The Gravy Plane, by other means

More photos inside Hamilton City Hall where hundreds of people are expressing their opposition to AI data centres as the Committee of Adjustment debates an administrative routine (from a legal/planning perspective) land severance for the former Stelco lands to facilitate data centres #hamont #yhmcc

I was able to navigate the crowd to step outside Hamilton City Hall to take this photo of the over 100 people protesting on the forecourt. They can be heard from inside the Council Chambers as the Committee of Adjustment listens to public delegations against Steelport's data centre plans. #yhmcc

Now that CBS has killed 60 Minutes and Colbert’s show, they’ll have more time for groundbreaking TV like Sheriff Country, Fire Country, Marshals, CIA, FBI, Boston Blue, Police Country, Fire Sheriffs and Marshal Police.

I use Copilot at my office. It is every bit as crazymaking as ChatGPT, but with an MS corporate sheen on top. I'm of the belief that there *are* ways for ethical LLM/Transformer tech to exist, but these piratical sycophantic delusion machines being sold by MS and OpenAI have no place in schools.

Reference here to @ricardotranjan.bsky.social's piece arguing the feds should buy declining-value condos and convert them into affordable housing. "Developers should be offered a way out, not a bailout — one which leaves communities owning more homes, not investors." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

My in-laws recently gifted me an air fryer and I finally understand what all the fuss was about - the testimonials, the proselytizing, the pamphlets, the aggressive recruitment of others

You know, no offense to the Robertson or Phillips families but maybe we could just start calling screws "the square kind", "the one with the plus sign" etc.

Hey #HamOnt, there's a group coalescing around opposing the #Steelport data centre plans, and one member has made a website with info on several options for getting involved: StopTheDataCentre.ca

Let me get this straight: Canada ‘chastised’ Israel for raping and torturing our citizens… by reiterating Israel’s “right to self-defence”? You truly can’t make this shit up. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...

Dear CEO, rollin' up on a graduation like, "Enjoy the robot uprising and 20% unemployment." Stop actin' surprised when your ass gets booed and whatnot.

JFC. More money wasted. Here, spreading unfounded fear while not solving homelessness. Return rent control to vacant units, provide affordable housing, increase ODSP payments, & more. Some people (including Ford) just shouldn't live in cities because they're afraid of everyone who isn't like them.

hey #HamOnt - did you know there's an AI data centre proposal in our city? Here's everything I've been able to find out about it: thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/steelp...

I'm the Professional Team Namer who chose to name #HamOnt's new AHL team the "Hamilton Hammers". Here's some insight into my process

"The team's long and unshakable curse began in 2026, shortly after they chose the name Hamilton Hammers"

“Canada post ‘loses’ too much money”

Sir, another graduation ceremony in which the students booed AI has dropped. "College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names" (via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)

It really is something to watch every centrist liberal politician across the continent try to repurpose whatever they can of Zohran Mamdani's aesthetic, but leaving behind any of the substantive policy ideas that brought meaning to that aesthetic

[Establishing shot of city] Radio announcer: "It's a real scorcher out there today, folks!"

Opinion: It's been six months since Premier Doug Ford's ban on "cash grab" speed cameras, and the data is in, writes @graphicmatt.com. All of us get to say it: we told you so. #onpoli

Inject it in my veins

This kind of thing but for roasted red pepper & tomato soup

I'm so vaguely proud of where I'm from sort of

incredible and shameful there isn’t international condemnation of the united states for collective punishment of 10 million people

Tiffin service is fascinating and I'm considering it

Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets — not even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 — thanks to “the removal or weakening of climate policies” over the last year, according to a February report by the Canadian Climate Institute.

Comic Sans gets so much heat while this villain just gets off scot-free

This is 'Red Beach' on Hormuz Island off the coast of Iran. The red mud is actually one of the island's most important natural resources: OCHRE. It's a mix of silica, clay & iron oxides. Let's talk about the unusual geology, vibrant colors & culture of Hormuz Island, Iran. (📷: Sirsilentbob423)

The Ford government allowed public employees to upload people’s personal data, including credit cards and driver’s licences, to unsecured AI sites and used medical software that recorded wrong medications and missed mental health details, says Ontario's auditor general.

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

This was Bane's plan in the comics to destroy the Batman.

If you refuse to fill out the census you will not be raptured, you will be left behind

Hmm still can’t quite figure out why the public has a viscerally negative reaction to AI

Standing on the shores of a new Lake Timmycaca. Nature finds a way. #HamOnt

Imagine talking about any other public service this way. Does the government keep public hospitals “afloat”? What about when it gave Marine Atlantic $169 million to support its operations in 24/25? The media does the bidding of those who want to private Canada Post when they adopt this framing.

Read @althiaraj.bsky.social’s full piece here: www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Not ending homelessness is a choice. It's a policy position

Paw Patrol is a big part of my life

He has been coming for many years

16°C, the greatest of all temperatures

I've never liked the phrasing of "[Place name] Strong" It sounds like you're talking like cookie monster or the hulk

Looking at how much AI psychosis has basically atrophied a bunch of formerly normal and rational adults, essentially overnight, I think we have absolutely no conception of how bad this is going to be for kids and learning

Some personal news

Tried this today and am intrigued

Horrific. Every feeling human being should be outraged by what Israel is doing in southern Lebanon, destroying it like Gaza. Instead, with this rare and important exception, it’s not even on the radar. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...