Apparently a bunch of words trigger this kind of response, including redo, delete, help, and these others I've attached. For some reason it was really focused on where I live. Also RIP pulling up definitions from Google, it was a nice feature.

the primary heuristic for evaluating whether AI should be allowed to do a thing is whether or not that thing will be done better or worse by a system that is absolutely mid in its abilities

Played through this last night and had a lovely time! Would recommend to anyone looking for a quick hit of fun deduction like Roottrees or Chants of Sennaar.

Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg

Excellent investigation from CBC into the fake social media accounts from overseas who are boosting Alberta separatism online. Short video, everyone in Canada should see. youtu.be/NXafC7tlqt0?...

So you get this dichotomy of your daily buzz 604 now articles about celebrities at a hip new restaurant or the newest global event coming to town, but meanwhile the community centres are falling apart and the local sports team is in jeopardy two different worlds, two levels of investment

You belong here @kylebrandtsky.bsky.social

planners: our two universities will be at the end of a peninsula and at the top of a mountain people: won't people complain about how removed they are from the city? planners: almost immediately people: will rapid transit be created in response? planners: we'll talk about it for decades, but no

They're calling it the best democracy ever. www.ft.com/content/7529...

this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...

Moment of zen. NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras and zodiacal light is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

Thanks to AI, Google has become perhaps the largest source of misinformation in the world. This one is just completely made up!

Breaking: Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

Both the Wall Street Journal and The Information confirming that OpenAI is killing Sora - both the app and *access to its video-generating model for developers*. This is a huge move that suggests things are a bit desperate www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open... www.theinformation.com/articles/ope...

Gonna suggest this is a real PR misstep from the Whitecaps if they really intend to stay in Vancouver. theprovince.com/sports/socce...

Ferbruary #oldknees

A condo complex in Coquitlam is the site of a wild strata civil war Super fascinating reporting by @portmoodypigeon.bsky.social, with more to come

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

Big day! CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus this year, adding to last year's expansion of 30 journalists in 22 communities across Canada. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada. My editor's blog: www.cbc.ca/news/editors...

The developers of PEAK explain pricing

For a decade, home prices, rent prices, assaults and overdose deaths generally went up in Vancouver, at a fairly rapid rate. But that's no longer the case, and it's an overall trendline that's really worth monitoring. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Just saw another "China Struggles" article and it reminded me of this.

The Office brand is arguably Microsoft's most important - possibly more than Windows itself. To rename it after this slop generator is staggeringly foolish. Honestly, it's pushed me to spending more and more time in Linux and MacOS lately to escape this Copilot push.

Funny Numbers xkcd.com/3184/

whenever we go into manhattan my 4 year old points at the skyscrapers and says “vampires live there!” and I had no idea why until today - when he called it the vampire state building

I used to hate Christmas in Vancouver because I grew up in Ottawa where December is usually snowy. Here, it's usually raining. But now I think it's kind of charming that everyone here still does Christmas activities in the rain because they're so determined to have a good time.

If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.

If you want to communicate your idea to an artist all you need is 30 seconds and the basic ability to grip a pen

First expansion for ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ has officially been revealed 🎮 • Free for all players • New areas and boss battles • Releasing in 2026

Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.

The Roottrees are Dead had a bit of a moment this year so you've probably heard of it already, but the attention is well-earned. A document exploration game that spans an entire century of a family's history and drama that really captures that research feel. It's also got a great tiered hint system.

Abbotsford mayor says region IDed array of new infrastructure needed to prevent repeat scenario of 2021 but funding requests to government were largely ignored. “We don’t need empty promises from the federal government that they have our back." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

User-generated content? I barely watch creator-generated content.

Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca

Zuckerberg's attempt at making Second Life again could almost certainly have funded every indie game in the history of indie games combined.

Congrats to Justin on getting “It is more important than ever that we...get our shit together" as an on-the-record quote from a sitting MLA published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs. I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well. maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

NEW: City Budget survey results are out. By a more than two-to-one margin over any other scenario, Vancouver residents wanted a tax rate that maintained public services. Zero means zero consideration of public feedback. ABC's cuts are as anti-democratic as they are harmful.

cutting to celebrities at dodgers stadium will be like “here is 90 seconds of every a-lister you know” and at the skydome it’s “member of schitt’s creek” and “famous prog rock musician” and “well muscled guy trending on tiktok”

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.