Reposted by Monika ViktorovaJenny @nerdyelk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Can we stop focusing on the booze for this alleged trade deal and focus on the potential loss of Canadians' digital sovereignty??? 1126
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I just found out Ontario will only cover Pap tests every 5 years instead of 2 years. But maybe soon we won’t need to do them at all! 👏👏👏 #ONpoli Reposting with alt text: Portrait of a woman wearing a white lab coat and smiling, presumably Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos. #HPV 2189
Reposted by Monika Viktorovae.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/08/2026Threatening people with inevitability doesn't work anymore. Overemphasizing the benefits and minimizing the risks doesn't work anymore. Dismissing peoples concerns because they aren't deeply rooted in the technical details doesn't work anymore. The days of steamrolling hesitancy are gone. 742560
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Post a perfect album from the 2000s (2000-2009) 131
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026what if you closed the app and went to your nearest park? 031
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The absolute irony of this being everyone in the discourse The only antidote is earnestly building bridges 010
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This isn’t event about spreadsheet people discourse but it’s also not not about it 010
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaP(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 20/08/2026Just noticed myself doing agent<->agent a lot more, which in Q1 I wasn't sure was going to be useful. Seems like it is? Small postpfrazee.leaflet.pubMy-agent ↔️ your-agent may actually be usefulNot in a "get hyped" kind of way. More like: oh, yep, I am doing that. 151209
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaAnil Dash @anildash.com · 20/08/2026And all of the options in that ecosystem have to be radically different than what people think of as being intrinsic to "AI" today. It is possible to build systems that use data consensually. It is possible to build systems entirely on renewable power. It is possible to build actually open systems… 113414
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026fwiw, I have a friend who's a mathematician who has been following AI use in the field and says that it does seem to be useful in some pretty limited and specific cases in finding certain kinds of solutions. So, not transformative, but a helpful tool sometimes. 1 8445
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/08/2026Baffled that none of the spreadsheet people discourse has mentioned this incredible piece of news: windowsreport.com/microsoft-is... 27583169
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026At this rate we’re gonna need to reclaim tech bro and have tech bro walks like we were reclaiming slut in the 2010s There are a lot of people who work in tech who are your ally. I’m hoping we can start building bridges around the issues we agree on instead of re enacting crabs in a bucket 100
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaBrian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026If you’re COVID informed, please support / follow @thebeguiling.bsky.social on social media They’re a comic book shop in Toronto that requires masking(they provide a mask when you enter) Anti-maskers targeted them on one of their IG posts Thank you Beguiling for caring about immunocompromised ppl 713150
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Devastated that this isn’t a reference to the musical act thievery corporation who are actually very good I am a thievery corporation booster* * if we’re talking about the music 010
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaKate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I recommend this entire thread, and you'll understand why when you get all the way through it. A lovely analysis of human communication. 06628
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaAdam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ideally the Ottawa-Alberta MOU would’ve led to enough policy certainty particularly around industrial pricing and carbon markets) to avoid this, but evidently not. 176
Reposted by Monika Viktorovanormal not odd @normalnotodd.com · 20/08/2026please don’t put it in the skyline that i’m mad 1412
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Great to see @scottsantens.com ‘s panel on AI worker displacement and UBI for tech workers impacted by layoffs 060
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Curious how this plays over time - there’s hype now so we’re seeing a spike of exploration. But sustained use proves out high fidelity workflow migration. There’s also the question of continuous training FWIW Pinterest uses deepseek for its image search and I find it’s garbage compared to Google 010
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm thoroughly convinced every AI stan secretly uses the chatbot feature more than they'll ever admit and believe it's their friend. It's a good explanation for someone going to the mattresses for something backed by all the worst people in the world whom they don't agree with on anything else 271452178
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I’m calling this the Ed Zitronification of the financial reporting space and that’s a compliment We need financial reporting that’s engaging and makes people interested in peeling back the layers of how wealth is being gambled at massive scale 110
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaJames S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This is the former head of admissions at Notre Dame saying, basically, that not all ND students who are legacies or related to donors are dumb but that pretty much all dumb ND students are legacies or related to donors. 274
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaElizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026well! I wrote about Nvidia’s new plan to juice its earnings www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comNvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute“That’s naked sleight of hand, in my opinion.” 38815
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 20/08/2026Happening now: Our reporters are answering questions about data centre projects in Canada and the public backlash surrounding them. Submit your questions here www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... 14250110
Reposted by Monika Viktorovakyle 中和 turner @tylekurner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026back at @avclub.com asking the important questions, like, why do movies look like that now? spoke to a bunch of cinematographers, colorists, and editors to try to figure out what is going on: www.avclub.com/why-do-movie...avclub.comWhy do movies look like that now?Cinematographers, colorists, and camera ops explain how shifting technologies and business expectations are making movies look like that. 415871
