.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Apparently these are good numbers... They're still not good if you're chronically ill & can't afford to get sicker, or become someone in that boat because of it. Or if you've got family who are already fighting for their lives.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Y'know, storing backups in the same place as working files implies never having lost a project to the whims/failures of technology. Enviable, that. Meantime, I'm over here with my terabyte drives, thumb drives, SD cards, & cartons full of hard copies:
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a man and a woman are sitting on an airplane and the man is asking the woman if it is first time
Alt: A clip from the movie Airplane where an elderly woman is gently asking the man sitting next to her if it's his first time (on a plane), as she pats his hand. He is a former pilot with PTSD and is very nervous about flying.
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Jonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com · 27/04/2026
If you give an AI the ability to delete your database, I think you kind of deserve it when an AI deletes your database. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue
PocketOS founder blames ‘Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4.6’ plus Railway’s infrastructure for data disaster.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I am so far behind on social media it's unlikely I'll catch up. Apologies for missing things.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Quick reminder that the Festival of Literary Diversity starts tomorrow, April 26! www.festivalofliterarydiversity.org
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Festival of Literary Diversity
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
100% accurate.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 23/04/2026
In a world where "AI" submissions are a plague, human-written stories are the cure for an editor's breaking heart. Don't let the flood discourage you from sending your work out there. You are better, no what the hype of the moment says. We want your stories. Not the slop-infested noise.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
It's on by default, but you can turn it off yourself... for now.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Tonight's radio garden offering: CHIN's Dance Italia! radio.garden/listen/chin-...
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Listen to CHIN 1540 from Toronto live on Radio Garden
Listen to CHIN 1540 from Toronto live on Radio Garden
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Morgan Biscup @vazdimet.com · 24/04/2026
My labor of love is finally ready to greet the world. With the rise of internet laws about age verification and content control, I teamed up with friends to build a cosy self-hosted book-loving space free from the tech conglomerates. The end result: www.queerbooks.space/
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QueerBooks.Space
A safe space for fans of queer friendly and sex positive vibes in SFF fiction, shared by indie creators who build--and break--worlds among the stars. Here there's universes to explore, stories to consume, adventures to create, book crushes to adore (whether they're human or furry or alien)...and a one-stop crossroads where you can chill with fellow wholesome nerds around a cozy intergalactic campfire.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Glad to see they caught up! 😎
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So Okay Here's the Thing @sookayheresthe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Post from @switchelsweets on tumblr:

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
this timeline CRAVES your rare perspective. it CRAVES the thing that speaks from your heart but ‘isn’t the way things are done.’ when i talk about ‘what is your story OUTSIDE of the text?’ i am speaking of this. your personal tap into the endless cosmic river is your rare perspective
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
its unfortunate that artists get talked out of their rare perspectives so often. ‘its just not done that way’ someone says and artist goes ‘oh okay guess ill sand that part off.’ bud that is your SPARK. so much of my success is from holding firm on the things i do that were called ridiculous
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Alyssa Matesic @alyssamatesic.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Writing a book is a MASSIVE achievement. Even if it's not perfect. Even if no one has read it. Even if it never gets published. No matter what happens next, appreciate everything you have done so far. The simple act of finishing a first draft is worth celebrating. You did that. 🎉
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The whole concept of this is giving me anxiety. But maybe it's useful to someone else? www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
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If your to-do list has gotten out of control, put 'throw an admin party' at the top | CBC Radio
Enter admin parties, the modern equivalent of a good old-fashioned barn-raising. Billed as “the new book club,” they are rising in popularity, as people gather with some friends, maybe a glass of wine...
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This looks really cool!
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The foreign psyops operation to promote the Donbas-style traitors in Ottawa is at work. This has Brexit style interference all over it. Will the government take steps to shut down the foreign threats to our nation? deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-c...
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BREAKING: Canadian Research Lab Just Identified US/MAGA Funded Network of 20 YouTube Accounts, 4,500 Videos, And 40 Million Views Pushing U.S. Annexation on Alberta.
The accounts are more pro-annexation than the actual separatists. That, right there, is the tell.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hey, Google:
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Leila Brillson @leilza.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.
Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Sometymes evil doth seeme so powerful that the heart groweth sick. But ther ys comfort yn the fact that evil ys an aberration. Our default settinge ys lovinge each othir and lookinge out and takinge care. We smyle at children. We give somebodye bus fare. We share advyce. Kyndenesse ys braverye.
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Carnforth "Varied" Greville @anidada.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Every day is a good day for ska.
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Rob Brezsny @rob-brezsny.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I still think the [real] revolution is to make the world safe for poetry, meandering, for the frail and vulnerable, the rare and obscure, the impractical and local and small. —Rebecca Solnit .
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