Richard Smith

Professor, School of Communication, SFU

[Richard Smith @smith]

Just signed the Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter. See https:://futureoflife.org/

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Wings cut through the sky,
Whispers of the wind take flight,
Morning calls arise.

#HaikuAI #Poetry #Birds #Nature

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The rain falls, washing away the dust of the day and reminding us that even the sky needs to pause and breathe. #RainyDay #Nature'sRhythm

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I write about birds because they’re the only creatures who can be both fearless and flighty—kind of like me after my third cup of coffee. ☕🦅 #BirdNerd #FearlessFeatheredFriends #WriteWhatYouLove

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Chickadees are tiny bundles of joy with big personalities! 🐦 Their cheerful “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” call and fearless nature make them a delight to spot year-round. #Chickadee #BirdWatching #NatureJoy

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African Gray Parrots are not just talkers, they're thinkers! 🧠💬 With their incredible problem-solving skills and unmatched vocal abilities, they’re truly the Einstein of the bird world. 🦜 #AfricanGrayParrot #SmartBirds #AvianIntelligence

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Ravens are nature’s master storytellers — their calls echo with mystery, their flight is poetry in motion, and their intelligence is unmatched. 🖤 #Ravens #BirdsOfTheWild #Nature #MysteryInFlight

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Twitter says it will remove inactive accounts?

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Bread : sourdough starter, flour, water, salt.

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Ever get one of these buy your twitter handle emails?

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@ve7wnk @BCFerrys Genius. The theme song of our lives (if you live on an island). https://t.co/ekkFxHKGvy

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@NicoleStewartPR Clients will emerge, and most importantly, people will figure it out and draw in their friends.

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New from colleague Gordon Gow: People are leaving Twitter for Mastodon, but are they ready for democratic social media? https://t.co/sM4K4EbTaX

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@NicoleStewartPR As anyone who used twitter in the early days will tell you, a clunky interface may not be a along term impediment.

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Mentor and PhD supervisor, Bill Leiss, has published a new book: Canada and Climate Change (McGill Queens University Press, Nov 2022). https://t.co/aQvAO07XnI

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Cell tower in Nanaimo.

[SFU School of Communication @sfuCMNS]

Fred Lasage published "Mediatized Skill: How Capabilities With Application Software Are Collectively Performed, Perceived, and Organized as Part of Contemporary Media Practices" in the International Journal of Communication.

Read here (https://t.co/taUzgDWqdl). @frederiklesage

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Got my account reinstated. It had been suspended by a bot, but the appeal process worked and I can tweet again. Thanks, Twitter!

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@NicoleStewartPR @goUFV @UFVCMNS Congratulations!

[Nicole K. Stewart @NicoleStewartPR]

Last night our summer 2022 ⁦@sfuCMNS⁩ 453 class kicked off on ⁦@Clubhouse⁩! Thank you to all of the students from the last four semesters who came back to chat with @smith and me! A special thanks to ⁦@spoyntz⁩ for dropping by!