Peter Sinclair
@ptrsinclair.bsky.social
Mathematician, teacher, all-around nerd. He/him.
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
It's me!
Canadian man reading date never knows which is day and which is month unless day is above 12
Canadian man reading date never knows which is day and which is month unless day is above 12
KITCHENER – Local man Dalton Strickland, whose data entry job regularly requires him to read dates off a form and put them into a computer, literally never knows which date is the day and which is the...
www.thebeaverton.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's me!
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Would you rather have new convenient transit access to the wonderful restaurants and shops in Burnaby Heights, or to a station that's already served by SkyTrain?
The choice is yours!
1/3
The choice is yours!
1/3
September 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Would you rather have new convenient transit access to the wonderful restaurants and shops in Burnaby Heights, or to a station that's already served by SkyTrain?
The choice is yours!
1/3
The choice is yours!
1/3
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I SEE NEITHER CHEWIN NOR LICKIN
THIS CAT IS GUARDIN THAT CHICKEN
CASE CLOSE
THIS CAT IS GUARDIN THAT CHICKEN
CASE CLOSE
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I SEE NEITHER CHEWIN NOR LICKIN
THIS CAT IS GUARDIN THAT CHICKEN
CASE CLOSE
THIS CAT IS GUARDIN THAT CHICKEN
CASE CLOSE
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important to reiterate from time to time:
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
September 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
important to reiterate from time to time:
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
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#BREAKING: One of British Columbia's biggest public sector unions has issued 72-hour strike notice after members overwhelmingly backed job action.
globalnews.ca/news/1135598...
globalnews.ca/news/1135598...
BCGEU issues 72-hour strike notice after 93% vote to back job action | Globalnews.ca
More than 34,000 BCGEU members have been without a collective agreement since April.
globalnews.ca
August 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#BREAKING: One of British Columbia's biggest public sector unions has issued 72-hour strike notice after members overwhelmingly backed job action.
globalnews.ca/news/1135598...
globalnews.ca/news/1135598...
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If people actually cared about art and artists, they'd be fighting for Universal Basic Income. That's what would actually stop us all getting burnt out.
No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow"
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
August 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If people actually cared about art and artists, they'd be fighting for Universal Basic Income. That's what would actually stop us all getting burnt out.
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Let's send the exclusive-right-of-way TRANSIT to the neighborhood that developed the way it did because of exclusive-right-of-way TRANSIT!
Burnaby Heights became what it is because of transit. To detour transit around it because businesses don't want it would be completely antithetical 🤦🤥
Burnaby Heights became what it is because of transit. To detour transit around it because businesses don't want it would be completely antithetical 🤦🤥
The future North Shore Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will span 21 km with 16-17 stations, connecting the North Shore, Vancouver, and Burnaby. This rapid transit service will be fast, reliable, and comfortable.
Take the survey now: https://translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-transit-program
Take the survey now: https://translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-transit-program
August 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Let's send the exclusive-right-of-way TRANSIT to the neighborhood that developed the way it did because of exclusive-right-of-way TRANSIT!
Burnaby Heights became what it is because of transit. To detour transit around it because businesses don't want it would be completely antithetical 🤦🤥
Burnaby Heights became what it is because of transit. To detour transit around it because businesses don't want it would be completely antithetical 🤦🤥
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very excited for this project but please send it via Hastings 🙏
The future North Shore Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will span 21 km with 16-17 stations, connecting the North Shore, Vancouver, and Burnaby. This rapid transit service will be fast, reliable, and comfortable.
Take the survey now: https://translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-transit-program
Take the survey now: https://translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-transit-program
August 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
very excited for this project but please send it via Hastings 🙏
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🚌 We need better transit NOW, not another bridge in 10+ years. Queue jumps, extended bus lanes, and more frequent service can move people faster TODAY.
Read Michael Hall's great piece explaining why improving existing transit is our best immediate solution:
www.nsnews.com/opini...
Read Michael Hall's great piece explaining why improving existing transit is our best immediate solution:
www.nsnews.com/opini...
August 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
🚌 We need better transit NOW, not another bridge in 10+ years. Queue jumps, extended bus lanes, and more frequent service can move people faster TODAY.
Read Michael Hall's great piece explaining why improving existing transit is our best immediate solution:
www.nsnews.com/opini...
Read Michael Hall's great piece explaining why improving existing transit is our best immediate solution:
www.nsnews.com/opini...
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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“if governments keep showing such disregard for workers’ fundamental rights, we shouldn’t be surprised if workers start showing more disregard for government [back to work] orders”
August 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“if governments keep showing such disregard for workers’ fundamental rights, we shouldn’t be surprised if workers start showing more disregard for government [back to work] orders”
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The moment the union defied back to work orders was when power was truly shifted back to the workers and Air Canada realized they were screwed, forcing them back to the bargaining table.
If employers expect the government to step in every time a strike happens, they'll never bargain in good faith.
If employers expect the government to step in every time a strike happens, they'll never bargain in good faith.
August 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The moment the union defied back to work orders was when power was truly shifted back to the workers and Air Canada realized they were screwed, forcing them back to the bargaining table.
If employers expect the government to step in every time a strike happens, they'll never bargain in good faith.
If employers expect the government to step in every time a strike happens, they'll never bargain in good faith.
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I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
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A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Some of the anti-AI stuff feels a bit like when people would say "don't use Wikipedia as a source." It's just like anything else, a piece of information that you weigh against multiple sources and your own understanding of its likely failure modes
April 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
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I just can’t stress enough how much that thing cannot do even the things (correctly return which baseball team played which other baseball team on which day) that many people have started to assume it can obviously do.
