Moebius Stripper
@moebiusstripper.bsky.social
Twisted, one-sided commentary. Canadian (the human kind, not the emotional support animal kind).
This is more outrageous when you consider the details. Barrhaven residents are just asking for their transfers to be valid for long enough for them to commute to work, presumably downtown, without paying twice. They're not even asking for their *30km* commute to take *less than 2 hours by transit*.
Boosting OC Transpo's transfer would have a hefty price?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Boosting OC Transpo's transfer window would have hefty price tag, city says | CBC News
Barrhaven West Coun. David Hill put forward a motion in September for staff to look at ways of increasing the transfer window as some OC Transpo riders' trips were so long, they were paying twice. Acc...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is more outrageous when you consider the details. Barrhaven residents are just asking for their transfers to be valid for long enough for them to commute to work, presumably downtown, without paying twice. They're not even asking for their *30km* commute to take *less than 2 hours by transit*.
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Internet scams are going to get worse and honestly it’s just a sad situation.
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Internet scams are going to get worse and honestly it’s just a sad situation.
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment
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About two or three time a week, I see additional evidence that this city intends to drive itself into the fucking ground.
Boosting OC Transpo's transfer would have a hefty price?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Boosting OC Transpo's transfer window would have hefty price tag, city says | CBC News
Barrhaven West Coun. David Hill put forward a motion in September for staff to look at ways of increasing the transfer window as some OC Transpo riders' trips were so long, they were paying twice. Acc...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
About two or three time a week, I see additional evidence that this city intends to drive itself into the fucking ground.
My serious answer is "liberal men who have been baited into paying $168 for this monstrosity in order to signal that they're not MAGA"
I've worn pink shirts before so it's not really the colour. This is just a terrible jumper, who aside from your granny would wear this? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maga is in meltdown over a preppy pink sweater for men. So, what exactly is the problem? | Ellie Violet Bramley
The outrage a J Crew jumper has provoked shows that the US right’s sense of masculinity is far more fragile than it would care to admit, says freelance writer Ellie Violet Bramley
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My serious answer is "liberal men who have been baited into paying $168 for this monstrosity in order to signal that they're not MAGA"
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this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
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This is the start of round 2 of program cuts. A number of colleges tried to hold off these closures for a year, hoping the feds might change their mind about the visa programs. Now, the hope is gone.
George Brown’s renowned chef school halting one-third of its programs #StarExclusive
George Brown’s renowned chef school halting one-third of its programs
Enrolment is being halted in seven of 21 programs in culinary arts and hospitality as colleges face grim financial news.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is the start of round 2 of program cuts. A number of colleges tried to hold off these closures for a year, hoping the feds might change their mind about the visa programs. Now, the hope is gone.
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I think about how big tech openly and frictionlessly scrapes/steals everything to train AI models every time I have to work through a multi-part, multi-month research ethics review process to interview a half dozen people who actually want to talk to me about their work.
In the Globe and Mail, @vassb.bsky.social asks the basic question: Should we just let big tech companies insist that consent to use data for AI training is part and parcel of using their service?
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: With AI, you are now the product: The hidden costs of staying online
More platforms are tying data surveillance for AI training as a condition to use services. Canada needs to reject this
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think about how big tech openly and frictionlessly scrapes/steals everything to train AI models every time I have to work through a multi-part, multi-month research ethics review process to interview a half dozen people who actually want to talk to me about their work.
I'm thinking about how my department had to scramble to figure out how to cover my classes when I went on sick leave with three weeks' notice and if nothing else this would be a consideration that would make me think twice before cavorting with child sex traffickers
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm thinking about how my department had to scramble to figure out how to cover my classes when I went on sick leave with three weeks' notice and if nothing else this would be a consideration that would make me think twice before cavorting with child sex traffickers
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One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
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Lol. Amazing.
As a job applicant over the last 2+ years, this: johnstone.substack.com/p/friction-w...
My best shots were all unique hiring processes that cut through the AI slop.
My best shots were all unique hiring processes that cut through the AI slop.
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Lol. Amazing.
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bsky.app/profile/nich...
1. I stand corrected
2. LOL, "I'll vote against the government as long as it doesn't affect anything" is extremely on brand for the NDP
1. I stand corrected
2. LOL, "I'll vote against the government as long as it doesn't affect anything" is extremely on brand for the NDP
No. Speaker votes for motions that continue debate (so second reading) but against final votes (third reading, main amendment). So Speaker would have voted against. But if May had voted against another NDPer probably would have abstained.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
bsky.app/profile/nich...
