Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky)

Posts ∈ {education}∪{mathematics}∪{politics}. I live in Mi’kma’ki. He/Him. [email protected]

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

Please follow Dr Strang’s advice for schools. Wear a mask in school whenever possible and stay home when you’re sick.

[michael gorman @MichaelTGorman]

Q: What's your advice to parents regarding managing risk at schools?
A: Continue to recommend students wear a mask in school whenever possible, particularly indoors in large groups. Also, stay home when ill. #NSpoli

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

Stop the AI Datacenter construction in Nova Scotia - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/PBHaqR4osk via @CdnChange

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

Outdated health policy still pose a danger today
https://t.co/KT8A6YCE5D

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

@macdoin It’s either those 2 days or 2 days out of Winter break, it’s hard to fit 195 days btwn Sep1 & Jun30 esp with the “new” holidays (Sept & Feb). Labour Day is late this year. Next year there’s a little more room due to leap year 2028. I think it’s nice to start then have a recovery.

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

@rpondiscio It’s a funny show, they did a good job

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

@tombennett71 It’s a funny tv show

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

@JohnLohrPC @nspc @ChenderClaudia @NovaScotiaDerek @projectUSI calls Halifax, “one of the clearest examples of an urban system that's become structurally overextended.”

@laurentroulston USI points to housing as a primary shock for residents, w. a one-bedroom rental unit costing roughly $2,029. #nspoli https://t.co/mippEph6KE

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

@JohnLohrPC @nspc @ChenderClaudia @NovaScotiaDerek @projectUSI @laurentroulston Rent in #Halifax absorbs around 57.8% of a typical monthly income, which is $3,509.

Essential food costs take up an additional 18.5%, costing an avg. of $650 per month.

That leaves Haligonians w. roughly 23.6% ($830) of their monthly income for daily expenses & savings.

#NSPC

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

How do you explain a provincial government that has a million dollars for Sail GP, and at least that much for a failed rodeo - but hasn’t increased funding for public libraries in six years?

#nspc #nspoli #Annapolis #NSUPE #JohnLohr #TimHouston https://t.co/76JLz0Th1y

[David T.S. Fraser @privacylawyer]

I have my doubts that a social media ban for under 16s is within the jurisdiction of the federal parliament to legislate. I also know that it will affect the privacy of all.

[David T.S. Fraser @privacylawyer]

This govt is jamming Bill C-22 Lawful Access through Parliament, undermining democratic fundamentals. Witnesses are being heard while the door has already closed for proposed amendments. Parliamentarians haven't been provdied with briefs from witnesses. https://t.co/qMUh87542A

[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

Reminder: Long COVID's disability & suffering will be the pandemic's most devastating long-term global legacy. Neither GBD supporters nor critics anticipated its scale or included it in their policy calculus -and “let er rip” strategies prioritizing widespread exposure clearly worsen the toll. Millions affected, with real costs in lives and productivity (on top of 20 million direct deaths globally, which we should never forget or minimize). https://t.co/I48h2XxxfS

[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

All those comparing the attention on #Hantavirus to heart disease or cancer deaths are right: we desperately need more focus on chronic disease.

But they also miss a key distinction. We just lived through a global pandemic that drove a massive surge in deaths: ~20 million excess, plus millions disabled by Long COVID (not to mention the actual increase in cardiovascular deaths due to Covid).

Highly contagious infections can spiral out of control fast when not well managed. We have to be better at managing both chronic and acute health threats – and we shouldn’t compare apples and oranges.

[Dr. Brian Goldman @NightShiftMD]

Conclusion: treat ANDV #Hantavirüs as airborne until proven otherwise.

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

Never assume the people in charge know what they're doing.
Never assume they'll learn from their mistakes.
These are lessons i learned in 2020.

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

Wait, we need to clarify this. Airborne precautions were not used when the cruise passengers were evaluated in BC? That's incredibly reckless if true, considering one of them just tested positive!

[Adam Boyd (boydmath.bsky) @BoydMath]

Why are they always wrong about how transmission works. It’s like they forget air exists.

[Robyn Urback @RobynUrback]

Public health officials keep saying this strain requires “prolonged close contact” for transmission.

When these people disembarked, Canadian public health said they had no known direct contact with anyone infected.

So, uh, shouldn’t the assumption about transmission change?

[Robyn Urback @RobynUrback]

Public health officials keep saying this strain requires “prolonged close contact” for transmission.

When these people disembarked, Canadian public health said they had no known direct contact with anyone infected.

So, uh, shouldn’t the assumption about transmission change?

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

NS ties w. NL for the lowest number of statutory (paid) holidays in the country, with only six mandated by law.

Employers in the province are tickled pink about this. It also means we can expect no change to these archaic labour laws from the @nspc govt.

#VictoriaDay

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

In case you’re keeping track, NS has the lowest number of Stat holidays of all ten provinces.

Because Victoria Day is not considered a statutory retail closing day in Nova Scotia, most Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) stores and agency stores remain accessible to shoppers.