Catelli
@catelli.bsky.social
Consumer of beer, smoker of cigars. Camping and cycling
IT guy, from Cambridge, Ontario
Handle is an old nickname, it means "looked like a wet spaghetti noodle when running down the basketball court"
IT guy, from Cambridge, Ontario
Handle is an old nickname, it means "looked like a wet spaghetti noodle when running down the basketball court"
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Catelli
@catelli.bsky.social
· Jun 24
AI, The Digital El Dorado
I have come to the conclusion that the search for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a modern quest for a mythical solution with no…
catelli2oh.medium.com
On how the search for AI is the pursuit of a myth. There is no 'there' there but the search itself will cause so much damage.
catelli2oh.medium.com/ai-the-digit...
This is likely over simplifying it, but I think Mark Carney is suffering from "Smartest Man in the Room-White Saviour" complex
Only he, and he alone, can save us. Thus the words, and the purges of the people in government below him.
We wants room to move, to act as that Saviour of Canada.
Only he, and he alone, can save us. Thus the words, and the purges of the people in government below him.
We wants room to move, to act as that Saviour of Canada.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is likely over simplifying it, but I think Mark Carney is suffering from "Smartest Man in the Room-White Saviour" complex
Only he, and he alone, can save us. Thus the words, and the purges of the people in government below him.
We wants room to move, to act as that Saviour of Canada.
Only he, and he alone, can save us. Thus the words, and the purges of the people in government below him.
We wants room to move, to act as that Saviour of Canada.
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In short, Canada can’t govern big tech or hold them accountable if it continues down the path of gutting the public sector of the expertise and resources required to do so - and certainly not by bringing tech firms in to play that role themselves.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In short, Canada can’t govern big tech or hold them accountable if it continues down the path of gutting the public sector of the expertise and resources required to do so - and certainly not by bringing tech firms in to play that role themselves.
My reaction to the "Ross Douthat: The Binary Logic of the Carney Doctrine" opinion piece in the NY Times.
a bald man in a suit and white shirt is sitting in a chair with his fist in the air .
ALT: a bald man in a suit and white shirt is sitting in a chair with his fist in the air .
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
My reaction to the "Ross Douthat: The Binary Logic of the Carney Doctrine" opinion piece in the NY Times.
This article conflates different issues into the same one big problem.
To use an analogy, it's saying "The problem with humanity is the people."
Then offers up "we need to encourage people to be better."
I don't find it particularly insightful, informative or interesting because of that.
To use an analogy, it's saying "The problem with humanity is the people."
Then offers up "we need to encourage people to be better."
I don't find it particularly insightful, informative or interesting because of that.
“We’re governed continuously, and unavoidably, by a complicated, interconnected and deeply enmeshed system of data-intensive platforms…
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Big Tech companies effectively govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it
These companies govern, unelected, through data-intensive platforms. It’s time we acknowledge that governance explicitly
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This article conflates different issues into the same one big problem.
To use an analogy, it's saying "The problem with humanity is the people."
Then offers up "we need to encourage people to be better."
I don't find it particularly insightful, informative or interesting because of that.
To use an analogy, it's saying "The problem with humanity is the people."
Then offers up "we need to encourage people to be better."
I don't find it particularly insightful, informative or interesting because of that.
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“We’re governed continuously, and unavoidably, by a complicated, interconnected and deeply enmeshed system of data-intensive platforms…
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Big Tech companies effectively govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it
These companies govern, unelected, through data-intensive platforms. It’s time we acknowledge that governance explicitly
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“We’re governed continuously, and unavoidably, by a complicated, interconnected and deeply enmeshed system of data-intensive platforms…
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Big Tech companies should take accountability for the outsized role they play in our lives.”
Hmm.
1/4
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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My sister-in-law made this incredible mug for me. The carvings in the pottery are meant to represent aircraft wings and there’s even a food-safe metallic component in the finish. It’s a “just because” gift. This level of thoughtfulness is hard to beat.
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
My sister-in-law made this incredible mug for me. The carvings in the pottery are meant to represent aircraft wings and there’s even a food-safe metallic component in the finish. It’s a “just because” gift. This level of thoughtfulness is hard to beat.
No. Or rather "He has to shove it down our throats, and get like-minded leaders to join him in force feeding us."
So. Maybe.
So. Maybe.
