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going to try and keep this one unlocked. will be lots of sports/music/toronto/kamloops stuff on here. he/him/il/הוא
Saw this and got kind of worried we're either at or near a Waxahatchee saturation point.
Having listened I can say I'm not there yet
Having listened I can say I'm not there yet
Courtney Barnett announces new album 'Creature Of Habit'; hear the Waxahatchee collab "Site Unseen"
Courtney Barnett Announces Album, Shares Waxahatchee Collab: Listen
Courtney Barnett is back, baby! The great Australian artist released the instrumental album End Of The Day in 2023, but it’s been, what, four and a half years since she dropped Things Take Time, Take ...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Saw this and got kind of worried we're either at or near a Waxahatchee saturation point.
Having listened I can say I'm not there yet
Having listened I can say I'm not there yet
A problem with the @pitchfork.com subscription that was not a problem for @stereogum.com - the free account is better: "But to … see the reader scores, and comment yourself or read the comments of others, you’ll have to smash subscribe." pitchfork.com/news/a-new-e...
A New Era for Pitchfork: Introducing Reader Scores and Commenting
After 30 years, we’re expanding the role readers have in our music criticism and giving you full access to the reviews archive
pitchfork.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A problem with the @pitchfork.com subscription that was not a problem for @stereogum.com - the free account is better: "But to … see the reader scores, and comment yourself or read the comments of others, you’ll have to smash subscribe." pitchfork.com/news/a-new-e...
Friday 5x5: 8 2026 albums, 8 2006 albums, 9 anything else
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Friday 5x5: 8 2026 albums, 8 2006 albums, 9 anything else
I would pay at least double the standard fees for an option during leadership elections to 'join this party but not our mailing list'
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I would pay at least double the standard fees for an option during leadership elections to 'join this party but not our mailing list'
If this is as good as the singles + premature premature evaluations suggest it is, I may have my #1 album of 2026 locked up in February
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
If this is as good as the singles + premature premature evaluations suggest it is, I may have my #1 album of 2026 locked up in February
Friday 5x5: restarted the 1001 albums generator
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Friday 5x5: restarted the 1001 albums generator
Lawyers getting in trouble for using hallucinating AI in submissions isn't new anymore, but I've never seen one with a 100% error rate. It's honestly impressive how bad Grok was at this.
[10] Not a single proposition of law in any of the applicant’s materials is supported by a reliable authority.
[10] Not a single proposition of law in any of the applicant’s materials is supported by a reliable authority.
![[9] All the materials that the applicant filed were produced with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence. The tool the applicant used was “hallucinating”.
[10] Not a single proposition of law in any of the applicant’s materials is supported by a reliable authority.
[11] Once it became apparent to us that substantial parts of the applicant’s materials made no sense, we directed the parties to appear at a case management conference. The direction included a 15-page chart of examples of the non-existent and misleading authorities in the applicant’s materials. The parties were directed to address how they thought we should proceed in light of the applicant’s materials.
[12] The applicant wrote to the Tribunal on November 30, 2025, admitting that he had used generative artificial intelligence with the result that there were numerous errors in his motion materials. He admitted that he had failed to check the materials before submitting them. He apologized and undertook not to use generative artificial intelligence in preparing any further materials.
[13] He wrote:
I accept there are numerous errors in the citations, hyperlinks and the application of the Tribunal Rules contained in my factum and supplementary factum. These errors are entirely my responsibility. They arose for my over-reliance on generative artificial intelligence tools (in particular Grok) to assist me in researching and drafting the documents while I was trying to manage filing these materials on my own. This came about when I was unable to retain a lawyer who was able to assist me during this process.
From Mazaheri v Law Society of Ontario, 2025 ONLSTH 186
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onlst/doc/2025/2025onlsth186/2025onlsth186.html](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xggf6xt6w47fc3oqpo2i2cf4/bafkreiggvnbxxr2ryosjqbk4ef5dzpgkdz4uwlfqhwppvrvjln6xmaw54a@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Lawyers getting in trouble for using hallucinating AI in submissions isn't new anymore, but I've never seen one with a 100% error rate. It's honestly impressive how bad Grok was at this.
[10] Not a single proposition of law in any of the applicant’s materials is supported by a reliable authority.
[10] Not a single proposition of law in any of the applicant’s materials is supported by a reliable authority.
