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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1h

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Have you seen this petition yet?

Reverse the decision on speed cameras in Ontario

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1h

Ontario examples:
Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act
Bill 7, Health Care is Not for Sale Act (Addressing Unfair Fees Charged to Patients)
Bill 11, More Convenient Care Act
Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act
Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6h

They're going to put an enormous lawsuit magnet in the sky.
mastodon.social/@sundogplane...

Prof. Sam Lawler (@[email protected])

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disas...

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 5h

Read the linked Mastodon thread. How is this even a thing? Why is everything so stupid???

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6h

They're going to put an enormous lawsuit magnet in the sky.
mastodon.social/@sundogplane...

Prof. Sam Lawler (@[email protected])

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disas...

mastodon.social

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 4h

Soudas was Harper's PR mouthpiece, and he's still pumping out Conservative propaganda.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Jason Pugh
Harper inherited a $13.7 Billion surplus, which he quickly blew through. Then ran a decade of deficits. He then had a fake "balanced" budget ahead of the 2015 elxn by selling off GM stock at a $3.5B loss, taking $2B from the contingency fund, and underfunding Veterans Affairs. #cdnpoli 👇

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 7h

Jason Pugh
Harper inherited a $13.7 Billion surplus, which he quickly blew through. Then ran a decade of deficits. He then had a fake "balanced" budget ahead of the 2015 elxn by selling off GM stock at a $3.5B loss, taking $2B from the contingency fund, and underfunding Veterans Affairs. #cdnpoli 👇

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 4h

I'm reminded of the story of a monk who used an adding machine to total up a series of numbers. After finishing, he tore the tape off the machine, took his pencil in hand, and double checked the result.

Dr. Katie I. is SPOOPY AF 🎃🕸️ @hellyeahcorks.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, this is exactly it... everyone yelling about AI doing something correctly **ALREADY KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT THING AND DO IT WELL** If you never learned how to do the thing, how the hell will you know if the AI output of a thing is in any way correct??? 🤦‍♀️💀

Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 1d

The thing is, to be able to determine whether AI-generated code is “legit”, you need to know both statistics and coding yourself. If we no longer teach students to learn, think, and struggle—without the help of AI—the next generation will have no clue what is and isn’t legit.

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Dr. Katie I. is SPOOPY AF 🎃🕸️ @hellyeahcorks.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, this is exactly it... everyone yelling about AI doing something correctly **ALREADY KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT THING AND DO IT WELL** If you never learned how to do the thing, how the hell will you know if the AI output of a thing is in any way correct??? 🤦‍♀️💀

Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 1d

The thing is, to be able to determine whether AI-generated code is “legit”, you need to know both statistics and coding yourself. If we no longer teach students to learn, think, and struggle—without the help of AI—the next generation will have no clue what is and isn’t legit.

Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all. I just got ChatGPT to do everything in R for this manuscript. I mean EVERYTHING. And it's all legit and reproducible. I'm shook.

How are we mentoring our trainees in statistics now? Who needs to learn coding in R line by line, and who doesn't?

scienceforeveryone.science/statistics-i...

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 13h

There are still some hotels that provide little bottles of shampoo, bars of soap, etc. They include them in the cost of the room, so it is not stealing to take them with you, used or unused. They are valuable to shelters. Likewise the "loot" bags that dentists' offices give out after a cleaning.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Transit Toronto @transittoronto.bsky.social · 23h

These were taken during trips Richard made to Toronto before he immigrated, and they show scenes that have not been witnessed in over sixty years.

#TTC #TakeTheTTC #TransitToronto

TT Film - Three Days in Toronto (1959, 1960 & 1962)

Among the huge collection within Richard Glaze's archive of 16mm film from the 60s and the 70s were a number of 400 foot reels from the 1950s. These were taken during trips Richard made to Toronto before he immigrated, and they show scenes that have not been witnessed in over sixty years. Now that w

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The Onion @theonion.com · 22h

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Sandra Kelly @2020willbelit.bsky.social · 20h

FUCK THESE FUCKERS
ALSO OVER MY DEAD BODY

The bill “was introduced two days after FBI Director Kash Patel told a House committee that there has been “a sharp increase of known or suspected terrorists” coming into the U.S. from Canada. He pledged to “get creative and put more resources into that.”

