Melanie Baker
@melle.ca
Reader, writer, editor, baker, sock zoologist, universal aunt, wayward. Tell your dog I said hi. (she/they) 🐾🖋🍪🇨🇦🏴☠️ | melle most places | linktr.ee/melledotca
Reposted by Melanie Baker
To all the doubters, AI is so close to being perfect
Look my iphone helpfully transcribed a voice message left by my French mechanic
Look my iphone helpfully transcribed a voice message left by my French mechanic
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
To all the doubters, AI is so close to being perfect
Look my iphone helpfully transcribed a voice message left by my French mechanic
Look my iphone helpfully transcribed a voice message left by my French mechanic
You expecting a Ukrainian drone strike, bruh?
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
You expecting a Ukrainian drone strike, bruh?
Imagine the customer delight and devotion you could build if, every time you sold a winter coat, you tucked a folded $20 in one of the pockets.
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Imagine the customer delight and devotion you could build if, every time you sold a winter coat, you tucked a folded $20 in one of the pockets.
Aww, it’s the 10-year anniversary of when my dog pranked a blind guy.
She slid on in when his service dog ran off to play (he was on a break) and the guy was petting her and didn’t realize it wasn’t his dog til he got to her curly tail.
Smooooooth. 😂
She slid on in when his service dog ran off to play (he was on a break) and the guy was petting her and didn’t realize it wasn’t his dog til he got to her curly tail.
Smooooooth. 😂
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Aww, it’s the 10-year anniversary of when my dog pranked a blind guy.
She slid on in when his service dog ran off to play (he was on a break) and the guy was petting her and didn’t realize it wasn’t his dog til he got to her curly tail.
Smooooooth. 😂
She slid on in when his service dog ran off to play (he was on a break) and the guy was petting her and didn’t realize it wasn’t his dog til he got to her curly tail.
Smooooooth. 😂
While I do not support early November Christmasification, I do support candy cane fudge crackle ice cream.
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
While I do not support early November Christmasification, I do support candy cane fudge crackle ice cream.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Frankenstein was beautifully done, though that quote at the end was… a choice.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Frankenstein was beautifully done, though that quote at the end was… a choice.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
Abominations like this are why Americans can’t have nice Canadian things.
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Abominations like this are why Americans can’t have nice Canadian things.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
I’d like to save the Ford Government of Ontario $9 million dollars of the public’s money.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
Yesterday: Ontario huffy that federal budget didn’t include commitment to idea of tunnel under Hwy 401
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’d like to save the Ford Government of Ontario $9 million dollars of the public’s money.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
No, a 60km tunnel under highway 401 isn’t feasible.
In fact, it’s colossally stupid.
It’s possible that it’s all a distraction from the failure to properly invest in public transit.
You’re welcome.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Needed music for baking, and gotta say, I knocked it out of the park. Those mini pumpkin spice loaves are made with love and Power Ballad Essentials. 🤘🏻🧡
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Needed music for baking, and gotta say, I knocked it out of the park. Those mini pumpkin spice loaves are made with love and Power Ballad Essentials. 🤘🏻🧡
Good god, no.
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Good god, no.
I continue to be powerless in the face of Tim’s merch.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I continue to be powerless in the face of Tim’s merch.
Reposted by Melanie Baker
Feeling a bit like old Twitter up in here tonight. 💜
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Feeling a bit like old Twitter up in here tonight. 💜
Reposted by Melanie Baker
People Magazine, spurning millions of sexy dead people, has once again chosen a Sexiest Man Alive. https://cnn.it/43ejtnb
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
People Magazine, spurning millions of sexy dead people, has once again chosen a Sexiest Man Alive. https://cnn.it/43ejtnb
I hope Americans appreciate the amount of cognitive dissonance Canadians have to suffer cheering for your blue candidates. 😉💙
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I hope Americans appreciate the amount of cognitive dissonance Canadians have to suffer cheering for your blue candidates. 😉💙
I hope all the ball fans sleep in extra late and have a nice brunch. 💙
(Sitting in the park with the dog and a blue jay is hollering away in the tree above me.)
(Sitting in the park with the dog and a blue jay is hollering away in the tree above me.)
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I hope all the ball fans sleep in extra late and have a nice brunch. 💙
(Sitting in the park with the dog and a blue jay is hollering away in the tree above me.)
(Sitting in the park with the dog and a blue jay is hollering away in the tree above me.)
Apparently perceptions of my gender and orientation are getting even more nebulous. While it’s been pretty solidly middle-aged lesbian for some time, we passed a family on the trail this morning and I heard the little girl ask, “Is that a lady, mama?” 😂
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Apparently perceptions of my gender and orientation are getting even more nebulous. While it’s been pretty solidly middle-aged lesbian for some time, we passed a family on the trail this morning and I heard the little girl ask, “Is that a lady, mama?” 😂
