patatas
@its.small.patatas.ca
he/they
Craftsperson, artist, labourer in #HamOnt
Luddite & tech tinkerer
Blog:
thedabbler.patatas.ca
also:
blundervalley.ca
social.patatas.ca/patatas
Signal: @smallpatatas.01
Craftsperson, artist, labourer in #HamOnt
Luddite & tech tinkerer
Blog:
thedabbler.patatas.ca
also:
blundervalley.ca
social.patatas.ca/patatas
Signal: @smallpatatas.01
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@its.small.patatas.ca
· May 29
AI is Dehumanization Technology
A call to reject the deployment and use of AI systems in Canada's public sector.
thedabbler.patatas.ca
My plea to Canada's public sector workers and unions:
Reject the use of AI, and save the soul of the public sector.
#CdnPoli #AI
thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/ai-is-...
Reject the use of AI, and save the soul of the public sector.
#CdnPoli #AI
thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/ai-is-...
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The idea of CRA “lean[ing] into AI to free up staff resources” should be setting off some red flags. Other departments are being forced too.
He’s cutting “development funding for global health programs” and funding for public transit. Cutting back on Statistics Canada seems so short-sighted too.
He’s cutting “development funding for global health programs” and funding for public transit. Cutting back on Statistics Canada seems so short-sighted too.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The idea of CRA “lean[ing] into AI to free up staff resources” should be setting off some red flags. Other departments are being forced too.
He’s cutting “development funding for global health programs” and funding for public transit. Cutting back on Statistics Canada seems so short-sighted too.
He’s cutting “development funding for global health programs” and funding for public transit. Cutting back on Statistics Canada seems so short-sighted too.
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Every word of this article hurts me with caustic stupidity.
This is not a complaint about the writing of, or writer of, the article.
This is not a complaint about the writing of, or writer of, the article.
Budget promises to introduce framework for Canadian dollar-backed cryptocurrency | CBC News
The Liberal government is committing to roll out new legislation to ensure some digital currencies are secure and stable enough for consumers and businesses to use.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Every word of this article hurts me with caustic stupidity.
This is not a complaint about the writing of, or writer of, the article.
This is not a complaint about the writing of, or writer of, the article.
Getting rid of the greenwashing rules is a $10 million gift to pro-annexation blowhard Kevin O'Leary
blundervalley.ca/blog/is-this...
blundervalley.ca/blog/is-this...
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Getting rid of the greenwashing rules is a $10 million gift to pro-annexation blowhard Kevin O'Leary
blundervalley.ca/blog/is-this...
blundervalley.ca/blog/is-this...
Great episode, and a super interesting point toward the end:
housing development costs could be far lower if the minimum requirements for parking spaces were removed.
(the downside: we'd need to build more transit and bike lanes and make cities more walkable, oh no what a nightmare)
housing development costs could be far lower if the minimum requirements for parking spaces were removed.
(the downside: we'd need to build more transit and bike lanes and make cities more walkable, oh no what a nightmare)
Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great episode, and a super interesting point toward the end:
housing development costs could be far lower if the minimum requirements for parking spaces were removed.
(the downside: we'd need to build more transit and bike lanes and make cities more walkable, oh no what a nightmare)
housing development costs could be far lower if the minimum requirements for parking spaces were removed.
(the downside: we'd need to build more transit and bike lanes and make cities more walkable, oh no what a nightmare)
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Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
The next time you hear someone say "sovereign AI compute" as a reason to build massive fuck-off data centres in Alberta running on gas, send them the video below
#CdnPoli
#CdnPoli
The highlights. ML can only be used where "its OK to be wrong", which usually means "its OK to be a little more wrong to be a LOT cheaper", which is the edge.
Oh, and LLMs are very niche as they can't be used with "untrusted input + do bad thing". There is no market for the GW datacenters.
Oh, and LLMs are very niche as they can't be used with "untrusted input + do bad thing". There is no market for the GW datacenters.
Nicholas Weaver: The futile future of the gigawatt datacenter
The edge is where it’s at
Blog post by @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/07/t...
Interview with Nick:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rL... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251107-nic... - podcast
time: 26 min 53 sec
The edge is where it’s at
Blog post by @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/07/t...
Interview with Nick:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rL... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251107-nic... - podcast
time: 26 min 53 sec
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The next time you hear someone say "sovereign AI compute" as a reason to build massive fuck-off data centres in Alberta running on gas, send them the video below
#CdnPoli
#CdnPoli
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The key weakness in AI agents is that they're a lie. They don't work. They just don't fuckin' work. You can't set a hallucination engine to work doing tasks. It's pants on head stupid. The hype pretends this isn't the case and hypothesises a fabulous future where they work *at all*. This is a lie.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The key weakness in AI agents is that they're a lie. They don't work. They just don't fuckin' work. You can't set a hallucination engine to work doing tasks. It's pants on head stupid. The hype pretends this isn't the case and hypothesises a fabulous future where they work *at all*. This is a lie.
