Stephen Smith 🇨🇦
@smist08.bsky.social
SAR, FPGAs, RISC-V, Assembly Language, writer, mountain biker, runner, amateur radio.
I think he has a racist toxic generative AI writing these for him.
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I think he has a racist toxic generative AI writing these for him.
Blogged on bias and toxicity in generative AI models like ChatGPT.
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Bias and Toxicity in Generative AI
Introduction There has been quite an explosion of Generative AI programs recently including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Facebook’s Llama, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, Anthropic’s Claude, and xAI’s G…
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February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Blogged on bias and toxicity in generative AI models like ChatGPT.
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Started using these a few months ago and all good. Upgraded to the unlimited version to support their good work.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Started using these a few months ago and all good. Upgraded to the unlimited version to support their good work.
Pretty nice here in BC.
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Pretty nice here in BC.
Blogged on the race for the next generation of Generative AI. smist08.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/t...
The Generative AI Race
Introduction Over the past couple of days Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta have seen their stocks plummet when they released generally good earnings, but gigantic plans to each spend about $200 b…
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February 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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It was the robo-pen.
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It was the robo-pen.
My favourite of the best picture nominees that I’ve seen.
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favourite of the best picture nominees that I’ve seen.
I like Proton Drive which is Swiss, anything but American.
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I like Proton Drive which is Swiss, anything but American.
I think it will be like BC, the membership will endorse him then the MPs will give him the boot a couple months later.
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I think it will be like BC, the membership will endorse him then the MPs will give him the boot a couple months later.
Could like the BC Cons who affirmed Runstad at the leadership review then dumped him a couple of months later.
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Could like the BC Cons who affirmed Runstad at the leadership review then dumped him a couple of months later.
Blogged on building some Canadian tech resiliency: smist08.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/c...
Canadian Tech Resiliency
Introduction I’m with the Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club Society and one of the goals of this club is to offer communications resiliency. What happens if during an earthquake, forest fire …
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January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Fix Or Repair Daily.
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Fix Or Repair Daily.
The e-book of the 2nd edition of RP2040 Assembly Language Programming is now available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007.... Get 20% off with this code: APAUT.
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The e-book of the 2nd edition of RP2040 Assembly Language Programming is now available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007.... Get 20% off with this code: APAUT.
Some good alternatives to visiting Trumpland: www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Destination dupes: Where to go instead of the US
Big skies, bold cities and iconic prison islands: these destinations offer a familiar feel with a global twist.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Some good alternatives to visiting Trumpland: www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Blogged on 2026 being another year of boycotting the USA. smist08.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/2...
2026 Another Year Avoiding the USA
Introduction The USA continues to threaten Canada’s sovereignty with both invasion and trade bullying. We aren’t alone in this as the USA is also threatening Greenland, Venezuela, Panama, Nigeria a…
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January 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Blogged on 2026 being another year of boycotting the USA. smist08.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/2...
What the f?
NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives -
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December 31, 2025 at 3:24 AM
What the f?
Rather he did that than pretty much anything else.
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Rather he did that than pretty much anything else.
I think VPNs are a necessity these days. You probably don’t want the government knowing you viewed this either.
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I think VPNs are a necessity these days. You probably don’t want the government knowing you viewed this either.
Blogged on replacing Google Search and Google Chrome with DuckDuckGo and the Duck browser. smist08.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/r...
Replacing Google Search and Chrome
Introduction Last time we looked at replacing GMail and Google Apps with equivalents from Proton. However, Google’s main source of revenue is advertising, mostly driven by Google Search. In this ar…
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December 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Blogged on replacing Google Search and Google Chrome with DuckDuckGo and the Duck browser. smist08.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/r...
Wouldn’t it just mean all the companies would have to leave the USA, with no physical presence. Like many porn and torrent companies already have done.
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Wouldn’t it just mean all the companies would have to leave the USA, with no physical presence. Like many porn and torrent companies already have done.
