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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d ago

Tech oligarchs agree calling AI "too dangerous" way cooler than just admitting it doesn't work

SILICON VALLEY - The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and GrokAI have released a statement agreeing that claiming artificial intelligence "could potentially kill all humans" sounds much more awesome than just admitting that they blew a fortune on glorified chatbots.

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 2mo ago

Sony goes quiet as ‘Don’t Kill the Disc’ petition reaches 165,000 signatures. vgc.news/news/sony-go...

Sony goes quiet as ‘Don’t Kill the Disc’ petition reaches 165,000 signatures | VGC

‘Don’t Kill the Disc’ petition amasses thousands of signatures as Sony stays silent.

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@machzy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@hfxrec.bsky.social When does registration open for Fall programs?

ιм єνιℓ иσω :3 @vreni.bsky.social · 4mo ago

STOP TELLING ME AI IS THE FUTURE OH MY GOD

Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Suspected war crimes happen almost daily as Israel continues its bombardment, which Unicef estimates is killing nearly 14 children a day. We cannot write this off as just another war in a war-torn region, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The chaotic, unique, beautiful Lebanon I knew has been reduced to rubble. When will it end?

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Ray @raydoesdata.bsky.social · 4mo ago

completely triggered by this

Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 4mo ago

Nintendo goes after another fan project. smh

GoNintendo@gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4mo ago

Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for distributing meth pills shaped like Mario: https://gonintendo.com/contents/60738-man-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison-for-distributing-meth-pills-shaped-like-mario Paging Dr. Mario! #mario

@machzy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The majority of people filling out the census: normal people That one person that put 'return to sender' and all kinds of other idiotic things on their form that's making it's rounds on social media: 2 brain cells working overtime

DBJ @deadblossomjesse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

7 dollar gas. Well, I guess I'll buy an electric car. Oh those are 60 thousand dollars? Well at least electricity is cheap. Oh the government won't build solar panels because it's "Too transgender"? Well at least wages are going up. Oh the idea of jobs is fake now? Well at least everyone is happ

Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Government of Newfoundland & Labrador is reminding folks to get their vaccines…..using a 6-fingered clearly AI-generated “human” in the ad campaign.

An ad from the government of Newfoundland & Labrador says “Adults Need Vaccines Too and then shows a white woman with the sleeve of her shirt rolled up and what’s probably supposed to be a bandaid showing on her arm. She’s holding her upper arm with her hand - which has 6 fingers

@machzy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@landofsticks.bsky.social FYI your newsletter from Ghost today ended up in my junk folder. Not sure if you wanna gives a heads up to people or not. Thanks for all you do!

PNP Games 🇨🇦@pnpgames.bsky.social · 5mo ago

GIVEAWAY ALERT 🏰 REPOST, LIKE, AND FOLLOW PNP GAMES for your chance to WIN an ESRB Collector's Edition of The House in Fata Morgana for Nintendo Switch! #VideoGames #Canada #USA #Free #Giveaway

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich  Well, today we're taxing the rich...

@machzy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I believe in you! You can do this too @colenotcole.bsky.social & @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Grand Parade Newspaper@grandparade.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey, just a heads up, we are (finally) moving off of Substack, due to its nazi problem, its crazy high fees, its sex crime problem, and its 'let's not push out emails to people who aren't on the app' thing. Subscribers should not notice the change, except for some extra emails in the next week.

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 5mo ago

#1 Canadian summer destination is getting away from Poilievre

OTTAWA - Trendspotters have identified the hottest destination for Canadians this summer, and it is putting as much distance as possible between you and Pierre Poilievre.

thebeaverton.com

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This is so well done. 👌

Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother

WIRED@wired.com · 5mo ago

In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store. www.wired.com/story/amazon...

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(watching a movie where a character announces that he will destroy a city if they don't meet his specific demands by a certain deadline) oh that's probably the good guy in this movie

Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 5mo ago

Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 6mo ago

someone at the pentagon frantically typing “Claude, open the strait of Hormuz for me, quickest possible strategy, make no mistakes.”

Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Councillor Kathryn Morse doesn’t post on here, and I know some of you aren’t on facebook, so I’m sharing this informative post from her.

Kathryn Morse on facebook
BUDGET UPDATE; FUTURE OF HALIFAX FORUM;
PROVINCE DRIVING HIGHER TAXES FOR HRM?;
DUTCH VILLAGE ROAD; YOUTH SERVICES SURVEY HRM BUDGET: TEN NEW BUSES AND BETTER ROAD SAFETY
The HRM budget is almost done. As we do every year, Council listened to residents before making budget decisions. We heard many residents are struggling to pay their bills right now and many residents asked us not to raise property taxes.
On the opposite side of the equation, many residents asked us not to cut tax-funded municipal services that make life more affordable, such as transit.
Slowly, carefully and transparently, Council has worked through the budget, cutting spending in some departments and increasing spending in others, trying to find a balance for our growing municipality.
HRM has a $1.3 billion annual operating budget.
Most of that budget pays for essential services such as policing, fire protection, transit service, garbage collection, snow clearing, and road maintenance. In terms of new spending there is very little this year, but here are a few highlights:
-there will be new spending to improve road safety (fast-tracking improvements for problematic intersections; more coordination around enforcement; increasing crosswalk upgrades);
-there will be $14.5 million in new spending for 10 articulated (extra long) buses to improve key transit routes;
-and there will be new spending to add firefighters in Sackville.

To help offset these and other costs, parking fees will be going up and drivers will have to pay for on-street parking downtown on Saturdays. Transit fares will also be going up by 25 cents, likely sometime in the fall. Property taxes are still to be finalized but they will also go up, however not by the 10-11% initially proposed.
Here are some of the items that were suggested for budget cuts that Council did NOT approve:
-we did not eliminate Sunday and holiday transit service
-we did not cancel transit service after 10 pm
-we did not reduce ferry service
-we did not lower bus stop snow clearing standards
-we did not lower sidewalk snow clearing standards
-we did not eliminate curbside collection of larger items
-we did not cut the library collection by $300,000 (HRM residents use their libraries more than the national average)
-we did not raise property taxes on non-profit organizations
-we did not cut arts, affordable housing, heritage, and low income grants by 10%
Council received more emails about the 2026/27 budget than we usually do, many prompted by a social media campaign spearheaded by HRM's largest rental property owners. The rental landlords were demanding Council cut municipal jobs and services to reduce taxes.
However there were residents who argued they would rather pay slightly more this year for the services that keep the city liveable and affordable.
As one resident put it to Council: "Please just bite the Bullet of Unpopularity and increase taxes to the level required. We must all pay for a healthy, functioning community."
The budget numbers will be finalized next week.

HALIFAX FORUM DECISION
There is one more step in the budget process before Council can confirm the amount of the upcoming tax increase. On Tuesday, Council will consider the capital budget which includes major projects like the Windsor Street Exchange, the Mill Cove Ferry and the Halifax Forum.
It's expected that Council will decide the future of the Halifax Forum as part of the capital budget. The Forum is almost 100 years old. Councillors had a tour of the building a few months ago and saw firsthand how the bricks are crumbling. The Forum doesn't meet modern standards and the building is in such poor condition it has to be closed temporarily when the snow load on the roof gets too heavy.
Mayor Fillmore has stated his wish to see the Forum torn down and the site sold to a private developer for higrise housing. Others on Regional Council believe the Forum should be rebuilt and modernized on its historic site, a plan approved by the previous Council.
Whether you play hockey there, attend graduations there, go to craft shows there, or remember Kiss concerts there, the Halifax Forum is an important landmark and a valuable public space in the city's North End. I don't think the Forum should be seen as just another piece of real estate that could be developed. If we start selling our municipally-owned public spaces and heritage sites, what will be left of Halifax? Public buildings and common land should be safeguarded for the common good.

