If this doesn't end with AI CEOs wearing barrels for clothing we should pass laws mandating that they have to

Had a sensible chuckle at this but then read some comments and have now reverse Homered into the bushes

What's up, I'm in Jasper

All I have to say about this people getting mad about Odyssey casting is, I don't remember any of them getting mad when they gave Wishbone the role of Odysseus

it’s wild on the internet to hear so many people complain about casting in the odyssey movie. like, they ARE represented: there IS a wind-bag in the story.

Well the score wasn’t what I wanted but the rest of this definitely panned out

My upcoming book is absolutely packed to the brim with em dashes—more em dashes than any well-adjusted human being could possibly need or want—and if any of you tries to claim they are the result of some soulless LLM rather than my own unhinged compulsion I will fight you.

The thing about tailor Swift being a billionaire is that while she is a self made billionaire performing artistry, in her place there could be a thousand other sell out musician millionaires. Why don't I know any musicians from 2010-now? Tailor Swift ate them somehow.

It would be very good if there was a law that would put law enforcement officials in prison for 10+ years when they lie under oath. Nothing is more corrosive to a society than police corruption.

Imagine what brainrot will look like when the same billionaire Nazi pedophiles who destroyed irl third places, succeed in setting fire to the Internet because of their virulent transphobia and desperate desire to further victimize children.

Snitches are so important to fascism.

I just left the airport during a layover. We went to Richmond and had dim sum and it was awesome. Boarding the flight in 20 min. I hope they will let me lie sideways across a row of seats like a fat bear because I have eaten so much food.

Ever wonder if your friends (who love you legitimately and have been loyal and true for decades) think of you as their really odd friend? Like "I have work friends, and school friends, and sports friends, and theyre all normal. Then there's Ben."

Sorry everyone, but soy milk in frappuccinos make them taste good. Sorry to be so controversial.

Ben has landed in Toronto!!! He shall leave in 4 hrs. Time to 1. Eat breakfast in terminal 2. Second breakfast?

This is how the Tetris piece feels. You know? The Cleveland Z?!

The state pension gets written about as if people take that money out of the bank and burn it. Almost every penny of it goes straight back into the wider economy as everyday consumption. It's not a weight round our necks; it's propping up whole industries.

Time to start flying home. Toronto first, then Vancouver, then home. 17 hrs in transit. For the long leg I paid extra for leg room

The planes I am trying to leave ottawa on are cursed Yesterday: cancelled Today: delayed delayed delayed and now delayed

mad how the defining cultural image of Steamboat Willie is Mickey whistling and driving the boat, and not the bit where he plays a pig's nipples as a musical instrument while it shrieks in pain

I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

The quiet part out loud he said

For instance: faith of the heart by sting can be both used for a star trek tv show and a movie about a physician who makes people laugh

James Carville got so confused by democrats winning that he quit.

Whoa! Simultaneous papers announcing the discovery of a new directly imaged planet - beta Pictoris d!!! arxiv.org/pdf/2606.23801 arxiv.org/pdf/2606.23789 It's just so BIG. I can't believe it's just so ROUND, it's like OUT THERE. 🪐 (Courtesy of my kids who have just discovered Sir Mix-A-Lot)

This is such a bummer.

Highlights of yesterday's talks: 1. Learned how fmri works 2. Robot made of glass and plastic for mri stabbing 3. Shining red lights on babies brains to see where the metabolism is 4. Neutrons have magnetic fields 5. Anti nuclear war talks 6.quantum Camps for kids and hs teachers

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the National Post is fully behind the Alberta Independence Movement. But, I didn't think they hated Canada as much as they do.

Anyone hiring Kristi Noem should just go bankrupt, do not pass go. Just incredibly dumb thing to do, but it does prove something--there is such a thing as bad PR

It's a tag team of: end of the days talks and jetlag + back pain vs my desire to learn about quantum to gravity. Who will win? After a break after this neil turok is going to give a public lecture at Carlton uni across town. I predict stretching in the future

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

All five vases made it. I hope I see five friends this week

Well. I made it. Ans for some reason I'm in a suite. Sweet. Time to see if my vases made the trip

Touchdown in ottawa

I'm flying to Ottawa! I'm going to the CAP conference. I'm stoked.

what are they up to

There is a place where clipboards go. A home free. No one is allowed to see them move but when no one is looking they sneak and slink and then sprint To the place where no one will see them again

Tampering with evidence is a stretch, they're not trying to use these in actually evidentiary proceedings. Lying to the public? It looks like they're stating "these are AI enhanced" Definitely raising the risk of wrongful arrests. Bottom line though, this AI enhancement shit is garbage.

Access to the best trainers in the world won't help a superficial person. I'm surprised he hasn't made special fake weights created for him.

As a fan of Star Trek & other science fiction, I don’t mind if science is fudged for dramatic effect. But when the scientific process & scientists themselves are misrepresented, inserting secrecy & efforts at social control, it contributes to distrust in science & misconceptions that can cause harm.

Like everyone always, I see this as more evidence for the thing I already believed, which is that voting is mostly based on vibes so politicians should focus on (1) being likable and then (2) pursuing the policies they actually believe in

It's Elon Musk's fault, and the fault of those who allowed him to have power. www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-...

To quote @Tiny_Boxes on twitter, "My ADHD meds don't destroy what's weird about me, they just make me weird in bullet time."

Chesterton's Fence, but far, far stupider

Trump dispatched rank amateurs for a critical task: “Iran’s response should not have been a surprise,” said one expert. “Witkoff and Kushner fundamentally misread the Iranian position and jumped to conclusions about Iranian intentions that just aren’t supported by the evidence.”

Love is a basic human right🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Gender shouldn’t draw any lines. Why does the world make something so natural feel so hard? Let’s hold hands and shout it loud—love should be free for everyone. love is love♡