Angus Reid data shows 68% of Canadians want heavy regulation of AI, even if it slows development, and would oppose a large data centre planned near their home. The government is way offside with Canadians on this. Telling them to become “literate” isn’t going to work. angusreid.org/ai-regulatio...

Not a word about intellectual property theft, despite the government's own CHPC committee recommending it be addressed Gov taking the executive-class brainrot stance that AI adoption should be encouraged and funded, with no particular use-case in mind A document by and for starry-eyed suckers

Happy National Doughnut Day! Canadians consume 1 BILLION doughnuts a year! We eat the most per capita of any nation on Earth and have the most doughnut shops per capita globally too. 📸 Dave Crosby

It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of Canadians who fought for equality. Today it is the story of Chris Vogel and Richard North.

hilarious for carney’s AI press conference to be in front of a bunch of medical workers weeks after the ontario auditor general reveal AI “scribes” to transcribe doctor’s appointments are wrong most of the time

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I think of all the water we will lose and all the good things we could do with that kind of money and I can't decide if I want to flip a table or start sobbing. What a waste.

Years ago, a politico taught me that politicians would rather cut ribbon on a new bridge than repair an existing one. But education is a higher % of Canada's GDP than oil & gas. We already are innovative! We could be breaking ground in a million ways than aren't oil and fucking Gen-AI.

Bluesky pals! I have a sci-fi graphic novel called DRIVE, & it's my favorite thing I've ever done! If you need a long, escapist read at the moment the entire thing is free to read, here: drivecomic.com (THIS PAGE: Look, look, look to Vinnshasha )

Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It’s Making the Tech Industry Nervous gizmodo.com/americans-ar...

Train carrying fresh water derails, contaminating Alberta’s oil sands

"Manitoba won't approve massive AI data centre proposed for south of Winnipeg" "Big AI centres offer little economic benefit while impacting people, environment, premier says"

I don't want this. I don't want my taxes paying for AI, it's the biggest grift. We're burning our money & the planet for mediocre work that would not be acceptable from a human employee.

“The frustration comes when they respond to the same person overdosing three times during a shift.” My colleagues @kristinannable.bsky.social, Michelle Allan and @joannelevasseur.bsky.social on Winnipeg’s worsening addictions crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Treat your body the way you’d treat heirloom furniture thrifted from a flea market. Use oils for creaky joints, a mild shampoo for washing, and moisturizer cream to prevent cracks in the leather."

So let's dissect the Minister's response regarding the disbanding of the Environment Canada's radar science team. 🧵1/n Is radar science an "essential scientific function"? Radar is the #1 tool for severe storm warnings and our new radars have serious problems with data quality needing to be fixed.

Lastly, re this paragraph, this is all true. But when forecasters are issuing life-saving severe storm warnings, including warnings for catastrophic tornadoes, derechos, hail and flash flooding, they are not using weather models. They are analyzing radar data, and the highest quality is needed. 13

CYCLE OF HATE and then the pic is this

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GOOD NEWS! Amivantamab has demonstrated unprecedented results in an international trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

Sick of the relentless adult content I see on Bluesky: back pain, interest rates, tax brackets, that noise you make when you stand-up sometimes.

Together, our voices will be heard! Sign our #DHWU petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/da... 🐴✊

Thread on how research to understand why something happens can lead to useful applications. When I was with the Canadian public service, the Harper govt preferred research aimed at finding an application instead of starting with why something happened. The scientists I worked with weren't fans.

Guilbeault announces his resignation. Also, 👀 this part: "Around the world, we have demonstrated what we can accomplish with ambition and determination. It is with this same conviction that I wish to continue this fight for the generations who will inherit our precious and unique blue planet."

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 17 data - Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NL, NS, PEI, QC, SK, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

"You probably hope you can fall back to sleep in a few minutes, but I assure you, you cannot. I’m about to turn it up. I’ve got some buddies out here to rip off a cacophony, and we don’t take harmonization lightly. We live by the song, die by the song."

Canadian COVID Forecast May 23 - Jun 5, 2026 CANADA MODERATE [no change] About 1 of every 314 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 5.3 x higher -Long COVID: 4.8 x higher -Hospitalizations: 3.0 x higher -Deaths: 2.1 x higher

Canadian COVID Forecast May 23 - Jun 5, 2026 MANITOBA MODERATE [no change] About 1 of every 395 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.0 x higher -Long COVID: 5.0 x higher -Hospitalizations: 2.9 x higher -Deaths: 1.7 x higher

“The plan will essentially transform school buses into roaming surveillance vehicles, taking a technology that was originally designed to issue tickets to people illegally passing stopped buses and using it for much wider and general law enforcement, likely without a warrant.”

Everybody be quiet and look at this baby toucan.

You might remember us from five minutes ago telling you NFTs and crypto was the future then running off with all your money. Here we are again with another fucking thing that sucks.

If you wanted people to be less hostile to "AI" then you should have had a different group of liars trying to push it than the ones behind the metaverse, crypto, driverless cars, NFTs etc. "Sorry but we're only so gullible!"

Hello. The moment you gate educational videos behind a paywall, a massive wall of bureaucracy goes up. Teachers have to beg administrators for budgets, companies have to wine-and-dine school boards, millions of students get locked out, and people get forced into using material they don't like.

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

Today in "there's a word for it" I have learned about the Woozle effect > The Woozle effect, also known as evidence by citation, occurs when a source is widely cited for a claim that the source does not adequately support, giving said claim undeserved credibility.

It was 40 years ago that The Darkest Road was published, completing the Fionavar Tapestry. It’s been a long, still ongoing, deeply rewarding run. My thanks to readers around the world. Even as my writing focus has kept changing (as it should, I always say) I remain deeply attached to that trilogy.

In the midst of an affordability crisis, AI surveillance pricing of groceries is particularly dystopian.

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 10 data - Kingston, London, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, PEI, QC, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

this is what some of you look like in short sleeve button-up shirts

My kingdom for a tech ecosystem that will stop smothering me with apps and devices that constantly try to engage me in conversation against my will

1/ Over the weekend, news broke about an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. It's an incredibly concerning situation for that region. In fact, one of my friends who worked in this region texted me: “I’ve worked in the DRC for a quarter of a century, but I have never felt so sad about what’s to come.”

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

Delve 0.6.0 is available at danarama.itch.io/delve Some big new content is a couple new character paths to follow aside from the blessings the town priest gives you. My initial attempts at providing some variety in how you can play and win. Also new items! New monsters! #delve #roguelikedev

Play delve 0.6.0! It's the highest version number delve has ever had!!

If the end of windows 10 is making you switch to Linux, good news: recompiling the kernel can now be done *without* blood sacrifice. They patched that out like a decade ago. No blood sacrifice needed. You will merely have to give up a cherished memory, though.

Elijah Harper, a Manitoba MLA, stood up for his people when he refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord. With his vote against it, while holding an eagle's feather, he became an icon of resistance. This is his story. 📸 Wayne Glowacki 🧵1/12

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 3 data - Kingston, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NS, SK, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor

"We found that using backup diesel generators this way would cause about 500 more premature deaths per year in the U.S. compared with getting the same electricity from the central grid."