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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 4h

Does anyone know of a RELIABLE tool for screen recording long sessions on macOS?

I've been burned a ton of times by tools which seem great... and then they crash and lose the whole recording, or it turns out the audio wasn't recorded properly

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Sam Antics @dsoart.com · 4h

My Canadian girlfriend will be hearing about this

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6h

She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 9h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 7h

The government saw the writing on the wall: no support for Bill C-2 lawful access rules that would have created new warrantless access demand powers. My post on today's embarrassing reversal that must be accompanied by a commitment to prioritize privacy.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/gove...

Government Reverses on Bill C-2: Removes Lawful Access Warrantless Demand Powers in New Border Bill - Michael Geist

The government today reversed course on its ill-advised anti-privacy measures in Bill C-2, introducing a new border bill with the lawful access provisions (Parts 14 and 15) removed. The move is welcom...

www.michaelgeist.ca

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 19h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 7h

Ahem:

I Am Canadian : The Rant

YouTube video by SHNKArchives

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 7h

‘Z’

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 11h

Every morning I lock in.

Every afternoon I crash out.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 9h

Normally prefer separation of church & state, but given that went out the window long ago…

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 9h

The temptation to toss my iOS devices at a brick wall increases. Certainly, can’t champion them as a company these days.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 10h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 13h

BREAKING: Clearview have been told that - *shockingly* - the UK GDPR applies to their indefensible business of selling your face to foreign law enforcement agencies, after PI intervened in a recent legal case.

awo.agency/articles/upp...

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 1d

AI tools promise efficiency at work, but they can erode trust, creativity and agency

Without deliberate strategies, over-reliance on AI could erode self-trust, creativity and ethical judgment and leave organizations more fragile, not more resilient.

theconversation.com

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

I fairness I can name a few people from Nova Scotia this would apply to. 😂

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

Ack! Yeah, love it in when doctors & dentists say "basically give up everything you love for 2+ weeks".

Hang in there!

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Brian Greenberg @briangreenberg.net · 1d

LinkedIn is feeding your data to Microsoft’s AI—unless you say no.

TL;DR
⚠️ Auto opt-in for AI training
🔐 Opt out in Settings > Data Privacy
🧠 Deadline: Nov 3, 2025

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
#Privacy #AIethics #LinkedIn

LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI unless you opt out now

LinkedIn has changed its Terms to include users data for Microsoft's AI training. Read here how you can opt out

www.malwarebytes.com

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

Go California!

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

My thought is: look what they are willing to do to their own people. You can’t expect any better treatment than that.

Which based on what we see, means resistance to such an order wouldn’t be nearly as high as we’d like.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

*Not an endorsement of any particular party or approval of all other government actions & activities.

But internationally we’ve been doing well. Certainly, we could do so much worse.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

Canada is not the U.S. Canada does not have nukes or a military equal in size. Canada cannot simply give the middle finger to the head of state.

That’s what actions at the state and industry level are for.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing posts how Carney should have skipped meeting Trump altogether. Like… do you not know how international relations work?

Even when you hate the other side, blatant provocation of the one who commands the military (regardless if qualified or in their right mind) is not a good call.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

This. It’s also a well known state tactic known as “flattering your enemy to have them let their guard down & negotiate what you actually want.”

We *know* this works on Trump.

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

So yeah, we really should have plans in place when Trump orders the U.S. military to take Toronto the same way troops march on Portland.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Carney: This is the most important—

Trump: The merger of Canada and the US

Carney: That wasn’t where I was going

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red

Alt: a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red

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Techlore @techlore.tech · 1d

🚨 BREAKING: Chat Control BLOCKED in EU! 🎉

Germany just refused to back the EU's mass surveillance "Chat Control" regulation after public pressure! This blocks the required majority in the EU Council and derails next week's planned vote.

NICE JOB EVERYONE! 💪

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