Cameron MacLeod
@c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Tech by day, transit nerd by night, curler and cyclist whenever. 🗳️🚉🚲🏳️🌈 advocate. Anti-fascist, anti-racist, feminist. Trans rights = human rights. I try to […]
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A friend came up with a nice metaphor for a message you would have replied to but somehow missed: "It disappeared over the event horizon of my inbox."
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A friend came up with a nice metaphor for a message you would have replied to but somehow missed: "It disappeared over the event horizon of my inbox."
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
The Great #ai Bubble - by Carole Cadwalladr
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Great #ai Bubble - by Carole Cadwalladr
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
Really upsetting to see that pro-Palestinian protesters marched through a predominantly Jewish residential neighbourhood in northern Toronto today, wearing masks. (There’s a bunch of video; they were escorted / monitored by Toronto Police, but did not appear to break any laws)
The destruction […]
The destruction […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Really upsetting to see that pro-Palestinian protesters marched through a predominantly Jewish residential neighbourhood in northern Toronto today, wearing masks. (There’s a bunch of video; they were escorted / monitored by Toronto Police, but did not appear to break any laws)
The destruction […]
The destruction […]
Sometimes when I visit the facilities, I am struck with the urgent thought: “Shawn should see this one.”
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sometimes when I visit the facilities, I am struck with the urgent thought: “Shawn should see this one.”
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
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Going to be in #toronto at the start of December, should we run an #activityinthepub and when/where works best?
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
Activity In The Pub - FediHost
Running an Activity in the Pub is a great way to meet other people near you who are into the Fediverse
fedihost.co
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Going to be in #toronto at the start of December, should we run an #activityinthepub and when/where works best?
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
Lots of places require that e-scooters and e-bikes be blocked from going faster than a certain speed for safety, but they don't do the same for cars and trucks which weigh many times more and which are more likely to kill people. But this could be changed, and we'd save lives […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lots of places require that e-scooters and e-bikes be blocked from going faster than a certain speed for safety, but they don't do the same for cars and trucks which weigh many times more and which are more likely to kill people. But this could be changed, and we'd save lives […]
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
Details are finally out about what happened to the Scarborough subway extension boring machine that got stuck under the 401
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Details are finally out about what happened to the Scarborough subway extension boring machine that got stuck under the 401
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
🐈⬛ Cat got sick last week, stopped eating.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🐈⬛ Cat got sick last week, stopped eating.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
Such an important thing. Collecting cans works well for kids - it’s a physical thing. But if you’re a grownup, and you can spare that dollar — or $20! — give it to the experts to spend. Buy more beans.
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Such an important thing. Collecting cans works well for kids - it’s a physical thing. But if you’re a grownup, and you can spare that dollar — or $20! — give it to the experts to spend. Buy more beans.
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
In May, researches from Sky News in the UK created nine new Twitter users, each one emulating a British person with a particular political leaning: three were left-wing users, three were right-wing and three were neutral, designed to show no interest in politics […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In May, researches from Sky News in the UK created nine new Twitter users, each one emulating a British person with a particular political leaning: three were left-wing users, three were right-wing and three were neutral, designed to show no interest in politics […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
"Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage"
Genuinely shocked at this. They had a chance to continue to roll back rights and they... passed?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/
Genuinely shocked at this. They had a chance to continue to roll back rights and they... passed?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage"
Genuinely shocked at this. They had a chance to continue to roll back rights and they... passed?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/
Genuinely shocked at this. They had a chance to continue to roll back rights and they... passed?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-on-constitutionality-of-same-sex-marriage/
I see that the United States Senate is doing its (makes-no-sense)² thing again.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I see that the United States Senate is doing its (makes-no-sense)² thing again.
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
As plans for new regional rail stations advance, Toronto is reckoning once again with SmartTrack, a campaign promise that never really went away.
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
The revenge of SmartTrack
Metrolinx is looking to serve new Kitchener Line SmartTrack stations with its UP Express trains only. It’s only fair that the transit agency comes clean to transit riders on how it will make …
seanmarshall.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As plans for new regional rail stations advance, Toronto is reckoning once again with SmartTrack, a campaign promise that never really went away.
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
Sean Marshall has a trio of articles about the appalling planning behind new GO (oops, no, SmartTrack) stations in the works. ST is John Tory's legacy poisoning Toronto's transit planning for years when more sensible alternatives were available. But Metrolinx is happy to waste the City's money.
