Reposted by John TAnthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 10hLighthouses of the BC South Coast. Cool. mapped.earth/lighthouses/... 933674
Reposted by John TEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 13hGoing to be honest this might be my favourite headline of the AI bubble 331125189
Reposted by John TMatt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 11hIndigenous Watchdog is a great resource for tracking Canada's progress on its truth and reconciliation commitments. Today's an especially great day to visit. www.indigenouswatchdog.orgindigenouswatchdog.orgHome - Indigenous WatchdogWelcome to Indigenous Watchdog As of September 1, 2026 41% of the 94 TRC Calls to Action are either NOT STARTED or STALLED? Why? That’s an increase of 4% over the 37% rate since June 30, 2025 Sept. 30... 185
Reposted by John TMutaSheep but 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 @mutariesco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026not only is this 100% true, this fun fact helps even outside of the pasture. 102954799
Reposted by John TKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h🚨BREAKING: Claude has a feature called Friend Mode. It helps you pretend like you're not a goddamn loser who needs AI to interact with the outside world. 1540656
Reposted by John TThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.thenarwhal.caCanada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save themThe 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating 12368273
Reposted by John TJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 109104102552
Reposted by John TRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 150159565332
Reposted by John TKate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 632934957
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm slowly working my way through X-Men: The Animated Series so I can go into X-Men '97 with fresh memories, and it's mostly good, but you still sometimes get things like this. They don't really detract from the show too much, but it is funny to see a mistake from almost 30 years ago still there. 000
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The thing about the "a.i. going rogue" stories is that they're just exhibiting behaviour that was in their training data. "They were asked to do a task, and then they ended up hacking all these systems to do it!" Yeah, you included hackathon logs in their training data. Don't act so surprised. 010
Reposted by John TChris Washington @cwashington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is impressive work.youtu.beWe Built the Product Apple Gave Up On...YouTube video by HTX Studio 23213
Reposted by John TSable, Final Girl 🏳️⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember to turn on your "Require Alt Text" button, and to check it even if you already did because BlueSky turns it off sometimes for some reason. 59751
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Who could have guessed that a movie where the first trailer was made entirely of scenes from previous Tom Cruise films—and not scenes from the movie itself—would turn out to be middling at best? 000
Reposted by John TMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 29/09/2026This is like a fucking SNL skit where studios keep making hockey shows instead of gay shows 543096568
Reposted by John TKevin Sonney @sonney.com · 29/09/2026It's ASTARION day! Did you see that @tkingfisher.com wrote a 1-shot adventure to go with it? You can get it as part of the Book Club Kit at bg3books.com/book-club-kitsbg3books.comBaldur's Gate 3 Book Club Kits - Official Baldur's Gate 3 BooksResources for book clubs and adventuring parties everywhere 111040
Reposted by John TGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art 101900398
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The audiobook of "Baldur's Gate: Astarion" by @tkingfisher.com was released today, but I'm waiting until I have a physical copy to start listening because I want to have a read-along with @neilnewbon.bsky.social. I'm very excited for what I'm sure will not be a happy story. 140
Reposted by John TJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 992120741
Reposted by John Tfeeb @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 09/01/2026it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI 113135836592
Reposted by John TDan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No they damn well won't. You rubes, you absolute simps. bsky.app/profile/reut... 820431
Reposted by John Tmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 28/09/2026Recent Events have me once again considering: the cube 171693248
Reposted by John TCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.nationalobserver.comBradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting. 4334166
Reposted by John TSteinntroll artdolls @steinntroll.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Dragon Nilakshi art doll Commission Character design belongs to client. The doll has a poseable neck, tail, and semi-movable legs/loins. All solid elements are 3d sculpted from skratch and printed from resin. Fabric fur, resin, acrylic paint, wire skeleton, varnish. 211639
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Go easy on the industry that is funding the army that is trying to conquer your country." Fuck right off. If you want Ukraine to lay off Russian refineries, tell Russia to stop their offensive and withdraw from Ukrainian territory. 000
Reposted by John TJessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A little reminder. #art #illustration 21690576
Reposted by John Tthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026ok this is cool as hell 27712
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm trying to imagine the effort it would take to brew beer from foraged wild grains, and I just can't. Like, that's crazy. I believe it, because as a species we love getting intoxicated, but man! that would take a lot of work. 010
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a much better use of the land than a golf course. 000
Reposted by John TPaul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2026 and Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2021 are completely non-overlapping groups. 17848165
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Canada would be better off investing $162M building digital infrastructure that isn't dependent on foreign corporations. Get Google, Microsoft, et al off government systems. a.i. is currently a money losing investment, and there's no timeline for that to change. 020
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These guys representing "Muscular Christianity" feels like when Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Jordan Peterson were called leaders of the "Intellectual Dark Web." 000
Reposted by John TAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7935551354
Reposted by John TCirc @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going. 2675424455
Reposted by John TPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The folk protest music scene is back 281260470
Reposted by John TMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 201142661
Reposted by John TJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's very "funny" this is happening at the same time the AI companies got away with stealing everyone's books 3875260
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's not GPT (Gujarati Professional Typist), but it is LLM (Low-cost Labour in Mumbai). 000
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NDP orange background? As if this wasn't already a PR disaster, they kept the background the same colour as one of their political opponents? ...or maybe this is a way to subliminally cause people to hate the NDP? 000
Reposted by John TThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 25/09/2026“This is what Canadians elected us to do,” says Liberal Minister about policy never mentioned once during campaign (Podcast)thebeaverton.com"This is what Canadians elected us to do," says Liberal Minister about policy never mentioned once during campaign“It was Implied!” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre and special guest Jocelyn Geddie) talk about Carney using the Trade War to govern even further to the right than Harper, Trump’s anger over Canada’s... 721750
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every state/province and country that regulate gambling should be doing this. 010
Reposted by John TMr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 25/09/2026As a taxonomist I will always be a little miffed that people who make comics are cartoonists and people who make cartoons are animators and people who make jokes on stage are called comics 48521
Reposted by John TDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6437521476
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just watched the 2024 remake of "Salem's Lot," and I'm a little disappointed that they didn't have a post-credit scene of Father Callahan trying and failing to get into his church. 011
Reposted by John TDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO! Today, I'm talking about one of the strangest objects I own: a Houdini Water Torture Cell. I'll tell you how it ended up in my office, the story behind one of his most famous escapes, and why how I got started collecting .. weird stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJR...youtube.comHoudini Water TortureYouTube video by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris 24822
Reposted by John Tc3rmen @c3rmen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Losing my mind while doing some research for my creature design lecture that the closest relative to the maned wolf is the bush dog. Like there has gotta be a fable where the maned wolf took all the leggie from its cousin 14178402091
John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The thing about being diabetic is getting sick screws with your blood sugars, but not in a predictable fashion. Sometimes it'll keep them elevated. Sometimes it will drop them. Tonight I had a meal that was mostly potato, but because I'm sick, my blood sugar was 6.7mmol/L. I was expecting over 8. 100
Reposted by John TJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up. 26482711360
