Far Edge
@faredge.bsky.social
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The “partnership” where they refuse to do their jobs building housing, fixing healthcare and doing their part for the environment, and instead just blame the federal government for their failures and demand more federal transfers? That partnership?
Canada is a federation, and we are strongest when we are united and working together.
My thanks to Canada’s premiers for their partnership this year. Looking forward to our work ahead in 2026 to keep building a stronger, more competitive, and more independent Canadian economy.
My thanks to Canada’s premiers for their partnership this year. Looking forward to our work ahead in 2026 to keep building a stronger, more competitive, and more independent Canadian economy.
December 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The “partnership” where they refuse to do their jobs building housing, fixing healthcare and doing their part for the environment, and instead just blame the federal government for their failures and demand more federal transfers? That partnership?
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Postmedia is pushing the idea that if constitutionally protected protests are not suppressed by “police and political leadership,” then Palestinian protesters will be targeted with retribution (and/or political violence?)
December 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Postmedia is pushing the idea that if constitutionally protected protests are not suppressed by “police and political leadership,” then Palestinian protesters will be targeted with retribution (and/or political violence?)
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Because when you burn down a house and nobody ever rebuilds it, someone is still forced to live in the ashes
Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle
Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle
Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Because when you burn down a house and nobody ever rebuilds it, someone is still forced to live in the ashes
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"They found the coats on Thursday morning.
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
December 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"They found the coats on Thursday morning.
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
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Super low hanging safety fruit. US regulators have had a decade plus to get manufacturers to make safe door handles and still they haven’t.
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
China Is Banning Tesla-Style Retractable Door Handles Over Safety Concerns
From 2027, cars sold in China must have manual door releases after electronic handles failing during crashes. Tesla and other brands will need design changes.
www.autoblog.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Super low hanging safety fruit. US regulators have had a decade plus to get manufacturers to make safe door handles and still they haven’t.
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
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I can't really gloat over this one, because this is exactly the tragedy we were trying to avoid, and WHY we were angry at the people shilling this garbage... but, like, we *did* tell them. We told them over and over. And they didn't believe us.
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I can't really gloat over this one, because this is exactly the tragedy we were trying to avoid, and WHY we were angry at the people shilling this garbage... but, like, we *did* tell them. We told them over and over. And they didn't believe us.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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"It doesn't matter if it's the most sacred site known to any First Nation — it simply doesn't matter any longer, because the priority has been given to developers."
Add this to Doug Ford's long history of disrespect for First Nations.
#ONpoli
#cdnpoli
#history
#Ojibway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Add this to Doug Ford's long history of disrespect for First Nations.
#ONpoli
#cdnpoli
#history
#Ojibway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario breaks new ground by letting politicians decide when history will be protected | CBC News
In Ontario, where ancient Indigenous burial grounds and village sites lie beneath rapidly expanding suburbs, the government has granted itself powers to bypass archaeological protections, raising fear...
www.cbc.ca
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"It doesn't matter if it's the most sacred site known to any First Nation — it simply doesn't matter any longer, because the priority has been given to developers."
Add this to Doug Ford's long history of disrespect for First Nations.
#ONpoli
#cdnpoli
#history
#Ojibway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Add this to Doug Ford's long history of disrespect for First Nations.
#ONpoli
#cdnpoli
#history
#Ojibway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
October 8, 2024 at 7:41 PM
This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
Tonight is one of those nights when you step outside to have a smoke and have to stop and listen because it’s so unusually quiet out
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Tonight is one of those nights when you step outside to have a smoke and have to stop and listen because it’s so unusually quiet out
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I’m back after a 3 day suspension for sharing a link to publicly available police reports exposing Blood Tribe nazis. They also removed the post. Bluesky evidently prioritizes the protection of literal, active nazis over community safety. Unfortunately for BT, they’re already in the sunlight now :)
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I’m back after a 3 day suspension for sharing a link to publicly available police reports exposing Blood Tribe nazis. They also removed the post. Bluesky evidently prioritizes the protection of literal, active nazis over community safety. Unfortunately for BT, they’re already in the sunlight now :)
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All around wonderful story. I'm not crying you're crying.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
All around wonderful story. I'm not crying you're crying.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Merry Christmas. As per tradition, here’s the story where I almost died with my family and a reminder to check your carbon monoxide alarms.
Another year, another social media platform with which to share this story about how I almost died with my family on Christmas 9 years ago.
