Zac Trolley
@zactrolley.com
Engineer, Luddite, part time community builder.
Calgary Alberta. 🇨🇦
Calgary Alberta. 🇨🇦
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COVID really opened my eyes.
We had two paths ahead of us, and as soon as we took a single step towards THINKING about an equitable world, the rich put their full force into stopping it.
They loath humanity.
We had two paths ahead of us, and as soon as we took a single step towards THINKING about an equitable world, the rich put their full force into stopping it.
They loath humanity.
A reminder that low fuel prices are terrible for petrol states like Alberta who need oil revenues to survive.
WTI is at $58.
WTI is at $58.
‘When’s the last time you’ve seen this price?’: Drivers rejoice over 87 cent gas prices
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘When’s the last time you’ve seen this price?’: Drivers rejoice over 87 cent gas prices
Corey Sinclair’s Toyota truck didn’t even need half a tank of gas, but he wasn’t going to miss out on the cheap fill-up.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A reminder that low fuel prices are terrible for petrol states like Alberta who need oil revenues to survive.
WTI is at $58.
WTI is at $58.
I can't think of a better headline to explain the current state of brain rot in western media.
www.npr.org/2025/12/26/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/26/g...
U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria. And, holiday shopping was higher than expected
The U.S. has launched a "deadly strike" against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, according to Trump. And, holiday spending was higher than expected this year.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I can't think of a better headline to explain the current state of brain rot in western media.
www.npr.org/2025/12/26/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/26/g...
The future is wild
Dreame (vacuums, hair dryers and fans) will enter the EV Market at CES 2026
🇺🇸 iRobot is bankrupt
🍎 Apple killed its EV
🇬🇧 Dyson killed its EV
🇨🇳 Xiaomi and Dreame (both consumer electronics) are committed to New Energy Vehicles 🚗
🇺🇸 iRobot is bankrupt
🍎 Apple killed its EV
🇬🇧 Dyson killed its EV
🇨🇳 Xiaomi and Dreame (both consumer electronics) are committed to New Energy Vehicles 🚗
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The future is wild
Businesses are using the law to keep their abuses secret.
Let's bring them into the light.
Let's bring them into the light.
They say #MeToo went too far and yet, this shit is still the norm.
VSO faces backlash after legal threat against violinist who spoke out about alleged retaliation
Orchestra sends cease and desist letter to Esther Hwang after she broke an NDA to speak out about her sexual-assault complaint
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Businesses are using the law to keep their abuses secret.
Let's bring them into the light.
Let's bring them into the light.
The world is changing.
And not always for the better. We are losing a lot with the death of local reporting.
And not always for the better. We are losing a lot with the death of local reporting.
Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The world is changing.
And not always for the better. We are losing a lot with the death of local reporting.
And not always for the better. We are losing a lot with the death of local reporting.
Reposted by Zac Trolley
This shit is made up, actually
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This shit is made up, actually
I'm seeing a lot of pictures of the Lego gameboy that people got for Christmas.
You can buy a full handheld emulator for less than the model, but people would rather have the memory.
I don't understand this world.
You can buy a full handheld emulator for less than the model, but people would rather have the memory.
I don't understand this world.
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm seeing a lot of pictures of the Lego gameboy that people got for Christmas.
You can buy a full handheld emulator for less than the model, but people would rather have the memory.
I don't understand this world.
You can buy a full handheld emulator for less than the model, but people would rather have the memory.
I don't understand this world.
Reposted by Zac Trolley
They are desperately trying to remove community from the human experience.
These rebranding attempts are getting more ridiculous.
The CEO of Microsoft AI says AI chatbots are a powerful way for humans to offload emotions and 'detoxify ourselves'
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI's CEO, has described using AI for guidance on life decisions as "something that the world needs."
www.businessinsider.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
They are desperately trying to remove community from the human experience.
Reposted by Zac Trolley
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This is a very American post.
Jack De Quidt once said that the only real benefit to Fahrenheit is how it allows people to measure heat in a way that feels *emotionally* correct. for example, "it must be 100° outside!" versus "it is a scorching 38° outside." you don't really need to explain how hot 100 feels. it feels 100 hot
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is a very American post.
"treachery" is the act of betrayal.
The language here is alarming. They are setting the stage that if OTHER COUNTRIES tell the truth, they have betrayed the US in some way.
