Émilio Gonzalez
@res260.xyz
Cybersecurity blue team person. Love to discuss urbanism, housing crisis and most "bigger-than-you" modern challenges. YIMBY. Involved with @construisonsmtl.ca, Locomotion.app and @nsec.io
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February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I love everything about this blogpost
Le Service d'incendies de Montréal veut forcer l'installation de gicleurs dans *tous* les nouveaux logements construits, et interdire de stocker les vélos électriques sans avoir une pièce fermée avec détecteur de chaleur.
Ça va empirer la crise du logement et causer plus de misère que le status quo.
Ça va empirer la crise du logement et causer plus de misère que le status quo.
La vente de feux d’artifice en voie d’être interdite à Montréal
Montréal sonne la fin de la récréation pour les feux d’artifice. Dans une rare refonte de son règlement sur la prévention des incendies, la Ville compte en interdire la vente dès cette année sur son t...
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February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Le Service d'incendies de Montréal veut forcer l'installation de gicleurs dans *tous* les nouveaux logements construits, et interdire de stocker les vélos électriques sans avoir une pièce fermée avec détecteur de chaleur.
Ça va empirer la crise du logement et causer plus de misère que le status quo.
Ça va empirer la crise du logement et causer plus de misère que le status quo.
I'll be at FediMTL, a #fediverse / #ActivityPub conference in Montréal on Feb 24th!
I also took the opportunity to try out @smokesignal.events so here's the event :)
smokesignal.events/did:plc:q2hr...
I also took the opportunity to try out @smokesignal.events so here's the event :)
smokesignal.events/did:plc:q2hr...
FediMTL 2026
An ActivityPub Conference on Digital Sovereignty and the Social Web in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Details and tickets: https://fedimtl.ca/
smokesignal.events
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I'll be at FediMTL, a #fediverse / #ActivityPub conference in Montréal on Feb 24th!
I also took the opportunity to try out @smokesignal.events so here's the event :)
smokesignal.events/did:plc:q2hr...
I also took the opportunity to try out @smokesignal.events so here's the event :)
smokesignal.events/did:plc:q2hr...
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Félicitations à Ottawa pour cette belle victoire pro-logement!
#Ottawa favorise la #densification
✅ Quadruplex permis sur tous les lots résidentiels
✅ 3 étages max par défaut, partout
✅ Plus haut sur les artères achalandées et près du transport collectif structurant
✅ Commerces dans les zones résidentielles
❌ Fin du stationnement minimum requis
#urbanism
✅ Quadruplex permis sur tous les lots résidentiels
✅ 3 étages max par défaut, partout
✅ Plus haut sur les artères achalandées et près du transport collectif structurant
✅ Commerces dans les zones résidentielles
❌ Fin du stationnement minimum requis
#urbanism
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Félicitations à Ottawa pour cette belle victoire pro-logement!
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January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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In case you're wondering why ICE is busting down doors now.
"New ICE hires and those still in training are being told to follow the memo’s guidance instead of written training materials that actually contradict the memo..."
apnews.com/article/ice-...
"New ICE hires and those still in training are being told to follow the memo’s guidance instead of written training materials that actually contradict the memo..."
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
In case you're wondering why ICE is busting down doors now.
"New ICE hires and those still in training are being told to follow the memo’s guidance instead of written training materials that actually contradict the memo..."
apnews.com/article/ice-...
"New ICE hires and those still in training are being told to follow the memo’s guidance instead of written training materials that actually contradict the memo..."
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Experimenting with GitHub Copilot and I'm happy to report that AI will not take over the world in 2026 yet
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Experimenting with GitHub Copilot and I'm happy to report that AI will not take over the world in 2026 yet
I was in a League of Legends lobby and got matched with the same ADC as my previous match, where we lost really hard and ADC blamed me. He saw we got matched again and he wrote "im running it btw". I reported him for "hostage taking" and got this message. Best feature ever.
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I was in a League of Legends lobby and got matched with the same ADC as my previous match, where we lost really hard and ADC blamed me. He saw we got matched again and he wrote "im running it btw". I reported him for "hostage taking" and got this message. Best feature ever.
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the devs are still hibernating. have some memes 🤲
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the devs are still hibernating. have some memes 🤲
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#activitypub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
connectedplaces.online
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#activitypub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
Pas d'accord avec leurs revendications, ni leurs méthodes, mais y'avaient'l'doua www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/01/16/c...
Convois de la liberté en 2022: l'état d’urgence jugé «déraisonnable» par la Cour d’appel fédérale
Convois de la liberté en 2022: l'état d’urgence jugé «déraisonnable» par la Cour d’appel fédérale.
www.journaldemontreal.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Pas d'accord avec leurs revendications, ni leurs méthodes, mais y'avaient'l'doua www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/01/16/c...