If I may ‘dad’ you all with a life story / lesson…
If I may ‘dad’ you all with a life story / lesson…
December 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Merry Christmas. As per tradition, here’s the story where I almost died with my family and a reminder to check your carbon monoxide alarms.
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ik hes doing the thing where he just refuses to acknowledge economics that dont act in specifically his material interests, as a wealthy man, but its very cute to think for-profit healthcare should at all be acceptable in any capacity
Medicare supplemental insurance is run by private insurance companies. Same with Part D all claims and audits are done by companies owned by insurance companies. Medicare and Medicaid pharmacy programs are run by private companies that game the system.
Just lower the age and make them bigger ?
Just lower the age and make them bigger ?
December 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ik hes doing the thing where he just refuses to acknowledge economics that dont act in specifically his material interests, as a wealthy man, but its very cute to think for-profit healthcare should at all be acceptable in any capacity
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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In Canada, it’s the Department of Transportation. 🤷🏻♀️
The aviation safety check of Santa’s sleigh was completed a few hours ago: www.canada.ca/en/transport...
The aviation safety check of Santa’s sleigh was completed a few hours ago: www.canada.ca/en/transport...
Minister of Transport clears Santa Claus and reindeer for travel in Canadian airspace
Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, has announced the North Pole’s most famous resident, Santa Claus, and his crew of ni...
www.canada.ca
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In Canada, it’s the Department of Transportation. 🤷🏻♀️
The aviation safety check of Santa’s sleigh was completed a few hours ago: www.canada.ca/en/transport...
The aviation safety check of Santa’s sleigh was completed a few hours ago: www.canada.ca/en/transport...
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The organized astroturfing and financing of these extreme ideologies is one of the key stories of our time
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The organized astroturfing and financing of these extreme ideologies is one of the key stories of our time
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Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
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It's Trump policy that U.S. tech must be globally dominant.
It's also US policy that its tech corps must be free from:
Regulation. Taxation. Fact checking and monitoring for hate lies, disinformation.
All are now being treated as attacks on the U.S. itself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's also US policy that its tech corps must be free from:
Regulation. Taxation. Fact checking and monitoring for hate lies, disinformation.
All are now being treated as attacks on the U.S. itself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's Trump policy that U.S. tech must be globally dominant.
It's also US policy that its tech corps must be free from:
Regulation. Taxation. Fact checking and monitoring for hate lies, disinformation.
All are now being treated as attacks on the U.S. itself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's also US policy that its tech corps must be free from:
Regulation. Taxation. Fact checking and monitoring for hate lies, disinformation.
All are now being treated as attacks on the U.S. itself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Hard to overstate how bad this is.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hard to overstate how bad this is.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
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A coworker commented that a better way to understand the AI bubble is to disaggregate it into a larger "garbagetech bubble," made up discrete scams.
We tried to list them, so:
*LLM SAAS provider scam, spec. OAI/XAI/Anthropic
*Neocloud backend compute scam, spec. Lambda, Coreweave
We tried to list them, so:
*LLM SAAS provider scam, spec. OAI/XAI/Anthropic
*Neocloud backend compute scam, spec. Lambda, Coreweave
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A coworker commented that a better way to understand the AI bubble is to disaggregate it into a larger "garbagetech bubble," made up discrete scams.
We tried to list them, so:
*LLM SAAS provider scam, spec. OAI/XAI/Anthropic
*Neocloud backend compute scam, spec. Lambda, Coreweave
We tried to list them, so:
*LLM SAAS provider scam, spec. OAI/XAI/Anthropic
*Neocloud backend compute scam, spec. Lambda, Coreweave
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Trans Mountain is making big profits now, right?
Actually, no.
Thanks to accounting wizardry and a shell company, the pipeline has transformed Canadians' losses into gains on its balance sheets.
My deep dive on this for @thetyee.ca:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Actually, no.
Thanks to accounting wizardry and a shell company, the pipeline has transformed Canadians' losses into gains on its balance sheets.
My deep dive on this for @thetyee.ca:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Is Trans Mountain’s Profitability an Accounting Illusion? | The Tyee
How the finances of Canada’s government-owned pipeline may look better than they are.
thetyee.ca
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trans Mountain is making big profits now, right?
Actually, no.
Thanks to accounting wizardry and a shell company, the pipeline has transformed Canadians' losses into gains on its balance sheets.
My deep dive on this for @thetyee.ca:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Actually, no.
Thanks to accounting wizardry and a shell company, the pipeline has transformed Canadians' losses into gains on its balance sheets.
My deep dive on this for @thetyee.ca:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get