Ryan Robinson
@ryanrobinson.ca
He/him. Anabaptist (Mennonite) + Liberation Theology Christian. Tech: Drupal, Microsoft 365. Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Haldimand Tract). Childfree cat gentleman.
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CNOY 2026 Fundhub Canada
The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because i...
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I will be walking 5km again in the 2026 Coldest Night of the Year. If you are able, please consider giving to support the essential work that Ray of Hope does for those in our Kitchener-Waterloo community who need it the most.
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Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
The surprising countries pulling off stunningly fast clean energy transitions | CNN
Fossil fuel production is still increasing and the United States is in climate denial mode. But, globally, the use of renewable energy is on the rise — and several countries are shifting to solar fast...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
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christmas has gotten so far from its religious roots, wish we could celebrate our holidays like medieval christians (cross-dressing, being told by the bishop to stop cross-dressing, resolutely refusing to stop cross-dressing, threatening the bishop in defense of cross-dressing)
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
christmas has gotten so far from its religious roots, wish we could celebrate our holidays like medieval christians (cross-dressing, being told by the bishop to stop cross-dressing, resolutely refusing to stop cross-dressing, threatening the bishop in defense of cross-dressing)
I will be walking 5km again in the 2026 Coldest Night of the Year. If you are able, please consider giving to support the essential work that Ray of Hope does for those in our Kitchener-Waterloo community who need it the most.
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CNOY 2026 Fundhub Canada
The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because i...
secure.e2rm.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I will be walking 5km again in the 2026 Coldest Night of the Year. If you are able, please consider giving to support the essential work that Ray of Hope does for those in our Kitchener-Waterloo community who need it the most.
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Our church is largely very educated white Boomers leaning into Gen X and that is great in many ways including a regular dose of beautiful meditative poetic language and very skilled musicians. I have nothing against that. It's important.
But...
But...
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our church is largely very educated white Boomers leaning into Gen X and that is great in many ways including a regular dose of beautiful meditative poetic language and very skilled musicians. I have nothing against that. It's important.
But...
But...
I'm convinced at this point that Microsoft is trying to get me to stop using Bing and their rewards program because I cannot think of any other explanation why they keep annoying me about downloading a dedicated app for a search engine. Just let me use it from a browser like a normal person.
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'm convinced at this point that Microsoft is trying to get me to stop using Bing and their rewards program because I cannot think of any other explanation why they keep annoying me about downloading a dedicated app for a search engine. Just let me use it from a browser like a normal person.
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Downtown Kitchener has outdone themselves this year with Christkindl. The Christmas tree is literally three storeys tall and lights up the rink in the square below. Choirs singing as you stroll by. Anytime King Street is shut down and pedestrianized for a week the vibes are immaculate.
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Downtown Kitchener has outdone themselves this year with Christkindl. The Christmas tree is literally three storeys tall and lights up the rink in the square below. Choirs singing as you stroll by. Anytime King Street is shut down and pedestrianized for a week the vibes are immaculate.
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Did you also know? Downtown Kitchener has multiple bus and ion stops to get you where you need to go without the hassle and cost of parking. Plus, they do great things like pedestrianize streets to make it easy for folks outside of vehicles to get around, too.
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Did you also know? Downtown Kitchener has multiple bus and ion stops to get you where you need to go without the hassle and cost of parking. Plus, they do great things like pedestrianize streets to make it easy for folks outside of vehicles to get around, too.
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It's CBC's Make the Season Kind Campaign and it's Kitchener's annual Christkindl Market!
I was half a block from the studio, after finishing my column, and heard the Twin City Harmonizers singing O Holy Night (my fave hymn to sing and hear). Ran back to snap this shot.
#MakeTheSeasonKind #MTSK
I was half a block from the studio, after finishing my column, and heard the Twin City Harmonizers singing O Holy Night (my fave hymn to sing and hear). Ran back to snap this shot.
#MakeTheSeasonKind #MTSK
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's CBC's Make the Season Kind Campaign and it's Kitchener's annual Christkindl Market!
I was half a block from the studio, after finishing my column, and heard the Twin City Harmonizers singing O Holy Night (my fave hymn to sing and hear). Ran back to snap this shot.
#MakeTheSeasonKind #MTSK
I was half a block from the studio, after finishing my column, and heard the Twin City Harmonizers singing O Holy Night (my fave hymn to sing and hear). Ran back to snap this shot.
#MakeTheSeasonKind #MTSK
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The league has implied it’s not yet big enough for the kind of revenue sharing players want. But history shows revenue sharing is a question of power, not prosperity.