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 1d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 21h

"Worry is the abuse of imagination."

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 22h

I heard about Pulsar's discovery months ago and immediately bought their stock. Recent analysis showed significant He-3 content too.

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

Is there an argument to be made for re-shaping how beer is sold and liquor bottles collected in Ontario?
• Maybe.

Should we skip the discussion part and just shake things up without planning ahead?
• No, that's irrespon-

Ok, let's drop over *half a billion* to do it right bloody now.
• WTF, Doug?

As more Ontario Beer Store sites close, the real hangover may be over recycling the empties | CBC News

Empty Beer Store locations are filling with new tenants, from restaurants to pet shops — but no one seems to want to take Ontario's 1.6 billion empty containers.

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James Kitson @jrkitson.bsky.social · 1d

Hypocrisy, Ontario, Canada style. Ontario premier Doug Ford vehemently against speed cameras. His people revealed as some of the worst offenders.
globalnews.ca/news/1146965...

‘No wonder they don’t like speed cameras’: Toronto mayor comments on Ford cabinet vehicles | Globalnews.ca

Documents show vehicles assigned to Ford's cabinet ministers racked up 23 speed camera tickets in the past three years, totalling more than $3,300 in fines.

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1d

Helium is a rare and finite element. It cannot be synthesized. We are so foolish to waste it on party balloons.

It's so rare that serious people are talking about drilling for it ON THE MOON.

www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

orbitaltoday.com/2025/09/27/i...

Helium-3 mining on the lunar surface

The idea of harvesting a clean and efficient form of energy from the Moon has stimulated science fiction and fact in recent decades. Unlike Earth, which is protected by its magnetic field, the Moon ha...

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1d

Driver. Struck by DRIVER.

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 1d

6 Canadians — including a First Nations woman — have been detained by Israel after their aid ship was intercepted in international waters while carrying medical supplies to Gaza.

Canada must demand their immediate release.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
#cdnpoli #HumanRights #SaveTheCBC

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Susan Kiddie 🍉 @susankiddie.bsky.social · 3d

Time for my annual Covid/flu Vaccine PSA for Toronto folks:

If you have mobility issues and need a vaccine at home, Toronto Paramedic Services will come to you! You don’t have to be a senior to qualify. (I was referred by a TPH nurse but self-referral is fine)

Spread the word!

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1d

Another Doug Ford fiasco: My curling club is getting shafted by The Beer Store's online ordering and delivery failures, and all the nearby Beer Stores for in-person shopping have closed thanks to Doug's mismanagement of the file.
#onpoli
#topoli

Screenshot of message from curling club management: "Dealing with the Beer Store is becoming increasingly challenging. The current Beer Store policy is that if you place an order that is less than $1500, you are assessed a $175 surcharge (in addition to a delivery charge). What is happening more often than not is that we place an order that totals more than $1500 based on the inventory shown on the Beer Store's website, but when we receive the delivery, it is missing items which were ordered so we end up not meeting the $1500 minimum and then we get stung by the $175 surcharge. And what is even more annoying is that they don't tell you in advance: if we we knew we were not getting the full delivery, we'd probably try and add other items so that we'd hit the minimum."

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants

EDMONTON – After meeting with Mark Carney to discuss pipeline construction, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to hold her breath until the Prime Minister gives her absolutely everything she ask...

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1d

The latter has already occurred.

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Rusty Crayfish @stoobiedood.bsky.social · 1d

Nope. Toronto.
The uncropped photo shows the sculpture in the background, created by Eldon Garnet at Toronto Police HQ
www.alamy.com/eldon-garnet...

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Montrealers did the same for their riot police.
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Explore this post and more from the hmmm community

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