Mary Lacroix
@marylacroix.bsky.social
Toronto person with a bike and a computer. I have an attention span – it’s just not very evenly distributed.
According to my Shazam, it starts with a backing track from the Pop Music Workshop (YouTube channel dates back to 2020) but it can't pull up anything to match the vocals. A YT search shows two hits credited to Gonzalez and a totally different act. My guess: spammed and miscredited AI slop.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
According to my Shazam, it starts with a backing track from the Pop Music Workshop (YouTube channel dates back to 2020) but it can't pull up anything to match the vocals. A YT search shows two hits credited to Gonzalez and a totally different act. My guess: spammed and miscredited AI slop.
Well, my timeline is telling me to go out for a nice walk right now.
September 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Well, my timeline is telling me to go out for a nice walk right now.
whoa! Full rain in #JunctionTO #dlws
August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
whoa! Full rain in #JunctionTO #dlws
This excerpt from Shroff's article shows ChatGPT reassuring her colleague when they appeared apprehensive about carrying out a blood offering the chatbot had already described in great detail. 4/4
July 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This excerpt from Shroff's article shows ChatGPT reassuring her colleague when they appeared apprehensive about carrying out a blood offering the chatbot had already described in great detail. 4/4
My Fantastic Four (adjusted for the exchange rate and the gender gap).
July 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My Fantastic Four (adjusted for the exchange rate and the gender gap).
So quote posts of quote posts only show the original quote? Got it.
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So quote posts of quote posts only show the original quote? Got it.
Yep, we're at 24 C right now.
June 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Yep, we're at 24 C right now.
OMG I remember that skit. I think his only line was a robotic, repeated, "Thank you, nurse", followed by a quick peck on her cheek. Great swimmer, not an actor.
May 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
OMG I remember that skit. I think his only line was a robotic, repeated, "Thank you, nurse", followed by a quick peck on her cheek. Great swimmer, not an actor.
One typo in the fake aphorism (missing apostrophe) yields a totally different result.
![Google AI results for a search with a typo.
Did you mean: you can't hum to your grandmother meaning
• Al Overview
The idiom "you can't hum to your grandmother" means you can't be too simple or straightforward in your explanation, especially if you're trying to explain a complex idea to someone who is less familiar with the subject. It implies that you need to be able to explain something in a way that's easy to understand, even for someone who is not an expert. Essentially, if you can't explain something to your grandmother, it means you don't have a strong enough grasp of the topic yourself.
Here's a more detailed explanation: • The Grandmother as a Representative:
The "grandmother" is used as a symbol of ... [Screenshot cuts off]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aularakrxicka7mzvx7mqkdc/bafkreic7xfsfnv63dwsu5vsn3tffmfa3er5duukjmlufoh5bvmubyxedt4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One typo in the fake aphorism (missing apostrophe) yields a totally different result.
Weirdly enough, searching "la chatte" skips "cat" altogether and offers "pussy" instead, which is inadequate and still quite ambiguous. I agree that these Google results are a bit of a dog's breakfast, but several reputable dictionaries also list both innocuous and vulgar versions, as they should.
March 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Weirdly enough, searching "la chatte" skips "cat" altogether and offers "pussy" instead, which is inadequate and still quite ambiguous. I agree that these Google results are a bit of a dog's breakfast, but several reputable dictionaries also list both innocuous and vulgar versions, as they should.
Hey, Québecoise ex-librarian here, who is NOT going to yell at you. I understand that you'd prefer not to see only vulgar translations, but at least in Canada, Google is serving up "cat" as the first translation for "chatte", followed by the vulgar slang. Is this not showing in your search at all?
March 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hey, Québecoise ex-librarian here, who is NOT going to yell at you. I understand that you'd prefer not to see only vulgar translations, but at least in Canada, Google is serving up "cat" as the first translation for "chatte", followed by the vulgar slang. Is this not showing in your search at all?
This is the "Vote early" page for Davenport. It lists the local election office at the top, but scrolling down shows all early poll locations. voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
February 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is the "Vote early" page for Davenport. It lists the local election office at the top, but scrolling down shows all early poll locations. voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
Your selection takes you to the electoral district page. This is what the Davenport page looks like. Select the "Vote early" link. voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
February 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Your selection takes you to the electoral district page. This is what the Davenport page looks like. Select the "Vote early" link. voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
I just tried this (Canada, Chrome on iOS) and it did better on Eraserhead, but wimped out on everything else.
