The Final E.
@theros.ca
they/them - Occasional convention-goer and Metro Vancouverite.
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https://theros.ca
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AKA:
https://theros.ca
https://mastodon.social/@theros
https://www.tumblr.com/ramblingsfromthenorth
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Finally got my biopsy results from November back. Nothing to report, come back next year
December 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Finally got my biopsy results from November back. Nothing to report, come back next year
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And it wouldn’t even be all that hard to make US roads safer and save those lives. It only SEEMS “hard” because the US has chosen to make it hard, in part because they’ve convinced themselves those deaths are unavoidable.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
And it wouldn’t even be all that hard to make US roads safer and save those lives. It only SEEMS “hard” because the US has chosen to make it hard, in part because they’ve convinced themselves those deaths are unavoidable.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
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WINTER SOLSTICE
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
WINTER SOLSTICE
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Yellow Snow Warning...
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yellow Snow Warning...
Annoyed update: almost a month out from some screening where they took three biopsies and no news yet :/
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Annoyed update: almost a month out from some screening where they took three biopsies and no news yet :/
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“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.”
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
EVs 'just as safe for pedestrians'
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.
www.leeds.ac.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.”
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
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30 to 40 mandarin oranges: an easy weekend dinner. I will certainly not regret eating 30 to 40 mandarin oranges.
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
30 to 40 mandarin oranges: an easy weekend dinner. I will certainly not regret eating 30 to 40 mandarin oranges.
Updating my insurance spreadsheets for the new year and RAM prices have definitely spiked the theoretical cost of replacing my computers.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Updating my insurance spreadsheets for the new year and RAM prices have definitely spiked the theoretical cost of replacing my computers.
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Hey Canadians! It's not a Commons petition but it still would be helpful to Heather for you to sign this so as she pushes it in the House, she has numbers behind her. She is calling on the government to use the disallowance clauses in the Constitution to block the legislations
Sharing is allyship
Sharing is allyship
Add your name: Stand up for human rights in Alberta
www.heathermcpherson.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Hey Canadians! It's not a Commons petition but it still would be helpful to Heather for you to sign this so as she pushes it in the House, she has numbers behind her. She is calling on the government to use the disallowance clauses in the Constitution to block the legislations
Sharing is allyship
Sharing is allyship
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Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Ban right turns on red at intersections, proposes Vancouver city councillor | Urbanized
OneCity councillor Lucy Maloney is pushing for a ban on right turns during the red-light traffic signal at intersections across Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Have I mentioned how fun it is to pay $9 an hour for parking at specialist appointments that are nowhere near transit?
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Have I mentioned how fun it is to pay $9 an hour for parking at specialist appointments that are nowhere near transit?
I'm in a zoom-based strata SGM about replacing the enterphone and the owners keep asking if we can install cameras that do facial recognition and require everyone to provide photos to get a fob...
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm in a zoom-based strata SGM about replacing the enterphone and the owners keep asking if we can install cameras that do facial recognition and require everyone to provide photos to get a fob...
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My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
Yes, I am in the process of switching to Fedora 43 right now. So far almost everything works with few gaps with particular outliers being Apple Music/Apple TV & Autodesk Maya (but that is only officially supported on RHEL and Rocky)
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes, I am in the process of switching to Fedora 43 right now. So far almost everything works with few gaps with particular outliers being Apple Music/Apple TV & Autodesk Maya (but that is only officially supported on RHEL and Rocky)
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
I had to stop taking a GLP-1 today for a routine colonoscopy in two weeks and the ravenous hunger is not it. 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I had to stop taking a GLP-1 today for a routine colonoscopy in two weeks and the ravenous hunger is not it. 🫠
We seriously need to strike down the notwithstanding clause at this point.
As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We seriously need to strike down the notwithstanding clause at this point.
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Well I guess I should get ready for the election campaign spam.
The proposed cuts in this budget will decimate the public sector. They want to lay off 1 of every 8 public servants in the next three years, and do away with climate action.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The proposed cuts in this budget will decimate the public sector. They want to lay off 1 of every 8 public servants in the next three years, and do away with climate action.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney's 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy | CBC News
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented his first federal budget Tuesday and it includes big-ticket items to prop up an economy grappling with major economic disruptions but also cuts t...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Well I guess I should get ready for the election campaign spam.
The proposed cuts in this budget will decimate the public sector. They want to lay off 1 of every 8 public servants in the next three years, and do away with climate action.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The proposed cuts in this budget will decimate the public sector. They want to lay off 1 of every 8 public servants in the next three years, and do away with climate action.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
One the one hand: yay new system and features!
On the other hand: the initial Compass rollout was a disaster and they started with an end of life system, so I do hope they have learned from those mistakes.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
On the other hand: the initial Compass rollout was a disaster and they started with an end of life system, so I do hope they have learned from those mistakes.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
TransLink seeks bids for brand new and improved Compass system | Urbanized
TransLink has launched the bidding process seeking a company to design, install, and operate a new Compass fare system, with new fare gates.
dailyhive.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
One the one hand: yay new system and features!
On the other hand: the initial Compass rollout was a disaster and they started with an end of life system, so I do hope they have learned from those mistakes.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
On the other hand: the initial Compass rollout was a disaster and they started with an end of life system, so I do hope they have learned from those mistakes.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
Another Monday in the office starting with campus security forcibly removing an unhoused person. What a friendly place to work. 🤦
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another Monday in the office starting with campus security forcibly removing an unhoused person. What a friendly place to work. 🤦