As plans for new regional rail stations advance, Toronto is reckoning once again with SmartTrack, a campaign promise that never really went away.
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
But as details slowly emerge, Torontonians deserve transparency of how these new stations will actually work.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t...
The revenge of SmartTrack
Metrolinx is looking to serve new Kitchener Line SmartTrack stations with its UP Express trains only. It’s only fair that the transit agency comes clean to transit riders on how it will make …
seanmarshall.ca
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sean Marshall has a trio of articles about the appalling planning behind new GO (oops, no, SmartTrack) stations in the works. ST is John Tory's legacy poisoning Toronto's transit planning for years when more sensible alternatives were available. But Metrolinx is happy to waste the City's money.
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
Remember kids: "Passive income" is a term used to describe wealth handed out to people by society, through our economic system, without doing any work.
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
Original post on gts.sadauskas.id.au
gts.sadauskas.id.au
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Remember kids: "Passive income" is a term used to describe wealth handed out to people by society, through our economic system, without doing any work.
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
Many people receiving a "passive income" are intergenerationally wealthy, as opposed to the working class and long-term unemployed people who […]
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So the Ford appointed supervisors will make more than all School Board Trustees combined, and that money will come out of the education budget that’s supposed to go to student needs. Shame! globalnews.ca/news/1151063... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards | Globalnews.ca
Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.
globalnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So the Ford appointed supervisors will make more than all School Board Trustees combined, and that money will come out of the education budget that’s supposed to go to student needs. Shame! globalnews.ca/news/1151063... #topoli #onpoli #onted
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
"It's time for more reliable, fast, accessible, and frequent streetcar service - join us on Sunday, November 23 for the Save our Streetcars summit to:
➡️Share your experience taking the streetcar
➡️Discuss ideas on how to improve the streetcar system
➡️Hear from and ask questions to a panel of […]
➡️Share your experience taking the streetcar
➡️Discuss ideas on how to improve the streetcar system
➡️Hear from and ask questions to a panel of […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"It's time for more reliable, fast, accessible, and frequent streetcar service - join us on Sunday, November 23 for the Save our Streetcars summit to:
➡️Share your experience taking the streetcar
➡️Discuss ideas on how to improve the streetcar system
➡️Hear from and ask questions to a panel of […]
➡️Share your experience taking the streetcar
➡️Discuss ideas on how to improve the streetcar system
➡️Hear from and ask questions to a panel of […]
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
Surface transit can be more reliable, and can move more people, if we do it right.
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Surface transit can be more reliable, and can move more people, if we do it right.
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
@ttcriders.bsky.social is hosting a "Save Our Streetcars Summit" on November 23rd - come chat with @CodeRedTO and your fellow transit riders!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/save_our_streetcars_summit
Reposted by Cameron MacLeod
Hey remember how mad you got about Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel for a few days? Well here's your chance to show another corporate media overlord that you're pissed at them firing someone for political speech, and to let them know why you did it.
It's time to cancel all your subscriptions to Code […]
It's time to cancel all your subscriptions to Code […]
Original post on discuss.systems
discuss.systems
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey remember how mad you got about Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel for a few days? Well here's your chance to show another corporate media overlord that you're pissed at them firing someone for political speech, and to let them know why you did it.
It's time to cancel all your subscriptions to Code […]
It's time to cancel all your subscriptions to Code […]
Where to spend journalism money to help make the world less awful? Drop your picks in this thread! I'll start:
📰 your local paper, if they're not explicitly evil. Increase the volume of journalism and general awareness in your community.
📊 the local blogger who makes policies and politics […]
📰 your local paper, if they're not explicitly evil. Increase the volume of journalism and general awareness in your community.
📊 the local blogger who makes policies and politics […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Where to spend journalism money to help make the world less awful? Drop your picks in this thread! I'll start:
📰 your local paper, if they're not explicitly evil. Increase the volume of journalism and general awareness in your community.
📊 the local blogger who makes policies and politics […]
📰 your local paper, if they're not explicitly evil. Increase the volume of journalism and general awareness in your community.
📊 the local blogger who makes policies and politics […]
They’ve all gone mad.
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
They’ve all gone mad.
Teen Vogue political reporters all terminated today.
Disappointing to see one of the few remaining realistic news sources gutted like this.
Disappointing to see one of the few remaining realistic news sources gutted like this.
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Teen Vogue political reporters all terminated today.
Disappointing to see one of the few remaining realistic news sources gutted like this.
Disappointing to see one of the few remaining realistic news sources gutted like this.