Sam Altman’s make-or-break year: can the OpenAI CEO cash in his bet on the future?
Sam Altman’s make-or-break year: can the OpenAI CEO cash in his bet on the future?
Altman’s campaigning for his company coincides with its use of enormous present resources to serve an imagined future
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
No. Or rather "He has to shove it down our throats, and get like-minded leaders to join him in force feeding us."
So. Maybe.
So. Maybe.
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Watching GOP and administration flacks come out to urge that the "temperature be turned down" reminds me of the von Clausewitz quote
"A conqueror is always a lover of peace...he would like to make his entry into our state unopposed; in order to prevent this, we must choose war."
"A conqueror is always a lover of peace...he would like to make his entry into our state unopposed; in order to prevent this, we must choose war."
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Watching GOP and administration flacks come out to urge that the "temperature be turned down" reminds me of the von Clausewitz quote
"A conqueror is always a lover of peace...he would like to make his entry into our state unopposed; in order to prevent this, we must choose war."
"A conqueror is always a lover of peace...he would like to make his entry into our state unopposed; in order to prevent this, we must choose war."
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This is the correct question to ask.
Carney’s Davos speech merely elaborated on arguments he made in the Spring election. He’s gutting the public service because he thinks it will prepare Canada for this new future. This is his strategy. It’s always been his strategy. It won’t work, but here we are.
Carney’s Davos speech merely elaborated on arguments he made in the Spring election. He’s gutting the public service because he thinks it will prepare Canada for this new future. This is his strategy. It’s always been his strategy. It won’t work, but here we are.
Mark Carney says we need a new global order. So why is he cutting Canada’s most vital tools to build one?
Cuts to the public service will weaken our capacity to build new alliances.
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This is the correct question to ask.
Carney’s Davos speech merely elaborated on arguments he made in the Spring election. He’s gutting the public service because he thinks it will prepare Canada for this new future. This is his strategy. It’s always been his strategy. It won’t work, but here we are.
Carney’s Davos speech merely elaborated on arguments he made in the Spring election. He’s gutting the public service because he thinks it will prepare Canada for this new future. This is his strategy. It’s always been his strategy. It won’t work, but here we are.
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Being able to correctly identify a problem doesn’t mean that your proposed solution will necessarily work.
It’s beyond time to stop giving Mark Carney the benefit of the doubt, and start asking: Exactly how will his specific policies make Canada safer in the face of an aggressive US?
It’s beyond time to stop giving Mark Carney the benefit of the doubt, and start asking: Exactly how will his specific policies make Canada safer in the face of an aggressive US?
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Being able to correctly identify a problem doesn’t mean that your proposed solution will necessarily work.
It’s beyond time to stop giving Mark Carney the benefit of the doubt, and start asking: Exactly how will his specific policies make Canada safer in the face of an aggressive US?
It’s beyond time to stop giving Mark Carney the benefit of the doubt, and start asking: Exactly how will his specific policies make Canada safer in the face of an aggressive US?
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Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street - Ottawa paramedics say they treated a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Rideau Street Saturday evening.
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street
Ottawa paramedics say they treated a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Rideau Street Saturday evening.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street - Ottawa paramedics say they treated a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Rideau Street Saturday evening.
The debate portrayed here is a tough read
This early statement "Some argue the US is a “flawed” or “illiberal” democracy, or a democracy facing substantial “autocratization” – a process that began long before Trump came to power"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This early statement "Some argue the US is a “flawed” or “illiberal” democracy, or a democracy facing substantial “autocratization” – a process that began long before Trump came to power"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s inauguration, experts say
Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The debate portrayed here is a tough read
This early statement "Some argue the US is a “flawed” or “illiberal” democracy, or a democracy facing substantial “autocratization” – a process that began long before Trump came to power"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This early statement "Some argue the US is a “flawed” or “illiberal” democracy, or a democracy facing substantial “autocratization” – a process that began long before Trump came to power"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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What is going on?
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
Cutting research with 665 department positions reduced & 1,050 employees receiving notices.
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City & Lacombe, Alta., as well as 4 satellite research farms across Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan & Manitoba are closing."
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City & Lacombe, Alta., as well as 4 satellite research farms across Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan & Manitoba are closing."
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
What is going on?
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
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LOL!!!
Meanwhile, in Canada, this is what we fight about.
