Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
@gordonr.ca
VP & Partner, OXD: Vancouver-based digital services firm. I work with government to afford better citizen outcomes. 🇨🇦 Spem Successus Alit | success nourishes hope.
Pinned
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Santa Arrives, Galiano Island
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Santa Arrives, Galiano Island
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
Molly Lamb Bobak
n.d.
Curated by staff here at @oxd.bsky.social, we created a fun year-end seasonal playlist. No Wham or Mariah. I promise. music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
OXD Seasonal Playlist by Darren Gibbons on Apple Music
Playlist · 42 Songs
music.apple.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Curated by staff here at @oxd.bsky.social, we created a fun year-end seasonal playlist. No Wham or Mariah. I promise. music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Been a soaker in Vancouver these past couple of weeks. My favourite sign at Trout Lake, swallowed up by the water this morning.
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Been a soaker in Vancouver these past couple of weeks. My favourite sign at Trout Lake, swallowed up by the water this morning.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
All told, the nearly 2,700 Mobi share bikes in Vancouver clocked 21.4 m kilometres from Jan 2017 - Sept 2025.
"Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...
"Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...
Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network
Vancouver’s Mobi shared bikes have been ridden more than 21.4 million kilometres since 2017. Find out more.
vancouversun.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
All told, the nearly 2,700 Mobi share bikes in Vancouver clocked 21.4 m kilometres from Jan 2017 - Sept 2025.
"Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...
"Meet Vancouver’s most-travelled shared bicycle in the Mobi network" as told by @njgriffiths.bsky.social via @vancouversun.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/news/meet-va...
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
The Catch-22 of Canadian Digital Sovereignty: open version of my Globe op-ed that argues Canadian-based AI infrastructure has its advantages, but digital sovereignty isn’t really one of them.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-...
The Catch-22 of Canadian Digital Sovereignty - Michael Geist
My latest Globe and Mail op-ed begins by noting that digital sovereignty has emerged as the watchword driving Canada’s digital policy agenda, as the government seeks to position the country as a globa...
www.michaelgeist.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Catch-22 of Canadian Digital Sovereignty: open version of my Globe op-ed that argues Canadian-based AI infrastructure has its advantages, but digital sovereignty isn’t really one of them.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-...
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Through the Mountains
Barbara Pratt
2010
Barbara Pratt
2010
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Through the Mountains
Barbara Pratt
2010
Barbara Pratt
2010
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
I played this compulsively as a child. I have never felt more seen:
SMITH: I want every eight-year-old to look at this and think, “Someday, I will destroy my father’s confidence with pure logic.”
SMITH: I want every eight-year-old to look at this and think, “Someday, I will destroy my father’s confidence with pure logic.”
"If you put a kid on the cover, you’re telling buyers it’s a kid game. If you put adults on the cover, you’re telling kids it’s a gateway to adulthood. This is basic aspirational psychology. They’ll feel like tiny professors. Or tiny villains. Both sell."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I played this compulsively as a child. I have never felt more seen:
SMITH: I want every eight-year-old to look at this and think, “Someday, I will destroy my father’s confidence with pure logic.”
SMITH: I want every eight-year-old to look at this and think, “Someday, I will destroy my father’s confidence with pure logic.”
Was able to catch this panel at UBC in person. Really enjoyed the conversation. Now you can too.
🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice
YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Was able to catch this panel at UBC in person. Really enjoyed the conversation. Now you can too.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Western Conference Champions.
Incredible.
Western Conference Champions.
Incredible.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Western Conference Champions.
Incredible.
Western Conference Champions.
Incredible.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
What makes something data?
This is a question I posted on BlueSky on Friday 11/21/25, inspired by a talk I recently attended about evaluation of “AI” systems. I think…
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
What would Ursula Franklin say?
Well, let's start with her list.
"Should one not ask of any public project or loan whether it:
(1) promotes justice;
(2) restores reciprocity;
(3) confers divisible or indivisible benefits;
cont...
Well, let's start with her list.
"Should one not ask of any public project or loan whether it:
(1) promotes justice;
(2) restores reciprocity;
(3) confers divisible or indivisible benefits;
cont...
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What would Ursula Franklin say?
Well, let's start with her list.
"Should one not ask of any public project or loan whether it:
(1) promotes justice;
(2) restores reciprocity;
(3) confers divisible or indivisible benefits;
cont...
Well, let's start with her list.
"Should one not ask of any public project or loan whether it:
(1) promotes justice;
(2) restores reciprocity;
(3) confers divisible or indivisible benefits;
cont...
Oslo problems.