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 20/08/2026Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguardstechcrunch.comSenators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguardsThe safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine whether it made the app less engaging. 1103
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaProf Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “No one knows why so many younger people are getting shingles these days”. Really? Nothing to do with immune dysfunction following repeated C19, I’m sure 🙄theguardian.comAt 43, I was fit and happy. Then I developed a nasty – and very expensive - case of shingles | Arwa MahdawiHealthy women under 50 are now more at risk of the condition. What I didn’t know is that intense exercise could be to blame and the condition could cost me hundreds of dollars, writes Arwa Mahdawi 1319844
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This came up today in the #BIEN40 polycrisis plenary: AI automates parts of knowledge labour, it may even help automate work that can be roboticized. But that’s still a tiny proportion of most work - most work is forms of caring and reciprocal labor that is not remunerated! It’s why we need #UBI 020
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaFun @funkelly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026the good news is that, for at least the foreseeable future, these humanoid robots can be easily defeated by utilizing any number of foiling tactics demonstrated in your run-of-the-mill looney tunes cartoon. 1363091634
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 20/08/2026laughed so hard at this one there are genuine tears in my eyes 1621922
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I’ve been a bit quiet on here of late but wanted to share that I’m at the 40th annual #BIEN Congress happening today and tomorrow in #Toronto I’ll be speaking about #AI and its role in the polycrisis, and why we need #UBI more than ever If you’d like to tune in, zoom link is 👇 3164
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet. Like a snowball. dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne... A growing threat. archive.org/download/rep...dn711306.ca.archive.org 3935321443
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Alright new H-Mart drink day 2: this one’s called “Jasmine Flavored Lemon Tea Drink” Tastes like a lightly sweetened bottle of Jo Malone perfume - interesting, but wouldn’t buy again 6/10 040
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026По принцип на Евровизия дледам само хайлаитите ама тази година станах стан #бангаранга Невероятен боп, лятото официално започна youtu.be/EltgrumKJfk?...youtu.beDARA - Bangaranga (LIVE) | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Grand Final | Winner of Eurovision 2026YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest 110
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026A friend has a rule that every time she goes to Nations (iykyk #TO) she tries a new type of fruit she’s never tried before Decided to apply this to my post-yoga H-Mart snack runs, but for drinks Starting off with Asahi Calpis (?? what a name) 7/10, vague lemony flavor & sparkly #newdrinkreview 010
Reposted by Monika Viktorovasdepye.bsky.social @sdepye.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is the second case I’ve read about like this in the last month. This one right here at home. This should alarm everyone. wapo.st/41uBvjNwapo.st‘That wasn’t me’: How facial recognition led to a woman being jailed for 6 monthsKimberlee Williams, who lived in Oklahoma, was jailed after being accused of crimes in Maryland, a state she told investigators she had never visited. 03111
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaCasey Lawrence @myexplodingpen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026My Review of Super Canucks: An Anthology of Canadian Small-Town Superheroes, edited by Matthew Del Papa & Andy Taylor medium.com/reviewsday-t... Full disclosure: I have a story in this anthology, so my review is tinged with pride at having been part of this project. 🤍🍁🤍medium.comSuperCanucks is Here to Save the DayReview of An Anthology of Canadian Small-Town Superheroes, edited by Matthew Del Papa & Andy Taylor 031
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/04/2026If you haven’t heard about it yet, the youths are super into IRL human interactions, no AI, and “physical media” (vinyl! DVDs! tapes!) right now and it’s glorious. Like there are 20yo influencers that just read old paper books and talk about feelings. 273331526
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaAnuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · 14/04/20262024: "The endgame is not Mastodon, Bluesky, or Threads. The endgame is finding communities on the web and following them all on the best platform for you." Aging pretty well, honestly. Probably going to age even better as time goes on. 331447
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Was at a panel today where a participant pointed out that a lot of small to med sized nations have no capacity to prepare for the current state of AI enabled cyber threats let alone Mythos For govs where employees still use personal emails for official comms or systems lack 2FA, there is a reason 020
Reposted by Monika Viktorovamaple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Everyone knows the economy is doing great. I dont know why homelessness is up and a record number of people are working 2 jobs, but that has nothing to do with the economy. The economy is a chart with a line going up, not that other shit. Grow up 251773337
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I personally think not safe to remain in any personal relationship with anyone who is using LLMs to analyze your relationship, make conclusions about your motives, or determine how to treat you. I think this is beyond red flag—it should be an immediate dealbreaker. 191804475
Reposted by Monika ViktorovaG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 14/04/2026The index of consumer sentiment isn't broken; models that try to predict it just don't have the right input variables. I fix that and find that, yes, high nominal price levels explain why the vibes are so off. It's the prices, stupid www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-14...gelliottmorris.comIt's the Prices, StupidConsumer sentiment is at an all-time low because prices are at an all-time high. Consumer sentiment isn't broken, popular government data is just incomplete 732330612
Monika Viktorova @mviktoro.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Notable precursor to the "we should redistribute wealth" paper from OpenAI this week 000