Luke Andrews
@attaboy.ca
Eternal optimist, daily pessimist. Occasionally I write more slowly at https://slowtech.space/
I for one am ready for Celsius ovens and 500 g packages of butter.
“Short of EU membership, the EU and Canada want to get as close as legally possible, one of the people said.”
Gosh, I hope this is serious.
Gosh, I hope this is serious.
EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Alliance to Strengthen Partnership
The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the g...
www.bloomberg.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I for one am ready for Celsius ovens and 500 g packages of butter.
…decks of cards 🃏
August 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
…decks of cards 🃏
Terrific and uniquely humanizing reporting by @jasmine.bsky.social on data center politics in small town Wisconsin. There’s undoubtedly misinformation involved, but far more apparent is the clumsy and secretive approach of the big companies involved.
No Data Centers In My Backyard
money, power, and populism in the AI buildout
jasmi.news
August 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Terrific and uniquely humanizing reporting by @jasmine.bsky.social on data center politics in small town Wisconsin. There’s undoubtedly misinformation involved, but far more apparent is the clumsy and secretive approach of the big companies involved.
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some days I just feel so alive www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Maybe we shouldn’t give 24 year olds billions of dollars to bet on AI
We deserve a better class of AI booster.
www.theverge.com
July 30, 2026 at 8:47 PM
some days I just feel so alive www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
I saw The Odyssey on Monday, then a remastered version of the 1992 Spanish film Jamón Jamón last night.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s insightful essay helped me realize which one more closely echoes the humour, cruelty, and misogyny of classical Greek mythology.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s insightful essay helped me realize which one more closely echoes the humour, cruelty, and misogyny of classical Greek mythology.
Listening to Cassandra: Misogyny, Classical and Modern
Last weekend, the film The Odyssey was released and the Tate brothers were arrested in Florida at the behest of the British government, which seeks to extradite them to face a long list of charges. An...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I saw The Odyssey on Monday, then a remastered version of the 1992 Spanish film Jamón Jamón last night.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s insightful essay helped me realize which one more closely echoes the humour, cruelty, and misogyny of classical Greek mythology.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s insightful essay helped me realize which one more closely echoes the humour, cruelty, and misogyny of classical Greek mythology.
Truly Maple-Leafs-assed ending to this game
This semifinal is like the New England Patriots vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hard to cheer for anyone. But Bellingham seems like a good chap on top of his talent, and England doesn’t seem to have FIFA tilting the scales, so, uh, rule Britannia?
July 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Truly Maple-Leafs-assed ending to this game
This semifinal is like the New England Patriots vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hard to cheer for anyone. But Bellingham seems like a good chap on top of his talent, and England doesn’t seem to have FIFA tilting the scales, so, uh, rule Britannia?
July 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This semifinal is like the New England Patriots vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hard to cheer for anyone. But Bellingham seems like a good chap on top of his talent, and England doesn’t seem to have FIFA tilting the scales, so, uh, rule Britannia?
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I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
July 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
Great thread about progressive city council candidates worth supporting in the upcoming Toronto election. If you donate, you get a large % of the money back as a rebate. (Albeit after some paperwork and a pretty lengthy delay.)
Since the last municipal election, I saved up $1,200 to donate to candidates this election. Here is a🧵that goes through my decision making process and hopefully serves as a donation guide to you if you're thinking about donating (which I hope you do as you can have a disproportionate impact) 1/
July 7, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Great thread about progressive city council candidates worth supporting in the upcoming Toronto election. If you donate, you get a large % of the money back as a rebate. (Albeit after some paperwork and a pretty lengthy delay.)
In the Toronto Star, @stephenmaher.bsky.social pulls no punches drawing parallels between the USA of 1776 and of you know who
Stephen Maher: Trump is closer to the vision of America’s founding fathers than Canadians think
The patriots who gave birth to the USA were not the heroes that US history shows us
www.thestar.com
July 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
In the Toronto Star, @stephenmaher.bsky.social pulls no punches drawing parallels between the USA of 1776 and of you know who
Canada may have lost today’s game, but we collectively got to boo Gretzky on the screen, so it’s still a moral victory.
July 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Canada may have lost today’s game, but we collectively got to boo Gretzky on the screen, so it’s still a moral victory.
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When it’s time for penalties
June 30, 2026 at 3:53 AM
When it’s time for penalties
What a match between Netherlands and Morocco. Between two such evenly matched teams, Netherlands deserves the loss if only for those unforgivably heinous warmup shirts.
June 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
What a match between Netherlands and Morocco. Between two such evenly matched teams, Netherlands deserves the loss if only for those unforgivably heinous warmup shirts.
The “referee view” camera shots in the World Cup broadcasts are such a novel idea in theory and such a motion sickness nightmare in practice. 🤢
June 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The “referee view” camera shots in the World Cup broadcasts are such a novel idea in theory and such a motion sickness nightmare in practice. 🤢
Nothing like watching the Mets try to field a routine single to make you feel better about the Blue Jays
June 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Nothing like watching the Mets try to field a routine single to make you feel better about the Blue Jays
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7 local democracy hacks to not feel totally helpless in Doug Ford (& cipher-like Liberal MP caucus) Toronto. Finished on the throne of representative democracy for the people. My weekend @thestar.com column.
June 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
7 local democracy hacks to not feel totally helpless in Doug Ford (& cipher-like Liberal MP caucus) Toronto. Finished on the throne of representative democracy for the people. My weekend @thestar.com column.
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Random reminder that Toronto Council timidly suggested once that they might, might trim the police budget and in response the police implemented a decade-long refusal to enforce traffic laws.
Councillor Burnside, a former cop, says the number of tickets written by police officers declined by 90% over a ten-year period. He says the city needs to "look at strategies" for getting police to do more traffic enforcement.
June 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Random reminder that Toronto Council timidly suggested once that they might, might trim the police budget and in response the police implemented a decade-long refusal to enforce traffic laws.
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World Cup game day prep.
Sick of the Swiss
YouTube video by Cory Cooperman
www.youtube.com
June 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
World Cup game day prep.
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Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference.
Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.
Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.
June 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference.
Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.
Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.
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has anyone lived the dream more than this guy?
June 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
has anyone lived the dream more than this guy?
Hard to disagree with anything the NDP leader is saying here.
Prime Minister Carney says the war in Iran was "worth it".
I want to know who he thinks it was worth it for.
I want to know who he thinks it was worth it for.
June 18, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hard to disagree with anything the NDP leader is saying here.
I too watched The Matrix with my adolescent son recently, and he asked, clearly a little spooked, “How did they know about AI in 1999?”
Here in the distant future, what dystopia did we end up with? The Dumb Matrix.
www.todayintabs.com/p/the-dumb-m...
www.todayintabs.com/p/the-dumb-m...
The Dumb Matrix
"Polka dots stayed on."
www.todayintabs.com
June 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I too watched The Matrix with my adolescent son recently, and he asked, clearly a little spooked, “How did they know about AI in 1999?”
“Your Appliances Got Worse On Purpose” — including the wild stat that Americans spent 43% more on appliances in 2023 than 2013 (inflation-adjusted!), because appliances are so much less reliable.
Your Appliances Got Worse On Purpose
Dozens of brands, five or six owners, and a fridge built to quit just after the warranty does.
www.worseonpurpose.com
June 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“Your Appliances Got Worse On Purpose” — including the wild stat that Americans spent 43% more on appliances in 2023 than 2013 (inflation-adjusted!), because appliances are so much less reliable.