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Philip Moscovitch

@philmoscovitch.bsky.social

I live by the ocean near Halifax, NS. Journalist and audio producer who also publishes crime fiction, poetry, and essays. Author of a book on fermentation. Roots in Montreal and Greece. Editor of Write magazine. All opinions my own.

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Michael Baumann@baumann.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've also been thinking a lot about the live rays in the touch tank at the Trop. They have no idea they live in a baseball stadium. They just swim in circles all day thinking "I'm a fish," oblivious to the fact that that more than a million people come to their house each year.

Philip Moscovitch@philmoscovitch.bsky.social · last wk.

I can't even begin to credit everyone who contributed to today's @halifaxexaminer.ca Morning File, so please just go read it. Teaser: it includes @birdiebent.bsky.social's story about, wait for it, being thrown out of an event she was covering for the Examiner. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Walled gardens all the way down: The push to separate us from sources of information - Halifax Examiner

It is absolutely not "better on the app."

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Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 2w ago

Earlier today, @philmoscovitch.bsky.social were at the anti-AI data centre rally in downtown Halifax. Here's what we heard and saw in the protest: ‘Enough is God damn enough’: Protesters gather in downtown Halifax to protest against EverWind’s AI data centre www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/p...

'Enough is God damn enough': Protesters gather in downtown Halifax to protest against EverWind's AI data centre - Halifax Examiner

Rally organized for the day after EverWind announces a $10 billion AI data centre in Point Tupper.

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Philip Moscovitch@philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 2w ago

I went over to Facebook and my feed is full of AI slop restaurant posters, and I don't get it, because *they are already making the food*. Even a bad photo of it would be better than the monstrosities on the posters.

Aaron Cameron@thatbootlegguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reading old comic books on the DC app and randomly cracked open “Legion of Super Heroes” which takes place in the 30th century and in this universe, Quebec has conquered Canada and the primary earth reference guide is the Encyclopedia Gallactica. As you were

Philip Moscovitch@philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wrote something about this a little while ago, and mostly agree with Ben. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Over-reliance has consequences: Why you should turn off your GPS once in a while - Halifax Examiner

"I was hiking with my phone in my hand at all times – and... staring at its screen watching the route unfurl as we walked, rather than looking at my surroundings."

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Benjamin Tausig@burrata.bsky.social · 3w ago

GPS is probably the single clearest parallel to what AI is doing to human knowledge now. Before GPS, you would memorize routes (as well as an ability to improvise when needed), which allowed you to drive intuitively most of the time. Driving was sort of fun and definitely easier as a result.

Philip Moscovitch@philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 4w ago

I hope you read this even if you are not into baseball. And, of course, there is lots more in today's @halifaxexaminer.ca Morning File. (Big thank you to @lmcampbell.bsky.social for telling me about the Hall of Fame campaign.) www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

'Breaking the sound barrier': Deaf ballplayer William Ellsworth “Dummy” Hoy belongs in the Hall of Fame - Halifax Examiner

"He wanted to be a part of the team, but he didn’t want to have to deny who he was to be part of the team."

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Glyn Bowerman@glynbowerman.bsky.social · 4w ago

Yesterday the cafe I work at packed up its CafeTO patio. Immediately, someone parked where the patio used to be and the spot was basically occupied all day m. It made me think of the bike lane removal thing. All those “freed up” lanes will just be parking. It won’t ease car congestion at all.