AI Tinkerers Toronto meetup on June 30. No slide decks, just live demos, real code, works in progress, and practical AI projects. #AITinkerers #AITinkerersToronto
Matthew Burpee
@mburpee.bsky.social
I weave websites, build communities, and capture events. linkedin.com/in/matthewburpee instagram.com/matthewburpee mazesolutions.com
On #Instagram, more content means more opportunities to be discovered. • Feed posts build awareness and reach • Publish consistently • Repurpose content across platforms • Focus on relevance over perfection • Stories nurture existing followers Says Gary V: www.linkedin.com/pulse/instag...
The Instagram Stories Dilemma
Stop obsessing over your Instagram grid One of the biggest mistakes creators, influencers, and brands are making right now is confusing Instagram Stories with actually posting content. People are desp...
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“If WordPress is robust enough to meet CERN’s security, accessibility, and scalability standards, it’s more than ready for enterprise use across industries—from education and healthcare to government and media.”
Trew Knowledge@trewknowledge.com · last yr.🚀 CERN—birthplace of the World Wide Web—just migrated 1,000+ sites from Drupal to #WordPress. Their reason? "Empowerment through simplicity." If WP is good enough for the world's most advanced particle physics lab, it's ready for your enterprise too. 🔗 ow.ly/Ey7650WFje6
I sorted my browser bookmarks with the help of AI. This is what people in 2000 thought the future would be: intelligent machines helping you organize 1,705 links across 154 folders that you were emotionally unable to delete.
Google's AI Overviews answer queries without sending a click. One algorithm update can erase the rest. Tip: Your email list can't be taken away. Newsletter subscribers convert at 3–5x the rate of organic search visitors. Build the audience you own. #newsletters #seo #commsstrategy
The former Annex location of the Centre for Social Innovation, located on Bathurst south of Bloor, is going to be turned into a city-owned shelter for Indigenous people experiencing homelessness. By @dgrdon.bsky.social.
Former CSI Annex Location to Become City-owned Shelter
When the Centre for Social Innovation sold its building on Bathurst just south of Bloor, the identity of the buyer was kept confidential. The Grind has now learned that the City of Toronto is the new…
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I'm being introduced to film again at Graination. graination.ca www.instagram.com/graination_o...
Toronto's Premier Photo Lab - Graination
Elevate your photography with Graination - the top choice photo lab for film processing and photo printing. Explore our services for exceptional results.
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Facebook is like cable TV: for the olds. Seen in an article about Gen Z breaking apart by gender. Politics, well-being, and digital life are pulling in opposite directions, says a researcher at a UK think tank. ukonward.com/reports/ball...
The main problem with trying to fix AI's willingness to dole out “problematic action statements” is that users tend to enjoy having their positions validated or confirmed by an LLM.
Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem
In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.
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The law punishes those who steal the goose, but not those who steal the common. Seen at a UofT housing talk last Friday. Control of shared resources, land, knowledge, or tech, still shapes society as it did in England’s Enclosure Movement. #housingcommons @newhousingalt.bsky.social
Troy @troychaplin.bsky.social has roughly 1,600 editors on over 800 Carleton U websites. Here with Cathy Mitchell at @wordcampcanada.bsky.social #wceh #wordpresscanada #wordpress #edu
Canada is not a melting pot but a tossed salad. Approach the value of difference with an open hand. Ask permission from others when sharing their wisdom. - Post discussion notes after visiting kiwi @thewebprincess, at @wordcampcanada #WCEH #WordCamp #cooperatition
"Your chances of being able-bodied your entire life are slim to none. It's always in your best interest to advocate for a more accessible world." x.com/ouijney/stat...
If you use a link tree, your mobile webpage call-to-action tactics are likely broken or nonexistent. Our brain head spaces can't process a long list! Try a little harder on your website or link list. Don't be lazy. Emphasize with your people! #ux #homepages #cta #linktree #uxd #gopher2 #RuleofSeven
“Before 1914, the earth had belonged to all,” the Austrian-Jewish writer Stefan Zweig, a self-described citizen of the world, wrote in his memoir. “There were no permits, no visas...never saw passports." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o...
Opinion | Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.
The world was just as intertwined 100 years ago, and its unraveling was a disaster. Can we avoid the same outcome?
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Half of Canada's population will become neighbours with Alto. Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières and Quebec City will become much closer. A 300 km/h high-speed rail is historic news and will strengthen intercity ties. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trudeau selects consortium to co-develop high-speed-rail line between Quebec City and Toronto
Government did not provide estimated cost for the project, which will include stops in Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval and Trois-Rivières
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🇨🇦 Now’s the time to market with a .ca domain! Grab one for $12 at CanSpace.ca (non-affiliated), then redirect it to your .com or move your site. Their servers run on 100% Canadian green energy from Quebec’s Beauharnois hydro station, with eco-friendly cooling. #canada #tariffs
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Holy moly, just found the Bluesky directory and its starter packs. I now follow a huge whack of fellow Torontonians and Canadians for news and cool stuff. Still searching for most of my niche technology peeps around the world. blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
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Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.
We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
Because 2024 feels different from 2016.
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