Folk fest food - the jerk chicken from Miss Christine’s Kitchen is delicious, but man they are slow and disorganized over there. Tasty if you have the patience!

Tinge has a super fun alt rock sound - lots of new songs that will be out on an upcoming release #folkfesthappy

Jesse Welles is out here living out the maxim that bad politics makes for great folk music. So glad to have staked out some shade this afternoon! #folkfesthappy

Fish in a Birdcage - in from Alberta, live-looping with an electric cello, playing with a single glove. Weird, super talented, has a very open and spacious kind of sound. #folkfesthappy

DUG - very entertaining if you like Americana with folk political commentary. Feel like I could use a bourbon in hand when they’re playing. #folkfesthappy

This morning at Snowberry - Anna Tivel is new to me, has an absolutely lovely voice #folkfesthappy

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Whoever is doing lighting for Father John Misty at the Winnipeg Folk Festival is just crushing it. And Screamland was gorgeous.

So happy to be back out at the Winnipeg Folk Festival again!!

😢 #Winnipeg news

Man, Bo Burnham: Inside is just a masterpiece

I’m glad we have an active local political scene in Winnipeg - it’s important for people to speak up and be involved! But the AI slop is definitely in the campaign this year: this is from the latest TikTok post from Mazher Alam, who registered quite early.

Not just thorns among the roses today! 🌹 🕷️

I know I’m very late on this, but Andor is crazy good.

Seen on this morning’s run - Winnipeg is so quietly and consistently gorgeous

You can order my Menno Pride pins from Commonword bookstore! Check it outttttttt www.commonword.ca/ResourceView...

Another great one.

400 athletes out for the St Malo Triathlon today! I’m just here on sherpa duty, but it’s good to see local races growing and engaging so many people! #manitoba #triathlon #thriathlonmb

Healthy road trip snacks. Unfortunately the seasonal “cherries and cream” Pepsi is not great.

All this rain has led to new friends in the lawn!

Rose update: the Winnipeg Parks rose comes in clutch, first to bloom this season.

[1/3] As promised, the results from the long-duration testing of a MPR 2800 filter taped to a Taotronics AP-003. 1.5 years later and we see drop of *~70%* in performance in the 0.3-0.5 um size range from the test when new!!! (Same testing setup but at different times so apx ±10% error)

Amazing news!! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Carney says the US-Iran MOU contains a "big financial incentive."

Let’s get this party started! Who’s ready to debate municipal planning and policy?!?

Ok, so can someone offer a link to a clear summary on what’s up with the $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran? Like who is paying it and what it’s for? I’m seeing a lot of spin and reactions, but it seems to be all over the place

Living that gourmet life over here

That is a wild amount of rain

This Saturday Pembina Valley Pride will be hosting its annual Pride event in Winkler, MB for the first time! Lots of supporters would be awesome. 😊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #Pride #Manitoba

A new facility opening in Surrey, B.C., this month, will become what owners Moment Energy, an EV battery repurposing company, describes as “the world’s largest battery repurposing facility.” Read more: electricautonomy.ca/ev-supply-ch... #EVBATTERIES #EVRECYCLING

Oof - I appreciate this kind of work from our talented local journalists. A story that holds the data together with the human faces of the opioid crisis here in Winnipeg. Tough read, though.

Student: *asks a question about unit 14* Me: *prepping unit 22* holding a sec my record player is caught in a grove Me: *looks a student* you dont know what a record player is, do you? Student: is that like a gramophone? Me: how old do you think I am?

Although to be honest, at some point in a Winnipeg winter, we’re all parallel parking by feel. And guessing.

Bike trainer movie reviews - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 are both great to rewatch.

This doesn’t surprise me at all, but I suspect for Canadian drivers there’s a more fundamental limitation. My car (Hyundai Ioniq 5) does a bunch of neat computer vision based tricks, like parallel parking itself. But it all falls apart when lane lines and curbs are covered in snow. It can’t see it.

Cortado up!

Caught in the act! Please don’t use AI to make it seem like you have overly attentive customer service staff

I don’t know much about beaded artwork, but I know what I like 🔥

We do not have to accept "forced inevitability." To borrow a bit from John Lennon: AI is over if you want it. www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/ac...

Looks like an increasingly crowded field in Winnipeg's mayoral race: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... article by @bkives.bsky.social

A fascinating model - letting people kick in 3% cash to an affordable housing fund rather than building affordable housing into their own buildings, and get rewarded with relaxed development rules. I can see the appeal. If it’s well done, you could likely build more units in a more affordable spot

So far in my life, the volume of conversation *about* AI massively outweighs any real world discussion where someone describes an actual use for AI in their life. I know a couple of very early adopters who are exceptions, mind you

Mantario Trail report recommends new campsites, trail registration to reduce crowding and improve safety www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I am feeling somewhat smug about having nailed the timing on getting some fresh grass seed onto my lawn before this rain 💅

Lawncare season is upon us - that snow mould did a number on the grass this time around.

"How likely is it that we’ll need a hantavirus vaccine? And other questions answered by an epidemiologist" And that epidemiologist is..... ding ding ding.... ME. www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

Weird outdoor air quality - not much ultra fine particulate, lots of big stuff flying around. Can definitely tell when it all rolled in!

I’m glad we’re going to have the river walk for a good chunk of the year, but man is it dry out there

Grilling season has returned! And there was much rejoicing!

Sunday snugs ❤️