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peter mckeen

@petermckeen.bsky.social

Stay-at-home puggle dad. Introverted bon vivant. Openly Canadian. Fluently vegetarian. Deeply homosexual. Card-carrying progressive. Admitted environmentalist. All-knowing agnostic. Multitude container.

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Latest posts by petermckeen.bsky.social on Bluesky

This has gotta be the most is-this-satire-or-reality headline from The Onion to date.

14.07.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Tis true. International polling indicates his support is only about 1% of the world population. They're just an irritatingly loud, angry, and vocal 1%.

14.07.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fake boomer on Facebook nearly fooled by fake photo of fake baby News Feed, Facebook - Susan Miller, an avid AI-generated Facebook user added by Meta to socialize with people and mine their data, realized a baby photo she was looking at was actually just AI-generat...

Fake boomer on Facebook nearly fooled by fake photo of fake baby

thebeaverton.com/2025/07/fake...

08.07.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

I'm not saying they're outsourcing voice-over work to AI and it shows, but a shop had an ad on the radio just now, claiming to have "everything you'll need for your Canada Day celebrations from A to ZEE."

25.06.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing our part for AI training.

10.06.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 995    πŸ” 226    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10
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Sly Stone, Musician and Star of the Rocky Films, Killed for Being White - guest post by Grok AI Here’s what I’ve found about Sly Stone on the web, with absolutely no pre-programmed bias or agenda.

Sly Stone, Musician and Star of the Rocky Films, Killed for Being White - guest post by Grok AI

thehardtimes.net/music/sly-st...

10.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Gays Too Precious To Risk In Combat,' Says General

02.06.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5248    πŸ” 745    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 71

Oh, yes, I'd kind of forgotten about CFTR's pre-news days, too. CHOG ("The Hog") was briefly great, too, somewhere amid their many format changes.

02.06.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unless it's December, in which case Matthew has the dial welded to CHFI for the holiday tunes.

02.06.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CFOS was the only station in Owen Sound when I was a kid, until we got an FM station (CIXK) when I was about ten. CFNY out of Toronto was formative listening for me in the early 90's. These days, I tend to flip between CBLA (CBC Radio One) and CIND in the car.

02.06.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The media's focus on the drama surrounding the press junket for this movie actually kept me from learning this was a sci-fi fim until just now.

31.05.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes Meta has published the first of its quarterly integrity reports since Mark Zuckerberg walked back the company's hate speech policies and changed its approach to content moderation earlier this year.
30.05.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always enjoyed the dynamic between Mama Carlson and Hirsch.

28.05.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a whole Rubbermaid tub of them.

26.05.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So regressive. May all these anti-cyclist sorts have their houses appropriated for transit projects in the near future.

22.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absurd. @lesliesinclair.bsky.social wrote about the wild campaign against a 475-metre bike lane on a secondary street that removes no traffic for @thelocal.to. thelocal.to/marlee-avenu...

22.05.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I should really reassemble them elsewhere. Not sure if YouTube is a less objectionable alternative or not.

21.05.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The front cover of author Cameron Carr's "Missing In Paris: Your Guide To Seeing Paris Better"

The front cover of author Cameron Carr's "Missing In Paris: Your Guide To Seeing Paris Better"

Traveling to Paris? I've got a book recommendation for you! My wonderful friend @cgcarr.bsky.social has written a travel guide for people seeking less-obvious Parisian attractions based on his numerous trips to "La Ville-Lumière." Available from Amazon, or get in touch and maybe I can hook you up.

19.05.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just pleased Ireland didn't even qualify for the finals. What kind of sociopath thought writing about Russian cosmonauts sending a dog into space to die was a good idea for a dance-pop song? #Eurovision

18.05.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's got a great cast!

18.05.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Reductress on the Meta payroll or something, or why have you forsaken Bluesky?

17.05.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Faculty (1998) also had a curious 'street drugs will save us all' message, if I recall.

17.05.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A white sheet cake with purple icing saying "Congratulations Laura & Chris, Matt & Peter" sits on a white table in front of three bottles of sparkling fruit juice.

A white sheet cake with purple icing saying "Congratulations Laura & Chris, Matt & Peter" sits on a white table in front of three bottles of sparkling fruit juice.

The shower was also for another of Matthew's co-workers also getting married this summer, although the cake makes it seem a bit like we're a quadrouple.

16.05.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Matthew's co-workers threw us a wedding shower. And so the activities begin...

16.05.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

"How does Rogers do it? While the telco may not have the best customer service staff in the business, they do have the fewest."

10.05.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is, in part, why I'm still bad at guessing ages--every "twenty-something" on TV in the 1980's was played by someone 35 or older.

09.05.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trivia (with apologies if you already knew): That's Bruno from Dancing With The Stars/Strictly Come Dancing being groped by Sara on the cover of Bananarama's Wow.

04.05.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto’s Reactive "Bubble Zone" Bylaw Is Troubling So is the consultation process

The right to protest institutions that wish to oppress others is fundamental in a democracy. Another very well-written piece from @lesliesinclair.bsky.social

04.05.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure I picked that one up for less than a dollar back in my HMV days.

01.05.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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