Snarf (Jon) Mason
@snarfmason.bsky.social
Likes kittens, whisky, and cigars.
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you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
May 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
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Hopefully the huge turnout for the advance polls (7.3 million!) is an indication that people are taking this election seriously. 🤞
April 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hopefully the huge turnout for the advance polls (7.3 million!) is an indication that people are taking this election seriously. 🤞
In most Canadian electoral districts last election the number of votes for the winner was smaller than the number of registered voters who didn't vote.
Your vote absolutely matters.
Your vote absolutely matters.
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In most Canadian electoral districts last election the number of votes for the winner was smaller than the number of registered voters who didn't vote.
Your vote absolutely matters.
Your vote absolutely matters.
I lost the post about CEOs forcing this transformative technology on us.
But it came for me this week. I'm now expected to use AI to "help" me write code.
There are good reasons no one should be using these tools, but as a professional I also don't find them useful.
What's the fucking logic here?
But it came for me this week. I'm now expected to use AI to "help" me write code.
There are good reasons no one should be using these tools, but as a professional I also don't find them useful.
What's the fucking logic here?
April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I lost the post about CEOs forcing this transformative technology on us.
But it came for me this week. I'm now expected to use AI to "help" me write code.
There are good reasons no one should be using these tools, but as a professional I also don't find them useful.
What's the fucking logic here?
But it came for me this week. I'm now expected to use AI to "help" me write code.
There are good reasons no one should be using these tools, but as a professional I also don't find them useful.
What's the fucking logic here?
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There’s no female police officer that is different than the status quo or is able to change the system. The purpose of a system is what it does, after all, and police are there to protect capital.
April 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
There’s no female police officer that is different than the status quo or is able to change the system. The purpose of a system is what it does, after all, and police are there to protect capital.
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Don’t be fooled by the fact she’s female, she’s still advocating for an expansion of police into areas of others’ expertise: mental health, addictions and homelessness.
We need to spend money on those services NOT MORE COPS.
We need to spend money on those services NOT MORE COPS.
The capital city's first female top cop says she'll be expanding existing mental health, addiction, and unhoused integrated partnerships.
New VicPD Chief ‘looks forward’ to reimagining school liaison program
The capital city's first female top cop says she'll be expanding existing mental health, addiction, and unhoused integrated partnerships.
cheknews.ca
April 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Don’t be fooled by the fact she’s female, she’s still advocating for an expansion of police into areas of others’ expertise: mental health, addictions and homelessness.
We need to spend money on those services NOT MORE COPS.
We need to spend money on those services NOT MORE COPS.
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Human bodily autonomy shall not be infringed.
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S. | CBC News
Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future...
www.cbc.ca
April 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Human bodily autonomy shall not be infringed.
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The CEO of Cloudflare -- the company that keeps so much of the Internet running -- is looking at the idea of blocking all AI crawlers, like they were malicious traffic.
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
Can this tech billionaire save the media from an AI apocalypse?
He thinks the entire internet could be at risk if he doesn't act fast.
fortune.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The CEO of Cloudflare -- the company that keeps so much of the Internet running -- is looking at the idea of blocking all AI crawlers, like they were malicious traffic.
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
I think I've got enough Greater Victoria area folks on here to ask, how's the snow out there?
My road is a tiny side road with a nasty hill that rarely gets plowed and then my townhouse has a private lane we need to clear ourselves so it always feels north of the wall here.
How's the rest of YYJ?
My road is a tiny side road with a nasty hill that rarely gets plowed and then my townhouse has a private lane we need to clear ourselves so it always feels north of the wall here.
How's the rest of YYJ?
February 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I think I've got enough Greater Victoria area folks on here to ask, how's the snow out there?
My road is a tiny side road with a nasty hill that rarely gets plowed and then my townhouse has a private lane we need to clear ourselves so it always feels north of the wall here.
How's the rest of YYJ?
My road is a tiny side road with a nasty hill that rarely gets plowed and then my townhouse has a private lane we need to clear ourselves so it always feels north of the wall here.
How's the rest of YYJ?
Good to see View Royal (my town) here.
I still have some concerns about the long term health of BlueSky but it's a much better option than any of the big alternates.
I love Mastodon but I know it's got problems for a lot of people and will probably always be small.
I still have some concerns about the long term health of BlueSky but it's a much better option than any of the big alternates.
I love Mastodon but I know it's got problems for a lot of people and will probably always be small.
February 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Good to see View Royal (my town) here.
I still have some concerns about the long term health of BlueSky but it's a much better option than any of the big alternates.
I love Mastodon but I know it's got problems for a lot of people and will probably always be small.
I still have some concerns about the long term health of BlueSky but it's a much better option than any of the big alternates.
