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anildash.com
Remember:

When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.

When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.

ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
publichealthguy1.bsky.social public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21h
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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swanboatsteve.bsky.social
Buried in the TTC's 2026 operating budget is a reference to lost funding for "the General Body Repairperson apprenticeship program after the Skills Development Fund provincial funding application was unsuccessful." Obviously TTC did not bribe the Tories sufficiently.
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
Interviewer: Is this bike lane safe?
Applicant: No
Interviewer: Would you ride in it?
Applicant: No
Interviewer: Would you let your kids ride in it?
Applicant: No
Interviewer: Would you still implement it in our city?
Applicant: Yes
Interviewer: Welcome to the Transportation Department
a painted bike lane with the stencil of a bike not able to fit in the lane
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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johnmunro.bsky.social
Painted cycle lanes are the non-smoking sections of today's urban landscape.

Both recognize a problem and the harms it causes, but are designed without the will or imagination required to implement a real solution.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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bartenderhemry.bsky.social
The Trump class whatever ship but it's a ps1 game called ASS
December 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
The wisdom of the Ancients
damienmoule.bsky.social Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 9d
From the Metro Toronto Planning Board's 1959 draft Official Plan (voted down by Metro Council). You could not say something this obvious in Toronto's Official Plan anymore.
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGOY...
Alberta winter storm leads to 80-100 vehicle traffic pileup
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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fatimabsyed.bsky.social
DYK Ontario municipalities have to give Enbridge Gas, a for-profit fossil fuel company company, free access to build pipelines under public land?

In 2026, there will be a local fight to change this. Guelph & Waterloo Region are resisting. Toronto & Ottawa have concerns
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enbr...
Ontario municipalities want Enbridge Gas to pay up | The Narwhal
Guelph, Waterloo Region and other Ontario municipalities argue the gas giant shouldn’t be able to build pipelines on public land for free
thenarwhal.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
Pro-wrestling legend Mick Foley announced this morning that he's parting ways with WWE over the organization's "close relationship with Donald Trump," saying the president's "incredibly cruel comments in the wake of Rob Reiner’s death is the final straw for me."
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
All out in Guelph tonight! Dress warm & tell Mayor Guthrie & some of his councillors that closing bike lanes is more a Doug Ford vibe, but even he was unsuccessful at that.
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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jordanmoffatt.bsky.social
The City of Ottawa is nearing the finish line on its new zoning bylaw. Did you know Ottawa's zoning is only two degrees from Kevin Bacon? 🧵...
Photo of actor Kevin Bacon
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.

Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”

Choices.

Choices are more free than car dependency.

It’s not a hard concept.

I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.

I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Complex highway interchange from the air
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Check out our letter to Mayor Guthrie and the City of Guelph about how their decision to not clear bike lanes may run contrary to their Municipal Act obligations and jurisprudence:

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...

This applies across Ontario FYI.
Letter: Guelph Has Legal Duty to Clear Snowy Bike Lanes
The City of Guelph has voted to cancel winter maintenance of bike lanes despite their Municipal Act obligations to keep roadways safe.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Worrying article from @graphicmatt.com about proposals from Toronto Parking Authority to further monetize Bike Share. They've built such a great system and it does so much good for so many people, why not focus on service and accept that the modest subsidy is excellent value for its impact?
Matt Elliott: Why dark clouds loom over Bike Share Toronto, despite its undeniable success
Adding more e-bikes certainly sounds like an admirable goal, but it comes with a downside.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
'We will never fucking trust you again' www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
www.readtheline.ca
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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bobsmyusername.bsky.social
Who has made this 🤣
Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!

Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.

City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social
Vision Zero says safety is non-negotiable.
Guelph said: “Okay, but what if it’s worth $4 each in property tax?”

#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026 #WinterBikeLanes
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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horadam.bsky.social
Absolute clownshow stuff here
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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jameswsthomson.com
WIRED's consumer coverage of surveillance capitalism "gadgets" was always a big cringey but in light of WIRED's news side's incredible work over the past couple years, it's even more discordant. Do the magazine's two sides ever talk to each other?
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Tyger, tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night. What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Who else remembers reading this aloud in school and marveling at asymmetry? Ah, William Blake. Happy birthday.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.

Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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brucearthur.bsky.social
The man has principles
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Nov 27
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
a newspaper headline Mississauga upholds ban on street sports, including hockey and basketball from Nov 2024
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social
I guess Big Pole must’ve made a sizeable donation to Doug’s latest election campaign.
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM