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@atomicology.bsky.social
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@bsky.app can you please have the professional acumen when running a business & a platform to not resort to childish trolling? The other platform and its gaslighting owner already has that in spades.
Tech CEOs in 2025 melting down like toddlers with broken crayons is certainly a thing to watch.
Tech CEOs in 2025 melting down like toddlers with broken crayons is certainly a thing to watch.
You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works
October 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@bsky.app can you please have the professional acumen when running a business & a platform to not resort to childish trolling? The other platform and its gaslighting owner already has that in spades.
Tech CEOs in 2025 melting down like toddlers with broken crayons is certainly a thing to watch.
Tech CEOs in 2025 melting down like toddlers with broken crayons is certainly a thing to watch.
This is some dystopian-level shit, and continues to degrade the internet in ways that only tech companies can conjure up with their omnipotent AI fantasies.
And I WORK in TECH.
And I WORK in TECH.
in my Notepad 📒 newsletter this week, I speak to Microsoft's AI CEO on the future of the browser. Microsoft isn’t building a new AI browser, but it wants Copilot to browse the web for you. Live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/783795/...
Microsoft’s AI CEO on the future of the browser
Microsoft wants Copilot to browse the web for you
www.theverge.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is some dystopian-level shit, and continues to degrade the internet in ways that only tech companies can conjure up with their omnipotent AI fantasies.
And I WORK in TECH.
And I WORK in TECH.
@edzitron.com I need your opinions on this one 🤣
CoreWeave’s $29 Billion Bet That Its Debt-Fueled AI Boom Won’t Go Bust
CoreWeave’s $29 Billion Bet That Its Debt-Fueled AI Boom Won’t Go Bust
CoreWeave’s $29 Billion Bet That Its Debt-Fueled AI Boom Won’t Go Bust
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@edzitron.com I need your opinions on this one 🤣
Quietly optimistic, although I do wonder how the current U.S. administration's tarriff policy may affect this. Am also wondering how this could be modeled for Canadian-specific manufacturing. Oh the possibilities for electric vehicles!
www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...
www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...
Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs
The assembly process will require more automation and fewer workers.
www.theverge.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Quietly optimistic, although I do wonder how the current U.S. administration's tarriff policy may affect this. Am also wondering how this could be modeled for Canadian-specific manufacturing. Oh the possibilities for electric vehicles!
www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...
www.theverge.com/ford-motor-c...
It's fun to watch places like Calgary and Edmonton grow, but Toronto continues to lead all growth in not just Canadian cities, but even the U.S.
This city is fast becoming one of the world's most important metro areas, especially in the face of geopolitical change.
This city is fast becoming one of the world's most important metro areas, especially in the face of geopolitical change.
April 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's fun to watch places like Calgary and Edmonton grow, but Toronto continues to lead all growth in not just Canadian cities, but even the U.S.
This city is fast becoming one of the world's most important metro areas, especially in the face of geopolitical change.
This city is fast becoming one of the world's most important metro areas, especially in the face of geopolitical change.
This is an excellent interview with (hoepfully) Canada's next Prime Minister. Give it a listen!
#canada #election2025
#canada #election2025
April 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is an excellent interview with (hoepfully) Canada's next Prime Minister. Give it a listen!
#canada #election2025
#canada #election2025
Japan, Korea, and China are going to be integral to the EV market in this new geopolitically-shifting world. I hope Canada sees the same potential in letting these vehicles be sold to and built here as well.
Meet the Sakura, the best-selling electric car in Japan. It has driver assistance, auto-parking, fast charging, bi-directional power, and acres of charm. The killer stat: It only costs $17,000. www.wired.com/review/revie...
This Could Be Japan’s Best-Kept EV Secret—and It Deserves to Be Shared
Meet the Sakura, the best-selling electric car in Japan. It has driver assistance, auto-parking, fast charging, bi-directional power, and acres of charm. The killer stat: It only costs $17,000.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Japan, Korea, and China are going to be integral to the EV market in this new geopolitically-shifting world. I hope Canada sees the same potential in letting these vehicles be sold to and built here as well.
This is what an authoritarian surveillance state looks like.
All the more reason for anyone thinking of visiting the U.S. right now to stay away. It's a slippery slope between this and anything they don't like, including DEI, progressive values, and anything critical of the Trump administration.
All the more reason for anyone thinking of visiting the U.S. right now to stay away. It's a slippery slope between this and anything they don't like, including DEI, progressive values, and anything critical of the Trump administration.
