Scott J. Wilson
@scottjwilson.bsky.social
English Instructor & Writing Across the Disciplines Coordinator—Luther College at the University of Regina Insta: scott.j.wilson X: @scott_j_wilson
"This isn’t just about hockey, it’s about the message you are sending to the women and girls who wear your jersey, buy your tickets and have supported this team their entire lives." Hear, hear! Very frustrating move by #Oilers! 👎 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Intense backlash in Edmonton greets Oilers signing of Alex Formenton | CBC News
The Edmonton Oilers decision to sign a hockey player who was acquitted last year of sexual assault has sparked a wave of disappointment and calls to "do better" among hockey fans and non-fans alike.
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I had a feeling, but man this sucks. Fuck cancer. The only good of any of this is she had some fraction of an idea of how much she meant to people. Goodnight Jennifer Finch, and thanks for helping kickoff a revolution.
Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · 3mo agoL7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died at 59 following a battle with brain cancer. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Leaked SaskPower documents show 'extreme' risk in $26B coal refurbishment plan www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Leaked SaskPower documents show 'extreme' risk in $26B coal refurbishment plan | CBC News
Documents predict the provincial government's coal refurbishment plan would increase the average cost of electricity by 95 per cent by 2040.
cbc.ca
I think the reason AI propagandists are so flustered by the fact that no real writer wants to use their idiotic tools is that they themselves don't enjoy writing. They see it as a boring arduous chore to be avoided, while real writers actually enjoy writing and actually care about the quality of it.
Imagine winning an Olympic gold medal in men's hockey and then *immediately* destroying every bit of that coolness by partying with a graspy little dork like Kash Patel.
in public, the men's hockey team has been supportive of the women's team, going to games, cheering them on, saying they were inspired by the OT golden goal must be gutting to feel that support and then get first-hand evidence that behind closed doors, when it's just The Boys, they're laughing at you
Jessica Luther@jessicawluther.com · 8mo agoIn the video of Trump talking to the US men's hockey team, when he says "I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that" as a joke about how annoying it is to have women around, the most painful part for me, are all the hockey players laughing. Actually laughing.
Whale Evolution: Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse Mutant Sewer Rat King Gator Wolf Steel-Jawed PollyWorg Titan MerSausage
Emi@kayamalie.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhale evolution makes me uncomfortable
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1756
I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
Tech bros don’t actually understand the sci-fi they claim to love. Thank you Al Jazeera English for having me on.
As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
Hey cool, the Smithsonian Podcast episode interviewing me about space debris is out! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/series/theres-more-to-that/season-2/the-astronomical-problem-of-space-junk/ (disclaimer: I have not yet listened to it!)
Smithsonian Podcast: There's More to That Blog Smithsonian Magazine
_Smithsonian_ magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. In There’s More to That, meet the magazine’s journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time.
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That's not what these products provide. Also, she was probably fine with talking about the weather "out there" a few times a year before insisting I must be busy and she should "let me get back to it" (in between birthday and Christmas cards). Respect the dead. Don't touch this ghoulish tech.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 10mo agoIN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
AI products that do a shitty impression of someone’s dead loved one for money are some of the most depraved and sadistic forms of “big tech innovation” that I’ve seen. Like the emotional manipulation and disrespecting the dead IS the product
Council will consider $12,150,000 in transit cuts during next week's budget debate. This is what that will look like. On the chopping block: • accessibility training for drivers • accessibility improvements at stops • end evening service on Sundays • cancel 4 planned driver positions /1 #yqrcc
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Yeah. We’re wading in a sewer pond. Undergrad students especially, how are they going to tell.
Dr. Casey Fiesler@cfiesler.bsky.social · 10mo agoHere's the reality this example illustrates: It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 10mo agoOh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
Gutted to hear about the death of Daniel Woodrell, one of *the* all-time great noir writers. WINTER’S BONE, TOMATO RED, and so many more — but also, not nearly enough — books.
Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72
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Big loss. Tomato Red and Winter’s Bone are two of my favourites. RIP
SACosby@blacktopkid.bsky.social · 10mo agoA lot of us wouldn't be doing what we are doing if not for this fella RIP DANIEL WOODRELL
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.