Aidan O’Brien
@aidan.prettymath.ca
Music, Ecology, Geography (and dogs) on Treaty 3 Territory (Guelph) 📍
💼: prettymath.ca
🎧: prettymath.bandcamp.com
👾: github.com/aidanwobrien
💼: prettymath.ca
🎧: prettymath.bandcamp.com
👾: github.com/aidanwobrien
Got a Facebook (ew) reminder that 13 years ago today I was listening to Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
tidal.com/browse/album...
tidal.com/browse/album...
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Listen to Becoming X on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Got a Facebook (ew) reminder that 13 years ago today I was listening to Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
tidal.com/browse/album...
tidal.com/browse/album...
Reposted by Aidan O’Brien
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
Reposted by Aidan O’Brien
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
I listened to these records today (so far)
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I listened to these records today (so far)
Reposted by Aidan O’Brien
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
As a cartographer, this actually makes a lot of sense
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As a cartographer, this actually makes a lot of sense
My CR. An easy read, but some heavy topics. Learning a lot. Author is Irish, so naturally a Pro-Pal stance, which is appreciated.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My CR. An easy read, but some heavy topics. Learning a lot. Author is Irish, so naturally a Pro-Pal stance, which is appreciated.
Upside of being sick: launched into a second try at sobriety 🍃 the thought of smoking anything repulses me
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Upside of being sick: launched into a second try at sobriety 🍃 the thought of smoking anything repulses me
Arabic numerals, commonly known as the digits 0-9…
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Arabic numerals, commonly known as the digits 0-9…
Trains fucking rule and the land is beautiful
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Trains fucking rule and the land is beautiful
Show in Toronto at Houndstooth tonight with Bats of Paradise and August, Yours Truly. Music @ 8pm, PWYC! Come through!
Doing something a little more ambient than usual
Doing something a little more ambient than usual
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Show in Toronto at Houndstooth tonight with Bats of Paradise and August, Yours Truly. Music @ 8pm, PWYC! Come through!
Doing something a little more ambient than usual
Doing something a little more ambient than usual
Time is a slipped disc in memory
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Time is a slipped disc in memory
I never thought it would happen, but I actually sold 10 CDs of my debut album! I got a show on Wednesday in Toronto, so I gotta make more this weekend! 💿
If you want one, hmu!
If you want one, hmu!
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I never thought it would happen, but I actually sold 10 CDs of my debut album! I got a show on Wednesday in Toronto, so I gotta make more this weekend! 💿
If you want one, hmu!
If you want one, hmu!
Does anyone actually use RSS feeds? Thinking of self hosting a blog but really don’t wanna do an email list or anything like that
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Does anyone actually use RSS feeds? Thinking of self hosting a blog but really don’t wanna do an email list or anything like that
Been thinking (too much) about non-material forms of dispossession
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Been thinking (too much) about non-material forms of dispossession
A horrible bill of retrograde policies. Let’s ask ourselves what we want rental units to be for… housing people? or exploiting them?
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights
The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A horrible bill of retrograde policies. Let’s ask ourselves what we want rental units to be for… housing people? or exploiting them?
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Sending this to the next person who heartedly cries about open-source security.
thehackernews.com/2025/10/chin...
thehackernews.com/2025/10/chin...
Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year
Chinese hackers used a modified ArcGIS server to maintain hidden access for over a year.
thehackernews.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sending this to the next person who heartedly cries about open-source security.
thehackernews.com/2025/10/chin...
thehackernews.com/2025/10/chin...
Denji or Gojo for Halloween hmmmmmmm
October 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Denji or Gojo for Halloween hmmmmmmm