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is what an authoritarian surveillance state looks like.
All the more reason for anyone thinking of visiting the U.S. right now to stay away. It's a slippery slope between this and anything they don't like, including DEI, progressive values, and anything critical of the Trump administration.
All the more reason for anyone thinking of visiting the U.S. right now to stay away. It's a slippery slope between this and anything they don't like, including DEI, progressive values, and anything critical of the Trump administration.
This is great for us in Toronto and Canada, but incredibly concerning that this level of talent and expertise is leaving the US due to the "deteriorating political situation".
This is history repeating itself ...
This is history repeating itself ...
This speaks volumes:
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Stanley from Yale to Toronto
Jason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, political philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Toronto, where he will be thr...
leiterreports.typepad.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is great for us in Toronto and Canada, but incredibly concerning that this level of talent and expertise is leaving the US due to the "deteriorating political situation".
This is history repeating itself ...
This is history repeating itself ...
Based on recent events at U.S. borders, it's probably time to start removing your online profile from American-based social media platforms.
March 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Based on recent events at U.S. borders, it's probably time to start removing your online profile from American-based social media platforms.
The bad - Local bee-swallowing greaseball hoodwinks voters into a third term.
The good - Toronto showed no love to bee-eating greaseballs! Well done folks!
#ontario #yyz
Live shot of Etobicoke Centre voters after failing miserably:
The good - Toronto showed no love to bee-eating greaseballs! Well done folks!
#ontario #yyz
Live shot of Etobicoke Centre voters after failing miserably:
a brown and tan dog with a bee on its nose is making a funny face .
ALT: a brown and tan dog with a bee on its nose is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
From the Democratic age to the Dark age.
"Cuts have no apparent regard for civil society or opportunity costs or long-term strategic thinking. Their targets are Elon Musk’s and Project 2025’s targets. They have found no fraud, just democracy at work. They’re apparently eager to see what happens when it no longer does." Brian Barrett:
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
www.wired.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From the Democratic age to the Dark age.
@maxfawcett.bsky.social - would love to hear your thoughts on this strategy!
Opinion: Instead of propping up oil and gas in response to tariff threats, Canada should take bold climate action, writes @holcaggiano.bsky.social, assistant professor in climate justice and environmental planning at UBC thenarwhal.ca/opinion-cana...
Canada should boost renewables, not pipelines, in response to tariffs | The Narwhal
Trump’s tariff threats create an opportunity for Canada to increase its energy and climate security by boosting renewables instead of oil and gas
thenarwhal.ca
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
@maxfawcett.bsky.social - would love to hear your thoughts on this strategy!
@wired.com is quickly becoming a trusted source in the latest developments around the fusion of big tech and the U.S. government, and their spiraling descent into surveillance fascism and anarcho-capitalism.
Keep up the good work, don't let your foot off the gas.
#bigtech #usa
Keep up the good work, don't let your foot off the gas.
#bigtech #usa
February 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@wired.com is quickly becoming a trusted source in the latest developments around the fusion of big tech and the U.S. government, and their spiraling descent into surveillance fascism and anarcho-capitalism.
Keep up the good work, don't let your foot off the gas.
#bigtech #usa
Keep up the good work, don't let your foot off the gas.
#bigtech #usa
I'm going to miss California Cab Sav and Ballast Point beer, but I'm going to extra enjoy Inniskillin Merlot and Mill Street brews on the dock at the lake ❤️
#buycanadian
#buycanadian
February 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm going to miss California Cab Sav and Ballast Point beer, but I'm going to extra enjoy Inniskillin Merlot and Mill Street brews on the dock at the lake ❤️
#buycanadian
#buycanadian
Reposted by Atomicology
When it comes to foreign interference in our democracy, the call is literally coming from inside your phone.
Why social media and misinformation are the biggest threats to our security and sovereignty, and what we can (and should) do about it. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/31/o...
Why social media and misinformation are the biggest threats to our security and sovereignty, and what we can (and should) do about it. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/31/o...
The real foreign interference threat is on your phone
The findings in Justice Marie-Josée Hogue's report confirm what the last few months have made abundantly clear: the problem of foreign interference is far bigger in scope and scale than we dared imagi...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When it comes to foreign interference in our democracy, the call is literally coming from inside your phone.
Why social media and misinformation are the biggest threats to our security and sovereignty, and what we can (and should) do about it. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/31/o...
