Deep inside-baseball coverage of fallout from the Dems big election night. This is the kind of thing I subscribe to TPM for: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-insider-politics-sheets-are-scurrying-for-new-conventional-wisdom/sharetoken/d8f3e4b5-4c42-4cc0-be03-bdc821dbcc30 #uspol

This is an important, eloquent piece by @aphyr - worth a boost I’d say: https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago

Some little mushrooms from today’s dog walk in the forest. Stropharia ambigua, Mycena, and Laccaria.l (maybe L. laccata) #fungi #mushtodon #mosstodon #victoriabc

Baby Amantlita muscaria. A real chonker. #fungi #mushtodon #mosstodon #victoriabc

Mostly a damp walk today but the light turned out nice in this photo. Some kind of Pholiota, maybe P. squarosa, on a stump, surrounded by salal. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc

👋 Hey Mastodon! Rob Botterell, here, your MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. I’m looking forward to sharing updates on local initiatives, community events, and issues that matter to our area. Excited to connect with you all! #bcpoli #community #introduction

Good NYT piece (gift link). Tl;dr: Financial whiz kids want to get their hands on mainstream retirement & insurance money so it can be plowed into unregulated private-debt markets and crypto. What could go wrong? […]

A stately Pluteus emerging from a rotted Douglas Fir stump near Royal Roads University. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc #yyj

In which I (probably foolishly) make a bunch of predictions about the future of #genai: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions

Last week I gave a talk at the IPTC’s “Photo Metadata Conference”. Here’s a blog-ified version, with lots of juicy digging into exactly what works and what’s broken in C2PA in 2025. Also strong opinions about provenance. And a link to the YouTube recording […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

This is a brilliant takedown of Ezra Klein. In addition to being a pleasure to read, it taught me something new… I had not realized that the podcast Ezra Klein went on to defend his terrible NYT column was _Ben Shapiro's_. ffs that's really all you need to know about Klein. #politics #uspol […]

Not much growing around here that's suitable for the table, but these bright orange Gymnopilus caught my eye. #fungi #mushtodon #yyj #victoriabc

English language version https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations/2025/pre-budget-consultations-2025.html https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/115006892448337131

A big shout out to another Canadian Senator from Alberta joining the Fediverse!! Big welcome to Senator Wells! One at a time, we'll get them here! I am sure @paulatics had something to do with this! :) #canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #welcome #canada #mastodon […]

#silentsunday #victoriabc not sure what happened that all these conifers were topped. Does fire do that?

I’ve had a very similar experience with my VW ID.4, which we've owned now for more than 2 years. As a car, it's the best I've ever owned. The instant torque, low centre of gravity, and silent operation is just fantastic. As a computer (and I say this as a software professional who's written his […]

Maple enjoyed her visit to Florencia beach near Ucluelet. #dogsofmastodon #vancouverisland

Nibbling done here #FungiFriday #MushroomsOfMastodon #hiking #vancouverisland

Monotropa uniflora (aka ghost pipe, aka ghost plant) usually likes shady spots but the sun was hitting this patch making them look pretty darn glamorous. Often mistaken for a fungus this is a non-chlorophyll plant that is parasitic on fungal mycelia. #bloomscrolling #mosstodon #victoriabc #yyj

Fish and chips picnic if at Fisherman’s Wharf. Felt like summer for the first time this year. (The dog also got a bit of fish if you’re wondering) #yyj #dogsofmastodon #victoriabc

"GenAI can simulate all of the steps: it can summarize readings, pull out key concepts, draft text, and even generate ideas for discussion. But that would be like going to the gym and asking a robot to lift weights for you. " https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler/114614180430453033

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, —and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, potentially revealing what a culture values https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/linguists-find-proof-of-sweeping-language-pattern-once-deemed-a-hoax/

A pair of chef’s knives I recently finished: a 170mm petty and a 255mm gyuto.They are both made from a very high carbon steel (125cr2) hardened to 64HRC, which is at the high end of what you’d get from a traditional Japanese knife made from Hitachi white or blue steel. #knifemaking #handmade #diy

No complaints from Maple at the Mt. Wells summit. #dogsofmastodon #yyj #victoriabc

I hadn't even thought of this as a possibility and now I'm filled with dread. https://masto.hackers.town/@lambdacalculus/114444194054006136

I will not comply! #yyj #victoriabc

Behold! The entire extent of my 2025 morel harvest. It was delicious, fried in butter on sourdough toast. #fungi #victoriabc #mushtodon

Gyromitra esculenta. A common fungus on southern Vancouver Island in early spring. Guidebooks list it as "toxic" and there have been fatalities recorded from consumption. The primary toxin, gyromitrin, is water soluble so boiling the mushrooms and discarding the […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

The trillums are blooming, which is nice in and of itself, but is also an indictor that the spring fungi should be arriving soon. If I'm lucky, there'll be some morels and verpas where I found them last year around this time. Also, I learned recently that […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

Not much in the way of spring mushrooms in my area but I did spot a couple showy Lichenomphalia and a shy pixie cup in the background. #fungi #mushtodon #yyj #victoriabc

Moonset this morning over #pkols. #saanich #victoriabc #moon #selene

I already boosted this, but I want to add more emphasis. I think every Canadian citizen of the Fediverse ought to sign this petition to get the Government of Canada off Xitter: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5359 Could anyone who has any Canadian followers […]

Words to live by: "If someone isn’t your doctor or romantic partner, there’s no legitimate argument for why that person has any right to know what kind of genitals you were born with.” https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hf7ezrajxadu7v3tzcyij424/post/3ljptyrbwzk2l