Litui (Aria) 🇨🇦
@litui.ca
Opinion-haver, job-seeker, programmer, manager, musician, occasional vtuber, anime/brainrot-watcher, and maker. An @uwu.engineer.
I know some things about a lot of things.
I'm the creator and maintainer of @shrampybot.gsg.live.
🏳️⚧️✡️
#yyc #treaty7
I know some things about a lot of things.
I'm the creator and maintainer of @shrampybot.gsg.live.
🏳️⚧️✡️
#yyc #treaty7
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Litui (Aria) 🇨🇦
@litui.ca
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Unpopular opinion(?): we simply have no idea what is or is not a popular opinion anymore.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
Unpopular opinion(?): we simply have no idea what is or is not a popular opinion anymore.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Unpopular opinion(?): we simply have no idea what is or is not a popular opinion anymore.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
Even well before LLMs, machine learning-driven and algorithmic content filters, corporate-owned media, and removal of third-spaces in our communities brutally siloed us and we can no longer find the pulse.
Cancelled this morning, making plans to move @uwu.engineer stuff over to (probably) Matrix.
If you have Nitro, cancel it. Bye, idiots. Almost a decade of my support financially but not anymore if you're doing this.
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Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Cancelled this morning, making plans to move @uwu.engineer stuff over to (probably) Matrix.
On bsky I tend to hang with fellow creative nerds - vtubers, writers, smut peddlers (complementary), and musicians.
On Mastodon it's like 99% my fellow nerdy dev and engineering peeps :)
On Mastodon it's like 99% my fellow nerdy dev and engineering peeps :)
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On bsky I tend to hang with fellow creative nerds - vtubers, writers, smut peddlers (complementary), and musicians.
On Mastodon it's like 99% my fellow nerdy dev and engineering peeps :)
On Mastodon it's like 99% my fellow nerdy dev and engineering peeps :)
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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getting tech recruiting emails is a uniquely horrific psychic experience
wanna build completely unregulated digital casinos? plagiarism machines that give children asthma / detailed suicide instructions? the panopticon?? double enron??? a new kind of cancer that only kills orphans?????
wanna build completely unregulated digital casinos? plagiarism machines that give children asthma / detailed suicide instructions? the panopticon?? double enron??? a new kind of cancer that only kills orphans?????
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
getting tech recruiting emails is a uniquely horrific psychic experience
wanna build completely unregulated digital casinos? plagiarism machines that give children asthma / detailed suicide instructions? the panopticon?? double enron??? a new kind of cancer that only kills orphans?????
wanna build completely unregulated digital casinos? plagiarism machines that give children asthma / detailed suicide instructions? the panopticon?? double enron??? a new kind of cancer that only kills orphans?????
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Casual reminder that if you know a cute sapphic who would like to wife up a Canadian, you should connect us. 😏 Bonus points if they want to do Shabbat and other Jewish stuff with me.
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Casual reminder that if you know a cute sapphic who would like to wife up a Canadian, you should connect us. 😏 Bonus points if they want to do Shabbat and other Jewish stuff with me.
Alberta's "distinct legal traditions" eh? Oh I'd love to hear her explain in more depth because I don't think there's a way without sounding racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise eugenicist. 🍿
From someone who clamours a lot about governments staying in their own lane, this is equivalent to jumping the middle meridian on the highway: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #ableg #cdnpoli
Smith demands more say in Alberta judicial appointments
Premier threatens to withhold funding, says the appointment process needs reform
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Alberta's "distinct legal traditions" eh? Oh I'd love to hear her explain in more depth because I don't think there's a way without sounding racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise eugenicist. 🍿
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I love all genders🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I love all genders🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Just gonna put it out there to any of my therapy group peers who may be googling me right now since today was my final day, I'm down to break the "rules" and make friends BUT only after you're also done in group. 👍🏻
Find me and drop me a message then :)
Find me and drop me a message then :)
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Just gonna put it out there to any of my therapy group peers who may be googling me right now since today was my final day, I'm down to break the "rules" and make friends BUT only after you're also done in group. 👍🏻
Find me and drop me a message then :)
Find me and drop me a message then :)
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Let kids be kids.
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Let kids be kids.
Not me rummaging through old pants pockets looking for loose dopamine.
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Not me rummaging through old pants pockets looking for loose dopamine.
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When you're both a gamer and technology professional and you've got your desktop doubling as a K8S node on a network with limited GPU compute, you do what you must.
gist.github.com/litui/14d516...
#kubernetes #steam
gist.github.com/litui/14d516...
