causerie
@causerie.bsky.social
Human dignity is my guiding principle. Politics, cities, a dash of wholesome. Toronto/Tkaronto is home base.
2001 and 8 1/5 are two of the most highly overrated films IMO, but the sound production is the only thing I did like about 2001. And HAL, of course, is iconic.
Maybe I'm crazy but 2001: A Space Odyssey is such an annoying movie. The long whines and horns mixed with 4-minute long beats of silence while showing us space is probably meant to make the viewer uncomfortable but instead it just makes me wanna turn it off.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
2001 and 8 1/5 are two of the most highly overrated films IMO, but the sound production is the only thing I did like about 2001. And HAL, of course, is iconic.
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LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
Schumer well below Johnson
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Schumer well below Johnson
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Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
See how Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s new payment package compares with other occupations in the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
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ChatGPT has fallen
millions of students must learn
millions of students must learn
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ChatGPT has fallen
millions of students must learn
millions of students must learn
Hello the part of the Internet that can still read this. This is what runaway capitalism and unfettered consolidation looks like.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hello the part of the Internet that can still read this. This is what runaway capitalism and unfettered consolidation looks like.
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I'm old enough to remember when "armed agents of the federal government raiding churches on Christmas" was not, in fact, a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm old enough to remember when "armed agents of the federal government raiding churches on Christmas" was not, in fact, a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda.
This is too funny, but on this my actual birthday I present this absolute gem, which I only learned about 3 years later.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is too funny, but on this my actual birthday I present this absolute gem, which I only learned about 3 years later.
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Great piece on Saudi Arabia's obstruction of international climate negotiations including ongoing debate at #COP30 on "transition away from fossil fuels." The Saudi strategy to export as much oil as possible to fund transition of their economy is familiar to Cdns.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Great piece on Saudi Arabia's obstruction of international climate negotiations including ongoing debate at #COP30 on "transition away from fossil fuels." The Saudi strategy to export as much oil as possible to fund transition of their economy is familiar to Cdns.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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that's right, fraud is when you take money for something you don't do
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
that's right, fraud is when you take money for something you don't do
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This will not be news to regular readers, but it's worth noting whenever Toronto council debates housing (or transportation or neighbourhood amenities) that just three of the 25 wards absorbed three-quarters of the city's population growth between 2016 and 2021
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This will not be news to regular readers, but it's worth noting whenever Toronto council debates housing (or transportation or neighbourhood amenities) that just three of the 25 wards absorbed three-quarters of the city's population growth between 2016 and 2021
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lol incredible graph
‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
lol incredible graph
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November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Or whatever his name is" says Elmo Nazifuckface or whatever his name is.
Elon Musk has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for New York City Mayor, not Mamdani.
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Or whatever his name is" says Elmo Nazifuckface or whatever his name is.
America is broken.
looking at 2028 polls and lol
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
America is broken.
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it is the 4738th inning
vladimir guerrero the third comes in as a defensive replacement for his father
the pitcher signals for another intentional walk to shohei ohtani
vladimir guerrero the third comes in as a defensive replacement for his father
the pitcher signals for another intentional walk to shohei ohtani
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
it is the 4738th inning
vladimir guerrero the third comes in as a defensive replacement for his father
the pitcher signals for another intentional walk to shohei ohtani
vladimir guerrero the third comes in as a defensive replacement for his father
the pitcher signals for another intentional walk to shohei ohtani
Lmao product placement taken up a notch or two
Colonel Sanders has 2nd row World Series seats behind home plate that must have cost him over $1,000
October 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Lmao product placement taken up a notch or two
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Baudrillard-ass administration
DHS really embracing the “we’re doing Sicario” thing on its official social media accounts
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Baudrillard-ass administration
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On. the one hand, it's almost a pleasant surprise that it's *not* some cyberpunk-loving techbro trying to pay for the military privately. On the other hand, in case the ballroom designs weren't making "a second Gilded Age" comparisons unavoidable enough, the fact that it's a Mellon...
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On. the one hand, it's almost a pleasant surprise that it's *not* some cyberpunk-loving techbro trying to pay for the military privately. On the other hand, in case the ballroom designs weren't making "a second Gilded Age" comparisons unavoidable enough, the fact that it's a Mellon...
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the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
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every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
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Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.