Switched fully over to Tidal this week. I missed the audio control but there are definitely still some kinks to fix
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Switched fully over to Tidal this week. I missed the audio control but there are definitely still some kinks to fix
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This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Has everyone whose scroll the illegal image appeared on also committed an offence by downloading it? This is one of those AI worst case scenarios that ought to make everyone aware of the current direction of travel.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Oh and Friday 5x5 has a few honourable mentions that missed the cut, everything after the first album only has one play
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Oh and Friday 5x5 has a few honourable mentions that missed the cut, everything after the first album only has one play
Some general thoughts on the year:
- There were a bunch of new or new-to-me artists who put out albums good enough to make up for releases by some musicians I would have expected to be locks for the list before the year started. I'd call them disappointing over bad, but some unexpected steps back.
- There were a bunch of new or new-to-me artists who put out albums good enough to make up for releases by some musicians I would have expected to be locks for the list before the year started. I'd call them disappointing over bad, but some unexpected steps back.
Of the 651 albums I listened to, here's my top 50 albums of 2025:
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Some general thoughts on the year:
- There were a bunch of new or new-to-me artists who put out albums good enough to make up for releases by some musicians I would have expected to be locks for the list before the year started. I'd call them disappointing over bad, but some unexpected steps back.
- There were a bunch of new or new-to-me artists who put out albums good enough to make up for releases by some musicians I would have expected to be locks for the list before the year started. I'd call them disappointing over bad, but some unexpected steps back.
Of the 651 albums I listened to, here's my top 50 albums of 2025:
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Of the 651 albums I listened to, here's my top 50 albums of 2025:
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A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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The Hoosiers are the only team that can save us from a 16 team playoff (if the bye is a problem they should go to 8)
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The Hoosiers are the only team that can save us from a 16 team playoff (if the bye is a problem they should go to 8)
Listened to 651 albums this year (+68 from last year), mapped out
298: 🇺🇸
100: 🇨🇦
71: 🇬🇧
50: 🇦🇺
10: 🇸🇪
9: 🇮🇪
8: 🇳🇿
7: 🇯🇵
6: 🇳🇬
5: 🇧🇷🇩🇪
4: 🇨🇱🇩🇰🇸🇬🇺🇦
3: 🇨🇴🇬🇭🇬🇹🇮🇹🇳🇪🇰🇷🇪🇸
2: 🇦🇷🇲🇱🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇵🇷🇷🇺🇺🇳
1: 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇨🇩🇪🇬🇸🇻🇪🇹🇬🇷🇭🇳🇮🇸🇮🇩🇮🇷🇰🇿🇳🇱🇵🇦🇵🇪🇸🇳🇸🇮🇿🇦🇹🇿🇹🇭🇹🇳🇻🇪
298: 🇺🇸
100: 🇨🇦
71: 🇬🇧
50: 🇦🇺
10: 🇸🇪
9: 🇮🇪
8: 🇳🇿
7: 🇯🇵
6: 🇳🇬
5: 🇧🇷🇩🇪
4: 🇨🇱🇩🇰🇸🇬🇺🇦
3: 🇨🇴🇬🇭🇬🇹🇮🇹🇳🇪🇰🇷🇪🇸
2: 🇦🇷🇲🇱🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇵🇷🇷🇺🇺🇳
1: 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇨🇩🇪🇬🇸🇻🇪🇹🇬🇷🇭🇳🇮🇸🇮🇩🇮🇷🇰🇿🇳🇱🇵🇦🇵🇪🇸🇳🇸🇮🇿🇦🇹🇿🇹🇭🇹🇳🇻🇪
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Listened to 651 albums this year (+68 from last year), mapped out
298: 🇺🇸
100: 🇨🇦
71: 🇬🇧
50: 🇦🇺
10: 🇸🇪
9: 🇮🇪
8: 🇳🇿
7: 🇯🇵
6: 🇳🇬
5: 🇧🇷🇩🇪
4: 🇨🇱🇩🇰🇸🇬🇺🇦
3: 🇨🇴🇬🇭🇬🇹🇮🇹🇳🇪🇰🇷🇪🇸
2: 🇦🇷🇲🇱🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇵🇷🇷🇺🇺🇳
1: 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇨🇩🇪🇬🇸🇻🇪🇹🇬🇷🇭🇳🇮🇸🇮🇩🇮🇷🇰🇿🇳🇱🇵🇦🇵🇪🇸🇳🇸🇮🇿🇦🇹🇿🇹🇭🇹🇳🇻🇪
298: 🇺🇸
100: 🇨🇦
71: 🇬🇧
50: 🇦🇺
10: 🇸🇪
9: 🇮🇪
8: 🇳🇿
7: 🇯🇵
6: 🇳🇬
5: 🇧🇷🇩🇪
4: 🇨🇱🇩🇰🇸🇬🇺🇦
3: 🇨🇴🇬🇭🇬🇹🇮🇹🇳🇪🇰🇷🇪🇸
2: 🇦🇷🇲🇱🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇵🇷🇷🇺🇺🇳
1: 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇨🇩🇪🇬🇸🇻🇪🇹🇬🇷🇭🇳🇮🇸🇮🇩🇮🇷🇰🇿🇳🇱🇵🇦🇵🇪🇸🇳🇸🇮🇿🇦🇹🇿🇹🇭🇹🇳🇻🇪
Knew I hit a high for newly released albums this year (651 > 623 in 2023) but turns out I also listened to the most music (since 2014 when I started regularly using lastfm again) by a couple thousand plays
Would not have guessed it was higher than 2023 (my last full year of WFH)
Would not have guessed it was higher than 2023 (my last full year of WFH)
January 1, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Knew I hit a high for newly released albums this year (651 > 623 in 2023) but turns out I also listened to the most music (since 2014 when I started regularly using lastfm again) by a couple thousand plays
Would not have guessed it was higher than 2023 (my last full year of WFH)
Would not have guessed it was higher than 2023 (my last full year of WFH)
Home Is Where - Hunting Season (2025)
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Home Is Where - Hunting Season (2025)
What did Blackwood promise the team for getting Binnington pulled in the first?
