Daniel Nikpayuk
@nikpayuk.bsky.social
Inuit, Math, C++. https://www.paypal.me/danielnikpayuk
Those who know me well, know how much Wikipedia means to me. I was disheartened to learn about their leadership consulting with the biggest union busting firm in the US. If you have a Wikipedia account, please sign this petition: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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If you can get generative AI to heavily optimize your code, that's kind of like the dark arts of coding. It has its place, it has its merit, but it requires great care because of the "black box" nature of such code creation.
Go North is a six-part documentary series that starts on APTN this fall, that follows those who call the North home. From arctic Indigenous travel to life’s challenges north of 60, Tiar Wheatle speaks with Terry Uyarak about his feature in episode one.
Six-part documentary series, Go North, showcases living in the Arctic | APTN News
Go North is a six-part documentary series that starts on APTN this fall, that follows those who call the North home. From arctic Indigenous travel to life’s challenges north of 60, Tiar Wheatle…
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"If we want true reconciliation, it's time that they need to come and sit at the table with us and understand treaty and respect us and stop pushing us aside," www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Chief calls for respect after Alberta government misses Treaty 6 anniversary event | CBC News
An Alberta chief is calling for more respect from the provincial government after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6.
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This is the most important paragraph in the article, specifically the last sentence. Once you understand that Trump will always do whatever he wants and is never bound by even his own past deals/agreements then it is easy to come to Justin's conclusion that 'no deal' is the only logical response.
Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 2d agoWe're less than 48 hours before Trump's new 50% tariffs take effect — and Canadian negotiators are still trying to talk the White House out of it. But at a certain point, I argue, we just need to tell Trump to get bent. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... As Andrew Jeffrey explains, identifying and shelving library material with potentially explicit visuals is a time-consuming and fraught process that has Alberta librarians worried about the implications #AbLeg
Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying with new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline | CBC News
Public libraries in Alberta have until the new year to comply with new restrictions around access to materials in their collection with a visual depiction of a sexual act, but with less than five mont...
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The lineup of creators is stellar. Tommy Orange. Bill-Ray Belcourt. Joshua Whitehead. @alinapete.bsky.social The list goes on and on. The talent is off the charts.
Shane Hawk@shanehawk.com · 13h agoIt’s finally here. NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, PART II: BACK FOR BLOOD is available wherever you buy books. Help us celebrate this follow-up anthology’s release day by spreading the word to everyone you know. Happy reading and hohóú for all the amazing support. NWAN2.com #Indigenous #Horror #books
Niigaan James Sinclair and I have new piece out today responding to that terrible Globe and Mail editorial about Kamloops and highlighting the slow creep of residential school denialism into mainstream discourse: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Putting truth and respect before reconciliation
Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair, Indigenous studies professors and editors of the new book, Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism, respond to the slow creep of harmf...
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"Flailing regimes dehumanize minorities to distract from their failures. When the economy collapses or a war goes badly, they find a tiny group of people, make them the enemy within, and rally the country against them." Behind the scenes story of a trans person serving the current administration.
Mike Nitabach@mnitabach.cryptoanarchy.network · 2d agoThe contract with the Canadian Space Agency is strictly for the design of the farm and consultations will be held over the next year in Iglulik, Coral Harbour, Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord.
Growing food for astronauts in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $745,000 contract to Inuit-owned The Growcer Inc. to design an indoor food growing station.
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From English cucumbers to Gala apples, shoppers can buy fresh produce for the first time at Yellowknife's Walmart. We did a quick price check....
Yellowknife Walmart offering fresh produce for first time
From English cucumbers to Gala apples, shoppers can buy fresh produce for the first time at Yellowknife's Walmart. We did a quick price check.
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When people were told "syphilis and tuberculosis are more prevalent among Black people", they didn't hear "immunity rates are lower in populations where the diseases are more novel" (what Woodson regards as the correct explanation), they heard confirmation of stereotypes already in circulation 5/
Got my last session of tundra therapy in before I left Kotzebue today. Tilaaqiaq, aka tundra tea, and berries acquired!
After 2 weeks I finally updated my library repo. My low-level overhaul is complete. I've refactored and simplified a lot of code based on what I learned from my object oriented dual time generics paradigm. Aside from housekeeping, the big change is the addition 1/3 codeberg.org/Daniel-Nikpa...
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Today where I am, The sun rose at 6:13am, And will set at 9:01pm.
Caught on camera: The July 28 quake violently shakes a Yatsushiro hospital mid-surgery. The team shields the patient with their own bodies, and thankfully, the surgery was a success. Dr.Shimada: “They made an incredibly appropriate judgment and fully dedicated themselves to protecting the patient”
At last night's Alberta Prosperity Project townhall, a keynote speaker spouted a racist remark that drew warm applause from the audience. I won't repeat the vile comment here. You can find video elsewhere. But it is very troubling, if entirely unsurprising. +
Further update: I spent all last night trying to track down why I was getting wrong answers. The problem? Serialization. In my recent conference talks I've made this a point of pride about my library, being able to write compile time "object code" to file. 1/2
Daniel Nikpayuk@nikpayuk.bsky.social · 5d agoUpdate: I found the bug, it's because of how I introduced { operator = } to all my object oriented dual time generics classes, except for cotuple (I had reasons). No more infinite loop, but sadly some wrong answers are currently given. This is why I'm not a fan of C++ object oriented coding.
AURORA LAST NIGHT in ALASKA! Maia and Andy went out last night and photographed some awesome aurora just south of Delta Junction. I was asleep, but Maia gave me permission to use her photos.
If only everything was as beautiful and easy as growing zinnias from seed
Kevin O'Leary's AI data centre dreams for Alberta have taken a hit after an Edmonton judge ruled Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's request for a judicial review can go ahead. The Nation wants the review because it says it wasn't consulted.
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation wins first victory against AI data centre
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's application for a judicial review in the granting of a water license for a massive AI data centre will go ahead.
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Update: I found the bug, it's because of how I introduced { operator = } to all my object oriented dual time generics classes, except for cotuple (I had reasons). No more infinite loop, but sadly some wrong answers are currently given. This is why I'm not a fan of C++ object oriented coding.
Daniel Nikpayuk@nikpayuk.bsky.social · 6d ago[cctmp] Today I almost got my library lexer translated into the new style, but there's some obscure infinite loop happening, and I have no idea where. I want to find it, but I have to work early in the morning, so it'll have to wait. So sad. Good night.
Finished work today. Normally I walk home but there's a tornado warning. I mentioned to my coworkers and bosses that it takes 1.5h to walk (it's true). after some days had past and further inquires, I let my bosses know it's partly because I only have so much money on my bus fare card. 1/2
