andi a @andia.bsky.social · 6hCame across this lovely project and wish it shipped to Canada! www.commonsnail.comcommonsnail.comCommon Snail | Monthly Mail for People Running SomethingReal, physical mail for business owners, leaders, and community organizers. Templates and tools for the work, art and writing for the human doing it. Sliding scale pricing. 020
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TIL that Access Now and a few other orgs have an open letter calling on the EU to do something about the proposed Bill C-22. Maybe if other countries ask, the gov't will listen?! www.accessnow.org/press-releas...accessnow.orgThe EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22 - Access NowAccess Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Par... 011
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Next week is a busy one at Hypha. First up, my colleagues @makeworld.space and @literaryarsonist.press are presenting at the #pfp showcase on Monday evening: protocolsforpublishers.com/toronto-2026/protocolsforpublishers.comProtocols for Publishers ✨ TorontoJoin us in Toronto on Oct 5-6, 2026 194
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Is anyone else still using a Mac with an Intel processor?! Asking for a 'friend'... 310
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These recipes for more open tech are fun, though very EU-skewed di.day/en/digital-s...di.dayDigital Switch Recipes — Digital Independence DayOn the first Sunday of each month we organise Digital Independence Day. This is when we reclaim our digital freedom and switch to democracy-friendly digital alternatives. 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We want our art politics-free or not at all, it seems. #humanrights #dignity 010
Reposted by andi a1RG @1rg.space · 11/09/2026Last night @hypha.coop and 1RG Labs hosted the first @techcoops.ca social, gathering those who think better technology starts with democratic organizations. Tech Coops Canada is nurturing an ecosystem of tech co-ops in Canada that share resources and support each other. Keep up: techcoops.ca 0265
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Check out @wilkinson.graphics' excellent and useful post on rectifying any of those pesky "Lake America" mentions wilkinson.graphics/blog/2026-09...wilkinson.graphicsLake America: The Case for Self-Hosting Your MapsIts easier than ever, I promise! 062
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Protocols for Publishers is coming to our fair city (finally!) 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Writers and tech folks who are writers: the excellent @restofworld.org has a CFP out now restofworld.org/rest-of-worl...restofworld.orgContribute to Rest of World’s Labor x Tech reportingIn its third year, Rest of World’s Labor x Tech program, underwritten by the Ford Foundation, is tackling the changing nature of work at a moment of extreme upheaval. AI tools and robotics are quickly... 021
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026TIL the term 'Maple 8' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_E...en.wikipedia.orgMaple Eight - Wikipedia 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Friends, I saw the Philip Glass Ensemble on Saturday and I am still reliving those two hours. It... split my mind open. Words fail. What an experience. What a world we live in, holding beauty and pain in equal measures www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nBE...youtube.comPhilip Glass - Opening (Official Video)YouTube video by Philip Glass 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Things to consider if you're filling in the Federal govt's survey on the airport expansion: environmentaldefence.ca/2026/06/10/t...environmentaldefence.caOttawa Released a Toronto Island Airport Survey - Questions Aren't What They Seem - Environmental DefenceThe federal government has made its first move toward putting a destructive jet airport on Toronto’s waterfront. Here’s what you should know. On June 8, 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"Models trained on WildChat copied this style, and developers unwittingly replicated it when using those models to generate newer datasets. It's like a virus.” So fascinating 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Wrapping up the CMC Congress and honouring Hazel Corcoran’s amazing work on behalf of worker co-ops in Canada. Hooray Hazel! @canadianworkercoop.bsky.social 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Great to see Montreal buying spaces for artists and cultural creation. What about you, Toronto? lab545.com/en/lab545.comlab545 X Sight + Sound 031
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Pleased to see this out in the world. It was a pleasure collaborating w/ CanTrust on this project. Cooperation among cooperatives FTW. Also, read the study! 041
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Just read this gorgeous post by shivani mehta bhatia and feeling all the feels about the complexity of mothering (humans large and small, careers, dogs, plants...) shivanimehtabhatia.kit.com/posts/everyb...shivanimehtabhatia.kit.comeverybody mothers 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Another beautiful day in Toronto, another angry entitled Mercedes-driving dude swearing at me for riding a bike. 140
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Subvert is live! Proud to be a member of this awesome cooperative music experiment. Check it out, join us! 092
Reposted by andi aHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Icelandic authorities just rerouted a planned hot water pipeline so as not to disturb an elf hill. 522432664
Reposted by andi aWillow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Every time I see someone talk about Claude I think about how they switched from female to male names as soon as they wanted the robots to seem like experts vs personal assistants. 11107063144
Reposted by andi aNorma Ballingall 🏴 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 20/04/2026In a nutshell. 😊 658238538407
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026“People are elected to perform not govern” Zinger from @loreleikelly.bsky.social #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Funny to realize that all the work I used to do in relation to open data was unintentionally in service of feeding the LLM maw 100
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026‘Canada is a collection of provinces, loosely held together by fear’ Zita Cobb gets some knowing laughs from the audience #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Zita Cobb says Canadians need to be in love with their geography. First step in building happier and more resilient communities. I’m biased but co-ops are a good way of doing this #DXC20 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026My excellent colleague @lexa.fyi is talking about the possibilities of media based on open protocols & the dream of controlling your data #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026‘In fighting misinformation, there is no silver bullet, we’ve got about three bronze bullets but we can keep using them over and over’ - Bruce MacCormack #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Just learned about Press Forward - support local journalism! It’s ‘literally’ fundamental to a healthy democracy #DXC26 www.pressforward.newspressforward.newsPress Forward | A national network strengthen local news.Press Forward is a network with chapters nationwide, working to strengthen local news so communities stay informed, connected and engaged. 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026‘AI sucks problems’ are also ‘capitalism sucks problems’ - Bruce Schneier #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Schneier - AI security is a “disaster.” “We don’t know how to build trustworthy AI”🥸 #DXC26 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Bruce Schneier and Charles Finley talking about benefits of AI to governments & civic society. Regulations are fundamental. #DXC26 010
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026On the topic of AI: “Agenda of Big Tech leaves no room for shared prosperity” @dacemoglumit.bsky.social #DXC26 010
Reposted by andi aloreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 18/04/2026What is the fate of liberal democracy? 🇨🇦@dacemoglumit.bsky.social w/ CBC at #DXC26 002
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026‘The inequality in the US and other places was a choice’ @dacemoglumit.bsky.social So let’s choose otherwise, yes? How do we unchoose? #DXC2026 000
Reposted by andi aHypha Worker Co-operative @hypha.coop · 18/04/2026If you're at #dxc2026, come to "Knowing What's Really Real: Content Provenance, the Media & Democracy" at 11am. Hypha member @lexa.fyi is speaking alongside an awesome panel www.democracyxchange.org/sessions/med...democracyxchange.orgKnowing What's Really Real: Content Provenance, the Media & Democracy | DemocracyXChangeExperts in tech policy and media discuss how content provenance tools could help verify digital information — and what that means for trust, power, and democracy. 051
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Starting the day off with a light topic… the fate of liberal democracy #DXC2026 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Foray into new bougie coffee place on College. I’m into it. 000
andi a @andia.bsky.social · 16/04/2026My colleagues went to Vancouver, had a great time, and also released this neat lil tool. Check it out! 010