Reposted by Paul Tichonczukworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10260981709
Reposted by Paul TichonczukBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is your brain This is your brain on pumpkin spice 7755
Reposted by Paul TichonczukTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star 14503151
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 30/09/2026Recently, I've been bombarded with recommendations on #YouTubeMusic that are #AI Generated. It was a bit shocking. Fundamentally though, I don't think the person I'm reposting here has it right. 1/4 100
Reposted by Paul TichonczukDamien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The not-that-surprising skeleton key for Toronto politics. 37415
Reposted by Paul TichonczukShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So much respect for this, and the framing. ABC, the right wing version of Progress Toronto, has used health care workers/hospitals as reason to rip them out. This puts a lie to that (and on University ambulances can bypass cars in the wide bikelanes if needed). So many lies. 48737
Reposted by Paul TichonczukMeg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At this point, I assume any defense of AI was written by it. I’ve not been wrong. 218843
Reposted by Paul TichonczukSpacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.socialspacing.caEXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing TorontoAfter the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor... 1114483
Reposted by Paul TichonczukClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our premier is such a piece of shit. 1723344
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJeremy Morrell @jeremymorrell.dev · 21/09/2026Damn, Camille does not mince words 🔥 23711
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 401523708
Reposted by Paul TichonczukDavid Clark @clarkeocrinus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have now withdrawn from the Ed Sheeran tour. 04212
Reposted by Paul TichonczukFuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sheeran and Macklemore are this year's hottest Halloween costumes. 5214
Reposted by Paul TichonczukThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 14/09/2026Tech oligarchs agree calling AI "too dangerous" way cooler than just admitting it doesn't workthebeaverton.comTech oligarchs agree calling AI "too dangerous" way cooler than just admitting it doesn't workSILICON VALLEY - The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and GrokAI have released a statement agreeing that claiming artificial intelligence "could potentially kill all humans" sounds much more awesome than just admitting that they blew a fortune on glorified chatbots. 241090381
Reposted by Paul TichonczukHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This section of Jim Stanford’s recent article is particularly important for Canadians to keep in mind. #CanadaStrong #Never51 #cdnpoli #CdnEcon 28250
Reposted by Paul TichonczukTracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 13/09/2026“it’ll be easy” insists the architect genius to the low level IC who will actually have to implement the plan 5497
Reposted by Paul TichonczukAnna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026trying to make new friends as an adult 108115462044
Reposted by Paul TichonczukThe Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 12/09/2026Canada’s global rankings have fallen across democracy, transparency, press freedom, and living standards. Writer and lawyer Matt Malone argues that reversing the decline requires rebuilding the institutions meant to hold government accountable. ow.ly/bAlL50ZMOIr 1812881
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 12/09/2026I'm curious if these defections are staged for marketing? These AI companies are desperate for relevance and attention. Anyone with a cursory understanding of what modern #AI is knew these headlines were bullshit, but here we are. 100
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 11/09/2026A fascinating read into the deep dark whole we're heading down. Nothing good can come of this. #ai 000
Reposted by Paul TichonczukAmanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026No, babe, I NEED the $200 Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlecraft casserole dish for my banana bread. 19571771173
Reposted by Paul TichonczukMatt Cahill @mattcahill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Related, if you bought a Sodastream and didn't realize the CO2 containers are sourced from illegal settlements, there's a Canadian company that offers local replacements that are interchangeable (avail nationwide). www.indigosoda.ca/en/indigosoda.caIndigo Soda | Sparkling Water Machines and CO₂ CylindersSparkling water machines, bottles, and reusable CO₂ cylinders. An eco-friendly and cost-effective way to make sparkling water at home. 31512
Reposted by Paul TichonczukCameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026Recognize beauty around you. Realize you can’t control everything. Reflect on how choices can make change. Refuse to be stored in black plastic sacks and placed in the containers provided. 03514
Reposted by Paul TichonczukShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Vote #Micallef2026 & the #BlizzardsNow platform. You’ll be able to ski the city every day, solving gridlock. A platform & power over nature approved by the Mulroney family brain trust. 3402
Reposted by Paul TichonczukToronto Star @thestar.com · 02/09/2026A year ago, Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis predicted Trump would rename Lake Ontario. 68230
Reposted by Paul TichonczukThe Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Ontario government is forcing public school teachers to buy classroom supplies through Staples, a major U.S. corporation. This won't fix what ails schools, not by a long shot, argues Nigel Bariffe of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto.thegrindmag.caOntario’s Schools Don’t Need a Staples Card, They Need to Be Properly FundedWith the new school year about to begin, Nigel Bariffe, President of the Elementary Teachers of Ontario, argues that the province’s recent changes are taking education in the wrong direction… 03619
