"... By inserting itself in a process in which it should have no part, one can’t help but wonder what ulterior motives lurk behind this subversion of the democratic process."
calgaryherald.com/opinion/leong-alberta-go...
I'm so sad to have to leave Wealthsimple. First it was prediction trading, and now they're partnering with X. I'm done.
This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
A facade of direct democracy, nothing underneath.
The UCP is always all hat, no horse.
If the phone in your pocket silently listening to your every utterance is not enough, here is a second listening device. A spy-ghetti side piece to your main surveillance relationship.
Best turn off your phone at dinner, so it won't know you are cozying up to Prego StoryTime!
🙄
If only the UPC saw the irony...but then if they were that self-aware, they wouldn't call themselves defenders of democracy and try to gerrymander the next election.
tiktok added a “remix with ai” setting that is automatically on and you have to go through and turn it off on EACH INDIVIDUAL VIDEO so yeah i might just delete it all at this point
A good reminder to go tell the Canadian government to do something about those bright headlights blinding people who drive at night.
Just started reading 'Clean' by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated by Sophie Hughes
Well written. I'm all in.
shelflifebooks.ca/item/p5lAnqx...
March 20, 2026, Dr. McQuillan presented "AI is a Morbid Symptom of the Interregnum," co-hosted by the Starling Centre for Just Technologies &Just Societies & the FIMS Rogers Chair. Dan McQuillan is a Senior Lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths, University of London.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0U...
ARC Poetry has published issue 109, Spring 2026. And I am pleased to have a poem included! Check out the whole issue.
arcpoetry.ca/editorials/m...
Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection.
So forgive me if I smell a rat.
A poignant recap of Mark Carney's legacy after 1 year in power.
Great read for Canadians and Americans, alike.
open.substack.com/pub/american...
This story is a microcosm of what the UCP has become under Premier Danielle Smith's regime. @matthewblack.ca deserves the public's thanks for pursuing records that the UCP govt had absolutely no legal reason to withhold. Evidence of Smith's growing authoritarianism is on full display here.
The UCP said they would respect the findings of the independent Boundaries Commission ... until they didn't like the results.
Now, they're ignoring the experts, who consulted with thousands of Albertans, to push through a map that would steal your vote and rig the election.
I bought that spouse for xmas. Will soon sneak away and read it before he does 😸
100%
Fall alert is the reason many older folks have them
Blablahs. Barely food. Bigly priced.
So, it’s a felony to be bad at the job you didn’t get trained for?
Adding:
If CPL pays for, houses, &promotes AI art, then CPL is implicitly endorsing & validating. The medium is the msg. The actual word "endorse" may be absent but visitors will walk away thinking the library values/approves this. The CPL has influence and must use it wisely.
and residencies for other technologies that "exist" which enable or are built upon:
Forging ?
Plagiarising ?
Hacking?
...
Honestly, I expected more from CPL
3/3
I questioned CPL and was told
"This is not about validating or endorsing its use, but about acknowledging that this technology is already here and ensuring people have the opportunity to learn about it, question it, and navigate it together."
So I expect to soon see workshops ...
2/3
CPL keeps mailing me invitations to DONATE, after moving ahead with this "artist" in residence 👀
I cannot in good conscience give money to a library that does not understand why AI "art" is problematic. 1/3
Seems to me, if we agree warmer water will likely make handwashing more likely, & gov is mandating hot water be available. Then they are doing a good thing.
You want to them to add an addendum/sign/education about cold water being perfectly good for removing bacteria/viruses, or something?
Yup. If one's worksite is cold most of the year, and the water for hand washing is also cold, one will do the desired "vigorous washing" for a shorter time, if at all.
More good reasons to avoid the USofA
Social media behemoths won't willingly act to meaningfully protect kids. They have no moral compass
Fed Liberals decide: Only adults on SM!
Effect: Forcing all adults to give PII to the immoral behemoths+their crony 3rd parties verification
Sounds like a plan made in "more abuse incoming" hell
If you've lost track of all the twists and turns in the ongoing scandal in Alberta, here is an explainer.
Just because Gollum wants to join the regular Hobbitses, doesn't mean the regular Hobbits should let them in.
Apparently, collaborating with AI impairs unassisted performance because it optimises on short-term goals not long-term. The frame is the trick; you can't actually 'collaborate' with a synthetic token machine at all. Myth-making masquerading as critique ⚠️
arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721