JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I got an aghast: “that’s not healthy! You must have been so dehydrated all the time!” 110
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I regret to inform fellow 🇨🇦 that from outside of Canada, Waze has capitulated to the tyranny of the US leader and changed the hydronym on their app. As of the time of this post Google Maps continues to name the lake correctly on theirs. 200
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I leave the continent for 2 weeks… I just kinda expected all the geography to stay samesies while I was away. This is So. Dumb. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I remember wondering why he’d want to give the enemy So Much Direction re: where to aim 🤔 010
Reposted by JenLeiLibrary Bear 📚 @adklibrarybear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Hell yes we are. My people 🙏🫡🥰📚 techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...techcrunch.comLibrarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunchAt libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand. 312656
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Episode 3: I’m liking how they’re taking moments from the plot and fleshing them out—exploring the wider picture—the perspectives of everyone involved. They’re also taking the time to explicitly explain the thinking behind the action. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Okay, so on this Little House kick and I know I don’t know enough about USian colonizing so I have questions about the Osage family neighbouring the Ingalls. From what I’ve learned abt Canadian western expansion, I’m now curious about Kansas territory history Reputable sources? please share links! 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I mean…I’m only 1 episode in but there does seem to be an overt message about self-reliance being not nearly as important as neighbourliness and building community. I like it. 010
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Anticipating the new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie. I reread those novels until the covers fell off. I’ve gained a more nuanced perspective on them as an adult (obvi) & am hopeful this new adaption will do a bit of an “Anne With an E” by engaging with wider representation & communities. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I have, at best, 1 more full day of sitting on floors & doing squats & kneeling as I do inventory. My body is making it very obvious that I am older than I was when I started this job. 😣 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Tbf, great lift & support but terrible flex & -breathabilty 000
Reposted by JenLeiE.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Right now, RIGHT now, you have to start differentiating between generative AI (garbage), and analytic/assistive AI (useful). Generative AI is, at best, a scam. And right now, it's actively preventing us from developing USEFUL technologies. @mark-carney.bsky.social 1246
Reposted by JenLeiIsaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026NEW: Ontario’s major teaching unions have served notice to the Ford government to begin bargaining new agreements for more than 255,000 educators across the province. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1188869...globalnews.caOntario’s teaching unions serve bargaining notice to kick off contract talks | Globalnews.caThe notices mean the province will now need to prepare to enter potentially bruising talks with the unions within the next 15 days. 063
Reposted by JenLeiKaren Autio @karenautio.bsky.social · 01/06/2026It's #NationalAccessAbilityWeek (May 31-June 6) & in Canada, June is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month. The inspiration for my disability-inclusive picture books comes from my daughter who was born with #SpinaBifida. Build a Strong, Accessible Canada! @laura-jane-watson.bsky.social #NAAW2026 173
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 01/06/2026They passed this fictional day of awareness into existence during the spring of 2021 when we were all [again] adjusting into emergency online learning. Because clearly they’re paying attention to only the most *Important Things* in OntEd 010
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 01/06/2026_Most_ adults are not children’s authors or children’s librarians or children’s publishers. (I think his critical points about publishing are fair & valid.) To ask those other types of adults (including parents) to think about the types of books they choose to buy, gift or read with kids is fair. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Look: I enjoyed this book. I think it’s a humorous series of observations about something *most* adults don’t give two considered thoughts about. I, _personally_, am not offended by anything he has to say about writing for children. 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Tis the season for end-of-year library inventory. GameTime! : How many unrecovered Easter eggs will I will find as I go through the shelves? Will share results before June 26th. (To be clear: these are not edible eggs. They are flat laminated cutouts of colourful eggs.) #librarylife 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I am now in possession of this book from my public library. The Discourse™️ -as I understand it- was primarily about a hyperbolic statistic that I have not yet reached/ located in the text. Am enjoying the footnotes and asides so far. 100
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JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026There are Arthurian adaptations that I can get behind and some that I cannot for the precise reasons you mention. And I know I’ve seen my last production of Hamlet because it made me like Hamlet. I don’t want to not like Hamlet again. 010
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026*mumbles* didn’t vote for the party that said they’d do all the stuff he’s doing *mutters louder* didn’t think _his party’d_ start doing it 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Subscribed! Love when you guest on #CBCCommotion with Elamin Happy to hear your views anytime 010
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026😆 Fair enough! Solid reasoning on the Tolkien and I haven’t seen Rings of Power so cannot pass judgement there. I do maintain that _in general_ watching/reading/playing/experiencing as many different adaptations of *any* story no matter how old or new is a worthy endeavour 🙂 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Am on the library waitlist to read the book and so cannot speak to the text itself. I am also aware of the discourse and can agree with the points made in Jensen’s reflections. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I am on the waitlist for it at the library. Am holding off on forming any opinion until I’ve read the book. 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This is why I usually email my objections; also all my points are better conveyed in writing 010
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I mean I understand that they need to know that you are _their_ constituent but I never give phone numbers and only approximate address. 110
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Called the MPP’s office to object to changes to FOI Already emailed the premier’s office about this weeks ago and as always, because I don’t agree with them: no response. 120
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026When the boys eventually deviated from Biblical/traditonal family names everyone became a 2-syllable ends in “n” name: Brayden, Hayden, Harrison, Caden, Evan, Ethan etc. The big difference here is the francophone influence: we had more “elle” and “ine” endings for girls as well as the ah/a/ee 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026😆 #accurate For years I tracked baby announcements in newspapers across Canada and analyzed trends for fun. This was before they started announcing provincial baby names up here each year and I was curious if it was different from the US—at the time it seemed to be. 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I’m fascinated. Tell me more! Was it geographically limited in scope? 100
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 22/04/2026*sigh* Truly pondering whether to add a disclaimer to every written document/statement/etc declining utterly for it to be fed to, engaged with, or analyzed by any and all AI in perpetuity, forever and ever. Would it do any good whatsoever? 000
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Having just finished watching season 1: Starfleet Academy is pretty great 030
