Andrew Burke
@ajlburke.bsky.social
Software guy and nerdy digital artist from Halifax Nova Scotia. He did Bloomsday Halifax and Starshipsstarthere.
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This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
If you like California wines, bourbon, or Old Jerry or Kraken rum, here's your chance to stock up without actually giving any money to the USA
NSLC will sell of its remaining stock of U.S. booze and give the net profits to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food programs. #NovaScotia
news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/2...
news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/2...
Province to Sell Remaining U.S. Alcohol
news.novascotia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you like California wines, bourbon, or Old Jerry or Kraken rum, here's your chance to stock up without actually giving any money to the USA
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Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
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The last few days have reinforced my thesis that TSLA's price really wants to be 420.69.
(It should probably be much lower though, maybe 88.14?)
(It should probably be much lower though, maybe 88.14?)
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The last few days have reinforced my thesis that TSLA's price really wants to be 420.69.
(It should probably be much lower though, maybe 88.14?)
(It should probably be much lower though, maybe 88.14?)
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Surprise Nova Scotia represent at The Last Waltz
In case anyone is curious, this was the Thanksgiving menu at The Last Waltz
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Surprise Nova Scotia represent at The Last Waltz
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oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
Ugh CBC this is sort of a silly article anyhow, but no don't just ask ChatGPT - especially since you're already interviewing actual experts.
"So we asked ChatGPT" is *NEVER* news!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"So we asked ChatGPT" is *NEVER* news!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ugh CBC this is sort of a silly article anyhow, but no don't just ask ChatGPT - especially since you're already interviewing actual experts.
"So we asked ChatGPT" is *NEVER* news!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"So we asked ChatGPT" is *NEVER* news!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I'd argue that this interview was just giving this annoying mediocre guy yet more undeserved reach and exposure, but at least Jen got this solid shot in.
I just want to point out that she pushed him and had this great line:
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
Gerson: “What I thought was really interesting about that column: at no point did you stop to consider whether or not America was a country worth joining.”
Douthat: “I did not.”
Gerson: “Which is a very American thing to do.”
Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'd argue that this interview was just giving this annoying mediocre guy yet more undeserved reach and exposure, but at least Jen got this solid shot in.
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My vet sister sent me a video of the horrifying and hilarious blood rocker from her work.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My vet sister sent me a video of the horrifying and hilarious blood rocker from her work.
This is also why you should leave your bottom coat button open
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is also why you should leave your bottom coat button open
This one paragraph made my whole year's subscription worth it
The new location update on X revealed what we've all kinda known all along: Republicans have been astroturfing themselves.
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
www.garbageday.email/p/republican...
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This one paragraph made my whole year's subscription worth it
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the next big scandal is going to be "gpus sitting in warehouses" i'm sure of it
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
the next big scandal is going to be "gpus sitting in warehouses" i'm sure of it
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
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It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
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13k comments on one tweet is a massive payout. All of the tweets follow a certain formula, so the content is likely automated using AI technology (e.g., AI generated images and text). Basically running it as a money printing machine. But for those in the US, it translates to low simmering rage.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
13k comments on one tweet is a massive payout. All of the tweets follow a certain formula, so the content is likely automated using AI technology (e.g., AI generated images and text). Basically running it as a money printing machine. But for those in the US, it translates to low simmering rage.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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I didn't jump on this because I didn't want to argue with people, but... yes — Google's AI is not reading your email anymore than they _always_ are. But if you're worried about your privacy with Google? *Don't use their email*! They have literally always been gathering data on you.
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I didn't jump on this because I didn't want to argue with people, but... yes — Google's AI is not reading your email anymore than they _always_ are. But if you're worried about your privacy with Google? *Don't use their email*! They have literally always been gathering data on you.
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I'm starting to get a bit tired of the US Govt A/B testing their policies
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm starting to get a bit tired of the US Govt A/B testing their policies
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You will be surprised to learn that pretending this municipal financing model is sustainable to make voters happy has led us to a Bad Place.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You will be surprised to learn that pretending this municipal financing model is sustainable to make voters happy has led us to a Bad Place.
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huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
It is real:
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
I think they're probably at least two events ahead of me but … same
Every morning I wake up thinking I had seen the craziest shit ever the day before and every day I’m wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I think they're probably at least two events ahead of me but … same
Mamdani has got to be a more fun hang than Miller & Vance & RFK & Thiel and the rest of those weirdos.
He should team up with Carney - the combo of mildly funny patrician banker guy and young charmer could turn Trump right around
He should team up with Carney - the combo of mildly funny patrician banker guy and young charmer could turn Trump right around
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Mamdani has got to be a more fun hang than Miller & Vance & RFK & Thiel and the rest of those weirdos.
He should team up with Carney - the combo of mildly funny patrician banker guy and young charmer could turn Trump right around
He should team up with Carney - the combo of mildly funny patrician banker guy and young charmer could turn Trump right around