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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Last night I realized that books are essentially the only medium left that cannot force ads on us (so long as we read hard copy). But yeah, sure, capitalism's great...

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Seeking motivation. New or used. Cannot pay more than $5. Delivery only.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When the National Trust for Canada uses the same mapmaker Hilroy used for its new scribblers (Image taken from the National Trust for Canada's 17 Sept newsletter)

Red and white map of Canada showing the number of signatures on a petition by province. Sadly, Atlantic Canada has been badly mangled, as both the island of Newfoundland and the province of Nova Scotia seem to have been torn in half and recreated elsewhere.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Overdue Cora content. Puppy turned five last weekend! Here she is, trying to convince me to let her lick my hands because I just cut up a roast chicken.

A floppy-eared, golden brown dog with on-point eyeliner eyes rests her head on her paws and gazes up at the photographer in a clear attempt at cuteness bribery.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I really enjoy this platform, but I rarely have the bandwidth to engage. So please just know, I appreciate you, even though I'm not always present.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Fundraising update! Smashed through my modest goal thanks to everyone's generosity. Donations still being accepted through Feb for the @cancersociety.bsky.social : fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants... I'm using my late aunt Norina's yarn to make potpourri sachets to gift to her fam/friends.

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I'm supporting the Canadian Cancer Society!

In trusted partnership with donors and volunteers, we improve the lives of all those affected by cancer through world-class research, transformative advocacy and compassionate support.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Casting on to combat cancer! Day 1 of the @cancersociety.bsky.social Feb knitting challenge! I'll be working on little projects with yarn from my late aunt Norina. If you can donate to the fundraiser, much appreciated. If you cannot, pls help spread the word! fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...

Two cakes of yarn, one burgundy, one white. The white one sits on a hanging spindle of sorts. White yarn has been cast on to a circular needle, which is sitting on top of the cake of burgundy yarn.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Too faint to see with the naked eye, but my camera was able to pick up a bit of the aurora borealis tonight.

Bottom foreground are trees and a lit up house, while above is a deep pink hue of the northern lights with a few stars clear in the sky.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm participating in the @cancersociety.bsky.social 's Knitting Challenge! Every day in Feb I'll knit special projects in honour of loved ones affected by cancer. If you're able to make a donation to this excellent cause, I'd appreciate it so much. fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...

fundraisemyway.cancer.ca

I'm supporting the Canadian Cancer Society!

In trusted partnership with donors and volunteers, we improve the lives of all those affected by cancer through world-class research, transformative advocacy and compassionate support.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Guys, listening to my parents offer up (strong) opinions on the actions and choices of Wheel of Fortune contestants is a true experience.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I’ve entered a new psychological level of unemployment where I pick up new or restart old hobbies & projects. In the past few months I’ve forayed into making tshirt yarn, making potpourri, restarting my family tree from scratch, writing fiction, training the dog, playing with bullet journaling

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Okay, sure, I guess I didn’t need that arm

Medium sized dog laying her head, neck, and a lot of her back, on a person’s arm, preventing them from moving or working

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I'm in a weird New Year's headspace. Usually I go into January rolling my eyes at the notion of resolutions and fresh starts. This year I'm feeling weirdly optimistic and am forcibly preventing myself from making all the resolutions. I am uncomfortable with this reversal of mindset.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

My brain is so tired it just confused capybaras and chupacabras.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Latest distraction project is making potpourri. These dried apples are quite pretty, but six hours later, most of the slices are still in the oven.

A round blue container containing a couple handfuls of dehydrated apple slices that have turned golden and wavy in the oven.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

My cousin wanted to do a practice pet session before opening her studio to holiday appointments so I took Cora down for an adventure. Pup was so excited that we got four good shots in between licking the photographer’s face. She did a lot with not much to work with!

A brown dog with dark floppy ears and dark muzzle wearing a red note collar sits and looks to the left while sitting in a Christmas display of blankets, mini tree, and twinkle lights

A brown dog with dark floppy ears and dark muzzle wearing a red note collar sits and looks at the camera with tilted head while sitting in a Christmas display of blankets, mini tree, and twinkle lights

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 08/10/2025

microsoft product (begging, pleading): save this document to my documents? me: save to desktop microsoft (twitching, shaking) this jpeg. save to pictures? me: save to desktop microsoft (weeping, throwing up): this email attachment... downloads? me: desktop

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Found several old shirts during a severe clean and purge of my closet and dresser this weekend, so I’m experimenting with making t-shirt yarn.

Tangled pile of tshirt yarn that looks grey but is forest green

Rolled ball of tshirt yarn that looks grey but is forest green

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Tomorrow marks four years on the receiving end of this puppy attitude.

