JayIsPainting 🍁
@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Artist in progress. Living on Treaty 6 land. Art, science, space & politics (sorry about that) Dad to Samwise. Storms & stuff. He/him. No AI, No NFT. https://earthskyart.ca #art #painting #sciart #fod #biking
Looks like a big area of east central Alberta including us is without power
Even if there wasn't a massive environmental cost to these policies, it's simply terrible economics. You don't double down on producing a product there's no market for. Running telephone lines in the global south was eclipsed by cell phones in just a few years. Billions just skipped that step.
Greg Bester 🇨🇦@gregbester.bsky.social · 2d agoIt's maddening to realize that these ideas are being actively ignored by those with the power to implement them. Canada is doubling down on the 20th century when the rest of the world except the US is leaving it behind. youtu.be/YGjAAYkIlc0?...
But it is the most car culture thing to say.
Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d ago"I support cyclists and their right to ride safely on the road but only if they follow the rules all of the time" is an absolutely unhinged thing to say in a country where we have drivers killing tens of thousands of people each year and speeding while playing on your phone is normal and accepted
Had a funny moment out at the beach yesterday with 6 yo grandson. He asked me where sand came from & I talked about rocks & water & erosion and then about the inland sea in Alberta & finally about the ice age glaciers. He looked at me and said "poppa, you're blowing my mind here"
Currently 34c outside the trailer here at the lake.
If I need to spend $20,000 over the next 10 years keeping my 2012 non connected Tucson on the road I will absolutely do that. Buttons and no 24/7 surveillance. *It won't be near that but it would still be worth it.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d agoCompanies are all in on selling folks the idea that it’s in your best interest for your products to “know you” as if you are getting a dedicated servant but what you are really getting is a spy.
Hacking networks is a crime punishable by many years in jail. And yet apparently, so far at least, AI gets a pass. Just like with proven, outright theft of intellectual property, copyrighted material, the production of CSAM & more. Why the fuck is this allowed at all.
Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d agoOver the past week, three AI models have -- all on their own -- hacked into other orgs' computer networks. Silicon Valley is panicked.... not about AI going rogue, but about the *possibility of AI being regulated.* www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t...
It's alarming but somehow blameless behaviours all the way down with US generative AI, and everyone just lets them carry on. Is it causing murder-suicides? Yes. Does it regularly create psychosis? Yes. Is it wrong a lot? Yes. Is it degrading both work and output? Yes. Will it kill us? Yes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Reuters@reuters.com · 6d agoAnthropic says Claude AI hacked three companies during cyber tests reut.rs/4yP1TnF
I didn't know what's going on but we passed at least 50 vintage cars, many with trailers carrying race tires, heading north on highway 21 towards Edmonton this afternoon.
Highway 21 about a km south of 14. A bit moist While we were stopped, we saw a muskrat run across the road.
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If you actually listen to Indigenous peoples here, this is no surprise at all.
GreyBruceInfo- Part Owner of Canada 🇨🇦@brucegreyinfo.bsky.social · 6d agoArchaeologists excavating on Triquet Island—a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada—uncovered a settlement dated to 13,600–14,086 years ago.
58% disapproval is still far too low. It will take decades to recover from what she's done.
Tim Querengesser@timquerengesser.bsky.social · 6d ago"Overall, there are more Albertans who believe that Danielle Smith wants Alberta to separate from Canada (48%) than there are Albertans who believe she wants Alberta to stay in Canada (31%). Two-in-ten (21%) ... are unsure whether Smith wants ... to stay or separate." www.ipsos.com/en-ca/majori...
As soon as I saw the original, I was pretty positive that this was the case. (Although the incompetence of these people cannot be underestimated)
Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · 6d ago"A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I mean, clearly @greatesttrek.com Then @benjaminahr.mobi & Adam could be blown out an airlock every episode. They might need a few more supporters at podshop.biz though
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The Greatest Generation and Greatest Trek!
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Admiral Funnest Frontier Prime 🏴☠️🖖@deckslower.bsky.social · last wk.If Paramount is forced to sell Star Trek who would you prefer to buy?
So excited to see more sales on Kobo this week 😍 Buuuut Kobo has the highest payout threshold of any ebook distributor... Which means I need FIVE more sales to make payout It would be so cool to hit that tonight so I'll get the payout in time for my birthday at the end of August 👀
Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦@diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you love stories with: Cults Vampires Slow-burn horror Sapphic romance Doomed lovers You’ll love Woman of Sorrow and Blood, available NOW on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW #HorrorSky #BookSky
Economist Exposes West Coast Pipeline's Dismal Business Case *No Asian demand demonstrated *No private sector partner (Pembina Pipeline isn't really committed) *90% or more of capital from taxpayers *Other MAJOR risks Project is a BOONDOGGLE! #cdnpolitics youtu.be/pQvvwrAgMlM
Economist Exposes West Coast Pipeline's Dismal Business Case
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Like most of my pots, my cilantro has pretty much failed at growing this summer, but it has gone to seed, which means I get to harvest coriander seeds which is a first for me.
Carbon capture is just plastic recycling in a different form. Oil & gas propaganda. Neither work. Both just allow more profits for a few while the biosphere dies.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 7d agoMost plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life. (Published Aug. 2024)
Huh. Edmonton doing the work on inclusivity. Hawerlak Park gender neutral bathrooms and now this. Edmonton's mistahaya wîkihk Recreation Centre will have city's largest universal change room It's not hard or scary folks.
Under-construction west Edmonton rec centre will incorporate city’s largest universal change room
A universal change room in an under-construction recreation centre is the biggest one in the city, a supervisor of the project told media on Tuesday during a tour of the west-end site.
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Gorgeous bike commute and 3 hours on this today. Mid & lower left mostly.
I've never had rice & beans I liked. (Haven't been to places that are known for them) But these were really, really good. (Celery, carrot, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, sweet red pepper, garlic, rice, black beans, cumin, beef bouillon, smoked paprika, pepper, oregano, worcestershire sauce)
I need someone to explain to me when politicians decided that making literally everything worse for everyone was the basis for governing. (Labelled as: I don't need an answer to this so please don't)
On my bike commute today I saw an $8000 Kei truck sitting next to an $80,000+ 'truck' and you can easily fit more stuff in the back of the Kei. And the Kei runs at 6l/100km while the asshat truck runs at something like 3 times that.
This is only sort of satire. I would 100% support this.
The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 7d agoEdmonton plans separation referendum to separate from Alberta separation referendum