Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts

Cats walk in a unique way called direct registering, where they leave only two footsteps instead of four. #FridayMorning #FridayVibes

Poilievre prevents more MPs from leaving party by locking doors, swallowing key

This is used to be a glam location and now just a store in a little mall next to an outlet store and a weed shop and a Thai Express and the Rexall where I get my cold medicine, yet their commercials only get more obnoxious to the point that more people know/hate them than ever before.

The wind is very creepy howly tonight.

I love this

I don't know what it is, but the OPP has made a remarkable number of arrests on previously unsolved serious criminal cases in the past two weeks. Who lit the fire?

For the record for anyone #ottawa people listening to the Lansdowne 2.0 debate about the Ontario Building Code 2012 vs 2025. Accessible doors are slightly narrower in the 2025 Code (850mm clear vs 860 clear previously). This change brought the OBC into alignment with National Building Code.

If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.

Whoopsies

Read about things that bring you joy, for me it’s this kinda stuff

This is encouraging: Planning and Housing Committee oppose expanding #Ottawa's urban boundary. Sprawl is killing us: it's expensive, it entails natural heritage destruction, it's difficult to service—and the list goes on. Ask your councillor to approve this recommendation at Council Nov 12.

The government proposes eliminating Parks Canada library services. Just like Stephen Harper did around 2012…

woah

$12 to wash and dry *one* load at the local coin-op. City politics convulses over a property tax increase that adds a couple of hundred to the bill of the average owner household but this endless drain on renter finances goes unnoticed

New Comment: "Based on our website stats, quite a few! Glad that you enjoyed Michael’s research, Miqual." - @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2020/07/16/e... #envhist #energyhistory #urbanhistory

The AG Report on Lansdowne is live: pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

Not an original idea, but I used ‘Moving Surfaces’ to frame the Aberdeen Pavillion for the ‘Lansdowne’ photo in Andrew Waldron’s architectural guidebook, ‘Exploring the Capital’. The piece does act as a visual and imaginative anchor for the place.

The era of the shoebox condo is over. How Canada can start building livable apartments. Gift article. No paywall with this link. #EricaAlini @theglobeandmail.com l​ www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/30a4f28...

Rats, no rats.

The bass balls are starting.

@pbickerton.bsky.social made this awesome Sankey diagram of the 2024 #Ottawa operating budget.

An excellent articulation from my municipal Councillor of the challenges of public-private partnerships, and the need to watch against risk and costs being offloaded to the public side. Thanks, @lainejohnson.bsky.social for your stance on this.

On that note if you or your business or social club are planning a holiday party: order too much food and ask for extra takeout containers. Attendees who are food insecure can take leftovers home and have another meal or two and feel good about it because silly you ordered too much, whoopsies!

Finally. I hope his family get the answers, and I hope same for the other families here still waiting.

Ya’ll filled my cup.

This timeline manages to be both gravely horrific and deeply unserious at the same time.

I don’t know I’ve seen a prettier flower than this weirdly shaped one. Do you know what it is?

Running out of steam is when you are boiling potatoes and notice you need to add more water.

true facts

When I grow up I want to be Joanne Chianello.

Today is my favourite day #subtweet

Googly eyes make EVERYTHING better

If you buy a ready-made, cheap plastic Halloween costume, unfollow me.

🖤 this has been a sad week.

🔥

What happens if Game 3 is still being played when Game 4 is scheduled to start?

One of the reasons I love retro-SF futures is because they speak to this increasing trend of turning shit off and disconnecting devices. When AWS goes down and bricks your bed, fridge, and thermostat, the appeal of analog is keenly felt. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/th...

Annual reminder that I made a cute Halloween RPG for Game Boy that you can play in less than an hour, free! :D (It plays in your browser, and even gives your smartphone cute GB buttons on the screen. It also plays on a real Game Boy if you have a rom cart!) alliemackie.itch.io/hauntsfield

The person Doug Ford is fighting for: the wealthy suburban homeowner who also owns a cottage, has no school-age children, loves to go 40 km/h over the limit in school zones, is friends with Doug Ford, and owns property or businesses that happen to benefit disproportionately under this government

FYI this is Lansdowne for anyone interested

Can’t go to bed because I’m doing an experiment where I stay exhausted for my entire life

Google Drive on IPhone is worse than the abridged version of Dracula I had to read in high school.

oh no @allcaps.bsky.social this has cycled through the not my chosen youtube "random" playlist three times, should I be scared?

Proposed changes from the Ontario government would drastically reduce protection for tenants. This is appalling and would put some folks in serious danger in this era of very low vacancy, skyrocketing rental rates, and rent decontrol. Nearly 40% of Ottawa residents are renters.

Thinking about a previous job where I received 5-7 emails a minute on a project because the company refused to set up a dedicated project email, so every single action on the project was copied to my inbox directly.

sweet beans are made of beans

I have told you all for years it wasn't a fever dream www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...

Before getting upset at rural development keep in mind that they grow our food and demand very few city services (not shown in table). I *suspect* that the biggest financial challenges are the outer urban and suburban areas that combine high service levels with high-cost development.