Robyn is still here
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Cats, bikes, urban policy and evidence-based policy generally, environment, books, quilts, and lots of randomness. GenX. Canada.
Let's try not to make things worse, shall we?
Let's try not to make things worse, shall we?
Why are the automated announcements in Canadian airports done in such a ghastly exaggerated American accent, ow my ears
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why are the automated announcements in Canadian airports done in such a ghastly exaggerated American accent, ow my ears
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A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Things that are not the same: broach, brooch.
A broach, pair of earrings and necklace are being auctioned off next month in a pair of fine jewelry sales.
Jennifer Lawrence Keeps Borrowing Jewels From Sotheby’s—And It's All Going On Sale Soon
A broach, pair of earrings and necklace are being auctioned off next month in a pair of fine jewelry sales.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Things that are not the same: broach, brooch.
On the flip side, a cyclist using their bell is just saying "I am here". It's not rude. When I'm cycling, if I want to be rude or mean to you, I will use my words and the meaning will be extremely clear, I promise.
hi motorists. So, when you use your horn to get a cyclist's attention, you're using a device designed to make a sound loud enough to penetrate layers of metal & glass. How'd you like an air horn in your ear while you're concentrating on something that could get you hurt or killed if you flinched?
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
On the flip side, a cyclist using their bell is just saying "I am here". It's not rude. When I'm cycling, if I want to be rude or mean to you, I will use my words and the meaning will be extremely clear, I promise.
Treats must not be eaten on top of the filing cabinet but must be knocked to the floor one at a time and eaten there. #CatsOfBluesky
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Treats must not be eaten on top of the filing cabinet but must be knocked to the floor one at a time and eaten there. #CatsOfBluesky
People who ride bikes are already good at manual shifting, so they could probably learn quickly. And if not, I guess they can steal a bike! Bikes are excellent apocalypse transportation.
True, there are very few stick shift cars around these days.
HOWEVER, you never know if the car you might have to steal after the apocalypse turns out to have a manual transmission, and won't you be glad you prepared for the moment by taking driving lessons now, advises a person who will teach you
HOWEVER, you never know if the car you might have to steal after the apocalypse turns out to have a manual transmission, and won't you be glad you prepared for the moment by taking driving lessons now, advises a person who will teach you
www.startribune.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
People who ride bikes are already good at manual shifting, so they could probably learn quickly. And if not, I guess they can steal a bike! Bikes are excellent apocalypse transportation.
Wondering how much other tool use there is by animals, except we don't see it because we assume it's not there and/or just don't look for it... vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/17/b...
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in B.C. pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Wondering how much other tool use there is by animals, except we don't see it because we assume it's not there and/or just don't look for it... vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/17/b...
I mean, of course bike lanes are good for business! More people can get there easily! You can park 12-20 bikes in the same space as one car! Kudos to the Annex BIA for being fact-driven.
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I mean, of course bike lanes are good for business! More people can get there easily! You can park 12-20 bikes in the same space as one car! Kudos to the Annex BIA for being fact-driven.
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
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OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
tl;dr: yes, get the shot anyway
I had influenza once. Zero stars, do not recommend. I'll take any shot.
“Even though it might not be a great match, its ability to prevent severe infection further reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated,” Miller said. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
I had influenza once. Zero stars, do not recommend. I'll take any shot.
“Even though it might not be a great match, its ability to prevent severe infection further reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated,” Miller said. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News
Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
tl;dr: yes, get the shot anyway
I had influenza once. Zero stars, do not recommend. I'll take any shot.
“Even though it might not be a great match, its ability to prevent severe infection further reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated,” Miller said. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
I had influenza once. Zero stars, do not recommend. I'll take any shot.
“Even though it might not be a great match, its ability to prevent severe infection further reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated,” Miller said. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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Here is a working link to the original Poppy File map, which shows about 3,300 of Toronto's Second World War war dead at the household level. Click on a home to see details. The First World War map follows in the thread /1 t.co/4P9GUkl8m0
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Here is a working link to the original Poppy File map, which shows about 3,300 of Toronto's Second World War war dead at the household level. Click on a home to see details. The First World War map follows in the thread /1 t.co/4P9GUkl8m0
It's 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald went down so there are lots of headlines about it, which is giving me the obvious earworm, which is a problem because that is one of the few songs I absolutely and totally loathe.
Off to sing another few rounds of Happy Birthday to evict it...
Off to sing another few rounds of Happy Birthday to evict it...
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald went down so there are lots of headlines about it, which is giving me the obvious earworm, which is a problem because that is one of the few songs I absolutely and totally loathe.
Off to sing another few rounds of Happy Birthday to evict it...
Off to sing another few rounds of Happy Birthday to evict it...
Quite so. At least on a bike, you get a good-to-excellent sense of how slippery it is and how well your tires are managing.
Funny how cycling in the winter is treated as the bicycle's Achilles' heel.
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
OPP reports 220 collisions in GTA on first snowy day of the season
In addition, there were another 120 incidents where vehicles were in the ditch or stuck and the OPP were not able to attend.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Quite so. At least on a bike, you get a good-to-excellent sense of how slippery it is and how well your tires are managing.
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Aw, this is terrible news. DULF was a really good model. At least this is demonstrating just how utterly political and non-fact-based and shitty Canada's drug laws are. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Aw, this is terrible news. DULF was a really good model. At least this is demonstrating just how utterly political and non-fact-based and shitty Canada's drug laws are. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD HERE 🇨🇦
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November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD HERE 🇨🇦
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Ebikes are great, okay? It's not a morality contest; there's room for all kinds of bikes. They're all one less car. macleans.ca/society/in-d...
In Defence of E-Bikes - Macleans.ca
The e-bike is the subject of endless urban scorn. But one octogenarian says it's saved his mobility.
macleans.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ebikes are great, okay? It's not a morality contest; there's room for all kinds of bikes. They're all one less car. macleans.ca/society/in-d...
I have no idea why we're spending $9M to cater to this lunacy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have no idea why we're spending $9M to cater to this lunacy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada should definitely join Eurovision. Let's do something FUN for once www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-are-the...
What are the chances of Canada joining Eurovision? Better now, because the PM likes the idea | Alan Cross
Eurovision, the batsh*t crazy international song competition, has been a big deal since the 1950s. Over the years, it's expanded beyond just Europe to
www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Canada should definitely join Eurovision. Let's do something FUN for once www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-are-the...