Bernie Michalik
@berniemichalik.ca
Bernie is a father, runner, chief cook, bottlewasher, Cape Bretoner, & IT Architect working for IBM in Toronto.
There’s a poetic justice in contemplating that spammers will use LLMs from Meta (that were made to compete with OpenAI) to make Instagram Reels (that they made to compete with TikTok) unwatchable.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There’s a poetic justice in contemplating that spammers will use LLMs from Meta (that were made to compete with OpenAI) to make Instagram Reels (that they made to compete with TikTok) unwatchable.
Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w... < an odd story. I had the great privilege of being in the Blue Mosque and I believe it would inspire anyone to prayer…it’s a divine place. Stunningly beautiful.
Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w... < an odd story. I had the great privilege of being in the Blue Mosque and I believe it would inspire anyone to prayer…it’s a divine place. Stunningly beautiful.
youtu.be/-f6gON_OMcQ you could do worse than watch Gary Oldman and Tim Roth perform Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 1990
YouTube video by Rolo Tomasi
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
youtu.be/-f6gON_OMcQ you could do worse than watch Gary Oldman and Tim Roth perform Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead.
It’s good to review this in light of things en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com... and remember around 50% if companies at that time managed to continue, some becoming very large. I expect something similar to happen after the gen AI bubble bursts in the upcoming recession.
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It’s good to review this in light of things en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com... and remember around 50% if companies at that time managed to continue, some becoming very large. I expect something similar to happen after the gen AI bubble bursts in the upcoming recession.
I am not sure if other fields, but in software engineering developers are building tools on top of tools so now we can have LLMs+ analyze code, plan changes, review architectures etc. recently impressed by what the folks at Roo code are doing roocode.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I am not sure if other fields, but in software engineering developers are building tools on top of tools so now we can have LLMs+ analyze code, plan changes, review architectures etc. recently impressed by what the folks at Roo code are doing roocode.com
Possibly the best nocturne painter
'Wandsworth by Moonlight' by John Atkinson Grimshaw
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Possibly the best nocturne painter
Trump is going to make Dubya look like Eisenhower if this happens
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump is going to make Dubya look like Eisenhower if this happens
Universities need to consider alternative paths to providing education besides degrees. I am confident they can. Dalhousie for instance used to have 3 year degrees. Perhaps 1 and 2 year programs not unlike masters programs.
Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Universities need to consider alternative paths to providing education besides degrees. I am confident they can. Dalhousie for instance used to have 3 year degrees. Perhaps 1 and 2 year programs not unlike masters programs.
I used CoPilot to aid me in writing up my annual self assessment at work. I gave it a prompt and asked for a structure, then I took that structure and filled it in. I took their response as a prompt/template. It saved me time and improved my communications.
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I used CoPilot to aid me in writing up my annual self assessment at work. I gave it a prompt and asked for a structure, then I took that structure and filled it in. I took their response as a prompt/template. It saved me time and improved my communications.
Trump’s architect knows he will go down in infamy if his name is on the drawings for that.
“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump’s architect knows he will go down in infamy if his name is on the drawings for that.
The things I never do because I never have the time and energy to do, I would do.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The things I never do because I never have the time and energy to do, I would do.
This photo is memetastic
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This photo is memetastic
Abducted > arrested
After spending nine months in an Israeli prison without trial, 16-year-old Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim, a Palestinian American teenager from Florida, was released on Thursday. He was arrested in February when soldiers raided his West Bank home in the middle of the night.
American 16-year-old freed after nine months in Israeli jail
Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim was arrested in the West Bank as a 15 year old and charged with throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles — an allegation he denies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Abducted > arrested
It’s the time of the year when it is cold out but you also know it’s not even as cold as it will get
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It’s the time of the year when it is cold out but you also know it’s not even as cold as it will get
I want dibs on a Juicero vest! 😄
this would be a killer SF vintage store. Theranos hoodie would go for thousands of dollars
are there finance hipsters who only wear fleeces with the logos of bankrupt VC firms
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I want dibs on a Juicero vest! 😄
Going niche with animals just in my urban area in centre of Toronto on my night walks:
Fox
Skunk
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Fox
Skunk
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
Marmot
Wolf
Bear
Cobra
Salt water crocodile
Marmot
Wolf
Bear
Cobra
Salt water crocodile
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Going niche with animals just in my urban area in centre of Toronto on my night walks:
Fox
Skunk
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Fox
Skunk
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Ok this is the only Black Friday post I like
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Ok this is the only Black Friday post I like
While I disagree with the themes of this exhibit, I do like the work on display there www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/...
Monument to the Unimportant | Pace Gallery
Pace is pleased to present a group exhibition bringing together sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and installation that each take the everyday object as a point of departure, revealing art’s endu...
www.pacegallery.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
While I disagree with the themes of this exhibit, I do like the work on display there www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/...
This is an interesting development in the saga of data centers lite.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Data centers powering the AI boom are pitting states against each other | CNN Politics
lite.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is an interesting development in the saga of data centers lite.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
People use to joke: "never tweet".
Now these nuns are being told: "never post".
Now these nuns are being told: "never post".
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
People use to joke: "never tweet".
Now these nuns are being told: "never post".
Now these nuns are being told: "never post".
Editors: murdered > shot dead
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank on Thursday after they appeared to surrender, according to videos released by an international news agency and two Arab television networks.
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows
The Israeli authorities said they were reviewing the shooting, which came amid days of extensive military operations in the West Bank.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Editors: murdered > shot dead
These things should not take over the sideWALK.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
These things should not take over the sideWALK.
People are worried about the targeting accuracy of Meta products but instagram is targeting me with Porsche ads so I am not concerned 😄
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
People are worried about the targeting accuracy of Meta products but instagram is targeting me with Porsche ads so I am not concerned 😄
Had a good AI discussion with my older (like me) uber driver. Mostly practical stuff, how to use it effectively, etc. was interesting!
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Had a good AI discussion with my older (like me) uber driver. Mostly practical stuff, how to use it effectively, etc. was interesting!
You love to see it
@JeffPassan tweeted
Right-hander Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a seven-year, $210 million contract, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. The defending American League champions get one of the best arms on the free agent market.
Right-hander Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a seven-year, $210 million contract, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. The defending American League champions get one of the best arms on the free agent market.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
You love to see it