Jamieson Roberts
@jamiesonroberts.bsky.social
Father, geek, gamer, beer aficionado, coffee enthusiast, and sci-fi junky. Full time code monkey aka web developer. #ldnont • Joined in 2023 https://jamiesonroberts.com
“Once AI starts doing our knowledge work“ Next they’ll be saying “WHY HAVE HUMANS AT ALL!”
Head Desk: Cartoon Bang Head
ALT: Head Desk: Cartoon Bang Head
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Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · 14h agothe tech industry is about to invent books
Ok, so I stand a bit correct on this thread. So far, FullHost is actually seeming to be really solid. I had a bit of a mis-understanding on my end, but I've sorted that out with their support team. Cautiously optimistic about FullHost as a good Canadian VPS host.
Jamieson Roberts@jamiesonroberts.bsky.social · 5d agoYou know what's really frustrating. Finding an actually good Canadian VPS hosting company. All of the big ones are either US, or EU with no Canadian data centres or like OVH charge WAY too much. And any of the Canadian ones I've looked at so far do not inspire confidence or "just work".
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Dan Nguyen@dancow.bsky.social · 8mo agoVC, founder, dumbass
Voting for Josh Morgan does not make me any less of a progressive. Having consistent leadership is important to me, and it’s not something that progressives should cede to the right.
The US government is channeling its inner hitler AND mussolini now.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d agoHegseth: “We just launched the Office of Religious Affairs. We're going to elevate the Chaplain Corps because I do believe that spiritual fitness is just as important as physical fitness.”
Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?
Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC News
A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young...
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You know what's really frustrating. Finding an actually good Canadian VPS hosting company. All of the big ones are either US, or EU with no Canadian data centres or like OVH charge WAY too much. And any of the Canadian ones I've looked at so far do not inspire confidence or "just work".
Doing what’s right when it’s hard is the sign of your values. The only values that Carney is showing a devotion to capitalism, not something that actually benefits Canadians.
Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · 6d agoThrowing billions in public money behind a pipeline at a time of climate breakdown – while sweeping aside environmental protections, meaningful Indigenous consultation and workers’ right to strike – is absolutely not in the national interest.
Throwing billions in public money behind a pipeline at a time of climate breakdown – while sweeping aside environmental protections, meaningful Indigenous consultation and workers’ right to strike – is absolutely not in the national interest.
Here are jobs for you, hope you don't expect to live in the city that is going to keep burning down because of the climate change the jobs are creating.
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 6d agoAs @jameswsthomson.com noted already, the sheer audacity of Carney to begin his oil pipeline announcement by mentioning a wildfire that almost levelled the town. WHAT IS EXACERBATING THE WILDFIRES MARK???? MARK???
OH OH OH! THIS is what I was looking for the other day #ldnont!!
Kathryn Davies@kaphryn.bsky.social · 7d agoApropos of relatively little, It’s been a while since I posted this…
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · last wk.When you have no concept of how people engage with music
All new car manufacturers do this, not just China. The fears about China having your information should be the same as your fears about all vehicle manufacturers having your information.
The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.Every single one of 21 tested vehicles sent data to a third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Over half contacted domains specializing in advertising, tracking, or analytics. These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
If the US Dems want to improve things with Canada, they are going to need to give a lot more than before. We shouldn’t give much in return, many of them have already said they want to see tariffs stay in some regard. So either they want our stuff and are willing to pay, or they can go stuff it.
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · last wk.The Democrats have announced they want to work with Canada and make things better. Must be an election in the offing. Whatever. substack.com/home/post/p-...
People love threatening to murder people for legally riding bikes. Of course drivers regularly hit cyclists riding in painted bike lanes or shoulders. It's almost like motorists don't need any excuse to inflict violence upon bicyclists.
Hyper-fast acceleration is dangerous as well as pointless. As I wrote in 2024, the 0-to-60 metric is outdated and needs to die. No driver on a public road needs to go from 0 to 60 mph in under 8 seconds. Even the slowest car on the market is more than quick enough.
How fast can a car go from 0 to 60? It really doesn't matter
The auto industry has pushed this metric for decades. But cars—especially EVs—are so fast that comparing the decimals is pointless and dangerous.
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October’s Awesomer (Kevin McLaughlin)@voilakevin.bsky.social · last wk.Without a word of context, The Star covers this story as a triumph. And e-bikes are getting so dangerous. What the actual Fuck www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...
The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.
Thinking of visiting the US? Consider it carefully, as they’re going to seize your phone and look at everything you have on it.
You can't be creative, or ingenious without fine intellectual dexterity. If everything is magic that just works, then when something doesn't work you are completely lost. And computers, for as wonderful as they are, have so many failure points, down to the external power sources they require.
Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · 2w agoEzra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Power corrupts. The billionaire class has had humanity stripped from them. They fundamentally do not understand the human condition.
Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · 2w agoEzra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Carney: The rules-based international order is crumbling. International Criminal Court: As a participating member you are required by the rules to arrest those with a warrant if they pass through your territory. Carney: Fuck you.
Either we are for a rules based order, or we are not. We should not be allowing Bibi to transit our airspace, and the second he does enter our airspace, his plane should be being escorted and forced to land so he can be put in leg irons and handcuffs and delivered to The Hague.
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2w agoMinister Anita Anand needs to do some explaining. Why is an international war criminal allowed to fly over our country especially when our judge on the ICC is being threatened? www.middleeasteye.net/news/canada-...
Big shout out to @davidferreirafor13.bsky.social for having canvassers in apartment buildings. As a tenant in an apartment building it often feels like we are second class citizens for most elections, so it always stands out when candidates like David send their teams into apt buildings! #ldnont
When thinking about things when it comes to marketing and e-commerce, I think we need to take a firm stance and ban the practice of personalization. It obfuscates the ability for customers to discern a brands core values, if they are being presented the optimal "sales" version of a brand.
Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.
74% of the world is under dictatorship. Most elected democratically.
