@aidanwhiteley.bsky.social
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
LinkedIn Park. Has anyone asked Fred durst about his KPIs
October 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LinkedIn Park. Has anyone asked Fred durst about his KPIs
Barry Lyndon tho damn great film can’t believe it took me until tonight to see it.
September 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Barry Lyndon tho damn great film can’t believe it took me until tonight to see it.
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What we are witnessing with air Canada is a complete breakdown in Canada's industrial relations regime.
It's part of a trend that should be scaring the hell out of average people.
It's part of a trend that should be scaring the hell out of average people.
August 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What we are witnessing with air Canada is a complete breakdown in Canada's industrial relations regime.
It's part of a trend that should be scaring the hell out of average people.
It's part of a trend that should be scaring the hell out of average people.
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This is bonkers.
August 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is bonkers.
If Vancouver was serious about tackling housing affordability the entire west side would look like Barcelona
When discussing reforms like multiplex zoning, demand estimates rarely enter the discussion (except as a force to be countered).
@lausterna.bsky.social and I think that’s unfortunate and we run some simple estimates what it would look like to zone for the demand to live in an area.
@lausterna.bsky.social and I think that’s unfortunate and we run some simple estimates what it would look like to zone for the demand to live in an area.
Demand based zoning – Mountain Doodles
What if zoning was responsive to underlying demand to live in an area? A simple model to estimate demand-based zoning in Vancouver.
doodles.mountainmath.ca
August 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If Vancouver was serious about tackling housing affordability the entire west side would look like Barcelona
Just another reminder of the active organizing efforts of the far right in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Active clubs' are all over Canada. What are they? | CBC News
'Active clubs' are groups of white-nationalist men who operate fight clubs in anticipation of violence. They are anti-immigrant and some are neo-Nazis.
www.cbc.ca
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just another reminder of the active organizing efforts of the far right in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Intrusive thought of the morning: need that Acadian trade
July 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Intrusive thought of the morning: need that Acadian trade
Unionizing gig workers is unambiguously positive news! Congrats
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Uber drivers in B.C.'s capital of Victoria vote to unionize | CBC News
More than 500 Uber drivers in Victoria, B.C., have voted to unionize and have received union certification from the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
www.cbc.ca
July 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Unionizing gig workers is unambiguously positive news! Congrats
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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don’t know the story of weizenbaum and eliza? start here
Weizenbaum’s nightmares: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI
Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
don’t know the story of weizenbaum and eliza? start here
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there is a lot to be terrified of with news out of Minnesota
thing that sticks out to me is how the killer impersonated being a cop
Canada's deadliest mass shooting also involved police impersonation
pretending to be cops in order to kill speaks volumes about sanctioned police violence & impunity
thing that sticks out to me is how the killer impersonated being a cop
Canada's deadliest mass shooting also involved police impersonation
pretending to be cops in order to kill speaks volumes about sanctioned police violence & impunity
June 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
there is a lot to be terrified of with news out of Minnesota
thing that sticks out to me is how the killer impersonated being a cop
Canada's deadliest mass shooting also involved police impersonation
pretending to be cops in order to kill speaks volumes about sanctioned police violence & impunity
thing that sticks out to me is how the killer impersonated being a cop
Canada's deadliest mass shooting also involved police impersonation
pretending to be cops in order to kill speaks volumes about sanctioned police violence & impunity
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don’t forget: waymos and other robotaxis are surveillance devices on wheels that police are increasingly tapping for footage
June 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
don’t forget: waymos and other robotaxis are surveillance devices on wheels that police are increasingly tapping for footage
Morning view
June 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Morning view
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Lilac rum and coke
May 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Lilac rum and coke
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“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
Next time I write an article about the UK election for the CBC I’ll be sure to characterize England as small and overcrowded, and make a point of visiting Cardiff, in the isolated far West
May 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Next time I write an article about the UK election for the CBC I’ll be sure to characterize England as small and overcrowded, and make a point of visiting Cardiff, in the isolated far West
Guy who just watched conclave voice: good luck today to Australia in their “conclave”
May 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Guy who just watched conclave voice: good luck today to Australia in their “conclave”
First past the post fucking sucks shit!!!!!!
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
First past the post fucking sucks shit!!!!!!
The air is sweet tonight. Cottonwood overpowers the decomposition stench of the bio energy plant
April 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The air is sweet tonight. Cottonwood overpowers the decomposition stench of the bio energy plant
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Gunn is a propagandist who made a video that dehumanized the people of the Downtown Eastside, a video that promoted lies about safe supply, harm reduction and decriminalization, a video that caused a great deal of serious harm.
April 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Gunn is a propagandist who made a video that dehumanized the people of the Downtown Eastside, a video that promoted lies about safe supply, harm reduction and decriminalization, a video that caused a great deal of serious harm.
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#OtD 31 Mar 1990 the Poll Tax riots broke out in Trafalgar Square, after police attacked a group of 200,000 demonstrators. The riots increased opposition to the tax, which was eventually defeated by mass non-payment stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1038...
March 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#OtD 31 Mar 1990 the Poll Tax riots broke out in Trafalgar Square, after police attacked a group of 200,000 demonstrators. The riots increased opposition to the tax, which was eventually defeated by mass non-payment stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1038...
Please can we make pants with a long enough fly to actually use while pissing
March 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Please can we make pants with a long enough fly to actually use while pissing
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now that the video limit is upped I can post one of my very favorite videos on the entire internet for you all to enjoy
March 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
now that the video limit is upped I can post one of my very favorite videos on the entire internet for you all to enjoy