@aboutherevideos is flying off to #Brisbane tonight to keynote a conference. Catch him if you can… afford it! If you can’t, keep an eye on @info#brisbane https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-future-of-suburbia-vi-leaders-and-legends-tickets-1471668372719

The thing that strikes me about the doppelgänger subreddit is how NO-ONE actually looks that much like anyone else in the world, even though there are billions of us. https://www.reddit.com/r/Doppleganger/

End of life grid storage has always seemed like a game changer to me. Basically, prior to recycling an EV battery, you use it as grid storage for 5-10 years. We'll know in a couple of years if the approach works. I'm just worried after following a few projects for a while that its an idea that […]

Throughout history the majority of people do not try to pack-up and leave until it's too late. Two prudent things you can do: 1. Write a list of redlines for when you'd immigrate. 2. Research the answer to questions like "Where will I go?" and "How do I get my money/family out?" etc.

Let’s get this done! What a massive waste of citizens time telling them what they already know, it’s like giving us a half-day national holiday. From: @sboots https://mastodon.sboots.ca/@sboots/115266890041821396

When @Jeremy and I were in #idaho there was a professional crew filming. I wonder if this is them? Doesn't look like it's available in Canada yet. https://majorityrulesfilm.com

Oh no. The Canadian #rugby team make the final and the lesbian sports bar is closed! Anywhere else in #montreal open at 11am to screen it?

When a provincial politician campaigns on solving the housing crisis by reducing immigration without also proposing a medium density residential standard they deserve the accusations of xenophobia. It’s not hard to be plausibly serious about housing and address both supply and demand. #québec #polqc

The every day calendar that Simone Giertz makes is a really cool product to commit to doing a small thing each day. It's expensive but seems worth it if it works. I figured I would try-before-I-buy with a printable version that I mark off with a pen […] [Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]

I’m not sure if I have the cringe-endurance to learn swing dancing. At least with ballet I can just suck at it without a dance partner being brought down with me.

In #alberta you can now add your healthcare card to a digital wallet using your alberta.ca account. Drivers licence coming next. They're a decade ahead of the rest of #canada on DigitalID. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=938439FA8DB6A-C7F4-9DD4-D905983DCECA6B03

From @nerd4cities video on #edmonton I’d like to see Canadian nationalism double down on these real points of difference like “taking transit” and “building density” because these are the sorts of changes that create real points of difference culturally.

Taking Friday off work early to watch my dual nationalities duel #rugby #canada https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2025/en/match/winner-qf1-v-winner-qf2-semi-final-1

It’s the #quebec cup this weekend at the basin

Table claimed #activityinthepub #montreal

#canada's relationship with corporations makes a lot more sense when you realize that it was basically founded as a P3. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hudsons-bay-company

Grant Petty is such an enigma, listening to entrepreneur interviews is helpful when you're running a business but the story of Grant and Blackmagic is a reminder that it's possible to do really useful things and be decent to people while doing it. There aren't many interviews out there with […]

See you tomorrow for #activityinthepark #montreal Seats... Unlimited! https://mobilisons.ch/events/5b638d25-41d0-4e34-8b85-281733129722

There’s an interesting phenomenon in my rec sports teams. Often the worst players seem to be the first to give new participants feedback. I guess they might just be happy to pass on something they just learned, or feel useful, or more experienced players get bored of explaining things, or maybe […]

Posting on the fediverse feels like a disagreement in a family, there’s a decency to it. Posting on Reddit feels like an argument with a lunatic in a metro station, it’s so unhinged. Begs the question: Why do it unless you have to?