❤️🍁❤️
Meanwhile, in Canada, this is what we fight about.
❤️🍁❤️
Credit to jmostyncomedy Canadian winters eh b’y 😆🤭🤣😏
It’s so cold……provinces compete with how cold it really is 🥶
It’s so cold……provinces compete with how cold it really is 🥶
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
LOL!!!
Meanwhile, in Canada, this is what we fight about.
❤️🍁❤️
Meanwhile, in Canada, this is what we fight about.
❤️🍁❤️
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When are Canadian travel advisories going to be updated to indicate the dangers of traveling to the States? Come on PM Carney. Snap snap. Tout suite.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
When are Canadian travel advisories going to be updated to indicate the dangers of traveling to the States? Come on PM Carney. Snap snap. Tout suite.
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Over the past 12 months, Canadian governments, investors, pension funds, corporations, etc. have increased US bond holdings by 27%, or 100B USD.
Why are we increasing our financing of US government debt at a time when the US government is so antagonistic towards Canada?
Why are we increasing our financing of US government debt at a time when the US government is so antagonistic towards Canada?
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Over the past 12 months, Canadian governments, investors, pension funds, corporations, etc. have increased US bond holdings by 27%, or 100B USD.
Why are we increasing our financing of US government debt at a time when the US government is so antagonistic towards Canada?
Why are we increasing our financing of US government debt at a time when the US government is so antagonistic towards Canada?
"The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran"
So not one of the new recruits. This is telling.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
So not one of the new recruits. This is telling.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
Live updates: Minneapolis National Guard activated after Border Patrol agent kills man
Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran"
So not one of the new recruits. This is telling.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
So not one of the new recruits. This is telling.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
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I love the Olympics, but agree with this.
@mark-carney.bsky.social the United States has obviously proven itself to be an enemy of Canada. Personally, I don't think it's safe for our Olympic athletes to attend in 2028, and IMO, Canada should announce a boycott until a new, democratically elected government is in place in America.
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I love the Olympics, but agree with this.
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I really loathe how every major Canadian news outlet is using the phrase “immigration crackdown,” parroting Stephen Miller’s rhetoric for them. What required a “crackdown,” exactly? 😡
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I really loathe how every major Canadian news outlet is using the phrase “immigration crackdown,” parroting Stephen Miller’s rhetoric for them. What required a “crackdown,” exactly? 😡
It's hard to put into words, as it is hard to understand. But how do US citizens move forward as they watch their political institutions fail them?
Watching as a Canadian, where we aren't at the same precipice of institutional rupture, but it unravelled so fast.
Watching as a Canadian, where we aren't at the same precipice of institutional rupture, but it unravelled so fast.
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It's hard to put into words, as it is hard to understand. But how do US citizens move forward as they watch their political institutions fail them?
Watching as a Canadian, where we aren't at the same precipice of institutional rupture, but it unravelled so fast.
Watching as a Canadian, where we aren't at the same precipice of institutional rupture, but it unravelled so fast.
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At what point will leaders realize things are already "worse" and "inflamed?"
It's your job, your oath of office, to make things better.
Abrogation of your authority and powers means someone else without them will have to act in your stead.
It's literally your one job to stop that from happening
It's your job, your oath of office, to make things better.
Abrogation of your authority and powers means someone else without them will have to act in your stead.
It's literally your one job to stop that from happening
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
At what point will leaders realize things are already "worse" and "inflamed?"
It's your job, your oath of office, to make things better.
Abrogation of your authority and powers means someone else without them will have to act in your stead.
It's literally your one job to stop that from happening
It's your job, your oath of office, to make things better.
Abrogation of your authority and powers means someone else without them will have to act in your stead.
It's literally your one job to stop that from happening
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In his recent reply to Carney’s Davos speech, Poilievre said “But we must also remember that our trade and security partnership with the U.S. is centuries-old and will outlast one President.” This article demonstrates “centuries-old” is a gross exaggeration. dgardner.substack.com/p/defence-sc...
Defence Scheme No. 1
Is it back to the future for Canada and the United States?
dgardner.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In his recent reply to Carney’s Davos speech, Poilievre said “But we must also remember that our trade and security partnership with the U.S. is centuries-old and will outlast one President.” This article demonstrates “centuries-old” is a gross exaggeration. dgardner.substack.com/p/defence-sc...