Max Anderson
@maxanderson.bsky.social
professional computer janitor, amateur stats dork, Toronto enthusiast, alleged virulent anti-car zealot, 219 poster. a long time ago I worked at thoughtworks.
https://thebethunecave.ghost.io/
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Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
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When Bashir told Garak about the boy who cried wolf.
August 30, 2024 at 7:10 PM
When Bashir told Garak about the boy who cried wolf.
There are few more wonderful sentences than "bollards are coming soon"
Lots of this will be popping up this week. Bollards are coming soon.
These are painted curb radii reductions, holding space until we can build them in concrete.
They slow down turning vehicles.
learn more here
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
And before anyone asks "why pink"... (continued..)
These are painted curb radii reductions, holding space until we can build them in concrete.
They slow down turning vehicles.
learn more here
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
And before anyone asks "why pink"... (continued..)
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There are few more wonderful sentences than "bollards are coming soon"
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This is so fucking lame. We don’t need bsky to tell us to stop your messing around,
better think of your future,
time you straighten right out,
creating problems online.
better think of your future,
time you straighten right out,
creating problems online.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is so fucking lame. We don’t need bsky to tell us to stop your messing around,
better think of your future,
time you straighten right out,
creating problems online.
better think of your future,
time you straighten right out,
creating problems online.
Greater support for the death penalty than the stocks is one of the most deranged public sentiment things I've seen in a while.
Few Britons support the return of corporal punishment, but there is a narrow lead for bringing back capital punishment
The stocks
Support: 21%
Oppose: 72%
Flogging
Support: 17%
Oppose: 76%
Death penalty
Support: 50%
Oppose: 45%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
The stocks
Support: 21%
Oppose: 72%
Flogging
Support: 17%
Oppose: 76%
Death penalty
Support: 50%
Oppose: 45%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Greater support for the death penalty than the stocks is one of the most deranged public sentiment things I've seen in a while.
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each of them represents one of the five elements: Fire, Metal, Air, Water, and Anti-Trust.
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
each of them represents one of the five elements: Fire, Metal, Air, Water, and Anti-Trust.
I knew they shouldn't have let @danryckert.com talk to Kojima
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I knew they shouldn't have let @danryckert.com talk to Kojima
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I am skeptical that anyone has ever had a more objectively correct pet peeve than this.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I am skeptical that anyone has ever had a more objectively correct pet peeve than this.
dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, tax credits are not capital expenditures, come on bud. SR&EDs aren't even a tax credit that incentivizes capital expenditures, it covers operational costs associated with R&D!
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, tax credits are not capital expenditures, come on bud. SR&EDs aren't even a tax credit that incentivizes capital expenditures, it covers operational costs associated with R&D!
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This is worse than the worst thing ever attributed to any “Bernie Bro”. The Democratic leader literally refusing to say WHETHER HE VOTED FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
this shit right here is wrecker shit, as much as wrecker shit as any online leftist has done, if not more so. no wonder so many people are repulsed by anyone (rightly) saying 'vote blue no matter who', the most powerful elected Dem in the nation won't do it! it undermines the whole coalition! jfc
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is worse than the worst thing ever attributed to any “Bernie Bro”. The Democratic leader literally refusing to say WHETHER HE VOTED FOR THE DEMOCRAT.
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No I understood your wavedashing reference but frankly I'm insulted that you would clock me as someone who knows what that is
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
No I understood your wavedashing reference but frankly I'm insulted that you would clock me as someone who knows what that is
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That’s the second-worst blown lead by a blue team in Canada this year.
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
That’s the second-worst blown lead by a blue team in Canada this year.
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All the thinkpieces about Bluesky don't account for the fact that it's occasionally 100% wall-to-wall baseball on here
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
All the thinkpieces about Bluesky don't account for the fact that it's occasionally 100% wall-to-wall baseball on here
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geddy lee claps for the blue jays in 7/4 time
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
geddy lee claps for the blue jays in 7/4 time
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Never has go birds meant so much
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Never has go birds meant so much
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This fantastic overview of the obstacles and opportunities for missing middle housing is a greatest hits list of our favourite topics: single-stair, gentle density, zoning reform, will-it-pencil.
All described in a wonderfully accessible manner that sums up to: How do we get more quality housing.
All described in a wonderfully accessible manner that sums up to: How do we get more quality housing.
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This fantastic overview of the obstacles and opportunities for missing middle housing is a greatest hits list of our favourite topics: single-stair, gentle density, zoning reform, will-it-pencil.
All described in a wonderfully accessible manner that sums up to: How do we get more quality housing.
All described in a wonderfully accessible manner that sums up to: How do we get more quality housing.
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people talk about Toronto being a cold unfriendly city and I dare them to walk around my neighbourhood on Halloween and come to that conclusion. There are people hanging out EVERYWHERE. On the patio, chatting with neighbours. One house had dog treats because they know there's lots of dogs round here
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
people talk about Toronto being a cold unfriendly city and I dare them to walk around my neighbourhood on Halloween and come to that conclusion. There are people hanging out EVERYWHERE. On the patio, chatting with neighbours. One house had dog treats because they know there's lots of dogs round here
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The Platner stuff has been so full of lib-left infighting about how only "the other side" is excusing the tattoo when the actual determinant is way more "people who are still on Twitter" vs not.
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Platner stuff has been so full of lib-left infighting about how only "the other side" is excusing the tattoo when the actual determinant is way more "people who are still on Twitter" vs not.
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
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not to be all i freaking love science or reddit atheist about this but i think it's probably bad how much space obvious quack shit is on the left. like you wanna play astrology that's fine but as soon as you claim you're healing people with zoom reiki sessions you shouldn't be taken seriously
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
not to be all i freaking love science or reddit atheist about this but i think it's probably bad how much space obvious quack shit is on the left. like you wanna play astrology that's fine but as soon as you claim you're healing people with zoom reiki sessions you shouldn't be taken seriously
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the mechanism of action of ketamine therapy is actually that it tranquilizes your inner horse
October 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
the mechanism of action of ketamine therapy is actually that it tranquilizes your inner horse