Toronto Will
@torontowill.bsky.social
Cat lover, Trekkie (FoD), NE Patriots fan, video game enthusiast.
Professionally: lawyer.
Professionally: lawyer.
@greatesttrek.com I have a bone to pick. You classify yourself as a “dick and fart joke” Star Trek podcast, but deliver few (if any) fart jokes. Over >900 episodes, I’ve heard dick jokes a plenty, alongside some piss jokes (too many) and diarrhea jokes. No farts. Where are the farts? #FartGate
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
@greatesttrek.com I have a bone to pick. You classify yourself as a “dick and fart joke” Star Trek podcast, but deliver few (if any) fart jokes. Over >900 episodes, I’ve heard dick jokes a plenty, alongside some piss jokes (too many) and diarrhea jokes. No farts. Where are the farts? #FartGate
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You can always count on Trump to sabotage the narratives his apologists come up with, often with shocking speed. "He's going to install the Nobel Peace Prize winner to replace a dictator!" Trump: No, I don't respect her. "We'll be welcomed as liberators!". Trump: Do as I say or the girl gets it.
January 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
You can always count on Trump to sabotage the narratives his apologists come up with, often with shocking speed. "He's going to install the Nobel Peace Prize winner to replace a dictator!" Trump: No, I don't respect her. "We'll be welcomed as liberators!". Trump: Do as I say or the girl gets it.
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(Me, delicately fanning the smoke from blazing stacks of cash into the shape of a McDonald’s logo): “I have invented a virtual goldmine”
December 31, 2025 at 5:09 AM
(Me, delicately fanning the smoke from blazing stacks of cash into the shape of a McDonald’s logo): “I have invented a virtual goldmine”
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for god’s sake, just because i flew on john hammond’s helicopter a few times doesn’t mean i’m “into dinosaurs”
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
for god’s sake, just because i flew on john hammond’s helicopter a few times doesn’t mean i’m “into dinosaurs”
I tend to assume incompetence/stupidity before evil. I can imagine Bari Weiss seeing the segment, understanding how dishonest and cruel it made the Trump admin look, and assuming for that reason alone that it *must* be missing context. "It can't *really* be this bad, I'm sure Miller could explain!"
It's a quality piece of journalism, it efficiently lays out the cruelty and dishonesty of the Trump admin. But if you've been paying attention to prior coverage, there's no big revelation. The real significance is how many people will see it. And I think this debacle has only made that number go up.
And a terrible political decision, too. That story just got the Streisand Effect.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I tend to assume incompetence/stupidity before evil. I can imagine Bari Weiss seeing the segment, understanding how dishonest and cruel it made the Trump admin look, and assuming for that reason alone that it *must* be missing context. "It can't *really* be this bad, I'm sure Miller could explain!"
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
AI is not "propping up the US economy", it's propping up GDP, a statistical measure that usually (but not necessarily) *correlates* with the economy. There is extraordinarily little domestic economic activity trickling down from AI spending. The recession is already here, and has been for a while.
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
AI is not "propping up the US economy", it's propping up GDP, a statistical measure that usually (but not necessarily) *correlates* with the economy. There is extraordinarily little domestic economic activity trickling down from AI spending. The recession is already here, and has been for a while.
So far (episode 2) Stranger Things season 5’s strongest motif is “it doesn’t make sense”. They say it out loud. Like, a lot.
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
So far (episode 2) Stranger Things season 5’s strongest motif is “it doesn’t make sense”. They say it out loud. Like, a lot.
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AI's greatest perceived success is (what a coincidence) when there's no validation of success. "It's great at summarizing!" -- but you didn't read the thing being summarized, so how do you know? "It's great at answering questions!" -- is it? If you knew the correct answer, you wouldn't have asked!
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
AI's greatest perceived success is (what a coincidence) when there's no validation of success. "It's great at summarizing!" -- but you didn't read the thing being summarized, so how do you know? "It's great at answering questions!" -- is it? If you knew the correct answer, you wouldn't have asked!
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The heuristic of, "this many rich, powerful people can't all be wrong!" is so routinely proven false, people really ought to assume the opposite: "if this many rich, powerful people all agree, it must be wrong!".