Why social media and misinformation are the biggest threats to our security and sovereignty, and what we can (and should) do about it. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/31/o...
Netflix increased their prices for Canadian subscribers. For the standard plan, with tax, that now eclipses $20 per month.
That's my personal threshold for any streaming service to begin auditing if it's worth it or not. I'm looking at you too, Crave and Disney Plus.
That's my personal threshold for any streaming service to begin auditing if it's worth it or not. I'm looking at you too, Crave and Disney Plus.
January 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Netflix increased their prices for Canadian subscribers. For the standard plan, with tax, that now eclipses $20 per month.
That's my personal threshold for any streaming service to begin auditing if it's worth it or not. I'm looking at you too, Crave and Disney Plus.
That's my personal threshold for any streaming service to begin auditing if it's worth it or not. I'm looking at you too, Crave and Disney Plus.
Mr. Rogers famously once said "look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
If you're thinking about ditching #bigtech, the helpers can be:
- open-source;
- users over profits;
- advocate ethics;
- decentralized.
Building community starts with a shift in thinking.
If you're thinking about ditching #bigtech, the helpers can be:
- open-source;
- users over profits;
- advocate ethics;
- decentralized.
Building community starts with a shift in thinking.
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Mr. Rogers famously once said "look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
If you're thinking about ditching #bigtech, the helpers can be:
- open-source;
- users over profits;
- advocate ethics;
- decentralized.
Building community starts with a shift in thinking.
If you're thinking about ditching #bigtech, the helpers can be:
- open-source;
- users over profits;
- advocate ethics;
- decentralized.
Building community starts with a shift in thinking.
This is a wild read - I didn't realize playlists were such big business, "ghost artists" are thing, and streaming fraud is a hustle.
Here I am like an ostrich with my head in the sand listening to tunes while big drama unfolds all around my music platform of choice.
#themoreyouknow #spotify
Here I am like an ostrich with my head in the sand listening to tunes while big drama unfolds all around my music platform of choice.
#themoreyouknow #spotify
What Spotify took from us by giving us everything
What Spotify took from us by giving us everything
Liz Pelly’s new book examines how playlists reshaped our culture.
buff.ly
January 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is a wild read - I didn't realize playlists were such big business, "ghost artists" are thing, and streaming fraud is a hustle.
Here I am like an ostrich with my head in the sand listening to tunes while big drama unfolds all around my music platform of choice.
#themoreyouknow #spotify
Here I am like an ostrich with my head in the sand listening to tunes while big drama unfolds all around my music platform of choice.
#themoreyouknow #spotify
"The best way to protect our cultural and political sovereignty right now is by defending reality, inconvenient as it may seem at times."
With so much on the line over the next four years, this is a must read.
@maxfawcett.bsky.social with another banger.
#canada #politics
With so much on the line over the next four years, this is a must read.
@maxfawcett.bsky.social with another banger.
#canada #politics
Pierre Poilievre’s problem with the truth
When it comes to Pierre Poilievre's relationship with the incoming American president, the early signs aren’t exactly encouraging — not, at least, if you care about Canada’s ability to resist the grav...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:24 PM
"The best way to protect our cultural and political sovereignty right now is by defending reality, inconvenient as it may seem at times."
With so much on the line over the next four years, this is a must read.
@maxfawcett.bsky.social with another banger.
#canada #politics
With so much on the line over the next four years, this is a must read.
@maxfawcett.bsky.social with another banger.
#canada #politics
Be like Norway.
November 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Be like Norway.
Reposted by Atomicology
A new paper from a pair of Alberta academics makes it clear that the cost of the carbon tax is far less than its critics would like to pretend.
Will our feelings start to care about the facts? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/o...
Will our feelings start to care about the facts? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/o...
The truth is coming out on the carbon tax
The truth is no match for an honestly told lie. Witness the disconnect between what we know about the carbon tax in Canada and the way it’s perceived by large swathes of the public.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
A new paper from a pair of Alberta academics makes it clear that the cost of the carbon tax is far less than its critics would like to pretend.
Will our feelings start to care about the facts? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/o...
Will our feelings start to care about the facts? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/o...
Before being a dad: Bluey is just a kids show.
Now being a dad: 10/10, would children's show again 🔥🔥🔥
Now being a dad: 10/10, would children's show again 🔥🔥🔥
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Before being a dad: Bluey is just a kids show.
Now being a dad: 10/10, would children's show again 🔥🔥🔥
Now being a dad: 10/10, would children's show again 🔥🔥🔥