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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

It's election day in Quebec! Here's what my (v. simple) election model is calling for tonights results: Seats ------ PQ 56 (49-62) PLQ 41 (38-44) PCQ 18 (16-22) QS 8 (6-10) CAQ 4 (0-6) Vote Shares ------- PLQ 29% (27-30%) PQ 28% (25%-32%) PCQ 18% (18.01-18.04% lol) CAQ 12% (10%-15%) QS 12% […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

This is "good guy with a gun", but #AI right? "The only way to stop AI risk is more AI"

Screenshot of a website that reads "Protect Your Data From AI, With AI
In a world that runs on data, cut AI risk, strengthen cyber posture, and accelerate your business with data-centric security." A button to "Request a Demo" is present.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 06/06/2026

I am so all-in on Montreal's big, weird ring.

It's an inexplibly big metal ring, about 7 storeys tall, smack dab in the middle of downtown Montreal

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Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Hey, Louise Arbour is Canada’s new Governor General! A totally admirable person. I met her in 2009 when we both received honorary doctorates from U of Guelph. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Arbour Not a big Mark Carney fan, but well done. #cdnPoli

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 05/05/2026

26 of the 27 EU member states use proportional systems, as well as the EU Parliament. If Mark Carney believes this is where the international order will be rebuilt, let's join them and embrace the same democratic standard.

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

RE: cosocial.ca/@jszym/1164998251945391… Thanks for the #BandcampFriday recommendations! I ended up picking up Land of Talk's album "Indistinct Conversations" at the recommendation of @arestelle . I know it's extra steps, but I get so much more joy out of using #bandcamp + #fediverse […]

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Jacques Nacouzi @jacouzi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

À qui la rue? Aux enfants la rue! Parade des enfants de l'école Face, nouvellement déménagée sur le Plateau. Bienvenue dans notre quartier, vous nous donnez espoir! #polmtl

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

Vous habitez au #Québec ? Vous mangez ? Vous pouvez recevoir régulièrement un panier de légumes et d'œufs cultivés localement ! S'inscrire à un programme d'agriculture soutenue par la communauté, c'est super simple, et ça contribue à renforcer les liens communautaires ! Family Farmer vous […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

Do you live in #quebec ? Do you eat food? You can get a basket of locally grown veggies and eggs on the reg! Signing-up for Community Supported Agriculture is super easy, and it helps build strong communities! Family Farmer makes it super easy, it has a map so you can find your closest drop-off […]

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PAIGE! @paige.canadiancivil.com · 18/02/2026

The Vox "Today Explained" podcast was a such a frustrating listen today. Zack Beauchamp ties Brazils success in rejecting authoritarianism (vs US) to pork barrel political corruption. And South Korea? Another boutique theory, this time it's citizens recognized a power grab. The bigger difference […]

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Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Reading Yegge’s rant and the much shorter and more polished siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-fatigu… (“AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it”), I keep coming back to this, which I published in 2020 and is sort of at the center of my thinking about everything […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026

🧵 1/ 🎉 So happy to share our latest work that I authored with my #PhD supervisor Amin Emad. While #ChatGPT and #Claude are natural language models (#llms), computational biologists have been using protein language models (pLMs) which model protein sequences. We […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

A diagram showing how PPI testing proteins are present in upstream pre-trained pLMs.

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

When watching a presentation with a slideshow: do you like textual description of figures/data or would you rather just see the figures/data and hear the presenter describe it. #poll #presentation #slideshow

Slide with a scatter plot on the left and on the right a figure title in bold and a text description below it. The scatter plot shows log parameters on the Y axis, Release date on the X-axis, and various Open and Closed LLMs as points.

Slide with a scatter plot centered with it's bold title just above it.. The scatter plot shows log parameters on the Y axis, Release date on the X-axis, and various Open and Closed LLMs as points.

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

RE: social.growyourown.services/@FediFo… If you're not collaborating, checkout @libreoffice . I've used it for the last 6 or 7 years and it's rock solid. If you are collaborating, I've had great luck with @CryptPad for simple documents (a step up from Etherpad if […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year to the @coop family! Looking forward to another year of sustainable, equitable, and democratic community building.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

I don't know who hung a "rue barrée" (road closed) sign between the incinerator smokestacks on Carriere, but I salute you, whoever you ate. #Montreal #NoRules #art

As described in th text, somebody hung a rue barrée roadwork sign between the smokestacks of the abandoned incinerator in Petite-Patrie, Montreal

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 13/11/2025

Rural Liberal voters and urban Conservative voters keep getting shut out even when they show up in huge numbers. A system that rewards geography instead of voters is not a real democracy. Proportional representation would finally make every vote count.

A two panel meme from the animated show Invincible. In the first panel, the character Mark looks frustrated. Text above him reads Rural Liberals and Urban Conservatives, and text below him says So, when do we get representation. In the second panel his father Nolan points confidently at him. Text above reads First past the post and text below says That is the neat part, you do not.

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Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025

On this Remembrance Day, let us bow our heads thinking of, along with those who died in yesterday’s wars, the ones who will die today in today’s wars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoi…

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 10/11/2025

Politicians love to warn that the other side has a radical agenda. Yet, they don't seem too concerned that first past the post means they can win a majority with less than 40% of the vote. Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.

A four-panel meme from Star Wars Episode II showing Padmé and Anakin in a meadow. Anakin says the opposition has been taken over by extremists. Padmé smiles and asks if he will pass proportional representation so they cannot win a majority with only 40 percent of the vote, then looks concerned when he does not answer.

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 05/11/2025

Canada’s system traps us in large big-tent parties, forcing endless infighting and floor crossings. Proportional representation would let Canadians of every kind win seats for what they believe in instead of fighting for control of one tent.

