STM: maintenance workers to launch overtime strike in December
ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/st…
Montreal commuters should brace themselves for possible strike-related transit delays next month.Joe Lofaro (CTVNews)
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common graphic notation which derived from his earlier work on invariant
theory. ... It is interesting to observe that in his papers
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cousin “graph” in his discussion of structural formulas. These terms clearly
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then commonly used to denote the structural formula. The word graph is thus
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\"Of the 342 papers written by Sylvester during his lifetime, only two relate
directly to chemistry. Yet, these two papers, both of which appeared in 1878,
have proved to be of great importance in the evolution of mathematical chemistry. The first was a short note [20] published in Nature under the title
“Chemistry and Algebra”, and the second was a massive paper with three long
appendices [ 281 which appeared in the inaugural issue of the American Journal of Mathematics. In both these communications, Sylvester’s purpose was
to point out the many parallels that exist between chemistry and algebra. He
felt that the two disciplines were not nearly as antithetical to each other as
many had supposed, and that they could be harmonized by the use of an appropriate mathematical formalism. Sylvester proposed the introduction of a
common graphic notation which derived from his earlier work on invariant
theory. ... It is interesting to observe that in his papers
[ 20,281 Sylvester made the first use of the terms “chemicograph” and its shorter
cousin “graph” in his discussion of structural formulas. These terms clearly
derive from the “graphic notation” of the chemists of his time, the expression
then commonly used to denote the structural formula. The word graph is thus
of chemical origin, a fact not widely appreciated by either chemists or mathematicians today. \"")
RE: mstdn.ca/@thenarwhal/115624303…
Humanity:
#AI sounds amazing and yes there are downsides (lost jobs, energy use, etc), but who cares, onwards!!
A clean healthy planet sounds amazing but woah woah there are downsides (some economic sacrifices & some mega oil corps need to pivot) we obviously can't do it!!
What humanity chooses to be unstoppable about is utterly tragic.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know https://thenarwhal.ca/carney-alberta-pipeline-grand-bargain/The Narwhal (Mastodon Canada)
Time magazine doesn't know the Beaverton is satire? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine
cbc.ca/news/world/beaverton-du…
I bet 100% that it was a chatbot... that produced the Time Magazine article.
Out of curiosity I decided to try and run the numbers on how much Netflix you can watch for the energy cost of a ChatGPT prompt
As far as I can tell it's between 5.1 and 10.2 seconds, depending on which end of the 2019 IEA Netflix energy usage estimate you use
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/29/…
In June 2025 Sam Altman claimed about ChatGPT that "the average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours". In March 2020 George Kamiya of the International Energy Agency estimated that "streaming a …Simon Willison’s Weblog
I've noticed a few recurring themes in life, at least for me:
Events and situations are usually products of multiple factors. If we assume a singular cause for a given situation, then there is a good chance that we are not seeing the whole picture.
There are usually multiple ways of looking at things
It is important to balance the various aspects of our lives. This applies to the people in our lives, our goals, and so on. If we are laser focused on one thing, then we might neglect other things that are also important to us. For instance, we don't want to think of our own needs, without regard to the needs of the people we care about, and, at the same time, we don't want to act on the needs and wants of those around us while neglecting our own.
Our perception of a given situation is just that. It is not a reflection of objective reality.
A lot of things are paradoxically random and not random at the same time. We might find a job or learn of an organization through a connection with a person who we would have not met if things had gone a bit differently. At the same time, our actions and the communities that we are part of will influence the people we end up meeting and the kinds of connections we are likely to make.
So those are mine, or at least the ones that I have in mind at this moment. What are yours?
I'm looking for a remote Rust/Elixir role (EU-friendly timezones, US East is ok).
I have 7 years of #rustlang, 9 years of #elixirlang, 20+ years of #linux.
I have over 20 years of experience as a professional developer, and I've been working remotely for 12 years, during which I helped US and EU companies build reliable software.
On the side, I've been developing #asciinema, the best tool to record and stream your terminal sessions. I talk about it in the context of Rust in this #RustaceanStation interview: rustacean-station.org/episode/…
My current contract ends soon, so this is a great time to talk! I'm open to both full-time roles and short term contracts.
My linkedin profile: linkedin.com/in/marcinkulik/
Boost please!
Come journey with us into the weird, wonderful, and wily world of Rust.Rustacean Station
@pietervdvn is working on advanced rendering and support for bicycle infrastructure, especially in Belgium.
Pictured below: a real world situation with two different types of cylelanes in Belgium and a map representation mimicking this closely.
Hey, #Lazydon, I have a contact working in government who has a need for a temporary (6ish months?) person with deep experience in Excel, macro programming, and finance. Ideally this would be Melbourne or Canberra, but not a blocker if not.
Does this sound like somebody that you know? DM me and I will put you in touch.
@eliocamp Oh, that is acceptable.
WHen I connected in private mode, the "mcdo near me" didn't work at all
It really does say something about the civil areospace industry that it will happily slime millions of people over a ultra rare software bug that is triggered by a celestial event.
Meanwhile, occasionally cars just have a woopsie in their ECU and people end up accelerating straight into a concrete wall and this is seemingly just accepted (by the manufacturers of course) as a okay-ish thing to do as long as it doesn't happen too much
“A young woman…was up early one morning to sell tamales outside a local school. ICE agents tossed her to the ground, injuring her so seriously she had to be hospitalized. She’s an American citizen and was released but now is so scared of ICE, she refuses to leave her house. She has been inside for 158 days.”
calmatters.org/commentary/2025…
Witnesses at a congressional hearing describe nightmarish experiences while in ICE custody, highlighting the cruelty of federal detention.Jim Newton (CalMatters)
Goldfinch 💛🤍❤️
#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #wildlife #nature #animals #BirdsInCities #birdlovers #birding #birdwatching #birds #birdphotography #
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i don't miss her like i did in the couple months but we had fun together... life is nice
edit: sometimes
The world is full of joy and beauty.
It's easy to forget that, but it's true!
See post. With a meme. Cool it has ALT.
Checking the alt.
"Meme".
Ok then....
Good good. Some chocolate and tea go hand in hand with all her songs as well. Am I a mind reader yet? Lol.
Glad to help, or try to anyway.
My week: lists.haxx.se/pipermail/daniel…
strict torture, backtrace, tiny curl, slop graph, stdint, AI tooling
my kid wants a sticker of a sea lamb with seaweed in its mouth holding a bb gun shooting a rich person
no ai serious request for an art commission #artcommissions
Everybody is baking cookies ... we're baking pagers 😁
First batch of 39c3 pagers populated with small components and in the reflow oven!
#39c3 #ChaosPager #CyberPager #DIYPager #POCSAG
it is not that I have something to hide 🤷♂️ I simply have nothing I want YOU to see...
#e2ee #encryption #privacy #chat #communications #family #ChatControl
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Herefordrob
in reply to Mike Gorse • • •Mine would also include developing love and connection through action as a naturally occurring reciprocated ripple effect.
Acceptance is crucial to development.
Anger is normal, dwelling on it is bad, stoking it is worse, there's already more than enough to go round. Thank you @MikeGorse
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