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oslo problems.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
"It’s been a nightmare, but an enjoyable one, and in the end, satisfying." I absolutely loved @phil.gyford.com's essay about getting online in the 90s. www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
My first months in cyberspace
Recalling the difficulties and wonder of getting online for the first time in 1995, including diary extracts from the time.
www.gyford.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"It’s been a nightmare, but an enjoyable one, and in the end, satisfying." I absolutely loved @phil.gyford.com's essay about getting online in the 90s. www.gyford.com/phil/writing...
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
That ball from Yohei Takaoka was just perfect.
An equally great finish from Emmanuel Sabbi.
At its finest, Route One “kick and run” can be outstanding.
An equally great finish from Emmanuel Sabbi.
At its finest, Route One “kick and run” can be outstanding.
🚨 GOALKEEPER ASSIST IN THE MLS PLAYOFFS!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
That ball from Yohei Takaoka was just perfect.
An equally great finish from Emmanuel Sabbi.
At its finest, Route One “kick and run” can be outstanding.
An equally great finish from Emmanuel Sabbi.
At its finest, Route One “kick and run” can be outstanding.
On affordances and technomoral choices. From @shannonvallor.bsky.social in Technology and the Virtues
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On affordances and technomoral choices. From @shannonvallor.bsky.social in Technology and the Virtues
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
A question for scientists (construed as broadly as you like) of BlueSky: What makes something data?
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A question for scientists (construed as broadly as you like) of BlueSky: What makes something data?
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
I ❤️ libraries. Especially when they host such smart, witty, and engaging conversations like the one today with @vassb.bsky.social and Cory Doctorow. Big thanks to Jorge at VPL and everyone else for making this happen. #proudformerVPLtrustee www.crowdcast.io/c/0wzs9iu1q225
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I ❤️ libraries. Especially when they host such smart, witty, and engaging conversations like the one today with @vassb.bsky.social and Cory Doctorow. Big thanks to Jorge at VPL and everyone else for making this happen. #proudformerVPLtrustee www.crowdcast.io/c/0wzs9iu1q225
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
I think about how big tech openly and frictionlessly scrapes/steals everything to train AI models every time I have to work through a multi-part, multi-month research ethics review process to interview a half dozen people who actually want to talk to me about their work.
In the Globe and Mail, @vassb.bsky.social asks the basic question: Should we just let big tech companies insist that consent to use data for AI training is part and parcel of using their service?
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: With AI, you are now the product: The hidden costs of staying online
More platforms are tying data surveillance for AI training as a condition to use services. Canada needs to reject this
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think about how big tech openly and frictionlessly scrapes/steals everything to train AI models every time I have to work through a multi-part, multi-month research ethics review process to interview a half dozen people who actually want to talk to me about their work.
What a treat to have this panel happen today at UBC. So many topics, so little time. Chapeau @carolmliao.bsky.social @mysdick.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social and the Centre for Climate Justice for making these conversations happen.
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
What a treat to have this panel happen today at UBC. So many topics, so little time. Chapeau @carolmliao.bsky.social @mysdick.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social and the Centre for Climate Justice for making these conversations happen.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Have you heard of the Transit Death Spiral? It's happening right now in Metro Vancouver. Nic Laporte explains it perfectly in this video in collaboration with Movement. Do you think we can flip this downward spiral into growth that serves the needs of our region?
The Slow Collapse of Transit (...and how we stop it)
BC Residents, contact your MLA! https://www.leg.bc.ca/contact-us/mla-contact-information
https://www.patreon.com/NicTheDoor Join Patreon for early access and extras.
https://movementyvr.ca/
https://www.translink.ca/
Public transit keeps our cities moving. When service declines, everyone feels
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Have you heard of the Transit Death Spiral? It's happening right now in Metro Vancouver. Nic Laporte explains it perfectly in this video in collaboration with Movement. Do you think we can flip this downward spiral into growth that serves the needs of our region?
Canadian Federal budget as Rorschach test.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Canadian Federal budget as Rorschach test.
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
🧵 Vancouver Public Library & @InternetArchiveCA.bsky.social have been honoured by the City of Vancouver for their innovative digitization project, making rare & historical British Columbia materials accessible online for future generations. 🏆📚🇨🇦
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🧵 Vancouver Public Library & @InternetArchiveCA.bsky.social have been honoured by the City of Vancouver for their innovative digitization project, making rare & historical British Columbia materials accessible online for future generations. 🏆📚🇨🇦
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...
Learn more ⤵️
internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...
Reposted by Gordon Ross 🇨🇦
Howe Sound—Yesterday, Today, and Forever
W.P. Weston
1927
W.P. Weston
1927
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Howe Sound—Yesterday, Today, and Forever
W.P. Weston
1927
W.P. Weston
1927