Kris Hammel
@krishammel.bsky.social
I enjoy exploring by bike and on foot to taste new foods wherever I go. Data nerd frequently using Python and Power BI. Single car family against car dependency. Move people, not single occupant vehicles.
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YES. i bristle at language i see used to describe what LLMs do, like “thinking” or “analyzing” or “hallucinating,” because all of these verbs imply that LLMs are in any way cognizant and capable of human-like behavior. there is no behavior! it’s just algorithmic dice-rolling with words, that’s it.
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
YES. i bristle at language i see used to describe what LLMs do, like “thinking” or “analyzing” or “hallucinating,” because all of these verbs imply that LLMs are in any way cognizant and capable of human-like behavior. there is no behavior! it’s just algorithmic dice-rolling with words, that’s it.
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Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
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You are also the traffic you loathe. You’re the bad driver you curse. You’re part of the reason roads aren’t safe for pedestrians and thus are not safe for people who *cannot* drive, either because they are too young, too old, too poor, or otherwise car-free. You’re a car addict!
I think what’s getting me about the whole transit discourse is the viciousness with which people defend private car ownership as a reflection on their personal character. It’s you! You’re the problem!
I don’t drive; I can’t drive. I feel like a second-class citizen and this behavior enforces it!
I don’t drive; I can’t drive. I feel like a second-class citizen and this behavior enforces it!
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
You are also the traffic you loathe. You’re the bad driver you curse. You’re part of the reason roads aren’t safe for pedestrians and thus are not safe for people who *cannot* drive, either because they are too young, too old, too poor, or otherwise car-free. You’re a car addict!
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Remember, if a government agency collects public input at physical meetings, especially during the day, they will hear from retired people and people who are being paid by others to be there. Is that really a good sample of the public?
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remember, if a government agency collects public input at physical meetings, especially during the day, they will hear from retired people and people who are being paid by others to be there. Is that really a good sample of the public?
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
Thousands of new e-bikes, smart docks and digital ads: Bike Share Toronto lays out 5-year plan | CBC News
As Toronto's bike share program continues to see record growth, its leadership plans to massively expand its electric bike network by 2030, with the hopes of enticing riders who are hesitant to try ou...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
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WFH and ai are together ruining the case for full-time office attendance - consider also that occasional office attendance makes office attendance special and may serve as a motivator for workers to be on their best behaviour when attending the office. Full-time office attendance does not do this.
December 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WFH and ai are together ruining the case for full-time office attendance - consider also that occasional office attendance makes office attendance special and may serve as a motivator for workers to be on their best behaviour when attending the office. Full-time office attendance does not do this.
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Mississauga to begin land purchase for Dundas Street transit bus project
Mississauga to begin land purchase for Dundas Street transit bus project
A bylaw was passed to begin the process of obtaining private property between the Etobicoke-Mississauga border and Confederation Parkway.
www.mississauga.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Mississauga to begin land purchase for Dundas Street transit bus project
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"...in 210 μm by 340 μm by 50 μm, we were able to fit photovoltaic (PV) cells for power, sensors for temperature, four actuator control circuits, an optical receiver for downlink communication and programming, a processor, and memory."
Scientists have developed programmable microrobots, each the size of a single-cell organism, which can use onboard systems to self-propel, sense temperatures, and change behaviors autonomously.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4iOEHyl
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4iOEHyl
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"...in 210 μm by 340 μm by 50 μm, we were able to fit photovoltaic (PV) cells for power, sensors for temperature, four actuator control circuits, an optical receiver for downlink communication and programming, a processor, and memory."
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The Ontario Science Centre property at 770 Don Mills Rd doesn’t belong to Doug Ford. It belongs to the TRCA and the City of Toronto. I’m asking council to ensure that this architectural masterpiece be kept in a state of good repair so it can one day serve the public again.
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Ontario Science Centre property at 770 Don Mills Rd doesn’t belong to Doug Ford. It belongs to the TRCA and the City of Toronto. I’m asking council to ensure that this architectural masterpiece be kept in a state of good repair so it can one day serve the public again.
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Convenient low cost storage for private vehicles is a huge part of their competitive advantage as a mode of transportation.
