KrystynT
@krystyntully.com
Montreal-based. Nonprofits. Tech. Writing. CEO and co-founder of @entremission.com. Also #CFMTL and #LaVictoire.
John Tory was not a very good mayor in Toronto. He benefited from friendly media, no vocal critic, and a good local economy. Many of his decisions and missed opportunities have made life in the Toronto harder than it needed to be. It's not finger-pointing to flag it now; it's how we learn.
Matt Elliott: Why Olivia Chow’s council allies are attacking John Tory’s World Cup bid – and not the scandal that caused him to quit
Deals signed during John Tory’s reign are a frequent target of Mayor Olivia Chow’s allies on city council.
www.thestar.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
John Tory was not a very good mayor in Toronto. He benefited from friendly media, no vocal critic, and a good local economy. Many of his decisions and missed opportunities have made life in the Toronto harder than it needed to be. It's not finger-pointing to flag it now; it's how we learn.
Legally speaking, government must operate fairly. This includes respecting your rights to a written decision with reasons, correcting inaccuracies, and appeal.
How would AI-led government reviews and administration uphold those rights?
That question has to be part of Canada’s AI strategy.
How would AI-led government reviews and administration uphold those rights?
That question has to be part of Canada’s AI strategy.
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Legally speaking, government must operate fairly. This includes respecting your rights to a written decision with reasons, correcting inaccuracies, and appeal.
How would AI-led government reviews and administration uphold those rights?
That question has to be part of Canada’s AI strategy.
How would AI-led government reviews and administration uphold those rights?
That question has to be part of Canada’s AI strategy.
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OpenAI wants to help Canada fulfill its ambitious plans to build our AI infrastructure. We should be careful. https://macleans.ca/technology-3/canada-needs-homegrown-ai-infrastructure/
Canada Needs Homegrown AI Infrastructure - Macleans.ca
Allowing American AI companies unfettered access to Canadian data means giving up our digital sovereignty
macleans.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
OpenAI wants to help Canada fulfill its ambitious plans to build our AI infrastructure. We should be careful. https://macleans.ca/technology-3/canada-needs-homegrown-ai-infrastructure/
I loved the movie. It’s based on one of my favourite books, and it felt faithful but also pure del Toro.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I loved the movie. It’s based on one of my favourite books, and it felt faithful but also pure del Toro.
Mmmm. Can't wait to try this.
Wünderbar: Montreal's first German beer hall in 30 years
Montreal's first German beer hall since Le Vieux Munich which closed in 1995, Wünderbar brings Bavarian beer culture to Plaza Saint-Hubert.
ino.to
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Mmmm. Can't wait to try this.
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The Rob Base Postulate:
Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go right, and that the exact equal number (y) is required to make it out of sight (x = y), what is the minimum whole number required to achieve both outcomes?
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/pop...
Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go right, and that the exact equal number (y) is required to make it out of sight (x = y), what is the minimum whole number required to achieve both outcomes?
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/pop...
Pop Song Math Quiz
Answer all questions in the form of a song title. 1. The Rob Base Postulate Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go ri...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Rob Base Postulate:
Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go right, and that the exact equal number (y) is required to make it out of sight (x = y), what is the minimum whole number required to achieve both outcomes?
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/pop...
Given that a number greater than 1(x) is required to make a thing go right, and that the exact equal number (y) is required to make it out of sight (x = y), what is the minimum whole number required to achieve both outcomes?
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/pop...
This tracks. Your friendly periodic reminder that social media platforms don’t love you back.
10% of Meta's 2024 ad revenue came from outright frauds and scams; the platform shows consumers 15 billion ads for fraud and scams every single day. This doesn't even include agitprop and AI slop.
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This tracks. Your friendly periodic reminder that social media platforms don’t love you back.
I read this article three times and I can't get past some of the contradictions. I have so many questions, like:
- Do we know that LLMs are effective evaluators of board performance?
- Is a transcript of one meeting a legitimate measure of board performance?
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- Do we know that LLMs are effective evaluators of board performance?
- Is a transcript of one meeting a legitimate measure of board performance?
