Jordyn Marcellus
@jordynmarcellus.ca
javascript bard here for a good time. looking to build a better future using web technology. idiosyncratic and iconoclastic.
Born and raised in the frozen Alberta north (Fort McMurray). University of Calgary. Toronto-based since 2010.
Born and raised in the frozen Alberta north (Fort McMurray). University of Calgary. Toronto-based since 2010.
well here's an opportunity for torontokyo -- federalize zoning then upzone the cities.
(which will never happen because all three parties supporters would be mad about living next to apartments)
(which will never happen because all three parties supporters would be mad about living next to apartments)
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
well here's an opportunity for torontokyo -- federalize zoning then upzone the cities.
(which will never happen because all three parties supporters would be mad about living next to apartments)
(which will never happen because all three parties supporters would be mad about living next to apartments)
in the spirit of the original muppet show
werner herzog
werner herzog
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
in the spirit of the original muppet show
werner herzog
werner herzog
this applies to any building over 31 units, one of many reasons why new apartments and condos Look Like That on the street.
I think many people following along the housing discourse know about Ontario Building Code rules preventing single stair and small elevators, but I think more Toronto YIMBYs and urbanists need to be aware of the absurd City of Toronto rules for garbage pickup that swallow the entire ground floor.
February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
this applies to any building over 31 units, one of many reasons why new apartments and condos Look Like That on the street.
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I think many people following along the housing discourse know about Ontario Building Code rules preventing single stair and small elevators, but I think more Toronto YIMBYs and urbanists need to be aware of the absurd City of Toronto rules for garbage pickup that swallow the entire ground floor.
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think many people following along the housing discourse know about Ontario Building Code rules preventing single stair and small elevators, but I think more Toronto YIMBYs and urbanists need to be aware of the absurd City of Toronto rules for garbage pickup that swallow the entire ground floor.
that's right gil, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere
"jordyn that reads on arterials not everywhere"
that's right, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere!
"jordyn that reads on arterials not everywhere"
that's right, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere!
Toronto's projected growth: housing that is bad for equity, sustainability, fun.
NOT single family housing or gigantic towers. Better!
SAME # units in 6 floors next to each other than 50 fl each other block.
What if allow on ALL arterials 6 to 12 floors? Allow 4 in single fam. H?
Cities for PEOPLE.
NOT single family housing or gigantic towers. Better!
SAME # units in 6 floors next to each other than 50 fl each other block.
What if allow on ALL arterials 6 to 12 floors? Allow 4 in single fam. H?
Cities for PEOPLE.
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
that's right gil, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere
"jordyn that reads on arterials not everywhere"
that's right, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere!
"jordyn that reads on arterials not everywhere"
that's right, the only equitable solution is at minimum six floors everywhere!
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We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
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Furries have already achieved the dream of every shit silicon valley technology and in a more ethical and less cringe way
The metaverse: VRChat
NFTs: adoptable fursonas
Typing words into a text box and having art appear: commissions
The metaverse: VRChat
NFTs: adoptable fursonas
Typing words into a text box and having art appear: commissions
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Furries have already achieved the dream of every shit silicon valley technology and in a more ethical and less cringe way
The metaverse: VRChat
NFTs: adoptable fursonas
Typing words into a text box and having art appear: commissions
The metaverse: VRChat
NFTs: adoptable fursonas
Typing words into a text box and having art appear: commissions
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ICE has offices in Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto):
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Is your city on the list? | CBC News
The U.S. government’s website lists ICE offices in five Canadian cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
ICE has offices in Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto):
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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My old laptop died while working on my memoir of a life witnessing and surviving evil. Please donate and share #author #journalist #community www.gofundme.com/f/a-new-lapt...
Donate to A new laptop for a veteran writer, organized by Horacio Nájera
Hi, my name is Luis Nájera, I am a veteran, exiled journalist and acclaimed author in… Horacio Nájera needs your support for A new laptop for a veteran writer
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February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Oh hey. It's me. I'm back. I wanted to talk to all the devs who took the war chest from their popular games (and YouTube careers!) and turned it into a publishing studio to find out what they're doing differently and if its working out for them.
Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!
Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!
Meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry: aftermath.site/indie-game-pub...
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Oh hey. It's me. I'm back. I wanted to talk to all the devs who took the war chest from their popular games (and YouTube careers!) and turned it into a publishing studio to find out what they're doing differently and if its working out for them.
Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!
Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!
her name is WHAT
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
her name is WHAT
this is what the macdonald island rink often looked like when i did curling as a teen
UPDATE: four minutes into the first event of the Winter Olympics, there has been a power outage
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
this is what the macdonald island rink often looked like when i did curling as a teen
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I really hate that media layoffs have been happening for the last three years, including my own, and most of the people responsible for the mismanagement won't experience any negative consequences, especially for decimating the number of people of color in so many American newsrooms.
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I really hate that media layoffs have been happening for the last three years, including my own, and most of the people responsible for the mismanagement won't experience any negative consequences, especially for decimating the number of people of color in so many American newsrooms.
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In 1914, Charles Daniels, a Black CPR employee, was denied his rightful seat at The GRAND Theatre (then the Sherman Grand). His refusal to accept injustice led to one of Alberta’s earliest documented human rights cases.
Here's the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social:
www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgarys-unk...
Here's the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social:
www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgarys-unk...
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
In 1914, Charles Daniels, a Black CPR employee, was denied his rightful seat at The GRAND Theatre (then the Sherman Grand). His refusal to accept injustice led to one of Alberta’s earliest documented human rights cases.
Here's the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social:
www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgarys-unk...
Here's the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social:
www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgarys-unk...
I used to be worried about my job security until i realized that i'm going to have so much work in the future fixing people's cruddy LLM code.
My boss vibe coded this over the weekend and now it’s my problem is going to be its own genre of developer complaints in the coming years.
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I used to be worried about my job security until i realized that i'm going to have so much work in the future fixing people's cruddy LLM code.
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Please share the now complete link for tickets to my book launch and livestream on 3 March. I really appreciate your support, sorry to chop off a vital bit of the link! tinyurl.com/2u9pcjfr
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Please share the now complete link for tickets to my book launch and livestream on 3 March. I really appreciate your support, sorry to chop off a vital bit of the link! tinyurl.com/2u9pcjfr
(nodding vigorously, taking notes)
"jordyn this is a finance post"
ohhhhhhhhh
"jordyn this is a finance post"
ohhhhhhhhh
topping is a process
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
(nodding vigorously, taking notes)
"jordyn this is a finance post"
ohhhhhhhhh
"jordyn this is a finance post"
ohhhhhhhhh
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Used to live 2 houses down from where that landlord is on Palmerston. As you say, rows of mansion-sized Victorians subdivided into 4-6 units. Basically all of them would have a landlord living in 1 of the units where their entire job would be to "manage the property" ie mostly just to collect rent
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Used to live 2 houses down from where that landlord is on Palmerston. As you say, rows of mansion-sized Victorians subdivided into 4-6 units. Basically all of them would have a landlord living in 1 of the units where their entire job would be to "manage the property" ie mostly just to collect rent
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January retro: thoughts on loss and grieving a friend; consistency; random other things.
ruheedewji.com/2026/02/02/r...
ruheedewji.com/2026/02/02/r...
Retro #9: January
Loss, gains, gentleness
ruheedewji.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 AM
January retro: thoughts on loss and grieving a friend; consistency; random other things.
ruheedewji.com/2026/02/02/r...
ruheedewji.com/2026/02/02/r...
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why the bezzle matters to the economy w.carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
why the bezzle matters to the economy w.carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
These people are genuinely evil. Their housing wealth comes from being so close to the subways, their neighbourhoods are shrinking and they have the truly disgusting view that Toronto is full.
And all we need to do to make them lose their minds is make six-floor apartments legal as of right.
And all we need to do to make them lose their minds is make six-floor apartments legal as of right.
"Maybe the city's full" says the man living in a 2.7 million dollar house on Palmerston, while sipping $170 scotch after defeating a multiplex proposal across the street.
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
www.pressreader.com/canada/toron...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
These people are genuinely evil. Their housing wealth comes from being so close to the subways, their neighbourhoods are shrinking and they have the truly disgusting view that Toronto is full.
And all we need to do to make them lose their minds is make six-floor apartments legal as of right.
And all we need to do to make them lose their minds is make six-floor apartments legal as of right.
"hey jordyn, why haven't you ever moved to the states for work when you could make so much more money???"
Last year, I was constantly worried about my TN work visa being revoked. I could also be rejected by a CBP officer any time I re-entered the US, so my immigration lawyer advised no travel. After I was laid off, I had only 60 days to find a new job or I had to physically leave the US by December 31.
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"hey jordyn, why haven't you ever moved to the states for work when you could make so much more money???"
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February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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