At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.

George's full AB with in stadium audio only.

I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.

Some of the world's smartest people are deeply invested in the idea that LLMs are actually creative forces. They are not. They are vacuum cleaners attached to a firehose.

"Every day that someone refuses to interact with AI to explore, to stretch, to struggle forward, they’re falling behind."

This is the type of stuff that is SO infuriating to read b/c I have no doubt that people making very-real decisions in education are going to buy it hook, line and sinker. [1/2]

Today is the last day for Ontarians to comment on Bill 5, which would wipe out the the Endangered Species Act and give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” where development can be pushed through without regard for provincial or municipal rules. #onpoli

Elsa Lam continues to prove & document how corrupt & full of lies the Doug Ford closure of the science centre was & is. Read & share widely - not that it matters in Ontario, a province that seems ok w a high level of this.

www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

“There's no machine known that is more efficient than a human on a bicycle. Bowl of oatmeal, 30 miles - you can't come close to that."
- Bill Nye

Literally begging people to read @radiofreetom.bsky.social I. @theatlantic.com today (I’ve gifted the link to you) because facts matter, history matters, expertise - expertise like his - MATTERS, IT COUNTS, IT IS CRUCIAL, OH MY GOD: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Are you ready if #DougFord calls an early #Ontario election?
Make sure you are registered to vote.
Not registered? Don’t put it off.
It’s time to register!

#EveryVoteMatters
#onpoli

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It should really concern us that we have managed to make elected office a frequently horrible job that rational, capable and principled people will commonly not want to do.