Now THAT’S some pedantic redactin’

Lovely convocation this evening… so happy to see my former PhD student (now Dr Jadidi) cross the stage! www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

No way…

We spend time thinking whether we need post-quantum crypto for a CubeSat, then it turns out the major telcos didn’t bother with encryption at all. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Tried to type “voting”, missed the “v” and it autocorrected to… “lying”. Is my phone trying to tell me something?

“We've reached this weird point where simultaneously anything can be generated, but no one believes anything anymore,” EFF’s @ktrendacosta.bsky.social told @TIME.com. We blame tech, but we fail to teach media literacy like analytical skills or how to evaluate sources. time.com/7321911/byt...

These mobile ads are getting even worse… “countinue”

New Brunswick is littered with roadkill. That’s not a metaphor… just a surprising amount of roadkill.

May the Sep the 6th be with you

CBS can’t catch a break

Dear 🇨🇦 politicians: don’t miss this opportunity!

Loving @pattonoswalt.bsky.social in Strange New Worlds as the Vulcan… Doug

Bob Odenkirk ready for @mark-carney.bsky.social biopic

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

“a surveillance camera has been installed to monitor the speed camera”

@thelineca.bsky.social : the Longest Ballot people aren’t protesting Pierre Pollievre, they’re protesting FPTP: nationalpost.com/news/politic...

I will believe that an AI has PhD-level knowledge when the only answer it gives me is “well, it depends”

FreeBSD gets the coveted First Post

It's that time of year again: funny student answers to exam questions! Q: something about a banked L1 cache A: "Because it's good to have cache in the bank!"

Grouping exam answers like an #academic macrodata refiner. The work is mysterious and important.

Mister Rogers never misses

More transparency + fewer political ads + less money to Meta = more good Can we do this in Canada too?

The runner Bonavista , 2025 #puffin #photography #wildlife

Ender’s Game, but you’re controlling robotaxis in an American city

@edzitron.com takes no prisoners talking AGI on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s The Current 🔥🔥🔥

This thread is incredible.

It’s that time of year again…

From @404media.co on AI in media: “AI is a tool (sorry!) that people who are bad at their jobs will use badly and that people who are good at their jobs will maybe, possibly find some uses for.”

Pun of the day goes to @zackwhittaker.com re: Jack Dorsey's new "secure" chat app: "Claiming something is secure when it's not is the sort of dumbassery (or Jack-assery, amiright?) that could get someone in a high-risk situation put in harm's way, or worse."

DS9 comics in the style of Archie and the gang

🤔

C’mon Canada: this is such a recruiting opportunity! Although top talent might expect things like TAs and maintained buildings, which prov gov’ts all seem keen to cut…

People who care about their craft take responsibility, with or without liability… but an awful lot of companies don’t. For them, liability = responsibility ⇒ better security. Good on you, EU.

It's always fun when a lab starts with an ethics caution (do not give your ransomware to a friend "as a joke")

I saw “bubbletech” and expected a very different article…

The @aircanada.bsky.social safety video is… not bad, actually? They’re probably prohibited by legislation from being fun like WestJet or quirky like Air New Zealand, but this is actually pretty good for a flag carrier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_7H...

I told a joke about Newton but it felt forced.

Consent > compensation

The Stable GENIUS Act

This truck is catnip for C-130s

These people don’t get what a university even is. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

Note: John Anderson is *not* Jon Anderson.

“the project is now effectively in maintenance mode with no new features planned. It won't be getting anything outside of Chromium engine upgrades, security fixes, and other as-needed patches.” — that sounds… ok, actually?

PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that his phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.

Absolutely surreal to have lived through the Napster days and watched as the titans of industry moved hell and high water to lock down any possible chance that someone's song might get swapped online without giving the studios a cut and now those same people are just like "well we gotta steal music"

Amazing thread. Didn’t see the geographical angle coming.