James Andrew Smith
@drsmith.bsky.social
Engineering professor at York University
Brampton counsellor on CBc radio:
In the week after speed cameras stopped issuing tickets, those same cameras are seeing that the number of drivers going 11 km/h above the limit has doubled.
Almost as if Doug Ford had intended this to happen.
In the week after speed cameras stopped issuing tickets, those same cameras are seeing that the number of drivers going 11 km/h above the limit has doubled.
Almost as if Doug Ford had intended this to happen.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Brampton counsellor on CBc radio:
In the week after speed cameras stopped issuing tickets, those same cameras are seeing that the number of drivers going 11 km/h above the limit has doubled.
Almost as if Doug Ford had intended this to happen.
In the week after speed cameras stopped issuing tickets, those same cameras are seeing that the number of drivers going 11 km/h above the limit has doubled.
Almost as if Doug Ford had intended this to happen.
"They also make a great gift"... for cheaters.
I'll continue to be on the lookout for these.
I'll continue to be on the lookout for these.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are at their best-ever price for Black Friday
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are at their best-ever price for Black Friday
They also make for a great gift.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"They also make a great gift"... for cheaters.
I'll continue to be on the lookout for these.
I'll continue to be on the lookout for these.
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May it be the first of many.
OTTAWA – An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers against OpenAI will proceed in that province.
News publishers’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to go ahead in Ontario
OTTAWA – An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers against OpenAI will proceed in that province.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
May it be the first of many.
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I’m so sad I missed seeing this wonder - I was in town!
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I’m so sad I missed seeing this wonder - I was in town!
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Come on Doug! This is right up your alley. Québec beat you to it.
Le 1 000 $ en folie est offert exclusivement aux membres Costco du Québec
Loto-Québec vend maintenant des billets chez Costco
Les membres de Costco peuvent, depuis maintenant un mois, acheter des billets à gratter de Loto-Québec.
www.tvanouvelles.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Come on Doug! This is right up your alley. Québec beat you to it.
After watching this CBC story comparing the #F35 and the #Gripen, my takeaway is it sounds like making a dating decision: one is a high maintenance runway model who spends all morning doing makeup and only ever going to Michelin star restos. The other …
youtu.be/Iuqr5zxu-7A?...
youtu.be/Iuqr5zxu-7A?...
What’s the difference between F-35 and Gripen fighter jets?
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
After watching this CBC story comparing the #F35 and the #Gripen, my takeaway is it sounds like making a dating decision: one is a high maintenance runway model who spends all morning doing makeup and only ever going to Michelin star restos. The other …
youtu.be/Iuqr5zxu-7A?...
youtu.be/Iuqr5zxu-7A?...
HP jumping on board the AI bandwagon.
Le géant informatique HP va supprimer 4000 à 6000 postes et les remplacer par de l’IA
Le géant informatique HP va supprimer 4 000 à 6 000 postes et les remplacer par de l’IA
En se séparant d’environ 10% de ses effectifs dans le monde, le groupe américain Hewlett-Packard entend réaliser 1 milliard d’euros d’économie d’ici à 2028.
www.liberation.fr
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
HP jumping on board the AI bandwagon.
A review of air quality sensors like AirGradient and AirLab by @jeffgeerling.com .
One is more “consumer” grade and the other has a look and build only an engineer would love. 😀
youtu.be/r21lvaw40nY?...
One is more “consumer” grade and the other has a look and build only an engineer would love. 😀
youtu.be/r21lvaw40nY?...
Are you sure that's air you're breathing?
YouTube video by Jeff Geerling
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A review of air quality sensors like AirGradient and AirLab by @jeffgeerling.com .
One is more “consumer” grade and the other has a look and build only an engineer would love. 😀
youtu.be/r21lvaw40nY?...
One is more “consumer” grade and the other has a look and build only an engineer would love. 😀
youtu.be/r21lvaw40nY?...
Let me guess: white is for snow.
Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
B.C.'s 2021 atmospheric river event would have been a red alert.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Let me guess: white is for snow.
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Au Québec, c'est exactement ce qui s'est passé aussi. On a récompensé Caroline Quach alors qu'elle a constamment minimisé les conséquences de la covid pour les enfants. Voici une citation qui a mal vieilli considérant le nombre d'enfants atteints par la covid longue.
lactualite.com/sante-et-sci...
lactualite.com/sante-et-sci...