NEW PROVINCIAL POWERS MAY DRIVE HRM TAXES
HIGHER
The Houston government introduced legislation last week that will give provincial ministers new powers over HRM. Some of these new powers may increase property taxes for all HRM residents in future years.
The powers in the bill (Bill 212 - An Act Respecting Administrative Measures for Housing) will allow the Province to expand HRM's service boundary and dictate where new suburban housing development will happen. This will force HRM to set up new water, sewer and other services outside the existing municipal service boundary.
Here's the downside of Bill 212 for HRM residents: by cherry-picking the locations of new housing developments and ordering HRM to expand suburban sprawl, the provincial government will create a situation where HRM property taxes will have to go up to pay for the infrastructure. By green lighting development on the edges of the city the Province will force HRM to raise taxes higher than if the housing had been built inside the municipal service boundary. Sprawl costs us all, as the saying goes.
Here's why: it's expensive for HRM to build new infrastructure like water and sewer pipes to serve low density housing in more remote areas. These new subdivisions will also require additional municipal services such as police, fire, transit, garbage collection, and snow removal. Typically it is much more cost-effective to add new and denser housing inside the service boundary, where municipal infrastructure already exists.

Claudia Chender @claudiachenderns.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You can impact this budget bill. Present to the Public Accounts Committee. It's your chance to tell this government face-to-face how these cruel cuts will affect you and your family. Sign up to speak on Bill 198, the Financial Measures Act: Call: 902-424-8941 Email: Legc.office@novascotia.ca

Government of Nova Scotia

Novascotia.ca is the official website for the province of Nova Scotia. It is the one place to find all government services and information.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened:

@machzy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I wish there was a summary of all the Halifax BALs that were voted on after a day of deliberations and who voted on what. Maybe I'll take a kick at that, if it's not already being done.

@machzy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Grateful to people like Terri for live posting council meetings. An easy way to stay connected for those of us who can't watch the stream all day. Thank you!

Terri@terriclarke.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Council is back for the continuation of budget meeting and Councillor Austin is starting us off with the proposed increase to the road safety budget He says so far they’re failing. “We’re going in the wrong direction we’re hurting and killing and maiming more people on our roads than we should be”

@machzy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Been a few days since I emailed ~20 MLAs. Only 2 have replied back to me.

@machzy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Going to be a long morning emailing every single one of these people. But y'gotta do whatcha gotta do.

@machzy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Daaaaaaamn! That Andy burnnnnn! Good for her!

Terri@terriclarke.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Next up is Eveline VanderKloet. She’s not scared of what will happen if taxes go up, she’s scared of what will happen if they don’t. Rather pay a few hundred a year, than live in a city void of services and accessible infrastructure like transit and bike lanes

Ryan McNutt @mcnutt.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Tim Houston with some salient advice from the Doug Ford playbook: when in doubt, pour one out.

News headline: NS premier booed at African Heritage Month gala as budget cuts spark upset.

Image of Tim Houston as Mr. Burns and Doug Ford as Mr. Smithers. Quote: "Doug, are they booing me?"

Image of Tim Houston as Mr. Burns and Doug Ford as Mr. Smithers. Quote: "Uh, no, they're saying 'Boo-oze, boo-oze'"

Headline: "Ontario, Nova Scotia sign deal to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales."

Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’m really impressed with all the HaliSky folks who’ve come together to advocate for fiscal sustainability in Halifax. Unlike the astroturf landlord group with their clickbait facebook survey, we now have a website with facts & tools for folks to contact council. Send those emails! #TaxMeDaddy

HRM Against Austerity | Stop The Cuts!

Tell Halifax Regional Council to stop disastrous cuts. Invest in transit, culture, and our future.

hrmagainstausterity.ca

Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It is 1991. I am 15 years old. The US has gone to war in the Middle East. It is 2003. I am 27 years old. The US has gone to war in the Middle East. It is 2026. I'm too old for this shit. The US has gone to war in the Middle East.

Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen, sitting alone on the surface of Mars.