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Can AI Boards Outperform Human Ones?
A recent poll of 500 global CEOs found that 94% believe AI could offer better counsel than at least one of their board members. And in October 2025, Kazakhstan’s national wealth fund appointed “SKAI,”...
hbr.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I read this article three times and I can't get past some of the contradictions. I have so many questions, like:
- Do we know that LLMs are effective evaluators of board performance?
- Is a transcript of one meeting a legitimate measure of board performance?
🧵 ...
- Do we know that LLMs are effective evaluators of board performance?
- Is a transcript of one meeting a legitimate measure of board performance?
🧵 ...
I want to read a work of fiction set in a community where people dress and decorate exclusively with paraphernalia from events that didn't happen. Nothing else about the story needs to be alt-history, just the champions and victories and heroes that dot the characters' lives.
Where does the ‘Blue Jays World Series Champion 2025’ gear go after Game 7 loss?
Though the Blue Jays’ loss in Game 7 will remain a heartbreaking memory for fans, merchandise sporting the phrase will find second life.
www.thestar.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I want to read a work of fiction set in a community where people dress and decorate exclusively with paraphernalia from events that didn't happen. Nothing else about the story needs to be alt-history, just the champions and victories and heroes that dot the characters' lives.
The word for a national campaign to build trust is “propaganda”.
That’s the word you’re looking for here, sir. Propaganda.
That’s the word you’re looking for here, sir. Propaganda.
Like maple syrup and hockey, AI must become a part of our national identity
Ottawa's AI Strategy Task Force is an encouraging step, writes Joel Blit. But Canada’s future depends on whether we can build a nation where AI is embedded in almost every
www.thestar.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The word for a national campaign to build trust is “propaganda”.
That’s the word you’re looking for here, sir. Propaganda.
That’s the word you’re looking for here, sir. Propaganda.
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C’est jour d’élections municipales! Allez voter pour l’avenir de Montréal 🧡✅
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It’s municipal elections day! Go vote for Montreal’s future. 🧡✅
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It’s municipal elections day! Go vote for Montreal’s future. 🧡✅
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
C’est jour d’élections municipales! Allez voter pour l’avenir de Montréal 🧡✅
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It’s municipal elections day! Go vote for Montreal’s future. 🧡✅
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It’s municipal elections day! Go vote for Montreal’s future. 🧡✅
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November 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Ugh, this is so worrisome.
We deserve political candidates with good ideas, some basic understanding of the tools they use, and a healthy dose of critical thinking.
Yes please to some kind of labelling regulation for AI use in politics.
We deserve political candidates with good ideas, some basic understanding of the tools they use, and a healthy dose of critical thinking.
Yes please to some kind of labelling regulation for AI use in politics.
1/2 Sept aspirants conseillers ou maires ont avoué à Radio-Canada qu’ils ont reçu un coup de pouce de l’IA pour rédiger des textes sur les réseaux sociaux ou leur plateforme électorale.
À St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, l’aspirant maire François Roy en est même fier" ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
À St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, l’aspirant maire François Roy en est même fier" ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
ChatGPT sera-t-il votre prochain maire?
Des candidats aux élections municipales au Québec se servent de l'intelligence artificielle pour faire campagne, mais ne le disent pas ouvertement.
ici.radio-canada.ca
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ugh, this is so worrisome.
We deserve political candidates with good ideas, some basic understanding of the tools they use, and a healthy dose of critical thinking.
Yes please to some kind of labelling regulation for AI use in politics.
We deserve political candidates with good ideas, some basic understanding of the tools they use, and a healthy dose of critical thinking.
Yes please to some kind of labelling regulation for AI use in politics.
I have zero memory of the 2003 Blue Jays logo.
Logos | History | Toronto Blue Jays
Read about the history of the Blue Jays logos
www.mlb.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have zero memory of the 2003 Blue Jays logo.
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"Protecting nature is the common calling of all Canadians.
We are uniquely blessed by our country’s vast natural beauty.
It binds us together and shapes our identity as a people.