I love Mastodon but I know it's got problems for a lot of people and will probably always be small.
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Garbage Collection Delay – Feb 4 to 7
Please be advised that due to snowy weather, Waste Management has advised that garbage and organics collection for all View Royal residents will be rescheduled.
More info: bit.ly/3WPDYn0
#ViewRoyal #yyj
Please be advised that due to snowy weather, Waste Management has advised that garbage and organics collection for all View Royal residents will be rescheduled.
More info: bit.ly/3WPDYn0
#ViewRoyal #yyj
February 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Garbage Collection Delay – Feb 4 to 7
Please be advised that due to snowy weather, Waste Management has advised that garbage and organics collection for all View Royal residents will be rescheduled.
More info: bit.ly/3WPDYn0
#ViewRoyal #yyj
Please be advised that due to snowy weather, Waste Management has advised that garbage and organics collection for all View Royal residents will be rescheduled.
More info: bit.ly/3WPDYn0
#ViewRoyal #yyj
@studioneat.bsky.social Any plans to stock the DSM2005 in 0.7mm? Looks like that's the default now but my Mark Three is 0.5mm.
January 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
@studioneat.bsky.social Any plans to stock the DSM2005 in 0.7mm? Looks like that's the default now but my Mark Three is 0.5mm.
Get you some Signal. If it's not your top choice for DM/IM/SMS style text messaging, it should be.
January 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Get you some Signal. If it's not your top choice for DM/IM/SMS style text messaging, it should be.
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I replaced FB Messenger & WhatsApp with Signal. I was pleasantly surprised how many of my contacts are already using it - though I’m hoping more make the switch.
Whatsapp, like Facebook, is owned by Zuckerberg's Meta.
Signal is owned by the Signal Foundation. And it's more secure. We have a choice.
Signal is owned by the Signal Foundation. And it's more secure. We have a choice.
January 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I replaced FB Messenger & WhatsApp with Signal. I was pleasantly surprised how many of my contacts are already using it - though I’m hoping more make the switch.
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Happy Boxing Day to all cats who celebrate! 📦🐈⬛
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Happy Boxing Day to all cats who celebrate! 📦🐈⬛
Watched True Romance for the first time today the other day.
Strange that I slept on it for so long being such a fan of its contemporaries.
Great film.
Strange that I slept on it for so long being such a fan of its contemporaries.
Great film.
December 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Watched True Romance for the first time today the other day.
Strange that I slept on it for so long being such a fan of its contemporaries.
Great film.
Strange that I slept on it for so long being such a fan of its contemporaries.
Great film.
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Same rules as Thanksgiving dinner: Don't talk about politics or religion
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Same rules as Thanksgiving dinner: Don't talk about politics or religion
BlueSky has a good vibe right now. How do we keep it ?
December 3, 2024 at 5:34 PM
BlueSky has a good vibe right now. How do we keep it ?
Things seem to be picking up around here.
November 24, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Things seem to be picking up around here.
What does this invalid handle thing in my profile mean?
November 14, 2024 at 5:52 PM
What does this invalid handle thing in my profile mean?
Hooray. The big wildfire near Sooke has been downgraded from red to yellow.
I am thankful for the rain we've had the last 2 days!
I am thankful for the rain we've had the last 2 days!
July 30, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Hooray. The big wildfire near Sooke has been downgraded from red to yellow.
I am thankful for the rain we've had the last 2 days!
I am thankful for the rain we've had the last 2 days!
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Gonna use ‘well at least I was invited’ to sign off arguments
February 6, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Gonna use ‘well at least I was invited’ to sign off arguments
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Spotted at Mastodon:
"It's perversely entertaining to watch Britain belatedly discover what it's like to be ruled by Britain."
"It's perversely entertaining to watch Britain belatedly discover what it's like to be ruled by Britain."
November 13, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Spotted at Mastodon:
"It's perversely entertaining to watch Britain belatedly discover what it's like to be ruled by Britain."
"It's perversely entertaining to watch Britain belatedly discover what it's like to be ruled by Britain."
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Not to get too political but it would be kinda cool if things could stop getting worse in literally every way.
October 11, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Not to get too political but it would be kinda cool if things could stop getting worse in literally every way.
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My thought here is that money doesn't buy happiness, it buys *margin*: The ability to deal with the shit the world just throws at you. If you have no margin, life is extremely stressful. With margin, you can deal. Lack of stress is not happiness, but it leaves more emotional space *for* happiness.
September 1, 2023 at 2:31 PM
My thought here is that money doesn't buy happiness, it buys *margin*: The ability to deal with the shit the world just throws at you. If you have no margin, life is extremely stressful. With margin, you can deal. Lack of stress is not happiness, but it leaves more emotional space *for* happiness.