Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 11hThe only way to do this is put stuff on curb a couple days before trash day, take a pic, and then post saying "thing is out on the curb. whoever grabs it before the garbage pickup gets it" 120
Reposted by Jake CobTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 03/10/2026I remind everyone, again, that they tried year-round daylight saving time and stopped it because it got bunch of kids got killed in just a few weeks 3634193
Reposted by Jake CobHow-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 02/10/2026Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?cbc.caHidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC NewsA new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young... 511665381
Reposted by Jake CobHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10134493774
Reposted by Jake CobMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026vote for me and my platform of chilly rainy days being only for cozy reading and napping 445579
Reposted by Jake CobKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I think Nikole Hannah-Jones' followup NYTimes magazine feature on her daughter's education and the Boston Globe story on the lesbian bar are both about people trying to make a series of choices in response to systemic problems and government policies which often punish Black and disabled people. 424846
Reposted by Jake CobClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026if you liked the thread about “everyone on the bus has realized the driver is going the wrong way,” you will love “hundreds of confused Portlanders ditched by crew and stranded in Iceland” I have to go to bed but I need to know if Sarah makes it to her flight!!! 2737183
Reposted by Jake CobJake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think we need to start admitting in public that Metrolinx's actual job is not to provide transit. It's to provide a money funnel for Ford's developer pals while, as a bonus, convincing the public that mass transit can't be done. 001
Reposted by Jake CobAnton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I need everyone who follows me (and is not into golf) to fill this out. once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to replace an expensive, single-user facility with something for everyone engage.hamilton.ca/chedokegolfc...engage.hamilton.caChedoke Golf Course Lands ReviewThe Chedoke Golf Course sits at the base of the Niagara Escarpment, southwest of the downtown in Central Hamilton. The 112-hectare piece of land is comprised of two (2) 18-hole public golf courses: th... 013
Reposted by Jake CobCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI. 2241431196
Reposted by Jake CobKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or carearstechnica.comUnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit allegesFor the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. 7944651582
Reposted by Jake CobPause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 16/09/2026"You're going to be left behind, Wesley. Ai is here to stay, Wesley." 041
Reposted by Jake CobChris Lindsay @clindz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Squirrelly Dangalf Alls we have to decides is what to do with the times that is given to us. 0113
Reposted by Jake CobAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 16/09/2026More than any higher ed development in recent memory, institutional subsidies for AI at R1 universities prove that austerity is a choice. It is not “too expensive” to invest in a humanities research infrastructure; rather, it is a choice that R1 universities make not to & subsidize AI instead. 4644255
Reposted by Jake CobRon Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Edward Tufte surely never intended for his work to be used this way. 5644
Reposted by Jake CobHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Roko’s basilisk isn’t real but the people who think it is are very real & will hurt you 1127878
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Heck yes OSPE fuck'em up and take all their licenses away 181
Reposted by Jake CobBob Johnsonnnnohwait. @mcvanderhuge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026canada loves a long term problem caused by a short term solution. 0949
Reposted by Jake CobFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Frog pushed a coat down over the top of Toad. Frog pulled snowpants up over the bottom of Toad. He put a hat and scarf on Toad’s head. “Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend is trying to kill me!” “I’m only getting you ready for winter,” said Frog. 013416
Reposted by Jake CobChris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This article is fascinating! What should, on paper, be the truest possible way to be faithful to the original intent fails to account for technical limitations, now absent, that the original was designed to incorporate and accommodate. 11834285
Reposted by Jake Cobgwen 🌶️👹 @gwenpepperoni.myatproto.social · 11/09/2026they're showing tom bombadil bulge on the jumbotron at the uruk hai convention 1667788
Reposted by Jake CobTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Cool, cool, you do you" "Yeah and we're worried we might kill everyone" "With data centers." "Yes." "How?" "Not sure but we're working on alignment don't you worry. But also worry and give us money." I'm tired. 26105339
Reposted by Jake CobTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"OK, so these models need ridiculous amounts of compute" "Sounds expensive" "Yes, we're spending trillions to build data centers" "Cool, cool, what are the plans to make a return there?" "TBD, oh and by the way we're working on making these models more compute efficient" "So, fewer DCs?" "No." 24119694
Reposted by Jake CobDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The single most important thing to understand about digital futurism is this: When the tech barons’ predictions about the future fail to come true, they don’t have to give the money back. 141936483
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: A dude likes a radio station a lot 100
Reposted by Jake Cobrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Remember, it's always morally correct to lie to get a vaccine 12639224
Reposted by Jake CobDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026New study suggests that a shortage of secure bike parking is limiting e-bike adoption. Glad to see this issue getting attention. It's intuitive that people with quasi-secure bike storage might be OK risking a pedal bike, but not an e-bike that's more expensive. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 1230070
Reposted by Jake CobMadeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Wow I can't believe they would put it on a sign like that 416816
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Trump is gonna make Ford Prime Minister and I hate everything 020
Reposted by Jake CobClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Doug Ford going on the news and calling Trump a loser and the "King of Bankruptcies," saying no one likes him, and telling him to kiss his ass brings almost as big a tear to my eye as remembering he's my premier 4040251
Reposted by Jake Cobmerr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 24/08/2026it rocks that conservatives at the regional and federal levels are so intent on interfering with cities governing themselves in ways that make them more livable (e.g. bike lanes, congestion charges, mass transit) 735319
Reposted by Jake Cobmerr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 24/08/2026americans: you do not under any circumstances have to hand it to our piece of shit premier (governor in american) doug ford. the ford family is a bloodsucking parasite on the province of ontario 636433
Reposted by Jake CobFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“Frog,” said Toad, “if I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I?” “No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.” Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard. 418313
Reposted by Jake CobShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As someone who watched this app do a whole round of "wish the racist CEOs just outed themselves so we'd know who's who" can't say I'm not into this thing where all the racist professors literally write down their names on a list for everyone to see 11837131
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026@techconnectify.bsky.social I am hoping to replace a furnace soon with a heat pump model and I was wondering if you can point me to resources for figuring out sizing so I don't get dramatically over-sold by a pessimistic manufacturer 000
Reposted by Jake CobJake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I am very tired of the techbro perversion of trying desperately to apply ~i n n o v a t i o n~ to problems with known, actionable solutions, just so that the money spent solving them can be plausibly funneled towards those techbros and not towards the public services that actually work. 0136
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026If you find you are being treated well by someone who treats others poorly, it is time to start doing some serious introspection. 001
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026One of my least problematic opinions is that inconveniencing cars is actually a worthy goal all by itself. I'll press the button even if I'm not crossing the street. 142
Reposted by Jake Cobgenna @genna.bsky.social · 19/08/2026hey Toronto, did you know we already have this?? Select Early ON centres, Native child and family services, and selected community health centres have Parent Relief programs. Typically it’s two hours of free babysitting during drop-in hours. Requirements vary. 13010
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I am joining the ranks of Ontario cyclists reading this opinion and losing their goddamned minds 110
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I have truly never seen a topic that produces more derangement in otherwise reasonable people than "should cyclists be allowed to live y/n?" 071
Reposted by Jake CobKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/08/202614 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion! 303109251845
Reposted by Jake CobDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required. 205101592134
Reposted by Jake CobJason Van Taco @jasonvantaco.bsky.social · 15/08/2026When the bike lanes are removed and traffic times get worse, what is the next scapegoat? 251
Jake Cob @jakobpunkt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026We really have to bring back making fun of fascists for being so fucking weird 001
Reposted by Jake CobElizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2026My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!” 510103151175
Reposted by Jake CobBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026AI is a very useful tool 1347779