It is our contribution to the shared heritage of the human race."
- @maharaj.org Director of Policy at Nature Canada
We are uniquely blessed by our country’s vast natural beauty.
It binds us together and shapes our identity as a people.
It is our contribution to the shared heritage of the human race."
- @maharaj.org Director of Policy at Nature Canada
Canadians have spoken.
Nature and our parks are the two most important components of Canada's national identity: more than medicare; more than the Charter of Rights; more even than hockey!
Love of nature unites our country. It triumphs over polarisation.
ekospolitics.com/index.php/20... 🍁
Nature and our parks are the two most important components of Canada's national identity: more than medicare; more than the Charter of Rights; more even than hockey!
Love of nature unites our country. It triumphs over polarisation.
ekospolitics.com/index.php/20... 🍁
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Protecting nature is the common calling of all Canadians.
We are uniquely blessed by our country’s vast natural beauty.
It binds us together and shapes our identity as a people.
It is our contribution to the shared heritage of the human race."
- @maharaj.org Director of Policy at Nature Canada
We are uniquely blessed by our country’s vast natural beauty.
It binds us together and shapes our identity as a people.
It is our contribution to the shared heritage of the human race."
- @maharaj.org Director of Policy at Nature Canada
Raising money is one of the most stressful parts of nonprofit life. Most people get into the work for the impact and the program work.
I wrote this article to show how fundraising activities can be broken down into manageable steps ... but my real goal is to help people sidestep anxiety and worry.
I wrote this article to show how fundraising activities can be broken down into manageable steps ... but my real goal is to help people sidestep anxiety and worry.
Fundraising can be an emotional experience.
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
To you, a fundraising target is more than a number. It’s a program, social change, a client’s well-being, or someone’s job.
That's why your fundraising process is such a superpower.
We break it down in The Organizer #29 ->
This fundraising process helps prevent heartache | The Organizer #29
By focusing more one the smaller steps in the fundraising process, the work becomes simpler to understand and easier to do well.
www.entremission.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Raising money is one of the most stressful parts of nonprofit life. Most people get into the work for the impact and the program work.
I wrote this article to show how fundraising activities can be broken down into manageable steps ... but my real goal is to help people sidestep anxiety and worry.
I wrote this article to show how fundraising activities can be broken down into manageable steps ... but my real goal is to help people sidestep anxiety and worry.
What a great story about democracy and regional culture wrapped in a narrative about a fish. I've gone from "never heard of the copper redhorse " to fan in a matter of moments.
Endangered Quebec fish at risk from Port of Montreal expansion | The Narwhal
A planned expansion of the Port of Montreal in Contrecoeur, one of Mark Carney’s priority projects, threatens the endangered copper redhorse
thenarwhal.ca
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What a great story about democracy and regional culture wrapped in a narrative about a fish. I've gone from "never heard of the copper redhorse " to fan in a matter of moments.
I’ve got a baseball hangover and this was not the news I needed with my second cup of coffee. Gulp.
I'm not saying the conditions are there for a Depression, but I am also not saying that
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’ve got a baseball hangover and this was not the news I needed with my second cup of coffee. Gulp.
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This week is the 20th annual Media Literacy Week from October 27-31! Follow our friends at @mediasmarts.bsky.social and use #MediaLiteracyWeek to explore resources, events and learning opportunities. www.medialiteracyweek.ca
It's Canada's 20th annual #MediaLiteracyWeek! 🥳
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
We’re kicking off five days of learning, sharing and building essential digital literacy skills together.
Find free events, resources and more: MediaLiteracyWeek.ca
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week is the 20th annual Media Literacy Week from October 27-31! Follow our friends at @mediasmarts.bsky.social and use #MediaLiteracyWeek to explore resources, events and learning opportunities. www.medialiteracyweek.ca
Tools influence art influences tools.
