For myself (and others in my circle) it’s several factors: 1) enshittification of the internet in general, 2) bombardment of ads, 3) surveillance and data gathering, 4) impact on mood and mental health. Analog and outside now!

streets full of people walking, robins, everything all at once

RIP💔 Bill Riley, first African Nova Scotian to play in NHL, remembered as inspiration #NovaScotia #Canada Riley, who played for the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, died of cancer at age 75 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Home Range Jeff Dillon 2022

Frosty Morning Blue Jay Robert Bateman n.d.

Great piece by @mtltoula.bsky.social 🙂 I think I’m ready for a rewatch!

This incrementality of *all* invention used to be my favourite topic when doing my PhD, and I'm still sorry I've been such a low achiever that I never really wrote it up as well as I think I could have. I used to go around saying that radical #innovation isn't. (It's a label used by outsiders.)

After yesterday's festivities, today I finally closed the Finch Store petition. It's a bittersweet moment; I am obviously overjoyed. But the support on this journey was absolutely inspiring and recharged my love for TO. I hope we can keep that going. c.org/LSFJxBFWqW

That clip of Timothee Chalamet being like “no one watches the opera or ballet” is wild and I am dying over every ballet and opera acct (correctly) being like “we’ve been here for hundreds of years before you and we’ll be here for hundreds of years after you” lmao

1) Coal miner and 2) local farm co-op manager/organizer

Spring is on the March Franz Johnston n.d.

No discussion of tech media can get past this basic traffic fact: in the AI world, Google and social no longer refer traffic, which means that the vast majority of readers just never find you in the first place. Analysis: growtika.com/blog/tech-m...

The calibre of Toronto’s mayoral challengers is pretty weak, but the fact they have a chance imo is a testament to an inability across progressive Canadian movements to inspire people in the current moment.

Dad Joke of the week! #dadjokes #dadjoke #fridayhumor #parenting #fatherhood What is the tallest building in the world? A library, it has the most stories!

New Article: Pitch and Page To some, football and literature are opposites. One is physical, immediate, and communal; the other solitary, reflective, and slow. But anyone who has loved either knows this is a fallacy. Words: Dave Proudlove Read here ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/pitch-and-page

My general feeling is that every summary tool shortcuts the library shelf. In grad school there were few things I adored more than finding a book on the shelf bc I inevitably found six or seven other books on proximate shelves that I didn’t even know I needed! Process is the point!

Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.

I'm a Wab Kinew, Tragically Hip, my super smart sister, Graham Greene, Marie-Philip Poulin, Sidney Crosby, David Suzuki kind of Canadian, and NOT a Kevin O'Leary, Theo Fleury, Stephen Harper, and Wayne Gretzky kind of Canadian.

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

Cartoon for @airmail.news

Consider just one New Year’s resolution this year: visit your local library.

Library books are used and returned for the next reader, making them a sustainable resource for environmentally conscious bibliophiles. action.everylibrary.org/love_the_pla...

many of the problems both provinces face are a result of the actions of the provincial governments ... conveniently blamed on the federal govt. Separation would not be an improvement.

This year I cried, I struggled, I failed, I despaired, I feared, I suffered, I lost, I grieved, I worried, I screamed—but I didn’t fold.

I hope it’s wrong, but I don’t think it is. That administration is capable of horrific things. They can and will invade for our natural resources. We need to prepare. We need to turn ourselves into a giant porcupine. www.arctictoday.com/how-finland-...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

Fight for your local public library. The public library is one of the last true common goods. a place where society spends money so everyone can get reliable, useful services for free with no expectation of exchange or profit.

$1.63 to send a letter across Canada is still a steal.

One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.

Just a reminder to support your local library! 📕Library cards are free. 📘Audiobooks count towards circulation numbers. 📗Library funding is tied, in part, to circulation. 📙Libraries are safe havens.

I will always love physical books, but several cross-country and 1 international move made me pare down my personal collection. I check out books, e-books, and audiobooks from the library; e-books are convenient, and audiobooks are great for commuting and insomnia nights 🙂 #Bookvember

We've made the Genuine People Personalities™ from Hitchhiker's Guide a reality, and somehow they're even more obnoxious than in the books.

Thank you, BlueSky friends, for the eclectic adds to my reading list via your posts and discussions! It’s definitely a curated source but also delightfully random 😃📚

I concur. My version is that Canadian Thanksgiving was in October, so I have no holiday overlap to contend with AND there is snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Holiday season starts now 😁

An underrated life skill is deciding if something is even worth your energy and moving accordingly.

The Blue Jays lost a heartbreaker late last night, the time changed and sunset is early again, it’s cold and wet out, and tomorrow is Monday ☹️ Bah humbug.

I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

LFG #BlueJays #Canada 🍁

This excellent article reminds us that most of the highly impactful inventions that have immeasurably improved our lives originated from basic research. At the time this basic research was being conducted it was unclear where it was leading. But the scientists persisted with dogged determination.

We know a lot about urban data, mapping, and storytelling! Now so can you. We’ve published an online textbook of learning materials on data analytics, data visualization, and narrative techniques, to make complex urban trends understandable and engaging. https://tinyurl.com/4wur8jfk

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

Take a bow TTC & GoTransit With compliments to BikeShareTO and The Path!

I found another seasonal product that I want (with no chocolate, which is rare)...but not right now because It Is Not The Season Yet. The gamble is whether it will be still be available in December. This out-of-sync marketing is bats.

👇From An Ojibwe speaker, Dominic HK Beaudry @DhkBeau In Ojibwe our word for blue jay is gwiingwiish (pronounced gweeng-gweesh). Haida art by Glen Rabena.

Fall clean up: Threw out my favourite red Hockey Canada hoodie (from now-defunct National Sports) and replaced it with a plain red one. Sad, but necessary IMO. 😑

How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS? You know what platform never crashes?