For #InternationalJumpingSpiderDay

LLMs reading too much alternate history SF or what? https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115333293925162054

What's with this #government of ours? #canadians take note. Bill C-8 is currently in second reading in #parliament. It's nominally about increasing "cyber" security. But it contains one of the most chilling things I've seen in #Legislation. In short, it allows a government minister to, with […]

I've rigged up my AeroSpace Fighters with magnets. A big one replacing the clear rod they came with which can then mount the mini on other stands including a telescopic one and a taxiing base with landing gear. A set of 3 small ones under each wing allow for […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Petition to stop Bill C-2 This is a massive attack on privacy. https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6838 #e2e #privacy #billc2

Using up some home made chicken stock that's been in my freezer for a while. Basically chicken noodle soup with some carrot and noodles but I had some kaffir lime leaves that I had gotten to try making Thai Green Curry and some dried Lovage so I added a lime leaf and a pinch of the lovage to the […]

Today's @timescolonist.bsky.social letters section convinced me that it it time to post this again. More context, and link to youtube playlist at ecoplanning.ca/want-better-... #yyj #yyjbike #wheelchair

Thinking about how I'm eventually going to paint my Shilones for the First Taurian Lancers. I think the metallic green would be a but overwhelming on something so big and flat so I thought about the default #TaurianConcordat aerospace tan with the First […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

#otr made a really interesting video about the history of #tea https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=dyc-vMdlfII #foodhistory

The #islandcorridorfoundation have gotten hold of a #hirail bus. On the one hand, it's nice to see them trying to break out of the "we need more studies" trap. On the other hand, this is not remotely representative of a proper regional train service and I'm sure if it doesn't succeed it will be […]

#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

for almost thirty years i've thought about the early pre-alpha screenshots of Ultima IX there is something incredibly charming about the combination of 3/4 perspective, 640x480 res, 256 colour palette, zero alpha blending or mipmapping or filtering, and global […] [Original post on dialup.cafe]

Congrats to #blackbirdinteractive for getting full control over #HardspaceShipbreaker from their publisher https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1161580/view/836099892906557718 It's a fun and original game and I look forward to seeing where they go with it.

Another great letter in TC from July 30. "A far larger share of the population can’t easily travel by car, whether because they are too young or too old to drive, or because they don’t have access to a personal vehicle." #yyj #bcpoli

This is why we are lowering speed limits and making roads more accessible to people in #saanich and Greater #victoriabc "Helsinki has completed an entire year without a single traffic-related fatality, according to city and police officials. The last recorded death occurred in early July 2024 […]

The pot where I grow lovage has sprouted mushrooms. Should I be concerned or just leave them be? I'm concerned that if they are poisonous the lovage might absorb some of that poison. I'm really surprised I would have mushrooms growing on my sunny, south facing balcony. #balconygarden #victoriabc

Looks like the #snowbirds are in town. Not in a great position to see them except brief glimpses but I can certainly hear them. They seem to mostly be circling over #esquimalt. #victoriabc

RIP Shunsaku Tamiya, age 90, the chairman of legendary modelmaker Tamiya. He didn't found the company, but started working there in 1958, just four years after its founding, and helped it shift from its original line of wooden models into the plastic kits it is so well known for today.

@PKL @pronk this thing is pretty great. Well done! Coming from a the MX518/G5/G500/G502 line, it's a bit larger than what I'm used to but I think I got used to it. I'm thinking of smoothing the grooves in the surface because it's bound to collect dead skin […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

From Jeff Siegler on LinkedIn: #urbanism

Almost there. The rest of them are far behind but this one is a bit early. #balconygarden #tomato #cherrytomato #victoriabc

Montreal showing off again about how to make cities better while most of North America coddle to the soft car babies. https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2025-07-19/mobilite-durable/bixi-devoile-son-premier-parc-de-remorques.php THEY GOT TRAILERS FOR BIKE SHARE. /me cries in […]

