Scott Leslie

Pretty much abandoned in favour of [email protected]

eduSkunk. funky monk. happy mutant. feral learner. Helping libraries @bclibrariescoop. He/Him

[Scott Leslie @sleslie]

@NewsroomGC why are you still on twitter?

[Scott Leslie @sleslie]

@bcndp why are you still on twitter?

[Scott Leslie @sleslie]

@kohails why are you still on twitter?

[Scott Leslie @sleslie]

@ColinPlant2022 why are you still on twitter?

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

If you've ever wondered what you would have done in 1930s Germany or during the civil rights movement, congratulations: you're doing it now.

[Frank Graves @VoiceOfFranky]

Before we defund CBC we might want to note it is the most trusted news source in Canada. This trust advantage is much higher if you are a member of the informed majority .

[Brewster Kahle @brewster_kahle]

Mega-Publishers: Let libraries buy ebooks.

(why are they suing to prevent selling their product at every turn?
Isn't copyright restrictive enough?
surveil ever reader? changing books? stripping books off shelves? why?)

This initiative by @LibraryFutures can help:

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Overall support for the Conservatives among union members is only slightly lower than the support the party enjoys with the general population.

Here’s why. #bclab #bcpoli

https://t.co/W8OdP9eGC3

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

Vancouver council has just voted in a private meeting to end the policy requiring them to pay all employees and contractors the Living Wage rate.

Exact vote not known, other than @christineeboyle voting to keep it in place.

https://t.co/YUrvFCzmLk

https://t.co/YUrvFCzmLk

[Pico Iyer @PicoIyer]

“What’s the use of poetry?” Borges was asked. “What’s the use of death?” he replied. “What’s the use of the taste of coffee? What’s the use of me? What’s the use of us?”

[steven monacelli @stevanzetti]

ICYMI: a journalist at @theintercept, @kenklippenstein, has been slapped with a Search Suggestion Ban after sharing surveillance footage of a multi-car pileup caused by a self driving Tesla. I wonder if Ken's colleague and Twitter Files author @lhfang will ask Elon about this.

[steven monacelli @stevanzetti]

A third party site that tests to see if a Twitter account is being restricted confirms that @kenklippenstein has been slapped with a Search Suggestion Ban.

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Did you hear we’re on Mastodon?

Well, we’re on Mastodon. 🐘

https://t.co/vMMn8cPmKB

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

@hughstimson @sleslie https://t.co/vMMn8cPmKB Here we are!

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

I’m seeing some discouraging things around ChatGPT:

1.Schools blocking it

2. New apps promising to determine “cheating using ChatGPT

Can we move past surveillance and rethink what school means in an age of AI?

[Nina Köll @pepperonina]

Douglas Rushkoff: “We can see the way students have resorted to AI-produced essays as an entirely utilitarian response to an educational culture that has become far too utilitarian, itself.” https://t.co/yHPayXnWI3