He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

Nvidia's different approach to A/V making me a believer. AI interpreting the real world in real time rather than rules based - perhaps the only way to deal with the long tail of new & unexpected situations. Coming in a Mercedes soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tJM... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzAV...

oh my gosh yes!! if you want an ebook copy of Inventing the Renaissance, go check your favorite storefront - it's on deep sale right now for $3.99 (i had to renew my library loan TWICE because I read slow and it's 700 pages of loads of interesting/engaging facts + insights. $4 is a steal 🌈🌟)

Highly recommended!

I am often an @nytimes.com critic. On this one they got it right.

ICE has murdered a woman who was driving away.

The Trump crime family is so corrupt they even use inside intel to game the prediction markets. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It seems all that happened yesterday was a change in who is the head of the regime as a strategy to force them to work with the US, but that's it. No return of democracy, no freeing of political prisoners, and no structural change that will benefit all Venezuelans.

"LLMs basically are a dead end when it comes to superintelligence” www.ft.com/content/e3c4...

My name in Proto Sinaic - the first Alphabet invented at Serabit el-Khadim, a harsh Sinai turquoise mining site 1850–1500 BCE. Just the first letter of each symbol is used. - Water (Mem) - Ox Head (Aleph) - Human Head (Resh) - Palm of a Hand (Kaph) Thanks to the BBC Series Human and Ella Al Shamahi

You know who was great? Claudia Cardinale. Terrific actress, fine human being, never became a fascist. Also extraordinarily beautiful. She was a feminist and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador. She died earlier this year. Just remembering her today for no particular reason.

Shameful given the millions that were corruptly doled out to Ford's friends

And, finally, from me, the first year of a resurrected river valley & new park just east of Toronto’s skyscrapers has seen an explosion of animal and plant life, from a relative of the puffin to eagles, coyotes & minks www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...

This is outrageous, Doug Ford rips out Ontario’s speed cameras and then uses taxpayers money to run ads about nonexistent police, useless signs and speed bumps. He takes from us and then rubs it in our face.

Trapped in car dependency.

“Everything that swims goes with fino or manzanilla, everything that flies with amontillado, and everything that walks with oloroso” www.ft.com/content/7a99...

A lovely history of unicorns and more mythical creatures. www.ft.com/content/5f8b...

A magnicent set of topical multi-lingual insuts on someone's intelligence.

Elon really doesn't care about safety. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...

Remember when the pundits were complaining that Canada could not get a trade deal like the UK? www.ft.com/content/afd4...

Exactly.

Astomishing bravery

A shooting at a beach in Sydney during a Hanukkah celebration killed 10 people and injured 60 more. One of the shooters was disarmed by a passerby. What a horrible tragedy. Deepest condolences to the victims and their loved ones. So much violence in the world. We must make the world a safer place.

Ai takes over from the influencers. Which do you dislike most? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

Over 2,000 Roshel Senator armored vehicles have been delivered to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to company head Roman Shimonov. The Canadian-made vehicles are a backbone of Ukraine’s mobility, used for troop transport, logistics, medevac, and high-risk missions.

Kevin O’Leary, Danielle Smith, and Wayne Gretzky have all flown to Mar-a-Lago to cozy up to Donald Trump, leaving Canadians questioning their loyalty. @markcritch.bsky.social puts it plainly: “If you don’t like being called a traitor, maybe stop acting like one.” thewalrus.ca/kevin-oleary-way...

This afternoon, we had a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. I updated President Zelenskyy and leaders present on two key priorities - support for Ukraine and increasing European defence preparedness.

Follow Yogi Berra's advice. “Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.” bbc.com/travel/artic...

If someone says "buy my military equipment or else" then they're not your friend. They're a threat.

We are entering a golden age of digital pamphlateering as big news media fails to deliver in so many ways.

@shawnmicallef.bsky.social This one's for you.

This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving

Hey @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social some great ideas here.

"Mom & pop czar"!!

America, It's Not You, It's...

A pipeline that will never get built enable many other positive moves for the environment.

It is a gorgeous, wonderful, welcoming rennovation. A lot more than just the indigenous pieces that Alex choose to focus on. Go and see.

The wonderful @adapalmer.bsky.social does a podcast on lessons from history for resisting authoritarianism, tryranny and censorship. For my Canadian fellow citizens, think Doug Ford and Danielle Smith. Every act of resistance matters. www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...

1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime 2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression 3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press 4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim. Russian policy 2025

I've been saying for years: The Saudis have all this money, but they spent it *so* stupidly. The money for LIV golfers was insane. Same with Ronaldo? And Noem? What?

Yuja Wang’s does VR. A great reason to fly to Paris. www.ft.com/content/320e...

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member-- No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November!

There’s enough money flowing through these LLM companies to found and endow ten new Harvards and keep right on going. Think of how much they could have given back to scholarship if they’d cared. We should have no compunction about making them pay for the work they exploited.

THIS is what true leaders sound like. They don't brag about how great they are or speak nonsense about sharks, batteries, & magnets. They work for ALL the people & the ENTIRE country, focusing on prosperity. Mostly, they don't attack, maim & kill their own citizens. youtu.be/yAFV5Jip5Ss?...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

If you want to explore far beyond the foodie 'hot spots'and connect with the incredible diversity of food cultures in Toronto and beyond, Suresh is your best guide. Streaming on CBC Gem. Well worth 22 minutes of your Sunday each week. gem.cbc.ca/locals-welco...

Fascinating examination of algorithmic composing Includes Mozart compositiions using a roll of the dice. www.ft.com/content/b549...

KANDAVEL SAYS THAT PEOPLE IN HIS WARD DEPEND ON CARS TO GET AROUND AND HAVE NO OTHER OPTION SO THE SOLUTION IS NOT TO MAKE IT SO THEY CAN WALK TO LOCAL STORES BUT SO THEY KEEP HAVING TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO COSTCO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Move over, Mariah. Sit doon, Bing. Make way fer yer Granny youtu.be/5pfmoVQNl9c?...

Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.