No wonder people fight so hard to maintain it. Otherwise they may have to face the reality that cars don't work well in cities without a ton of public subsidy.
No wonder people fight so hard to maintain it. Otherwise they may have to face the reality that cars don't work well in cities without a ton of public subsidy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Convenient low cost storage for private vehicles is a huge part of their competitive advantage as a mode of transportation.
No wonder people fight so hard to maintain it. Otherwise they may have to face the reality that cars don't work well in cities without a ton of public subsidy.
No wonder people fight so hard to maintain it. Otherwise they may have to face the reality that cars don't work well in cities without a ton of public subsidy.
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The people who make the plagiarism machine are deliberately reinforcing this conflation. It helps them if these actual good use cases are tied to their vapid product, for exactly this sorry of reason
part of the reason i am genuinely irritated with the gAI/AGI cult is because there is real societal benefits in using ML techniques in medical care + weather analysis, and instead people get annoyed with anything that gets lumped in with the plagiarism machine
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The people who make the plagiarism machine are deliberately reinforcing this conflation. It helps them if these actual good use cases are tied to their vapid product, for exactly this sorry of reason
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This may very well be an accurate representation of the "modern software stack".
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This may very well be an accurate representation of the "modern software stack".
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Plus, while you may try to inject your soul into every part of a book, a program is likely made of a lot of boilerplate, and only a small part is really creative.
For this, AI is ideal.
You'll rarely see people laying bricks, saying it's a creative endeavor; most would gladly automate that.
For this, AI is ideal.
You'll rarely see people laying bricks, saying it's a creative endeavor; most would gladly automate that.
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Plus, while you may try to inject your soul into every part of a book, a program is likely made of a lot of boilerplate, and only a small part is really creative.
For this, AI is ideal.
You'll rarely see people laying bricks, saying it's a creative endeavor; most would gladly automate that.
For this, AI is ideal.
You'll rarely see people laying bricks, saying it's a creative endeavor; most would gladly automate that.
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
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Having down time and rest should be more of a badge of honour than being busy.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Having down time and rest should be more of a badge of honour than being busy.
The mixing on this new Zeds Dead song is so good. youtube.com/watch?v=gRmJ...
ZEDS DEAD - CHANNEL FLIPPING 2: ONLY YOU
YouTube video by Zeds Dead
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November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The mixing on this new Zeds Dead song is so good. youtube.com/watch?v=gRmJ...
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People will say it's the lack of enforcement, and that's a factor, but we also have technology to limit phone use while driving and our automakers and leaders refuse to implement it. It's a choice to allow distracted driving. And all the deaths and injuries that result are because of that choice.
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
People will say it's the lack of enforcement, and that's a factor, but we also have technology to limit phone use while driving and our automakers and leaders refuse to implement it. It's a choice to allow distracted driving. And all the deaths and injuries that result are because of that choice.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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The growth in solar is truly extraordinary. Soon the whole human race (except for people living in countries governed by morons) will have energy that's virtually free of recurrent costs.
**NEW CHINA SOLAR EXPANSION STORY**
China has doubled the export of solar cells+wafers to assemble abroad in the last several months.
It still exports about the same amount of solar panels.
In October - for the first time - it exported more cell+wafers than panels 🧵
China has doubled the export of solar cells+wafers to assemble abroad in the last several months.
It still exports about the same amount of solar panels.
In October - for the first time - it exported more cell+wafers than panels 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The growth in solar is truly extraordinary. Soon the whole human race (except for people living in countries governed by morons) will have energy that's virtually free of recurrent costs.
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"But by far, people said their biggest anxiety was what could happen if a battery overheats and catches fire."
Each one of whom had one of the same batteries in their pocket...
Each one of whom had one of the same batteries in their pocket...
Massachusetts' goals for grid-scale battery storage faces a growing challenge: The anti-battery movement sweeping the state and country 🔌💡 @wbur.org
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As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back
Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their ...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"But by far, people said their biggest anxiety was what could happen if a battery overheats and catches fire."
Each one of whom had one of the same batteries in their pocket...
Each one of whom had one of the same batteries in their pocket...