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The heuristic of, "this many rich, powerful people can't all be wrong!" is so routinely proven false, people really ought to assume the opposite: "if this many rich, powerful people all agree, it must be wrong!".
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
Months later, more people have caught onto how the premediated killing of civilians who pose no imminent threat is morally repugnant, and highly criminal. I'm annoyed it took them this long, the murder count is now over 80, but better late than never!
I'm frustrated it isn't being recognized as more of a scandal. Like I know there are so many scandalous things, "just drop in the bucket!", but he ordered the military to murder a bunch of civilians who posed no immediate threat to anyone, not even sure who they are, then he *bragged* about it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Months later, more people have caught onto how the premediated killing of civilians who pose no imminent threat is morally repugnant, and highly criminal. I'm annoyed it took them this long, the murder count is now over 80, but better late than never!
Came across a JetBrains survey that covered AI use by programmers, and the results were grim. My first thought was of something Nik Suresh (of “I will piledrive you…” fame) wrote about the median incompetence of software engineers. But it’s interesting that the top use is “boilerplate”. (1/2)
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Came across a JetBrains survey that covered AI use by programmers, and the results were grim. My first thought was of something Nik Suresh (of “I will piledrive you…” fame) wrote about the median incompetence of software engineers. But it’s interesting that the top use is “boilerplate”. (1/2)
After 4 episodes of Pluribus, I continue to ponder, “what if they stopped at 1?”. I might change my mind if they stick the landing on where they take it, but so far, exploring the minutia of its big idea has dulled its bite.
I can’t remember a more perfect hour of television than the series premiere of Pluribus (Apple TV). I’m tempted to stop watching, and just leave it where it ends, it’s be my favourite movie of the year at 60 minutes.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
After 4 episodes of Pluribus, I continue to ponder, “what if they stopped at 1?”. I might change my mind if they stick the landing on where they take it, but so far, exploring the minutia of its big idea has dulled its bite.
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Cat Follows Man Through Apartment Like Racist Walgreens Employee https://theonion.com/cat-follows-man-through-apartment-like-racist-walgreens-employee/
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Cat Follows Man Through Apartment Like Racist Walgreens Employee https://theonion.com/cat-follows-man-through-apartment-like-racist-walgreens-employee/
I can’t remember a more perfect hour of television than the series premiere of Pluribus (Apple TV). I’m tempted to stop watching, and just leave it where it ends, it’s be my favourite movie of the year at 60 minutes.
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I can’t remember a more perfect hour of television than the series premiere of Pluribus (Apple TV). I’m tempted to stop watching, and just leave it where it ends, it’s be my favourite movie of the year at 60 minutes.
People will ask their friends to help them move, but here's a lifehack: ask your enemies instead. They'll be at your door at dawn with a dolly to see your ass out of town.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
People will ask their friends to help them move, but here's a lifehack: ask your enemies instead. They'll be at your door at dawn with a dolly to see your ass out of town.
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To be clear I bet Altman thinks promising everybody money is how you become “too big to fail” when in fact it will be “too small to tear into enough pieces”
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
To be clear I bet Altman thinks promising everybody money is how you become “too big to fail” when in fact it will be “too small to tear into enough pieces”
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COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Apropos of nothing, I've kept receipts on Wired's gritty investigative journalism of the rampant fraud and dishonesty that pervades AI hype.
At Wired has found a way to be useful covering politics, because their tech coverage of AI is vomit inducing.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Apropos of nothing, I've kept receipts on Wired's gritty investigative journalism of the rampant fraud and dishonesty that pervades AI hype.
I don't know which Google executive needs to hear this, but please stop making the AI voice sound human. You've taken so many wrong lessons from Star Trek, can you please take a right one. The computer voice is smooth, monotone, unemotional, unmistakably machine. It isn't a disembodied dude bro.
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I don't know which Google executive needs to hear this, but please stop making the AI voice sound human. You've taken so many wrong lessons from Star Trek, can you please take a right one. The computer voice is smooth, monotone, unemotional, unmistakably machine. It isn't a disembodied dude bro.
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like where do they think the robot fucking learned it anyway??? theft machine 4.0 didn't fucking invent grammar ????
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
like where do they think the robot fucking learned it anyway??? theft machine 4.0 didn't fucking invent grammar ????
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it