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Weaver does an excellent job here of illustrating why our future is one of abandoned data centers littering the countryside.
There’s something larger at play, too: edge inference is the future, is the only viable path forward, but that has big implications for just what future use cases look like.
There’s something larger at play, too: edge inference is the future, is the only viable path forward, but that has big implications for just what future use cases look like.
The highlights. ML can only be used where "its OK to be wrong", which usually means "its OK to be a little more wrong to be a LOT cheaper", which is the edge.
Oh, and LLMs are very niche as they can't be used with "untrusted input + do bad thing". There is no market for the GW datacenters.
Oh, and LLMs are very niche as they can't be used with "untrusted input + do bad thing". There is no market for the GW datacenters.
Nicholas Weaver: The futile future of the gigawatt datacenter
The edge is where it’s at
Blog post by @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/07/t...
Interview with Nick:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rL... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251107-nic... - podcast
time: 26 min 53 sec
The edge is where it’s at
Blog post by @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/07/t...
Interview with Nick:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rL... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251107-nic... - podcast
time: 26 min 53 sec
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Weaver does an excellent job here of illustrating why our future is one of abandoned data centers littering the countryside.
There’s something larger at play, too: edge inference is the future, is the only viable path forward, but that has big implications for just what future use cases look like.
There’s something larger at play, too: edge inference is the future, is the only viable path forward, but that has big implications for just what future use cases look like.
um wait, aren't the folks who pushed against wind & solar the exact same people who are now lobbying *for* carbon capture?
Remember when people said the same thing about wind and solar?
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
um wait, aren't the folks who pushed against wind & solar the exact same people who are now lobbying *for* carbon capture?
Couple years ago was having a nice evening chat with a friend on their back porch, heard animals screeching, looked up and a possum and young raccoon were facing off on a tree branch.
After about a minute of this: they both happily, quietly climbed into a hole in the trunk. We were stunned
After about a minute of this: they both happily, quietly climbed into a hole in the trunk. We were stunned
Very few things make me happier than animals having friends who are other animals. Kills me every time.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Couple years ago was having a nice evening chat with a friend on their back porch, heard animals screeching, looked up and a possum and young raccoon were facing off on a tree branch.
After about a minute of this: they both happily, quietly climbed into a hole in the trunk. We were stunned
After about a minute of this: they both happily, quietly climbed into a hole in the trunk. We were stunned
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*Georgia Pickering is a Labour local councillor.*
Private Eye's witness reported that they heard Pickering, who heads CMS Strategic, taking credit for placing a story in The Times about a Home Office investigation into Palestine Action over their funding.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
Private Eye's witness reported that they heard Pickering, who heads CMS Strategic, taking credit for placing a story in The Times about a Home Office investigation into Palestine Action over their funding.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
*Georgia Pickering is a Labour local councillor.*
Private Eye's witness reported that they heard Pickering, who heads CMS Strategic, taking credit for placing a story in The Times about a Home Office investigation into Palestine Action over their funding.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
Private Eye's witness reported that they heard Pickering, who heads CMS Strategic, taking credit for placing a story in The Times about a Home Office investigation into Palestine Action over their funding.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
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Karp quotes Yeats to investors: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold” and says “Today, America is the center, and it must hold."' Plus more blah blah on the AI economy.
He seems to have missed the line: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity"
He seems to have missed the line: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity"
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Karp quotes Yeats to investors: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold” and says “Today, America is the center, and it must hold."' Plus more blah blah on the AI economy.
He seems to have missed the line: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity"
He seems to have missed the line: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity"
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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🧵 The federal budget, according to @avilewis.ca "represents a massive redistribution of public resources away from people and services that people rely on, and the public sector, and a clear political choice to funnel wealth upward...
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🧵 The federal budget, according to @avilewis.ca "represents a massive redistribution of public resources away from people and services that people rely on, and the public sector, and a clear political choice to funnel wealth upward...
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Le réseau de la non-confrontation 🫠
What seems to be happening is that Bluesky has been rolling out some ill-advised (or malicious, but Hanlon's razor here for now) updates that are supposedly designed to make conversations on this platform less confrontational.