#kubernetes #steam
Steam game launch script to scale down GPU-intensive kubernetes pods before starting a game (with bonus static launch options).
Steam game launch script to scale down GPU-intensive kubernetes pods before starting a game (with bonus static launch options). - k8s-gamerun.sh
gist.github.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
When you're both a gamer and technology professional and you've got your desktop doubling as a K8S node on a network with limited GPU compute, you do what you must.
gist.github.com/litui/14d516...
#kubernetes #steam
gist.github.com/litui/14d516...
#kubernetes #steam
Mood
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Mood
Was it ignorance or gaslighting though? 🤔 A few gaslighting and the rest useful idiots?
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Was it ignorance or gaslighting though? 🤔 A few gaslighting and the rest useful idiots?
I don't believe Bluesky is a permanent answer, but being able to pivot to a different platform as needs must is important. Twitter/X is a fascist hellhole and is *not* a neutral town square / public forum.
Thanks @wgreaves.bsky.social
Part of defending Canada‘s democracy and sovereignty = stopping sources of disinformation + division. Would appreciate if you could please encourage @mark-carney.bsky.social to ban X and get all government accounts onto BlueSky instead!
Part of defending Canada‘s democracy and sovereignty = stopping sources of disinformation + division. Would appreciate if you could please encourage @mark-carney.bsky.social to ban X and get all government accounts onto BlueSky instead!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Long past time to ditch X.
It’s like if we’d allowed widespread publication of Das Reich in WW2 or helped amplify Radio Moscow during the Cold War. (AND if our governments were at the same using those same channels to share info). It’s bananas.
Long past time to ditch X.
It’s like if we’d allowed widespread publication of Das Reich in WW2 or helped amplify Radio Moscow during the Cold War. (AND if our governments were at the same using those same channels to share info). It’s bananas.
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I don't believe Bluesky is a permanent answer, but being able to pivot to a different platform as needs must is important. Twitter/X is a fascist hellhole and is *not* a neutral town square / public forum.
While I am quite good at very many things, it will never stop bothering me that doing all jobs at once is pretty much par for the course to succeed as an individual in the modern "digital economy".
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
While I am quite good at very many things, it will never stop bothering me that doing all jobs at once is pretty much par for the course to succeed as an individual in the modern "digital economy".
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Oh apparently ffmpreg is an actual thing now
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Oh apparently ffmpreg is an actual thing now
@rorywh.bsky.social oh hey, thx for the follow. Nice work on the article!
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
@rorywh.bsky.social oh hey, thx for the follow. Nice work on the article!
First takeaway from this article: media landscape in Canada is even more f'd than I thought.
Best takeaway from this article: this Ahmed Al-Rawi guy and the Disinformation Project sound awesome and I need to dig deeper into his work.
Best takeaway from this article: this Ahmed Al-Rawi guy and the Disinformation Project sound awesome and I need to dig deeper into his work.
A PR firm hired to produce ads in support of the CBC is the same firm that has, for years, been calling for the public broadcaster to be defunded through its right-wing Canada Proud Facebook pages, a @rorywh.bsky.social investigation finds.
The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it
“It's like the Trump administration promoting Biden in an ad campaign,” said Ahmed Al-Rawi, Director of the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University. “This is unreal, like science fiction.”
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
First takeaway from this article: media landscape in Canada is even more f'd than I thought.
Best takeaway from this article: this Ahmed Al-Rawi guy and the Disinformation Project sound awesome and I need to dig deeper into his work.
Best takeaway from this article: this Ahmed Al-Rawi guy and the Disinformation Project sound awesome and I need to dig deeper into his work.
2026 web design PSA: test your auth flows with password managers. If your field validation doesn't work when my chosen password manager autopopulates a field without me focusing the field and physically typing on my keyboard, it's stupid and annoying.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 web design PSA: test your auth flows with password managers. If your field validation doesn't work when my chosen password manager autopopulates a field without me focusing the field and physically typing on my keyboard, it's stupid and annoying.
Excerpts from one of my all-time favourite textbooks, Rationality and Power by Bent Flyvbjerg. It is a fascinating tale of decision-making in the city council of Aalborg, Denmark. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Anyway, here are some poignant and relevant (and blurry) pics from my 2007 reading.
Anyway, here are some poignant and relevant (and blurry) pics from my 2007 reading.
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Excerpts from one of my all-time favourite textbooks, Rationality and Power by Bent Flyvbjerg. It is a fascinating tale of decision-making in the city council of Aalborg, Denmark. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Anyway, here are some poignant and relevant (and blurry) pics from my 2007 reading.
Anyway, here are some poignant and relevant (and blurry) pics from my 2007 reading.