1. I stand corrected
2. LOL, "I'll vote against the government as long as it doesn't affect anything" is extremely on brand for the NDP
1. I stand corrected
2. LOL, "I'll vote against the government as long as it doesn't affect anything" is extremely on brand for the NDP
So if the budget passes, we'll have Elizabeth May to thank/blame, do I have that right? LOL
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So if the budget passes, we'll have Elizabeth May to thank/blame, do I have that right? LOL
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thecjn.ca/opinion/pers... Of interest at least to @aryehcw.bsky.social but maybe more!
What should a Jewish novel be?
A Jewish novelist shouldn’t care if establishment figures approve, but nor should they be fussed about whether progressive writers think they should Do Better.
thecjn.ca
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
thecjn.ca/opinion/pers... Of interest at least to @aryehcw.bsky.social but maybe more!
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I love the Grey Cup because all the cheerleaders are trying to look cute while wearing gear that is usually reserved for solo climbing K2
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I love the Grey Cup because all the cheerleaders are trying to look cute while wearing gear that is usually reserved for solo climbing K2
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My precise level of online-ness is "took me until November 15 at 8:15 PST to figure out why people are talking about Larry Summers"
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
My precise level of online-ness is "took me until November 15 at 8:15 PST to figure out why people are talking about Larry Summers"
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I've filtered Ottawa's traffic collision data to show only collisions with injuries for each year, and then added the speed camera locations present in those years.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I've filtered Ottawa's traffic collision data to show only collisions with injuries for each year, and then added the speed camera locations present in those years.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
It looks like speed cameras have made the roads much safer.
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Oh, this is what happened in Ottawa! A single bus route was replaced by an LRT, value-engineered to within an inch of its life, that meant two outdoor transfers to downtown instead.
Seattle used to have a lovely express bus from downtown to the airport and a couple of airlines would even let you check your bags at the bus stop. Then they built a train that took 2x the time and let you out kilometre from the terminal. After that they ended the bus service.
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Oh, this is what happened in Ottawa! A single bus route was replaced by an LRT, value-engineered to within an inch of its life, that meant two outdoor transfers to downtown instead.
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Every so often I think about this "Starting a new position as Deceased" LinkedIn post from 2024.
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Every so often I think about this "Starting a new position as Deceased" LinkedIn post from 2024.
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From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
November 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM
From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
Academic administrative bloat being what it is, one might assume that there was *someone* at this joint whose job duties included, eg, sending out an alert within, say, 15 minutes of a campus-wide power outage. And yet!!!
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Academic administrative bloat being what it is, one might assume that there was *someone* at this joint whose job duties included, eg, sending out an alert within, say, 15 minutes of a campus-wide power outage. And yet!!!
I used to work summers in the US. I was on some sort of visa that my employer arranged for me. It was accepted the first couple of times, and then one border guard rejected it and sent me back.
I have no idea how that would play out in 2025.
I have no idea how that would play out in 2025.
also I don't think many Americans view as "real foreigners," but rather people who live in some alternate universe America
(which is why some do not seem to get that we might also be equally afraid of ICE as compared to someone with an obvious "foreign accent")
(which is why some do not seem to get that we might also be equally afraid of ICE as compared to someone with an obvious "foreign accent")
We only exist as a caricature to them. Some random combination of blue state, health care, hockey masks, and wildlife. Ignorance pervades because we don't matter to their argument or their constituency. We only need to serve as strawman in their next red vs blue argument.
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I used to work summers in the US. I was on some sort of visa that my employer arranged for me. It was accepted the first couple of times, and then one border guard rejected it and sent me back.
I have no idea how that would play out in 2025.
I have no idea how that would play out in 2025.
ding ding ding
We only exist as a caricature to them. Some random combination of blue state, health care, hockey masks, and wildlife. Ignorance pervades because we don't matter to their argument or their constituency. We only need to serve as strawman in their next red vs blue argument.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ding ding ding
This is also something that Dem governors also either don't understand, or pretend not to. "Come visit us! We're nice and we also hate tariffs and Trump!" Yes, and ICE operates in your states too, so...?
It is very weird when US media does not report on the safety concerns, which are top of the list for Canadians I know. Yeah we are also pissed off but we've been pissed off since January, the decline was not gonna keep declining based purely on "elbows up."
I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is also something that Dem governors also either don't understand, or pretend not to. "Come visit us! We're nice and we also hate tariffs and Trump!" Yes, and ICE operates in your states too, so...?