2/6
2/6
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Le réseau de la non-confrontation 🫠
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if you are the public defense investigator who just subpoenaed Sam Altman on stage know that i love you and think you are a wonder upon this earth.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
if you are the public defense investigator who just subpoenaed Sam Altman on stage know that i love you and think you are a wonder upon this earth.
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Why his ear so greasy? Was he listening to a hamburger?
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Why his ear so greasy? Was he listening to a hamburger?
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Carney is promising pipelines to Bay Street. This budget even eliminates the greenwashing rules that are supposed to stop industry from outright lying to Canadians.
Was the environment caucus real, or was it just a sham to keep the rabble quiet?
Will you stand up for the future of our planet?
Was the environment caucus real, or was it just a sham to keep the rabble quiet?
Will you stand up for the future of our planet?
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Carney is promising pipelines to Bay Street. This budget even eliminates the greenwashing rules that are supposed to stop industry from outright lying to Canadians.
Was the environment caucus real, or was it just a sham to keep the rabble quiet?
Will you stand up for the future of our planet?
Was the environment caucus real, or was it just a sham to keep the rabble quiet?
Will you stand up for the future of our planet?
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We were also counting on you to defend the climate.
Carney is promising pipelines now. Greenwashing rules are being repealed.
Where is the environment caucus? Was it real, or was it just a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids.
Carney is promising pipelines now. Greenwashing rules are being repealed.
Where is the environment caucus? Was it real, or was it just a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids.
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We were also counting on you to defend the climate.
Carney is promising pipelines now. Greenwashing rules are being repealed.
Where is the environment caucus? Was it real, or was it just a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids.
Carney is promising pipelines now. Greenwashing rules are being repealed.
Where is the environment caucus? Was it real, or was it just a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids.
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Bonjour/Hello - Carney is promising pipelines now. Even the greenwashing rules are being cancelled in this budget.
Is the environment caucus a sham, or will you stand up for the future of our planet?
Is the environment caucus a sham, or will you stand up for the future of our planet?
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Bonjour/Hello - Carney is promising pipelines now. Even the greenwashing rules are being cancelled in this budget.
Is the environment caucus a sham, or will you stand up for the future of our planet?
Is the environment caucus a sham, or will you stand up for the future of our planet?
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Hey man, Carney is promising pipelines now. The budget gets rid of greenwashing rules, even.
Is the environment caucus real, or is it a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids, and billions of people in the global south.
Is the environment caucus real, or is it a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids, and billions of people in the global south.
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hey man, Carney is promising pipelines now. The budget gets rid of greenwashing rules, even.
Is the environment caucus real, or is it a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids, and billions of people in the global south.
Is the environment caucus real, or is it a sham?
Asking on behalf of everyone's kids and grandkids, and billions of people in the global south.
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Where is the environment caucus? Carney's promising pipelines now?
The budget even gets rid of greenwashing rules. What are we even doing. Where is the line?
The budget even gets rid of greenwashing rules. What are we even doing. Where is the line?
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Where is the environment caucus? Carney's promising pipelines now?
The budget even gets rid of greenwashing rules. What are we even doing. Where is the line?
The budget even gets rid of greenwashing rules. What are we even doing. Where is the line?
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"...Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea.
During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because “we’re on the pipeline stuff.”"
During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because “we’re on the pipeline stuff.”"
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’
Carney tells business crowd about a new pipeline project
Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"...Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea.
During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because “we’re on the pipeline stuff.”"
During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because “we’re on the pipeline stuff.”"
This is intentional disinformation.
While the vote was technically a confidence vote, it was in fact to reject a Conservative sub-amendment to the Bloc's motion to reject the budget.
The vote, therefore, does not indicate support for the budget - it's a rejection of the Conservatives.
#CdnPoli
While the vote was technically a confidence vote, it was in fact to reject a Conservative sub-amendment to the Bloc's motion to reject the budget.
The vote, therefore, does not indicate support for the budget - it's a rejection of the Conservatives.
#CdnPoli
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is intentional disinformation.
While the vote was technically a confidence vote, it was in fact to reject a Conservative sub-amendment to the Bloc's motion to reject the budget.
The vote, therefore, does not indicate support for the budget - it's a rejection of the Conservatives.
#CdnPoli
While the vote was technically a confidence vote, it was in fact to reject a Conservative sub-amendment to the Bloc's motion to reject the budget.
The vote, therefore, does not indicate support for the budget - it's a rejection of the Conservatives.
#CdnPoli
wife was at the gym yesterday and after showering was about to get dressed and someone in the changeroom was ON A VIDEO CALL ON THEIR PHONE
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
wife was at the gym yesterday and after showering was about to get dressed and someone in the changeroom was ON A VIDEO CALL ON THEIR PHONE