January 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
What did Blackwood promise the team for getting Binnington pulled in the first?
Remembering when Corrine Schroeder played her way onto team Canada for the 2024 rivalry series ahead of Kristen Campbell despite Campbell being the starting goalie for Canada's GM and Head Coach's PWHL team today for some reason or another
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Remembering when Corrine Schroeder played her way onto team Canada for the 2024 rivalry series ahead of Kristen Campbell despite Campbell being the starting goalie for Canada's GM and Head Coach's PWHL team today for some reason or another
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This new format is better and much easier to use but it ends the era of tracking how much faith Stereogum had in Masochism actually coming out (#5 most anticipated in 2021, #4 in 2022, #3 in 2023, #9 in 2024). RIP.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This new format is better and much easier to use but it ends the era of tracking how much faith Stereogum had in Masochism actually coming out (#5 most anticipated in 2021, #4 in 2022, #3 in 2023, #9 in 2024). RIP.
Friday 5x5: mostly to avoid breaking the streak, nothing new or unexpected on here
December 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Friday 5x5: mostly to avoid breaking the streak, nothing new or unexpected on here
Every list season I find an album I'd missed that would have made my personal list had I heard it earlier in the year & an acclaimed album I don't understand the hype for at all. Have now figured out 2025's editions of both.
This Ben Kweller album's good enough I'll keep it in consideration anyways
This Ben Kweller album's good enough I'll keep it in consideration anyways
December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every list season I find an album I'd missed that would have made my personal list had I heard it earlier in the year & an acclaimed album I don't understand the hype for at all. Have now figured out 2025's editions of both.
This Ben Kweller album's good enough I'll keep it in consideration anyways
This Ben Kweller album's good enough I'll keep it in consideration anyways
Strangely, this understates the significance of the stat.
It makes it seem like it's since 2018 (when Air Canada's 20-year naming rights expired and Scotiabank took over) but per hockeydb it's the lowest non-pandemic Leafs home attendance in the history of the building, not just the name.
It makes it seem like it's since 2018 (when Air Canada's 20-year naming rights expired and Scotiabank took over) but per hockeydb it's the lowest non-pandemic Leafs home attendance in the history of the building, not just the name.
The Maple Leafs are on pace to set the lowest attendance average in the history of their time at Scotiabank Arena 😳
With just 18,607 fans appearing per night, it would be the lowest average mark for Toronto outside of the COVID seasons since 2018.
(H/T @theathletichq, @hockeyforever)
With just 18,607 fans appearing per night, it would be the lowest average mark for Toronto outside of the COVID seasons since 2018.
(H/T @theathletichq, @hockeyforever)
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Strangely, this understates the significance of the stat.
It makes it seem like it's since 2018 (when Air Canada's 20-year naming rights expired and Scotiabank took over) but per hockeydb it's the lowest non-pandemic Leafs home attendance in the history of the building, not just the name.
It makes it seem like it's since 2018 (when Air Canada's 20-year naming rights expired and Scotiabank took over) but per hockeydb it's the lowest non-pandemic Leafs home attendance in the history of the building, not just the name.
Friday 5x5: catching up on 2025 albums I missed
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Friday 5x5: catching up on 2025 albums I missed