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Au Québec, c'est exactement ce qui s'est passé aussi. On a récompensé Caroline Quach alors qu'elle a constamment minimisé les conséquences de la covid pour les enfants. Voici une citation qui a mal vieilli considérant le nombre d'enfants atteints par la covid longue.
lactualite.com/sante-et-sci...
lactualite.com/sante-et-sci...
Clearly someone who has never tried this delicacy.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Clearly someone who has never tried this delicacy.
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This one's for everyone who's spent years being attacked for pointing out the mistakes, negligence and conflicts of interest that let COVID run wild and wasted an enormous number of lives.
The bad guys may have connections, and be protected by their friends...but that doesn't last forever.
🤣
The bad guys may have connections, and be protected by their friends...but that doesn't last forever.
🤣
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This one's for everyone who's spent years being attacked for pointing out the mistakes, negligence and conflicts of interest that let COVID run wild and wasted an enormous number of lives.
The bad guys may have connections, and be protected by their friends...but that doesn't last forever.
🤣
The bad guys may have connections, and be protected by their friends...but that doesn't last forever.
🤣
The enshitification of search in one image.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The enshitification of search in one image.
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The Fire Services Department website has been switched to black and white after a firefighter was killed on Wednesday when tackling the blaze which engulf multiple residential buildings in Tai Po.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Fire Services Department website has been switched to black and white after a firefighter was killed on Wednesday when tackling the blaze which engulf multiple residential buildings in Tai Po.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
Full story: buff.ly/L2UM41P Photo: HKFP screenshot.
Another week and another sick TA. This time with COVID.
Thankfully he tested himself and is staying away to not spread it.
But really, I wish that I didn't have so many TAs getting sick.
Thankfully he tested himself and is staying away to not spread it.
But really, I wish that I didn't have so many TAs getting sick.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Another week and another sick TA. This time with COVID.
Thankfully he tested himself and is staying away to not spread it.
But really, I wish that I didn't have so many TAs getting sick.
Thankfully he tested himself and is staying away to not spread it.
But really, I wish that I didn't have so many TAs getting sick.
But their noodles are.
Really, when you think about it, the extruding process for noodles is basically 3D printing — in one dimension.
Really, when you think about it, the extruding process for noodles is basically 3D printing — in one dimension.
Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat
Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat
Welcome to 2025.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
But their noodles are.
Really, when you think about it, the extruding process for noodles is basically 3D printing — in one dimension.
Really, when you think about it, the extruding process for noodles is basically 3D printing — in one dimension.
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I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
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J'en ai assez des pubs du vendredi fou. Je vis au Québec et vous n'avez pas besoin d'une fête américaine pour proposer des rabais si ça vous chante.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
J'en ai assez des pubs du vendredi fou. Je vis au Québec et vous n'avez pas besoin d'une fête américaine pour proposer des rabais si ça vous chante.
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This absenteeism is concerning, lament schools and workplaces who’ve been past tensing the pandemic since 2021 or 2022 while everyone lives in perpetual sickness.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This absenteeism is concerning, lament schools and workplaces who’ve been past tensing the pandemic since 2021 or 2022 while everyone lives in perpetual sickness.
“Post pandemic” discussion about RSV and problems with getting vaccines — on 6pm CBC radio news with @laurenpelley.bsky.social .
The shots are “keeping babies out of hospital”
Me: Great! Vaccines are great! What about additional measures for this apparently airborne virus?
The shots are “keeping babies out of hospital”
Me: Great! Vaccines are great! What about additional measures for this apparently airborne virus?
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Post pandemic” discussion about RSV and problems with getting vaccines — on 6pm CBC radio news with @laurenpelley.bsky.social .
The shots are “keeping babies out of hospital”
Me: Great! Vaccines are great! What about additional measures for this apparently airborne virus?
The shots are “keeping babies out of hospital”
Me: Great! Vaccines are great! What about additional measures for this apparently airborne virus?
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Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
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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.
It won’t be long before professional engineers blame their AI tools for a bridge collapse.
We need regulators to get ahead of this.
Because it’s clear that this is coming.
We need regulators to get ahead of this.
Because it’s clear that this is coming.
Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It won’t be long before professional engineers blame their AI tools for a bridge collapse.
We need regulators to get ahead of this.
Because it’s clear that this is coming.
We need regulators to get ahead of this.
Because it’s clear that this is coming.
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Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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