Balzac T. McAllister
@chalebi.bsky.social
General Counsel at HSBC Pembacorp, father to two parakeets.
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I’ve seen enough. Leafs in six.
For a long time, tech has dominated by solutions in search of a problem
December 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
For a long time, tech has dominated by solutions in search of a problem
I didn’t realize people were still pushing the Urban Air Mobility scam
Flying taxis could be in UK skies from 2028 and end up being as cheap as an Uber
Flying taxis could be in UK skies from 2028 and end up being as cheap as an Uber
Electric flying taxis with speeds of up to 150mph could soon be available to UK passengers, with plans to gain approval for commercial flights as early as 2028.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I didn’t realize people were still pushing the Urban Air Mobility scam
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we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
Ohio State fans waking up on a Monday like
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ohio State fans waking up on a Monday like
This is a great opportunity to buy up metaverse real estate at a low price!
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December 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This is a great opportunity to buy up metaverse real estate at a low price!
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I would pay an annual subscription of $99.99 to never see him and his leather jacket ever again
December 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I would pay an annual subscription of $99.99 to never see him and his leather jacket ever again
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Toronto’s Spotify Wrapped stats are out. Why is the city obsessed with mediocre music?
#Opinion from @savannahridley.bsky.social
#Opinion from @savannahridley.bsky.social
Toronto's Spotify Wrapped stats are out. Why is the city obsessed with mediocre music?
Both Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are among the most-streamed artists, despite releasing lacklustre albums.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Ratcliffe: "I'm beginning to think Ruben Amorim is not the brilliant tactician I thought he was."
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Ratcliffe: "I'm beginning to think Ruben Amorim is not the brilliant tactician I thought he was."
How can you not be romantic about cricket?
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
How can you not be romantic about cricket?
Australia getting off to a 105/1 start is the real shock behind a paywall
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Australia getting off to a 105/1 start is the real shock behind a paywall
“twenty eight young men captured”
Their alleged crimes?
Playing Base Ball on the Sabbath.
"Sunday Base-Ball Players Arrested" on 11/18/1866, "The Evening Telegraph" - Philadelphia.
Bail was set at $400 per player.
#BaseballandtheLaw 5-6
Their alleged crimes?
Playing Base Ball on the Sabbath.
"Sunday Base-Ball Players Arrested" on 11/18/1866, "The Evening Telegraph" - Philadelphia.
Bail was set at $400 per player.
#BaseballandtheLaw 5-6
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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When they do the documentary about the 2026 financial crisis this will be something that flashes through during the "creation of the bubble" montage. bsky.app/profile/matt...
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
When they do the documentary about the 2026 financial crisis this will be something that flashes through during the "creation of the bubble" montage. bsky.app/profile/matt...
See I thought the Gardiner museum was all about the highway, but it's just full of random ceramics that I guess they found on the highway
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
See I thought the Gardiner museum was all about the highway, but it's just full of random ceramics that I guess they found on the highway
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
You can’t tell me Toronto is not the most overlooked sports market in the world, behind even Pyongyang @lynseygraham.bsky.social
John Schneider finished 2nd in AL Manager of the Year voting behind Stephen Vogt of the Guardians.
Schneider received 10 of the first-place votes. Vogt received 17. #BlueJays
Schneider received 10 of the first-place votes. Vogt received 17. #BlueJays
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You can’t tell me Toronto is not the most overlooked sports market in the world, behind even Pyongyang @lynseygraham.bsky.social
Jesse Singal and Matt Yglesias notwithstanding, when was the last time a Democrat running for statewide office just threw the ball full at the wickets?
Senate Dems need to realize that they can’t bring four seamers to a dry, cracked pitch and expect to get wickets. The Republicans know the right line and length to bowl but Dems seem to be forever looking for a new ball that isn’t coming.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Jesse Singal and Matt Yglesias notwithstanding, when was the last time a Democrat running for statewide office just threw the ball full at the wickets?
Senate Dems need to realize that they can’t bring four seamers to a dry, cracked pitch and expect to get wickets. The Republicans know the right line and length to bowl but Dems seem to be forever looking for a new ball that isn’t coming.
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Senate Dems need to realize that they can’t bring four seamers to a dry, cracked pitch and expect to get wickets. The Republicans know the right line and length to bowl but Dems seem to be forever looking for a new ball that isn’t coming.
The Jays should’ve won, not for themselves and not even for me, but for the Gate 14 bros and for The Road Guy. They deserved it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Jays should’ve won, not for themselves and not even for me, but for the Gate 14 bros and for The Road Guy. They deserved it.
@adnana.bsky.social please share this post about Sydney Sweeney and Nate silver with our dear Cousin M
What's crazy about this take is how the Sydney Sweeney discourse flared up again on X last week but was completely ignored on here. His brain is cooked on reactionary discourse and thinks everyone has his warped conception of a view on it.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
@adnana.bsky.social please share this post about Sydney Sweeney and Nate silver with our dear Cousin M
@adnana.bsky.social I love this 🥰
Pep Guardiola joins the 1K Club this Sunday, and the opponent being Liverpool only makes sense 🤝
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
@adnana.bsky.social I love this 🥰
About seven years ago, someone from a major carmaker told me cars wouldn’t have steering wheels by 2022 so they were looking at new designs for the interior.
For the last 10 years, tech has been getting excited about solutions without a problem: crypto, the metaverse, NFTs and generative AI.
For the last 10 years, tech has been getting excited about solutions without a problem: crypto, the metaverse, NFTs and generative AI.
Optimus robots will just kinda follow criminals around and make sure they don't commit crimes again, so we can eliminate prisons.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
About seven years ago, someone from a major carmaker told me cars wouldn’t have steering wheels by 2022 so they were looking at new designs for the interior.
For the last 10 years, tech has been getting excited about solutions without a problem: crypto, the metaverse, NFTs and generative AI.
For the last 10 years, tech has been getting excited about solutions without a problem: crypto, the metaverse, NFTs and generative AI.
The Ashes are almost here mates @adnana.bsky.social @kiwigeo.bsky.social @normalvariant.bsky.social
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From the Cricket community on Reddit: England's cocky captain complainer, still smarting from 'crease-gate', lands in Perth early thinking dopey 'BazBall' can take the Ashes
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November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Ashes are almost here mates @adnana.bsky.social @kiwigeo.bsky.social @normalvariant.bsky.social
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