Chris Larsen
@chrislarsen.bsky.social
Full Stack Web Developer. Main languages are Crystal, Ruby, and JavaScript.
Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
He/him
Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
He/him
Philosophy majors going around telling everything they have better critical thinking skills, meanwhile:
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Philosophy majors going around telling everything they have better critical thinking skills, meanwhile:
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past time to leave Google
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
past time to leave Google
Yeah, that really doesn't sound good.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Yeah, that really doesn't sound good.
I'm totally nerding out right now over this.
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Learning by Association in Plants
In complex and ever-changing environments, resources such as food are often scarce and unevenly distributed in space and time. Therefore, utilizing external cues to locate and remember high-quality sources allows more efficient foraging, thus ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I'm totally nerding out right now over this.
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
"But Trump is 80% bluster."
More people really need to recognize this.
More people really need to recognize this.
Here is my latest at Substack! Canada's refusal to defend and support China shows that Carney's Davos speech was nothing but talk.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
Canada must support Cuba
"You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
noraloreto.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"But Trump is 80% bluster."
More people really need to recognize this.
More people really need to recognize this.
Some interesting responses here.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Not to be relentlessly negative, but let’s enjoy ourselves a bit.
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Some interesting responses here.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
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NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
Top-Paid CEOs Made More In 33 Hours Than Workers Will In 2026
A new CCPA report found Canada is increasingly a country of exorbitant wealth alongside persistent poverty.
www.readthemaple.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
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He wasn’t wrong.
I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
He wasn’t wrong.
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
Basically, if the Epstein crowd was pushing anti-woke nonsense, anyone opposed to being woke is Team Epstein.
This is excellent & draws out something the rest of the media is ignoring: among other things, the Epstein files have made it super, super clear that the entire "anti-woke" cultural hysteria was engineered by powerful men averse to accountability.
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Basically, if the Epstein crowd was pushing anti-woke nonsense, anyone opposed to being woke is Team Epstein.
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The IOC banned Russia for invading Ukraine (after they were banned for doping). Israel should be banned for war crimes. There should be no athletes from Israel at all.
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The IOC banned Russia for invading Ukraine (after they were banned for doping). Israel should be banned for war crimes. There should be no athletes from Israel at all.
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Having no option but for a "lesser evil" is how fascism operates. It only succeeds organically when there already isn't any easy, popular second choice.
This is why the categorical falure of the US Democrats and Canadian Liberals to confront it is such a profound problem.
This is why the categorical falure of the US Democrats and Canadian Liberals to confront it is such a profound problem.
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Having no option but for a "lesser evil" is how fascism operates. It only succeeds organically when there already isn't any easy, popular second choice.
This is why the categorical falure of the US Democrats and Canadian Liberals to confront it is such a profound problem.
This is why the categorical falure of the US Democrats and Canadian Liberals to confront it is such a profound problem.
Hot Star Trek take: Reginald Barclay was an incel, not an everyman.
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Hot Star Trek take: Reginald Barclay was an incel, not an everyman.
I could never get good WiFi on my farm...
So I moved the router to the barn and now I get a stable connection.
So I moved the router to the barn and now I get a stable connection.
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I could never get good WiFi on my farm...
So I moved the router to the barn and now I get a stable connection.
So I moved the router to the barn and now I get a stable connection.
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What is @support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app doing to keep us safe from Zionists and people who are advocating for genocide on this app? I am an Indigenous person in Canada and I feel unsafe with these people running around. They support and advocate for the extermination of Indigenous children.
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
What is @support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app doing to keep us safe from Zionists and people who are advocating for genocide on this app? I am an Indigenous person in Canada and I feel unsafe with these people running around. They support and advocate for the extermination of Indigenous children.
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If you live in Australia please get along to the protest against Israeli President and genocide encourager Isaac Hertzog. Our government might wanna host genocide apologists but Australians do not.
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
If you live in Australia please get along to the protest against Israeli President and genocide encourager Isaac Hertzog. Our government might wanna host genocide apologists but Australians do not.
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There is no such thing as a benign billionaire.
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
There is no such thing as a benign billionaire.