Battle to define revenue sharing in the WNBA continues
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The league has implied it’s not yet big enough for the kind of revenue sharing players want. But history shows revenue sharing is a question of power, not prosperity.
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Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship.
That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/
That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship.
That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/
That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/
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In response to Ontario’s legislation banning bike lanes that remove car lanes, Toronto is trying to find space for new bike lanes by narrowing (rather than removing) car lanes.
I feel for any active transportation professionals in Ontario right now, having to work around this boneheaded law.
I feel for any active transportation professionals in Ontario right now, having to work around this boneheaded law.
Toronto proposes 20 km of new bike lanes for city's east end
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In response to Ontario’s legislation banning bike lanes that remove car lanes, Toronto is trying to find space for new bike lanes by narrowing (rather than removing) car lanes.
I feel for any active transportation professionals in Ontario right now, having to work around this boneheaded law.
I feel for any active transportation professionals in Ontario right now, having to work around this boneheaded law.
I'm not sure there's any version of giant media conglomeration that's a good thing, but at least it isn't Ellison able to turn all of WBD's assets into more unashamed Trump propaganda.
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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $72B US | CBC News
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm not sure there's any version of giant media conglomeration that's a good thing, but at least it isn't Ellison able to turn all of WBD's assets into more unashamed Trump propaganda.
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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LeBron James' streak of 1,297 games with 10+ points is over.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
LeBron James' streak of 1,297 games with 10+ points is over.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
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What a sequence to end this LAL-TOR game Ingram with the bucket, looks like half the court thought the Lakers were calling a TO (James went to the bench) Reaves takes advantage of it. Then Ayton with a big stop, then Reaves gets off it with the double coming, LeBron hits Rui for the game winner.
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What a sequence to end this LAL-TOR game Ingram with the bucket, looks like half the court thought the Lakers were calling a TO (James went to the bench) Reaves takes advantage of it. Then Ayton with a big stop, then Reaves gets off it with the double coming, LeBron hits Rui for the game winner.
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Quebec legislators brainstorming ideas for which religion to scapegoat next (Podcast)
Quebec legislators brainstorming ideas for which religion to scapegoat next
“This ‘blame Muslims’ thing has been great, but we can’t ride that wave forever.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) talk about the fallout from the Pipeline MOU for C...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Quebec legislators brainstorming ideas for which religion to scapegoat next (Podcast)
Just another organization catering its decisions to appease a white supremacist government.
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just another organization catering its decisions to appease a white supremacist government.
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Crowdsourcing... what are the stupidest/silliest tech stories of the year? From the last few weeks alone, I'm thinking... Mark Zuckerberg hand-delivering soup to OpenAI recruits, iPhone sock, toilet camera (I know) falsely claiming e2ee, Grok saying Elon is better at football than Peyton Manning...
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Crowdsourcing... what are the stupidest/silliest tech stories of the year? From the last few weeks alone, I'm thinking... Mark Zuckerberg hand-delivering soup to OpenAI recruits, iPhone sock, toilet camera (I know) falsely claiming e2ee, Grok saying Elon is better at football than Peyton Manning...
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this is my #1 advice to grad students: anyone can reproduce jargon; the bigger flex is being able to make the argument in straightforward prose. clarity is indicative of deep thought and engagement. even chatGPT can write word salad.
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
this is my #1 advice to grad students: anyone can reproduce jargon; the bigger flex is being able to make the argument in straightforward prose. clarity is indicative of deep thought and engagement. even chatGPT can write word salad.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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But, you know, emerging markets and developing economies are definitely going to be buying SO MUCH LNG over the next few decades. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government of...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
But, you know, emerging markets and developing economies are definitely going to be buying SO MUCH LNG over the next few decades. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Merriam-Webster, wrapped.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Merriam-Webster, wrapped.
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Called it. His so-called "deep-dive into the results" (which caused a two-month delay in releasing them to boards and to the public) was needed to give him time to figure out how to reconcile improved results with his attacks on school boards and educators.
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EQAO scores reveal insufficient progress, Ontario education minister says as he announces new plan
Test results released Wednesday after months-long delay show slight gains in reading, writing and math among elementary and secondary students.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Called it. His so-called "deep-dive into the results" (which caused a two-month delay in releasing them to boards and to the public) was needed to give him time to figure out how to reconcile improved results with his attacks on school boards and educators.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/eqa...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/eqa...
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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is it really news when a company’s own employees claim in a press release that the product they sell is real good
Anthropic's employees self-report using Claude in 60% of work and achieving a 50% productivity boost, often using it for debugging and code understanding, more (Anthropic)
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December 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
is it really news when a company’s own employees claim in a press release that the product they sell is real good