Chris Larsen
@chrislarsen.bsky.social
Full Stack Web Developer. Main languages are Crystal, Ruby, and JavaScript.
Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
He/him
Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
He/him
Beaverton doesn't miss.
Demonic dog baring teeth and growling just happy to see you, says owner
Demonic dog baring teeth and growling just happy to see you, says owner
ARNPRIOR, ON - Local residents expressing concern over the behaviour of an aggressive dog were reassured by its owner that he is actually quite friendly and loves people. Residents walking the paths o...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Beaverton doesn't miss.
Guaranteed you'd fool most American politicians with this one.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Guaranteed you'd fool most American politicians with this one.
Just learned about this thing in the US called Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and holy shit it's got Hitler Youth vibes.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Just learned about this thing in the US called Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and holy shit it's got Hitler Youth vibes.
This is the stubborn optimism that we need in this day and age.
Not even just for AI either, but for all the issues that currently plague the human race.
Not even just for AI either, but for all the issues that currently plague the human race.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the hideous ubiquity of AI slop I strongly recommend looking at breathtaking art that predates the written word and crying at the enduring beauty of human creativity for a bit.
Plagues, wars and ice ages haven't stopped us, neither will robots who suck at painting.
Plagues, wars and ice ages haven't stopped us, neither will robots who suck at painting.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is the stubborn optimism that we need in this day and age.
Not even just for AI either, but for all the issues that currently plague the human race.
Not even just for AI either, but for all the issues that currently plague the human race.
Another observation about Remembrance Day is how the Yanks call it Veterans Day. It's supposed to be about remembering those who died, needlessly. That's why people wear poppies, because they grew on the graves of dead soldiers.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Another observation about Remembrance Day is how the Yanks call it Veterans Day. It's supposed to be about remembering those who died, needlessly. That's why people wear poppies, because they grew on the graves of dead soldiers.
This might just be the first Remembrance Day where I haven't had a poppy. It's not an oversight, it's entirely intentional.
When I was young, the message was that war is a pointless loss of life that we shouldn't repeat.
Now though, it seems like people are using it to promote war.
When I was young, the message was that war is a pointless loss of life that we shouldn't repeat.
Now though, it seems like people are using it to promote war.
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This might just be the first Remembrance Day where I haven't had a poppy. It's not an oversight, it's entirely intentional.
When I was young, the message was that war is a pointless loss of life that we shouldn't repeat.
Now though, it seems like people are using it to promote war.
When I was young, the message was that war is a pointless loss of life that we shouldn't repeat.
Now though, it seems like people are using it to promote war.
Reposted by Chris Larsen
One thing I was struck by in the Remembrance Day ceremony was when CBC interviewed a WW2 vet and his message was that people needed to be reminded about the cost of war so that we wouldn't repeat it. I feel like that's not the message about wars past and present that we get from many politicians now
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One thing I was struck by in the Remembrance Day ceremony was when CBC interviewed a WW2 vet and his message was that people needed to be reminded about the cost of war so that we wouldn't repeat it. I feel like that's not the message about wars past and present that we get from many politicians now
Best Remembrance Day post I've seen yet.
Remembrance Day is EXACTLY the day to be loudly and unashamedly against creating a military war machine
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Best Remembrance Day post I've seen yet.
Random thought of the day.
What's the likelihood that Henry Kissinger is in the Epstein files?
What's the likelihood that Henry Kissinger is in the Epstein files?
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Random thought of the day.
What's the likelihood that Henry Kissinger is in the Epstein files?
What's the likelihood that Henry Kissinger is in the Epstein files?
Reposted by Chris Larsen
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
For my First Nations friends:
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For my First Nations friends:
This is awesome.
This piece is a little breathless and I can't vouch for all it's claims, but I am sure that the solar revolution in Africa is a huge and genuinely novel economic development
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
climatedrift.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is awesome.
Reposted by Chris Larsen
Apropos of theonion.com/democrats-si...
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Apropos of theonion.com/democrats-si...
Reposted by Chris Larsen
The thing that’s funny: most of the builders I know, unless it’s a special thing or they miscalculated, get their materials delivered to site. If you’re driving you truck you’re not building.
The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The thing that’s funny: most of the builders I know, unless it’s a special thing or they miscalculated, get their materials delivered to site. If you’re driving you truck you’re not building.
Reposted by Chris Larsen
When is the world going to do something about these terrorists?
Earlier today, a mob of Israeli Jewish settlers attacked and assaulted roughly 30 Palestinian villagers and activists, plus about 10 journalists who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
When is the world going to do something about these terrorists?
Amazing take on Generative AI.
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
Nope. Read this, it’s perfect.
“But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.”
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
“But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.”
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Amazing take on Generative AI.
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
Is anyone still doubting who wants this generative AI bullshit, and what they want it for?
“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Is anyone still doubting who wants this generative AI bullshit, and what they want it for?
Them: Billionaires worked hard for what they have!
Me: They didn't work harder than this guy.
Me: They didn't work harder than this guy.
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Them: Billionaires worked hard for what they have!
Me: They didn't work harder than this guy.
Me: They didn't work harder than this guy.
SCAM ALTMAN
Totally remembering this one.
Totally remembering this one.
New article on Sam Altman's long history of abusive, toxic, manipulative, duplicitous behavior (those aren't my words, but the words of people who have directly interacted with him). The guy is a complete conman, worthy of the derogatory moniker "Scam Altman." Read more:
Is Sam Altman a Sociopath?
On his long history of mendacious, manipulative, and abusive behavior. (1,500 words.)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
SCAM ALTMAN
Totally remembering this one.
Totally remembering this one.
Reposted by Chris Larsen
Google paid $2.7b to license Character.AI models and to poach 20% of their staff. This is after Character led a teen to his suicide and has been defending themselves on First Amendment grounds.
These are deeply unethical people.
These are deeply unethical people.
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Google paid $2.7b to license Character.AI models and to poach 20% of their staff. This is after Character led a teen to his suicide and has been defending themselves on First Amendment grounds.
These are deeply unethical people.
These are deeply unethical people.
Just saw someone say that AI is the pumpkin spice of the tech world, and I think I'm gonna have to reuse this.
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just saw someone say that AI is the pumpkin spice of the tech world, and I think I'm gonna have to reuse this.