In a nutshell. 😊

"The future of free and open access isn't about saying “wait, not like that” — it’s about saying "yes, like that, but under fair terms”. Yep, exactly.

“People are elected to perform not govern” Zinger from @loreleikelly.bsky.social #DXC26

Funny to realize that all the work I used to do in relation to open data was unintentionally in service of feeding the LLM maw

‘Canada is a collection of provinces, loosely held together by fear’ Zita Cobb gets some knowing laughs from the audience #DXC26

And once again with the actual hashtag #DXC26

Zita Cobb says Canadians need to be in love with their geography. First step in building happier and more resilient communities. I’m biased but co-ops are a good way of doing this #DXC20

My excellent colleague @lexa.fyi is talking about the possibilities of media based on open protocols & the dream of controlling your data #DXC26

‘In fighting misinformation, there is no silver bullet, we’ve got about three bronze bullets but we can keep using them over and over’ - Bruce MacCormack #DXC26

Press Forward | A national network strengthen local news. Press Forward is a network with chapters nationwide, working to strengthen local news so communities stay informed, connected and engaged.

Just learned about Press Forward - support local journalism! It’s ‘literally’ fundamental to a healthy democracy #DXC26 www.pressforward.news

‘AI sucks problems’ are also ‘capitalism sucks problems’ - Bruce Schneier #DXC26

Schneier - AI security is a “disaster.” “We don’t know how to build trustworthy AI”🥸 #DXC26

Two men sitting in front of an audience

Bruce Schneier and Charles Finley talking about benefits of AI to governments & civic society. Regulations are fundamental. #DXC26

On the topic of AI: “Agenda of Big Tech leaves no room for shared prosperity” @dacemoglumit.bsky.social #DXC26

Economist Daron Acemoglu in conversation with Jayme Poisson at DemocracyXChange Toronto

What is the fate of liberal democracy? 🇨🇦@dacemoglumit.bsky.social w/ CBC at #DXC26

‘The inequality in the US and other places was a choice’ @dacemoglumit.bsky.social So let’s choose otherwise, yes? How do we unchoose? #DXC2026

Knowing What's Really Real: Content Provenance, the Media & Democracy | DemocracyXChange Experts in tech policy and media discuss how content provenance tools could help verify digital information — and what that means for trust, power, and democracy.

If you're at #dxc2026, come to "Knowing What's Really Real: Content Provenance, the Media & Democracy" at 11am. Hypha member @lexa.fyi is speaking alongside an awesome panel www.democracyxchange.org/sessions/med...

Daron acemoglu & Jayme Poisson on stage in front of a big screen

Starting the day off with a light topic… the fate of liberal democracy #DXC2026

Fancy coffee and a brioche pastry on a black table

Foray into new bougie coffee place on College. I’m into it.

My colleagues went to Vancouver, had a great time, and also released this neat lil tool. Check it out!

I contributed to these long discussions. Impressive how well Iz and Hannah synthesized it all.

"When the server goes dark, we go dark, too. We’ve built an entire civilisation on an unthinkably brutal and comically unreliable stack while hallucinating it as literally anything else. We condemn AI today for making shit up, but what about us?" newdesigncongress.org/en/pub/who-w...

Native Plants, Trees & Shrubs Native plants, trees and shrubs are adapted to local conditions, making them low-maintenance, resilient and better able to withstand and reduce flooding, drought and other environmental pressures. Pla...

First week of PollinateTO training and how nice to spend an (online) evening talking about pollinator insects. TIL that we have over 300 species of native bees in Toronto! Also, this is great resource for ppl interested in native trees/plants/shrubs www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

Some sane and pithy thoughts amidst the AI froth: mailchi.mp/rawsignal/no...

It's a Tom Petty/War on Drugs/matcha with ashwagandha type morning. Dog snoozing at my feet. Things are good in the bubble.

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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…

"...I cannot stress enough how much this story is not really about the role of AI in open source software. This is about our systems of reputation, identity, and trust breaking down." This whole epic makes me realize how far behind the curve our 'institutions' are theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...

Don’t Let The Machines Do The Living | Culture Study Get more from Culture Study on Patreon

"Obsession, craft, improvement, and learning are all inefficient parts of life. They are also the part of life where you are actually doing the living." Don't wholly agree with @annehelen.bsky.social's take on AI, but love this emphasis on the importance of friction www.patreon.com/posts/dont-l...

Wayfinding: Teenhood · Luma A panel of teens discussing what they wish technologists knew about being a teenager online. Wayfinding: conversations about navigating the tensions of tech in…

Adults love to talk about the impact of technology on kids, but we so rarely listen to the kids themselves.

Next week's Wayfinding event is trying to change that: a panel of teenagers talking about their relationship with technology.

Join us on Wednesday