Darryl Wright 🇨🇦 🎧 @darryl@qoto.org

Should I do it?

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.

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

Me, every time "Sometimes" by My Bloody Valentine starts in Sophia Coppola's "Lost in Translation".

WFH productivity issues.

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.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgorithmicbridge/p/rip-american-ai-industry?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9hott

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. https://youtu.be/nhScpa_fGZw?si=76SHX0u_Qg6V4FWd

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".

I was reading today that in Gen-Z dating, sincerity and earnestness are concidered "cringe" and I was thinking how lucky I was to have been Gen-X when I could just look my love-interest (now wife) in the eye and tell her I thought she was awesome.

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

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.
https://special-request.bandcamp.com/album/vortex

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.

https://youtu.be/n5h0qHwNrHk?si=WAWMowqzcaa7itpp

"Certain kinds of weirdos and jerks are the price we pay for living in a free society." - Vitalik Buterin

I think the new Times Square statue is beautiful and poignant. She symbolizes a time in US history when the country could use a little grounding influence. That is all.

Right, right. I remember now. Don't feed the trolls.

I guess I should have ordered the large?

#books #tech

I'll admit it. Despite myself I'm very attracted to the little Bluetooth speaker that looks like a Marshall guitar amp.

I don't know why I keep adding friend suggestions on SnapChat. I don't understand it, I'm not incentivized to post to it and I have an account only to pretend I'm a responsible parent and follow my daughter.

I don't understand why this song wasn't huge. It's not too late, especially when the lyrics are so apropos now.

https://youtu.be/w-f46C9tu2Q?si=8NeX6pfHt53mRh6O

I don't understand why this song wasn't huge. It's not too late, especially when the lyrics are so apropos now.

https://youtu.be/w-f46C9tu2Q?si=8NeX6pfHt53mRh6O