Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

Emu night (1/2)

"Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke"

I asked the drug company ceo where they made the pills that keep you from vomiting, but I was told There Is No Antiemetics Division

What? An "AI" company violating the copyright and intellectual property rights of individual creators who neither licensed nor gave permission for the use of their work? That's so unusual and has never once happened before!

Good morning,Ontario, the sky looks like armageddon and the air smells like a campfire where you were burning something you really shouldn’t. Be careful out there. 😷

Early morning, lined up waiting for the blood lab to open. I'm number three. Weather's actually lovely right now, nice breeze. (Will start raining eventually, but so it goes)

As some of you may be aware, I am about to hit the big reset button on a lot of my life. I'm moving back in with Dad so that I can work part time while returning to school, but I could use some help! CashApp/Venmo: CleverDog www.paypal.me/mcdogald ko-fi.com/cleverdog Amzn Wishlist: bit.ly/4aR3Cid

Fuck that's a good own

"You'll find this mocha syrup recipe makes about 8-12 servings." "You underestimate me."

if anyone would like to help, since a few people recommended to share. I'm looking for jobs, I saw this coming, but we need 2,000 for rent, bills food in 3weeks 😑 peeps like RichardH, SetsuneWave, HazleRaven, Darkkig, KeiFox, DamianBlackest etc (have helped too🧡 throne.com/shocktress

This is extremely good for saving your wrist.

The @hacklab.to Furry Market is ongoing, and hopping!

Today in Toronto! Tabling with copies of all the MFBC novels to date, some prints, and zines by @shapelessink.bsky.social at the Furry Market by @hacklab.to, 1677 St. Clair West from 12-6

This story takes place in the same universe as Avram Davidson's "Or All the Seas With Oysters." The character names are taken from Flann O'Brien's "The Third Policeman." It's an all-star tribute to bikes. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/sele...

The state cut my SNAP benefits off at the top of the month. Bless 'em, they fought off the new regulations as long as possible. I tried to make it through with what I have, but I've come up short by $50-$100, and I am asking for small amounts of assistance. www.paypal.com/paypalme/col...

Why would you even release a Commodore Phone without a bit-bangable User Port. You know! For cartridges!

Well, crap. paizo.com/blog/paizo-r...

Waited for help to arrive and we were all extracted safely. Heh. That'd make for the best worst escape room. "Try the phone number of the guy who booked us!" "Maybe this graffiti means something!" "I think there's a secret door in the roof, let's form a pyramid to reach it!"

Hey, technical question: elevator drops suddenly about two inches then freezes, won't take key commands, flashing '05' on the floor indicator. Anybody got an override code? XD

V O I D B U N

Money is distressingly tight right now, so if you'd feel like buying a sketch for $25, or just giving a hand to a struggling artist, I'm on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/joe_england

Had my first night using my new loaner CPAP. Slept like a log. AHI down to 1, no central events. And no black polyurethane confetti in my lungs! I should hear from the sleep lab peeps about getting a new titration study soon, and then I'll have a new Rx for therapy so I can buy a new CPAP outright.

I am not permitted to use strong language on the phone to my doctor's office receptionists, so I shall have to say "Stop lying to me you motherfuckers" here instead.

Little chirping birds must be ejected immediately if not sooner

Another night of broken sleep. Should have a loaner CPAP by tomorrow night.

Reminder to myself, Philips Respironics is shite and I knew that five damn years ago. www.fda.gov/medical-devi...

Oh, it is proving to be a very long night in very short increments. >.<

Aw, crap. My CPAP just started shedding internal foam insulation. (Tries not to think about how long it's probably been shedding foam bits too small to see)

Summer fast approaches. I'm contractually barred by my lease from cramming solar panels on my apartment balcony and windows to offset AC costs. But they don't charge me for water use, and I know how a waterwheel generator goes together... n.n

My high school BBS was a beautiful moment in time. USENET and alt.society.generation-x was a beautiful moment in time. The beginning of the blogosphere was a beautiful moment in time. The early days of Twitter were a beautiful moment in time. They were great, and now they're gone. It's fine.

Just wait until Boston hears about the "Boston Pizza" chain.

Growlerton is sadly underrated as a product solutions architect.

"Portable mp3 player - MP3 has 64 gram(2.26 oz) equivalent to 16 dollar coins, shap as a pock card." Amazon, are you feeling ok? C'mon, here, sit down. Have some water.

I'm not saying it's an open secret that there's a seven or eight word 'nonsense sentence' that starts an irrevocable process of service degradation in AI systems. A phrase that seeds a new stochastic distribution that explosively increases the number of tokens even simple queries need. No.

I have a very anxious small dog, wearing a cone of shame, trying to climb me. It's not unlike being gently assaulted by an Anglepoise lamp.

Just saw that if you’re over 55, you do not need the language test anymore. You still need the 5 years permanent residency though. Eeee! Goals to a way out! Four more years!

Kids, learn from my mistakes. Live your life in such a manner as to ensure you never wind up living in an office with only two electrical outlets.

Today, we shall see if the Ikea delivery service can make a simple delivery. Which, you know, I thought they could at least *try* last week, but I was too optimistic. (Working from home makes me very terse with "We missed you! emails. Did we? Because *we* were here ALL DAY.)

I feel like there's a market for spoons with an integral heat pipe and radiator fills, to help cool your coffee without dilution. This doesn't mean it's a *good* idea, just that it could be marketable.

"Tanya, why are you crying?"

The only war this administration is actually invested in is its relentless assault on both decency and intelligence. www.theverge.com/science/9187...

2/3 of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the war with Iran. 2/3! According to the US Dept. Of Health and Human Services, that's 1500% of all Americans!

I wish I could say enough to express how much it means to receive generosity. I would've hit my limits a long time ago if it weren't for that. For people like you! Thank you so much, even if all you do is share a link. Nothing's small. gofund.me/d86f0f3c0

Y'know, usually I feel a tiny bit bad about being blocked by someone. RSD maybe, just sad I made someone decide their life was better without occasional glimpses of my ramblings in it. But seems, like so many of you, I'm on an "AI HATERS" list. I feel *good* about that. n.n

The dog bought me new earbuds for that birthday. Annoyed at first - silly things need an app to operate? - but I finally had a chance to go through the HearingID stuff, pattern my hearing responses. Uhm. That... look, I know a notch filter when I see one. O.o

I need a proverb that kills AI agents. Call it a Markov Chain Saw.

Oh hey, new feature! Scroll down feed a ways, hit 'reply', annnnnd.... Feed refreshes and it's back up to the top! Brilliant, I hardly ever hit reply in the hopes that I'll lose track of the message I'm replying to and be shoved back to the end of my feed! Fucking vibe "coders".

*looks around* 51. *goes back to bed*