Schmutzie
@schmutzie.com
They/them. I design & build websites. See also: writer/poet, mixtape maker, neurodivergent, softie, subject, boss. Saskatchewan, Canada. Older posts are deleted regularly. #YQR #Sask
Links: linktr.ee/schmutzie
Playlists & blog: shiveryourtimbers.ca
Links: linktr.ee/schmutzie
Playlists & blog: shiveryourtimbers.ca
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I'm working on a new playlist I've tentatively called "Fix Your ICEy Hearts."
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I'm working on a new playlist I've tentatively called "Fix Your ICEy Hearts."
Nothing else is quite like the feeling of running into a gonzo paragraph like this one.
![A screenshot which reads:
"Inspired by Theosophical lore and several visiting Mongol lamas, Gleb Bokii, the chief Bolshevik cryptographer and one of the bosses of the Soviet secret police, along with his writer friend Alexander Barchenko, embarked on a quest for Shambhala, in an attempt to merge Kalachakra-tantra and ideas of Communism in the 1920s. Among other things, in a secret laboratory affiliated with the secret police, Bokii and Barchenko experimented with Buddhist spiritual techniques to try to find a key for engineering perfect communist human beings.[17] They contemplated a special expedition to Inner Asia to retrieve the wisdom of Shambhala – the project fell through as a result of intrigues within the Soviet intelligence service, as well as rival efforts of the Soviet Foreign Commissariat that sent its own expedition to Tibet in 1924."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekew4wtc2m4ctroumek7kr4l/bafkreidabk6ljvos3wdgnum2ao7enwzc46kdkcxc2afw5ahfchncacn5tm@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nothing else is quite like the feeling of running into a gonzo paragraph like this one.
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Perfect — Jean-Jacques Sempé, How we catch a cold in Paris, 1961.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Perfect — Jean-Jacques Sempé, How we catch a cold in Paris, 1961.
Instead of ear worms I'll get thought worms, and the latest one is *so* irritating. I think about how Eight Sleep makes the Pod 5, but they put a large 8 on the Pod 5 EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD BE A 5, BECAUSE THE PRODUCT IS THE POD *FIVE*. The 8 would haunt my apartment. www.eightsleep.com/ca/
Eight Sleep | Now in Canada
Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer with personalized cooling and heating for each side of the bed. The Pod reduces snoring, tracks your sleep, and works with any mattress. Try it risk-free for ...
www.eightsleep.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Instead of ear worms I'll get thought worms, and the latest one is *so* irritating. I think about how Eight Sleep makes the Pod 5, but they put a large 8 on the Pod 5 EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD BE A 5, BECAUSE THE PRODUCT IS THE POD *FIVE*. The 8 would haunt my apartment. www.eightsleep.com/ca/
I'm working on a new playlist I've tentatively called "Fix Your ICEy Hearts."
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I'm working on a new playlist I've tentatively called "Fix Your ICEy Hearts."
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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i have something to say
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
i have something to say
Excellent library news!
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Excellent library news!
I love how it's an OpenAI image that makes them look like two lying liars.
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I love how it's an OpenAI image that makes them look like two lying liars.
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Stop eating US food altogether.
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Stop eating US food altogether.
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
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All I really wanted out of Last Jedi was Snoke, in a boat, while above him tie fighters burn. You know: Snoke on the water, fire in the sky.
November 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
All I really wanted out of Last Jedi was Snoke, in a boat, while above him tie fighters burn. You know: Snoke on the water, fire in the sky.
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The Frieran angle thing is so great because *every* artist knows that angle is tough. They've all been through it, learning the hard way how to do it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
To a non-artist it doesn't seem like a hard problem. A non-artist who only wants to be seen as an artist, will use genAI instead of learning it.
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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MADNESS #YQR
Sorry to harp on about this, but item 60 in budget Appendix M13 contemplates ending the Community Investment Grant Program. That this is being considered, however remotely, is crazy. I'm struggling to find a list of all the groups the CIGP funds b/c if you saw it, it'd blow your mind. #yqrcc /1
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
MADNESS #YQR
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The new location update on X revealed what we've all kinda known all along: Republicans have been astroturfing themselves.
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The new location update on X revealed what we've all kinda known all along: Republicans have been astroturfing themselves.
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
Stop eating US food altogether.
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Stop eating US food altogether.
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
"The [EPA] is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’ as an active ingredient" and "plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for [them]."
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Fuckin' Alberta. Sharing link
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-dale-nally-alberta-whisky-act-nate-glubish-9.6988138
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-dale-nally-alberta-whisky-act-nate-glubish-9.6988138
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time | CBC News
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Fuckin' Alberta. Sharing link
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-dale-nally-alberta-whisky-act-nate-glubish-9.6988138
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-dale-nally-alberta-whisky-act-nate-glubish-9.6988138
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He's still sacked out in his new window bed 3 hours later 😍
I got Augie a window perch cat bed, and although it's taken a little operant conditioning and cat treats to get him there — he's highly suspicious of new things — but he's now happily asleep in the evening light.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
He's still sacked out in his new window bed 3 hours later 😍
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Meta, happily wrecking your kids' childhoods internationally
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Meta, happily wrecking your kids' childhoods internationally
Meta, happily wrecking your kids' childhoods internationally
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Meta, happily wrecking your kids' childhoods internationally
He's still sacked out in his new window bed 3 hours later 😍
I got Augie a window perch cat bed, and although it's taken a little operant conditioning and cat treats to get him there — he's highly suspicious of new things — but he's now happily asleep in the evening light.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
He's still sacked out in his new window bed 3 hours later 😍
I got Augie a window perch cat bed, and although it's taken a little operant conditioning and cat treats to get him there — he's highly suspicious of new things — but he's now happily asleep in the evening light.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I got Augie a window perch cat bed, and although it's taken a little operant conditioning and cat treats to get him there — he's highly suspicious of new things — but he's now happily asleep in the evening light.
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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Ladies, Gentlemen, and all good Humans, I present the highlight of today’s mindless scrolling of my TikTok FYP.
You’re ever so welcome.
You’re ever so welcome.
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Ladies, Gentlemen, and all good Humans, I present the highlight of today’s mindless scrolling of my TikTok FYP.
You’re ever so welcome.
You’re ever so welcome.
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A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Fighter jet purchases depend on confidence in future reliability. They need parts, maintenance, ongoing communication, trust that no measure will ever be electronically disabled, etc.
Telling Canada buy US jets or we’ll hurt your economy more is effectively communicating it’d be dumb to buy US jets.
Telling Canada buy US jets or we’ll hurt your economy more is effectively communicating it’d be dumb to buy US jets.
Hoekstra continues to be utterly terrible at his job as *checks notes* an ambassador of the United States.
Or, flipside: continues to be the living embodiment of why there is nation-wide contempt towards the US.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Or, flipside: continues to be the living embodiment of why there is nation-wide contempt towards the US.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Fighter jet purchases depend on confidence in future reliability. They need parts, maintenance, ongoing communication, trust that no measure will ever be electronically disabled, etc.
Telling Canada buy US jets or we’ll hurt your economy more is effectively communicating it’d be dumb to buy US jets.
Telling Canada buy US jets or we’ll hurt your economy more is effectively communicating it’d be dumb to buy US jets.