Brian Eno Presents a Crash Course on How the Recording Studio Radically Changed Music: Hear His Influential Lecture “The Recording Studio as a Compositional Tool” (1979)
Brian Eno Presents a Crash Course on How the Recording Studio Radically Changed Music: Hear His Influential Lecture “The Recording Studio as a Compositional Tool” (1979)
The rapid development of studio technology in the 1960s could seem like something of an avalanche, started, say, by Phil Spector, expanded by Brian Wilson, who spurred the Beatles and George Martin, w...
www.openculture.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tools influence art influences tools.
Dear US sports bosses: You don't need to interrupt the sport for the Jonas Brothers or Shakira or shots of the girlfriends. We're here for the competition. The sport IS the attraction.
Also, #BlueJays fans behind home plate: swap the costumes for proper jerseys. Be cool.
Also, #BlueJays fans behind home plate: swap the costumes for proper jerseys. Be cool.
October 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dear US sports bosses: You don't need to interrupt the sport for the Jonas Brothers or Shakira or shots of the girlfriends. We're here for the competition. The sport IS the attraction.
Also, #BlueJays fans behind home plate: swap the costumes for proper jerseys. Be cool.
Also, #BlueJays fans behind home plate: swap the costumes for proper jerseys. Be cool.
MacKinnon wrote one of my favourite books of all time. I'm very glad to see his name on this lawsuit and love the eloquence of this article. Godspeed.
Last year, author J. B. MacKinnon found out that tech companies had fed his books into their generative AI models. Now, he's the face of several lawsuits against big tech. https://macleans.ca/longforms/big-tech-v-me/
Big Tech v. Me - Macleans.ca
The world’s most powerful companies used my books, and millions more, without permission to train their AI models. I’m suing to stop them.
macleans.ca
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
MacKinnon wrote one of my favourite books of all time. I'm very glad to see his name on this lawsuit and love the eloquence of this article. Godspeed.
Your regular reminder that :
1 - much of the “engagement” you see online is not real
2 - people are getting richer by making the internet faker
3 - these platforms and their owners do not care about your best interests
1 - much of the “engagement” you see online is not real
2 - people are getting richer by making the internet faker
3 - these platforms and their owners do not care about your best interests
This is disturbing
Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Your regular reminder that :
1 - much of the “engagement” you see online is not real
2 - people are getting richer by making the internet faker
3 - these platforms and their owners do not care about your best interests
1 - much of the “engagement” you see online is not real
2 - people are getting richer by making the internet faker
3 - these platforms and their owners do not care about your best interests
This is the most Toronto story ever. "I paid a bazillion dollars for a waterfront condo and g'damn real life is interfering with my TV watching experience." I lived on Queen's Quay for years. The boat horn sound from the Skydome is one of the great joys of big city living.
‘Home games are going to be spoiled’: Why Blue Jays and Leafs fans living near the teams’ venues face a maddening problem
Sports fans living near the homes of the Jays, Leafs and Raptors often get tipped off to what’s happened before they can see it on TV or on a livestream.
www.thestar.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is the most Toronto story ever. "I paid a bazillion dollars for a waterfront condo and g'damn real life is interfering with my TV watching experience." I lived on Queen's Quay for years. The boat horn sound from the Skydome is one of the great joys of big city living.
Communications workflows are different now than a decade ago. Technical requirements have changed what and how orgs communicate.
Most of the nonprofit folks I know are subject matter experts, not digital marketers. This guide was written for them and other non-technical managers. Enjoy -
Most of the nonprofit folks I know are subject matter experts, not digital marketers. This guide was written for them and other non-technical managers. Enjoy -
Publishing information online isn't as simple as "just post it to the website".
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
Your work matters, and search engines help you create impact. Search Engine Optimization should influence how you write, edit, and collaborate.
Unsure where to start? Try this guide for #nonprofit managers:
Writing for robots | The Organizer #27
To make sure people see your work online, use Search Engine Optimization.
www.entremission.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Communications workflows are different now than a decade ago. Technical requirements have changed what and how orgs communicate.
Most of the nonprofit folks I know are subject matter experts, not digital marketers. This guide was written for them and other non-technical managers. Enjoy -
Most of the nonprofit folks I know are subject matter experts, not digital marketers. This guide was written for them and other non-technical managers. Enjoy -