Nick Yorke
@nickyorke.bsky.social
Programmer by day; reclusive gamer and TV watcher by night. Interested in technology, photography, internet culture, and local news and events.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
"We don't want ALL of the fun to be in one spot..."
- @michelle1929.bsky.social critiquing my exterior Christmas decoration arrangement.
- @michelle1929.bsky.social critiquing my exterior Christmas decoration arrangement.
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"We don't want ALL of the fun to be in one spot..."
- @michelle1929.bsky.social critiquing my exterior Christmas decoration arrangement.
- @michelle1929.bsky.social critiquing my exterior Christmas decoration arrangement.
I highly recommend BBC World's 13 Minutes To The Moon Podcast:
open.spotify.com/playlist/6q2...
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13 Minutes To The Moon
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I highly recommend BBC World's 13 Minutes To The Moon Podcast:
open.spotify.com/playlist/6q2...
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6q2...
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Someone managed to get two gold condoms behind the glass of the Sidney Crosby exhibit at Cole Harbour Place.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Someone managed to get two gold condoms behind the glass of the Sidney Crosby exhibit at Cole Harbour Place.
Damn... this is terrible news for anyone hoping to have a second global pandemic this decade...
globalnews.ca/news/1151395...
globalnews.ca/news/1151395...
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses B.C. ostrich farm attempt to save flock | Globalnews.ca
The CFIA has said the application of the avian flu stamping out policy for this farm has been upheld by the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal.
globalnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Damn... this is terrible news for anyone hoping to have a second global pandemic this decade...
globalnews.ca/news/1151395...
globalnews.ca/news/1151395...
Today I learned that inbreeding is a very real problem when it comes to training #AI models. The technical term is "model collapse" and is caused when AI models are too heavily trained on synthetic data produced by prior versions. 🔽
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_c...
Model collapse - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today I learned that inbreeding is a very real problem when it comes to training #AI models. The technical term is "model collapse" and is caused when AI models are too heavily trained on synthetic data produced by prior versions. 🔽
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_c...
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I just noticed #AI being used in real estate photography for a property in my area and thought it was fairly interesting to see in action.
Here's a quick thread of what I noticed. 🔽
Here's a quick thread of what I noticed. 🔽
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I just noticed #AI being used in real estate photography for a property in my area and thought it was fairly interesting to see in action.
Here's a quick thread of what I noticed. 🔽
Here's a quick thread of what I noticed. 🔽
"The future looks very bright for the ostrich industry" is a sentence I didn't expect to read in my lifetime.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Creditors circle as cull controversy shines light on B.C. ostrich farmers' unpaid bills | CBC News
After years of chasing debts through the courts, creditors of a high-profile ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. have filed paperwork against the Canada Food Inspection Agency in the hopes of recouping ...
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The future looks very bright for the ostrich industry" is a sentence I didn't expect to read in my lifetime.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cool. The last time I gave you my information you lost my SIN in a data breach...
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cool. The last time I gave you my information you lost my SIN in a data breach...
Just used AI to gather a list of all the games I have available in Heroic and then give me a list of the next few I should play based on the following criteria -
1) Runs on Linux with my current hardware.
2) Isn't too long (I don't get a lot of time to play.
3) Is well rated and reviews.
1) Runs on Linux with my current hardware.
2) Isn't too long (I don't get a lot of time to play.
3) Is well rated and reviews.
September 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just used AI to gather a list of all the games I have available in Heroic and then give me a list of the next few I should play based on the following criteria -
1) Runs on Linux with my current hardware.
2) Isn't too long (I don't get a lot of time to play.
3) Is well rated and reviews.
1) Runs on Linux with my current hardware.
2) Isn't too long (I don't get a lot of time to play.
3) Is well rated and reviews.
![> the shooter is trans
> ok the bullets were trans
> ok the roommate is trans
Kash Patel: [sweating profusely] IS ANYONE NEARBY TRANS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fqjc6ggitmxwj5glzk7db6qa/bafkreida4eaz7wmuvladacu6scmwjat7njsvtr4xdxczqe55ko2xq3hbsm@jpeg)
The kids just dropped another $100 on #LaBuBu's and my wife drove almost 2 hours to pick them up...
a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him
ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him
media.tenor.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The kids just dropped another $100 on #LaBuBu's and my wife drove almost 2 hours to pick them up...
For anyone who enjoys the gong show that will be Romana Didulo ("Queen of Canada") representing herself in court today or the general history and ridiculousness of pseudolaw, or "natural law", I strongly suggest following @dnetolitzky.bsky.social.
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For anyone who enjoys the gong show that will be Romana Didulo ("Queen of Canada") representing herself in court today or the general history and ridiculousness of pseudolaw, or "natural law", I strongly suggest following @dnetolitzky.bsky.social.
I know her followers aren't the brightest, but you would think seeing the person who spent years telling you they are "secretly in control of Canada" being repeatedly arrested against their will would bring some clarity to them. #Didulo #QueenOfCanada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Queen of Canada' rearrested, charged with violating conditions of release | CBC News
Romana Didulo, the so-called "Queen of Canada," was rearrested on Thursday a day after she and 15 of her followers were taken into custody and promptly released following a police raid on her cult's c...
www.cbc.ca
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I know her followers aren't the brightest, but you would think seeing the person who spent years telling you they are "secretly in control of Canada" being repeatedly arrested against their will would bring some clarity to them. #Didulo #QueenOfCanada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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Are vaccines safe? Let's ask this guy who sounds like a dying refrigerator compressor
August 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Are vaccines safe? Let's ask this guy who sounds like a dying refrigerator compressor
About to uncork a 2018 lambic beer to sample. 🤮🥴
August 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
About to uncork a 2018 lambic beer to sample. 🤮🥴
I've been using #Topgrade on #Ubuntu #Linux for a few days now and I have to say it's working well as a unified package manager.
github.com/topgrade-rs/...
github.com/topgrade-rs/...
GitHub - topgrade-rs/topgrade: Upgrade all the things
Upgrade all the things. Contribute to topgrade-rs/topgrade development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I've been using #Topgrade on #Ubuntu #Linux for a few days now and I have to say it's working well as a unified package manager.
github.com/topgrade-rs/...
github.com/topgrade-rs/...
#SharkWeek this year will feature a documentary on the growing number of great white sharks off the coast of Nova Scotia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxvq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxvq...
Discovery Shark Week - Great White North Invasion
YouTube video by Tell Tale
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#SharkWeek this year will feature a documentary on the growing number of great white sharks off the coast of Nova Scotia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxvq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxvq...
Me, wearing my "WORLD'S OKAYEST DAD" shirt while cooking some kids in the Parent vs. Child dodgeball game last night. 😂
July 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Me, wearing my "WORLD'S OKAYEST DAD" shirt while cooking some kids in the Parent vs. Child dodgeball game last night. 😂
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
Not only is #AI correcting my code, it's also casually correcting spelling mistakes in the comments of my code. The vibe of this "vibe coding session" has turned passive aggressive.
July 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Not only is #AI correcting my code, it's also casually correcting spelling mistakes in the comments of my code. The vibe of this "vibe coding session" has turned passive aggressive.