PunkScience 6 months ago

But wait... There's a Canadian alternative Bluesky-compatible social network coming CCC called Gander.

CityNews Halifax

HRM moving to new social platform by mid-July

The Halifax Regional Municipality is transitioning from X to Bluesky for public updates, with full departure from the platform.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Which Death Grips album should I start with?

PunkScience 6 months ago

We appreciate you, Australian Fire Fighters. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦

PunkScience 6 months ago

This is the sort of thing that I would once have posted on social media in the hope that someone would answer. Sometimes people would, and if they did, I'd feel connected. Now I ask AI, I get an answer 💯 but no connections. So now I'm sending it out there after the fact.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Finally Canada is investing in frontier technologies and its got the most epic acronym one could hope for: BOREALIS.

PunkScience 6 months ago

"Middle powers must compete for interest and attention knowing that if they are not at table, they are on the menu." - PM Mark Carney, during his statement on Canadian Defense.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Is this the beginning of a civil war in the US? Is America Great Again yet?

PunkScience 6 months ago

If you remove even one Kim Mitchell song from your BBQ or patio brew paylists and replace it with this classic Canadian summer anthem, you've made the world a slighrly better place. #hiphop

PunkScience 6 months ago

Though I'm not surprised that Trump eventually dumped Elon, I still find it kind of staggering how accurate the Left's predictions were about how dramatic and how quick it would be.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Audioheads... Any recommendations for outdoor weatherproof patio speakers that sync but aren't Sonos? #audio

PunkScience 6 months ago

Dating apps use #AI to ask men "Are you sure you want to send this?" when they send a piggish or off colour message. While this helps men, so-to-speak, I can't help but think that it's hiding who they are from women. Ultimately a woman is going on a date with an AI edited perception of her suitor.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Despite Heinz misleading new "Canadian" ad, aired during the Screen Awards on the CBC, they are owned by an American Company -- Kraft. Profts flow to the US. Do with that as you will, Canadians.

PunkScience 6 months ago

Watching the Canadian Screen Awards makes me really glad there are no tarrifs on American TV (yet).

PunkScience 6 months ago

WFH productivity issues.

PunkScience 6 months ago

The more the US eats itself, the more the other nations tend to gain. I look forward to (hopefully) welcoming those Chinese students into the Canadian #AI academy.

RIP American AI Industry

You had a good run

PunkScience 7 months ago

This is evidence of altruistic behaviour in nature and also evidence that there is no god because of there was, he'd have done a better job designing the tortoise.

PunkScience 7 months ago

An interesting thing occurred to me recently. As a technical manager we often look at candidates' Git repos to get an idea of their code approach, projects and work style. It's never 100% reliable but it's a factor. Now, much of that could be completely "vibe-coding".

PunkScience 7 months ago

People are now calling things that are fairly recent developments "retro" which is sort of like second or third order "retro" from where I'm sitting. #old

PunkScience 7 months ago

Whipping out the Dragonfly DAC and the good headphones, throwing on this record and zoning out with a local craft brew is a good Saturday night.

Special Request

VORTEX, by Special Request

9 track album

PunkScience 7 months ago

Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" apparently turns 30 today and still occupies a spot on my best playlists. Like many of their early singles -- absolutely timeless.