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

I can't nap right now, so you should nap for me.

@prettygood They both hold really long grudges. One for crimes against their people, the other for the manuscript with 2 lines on it that's still waiting for you, and has been for the past 2 months.

I don't want to sleep. Ask me anything. :D

What are you a purist about?

Tell the Government of Canada (Industry Canada) how you REALLY feel about their AI strategy.

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/public-consultations/help-define-next-chapter-canadas-ai-leadership

Open until Oct 31.

#Canada #cdnpoli

@cwebber The video is so well done. You can feel the isolation spinning out of that success.

@cwebber One of my fav product people started talking to LLMs almost every day for idea exploration, and I'm legit worried about them.

It hits the dopamine rush of "socializing" and a semblance of learning, but it's really entrenching isolation.

"You freaking normie" is probably the worst insult I've ever issued on the fedi.

If the Internet died tomorrow, what would you miss the most?

#askfedi

@JessTheUnstill Or Canada! So people outside the US would show up, and it's close enough to the US for travel. (Then I can meet people when they come here for conferences!)

@MissConstrue @skinnylatte other 3-D shapes are acceptable. I just think penne might be the worst popular shape.

@chris I can't see this standing up in court.

Next time I see a disappointed #rapture believer:

- Oh hey, you're still here. I thought you'd be taken with the Rapture. Ah well, all my gay friends just disappeared on that Tuesday, RIP, so I guess we're doing it wrong. Looks like you're stuck with me, pal.

When the GenAI hype dies, I want to know how much total water, power, rare minerals were wasted in pursuit of this pipe dream to kill off labour.

@futurebird @floatybirb @liferstate ascii ant
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The Fedi is a cult. What does the cult worship?

#askfedi

You know what's the logical next step to charging an exorbitant entry visa for Workers?

A pricy exit visa for citizens.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-mulls-adding-new-100000-fee-h-1b-visas-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-09-19/

We might be seeing a lot of Canadians come home.

Calling on the #BC #BritishColumbia network and your Black trans friends:

Zara, a Black trans woman refugee from the US needs safe housing in metro Vancouver ASAP.

Her post: https://bsky.app/profile/septembersister.bsky.social/post/3ly2kztfwus2u

This article is about her in the Tyee.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/17/America-Increasingly-Unsafe-Black-Trans-People/

If you have access to safe, affordable housing, or DIRECT connections to supportive groups or non-profits, reach out directly to her, or to @oldladyplays, who's running the organization working to get Zara and other trans refugees safely settled into Canada.

#askfedi - What is "tech"?

Would love to get some perspectives from people outside of "tech" too.

@aral It's become my litmus test for trust. There have been several people who I once thought highly of... I thought they were good people who cared about other people. It's like they died and turned into these monsters who want to torture and kill civilians.

I can't wrap my head around trying to survive in Gaza right now. Thank you for helping Gazan voices be heard. Thank you to everyone who's still trying to survive and risking everything to be heard.