January 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I just tried this (Canada, Chrome on iOS) and it did better on Eraserhead, but wimped out on everything else.
I've got replies, reposts, and quote posts turned on in my Following feed right now, but maybe this is a good time to turn some or all of that off. (Ironically, I don't follow you, but you were reposted into my skyline, so here we are.)
January 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I've got replies, reposts, and quote posts turned on in my Following feed right now, but maybe this is a good time to turn some or all of that off. (Ironically, I don't follow you, but you were reposted into my skyline, so here we are.)
I put a hold on Oathbreakers a couple of weeks ago with the Toronto Public Library, via Libby. At that time, there were over 100 people ahead of me. I just got notified today that a copy was available after the library bought additional copies to meet demand. Ask for the books you want!
December 27, 2024 at 2:50 AM
I put a hold on Oathbreakers a couple of weeks ago with the Toronto Public Library, via Libby. At that time, there were over 100 people ahead of me. I just got notified today that a copy was available after the library bought additional copies to meet demand. Ask for the books you want!
A really nice pastry restaurant in our neighbourhood never got the business needed to keep going. A Vietnamese restaurant took over shortly after, modifying the original sign so that the swan now cuddled a nice bowl of pho.
December 20, 2024 at 12:37 AM
A really nice pastry restaurant in our neighbourhood never got the business needed to keep going. A Vietnamese restaurant took over shortly after, modifying the original sign so that the swan now cuddled a nice bowl of pho.
I couldn't see the bears video, but I did catch the monkey on roller skates, with legs that kept switching positions (right/near transmogrifies into left/far).
December 10, 2024 at 4:10 AM
I couldn't see the bears video, but I did catch the monkey on roller skates, with legs that kept switching positions (right/near transmogrifies into left/far).
They were more common than you think in the late 70s/80s. My collection is mostly from the UK, but you can see some Canadian and US 45s as well.
December 7, 2024 at 10:37 PM
They were more common than you think in the late 70s/80s. My collection is mostly from the UK, but you can see some Canadian and US 45s as well.
Here is a short test of an image plus alt text added through narration. I had to tweak the spellings of a couple of Toronto street names by hand, but otherwise it was quite easy.
November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Here is a short test of an image plus alt text added through narration. I had to tweak the spellings of a couple of Toronto street names by hand, but otherwise it was quite easy.
This is a VTT I generated from different software. Its timing looks a little janky to me (the sentences are split awkwardly) so I would usually take the time to move text and edit the timestamps (hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds) but most people would just fix text typos.
![An excerpt from a VTT file generated by Articulate Storyline. Here is a summary of the timestamps and captions:
[Timestamp showing 0.150 seconds to 4.142 seconds]
The Crow and the Pitcher
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could
[Timestamp showing 0.150 seconds to 4.142 seconds]
find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little
[Timestamp showing 4.292 seconds to 8.303 seconds]
water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no
[VTT file cuts off at this point]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aularakrxicka7mzvx7mqkdc/bafkreigyivdbquq5smmsebmdxuwuwk4dy4kpjd4o4lypvffn55rezzlkfa@jpeg)
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
This is a VTT I generated from different software. Its timing looks a little janky to me (the sentences are split awkwardly) so I would usually take the time to move text and edit the timestamps (hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds) but most people would just fix text typos.
I hesitated over Chaucer, then called him a bot. Sorry, Geoff!
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
I hesitated over Chaucer, then called him a bot. Sorry, Geoff!
Hey, Toronto! There's a popup petting zoo with goats, sheep, and an alpaca on Yonge St south of Ctescent, west side. Bonus: bunnies!
November 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Hey, Toronto! There's a popup petting zoo with goats, sheep, and an alpaca on Yonge St south of Ctescent, west side. Bonus: bunnies!
This is what my first shot with only 3 seconds of exposure looked like.
October 11, 2024 at 2:40 AM
This is what my first shot with only 3 seconds of exposure looked like.