Notices by May Likes Toronto (mayintoronto@beige.party)

Serious question: people who struggle with focus, how do you convince yourself to start to sit down and read a physical book again?

@skinnylatte One of my very few memories of my HK childhood was this outdoor dai pai dong (大牌檔) that had a giant blue tarp. Mom would take me there for lunch, and I'd get the lean pork & liver congee, or the instant noodles with a sunny side up egg and fried spam.

I don't know why that was so memorable.

I'm starting with a party with @PhoenixSerenity , @skinnylatte and @chu .

We're having a potluck because we all post about food and I don't want to look bad, but I'm definitely bringing Chinese BBQ/lechon. (Alternatively, the traditional Chinese fake meats that you get at Buddhist temples.)

We're definitely going to talk about the environment, but also from the lens of being East/South-East Asian migrants to North America in all of our various unique contexts and work. It'll probably blend in and out of food.

What's your Fedi dinner party?

- You and 3 Fedi friends around the dinner table.
- What's for dinner?
- What do you think you'll talk about?

Ontario's proposed Bill 5 allows special economic zones to suspend labour laws. https://cupe.ca/ford-and-bill-5s-special-economic-zones-bring-worst-us-style-labour-practices-our-province-warns

From the article:
"Buried in Schedule 9 of this omnibus bill, now at second reading in the Ontario legislature, is the wide-ranging power to create “special economic zones” anywhere in the province. Within these zones, the provincial government can suspend or override all existing laws and regulations around labour conditions, health and safety, and environmental protections, as well as municipal regulations

"Under Bill 5, the Ford Conservatives could turn entire cities – like Toronto or Windsor or Sudbury – into special economic zones. Any region could be named one in which fundamental labour rights and protections no longer apply, including those around child labour, the right to refuse unsafe work, and even basic meal breaks."

#onpoli

@Homebrewandhacking $10 Canadian. A little steeper but it won't break the bank.

@rexbron @skinnylatte

The CEO of #gumroad is a DOGE guy. You might want to quit spending money on that site if you're using it.

Edit: Sauce: https://www.fastcompany.com/91330297/doge-sahil-lavignia-gumroad (h/t @glyph)

Elon's data centre is powered by unapproved gas plants suffocating a local Black population in Shelby County, Tennessee.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582

#climatecrisis #uspol

@mariellequinton @evan There are a few manufacturers in Canada. Jerico.ca makes really comfy low cost plain shirts and sweaters in Toronto. It's not impossible.

When they want it, the government could bring in the talent we need to build up any industry. It's a matter of doing it.

I sometimes wonder how much drugs these tech bros are on to believe this AGI shit.

LinkedIn screenshot.

And this is why I hate going to that platform. Everyone's publicly worshipping at the altar of that false god.

There's a new(?) trend where organizations pay news media outlets to post an article. It reads like an article and looks like an article, but it's an ad (albeit usually an informative one.)

For example: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-in-an-era-of-dei-rollbacks-interac-is-standing-up-for-employee/

I'm sharing this one because Interac legit has a solid DEI program and this is a good subject for media to be talking about. It still bothers me a lot that this is a thing.

Happy May Day! If you own 2 properties or fewer, you're among the worker class.

Go take an extra long poop on company time or something. Or talk to people about unionizing.

#toronto Random acts of bread.

@skinnylatte their canned calamari is great though.

@skinnylatte Are you aware of this?! ^^^ Your opinion is required.

@bazkie
@TheBreadmonkey @me

@Alice I'd eat this.

@skinnylatte Out of curiosity, how much of a role does race play in politics in Singapore? I ask because I've just had several lengthy conversations about our older relatives' racism with other diaspora people.

Men talking about women's rights devolve into a conversation on crime. 🇨🇦
#cdnpoli

Toronto's unemployment rate is 9.6%. That's people actively looking for work.

Where's the outrage?
#topoli #cdnpoli #toronto