Horse shit
The language here is alarming. They are setting the stage that if OTHER COUNTRIES tell the truth, they have betrayed the US in some way.
Horse shit
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"treachery" is the act of betrayal.
The language here is alarming. They are setting the stage that if OTHER COUNTRIES tell the truth, they have betrayed the US in some way.
Horse shit
The language here is alarming. They are setting the stage that if OTHER COUNTRIES tell the truth, they have betrayed the US in some way.
Horse shit
Peace is illegal.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Peace is illegal.
What a year.
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What a year.
Reposted by Zac Trolley
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
It's hard to look at this pattern of behavior from law enforcement and not view them as a paramilitary force outside of civilian control.
Let’s go back in time, five years, to be specific. This article in the @calgaryherald.com was published on October 23, 2020. I was appointed a commissioner with the Calgary Police Commission just four days later, on October 27, 2020. 1/ calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Calgary cop slams BLM in police union magazine, denies systemic racism
A Calgary police officer's column in the force's union magazine that calls Black Lives Matter a "police hate group" is drawing criticism.
calgaryherald.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's hard to look at this pattern of behavior from law enforcement and not view them as a paramilitary force outside of civilian control.
This is gross.
The worst people are in charge.
The worst people are in charge.
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is gross.
The worst people are in charge.
The worst people are in charge.
Boxing week is a perfect time to pull out an old laptop or computer and start working on a homelab.
Ditch big tech in 2026
Ditch big tech in 2026
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Boxing week is a perfect time to pull out an old laptop or computer and start working on a homelab.
Ditch big tech in 2026
Ditch big tech in 2026
The Nazi's are operating in Canada. We have openly fascist terrorists in our borders and the police are doing nothing.
Dark times ahead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dark times ahead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘The Nazis were right': What the leaders of Canada’s biggest ‘nationalist’ group really want | CBC Accessibility
In official posts, Second Sons Canada calls itself a “men’s nationalist club” and promotes a nostalgic vision of Canada. But on personal podcasts and livestreams, its leaders consistently espouse anti...
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Nazi's are operating in Canada. We have openly fascist terrorists in our borders and the police are doing nothing.
Dark times ahead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dark times ahead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is bizzaro world.
Omg. You are right.
ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/02/c...
ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/02/c...
Can AI Prompts Be Patented? Don’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss this Question
Recent debates about AI patentability have focused on whether the outputs of an AI system, such as a neural network, can be patented. If you thought that was a cutting-edge question, then consider whe...
ipwatchdog.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is bizzaro world.
This is an insane take.
The level of Kool aid drinking in the AI space is catastrophic. I say this knowing the full context of "drink the Kool aid".
This is death cult behavior
The level of Kool aid drinking in the AI space is catastrophic. I say this knowing the full context of "drink the Kool aid".
This is death cult behavior
I would struggle to trust an academic who doesn‘t know how to
use AI tools.
Which is not the same as not being critical.
use AI tools.
Which is not the same as not being critical.
December 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is an insane take.
The level of Kool aid drinking in the AI space is catastrophic. I say this knowing the full context of "drink the Kool aid".
This is death cult behavior
The level of Kool aid drinking in the AI space is catastrophic. I say this knowing the full context of "drink the Kool aid".
This is death cult behavior
Ever since Larian Studio was called out for using AI, I've seen a huge increase in streamers playing BG3 and even Divinity Original Sin.
It's strange seeing the PR machine crank up in real time.
It's strange seeing the PR machine crank up in real time.
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ever since Larian Studio was called out for using AI, I've seen a huge increase in streamers playing BG3 and even Divinity Original Sin.
It's strange seeing the PR machine crank up in real time.
It's strange seeing the PR machine crank up in real time.
The Trans outrage was always about control, and never about safety.
The State is now recording your child taking a shit.
The State is now recording your child taking a shit.
"It's very peculiar to make the claim that this will keep your kids safe."
Officials Deploying AI Surveillance Devices in School Bathrooms
Officials at Beverly Hills High School have unleashed a panopticon of AI surveillance cameras, drones, and audio monitors on their students.
trib.al
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Trans outrage was always about control, and never about safety.
The State is now recording your child taking a shit.
The State is now recording your child taking a shit.