Reposted by Paul TichonczukAndrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026All curb lanes are parking lanes whether legal or illegal. Every block in Toronto thet is purportedly 2 vehicle lanes each way has at least 1 illegally parked vehicle on it, making it functionally 1 lane but worse because of weaving. These streets were ALWAYS functionally one lane in each direction. 1102
Reposted by Paul TichonczukSandra L Lester 🇨🇦 #KillBill22 @sandrallester.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Tariffs… bring it on. youtube.com/shorts/qrUA9...youtube.comBring on the tariffsYouTube video by Julie Nolke 032
Reposted by Paul Tichonczuk🎃I'll be Frankenstein with you 🧌🇨🇦 @syncros.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Environment Canada's Pancake Bay Weather Station. Classic dad joke, but accurate. 2182
Reposted by Paul TichonczukSheldon Boyarski @booarski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026There’s a better app for that. bsky.app/profile/mapq... 35112
Reposted by Paul TichonczukDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Don’t be making us read about how you ordered Christmas gifts for your friends yesterday. Take those bells off, you pathologically organized elf, and let us enjoy the last days of August FFS. 1131
Reposted by Paul TichonczukC. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026As it is Skynet Day, it seems as good a time as any to share that data center based LLM Ai is caught in a death spiral which is going largely unreported in the media. In short, major insurers are creating carve outs for Ai, refusing to insure it, causing corporations to abandon its front facing use. 131613505
Reposted by Paul TichonczukMatthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 29/08/2026since today is Skynet day, it's a good time to remind everyone 1. what companies call "AI" is not actually artificial intelligence 2. self-aware AI may not be possible, and almost certainly is not ethical or desirable to create 3. fuck Sam Altman 2393142
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 118313068382
Reposted by Paul TichonczukTom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I suspect this will result in tech companies trying to sell 8GB ram laptops as chromebook style "portals to AI" and it will backfire disastrously www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...tomshardware.comMemory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399Analysis of historical price data trends indicates that the memory crisis has driven RAM prices to never-before-seen heights. 3223
Reposted by Paul TichonczukStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will. 1402021425
Reposted by Paul TichonczukSteffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I had no idea CBC had an app for learning French that uses real shows and stuff to help with learning it. One way to ensure Canada protects French is if we all make an effort to truly be bilingual — and we can make Quebec feel like we understand their struggle too. “Mauril” app from CBC: 23293118
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 24/08/2026We often feel helpless in times like this. But the reality is there is a lot we can do. 1. Stop buying on Amazon and shop @ local businesses. 2. Remove Meta (Facebook) from your life 3. Don't buy a Tesla (not hard these days) 4. Check country of origin labels and buy accordingly. 100
Reposted by Paul Tichonczukderek van vliet @derek.bike · 21/08/2026businesses in your area just love these two magic words (pedestrianized streets)cbc.caChurch Street's car-free pilot project ends Friday night. Businesses, officials say it was a 'huge success' | CBC NewsThe pedestrianization pilot on Church Street is coming to an end Friday night with residents and officials raving about the boom in business and community vibes. 0325
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Thanks to Doug Ford and Paul Calandra, 80,000 elementary educators have to order classroom supplies from Staples this year instead of from their school boards. I decided to do a little comparison shopping for school supplies many of us will have to order over the course of a school year. 🧵 #OntEd 24296179
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 24/08/2026I was just linked to a twitter post about the newest trade war with Trumps America. Man, that place is cancer. The sheer quantity of bot responses to anything remotely left of far right is so pervasive. Anyone left on that platform has lost any sense of reality. 000
Reposted by Paul TichonczukAlexandra Halaby 🇵🇸 @iskandrah.bsky.social · 23/08/2026UNITED NATIONS: "The Commission, which concluded last year that Israel had committed genocide against the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip, found that the intense scale and systematic nature of the Israeli military operations have continued – resulting in..." REPORT: news.un.org/en/story/202... 14020
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Right now, someone is having to brief the US leadership that they CANNOT win in a two-front war with both Iran and Canada. And I find that deeply hilarious. 1642154
Reposted by Paul Tichonczukmooch jones @mooch-monkey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Murderbot She Wrote A documentary about our very own @marthawells.com 01158
Reposted by Paul Tichonczukscott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 21/08/2026Don’t be complacent. As I’ve long said, by electing the same corporate shills, Canada always becomes America a few years later 🫤 36325
Reposted by Paul Tichonczukℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 20/08/2026One last thing I'll say about the final Hip concert and then I'm done Other than the CBC, how many other TV networks do we have that would devote 3 hours in prime time *completely commercial-free* to filming and airing a concert live across the country? NONE! That's how many! FUND THE CBC 59017
Reposted by Paul TichonczukJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 20/08/2026In the coming weeks, if you see a nice deal on some US wine, no you didn't 15712
Paul Tichonczuk @tracer.ca · 20/08/2026www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0... I'm shocked I tell you. Shocked.colorado.eduRemote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employeesMany employers worry remote workers feel disconnected. A new study found they reported higher well-being and were no more likely to feel isolated than their 000
Reposted by Paul TichonczukDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Reposting with alt text #ONpoli #cdnpoli 0127