I’m imagining a moment like this in the future for the “Quiet, piggy” reporter.

Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded and sinking capital, has displaced Tokyo as the most populated city in the world, according to the UN, thanks to its new way of counting urban populations.

How you know your post-secondary institution is being run by administrative functionaries, not the faculty.

90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls. And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.

My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?

Europe’s counter-proposal guts core concessions in US plan: deletes NATO-freeze clause, removes recognition of Russian-held regions, raises Ukraine’s allowed troop size, keeps NATO membership technically open, scraps blanket amnesty, & kills joint US–Russia investment scheme tied to frozen assets.

Internet scams are going to get worse and honestly it’s just a sad situation. If you have billions of ppl in developing countries who don’t have opportunities to make a decent living but do have access to the internet, some are going to use that to degrade themselves + others, to all our detriment

Tough because journalistic knowledge say you have to be there (true, I think) but probably only for first-person accounts, not the commentariat.

Great night watching Dan Brubeck Quartet. He told a WWII story of his dad Dave accidentally starting the first integrated US Army band. A foot soldier, he filled in piano for a USO group once, then was told to find wounded soldiers who knew music to start a new band. Chose the best but - oops. 👨🏾👨🏻‍🦰

Great night watching Dan Brubeck Quartet. He told a WWII story of his dad Dave accidentally starting the first integrated US Army band. A foot soldier, he filled in piano for a USO group once, then was told to find wounded soldiers who knew music to start a new band. Chose the best but - oops. 👨🏾👨🏻‍🦰

I took this course and recommend it. You will be prepared to respond effectively and safely next time you see someone harassing in public.

Science you need. This is wonderful.

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Did not realize that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada serves as the Deputy Governor General. (GG Mary Simon had been ill recently so he filled in for her at Remembrance Day services as well as hosting a dinner for the visiting Swedish Royals).

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.

CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI

Microsoft is raising the price for Microsoft 365 by 45.6% next year. They say it reflects the amount of value they’ve added. I think they’re trying to finally make AI pay for itself. #AI

My day is made: just learned that Canada Post workers, dressed as elves, will join the local Santa Claus Parade today to collect Santa letters from the kiddies and then - they answer them!!

There exists an account called Hourly Foxes which, as stated, posts a fox photo every hour. Yes, it’s automated but there’s a small comfort here.

Lawyers say Palestinians are being assaulted, deprived of contact with outside world at underground Rakevet facility.

Wow.

Every so often I think about this "Starting a new position as Deceased" LinkedIn post from 2024.

Canada named second safest country in the world for women travellers

This is wonderful

In light of the @nytimes.com article this week, “Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace” here are other articles in the same (infuriating) vein.

“..design firm in Canada discovered this the hard way. After enforcing strict return-to-office mandate, half its engineering team left within 6 months. ..competitor, which offered flexible hybrid arrangements among other perks, hired most of them.” @drsmith.bsky.social www.ept.ca/features/the...

Things are fine.

De Adder hits the nail on the head again.

This (gift) article articulates an important concept: people shrug off data privacy concerns (“I don’t have anything to hide”) but it’s about what you lose when you enable sophisticated manipulation based on detailed modelling of your behaviour. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0aaebab...

Gross. Meta is running advertorials in The Hub - and you wouldn’t know unless you read the byline. For shame, @thehubcanada.bsky.social

But it should be: he/she may know it’s a fake but the world won’t. She will suffer all the humiliation that he intended. Make it a crime @seanfraser.bsky.social

Saskatchewan art news about Joni Mitchell paintings: "Every inch of her living room walls are covered with her extraordinary paintings which she's planning to donate to a museum in Saskatoon by the Saskatchewan River when she...rejoins the stars." (Allison Russell). WOW! #yxe

Wishing we could turn the clock back an hour and get a retrial in that dubious call at home plate. Can Daylight Savings Time do that? (I’m from Saskatchewan so don’t know).

I’m told the last train from Union Station in Toronto leaves at 1am, then no trains until 6am. When the game went overtime, half the stadium had to leave early. It’s 12:15 now.

Again: artisanal strike zone

I do believe that’s how you say f@&$ you in baseball. Okay, Blue Jays.

Trigger warning. 😉

Is this one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life? Quite possibly! ❤️❤️❤️ Vladdy Jr. walks into the Blue Jays clubhouse before Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, wearing a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada hockey jersey. 😭😍 #BlueJays #WorldSeries #TeamCanada

In offbeat news, Japan has had 12 deaths from bear attacks this year and many dozens of injuries. (Canada averages 1 every 2 years).

Rendezvous on the Beach, by Edvard Munch, 1896

Stupid wall

Martin Luther: the original Halloween decorator

Lineup for flight to Toronto. Me (to couple in Blue Jays gear): Going to the game tonight? Him: Yup. 6 & 7. Me: What does that mean anyway? He (puzzled): Games 6 & 7. Her: I know that! I have no idea what it means either. Discussion ensues in crowd about what 6 - 7 means. No one knows.

Canada really is behind the Blue Jays.

This was a year ago:

What if—hear me out—we don't make ourselves dependent on digital asbestos to begin with? That way we don't need to fear anyone turning it off, because it won't be on in the first place. How does that sound?

Heard similar from Profs I know: the number of student discipline meetings a prof needs to attend for AI violations means they’re inclined to let small assignments slide.