The news keeps calling this a boycott.

At best I would not be allowed to cross the border.

“what’s wrong with substack? 😱” i still get, all the time, somehow

Leave substack

If you found one big enough that you couldn't eat it, even failure would be glorious.

There is no do. There is only try.

i dare you

This might actually be the best one yet.

I would love to visit Antarctica but have no specific plans to get there.

If you've been there, or plan to go, you should submit!

#1 Canadian summer destination is getting away from Poilievre OTTAWA - Trendspotters have identified the hottest destination for Canadians this summer, and it is putting as much distance as possible between you and Pierre Poilievre.

#1 Canadian summer destination is getting away from Poilievre

Siense by @premeemohamed.com

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

I just did this with that specific post, used the "hide post from me" option and it seems to have worked.

You should be able to do this by clicking the three dots at the bottom right of the post you want to mute.

ART was quiet for another 3.4 seconds. Then it said, For a being as sophisticated as you are, it is baffling how little understanding you have of the composition of your own mind.

azteclady @azteclady@kind.social "Canadian authors, if you aren't eligible for the US Anthropic lawsuit bc you didn't register US copyright, we have our own class action suit! It doesn't rely on registering copyright and you're included in the class by default" -- Arden Powell on Bluesky #AnthropicClass #Canada Sign up for updates: https://www. cfmlawyers.ca/class-action/ant COURT: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry DATE FILED: May 23, 2025 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Vancouver against Anthropic PBC. The plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC violated copyright held by Canadian authors when training its large language models. Specifically, the plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC downloaded “Books3” dataset. This dataset contains large amounts of copyrighted works, including books and articles by Canadian authors. The plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC used and unlawfully copied and shared these copyrighted works, and did not license or otherwise obtain permission to do so from the copyright holders. If you have any questions about the case or information that you think may assist our investigation, please contact us by clicking on the contact button or calling the number below. Any communication is strictly confidential. Contact: Oliver Pulleyblank Phone: 604.697.2480 ext. 240

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(It was still a stupid thing to do, but I understood the impulse. I understood it a lot.)

The use of “hallucinate” is a stroke of true evil genius in the AI world.

In ANY other context we’d just call them errors & the fail rate would be crystal clear.

Instead, “hallucinate” implies genuine sentience & the *absence* of real error.

Aw, this software isn’t shit! Boo’s just dreaming!

I will never forgive Trudeau for lying about electoral reform, but at least he punched out Brazeau.

1) I feel all of this so much.

2) IIRC starting fist fights in Canadian Parliament used to be common (preconfederation, but still) and maybe we need to bring that back.

I’ll strongly maintain that not vaccinating your children is child abuse.

a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face Alt: a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face

Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread:

Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.

People fish in the Manta Sea with rage bait.

I simply refuse to believe that the “mantasy” thing is anything other than rage bait

Fuck that motherfucker

Do not look under the lampshade!

Adding a new geographical location to my WiP fantasy novel, "The Manta Sea."

A dog looking through the decorative of a metal fence.

Morning! xx

So, no writer in any of the writers groups I am in would ever sign a contract that does not include the changes the other party has verbally agreed to on a "trust us" basis.

Pushing them to sign and sort out the details later is 100% BS.

‘It Was Violent’: People’s Commission Report Shines Light on Violence, Harassment and Hate Crimes During ‘Freedom Convoy’ Final report documents widespread ‘violence’ by convoy extremists – and abandonment of community by Ottawa Police

Convoy leaders openly called for ousting Liberal MPs and replacing them with a junta of convoy leaders, social media influencers and the governor general

The occupation terrorized Ottawa residents and subjected them to harassment / violence outside their own homes

Marilyn Gladu supported them

"Luddites" is a good term for those who oppose AI because the Luddites weren't against *all* technology, just forms of technology that they knew would pay workers less and turn out a shittier product