I was out on the #GallopingGoose today and saw a rather interesting contraption: A side by side tandem #recumbent trike. I also came across someone using a Burley Travoy (as a handcart not a trailer) I think that's the first time I've seen someone else with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

way back in 2017, jackson lango started writing a dev log about his passion project: an ascii/ansi adventure called Terminal Rain. i was instantly in love with his lighting and animation. in an era overloaded with knockoff cyberpunk aesthetics, he had a keen eye […] [Original post on dialup.cafe]

As always... truth-in-comedy from the #beaverton Who's looking forward to mass layoffs for efficiency and AI! https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/07/poilievre-worried-there-wont-be-enough-government-left-for-him-to-cut/ #canpoli #cdnpoli #liberals #austerity #conservatives

Not sure how I missed it for a whole year but someone went and retagged every long ref with nearly unintelligible abbreviations for those refs just so they'd render in Carto. It's 2025. There's no reason your renderer shouldn't support refs for routes already. #OpenStreetMap

I love it! Seen in a post by @bruces Added alt-text

Graph of British Rivers

#babylon5 selects one episode from each season to be its "title episode" which both is a significant episode to that season, and has a title which represents the season as a whole. 1: Signs and Portents 2: The Coming of Shadows 3: Point of No Return 4: No Surrender, No Retreat 5: The Wheel of […]

Close pass (Felt like less than 0.5 m) by a Fiat 500 (#bc_393pnj) on Gorge Road in the gap between Harriet and Tillicum that doesn't have protected bike lanes yet. #yyjbike #entitleddrivers

A climate tech startup attempted to have me removed from reviewing them for a funding body by claiming that I had a conflict of interest (which I didn't). When the funding body inquired about the conflict of interest, I replied, "My knowledge conflicts with their interest."

The new Gorge Road East protected bike lanes are officially complete including a connection to the the Kings-Haultain bikeway via Hillside and Ross. I don't like how many cut outs there are in the protection, there is no protection at most intersections (I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

@bookstodon I'm trying to remember a book I read once. I'm pretty sure it was published by Baen. The premise was that humans from Earth are stranded on a planet where all life is mutually toxic with terrestrial life and there are two species of intelligent aliens which both resemble giant land […]

2 years later, my Freedom of Information Request shows a snapshot of Government ignoring Vancouver Islanders for 20 years. On June 28, 2023 I submitted a Request for Information to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia for documents related to the Island Railway […]

Check out this video where @notjustbikes challenges the Rule 34 community to churn out more content! It is also a funny look at the glorious wonders of Congestion Pricing. https://nebula.tv/videos/ilovethecity-turns-out-congestion-pricing-is-pretty-great/

One serious #moth

*Well, just kneel to the billionaires and have everybody sit around in the blackout, I guess

So, nearing 44 years, and I don't think I've ever had a #parsnip Today I remedied that and it was quite nice. I cut it into large batons along with a carrot, tossed them with oil, salt and pepper and roasted them. Not some revelatory "how have I been missing this" moment, but I certainly plan to […]

So, cyclists on the E&N Humpback trail now have to dismount to cross this particular road that currently seems to go nowhere. #yyj #biketooter

I have wanted to write a blog post about Cheonggyecheon for ages but could never find enough really good high rez photos. Turns out I don't need to now because @notjustbikes has just dropped a great video explaining the project and its all beautifully filmed. 👍 #korea #seoul #urbanism #solarpunk […]

#saanich is holding an online poll to pick the official municipal bird. Bewick’s Wren, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl, and Northern Flicker are the options. https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/cast-your-vote-in-the-official-bird-of-saanich-contest.html

Following up on this crash - which was blamed on the victim - HUB Cycling is calling for more motorist and police education on the responsibilities of motorists with respect to vulnerable road users: bikehub.ca/about-us/new... #bikeyvr

A reminder of this great David Pope cartoon

Little jumping spider I saw walking around after work walking to my car, I was so excited to try and grab a picture I forgot to adjust the aperture. Then I spent the next couple of minutes trying to carefully get it off my camera as it decided to […] [Original post on mastodon.neatobuilds.com]

Plugging away. I dropped the throttle assembly as I was trying to position it and it bounced away. No idea where it went. I managed to improvise a replacement using another, less detailed, photo etch kit, and some sprue. #plasticmodel #scalemodel #mitsubishizero