“Right or wrong, we tend to believe ... that the artisan or the writer puts something of themselves into the work, so that to own or hold the handmade or crafted thing is like carrying a piece of its maker with you.” – by @navneetalang.com in 2015

It does seem like remote drivers are still drivers. I bet they don't have licenses to drive in that jurisdiction though, and I'm not sure why that is being allowed. Am I missing something?

Today, even more than most days, we can safely ignore any headline including the words "Trump" and "says".

"Hotwashing" is, indeed, a fine and needed new word. I wonder if there's a place for a hotness Bechdel test. Do two regular-looking characters talk about something other than the hot characters?

Reminder: if things are awful, socially & politically, in your country, you are legally entitled to: stone steps plunging into a canal & a gondola & gondolier to whisk you away or a tor overlooking a range of foggy mountains or a garden pavilion with a discarded music box that plays Für Elise.

"Why <insert topic here> is a distraction" articles are the worst distraction. (Yes, I realize this makes this comment even worse).

You know, the last year and a half has sparked intense patriotism I wasn't even aware dwelled within me for all that Canada gets right and good. But if I'm being honest, the ruthlessness and drama of British politics makes me gaze across the Atlantic in envy.

So, we’ve got a name. Introducing: The Exchange. A new newsroom for West Yorkshire - built on the idea that places matter, stories matter, and that information shouldn’t just sit there.

What's Up, CBC?

Tell me you're reading a British politics live blog without telling me you're reading a British politics live blog.

Very good

someone made a translator it that takes a regular English sentence ... ... and translates it to LinkedIn-speak it's unsettlingly good Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...

My latest fixation: The suddenly ubiquitous full-sentence title. fritinancy.substack.com/p/title-tren...

As soon as Goodhart's Law becomes a target, it ceases to be useful.

Google will argue that this is a big that they have now fixed. But real damage has been done and that argument should not hold.

Bozikovic doing good work here on the Toronto Island Airport. I hope his voice gets heard.

Well I thought it was witty.

pretty rich coming from a former drug dealer, but hey what do I know

Quantum share prices are apparently like wavefunctions: observation causes collapse.

The Globe and Mail reporting on our (RideFair's) report. "Rideshare" drivers spend half their time without a passenger. fair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ridefair-Report_May_2026_final.pdf

New report from RideFair. New Toronto Open Data about Uber and other ridehail platforms shows an industry in need of reform. ridefair.ca/wp-content/u...

At RideFair Toronto, we just released a report on #Uber and other ridehail / rideshare platforms operating in the city. Increased levels of deadheading make for even lower driver pay and more downtown congestion. ridefair.ca/wp-content/u... #Thread

If you're looking for the Lord of the Flies miniseries getting rave reviews on Netflix in the US right now, CBC has the rights in Canada and it will be on Gem later this year TBA.

Good morning! As I woke, shaft of sunlight across my torso, I remembered that in my brief time as a copywriter, a timid production artist, Jolene, had it with a glam creative director, Kim. So when Kim said, “Could you have everything ready by 1:00?,” Jolene said, “Could you eat a shut up sandwich?”

#CBCAtIssue YouTube manglings of panel and politician names. Shantelli Bear. Pierre Palev, Pulev, Pierre Poliv, Steven Harpy, Pier Plev, Pierre Poilievre is apparently impossible for automatic captions. This week it got Althia Raj and Andrew Coyne correct most of the time.

One of my favourite places.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. (Cry)

There is a boundary between gerrymandering and simple realignment. To ban gerrymandering, someone has to draw the line. I nominate Gerry Mander.

"Waymo has told advocates that expecting it to respect bike lanes is 'too high a bar' because customers expect to be dropped off in them." To be crystal clear, it's illegal for a car to be in a bike lane. It doesn't matter what Waymo's customers expect; the company shouldn't be doing it.

If you're convinced you're successfully coping with daily life by using drugs and alcohol, try making an honest list of every substance you consume in a week, how much of each, how often, and what that all costs, then could you send it to me? I really think I'm getting close to making this work.

Economists: we are not like other social scientists, we are rigorous and logical and don't deal in fuzzy concepts. Also: there is no way to fix this stupid 200 year old convention.

Tech CEOs suggest AI job losses could be offset by Universal Basic Income, which they will violently oppose thebeaverton.com/2025/11/tech...

For those of you playing along at home, exactly 14 hours and 5 minutes passed between the New York Times news alert reporting that the Strait of Hormuz was “fully open” and the one reporting that Iran had closed it again…

It's the 18th of November again! And I'm excited to see what happens this time.

Well if you're going to use that date format of course it'll be a mess 🧌

Adam asks a fair question here that has been bandied about. Let me offer two arguments against a windfall tax that I would wager FIN officials would make when advising cabinet on what to do. I'll also offer my own assessment of the two arguments. 1/

This would be a good time to decide if "sanctioned" means "approved" or "forbidden".

samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta

I was looking through some long forgotten images I had on a USB flash drive. They say that fly-posting is a modern day problem! Boar Lane in Leeds in 1869. Image Leeds Libraries.

Kate Bowler may be full of insights, but unfortunately arranges her books incorrectly.

Yes Angine de Poitrine are fun and worth the buzz, but why is the buzz exclusively from men? (reaction videos, comments etc). I guess my tastes are more male-coded than I realised.

To meet the 5% NATO spending target, CD Howe says the likeliest way is not just flatlining all non-defence spending (nowhere near enough), but also increasing GST by several points We have definitely not had that conversation Canada now spends 50% more on ammo than all our humanitarian aid

Rutte needs to just fuck off. He speaks for nobody.

Here at Raskolnikov our motto is "OK Be Evil, But Feel Bad About it Later".

What if all the richest people in the world were reading sweeping social novels of the late 19th/early 20th century instead of Tolkien

Happy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.

History and Heritage Yorkshire is one of my favourite accounts on here.

@althiaraj.bsky.social nails it. After the litany of issues that would seem to make Gladu very much an ABL (anything but Liberal), the kicker asks: "...what distinguishes this Liberal party — leader aside — from its Conservative opponent?" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

- The bitter lesson: Richard Sutton's view on AI - The butter lesson: more butter makes better food @gracekind.net - The batter lesson: crêpes are better than pancakes - The better lesson: AI can potentially improve teaching - The botter lesson: genAI takes over social media