alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 55mAs far as Canada goes, I would have to read up on it again but from what I remember drug prohibition is mostly based in racial oppression (especially vs Chinese), as they were seen as running the opium trade in the late 1800s. Victoria in particular has multiple old underground smuggling tunnels! 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 1hFrom a health/safety perspective legalization/regulation is the only sane option IMO but obviously there are a LOT of other factors at play so I get why it is complicated 100
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 1hAlso, like it or not, illicit drugs tends to funnel $ to unsavoury groups overseas whether those are straight up gangs or actual state actors (in a lot of cases). Would they just replace the $ streams in a legalization scenario, cripple them, or would it cause chaos? An interesting train of thought 100
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 1hI have indeed. It’s mostly that I’ve seen close-hand the cost of organized crime, being in Montreal (a very corrupt city), and I always wonder how much influence they would have if they suddenly didn’t have multiple major revenue streams. Obv that might entail a lot of other problems for them… 100
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alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 13hI feel like I kind of knew this but was a good refresher en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_...en.wikipedia.orgRiding (division) - Wikipedia 120
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 13hProbably a distant ancestor lol. Maybe that means in the 28th century they’ll refer to the agglomerations of space colonies as Solstens 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 13hMarois was a fucking nightmare and I already didn’t like that haha 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hI’m blessed to live in arguably the best riding for my beliefs (Gouin) and yet I am still dreading the fuck out of Monday lol 171
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hThis post has never been more relevant (I feel like I am saying this a lot lately haha) bsky.app/profile/sols... 030
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hHahaha nice try Microsoft Clippy I see you behind the keyboard already 010
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hI was just thinking the other day that it would be cool to have a fish tank and some little fish, shrimp or snail buddies 040
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hNW, one of the best tv series of all time The Americans S01 youtu.be/jQ91TC2WJnU?...youtu.beThe Americans - In The Air TonightYouTube video by WatchWithMati 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hKinda feel like I’ve been reading the same news story for my entire life with different countries and characters involved. Obviously what we’re doing is not working 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 14hReading stuff like this really makes me question the long term viability of drug prohibition, aside from its obv & sad use as a geopolitical lever. Need to get rid of the financial incentive and a lot of corruption problems will disappear @3cityyimby.bsky.social insightcrime.org/investigatio...insightcrime.orgDid US Military Strikes Impact Caribbean Drug Trafficking?US strikes in the Caribbean have disrupted routes but traffickers have adapted and cocaine continues to flow through the region. 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 15hBrb, spending the next 12 months trying to convince Bob from Chicago that my kitchen lightbulb is my natural born son 010
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 15hSir please stop making jokes. The pope won’t consider my computer program as my living child, I’m dying 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 15hOk I am actually laughing so hard right now hahaha how deluded are these people? 020
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 15hThings that make you say hell yeah. Time to watch some slow horses son 020
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hHahaha well yeah if you know even a single thing about Christianity you would know that but it appears he used his single brain cell to obtain a NY times interview instead. I didn’t read it bc paywall but I can imagine 😂 some real looney toons out there these days 020
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hQuebec is a pretty major problem I agree, especially considering how poorly it is run outside of Montreal (aka the remaining 3m population and geographical area the size of the moon, roughly) I’m just not sure how well this federal provincial system is working these days lol in general 010
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hThe problem with having a secession button always around is that even if it’s kinda broken, eventually if people hit it hard enough it’ll bridge the connection and it’ll happen anyway. As you said I think it’s a very bad idea (did no one pay attention to brexit lol?) but I’m not sure that matters 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hI think souls are more real than gas is. You convinced me on that one 130
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hHearing some crazy shit on the internet today ahahaha bsky.app/profile/sols... 010
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hAlso, I can’t believe we’re doing this with two separate provinces right now, so fucking stupid. Albertans are no better than Quebecers as much as they’d like to pretend www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caStephen Harper warns Alberta separatism will bring 'no benefit' | CBC NewsFormer Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper cautioned against the prospect of Alberta separation in a column Friday, writing that even voting just to "send a message" would represent a fraught a... 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hWish it were me. Also, I wanted to ask, do you have like sensors that detect this stuff so when you press a button (?) it automatically sends the info to the post? 100
Reposted by alexander solstenBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17hEveryone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22192632943
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hDon’t get me wrong, I always speak politely because I have manners but it’s hilarious to imagine someone handwringing over the imagined harsh treatment of a computer program 010
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hI love that his idea is basically “Christ says we have to be nice to the AI”. What a fucking maroon 210
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hI am also not dumb enough to be putting that idea together with evangelical Christianity! Get a grip people 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hI am firmly on board with the useful aspects of AI and am in the process of installing one of the open source models on my M2 Pro, but I would never for a second consider that it was conscious because I’m not a complete idiot who doesn’t understand how computers work lol 130
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hBut don’t you worry, the wheels are now firmly in motion to recommence work on “Rituals of Revival” very soon..🔜 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 16hI always forget when it’s Bandcamp Friday because I’m not in promotional mode right now! But as always, my 3 albums plus merch are available there! Always appreciate the support 😎💜 #bandcamp #bandcampfriday #techno #dub #dubtechno #solsten #eightfoldrecordings solsten.bandcamp.com/album/cold-c...solsten.bandcamp.comCold Concrete, Warm Waters, by Solsten4 track album 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 17hI really can’t tell which way the wind is blowing, half the time people don’t give a shit and the other half it’s life or death. Either way I absolutely despise voting in prov. elections here lol, despite living in arguably one of the best ridings for ppl representing my interests, mostly (Gouin) 110
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 17hdoes anyone i know have experience running open-source LLMs locally? hit me up in the chat! (comment section) 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 18hwhat is that sin exactly? Not that I disagree about the masterpiece part (I 100% agree) but you got me thinking about it and was reading the Wikipedia article and still didn’t quite figure it out 000
alexander solsten @solsten.bsky.social · 18hinstalling Claude Code and then creating a separate user account where I will do all my work so AI & hackers can't get root access privileges. told you it's over for y'all suckers 000