Tyler Walsh 🇨🇦
@tylerwalsh.com
Creator of things. Marketer. Storyteller. Follower of news. Curler. Director of Marketing at Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism. The thoughts, they are my own.
14 years ago I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to have Patrick Stewart record a personal message through a fundraiser for @autismspeaks.org. To this day, it’s still my voicemail message when someone calls (I edited out the Twitter part!). youtu.be/nMeE9wsmgv0?...
My Patrick Stewart Sound Off for Autism Speaks personal recording
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Captain Picard was my greatest TV hero and Patrick Stewart was as legendary as his iconic TV character. Make it so.
Voted today, as is my right! But you know what's bullshit?? NO STICKERS. So here is an old drawing I did last time i voted.
Wow, it really does take you back to a better time. @firefox.com perfection. youtu.be/E2AoYIKwJqM?...
It’s time to come back to Firefox. The Internet you loved is still here.
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Happy 100th birthday, Winnie-the-Pooh! Did you know that Winnie was based on a real Canadian-British bear—and that his full name was WINNIPEG?
Hermione Gingold@hermionegingold.bsky.social · 3y agoCan't find the enhanced images but here are 4 original scans from my g-grandmother's scrap books: My great grandmother with the bear, my grandmother's brother (double exposure) w/bear, my grandmother and her brother w/bear, Harry Colebourn, who bought the bear in Winnipeg, at Valcartier Camp w/bear.
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart
My Casio email subscription: Look at this sweet watch… Check out this cool retro watch… Buy this snazzy elegant watch… Isn’t this cute ring watch cute… Hey, how about a furry AI companion?
Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
BRANDON, MB - 4-year-old Mikaela Hermer's imaginary restaurant, in which she served invisible hot dogs and ice cream to her parents and friends, has filed for bankruptcy after being acquired by Hedges...
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Say what you like about LinkedIn, this is a brilliant idea and my absolute favourite button. I use it daily and it feels great every time. Do it, @bsky.app!
help us 90s rachel leigh cook's problematic anti-drug psa, you're our only hope
lol I missed this among the rest today, poor paul will be explaining his least subtle movie forever www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”
The director of the 1997 sci-fi film, which has often been misunderstood, says the gung-ho soldiers who are its heroes "are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists. That’s the point.”
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Could we force the forces to change their courses? Of course.
Jay 🦋@jay.bsky.team · 2mo agowhen facing an unstoppable force, focus on changing its course.
Isn’t this like if I was the one driving a car at 130km/h in a 50 and then yelling at everyone else in the car that we should slow down?
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoDario Amodei, who co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay on Saturday. His appeal for a pause follows months of escalating concerns across the technology industry. nyti.ms/4AatwIK
Really exciting to see today’s announcement of a 5,000 seat soccer stadium in Winnipeg. An innovative prefabricated stadium that can expand over time. Will be home to the new NSL team and hopefully a return of CPL. Will be great for rugby too. www.nsl.ca/news/winnipe...
Today, September 8, 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek’s premiere on American network television. From the beginning, there was something special about this show. >> [more]
So basically people don’t trust news they get from social media while at the same time growing their use of social media as a news source.
Reuters Institute@reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 2mo agoSocial media and video networks like Instagram, X and YouTube have now become the most widely used sources of news globally. Lead author of our Digital News Report Jim Egan explains what's happening. Read the report summary here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026
Please bring this to Canada. As noted in the article, I am in fact reading this on a cracked iPhone 13 I refuse to upgrade.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2mo agoThe feature is expected to launch as part of iOS 27 later this month. www.theverge.com/tech/990868/...
I really appreciate the simplicity of @theglobeandmail.com’s AI policy for contributors and reporters, which basically amounts to “don’t.” I especially like this: “If it involves ‘copying text into or out of a chatbot,’ that use of AI is not permitted.”
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2mo ago
“With PHASEONE10841 often delegating assignments, the “collective” figured out how to hack their way onto the internet…” Cool. OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
Two new reports offer nearly 130 pages of details on the OpenAI-Hugging Face cybersecurity incident, many of them previously unreleased.
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Friday October 9 at 7pm, join bestselling Enshittification author & activist Cory Doctorow (@doctorow.pluralistic.net) for a presentation on The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, followed by a book signing. www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18991/... @fsgbooks.bsky.social
“We have every intention of continuing to invest and grow in Manitoba.” That’s the plan. Keep what makes Probe special, invest in the team, and make Winnipeg the hub for Abacus Data’s growth across the Prairies. CBC News on the acquisition: www.cbc.ca/news/canada...
Winnipeg's Probe Research acquired by Ottawa-based Abacus Data | CBC News
Probe Research, a Winnipeg-based firm that has gauged public opinion for 32 years, is getting a new owner and new name — but the faces will stay the same.
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Brilliant photo and headline. Kudos @theglobeandmail.com
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2mo agoTimeline cleanse of some awesome and wonderfully non-AI artwork here in Riding Mountain National Park. Nice work, Jim Carson.
