James Andrew Smith
@drsmith.bsky.social
Engineering professor at York University
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January 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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Crocodile tears.
Doug Ford has never met an electric vehicle that he didn't hate.
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Doug Ford has never met an electric vehicle that he didn't hate.
Source: www.sootoday.com/local-news/d...
Source: electriccarwiki.com/electric-car...
January 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Crocodile tears.
Doug Ford has never met an electric vehicle that he didn't hate.
Source: www.sootoday.com/local-news/d...
Source: electriccarwiki.com/electric-car...
Doug Ford has never met an electric vehicle that he didn't hate.
Source: www.sootoday.com/local-news/d...
Source: electriccarwiki.com/electric-car...
Epstein's BFF is posting #51stState BS again.
Send troops to Greenland. Cancel the F35s.
#ElbowsUp.
Source: www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Send troops to Greenland. Cancel the F35s.
#ElbowsUp.
Source: www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Epstein's BFF is posting #51stState BS again.
Send troops to Greenland. Cancel the F35s.
#ElbowsUp.
Source: www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Send troops to Greenland. Cancel the F35s.
#ElbowsUp.
Source: www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Yes, it is.
And those of us who have worked in the robotics field figured that the military would eventually deploy drones, but I don't think that many of us saw it like what has happened in Ukraine.
And those of us who have worked in the robotics field figured that the military would eventually deploy drones, but I don't think that many of us saw it like what has happened in Ukraine.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Yes, it is.
And those of us who have worked in the robotics field figured that the military would eventually deploy drones, but I don't think that many of us saw it like what has happened in Ukraine.
And those of us who have worked in the robotics field figured that the military would eventually deploy drones, but I don't think that many of us saw it like what has happened in Ukraine.
But not others like "Iran" (or Sri Lanka or Nigeria)...
My students did not like focus on (mostly) Western-centric options -- understandably!
My students did not like focus on (mostly) Western-centric options -- understandably!
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
But not others like "Iran" (or Sri Lanka or Nigeria)...
My students did not like focus on (mostly) Western-centric options -- understandably!
My students did not like focus on (mostly) Western-centric options -- understandably!
The old way allowed for western options like this:
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The old way allowed for western options like this:
The persian output was pretty cool... ran it through the Google Translate:
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The persian output was pretty cool... ran it through the Google Translate:
Today, in class, my demo for currency localization in Java failed when students asked for Iranian, Nigerian & Sri Lankan locales rather than Canadian & French ones.
Turns out I was using a really old approach, requiring me to update to a new standard.
Thanks to student input I learned something!
Turns out I was using a really old approach, requiring me to update to a new standard.
Thanks to student input I learned something!
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Today, in class, my demo for currency localization in Java failed when students asked for Iranian, Nigerian & Sri Lankan locales rather than Canadian & French ones.
Turns out I was using a really old approach, requiring me to update to a new standard.
Thanks to student input I learned something!
Turns out I was using a really old approach, requiring me to update to a new standard.
Thanks to student input I learned something!
York's webpage alerts are pretty weak. A little red-orange banner at the top with no icons, as suggested by our weather emergencies policy:
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
York's webpage alerts are pretty weak. A little red-orange banner at the top with no icons, as suggested by our weather emergencies policy:
#YorkU is closed (for now)
Alert came in over email and (apparently) the security app.
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Alert came in over email and (apparently) the security app.
www.reddit.com/r/yorku/comm...
January 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM
#YorkU is closed (for now)
Alert came in over email and (apparently) the security app.
www.reddit.com/r/yorku/comm...
Alert came in over email and (apparently) the security app.
www.reddit.com/r/yorku/comm...
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Legit text, right?
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Legit text, right?
If you're at YorkU you can submit a request to the Maximo system to get it fixed:
maxprod.uit.yorku.ca/maximo/webcl...
Or reach out to Security as they are the after-hours point of contact for facilities:
416 650 8000 or ext. 58000
Source: www.yorku.ca/facilities/
maxprod.uit.yorku.ca/maximo/webcl...
Or reach out to Security as they are the after-hours point of contact for facilities:
416 650 8000 or ext. 58000
Source: www.yorku.ca/facilities/
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
If you're at YorkU you can submit a request to the Maximo system to get it fixed:
maxprod.uit.yorku.ca/maximo/webcl...
Or reach out to Security as they are the after-hours point of contact for facilities:
416 650 8000 or ext. 58000
Source: www.yorku.ca/facilities/
maxprod.uit.yorku.ca/maximo/webcl...
Or reach out to Security as they are the after-hours point of contact for facilities:
416 650 8000 or ext. 58000
Source: www.yorku.ca/facilities/
sorry... forgot alt-text.
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
sorry... forgot alt-text.
York University is putting more artificial intelligence into the learning management system.
I spotted this today.
How many profs are going to accept this & not recognize the risks associated with it? Did this get Senate approval?
cc: @savasavasava.myatproto.social
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I spotted this today.
How many profs are going to accept this & not recognize the risks associated with it? Did this get Senate approval?
cc: @savasavasava.myatproto.social
www.yorku.ca/professor/dr...
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
York University is putting more artificial intelligence into the learning management system.
I spotted this today.
How many profs are going to accept this & not recognize the risks associated with it? Did this get Senate approval?
cc: @savasavasava.myatproto.social
www.yorku.ca/professor/dr...
I spotted this today.
How many profs are going to accept this & not recognize the risks associated with it? Did this get Senate approval?
cc: @savasavasava.myatproto.social
www.yorku.ca/professor/dr...
Tiramisu or lemon square?
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tiramisu or lemon square?
Hadfield is napping and doesn’t want to be disturbed.
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hadfield is napping and doesn’t want to be disturbed.
Blast from the hobby past… spotted all kinds of parts from the now defunct Creatron on the walls at Sayal.
For those who don’t know, Sayal is a chain of stores around Toronto that is like 1980s Radio Shack — but bigger.
For those who don’t know, Sayal is a chain of stores around Toronto that is like 1980s Radio Shack — but bigger.
December 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Blast from the hobby past… spotted all kinds of parts from the now defunct Creatron on the walls at Sayal.
For those who don’t know, Sayal is a chain of stores around Toronto that is like 1980s Radio Shack — but bigger.
For those who don’t know, Sayal is a chain of stores around Toronto that is like 1980s Radio Shack — but bigger.
"Metrolink". FFS.
The rot runs deep.
The rot runs deep.
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Metrolink". FFS.
The rot runs deep.
The rot runs deep.
The _other_ airborne threat that you need to pay attention to.
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The _other_ airborne threat that you need to pay attention to.
This is what the programming exam at YorkU looked like after the students left today.
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is what the programming exam at YorkU looked like after the students left today.
Came home from hockey to find these…
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Came home from hockey to find these…