bastage42
@bastage42.bsky.social
Dad, musician, sysadmin, Star Citizen, hockey 🇨🇦
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *breathes* AHHHHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Poilievre says MPs defecting from Conservatives 'a problem of Mark Carney's leadership'
CBC News chief political correspondent speaks to Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre about the second MP to cross the floor from his party to the Liberals since November.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *breathes* AHHHHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Reposted by bastage42
These are profound stats from the US.
The ultrarich lift their own boats.
Unions lift all boats.
#UnionStrong #SupportLabor #UnionNation #USPol
Unions lift all boats.
#UnionStrong #SupportLabor #UnionNation #USPol
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
These are profound stats from the US.
Reposted by bastage42
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
Reposted by bastage42
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
Carol Kane should have won an Oscar for her role in Scrooged.
a woman in a christmas costume is looking out of a window and holding a card that says " warm "
ALT: a woman in a christmas costume is looking out of a window and holding a card that says " warm "
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Carol Kane should have won an Oscar for her role in Scrooged.
Reposted by bastage42
International friendly 😬
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
International friendly 😬
This is a sobering read.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This is a sobering read.
Reposted by bastage42
This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
So it’s okay for anyone to seize an oil tanker now? And they get to keep the oil, right? I just want to make sure I have the rules straight.
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So it’s okay for anyone to seize an oil tanker now? And they get to keep the oil, right? I just want to make sure I have the rules straight.
Reposted by bastage42
"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
Reposted by bastage42
Worth noting that passing on your extended family's private details without their consent is also not ok. So people will need to ask their relatives permission to share their phone numbers and emails with the US government... who is going to do that?
"Want to come the World Cup? We're going to need you to tell us every one of your social media accounts, every family member's names, addresses, and phone number, and every email address you've used in the last decade. Welcome to the land of the free!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Worth noting that passing on your extended family's private details without their consent is also not ok. So people will need to ask their relatives permission to share their phone numbers and emails with the US government... who is going to do that?
Reposted by bastage42
Jimmy Fallon: ...so you'll just consume everything.
Artaxias, The Screeching Void From Beyond the Sun: ALL SHALL LIVE WITHIN MY MAW.
Fallon: That's so wild.
Artaxias, The Screeching Void From Beyond the Sun: ALL SHALL LIVE WITHIN MY MAW.
Fallon: That's so wild.
December 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Jimmy Fallon: ...so you'll just consume everything.
Artaxias, The Screeching Void From Beyond the Sun: ALL SHALL LIVE WITHIN MY MAW.
Fallon: That's so wild.
Artaxias, The Screeching Void From Beyond the Sun: ALL SHALL LIVE WITHIN MY MAW.
Fallon: That's so wild.
Reposted by bastage42
Check out this new #JWST image.
It's another stunning view of the deep universe, but in the box at right is a small, red blob.
That's a galaxy in which a supernova was detected in March.
That galaxy is thirteen BILLION lightyears away. It's the oldest supernova found so far.
It's another stunning view of the deep universe, but in the box at right is a small, red blob.
That's a galaxy in which a supernova was detected in March.
That galaxy is thirteen BILLION lightyears away. It's the oldest supernova found so far.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Check out this new #JWST image.
It's another stunning view of the deep universe, but in the box at right is a small, red blob.
That's a galaxy in which a supernova was detected in March.
That galaxy is thirteen BILLION lightyears away. It's the oldest supernova found so far.
It's another stunning view of the deep universe, but in the box at right is a small, red blob.
That's a galaxy in which a supernova was detected in March.
That galaxy is thirteen BILLION lightyears away. It's the oldest supernova found so far.
Reposted by bastage42
For all who celebrate
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For all who celebrate
Reposted by bastage42
It's tragic that the U.S., U.K., and E.U. are all going through anti-immigrant fervor. It's almost as if some hostile foreign actor employed it as a wedge issue in our societies...
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's tragic that the U.S., U.K., and E.U. are all going through anti-immigrant fervor. It's almost as if some hostile foreign actor employed it as a wedge issue in our societies...
Hit a bunch of bugs tonight. Usually when the hangar spawns a ship in a death dance, you can just run back to the lobby, store it and retrieve it. This one ate my Argo bags as well.
Also after collecting 48SCU incl. ~15 SCU of quantanium, my ship stopped responding mid-flight :/
#StarCitizen
Also after collecting 48SCU incl. ~15 SCU of quantanium, my ship stopped responding mid-flight :/
#StarCitizen
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hit a bunch of bugs tonight. Usually when the hangar spawns a ship in a death dance, you can just run back to the lobby, store it and retrieve it. This one ate my Argo bags as well.
Also after collecting 48SCU incl. ~15 SCU of quantanium, my ship stopped responding mid-flight :/
#StarCitizen
Also after collecting 48SCU incl. ~15 SCU of quantanium, my ship stopped responding mid-flight :/
#StarCitizen
Fwiw this was still too much to overcome with a Helix I, Sabir gadget at 97% and a Brandt module. But I have been able to crack rocks close to this size, maybe 22-23K. #StarCitizen
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Fwiw this was still too much to overcome with a Helix I, Sabir gadget at 97% and a Brandt module. But I have been able to crack rocks close to this size, maybe 22-23K. #StarCitizen
If you enjoy it enough, it doesn’t feel like work. #StarCitizen #VirtualPhotography
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you enjoy it enough, it doesn’t feel like work. #StarCitizen #VirtualPhotography
@booshmeister.bsky.social fyi they just had a feature about Ken Dryden during tonight’s game on Prime, figured I’d mention it in case you didn’t get a chance to see it
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@booshmeister.bsky.social fyi they just had a feature about Ken Dryden during tonight’s game on Prime, figured I’d mention it in case you didn’t get a chance to see it
Reposted by bastage42
Reposted by bastage42
“…six years after leading body camera maker Axon Enterprise, Inc. said police use of facial recognition technology posed serious ethical concerns, the pilot project — switched on last week— is raising alarms far beyond Edmonton, the continent’s northernmost city of more than 1 million people.”
AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces
Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“…six years after leading body camera maker Axon Enterprise, Inc. said police use of facial recognition technology posed serious ethical concerns, the pilot project — switched on last week— is raising alarms far beyond Edmonton, the continent’s northernmost city of more than 1 million people.”
Reposted by bastage42
i hope someday i win the fifa peace prize. maybe even the pizza hut medal of honor. or hell, why not, a costco oscar
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
i hope someday i win the fifa peace prize. maybe even the pizza hut medal of honor. or hell, why not, a costco oscar
Reposted by bastage42
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Reposted by bastage42
Our digital systems reward belonging over accuracy, with people gaining status by aligning with their group, not by checking facts. Once beliefs become tied to identity, more media literacy won’t shift behaviour, the social rewards run against work against it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our digital systems reward belonging over accuracy, with people gaining status by aligning with their group, not by checking facts. Once beliefs become tied to identity, more media literacy won’t shift behaviour, the social rewards run against work against it.
Reposted by bastage42
Counter proposal: public hangings of tech billionaires.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Counter proposal: public hangings of tech billionaires.