I want to shout out @CraigSauve and #transitionmtl for three things which I think put them on the right side of history: 1. He's a mayoral candidate for a major city who has been on the fediverse since 2023. 2. His party just put a proportional voting system on the agenda which is bold and […]

"Almost 40 percent of New Zealanders are failing their full licence test the first time around, leaving experts wondering why the government wants to get rid of it." The government in New Zealand feels straight out of the 80s […]

Oh so it DOES have a name. I’ve been wondering how so many kids ended up with curly bowl cuts. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli_haircut

#canada is at the #rugby world cup and is now the second highest ranked women's team in the world. Good time to tune in as the finals are around the corner and they'll be there. https://youtu.be/HkOECTLYqkA

Is anyone working on a fediverse version of warmshowers/couchsurfing? #askfedi

Mum wanted to watch a doc so I put on the Stans documentary on Eminem. The whole time I was watching cringing for putting it on because it’s a low quality fan-service doc, then at the end when I apologized, turns out mum enjoyed it.

Good to know this isn’t just me. My latest challenge strikes fear into the heart of every nerd: Social Dancing This swing class has me feeling nervous again like the first time I headed off to volleyball. From: @paige https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@paige/115079256574062813

October 2029 eh?

When I was interviewing the people involved in founding #fairvote last year they fondly remembered an event they used to run where everyone came into town and crammed into any available sleeping surface in Rob & Cynthia Richie’s house. It’s made me appreciate today as @ikesau and I make the beds […]

Lets make the most of the weather while we have it! #activityinthepub #activityinthepark #montreal #meetup https://mobilisons.ch/events/5b638d25-41d0-4e34-8b85-281733129722

Getting excited for #canadiancivil this weekend. Some of my favourite people are in their metal tubes hurtling towards #montreal from every direction. If you missed out this year follow @info to get the first public ticket announcements next year.

Virtually everyone I know has stopped booking non-essential trips to the US, but I’m sure we all know that person with the flimsy excuse about a “flight deal” or “free accommodation”. What’s the best term to tease someone with when they make an #elbowsdown decision?

What’s the most weird but good food/drink from your home country? My dad used to make us this marmite-egg-bread-milk mulch as a treat when we were sick as kids and I think it tastes amazing but even most kiwis find it weird.

This is obvious but I need to say it. This is a strategically terrible time for a housing shortage. If things keep sliding in the #us we are going to need millions of new homes for people coming to #canada. People relocating to our country will make us harder to invade, but not if they're living […]

So they looked at turning a lane of traffic on the Jacques Cartier into a bike path which is sorely needed. They found it wouldn't impact traffic, but didn't do it because drivers would complain. Weak leadership. #Montreal […] [Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com]

The crocs-ification of sports glasses in 2025 is probably the only correct guess about future fashion that 1980s filmmakers made.

With the launch of Ghost 6.0, every publication that runs on Ghost becomes part of the #fediverse. You can follow and comment on Platformer or 404 Media articles without leaving your Mastodon feed. This is the future of social media. Congratulations to @johnonolan and all the team at Ghost!

On my way home from #fedicon I just happened to walk past rainbow park and got to see it in person. Nice way to end this unexpected trip to Vancouver. https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/sP38gg7m9Cj6ggpzFwu6zX

@reece you like Porter because of the free beer right?

The rare example of a conspiracy theory benefitting society.

On my way to #fedicon in #vancouver. Wonderful how much of this stuff is organically happening in #canada.

Canada should be building abundant housing so entrepreneurship and starting a family isn’t so financially irrational. Instead the government is going to build oil pipelines and roads for mines.

Has anyone seen #peeps the marshmallow birds for sale in Canada recently? Need them for a video shoot, but can't find them in IGA, Metro, Maxi, SuperC. Is there another bird shaped food or snack?

Checking in on the IDW-Manosphere podcasts today, I think that South Park episode is a pretty significant moment.

#activityinthepub From: @ThermiteBeGiants https://aus.social/@ThermiteBeGiants/114879505137425145

What a flex

My honest relationship with #ai I’ve never used AI to write a video script or blog post. I did try to convert a tutorial video into a blog post, but it was horribly unstructured and made me realize that I should just write blog posts manually and use that to improv a tutorial. AI scrapers are […]

You get the full poulet rôti experience walking around #montreal right now.