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Dead McCoy 💀🖖 @tedmccoy.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

has never tasted cheese but is demanding some anyways

A small corgi puppy still wet from her first bath demanding a bit of old English

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Cora refuses to try and understand the phrase, “you’ve had enough cheese today.”

The head of an expectant and hopeful dog with tan coloured fur, darker floppy ears, and golden eyes gazes over a top of a desk.

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Tina Adcock @tinaadcock.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I’m not fussed about the title outside my professional life, but this comment slaps 👏👏👏

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

It’s 2025. Isn’t it about time the makers of granola bars learned how a proper box should work?

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Having a very strong memory this morning of being in elementary school and graduating to being allowed to use pen. Such a small thing but felt like a huge moment.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

When it’s too hot out to puppy properly.

Brown dog with dark snout and dark floppy ears is sprawled on a bed, sleeping. She is becoming one with the bed.

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Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I don’t want “CoPilot” in Microsoft Word I just want to use multiple languages in one document and make comments on footnotes

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

If you're getting notifications from Academia(.)edu about AI versions of your papers now being podcasts, that's because the (predatory) platform has opted you into AI-enhanced outputs, which you can turn off in your Account Settings here.

A screencap of Academia.edu's Account Settings under the header "AI Settings" showing their AI-enhanced Outputs feature is automatically turned on with a green switch unless you turn it off and do your part to de-enshittify the internet.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Where are my knitters at? I am VERY excited. Did you know you can make your rough and scratchy wooden needles smooth again with just a rub of wax paper??? My mind is blown and I can now finish this sweater without so much anger.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Alright I have a question for *all of you*, esp for those of you who are not into environment stuff. When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything. RTs appreciated here.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

My new favourite census transcription error: “Mother tongue: Garlic.” Brilliant.

Close up of a 1931 Canadian census page showing languages spoken. A pop up shows the transcription as “mother tongue: garlic” instead of Gaelic.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Anxiety is riding high, so I’m just going to watch this puppy sleep in the sun for a bit.

Golden brown dog is sprawled sleeping on a double bed with dog toys in the foreground. Strips of sunshine are coming in from above, making her brown fur look more golden than usual.

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Zane Griffin Talley Cooper @zgtcooper.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Students already use AI to not read and write. Including these tools in canvas/blackboard institutionalizes the position that reading and writing don’t matter and, subsequently, neither does thinking. The AI model of education is fundamentally extractive. Take what you can, trash the rest.

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Let's have some fun. In this NYT story, we see a picture of an OpenAI billboard on a college campus, suggesting the following prompt: "Give me a guide for mastering this Calc 101 syllabus. In two weeks. Small steps please." What happens when we actually use ChatGPT to do this? THREAD!

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The Rubaiyat of Victor Kiam @phantomcorsair.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

When I searched to see if Mary Shelley and Jane Austen could have met in Bath, Google AI informed me that they were, in fact, sisters...

Google AI Overview saying (correctly) that 'Jane Austen and Mary Shelley were both famous female novelists in the early 19th century', and then adding (quite erroneously) that 'They shared a mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote The Vindication of the Rights of Women.'

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Cumfi Local #315 in Sasktoon is collecting donations for those evacuated due to the forest fires raging only hours north of the city. NEEDED: Summer clothing, toys & games, coloring books, strollers, wheelchairs, baby formula, diapers. NOT NEEDED: winter clothes, blankets

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/06/2025

It's the content you didn't know you needed: the A - Z of National Trust bums. From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑

The bottom of a stone statue in the foreground, whilst another stone statue stands on a plinth in a garden in the background, a robe hanging round its waist.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

This migraine has been crashing in my brain for about a week, and that's too long for guests.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

From last night. I’m titling this picture, “I also like chips”.

Close up shot of the face of a brown dog with floppy ears and a dark snout, who has her chin propped on a pillow, staring hopefully at the photographer, who has a bowl of potato chips.

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

unions: they get the job done

IWW IU 520 (Railroad Workers) PRESENTS:

TROLLEY PROBLEM SOLUTION

“Slip the switch” by flipping it while the trolley’s front wheels have passed through, but before the back wheels do. This will cause a controlled derailment bringing the trolley to a safe halt.

Thank a rail worker today!

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Association of Canadian Archivists @archivistsdotca.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The Association of Canadian Archivists is excited to now be on Bluesky! Join us as we gear up for the ACA 2025 conference, follow along for your favourite updates about Archivaria, In the Field, and Scope and Content, and of course, come celebrate hashtag parties on our newest platform!

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I am waiting to leave for a massage appointment for my back pain and I have such anxiety about it.

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

CONCENTRATING them. Into CAMPS.

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Michelle Desveaux @desveaux.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Important Cora content: happy, sleepy puppy

Brown dog sprawled on a green sheet on a double bed. If she were any flatter, she’d be one with the mattress.

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