On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I’m thinking about some of the conflicted views I hold. For instance, my dad recently completed the sale of our family farm that was previously Indigenous land. I have already and will continue to benefit greatly from the sale of that land while Indigenous people continue to fight […]
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Music Monday – “Everyone’s watching, to see what you will do/Everyone’s looking at you,/oh Everyone’s wondering, will you come out tonight/Everyone’s trying to get it right, get it right
Had a busy weekend… Went to meet my local councillor at his “Coffee with a Councillor” event and ended up bumping into enough of city council including the Mayor to have quorum for a meeting! (not pictured – Councillor Mark Burton) Had a great chat about taxes, mega projects, development, and yes, even though I […]
Lawful Evil vs. Chaotic Evil: Understanding the Motivation of the Charlie Kirk Shooter
There is a far-right group called Turning Point USA led by Charlie Kirk and another, even more far-right group called Groypers, led by Charlie Fuentes and they are at war with each other, even while being at war with the wider world in various ways. This is a great explanation of why: @cybelecanterel A quick […]
Friday Fun Link – If Being GenX Were A DSM-5 Diagnosis…
We are one messed up generation! 😉 @nostalgic_mama ? #genx #nostalgia #80s #70s #60s #memories #borninthe70s #80schild #raisedinthe80s #raisedinthe70s ? original sound – Eric Edwards
Wisdom Wednesday – HR Rebranding as People & Culture is a Really Dumb Trend
HR doesn’t set the culture, the leaders do. So look at the top leaders – how do they act? How do they treat people? How do they support people? How do they enable people to do their best work? Are they well-liked by staff? Do staff even know who they are? (If they don’t, do […]
Wisdom Wednesday – The Two Core Types of Personalities
Humanity is forever trying to put people into boxes – 34 CliftonStrengths, 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types, 5 Conflict Styles, 4 True Colours, etc. etc. One observation I’ve had over the years is that, when you boil it right down, there are really only two personality types – black & white thinkers and grey area thinkers. […]
Friday Fun Link – AI Video Is Unreal
Apparently right now, each AI video takes the equivalent energy to running a microwave for an hour. But when the world melts, at least we’ll have a bunch of deep fakes to think of… We are cooked. Google Veo 3 just broke the internet. 10 wild examples 1. Nothing is real anymorepic.twitter.com/IZdIinReNk — Md Riyazuddin […]