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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 6d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 6d

The questions are all very leading, but each answer can be up to two thousand characters, so feel free to tell AI Minister Solomon -exactly- how you feel about Canada's relationship with AI.

In polite, but excruciating detailed terms, of course; you don't want to be summarily discarded as a troll.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 8d

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...

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 5d

Having completed this survey, it's clear that it exists entirely to gain approval for things that are already in the works. Push back.

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:56fa7nq34sp444dlr5a7tqmu/post/3m2p25abqzs2q

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 8d

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...

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 6d

Yup, Canada's "AI Minister" Evan Solomon is just (and/or just being scammed by) an AI Con. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:67x5yohybjcgsstt3cvtpu4n/post/3m2riqoz4kc2s

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

What can you do? The FCC never opened up a comment period on RO's filing for launch, so there's no official way to protest. They may open it up later? Absolutely no info on that.

DarkSky International is working on a petition to be delivered to RO's misguided investors, I will share that as […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.

A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 8d

"It's also a two-lane road, with a posted speed limit of 80 km/hr that does have a designated bike lane". If you think an unconnected 100m strip of green paint on an 80 km/h road (which, practically, is a 90–100 km/h road) is a "designated bike lane", take your 5-year-old out there for a ride […]

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Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 16d

I'm soon starting up a Nighttime Lights Remote Sensing webinar. Speakers will come from all over the world, and the talks will take place alternately in the (European) morning or late afternoon/evening, to allow international participation.

The first talk in […]

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Title: A geospatial perspective on electrification strategy in urbanizing Africa Co-presented by: Jessica Kersey (UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group) Sam Miles (Johns Hopkins University) Vivek Sakhrani (AtlasAl)

Date: Monday, October 6

Time: 00:00 Brisbane (AEST - next day!) 22:00 Beijing (CST) 16:00 Berlin (CEST) 14:00 UTC 10:00 Toronto (EDT) 7:00 Los Angeles (PDT)

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 19d

From https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cysfyu7ook326epmpvun2qtb/post/3lzs7noi6oc23 —

> Prof. Lee says that the problem for Canada Post is the smartphone because people send texts, not letters. Fine, but don't gut it. I say, make Canada Post a public service mobile broadband provider serving […]

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 19d

Let that sink in

"Despite its extreme population density, Gaza was mostly self-sufficient in vegetables and poultry, and met much of the population’s demand for olives, fruit and milk. But last month the UN reported that just 1.5% of its agricultural land now remains both accessible and undamaged."

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19d

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 20d

If you don't think road safety should be left to governments holding majority control with only 40% of the vote, demand proportional representation.

Headline from The Guardian reading, “Doug Ford to ban speed cameras in Ontario in populist appeal to suburban voters.” Subheading says, “Canada premier’s move prompts criticism from road safety activists and is likely to cue new showdown with Toronto.

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20d

Here's the official Global Meteor Network camera video from Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan! This video is courtesy University of Western Ontario and Defence R&D Canada.

I counted 13 pieces in the video, how many do we think made it to the ground and are sitting on canola stubble east of Saskatoon?

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jd 🔆 @jd.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20d

Breaking (and we do mean breaking)!
#ontario #dougford #cars

News release text:
Office of the Ontario Premier

SIDEWALKS TO BE ELIMINATED

For immediate release:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford today announced that beginning October 1, sidewalks in municipalities with a population over 70,000 will become illegal.

“Sidewalks serve no useful purpose and take up valuable space which can be better employed in the service of cars. Their eradication will allow for an extra traffic lane on most city streets which will solve our traffic congestion problems and allow cars to get around much faster,” he said. “One more lane will get ‘er done,” he added.

“From now on, pedestrians are advised to walk on the centre white line of city streets and wear fuchsia day-glo outerwear to remain visible, especially since motorized vehicles, now unencumbered by speed cameras, will generally be travelling 40 or 50 km over the posted speed limit,” the premier said. “In heavy traffic areas, pedestrians are also urged to carry ‘PLEASE DON’T HIT ME’ signs as an extra precaution. Don’t forget to include the word ‘PLEASE’ on your signs as a courtesy to drivers.”

The premier said he is also looking at eliminating painted crosswalks since three months after they’re painted they’re invisible anyway. “Road painting equipment can be converted into Zambonis,” he said.

Crews will begin ripping out sidewalks as soon as practicable.

Media Enquiries: 1-800-SATIRE

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Sean Boots @sboots.mastodon.sboots.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20d

The Canada Revenue Agency is doing a public consultation on automatic tax filing (which they should have implemented …several decades ago!). Fill it out and let the CRA know that it’s a good idea! […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22d

The BC Green Party has a new leader! 25 year old @emilylowan

This youtube link should be cued up to the 21m50s mark when she starts her inaugural speech as leader!

Big Congrats to her!
#bcgreens #bcpoli #canpoli #greenparty
https://www.youtube.com/live/psZhiP6JsaQ?si=72Nvlyy-buUh07TD&t=1310

A young woman with brown hair and glasses smiles and waves from a podium as people in the foreground, blurred, stand and clap.

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22d

The Ruby community has a DHH problem: https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem

#ruby #rails

The Ruby community has a DHH problem

The Ruby community can no longer afford to stand silent in the face of DHH and his toxic ideas.

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 25d

Desperately wanted: legislation to require some sort of "unsubscribe" link equivalent for paper mail.

Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 25d

Major regret from hip replacement surgery experience: not asking anyone throughout the whole process if I'd still be able to play the piano.

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · Sep 16

Emm Gryner is prepping to release two (yes, two) albums… Kickstarter backers just got access to one of the demo tracks from "Lioness Sky", the solo indie pop album, and there's a track from "Used to Bleed", the heavy metal album, up too […]

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A monochrome image of Emm Gryner, a young Filipina-Irish Canadian woman, playing bass guitar. She's got an appropriately rocking facial expression and pose.

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Alex McLean @yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy · 27d

The best joke I'm ever going to make was when unix time reached one billion seconds and I said "Tonight I'm gonna party like it's time_t 1E9"

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 27d

Automattic vibes here (without the lawsuits, but it's early days). https://pup-e.com/goodbye-rubygems.pdf

Ruby Central 对 RubyGems 的攻击 [pdf]

Ruby Central''s Attack on RubyGems [pdf] (pup-e.com) 16:09 ↑ 149 HN Points

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 27d

Event announcement text: "Grab your bike and join us for the annual Bike Rodeo. A bike rodeo is […] usually geared toward children but sometimes open to riders of all ages." Which of those does yours fall under?

Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 29d

"Headlines on {The Onion, The Beaverton, etc.} are almost indistinguishable from real ones!" Unpopular opinion: They're actually not. They're pointed, yes, and they refer to real people and/or stories and/or places, but that's because they're satire, and that's what satire does. But if you think […]

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Peter Janes @mastodon.peterjanes.ca · 29d

I don't think you need to be a fan of baseball, or even sports in general, to fully understand this scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i94ldGNNSQ0