I make art and write code for @CuriousPenguins and @thexyz
LoveQuay, Toronto
Joined September 2009
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I used to be able to walk onto this beach. Now you can only reach it by boat, and @Hydraulist had to put a motor on our paddleboards so it wouldn't count as swimming.
Michael Hough Beach — downtown Toronto's best public beach.
#publicaccess #cyborg #UofT #SwimOP #LoveQuay
Took this yesterday in downtown Toronto waters of Lake Ontario. Would you swim here? Its a great time of year for a swim and im about to jump in.
Officials in Toronto like to deny this beach exisits. It has been closed to the public for years. Yesterday,
@Hydraulist and I made our way there. More to come
Tomorrow morning at 10am, Professor Steve Mann from the University of Toronto will be giving a live lecture at LoveQuay on Toronto’s waterfront.
Details and livestream link:
xyz.am/lovequaylabs
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
🤖 Made with AI
Surveillance is trending—and now it’s Canada’s turn. One of the worst surveillance proposals is being slipped into an anti-money laundering bill. Protecting our financial system shouldn’t mean surrendering our privacy.
thexyz.com/blog/canadas-bill…
Some good times (+great music) at the beach on Saturday.
@Hydraulist on the hydraulophone. Angelique Liao and U of T Underwater Exploration with an ROV. @BradMBradfordand and James Dann on beach preservation and access.
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Join us at the beach for some watermelon 🍉
Tomorrow at Woodbine Beach, 2–4pm.
Walk-on-water ball. The world's first underwater musical instrument. A beach cleanup. And a case for year-round access to Toronto's waterfront.
With @BradMBradford @acserrano @ptoone @Hydraulist
Free. Bring a swimsuit. 🐧🌊
Ontario says Buy Ontario. I checked the DNS of 12 provincial government domains. All 11 that accept email route it through US-owned providers. The Ontario Made program itself uses Namecheap in Arizona.
Disclosure: I run a Canadian email host
thexyz.com/blog/buy-ontario-…
"Microsoft has a Toronto region" answers where the data is. It does not answer whose law governs it.
Microsoft France, to the French Senate, under oath, June 2025: "No, I cannot guarantee that."
Why Ontario should be asking the second question: thexyz.com/blog/buy-ontario-…
I checked the DNS records of 12 Ontario government domains. All 11 that accept email route it through US-owned providers.
Disclosure: I run a Canadian email host. Records are public, judge them yourself.
thexyz.com/blog/buy-ontario-…
#onpoli
Storm cleanup at Peter Street Basin yesterday with @Hydraulist @CuriousPenguins and of U of T students. Six hours, bags and bags of it. peterstreetbasin.com
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#lakeontario #keepitbeautiful
Date set to fight fascism in Supreme Court of Canada
swimop.com/2026/07/supreme-c…
#OPP #onpoli #topoli