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Matt Simpson on 2026-02-04 06:37 am 🚀

heyokyay on 2026-01-31 01:56 pm

A simple black-and-white stick figure comic shows a scientist standing at a podium, using a pointer to gesture at a blackboard. The blackboard displays a diagram of the Earth in the center with arrows pointing outward toward spiral galaxies.

The scientist speaks to an audience of four stick figures:

"The universe is expanding faster and faster. Galaxies are accelerating away from us. Physicists are trying to work out what could be causing this."

However, a thought bubble connected to the scientist reveals his internal theory:

"Personally, I have a hunch the universe simply wants nothing to do with us."

In the audience, one listener has a thought bubble that responds:

"That makes sense."

Matt Simpson on 2026-02-04 06:34 am

Good to see good people doing kind things "Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston" https://www.queensjournal.ca/queens-students-launch-free-yard-care-service-in-kingston/
#QueensU

Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston - The Queen's Journal

When Kingston snow piles up, Queen's students show up. 1Yard is a student-led volunteer organization that aims to provide physically demanding home and outdoor services, such as snow shoveling and gardening support, to seniors and individuals with physical limitations. Their services are pay-what-you-can, or even free, with all profits going directly to the Princess Margaret Cancer Center, a Canadian treatment and research center.The Journal sat down with Jay Hung, HealthSci ’27, who started 1Yard in Toronto in 2021, who explained that after his mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, he began reflecting on how activities like gardening and yard work play into someone's well-being.

Matt Simpson on 2026-02-01 11:03 pm

This read really resonated with me "Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing." Enterprise environments have the biggest barriers to effective adoption, but good luck to those who won't/don't/can't. Microsoft: I've seen your recent Copilot Studio stuff... You're headed in a better direction now... Don't screw it up with stupid licencing decisions now.

https://martinalderson.com/posts/two-kinds-of-ai-users-are-emerging/