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Before you get an A.I.-enabled toy for a child for Christmas, please read about this modern Teddy Ruxpin gone bad www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
An A.I. Toy Bear Speaks of Sex, Knives and Pills, a Consumer Group Warns
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Before you get an A.I.-enabled toy for a child for Christmas, please read about this modern Teddy Ruxpin gone bad www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
This feels like the defining characteristic of this generation and it really sucks
It's amazing how so many billionaires - who have WAY more money than they could possibly need in 500 lifetimes - REALLY want to avoid paying small slivers of tax money to benefit a common good like social safety services for less fortunate countrymen within the society that made them billionaires.
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This feels like the defining characteristic of this generation and it really sucks
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it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
If you don’t already know Smol Paul, you should get to know Smol Paul
5 years ago today, Pandemic Year. It had been a month since I opened my "side project" (lol) cat rescue in the spare room of my flat in London.
I saw an ad for a male kitten with "balance & walking problems" who urgently needed a home. And so it began. HAPPY SMOL PAUL DAY!
I saw an ad for a male kitten with "balance & walking problems" who urgently needed a home. And so it began. HAPPY SMOL PAUL DAY!
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you don’t already know Smol Paul, you should get to know Smol Paul
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My latest for the Globe and Mail. Love the PWHL, hate that the PWHL is sponsored by Novo Nordisk
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My latest for the Globe and Mail. Love the PWHL, hate that the PWHL is sponsored by Novo Nordisk
Risking cancer and miscarriages so the world can order their cheap knickknacks
“The precedent is Flint.” Amazon has come to Oregon’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Read the story ⤵
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Risking cancer and miscarriages so the world can order their cheap knickknacks
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SNOW EVENT - November 28, 2025- 4:00 pm
SNOW EVENT - November 28, 2025- 4:00 pm
SNOW EVENT - November 28, 2025- 4:00 pm
A new Snow & Ice Report is available for winter road maintenance activities and progress in response to current weather and road conditions.
Go to saskatoon.ca/snowreport.
Learn more about winter road maintenance at saskatoon.ca/snow.
isCamL
Fri, 11/28/2025 - 16:02
dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
SNOW EVENT - November 28, 2025- 4:00 pm
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When you leave your car door open and look away for one minute 🦉
Over to you to #CaptionThis in the comments ⬇️
This surprising yet charming owly moment was captured by Marie Jaworski 🎥
Over to you to #CaptionThis in the comments ⬇️
This surprising yet charming owly moment was captured by Marie Jaworski 🎥
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When you leave your car door open and look away for one minute 🦉
Over to you to #CaptionThis in the comments ⬇️
This surprising yet charming owly moment was captured by Marie Jaworski 🎥
Over to you to #CaptionThis in the comments ⬇️
This surprising yet charming owly moment was captured by Marie Jaworski 🎥
Same for me, here in Canada
I refuse to shop anywhere in this country while they’re having “Black Friday” deals because absolutely the fuck not; we do not HAVE Thanksgiving, black friday is therefore unnatural and an abomination before the Lord and I will shop on Boxing Day like our ancestors intended
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Same for me, here in Canada
Ban. AI. Now.
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ban. AI. Now.
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The man has principles
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:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The man has principles
Is it just me or does this chatbot look a little.. menacing?
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is it just me or does this chatbot look a little.. menacing?
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“After that extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon.”
Eewwww
Eewwww
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“After that extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon.”
Eewwww
Eewwww
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90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Vaguely aware, but don’t have the bandwidth to actually understand it right now
I want to be able to mark emails neither read nor unread, but another, secret third thing.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Vaguely aware, but don’t have the bandwidth to actually understand it right now
No data centres here please
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
No data centres here please
Some Canadians need this reminder too
Friend of mine fell and broke his wrist while on holiday in New York last week. Had to have an x-ray and got bandaged up. His hospital bill was £7550. Just in case anyone was starting to buy into the current UK effort to privatise our healthcare and forgot how good we have it.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Some Canadians need this reminder too
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Russians begin pulling their cash out of the banks as the economy continues to spiral.
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
Russian Depositors Flee As Economy Spirals
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Russians begin pulling their cash out of the banks as the economy continues to spiral.
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
“Blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight” 👏👏👏
Really makes me angry when y’all resort to moralising with ppl who we have very justified reasons to condemn. blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight. You can call someone a Nazi without judging them for having kids by multiple parents. Bigotry is unrelated to addiction.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight” 👏👏👏
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On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
Interesting - obviously the laws are different here, so I don’t know if it’s relevant
👀
Louisiana citizens have filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws* it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property from residents:
www.wbrz.com/news/save-my...
Louisiana citizens have filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws* it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property from residents:
www.wbrz.com/news/save-my...
Save My Louisiana sues state, claims carbon capture laws violate state constitution
Nonprofit organization Save My Louisiana filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property fro...
www.wbrz.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Interesting - obviously the laws are different here, so I don’t know if it’s relevant
Yup, AI is still a bad idea
Research from the corporate accountability nonprofit Ekō has shown how easy it is for teen users to use Sora 2 to create videos depicting self-harm, sexual violence, and school shootings.
Teens Can Use OpenAI's Sora 2 to Generate Images of School Shooters and Sexual Violence
OpenAI's Sora 2 presents new harms for teenagers, according to researchers who say it serves up videos of self-harm, racist memes, and drug use
www.rollingstone.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yup, AI is still a bad idea