"A decentralised protocol does not automatically produce decentralised governance, it also moves power to different, less visible places."
#activitypub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
connectedplaces.online
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"A decentralised protocol does not automatically produce decentralised governance, it also moves power to different, less visible places."
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The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
This is *good* for Wikipedia. We WANT the content of Wikipedia to stay truely free and open without any condition, and AI products cost wiki a lot of money. Now they pay. Do they pay enough for the benefits they receive? Probably not, but this will help wiki stay sustainable
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This is *good* for Wikipedia. We WANT the content of Wikipedia to stay truely free and open without any condition, and AI products cost wiki a lot of money. Now they pay. Do they pay enough for the benefits they receive? Probably not, but this will help wiki stay sustainable
Avec toute la polémique autour de X actuellement, c'est un excellent timing pour envoyer un email à nos élus pour leur demander de lâcher Twitter/X. Il y a plus de chance que ça fonctionne si on est plusieurs à le demander!
www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/i...
#assnat #assnatqc #polqc
www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/i...
#assnat #assnatqc #polqc
Députés - Assemblée nationale du Québec
Ouvrir
www.assnat.qc.ca
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Avec toute la polémique autour de X actuellement, c'est un excellent timing pour envoyer un email à nos élus pour leur demander de lâcher Twitter/X. Il y a plus de chance que ça fonctionne si on est plusieurs à le demander!
www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/i...
#assnat #assnatqc #polqc
www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/i...
#assnat #assnatqc #polqc
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On ne peut pas d'un côté bannir les AirBNBs et de l'autre empêcher la création d'hôtels! Montréal manque cruellement de chambres d'hôtels en dehors du centre-ville. C'est une grande erreur de contentrer tous les hôtels dans le même arrondissement
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
On ne peut pas d'un côté bannir les AirBNBs et de l'autre empêcher la création d'hôtels! Montréal manque cruellement de chambres d'hôtels en dehors du centre-ville. C'est une grande erreur de contentrer tous les hôtels dans le même arrondissement
my favourite graph of 2026 so far, lmao
okay so here's a different graph that is interesting. if we look at negative sentiment posts by the age of the account, there is a significant uptick in negative sentiment posts coming from "elder" accounts. this chart here is looking at the past 3 days.
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
my favourite graph of 2026 so far, lmao
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"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
Very interesting video that sums up the limited amount of knowledge we currently have on TikTok/Reels/Shorts' impact on our cognition.
TL;DW: There are signs that it's the scrolling + removing choice + short videos combo that is bad, not short form per se
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIU...
TL;DW: There are signs that it's the scrolling + removing choice + short videos combo that is bad, not short form per se
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIU...
What the actual science says about “brain rot”
YouTube video by Howtown
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very interesting video that sums up the limited amount of knowledge we currently have on TikTok/Reels/Shorts' impact on our cognition.
TL;DW: There are signs that it's the scrolling + removing choice + short videos combo that is bad, not short form per se
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIU...
TL;DW: There are signs that it's the scrolling + removing choice + short videos combo that is bad, not short form per se
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIU...
I have just watched a full playthrough (7h) of Clair-Obscur: Expedition 33. Damn the story is good, what a masterpiece. Every award they got is well deserved
December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I have just watched a full playthrough (7h) of Clair-Obscur: Expedition 33. Damn the story is good, what a masterpiece. Every award they got is well deserved
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Yes, other factors are important. And some of them are even more important.
It's the social sciences. Very rarely is there a single, unicausal factor, that drives 100% of change
It's the social sciences. Very rarely is there a single, unicausal factor, that drives 100% of change
December 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Yes, other factors are important. And some of them are even more important.
It's the social sciences. Very rarely is there a single, unicausal factor, that drives 100% of change
It's the social sciences. Very rarely is there a single, unicausal factor, that drives 100% of change
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Attention #fediverse save the date!
On February 24th, 2026 in #montreal we're putting on a fediverse event.
- A morning of technical talks
- An accessible afternoon to bring-a-friend
- An evening to socialize.
For my bit, I'll be doing a talk on how […]
[Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]
On February 24th, 2026 in #montreal we're putting on a fediverse event.
- A morning of technical talks
- An accessible afternoon to bring-a-friend
- An evening to socialize.
For my bit, I'll be doing a talk on how […]
[Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]
December 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Attention #fediverse save the date!
On February 24th, 2026 in #montreal we're putting on a fediverse event.
- A morning of technical talks
- An accessible afternoon to bring-a-friend
- An evening to socialize.
For my bit, I'll be doing a talk on how […]
[Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]
On February 24th, 2026 in #montreal we're putting on a fediverse event.
- A morning of technical talks
- An accessible afternoon to bring-a-friend
- An evening to socialize.
For my bit, I'll be doing a talk on how […]
[Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]