Doing my taxes and omg the out of times I see "coffee shop" on my statement is just ridiculous. At least it's no longer how many times I see a bar or restaurant name.

Who tf bets for nuclear war? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE AROUND TO GET PAID OUT.

Where we all play the discernment game of 'is it poop, soaked cardboard, or decaying leaves?'. A not-fun Toronto game.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A HUMAN IN THE LOOP. It's inherent to ai building. One glaring thing about this is that whatever the glasses 'see' doesn't go straight to Meta. It goes to humans in Kenya who personally transcribe what the video shows, *then* sends it all to Meta. AI isn't what you think it is.

I did a thing. Hear me on Jules Smith's podcast Fearless Practice chat about how I got into the field of sex therapy. On Apple Podcasts (please comment so Jules can get those nice numbers up because they're a nice person) or wherever you get your listening freak on.

Fucking finally a good post to read omg

Toronto has the chance to change its street furniture program (waste bins, transit shelters, seating). Take the survey and for the love of gods tell the City how much of a terrible contract Astral Media was. It's been a nightmare. Survey open til March 26. #topoli www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

Soooo, BackPage gets shut down and criminalized for being a platform that supposedely hosted outside abuse, but if the platform itself foments abuse, that's totes ok. Cool, cool.

A nice take-down of a douchebag, but weirdly notes his father, John Landis, only as a 'veteran filmmaker', ignoring his role in the violent cast deaths on the set of The Twilight Zone film. Evil runs in the family.

Adding to my library of ';dr' terms (tl;dr, ai;dr) is ss;dr - substack; didn't read. Fitting the abbreviation is SS.

It's beyond unfortunate that absolutely nothing substantial for safety will come out of such a meeting. How many discussions, meetings, and actual hearings with tech companies have resulted in anything meaningful toward change to protect users? Not a single one. Why would this be any different?

I’m writing an article about the unseen labor it takes to become a successful online adult content creator, and would love to hear from more #spicysky #nsfwsky workers: What’s the hardest or most time-consuming part of your job? What do you wish customers understood about the work you do?

I'd love to know what Carney and his "AI Minister" Solomon think of this.

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www.toronto.ca/services-pay... Torontonians have a chance to provide feedback on care of our urban tree canopy. The canopy is a vital source of health for the city and needs a lot of TLC. Please complete the survey and show your care for our canopy and our own health. #topoli

In not being able to trust a single damn thing of what I see and read on the internet, I believe that sad story of Punch the lonely monkey and his stuffy to be totally suss. I hate that.

youtu.be/_Dfc89TY-aA?... So damn excited for this.

I've been wondering this since I saw that first damn movie.

Billionaires could be out there fully funding libraries but prefer to summon the antichrist and I want off this train

i don't know how to put this politely but stating that your work is approved/supported by companies like open ai, google and anthropic doesn't give you the credibility you think it does. for me, this is a clear sign that i am not interested in engaging or working with you

Still getting through Karen Hao's Empire of AI, and thinking I'd love to see this play out in a series, similar to the tone of Halt and Catch Fire (though not as fictionalized).

Ftlofuck will Toronto ever be free of Ford? At what point of destruction of cities do we get this to stop? This is an honest question I'd like answered.

I'd love some research on just how many health practitioners read their ai-created notes before signing off on them. Based on all the examples like this one, my bet is 'nowhere near enough'. Despite the countless ai health notes popping up almost daily.

Am absolutely in love with this concept art for the animated version of André Alexis' 15 Dogs; if not especially bc the 506 is my route. The article sadly does not reference the illustrator (please please please don't be ai) variety.com/wp-content/u...

Saw this photo in a local paper mentioning a new restaurant and I didn't read any further because I'm too distracted by the grip on this fork. I just can't trust any image anymore to look human.

Had to turn down an invitation to a career retreat because it's in the US. So many ppl I know have decided to not step foot in the US. This sucks as a massive loss of scholarship that we no longer have access to.

Hail the gods, my dishwasher has unfrozen after its month long slumber. It's the little things #dlws

Just learned a new term for digital marketing: AEO - Answer Engine Optimization - and, wow, I hate that.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

“…the way patients ask questions looks nothing like the way these models were evaluated. Most large language models (LLMs) — the technology underlying chatbots — are tested on exam-style questions and answers, but real patients ask questions that can be emotional, leading, and sometimes risky.”

<mind blown>

Just found out the women's health specialist I waited a full year to see has left that clinic to go open her own private pay clinic. Nothing like our gov paying doctors so poorly, we get forced into a 2 tier system.

The amount of people whose work I want to read but won't because they're on Substack is sadly too high, but I just won't subscribe.

I'm actually quite bothered by this. I believe we should be advancing *toward* things like concentrated juice, for the same reason there's a rising industry of concentrated soaps: reduce the amount of water used to produce such things.

From the vaults: a look at the Toronto bathhouse raids, which took place 45 years ago today. #TOHistory jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/r...

Succession was so lighthanded in the skeletons the Roy family hid.

I know that BlogTO has had a steady decline in quality over the years, and has officially been enshittified by now requiring sign up to read their pieces. This wouldn't be so much of an issue for me if their publication wasn't just local events prettied up to look like journalism.

10-1 that AI will be a factor in this new iteration.

NOOOOOOOOOOO

Just noticed a very off-putting thing on IG: I was watching an interview clip with someone discussing now being sober after years of alcoholism, and the 'suggested accounts' listed after that post were of people whose avatars were of them drinking alcohol.

What a perfect term.

Did you get nonconsensually "stripped" by Grok? I know a very experienced lawyer I love and trust who is looking to sue Elon's Fascist Farm on behalf of anyone nonconsensually nudified and targeted on X. My DMs are open, I can connect you. And if not you, help spread the word?

I'm talking to everyone who will listen about Heated Rivalry (and maybe some who won't)

Went for a walk this morning to see the aftermath of #snowTO. Good things the streets are plowed so ppl can walk on them bc there's no one driving and the sidewalks aren't plowed. Peak Toronto.

Gorgeous night in Toronto. The ability to go for an evening walk during a snowstorm is priceless and can help quiet all the noise of the world. Even if for a brief moment to allow you to breathe. #SnowTO

The speed at which this guy works and gets things done is absolutely bonkers to me. Toronto would never. The team he has to assemble such a well made message – both in design and content – is amazing. #topoli

Mad props to retreat organizers. OMG THE WORK. Now I understand why some retreats cost what they do. The behind-the-scenes work is a hydra of concerns, considerations, and costs.

Is that... is that ISAAC MIZRAHI saying the moon (descriptor right there in the name) is a planet? So many things to consider in this clip.