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Matt Stickland
@landofsticks.bsky.social
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Founding editor of GrandParade.news a Halifax newspaper, host of Grand Parade and co-host of Wanderer Grounds. Previously: Writer for The Coast, Founding editor of Committee Trawler, an NDP Candidate, Submariner, and Theater tech. DMs open, he/him.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 59m
a gravestone with r.i.p. on it
ALT: a gravestone with r.i.p. on it
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1h
This mornings commute was brutal. Got held up by 20 seconds when I was trying to decide whether or not to stop and take a picture of all the drivers stuck on the circ. Cole Harbour to Kings took almost 31 minutes instead of the normal 30 minutes.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 3h
From @timbousquet.bsky.social's Morning File: "Your morning commuting hell is Tim Houston’s fault."

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
Regulatory overreach or lessons learned? After the failures that led to the Bloomfield fire, inspectors take aim at Dartmouth's Sanctuary Art Centre - Halifax Examiner
We have fire regulations and fire inspectors for a reason.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 6h
Can't wait to bike past this mess without delay.
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Matt Brand @mattbcbc.bsky.social · 7h
Looks like a collision or incident on the middle of the Macdonald

Looks like it's causing slowdowns in both directions.

I'd take the MacKay if I were you. I'm not. But If I were...

#HFXTraffic
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 7h
New paper is out now!
Province denies city plan, does damage control
Minister Lohr faces consequences of his actions
www.grandparade.news
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Antonia Z. @acbzw.bsky.social · 23h
Yayyy
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Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social · 1d
Just kidding, the digital and paper issue will both be available tomorrow morning.

In it, @acbzw.bsky.social writes about the provincial overreach in city planning.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social digs into overtime and some good news crime prevention and the new CARE team.
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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 23h
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?
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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 23h
Setting speed limits with the 85th-percentile is ass backwards... For years, I've been teaching my students about a context-based approach using a grid of Movement vs. Place that is popular in other (much safer) countries.

It is great to see it getting some love in the literature...
A context-sensitive roadway classification framework for speed limit setting in the US
In the US, speed limit setting (SLS) procedures have historically relied on driver-behavior-based methods, such as the 85th percentile speed, which ar…
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Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social · 1d
Just kidding, the digital and paper issue will both be available tomorrow morning.

In it, @acbzw.bsky.social writes about the provincial overreach in city planning.

On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social digs into overtime and some good news crime prevention and the new CARE team.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 1d
Simple way to avoid car companies bricking your vehicle by installing a forced software update: make sure your vehicle is a bicycle.
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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 1d
The future is great, huh?

"A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed."

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar...
Jeep software update bricks vehicles
“Please exercise extreme caution”
www.thestack.technology
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🐸 - KH
AI Slop That Supports Your Cause Is Sill Slop
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
There was no thanksgiving miracle, but there is a podcast!
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Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social · 1d
This week's paper will be online later today and in Atlantic News tomorrow morning.

While you wait, please enjoy the latest episode of the Grand Parade podcast. (You may need to wait a bit for it to sync with your podcast player of choice.)
Ticking boxes until the world ends, an Oct 6-10 council recap - The Grand Parade
Another week at city hall and another week of the Grand Parade podcast. This week is a far less... let's say excited episode that runs back over the relatively mild municipal news since last Monday H...
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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 8d
White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
Who needs to hit emissions goals 127 years early anyways
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 2d
Grimly funny that Halifax had a brand of Be Bold for awhile.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 2d
Wanna know what is crazy effective at reducing congestion? Tolls.
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 2d
Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work, while crashes drop with no tolls
Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work, while crashes drop with no tolls
Preliminary data shows that the removal of toll plazas on Halifax's bridges has been positive, but there is still work to be done to improve congestion, said Fred Tilley, the province's Minister of Public Works.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 2d
Unless I pull off a thanksgiving miracle everything Grand Parade will be published on Tuesday instead of Monday
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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 3d
> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 2d
Tbh I think for people the summer has been incredibly disjointed. From a media perspective in 2023 it was always the same folks in the press box week in week out. This year we're a lot more inconsistent in our attendance and I get the sense that's pretty common with everyone compared to 2023
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sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 2d
A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 2d
Revenue per developed acre in some suburban communities... and then add in some urban neighbourhoods for context.
Bar graph of revenue per acre in Halifax communities. Bar graph of revenue per acre in Halifax communities.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 2d
A safe system doesn't allow for unsafe driving.
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 3d
*taps the "If there are more than two lanes, overhead amber lights are insufficient" sign*
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 3d
Cc: @hfxgov.bsky.social lights aren't safety infrastructure
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 3d
From reddit, dashcam footage of our road safety strategy almost killing two kids an adult and a dog.
From the halifax community on Reddit: Please watch for people in crosswalks
Explore this post and more from the halifax community
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