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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 2d

the only thing that feels better on a long weekend friday than a post workout sauna is a post sauna beer. hope you have a good one, look after yourself and each other

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 2d

last year one of our dogs interrupted my thanksgiving toast so i have to write it this year and try to get it short enough to finish before the playoff music starts

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

this is funny because in a motion to dismiss, the judge basically assumes every allegation you make is true, then decides if there's a case or not.
but this is all from drake's materials (who wants to prove alot of damages) so the judge in her decision has to be like "i find its all time number 1"

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

AI in defense of course is a whole other can of worms and can easily tread into dubious ethical and legal territory. Canada should implement a strong framework that does not allow lethal weapons systems to operate fully autonomously or deploy lethal weapons on their own.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

i know the industry says this would kill it but like, then perish. literally nothing here that any product on the market shouldn't be required to meet.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

content that promotes extremism or hate, violence or self harm, financial or legal advice, and the likeness of any particular person (either by name or from an image).

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

if AI truly is here to say we need robust regulation that includes transparency in training materials to protect copyright and personal privact, video and picture output that is watermarked so it cant be mistaken for real footage, and indefatigable safeguards against producing...

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 4d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

"liberal" mean an adherent of "liberalism". liberalism is a political philosophy predicated on the political rights of the individual, the rule of law, private property and free markets, and liberal democracy.
its a competing philosophy that overlaps in some ways, not others, with communism.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

oops you had a different question i think, srry :P

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

idk if it actually works, you should be able to delete it out of your history and it'll stop affect the algo(?) go to "your data in things from your watch and search history

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

wowo - my heavy music enjoyers, they are on top of their game.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

me this morning

3 panel Vince McMahon meme - Vince gets progressively more excited each panel.
int he first panel, Vince is looking excitedly at a screenshot of my spotify, which has "New Releases for You" and underneath it a Primitive Man release called Natural Law.
In the second panel Vince's lips are pursed with excitement seeing it is not a single but in fact two songs, Natural Law and Social Contract
in panel 3, Vince is leaning back in exaltation to see the songs are 14 minutes 1 second and ten minutes 26 seconds.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

i think it would be good if you and your neighbours couod get paid to hang out with the army on weekends and make plans and strategies to shoot fascists if they came to your hood Red Dawn style. i think the army/communist relations would benefit.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

tbh if canada were to learn lessons from ukraine, 5% gdp for the military should be spent on civil response training programs to train prepare and support volunteer militias like we saw in kiev, and develop and integrate squad level drone and antidrone capabilities, instead of paying lockheed martin

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 3d

its fine for dating to be out of phase, but if you wanna do partnership stuff youve pretty much gotta gel on that, or put in the work to figure out something you can live with

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

tho the benefit is surely in large part because this has allowed me to work out one more day per week, tbf.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

if it keeps going this way idk i can stop from posting thirst on here, you are on notice

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

lately i am lifting lighter and doing more reps for the average workout (i still do some days where i move big numbers) and tbh i think this is correct, like mathwise work = weight x reps and doubling the weight more than halves the reps, but practically the muscles are also showing it alot more

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

i'd probably look for a larger square frame, like 18 x 18" or 20 x 20, and just cut a mat to fit the work.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

alot of people on the "would you rather have pierre?" like, please consider that our existing policy under JT was struggling to make and sustain modest gains well short of our already unambitious goals, and walking that back the correct amount is the complete wrong fight to have.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

well this is more complicated than that legislatively, because the federal industrial pricing is a backstop behind the provincial systems (recent industry and PP rhetoric is abt the backstop); the big emitter provinces already had, and wanted to have, their own industrial carbon pricing schemes.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

correct, the fact that we are under funding public schools makes the over funding of private schools more egregious, but the two problems are unrelated and solving one problem has no effect on the other, in particular even if all the private money were diverted publicly we'd need much much more.

jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

i think the industrial carbon tax wouldve remained in its current form; it's generally popular with industry for its low cost and competitive advantage.
the EV mandate doesnt do anything meaningful on climate change absent radical transit reform. the GOC's EV mandate page doesnt even talk about ghg.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

i think the petition is probably silly and like the reason we under fund public school isn't because the money is going to private schools instead, it's because we don't use tax revenue to raise the money, but just from first principles it's wrong that public money is helping operate these things.

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jack speyside @jackspeyside.bsky.social · 4d

i think "private schools promote pluralism" is a kinda funny take when they come in two main flavours that are already dominant western hegemony: christian (inextricable from our institutions), and rich esp. white people should not have to see poor people.
where's the communist private school?

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