August 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I just can’t stress enough how much that thing cannot do even the things (correctly return which baseball team played which other baseball team on which day) that many people have started to assume it can obviously do.
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so the thing about all this is: yes, it’s unjust that a pink polo white guy gets ROR in a situation when a black person would have likely been brutalized or worse, WHICH IS WHY PINK POLO WHITE GUYS ARE THE ONES WHO SHOULD RISK THIS STUFF
Subway sandwich guy has been released on his own recognizance.
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody
Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive.
www.wusa9.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
so the thing about all this is: yes, it’s unjust that a pink polo white guy gets ROR in a situation when a black person would have likely been brutalized or worse, WHICH IS WHY PINK POLO WHITE GUYS ARE THE ONES WHO SHOULD RISK THIS STUFF
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ME: i had a nightmare i was eating a nature valley bar in bed
THEM: and then what happened
ME: no that’s it. there were crumbs everywhere and it was awful
THEM: and then what happened
ME: no that’s it. there were crumbs everywhere and it was awful
August 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ME: i had a nightmare i was eating a nature valley bar in bed
THEM: and then what happened
ME: no that’s it. there were crumbs everywhere and it was awful
THEM: and then what happened
ME: no that’s it. there were crumbs everywhere and it was awful
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My wife’s a doctor, and she had been home from work for about five seconds today before I went crying to her for help with a wound on my foot. “I’m sorry to make you keep working. If you have any Magic cards for me to template, I totally will, even if it’s the weekend.”
August 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My wife’s a doctor, and she had been home from work for about five seconds today before I went crying to her for help with a wound on my foot. “I’m sorry to make you keep working. If you have any Magic cards for me to template, I totally will, even if it’s the weekend.”
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23) the Toronto Union Station Bush Shed
The shed has negligible historic value and actively negative transportation value and anyone who prioritizes it over modern transportation services must be fired
bsky.app/profile/nilo...
The shed has negligible historic value and actively negative transportation value and anyone who prioritizes it over modern transportation services must be fired
bsky.app/profile/nilo...
July 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
23) the Toronto Union Station Bush Shed
The shed has negligible historic value and actively negative transportation value and anyone who prioritizes it over modern transportation services must be fired
bsky.app/profile/nilo...
The shed has negligible historic value and actively negative transportation value and anyone who prioritizes it over modern transportation services must be fired
bsky.app/profile/nilo...
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periodic plug for this movie, it is absolutely ridiculous on every level and also a scammer tries to bribe Statham with NFTs and is immediately tied to a truck and driven off a bridge
I simply cannot recommend it enough
I simply cannot recommend it enough
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
periodic plug for this movie, it is absolutely ridiculous on every level and also a scammer tries to bribe Statham with NFTs and is immediately tied to a truck and driven off a bridge
I simply cannot recommend it enough
I simply cannot recommend it enough
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The moral panic of the anglosphere over bus fare evasion and proof-of-payment is quite something.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Correct. Swallowed up by the panic over fare evasion.
August 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The moral panic of the anglosphere over bus fare evasion and proof-of-payment is quite something.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
Especially when you think that we do accept another mobility-related widespread PoP system: on-street parking, which is entirely charged via a proof-of-payment + inspector system.
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IBX travel times reduced to 32 minutes, down from 40 min for a 22 km line, which is pretty fast. all thanks to the decision to tunnel a short distance that was street-running.
ridership projection increased by 50,000 per day.
and people will still say that "travel times don't matter". they do!
ridership projection increased by 50,000 per day.
and people will still say that "travel times don't matter". they do!
Here's the latest IBX rendering as Gov. Hochul announces a major milestone in moving this project forward. I like the New York blue cars. This station will be a transfer point between the IBX and the D and N trains, which you can see in the background.
August 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
IBX travel times reduced to 32 minutes, down from 40 min for a 22 km line, which is pretty fast. all thanks to the decision to tunnel a short distance that was street-running.
ridership projection increased by 50,000 per day.
and people will still say that "travel times don't matter". they do!
ridership projection increased by 50,000 per day.
and people will still say that "travel times don't matter". they do!
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Your move, TTC.
Cites across the world have implemented fare capping and Toronto should too. This is a proven, common sense solution that makes transit more affordable and grows ridership.
Cites across the world have implemented fare capping and Toronto should too. This is a proven, common sense solution that makes transit more affordable and grows ridership.
💳Starting August 1, enjoy monthly fare capping with your Presto card!
Tap your Presto card all month, and you'll never be charged more than the price of your current monthly pass.
Check out all the details: www.octranspo.com/en...
Tap your Presto card all month, and you'll never be charged more than the price of your current monthly pass.
Check out all the details: www.octranspo.com/en...
July 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Your move, TTC.
Cites across the world have implemented fare capping and Toronto should too. This is a proven, common sense solution that makes transit more affordable and grows ridership.
Cites across the world have implemented fare capping and Toronto should too. This is a proven, common sense solution that makes transit more affordable and grows ridership.
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Could be us. @TransLink.ca @MovementYVR.bsky.social
💳Starting August 1, enjoy monthly fare capping with your Presto card!
Tap your Presto card all month, and you'll never be charged more than the price of your current monthly pass.
Check out all the details: www.octranspo.com/en...
Tap your Presto card all month, and you'll never be charged more than the price of your current monthly pass.
Check out all the details: www.octranspo.com/en...
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Could be us. @TransLink.ca @MovementYVR.bsky.social