Graphic with headline reading “Big tent parties lead to big tent infighting and instability.” Text explains that Canada’s electoral system forces the entire right into one party, creating divisions and instability, and that proportional representation would let Red Tories, progressive conservatives, libertarians, and social conservatives all win fair representation without being trapped under one banner. Includes a CBC headline about MP Chris d’Entremont leaving the Conservatives because of Poilievre’s leadership style.

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

"I have said it before and I will continue to say it: calling for electoral reform in Montreal is the only viable way to ensure better democratic representation. ...I call on the people of Montreal who support this idea...to write to your elected officials and put pressure on them. Make some […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/11/2025

When an incumbent government blames vote splitting for their loss, don't fall for it. They had the power to enact electoral reform, but they chose not to. It's a power play they all take, and it's costing us a representative #democracy #montreal #cdnpoli […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025

A reminder that if you're in #Montreal , you still have 3 hours to vote! Pokemon Go to the polls! #cdnpoli

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @edwing.mstdn.moimeme.ca · 02/11/2025

Congratulations! You have survived the no-transit day. Now, go out and vote! Vote info: www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/w… Strike info: www.stm.info/en/info/service-update… - - - Félicitations! Vous avez survécu à la journée sans transports en […]

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 17/10/2025

A party can win a “majority” with less than 45% of the vote. That’s not democracy. Newfoundland and Labrador’s results show again how first past the post rewards false majorities and leaves most voters without representation. #nlpoli

CBC News graphic showing Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2025 election results: PC 44.3%, Liberal 43.5%, NDP 8.3%, Independents 3.9%. A note reads “Their win sets a new benchmark in this province for forming a majority government with the smallest vote share,” highlighting how the winning party gained a majority with less than 45% of the vote.

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! For this special day, I've a song by Tokyo Police Club keyboardist and Torontonian Graham Wright appropriately called "Canadian Thanksgiving". grahamwright.bandcamp.com/track/can… #thanksgiving #canada #music #musicmodays […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2025

For this #MusicMonday, we've a song about the #Montreal neighborhood that I call home. Ada Lea sings about the Van Horne Overpass, the railroad tracks that run through it, and Waverly street all make an appearance, and it really captures the lovely, surreal feeling this neighborhood sometimes […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2025

I've got a bit of a weird one for #MusicMonday this week. I usually pick songs that get stuck in my head, and I've been muttering "She means everything to me/She's got a positive I.D." to myself ever since I first heard this track on soma.fm . Checkout Renegade Soundwave's "Positive ID" […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2025

On the long list of ways in which I wish my #phd supervisor would allow me to end my #thesis #academia #academicchatter

Screenshot which reads "Regrettably, performing such a thorough analysis as would be required is beyond the scope of this thesis and could demand another doctoral degree's worth of study. And as they say, "Fool me once...""

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2025

A Case for Community Land Trusts in #Canada : A Summary of Promising Community Practices and Public Policy Options bsh.ubc.ca/a-case-for-community-lan… #clt #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2025

The example text Claude Shannon uses in "Prediction and Entropy of Printed English" (1950) is probably one of my favourites and people should use it more often. #phd #academia #academicchatter

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THERE IS NO REVERSE ON A MOTORCYCLE A FRIEND OF MINE FOUND THIS OUT RATHER DRAMATICALLY THE OTHER DAY

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2025

Happy #MusicMonday, I'm back at it with some homegrown #indie #folk . It's the sedate-but-whimsical "n'as-tu jamais vu d'oiseaux?" by #montreal 's own Rosier. They've become a staple in my rotation, and can't recommend this album enough! Show them some love, give it a listen, and maybe pick up […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2025

I really wish @signalapp would have the ability to have Slack/Discord-style channels in groups, or even Matrix/Element-style Group Spaces. I think it's the main friction I currently have getting friend group chats to migrate over. It's really the only missing feature for us. #signal

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2025

#Zotero has always been but the new versions are just crazy good.

Screenshot of a Zotero tooltip showing a bibliography entry when hovering over its in-text numeric citation.

Demonstrating highlighting in multiple colours (yellow and green) and adding text comments.

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PAIGE! @paige.canadiancivil.com · 10/09/2025

See you tomorrow for #ActivityInThePark #Montreal Seats... Unlimited! mobilisons.ch/events/5b638d25-41d0-…

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2025

If and when #anglo #montreal -ers are given the reminder that "#French is the norm" before ceding to switch, I think it's important to respectfully remind those workers that they should reconsider whether they should comply with the obligation to do so, and remind them that you are as much a […]

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Martin Hamel @martinnhamel.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2025

Die-in au coin Parc Bernard Cérémonie très touchante qui suivait la superbe cérémonie pour Robert Silverman pour qui sera renommé le REV Saint-Denis. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silver… #violenceroutiere #montreal #velo

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2025

Good #MusicMonday Morning! When I'm looking to super-charge my mood, one of my favourite albums to put on is "Tell No One" by Washington, DC-based band "Bad Moves". All the tracks on this album are bangers but this one feels like an ideal Summer day, and since this is the last summer #music […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2025

Feels great to support local #montreal artists this #BandcampFriday . Not only do I own the music I buy, but it'd take over 3,000 streams for an artist on Spotify to make what they make on a single album sale on #bandcamp . Look forward to seeing tracks from my haul on upcoming #MusicMondays !

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PAIGE! @paige.canadiancivil.com · 04/09/2025

I want to shout out @CraigSauve and #TransitionMTL for three things which I think put them on the right side of history: 1. He's a mayoral candidate for a major city who has been on the fediverse since 2023. 2. His party just put a proportional voting system on the agenda which is bold and […]

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca: @jszym.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2025

#Lemmy's billing as a #reddit alternative checks out with how many folks on that side of #fedi I feel the need to mute.

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