Scott McMillan @scotthfx.bsky.social · 17hExactly, we did see another one coming down the trail after we called it in, but it would have been good to see some signage. 020
Scott McMillan @scotthfx.bsky.social · 18hIt's pretty clear that the Canadian DND hasn't read the Mass Casualty Commission Report, as there was no notice posted that we could see to advise of the exercise. Apparently there we a number of calls about people walking the area carrying weapons, so we weren't the only ones worried about it. 130
Scott McMillan @scotthfx.bsky.social · 18hPretty shocked to see a man in full combat gear carrying what looked like an AR-15 on the rail trail this morning. We called it in to the police and it turns out there was a training exercise in the area. 100
Reposted by Scott McMillanOpinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 10/04/2025feeling bad for The Onion writers having all their ideas stolen by reality 121424245
Scott McMillan @scotthfx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comBuck Rodgers Colonel DeeringAlt: Buck Rodgers Colonel Deering 010
Reposted by Scott McMillanAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am very uncomfortable about calling bits of software “agents”. They have no more real agency than a wind-up toy. 6654757
Reposted by Scott McMillanâpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Alberta separatism is just three oil executives in a trench coat stirring the pot so Canada will pay for pipelines instead of demanding private investment. 15425
Reposted by Scott McMillanMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 214104361652
Reposted by Scott McMillanJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10994572973
Reposted by Scott McMillanJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026Counter-proposal to Sam Altman: Go fuck yourself www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAccept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam AltmanBoss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver 842083358
Reposted by Scott McMillanCraig of New Scotland 🇨🇦 @craigofnewscotland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comLord Farquaad: Some of You May DieALT: Lord Farquaad: Some of You May Die 021
Reposted by Scott McMillanCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Over time, the term has become a badge of honour for residents and was even applied to Canada's most famous boat, The Bluenose. Today, the term Bluenoser is embraced in Nova Scotia. It is also now in the Oxford English Dictionary. 📸 LAC 🧵 5/6 1277
Reposted by Scott McMillanBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026And despite the horrible death toll that's locked in by waves of climate shocks - presided over by the dying, fumbling "drink bleach" guy - it's conceivable that the future we get will be a *good* one, if not an easy one. 1548
Reposted by Scott McMillanRyan North @ryannorth.ca · 03/10/2026Just drove past a house with tons of Christmas lights up. Folks, I regret to inform you that Halloween is no longer holding the bulkhead against the holiday season. Early October had been breached; late September is sure to fall next. By this time next year we may be witnessing a Christmas in July 4851169
Reposted by Scott McMillanDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 260184904885
Reposted by Scott McMillanThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/10/2026Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policythebeaverton.comCarney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policyVancouver, BC – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more than one billion dollars in federal funding to keep the ocean safe from the consequences of his own actions. 23579193
Reposted by Scott McMillanChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 01/10/20261/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️ 17779248
Reposted by Scott McMillanU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 01/10/2026#Recall: Gazelle USA Recalls Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes; The front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose, posing a fall hazard. Get repair. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027... 9202125
Reposted by Scott McMillanHell Dunkin @halduncan.com · 01/10/2026It is Hallowmonth, so I am contractually required by the radge basturt spirits of my ancient forebears to post a *proper* Jack O'Lantern for the benefit of all you sweet summer children of America with yer cute lil pumpkins. 38926
Reposted by Scott McMillanDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths. 371711278
Reposted by Scott McMillanYvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Man charged over AI image of crocodile in Singapore reservoir The man was charged with "communicating a false message & obstructing the course of justice for allegedly deleting the picture and the application he used." By Serin Ha via BBC Newsbbc.comSingapore crocodile: Man charged over AI imageThe defendant could face jail or a fine after the image sparked a search operation in the city’s largest reservoir. 273
Reposted by Scott McMillanCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On this day in 2003, Hurricane Juan made landfall near Halifax as a Category 2. It generated waves 20 metres high. About 31% of residential homes in Halifax suffered some degree of damage. It also caused extensive damage in Halifax Harbour and killed six people. 14513
Reposted by Scott McMillanWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Probably the greatest parallel parking you’ll ever see. #WorldBollardAssociation 781900316
Scott McMillan @scotthfx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026static.klipy.comShouting Development: There Are Dozens Of UsALT: Shouting Development: There Are Dozens Of Us 140
Reposted by Scott McMillanJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17092973070
Reposted by Scott McMillanevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons. 431433341
Reposted by Scott McMillanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6594021411828
Reposted by Scott McMillanPostmedia delenda est @olenargy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Expel Hoekstra 44618
Reposted by Scott McMillanTim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Scenes from the collapsing empire Morning File by mehalifaxexaminer.caScenes from the collapsing empire - Halifax ExaminerThe tourists, myself included, seemed listless, uneasy, as if something was entirely off. We mulled around performing reverence, without feeling it. 0104
Reposted by Scott McMillanAaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You could find your way along the Nova Scotia coast blind, just by timing the blinks. Every lighthouse flashes on its own rhythm, a set interval and colour no neighbour repeats. Sambro Island off Halifax has burned since 1758, the oldest working lighthouse in North America. #lighthouse #NovaScotia 815157
Reposted by Scott McMillanRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/ 91121622104
Reposted by Scott McMillanThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Seniors are being arrested protesting Mark Carney's complete capitulation to the oil and gas industry. They're wearing pictures of their grandchildren 18535223
Reposted by Scott McMillanKate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 22/09/2026Here are the amazing Shuffle Demons and their jazz classic ‘Spadina Bus’ #77BontheTTC m.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6i...m.youtube.comTHE SHUFFLE DEMONS - SPADINA BUS [HQ] (1986)YouTube video by Retrontario 3328
Reposted by Scott McMillanOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚 652298632
Reposted by Scott McMillanGovernment of Nova Scotia @nsgov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/2...news.novascotia.caRemembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility 077
Reposted by Scott McMillanPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Perfect synopsis of modern conservatism in the US. Something resembling empathy is not possible unless/until your life is directly impacted. 9578
Reposted by Scott McMillanJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying 854126841
Reposted by Scott McMillanClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can anyone smarter than me explain how the government aims to create new pre-strike binding mediation legislation (which essentially removes striking as an active tool), yet claims that it will "never interfere with a worker’s right to bargain or to strike?" Because this seems, uh, bad! 2019173
Reposted by Scott McMillanTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star 222110042254
Reposted by Scott McMillanJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 18/09/2026I spend my week crossing london on a bike and increasingly that means cycling alongside Wayve/Waymo robotaxis. it’s uncomfortable. they give you so much space, don’t do a close pass while accelerating as lights go red. So unnerving if you cycle on assumption everyone’s mental and wants to kill you. 1526941
Reposted by Scott McMillanAmelia Sandrine Reisinger 🏳️⚧️ @ameliasandrine.com · 17/09/2026Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans” 5159171626