NO

....uh, what? 😅

A month ago, I had an issue with this route. OC Transpo fixed it. And then the schedule for my connecting bus was changed. Chapter 2 of this #OttTransit saga in the comments of my original post. Hoping for a resolution @helps.octranspo.com!

Just saw someone with a @midnightburger.bsky.social sweater in the wild (at ComiCon). While I was catching up on s4 😁

Bringing this back because the detour is back. The roadway at #1569 is so poorly/not really plowed that buses can't pull into the curb cut. I walked 5 steps ON HERON ROAD to get on an overcrowded 88. Many cancellations + 90 Hurdman not stopping there... bad combo. @helps.octranspo.com

Hey @helps.octranspo.com, could you explain why this bus was 6 mins early and didn't take a timed stop? Not great for the people who will show up expecting the bus hasn't passed yet.

The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little." ‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.” So a napkin is a little tablecloth. 10/10, no notes.

Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at the Museum of the Moving Image to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.

Hey @helps.octranspo.com, it seems there is something wrong with the scheduling of the 48 Carleton (dep 06:07). Last Monday it was cancelled (only after sked departure), but it's never on time on Mondays. I always miss my connecting bus. It's dark and cold, and options are infrequent at this hour.

This is totally normal 😬

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

I cited actual Kirk quotes where he calls Black women less intelligent, demonizes me for being Muslim, & dehumanizes LGBTQ people—& his supporters are upset at me for “speaking evil of the dead.” If quoting him is “speaking evil” maybe ask yourself why you followed someone who believed evil things.

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.

no, I don’t believe anyone should be gunned down however there is a level of privilege in being able to praise him as a “family man” you know who else are / were family men and women and children? All the marginalized people he wished harm on & railed against sorry not sorry

I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today: Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.

Hey @octranspo.com, which stop does the 105 St-Laurent depart from at Hurdman? Signage says "B" but I have seen more than one today stopping at "D" and opening their doors. Easy way for riders to get mixed up and miss the bus!

Haha! Just catching up on @smashingsecurity.com (ep 432, which aired on my 32nd birthday!) and the intro cut to Thom Langford made me laugh out loud because I thought *the thing* before he said it. Who knew mnemonic could be so funny?

I was overjoyed that Dave Bittner said THE THING for Pick of the Week on the most recent episode of @smashingsecurity.com. That's a critical instruction we can't forget!

An 11-year-old will be charged the same thing as me, an adult with a full-time job, for a month of transit access? And you KNOW most of their trips are to school and back. A required destination. The youth pass was already too expensive; children should be able to afford to take the bus.

Transit agencies: DBO. (Don’t. Be. #Ottawa.)

This (as usual) is a great episode. I'm glad I've followed @smashingsecurity.com from the very beginning & if you don't want to be sad, start at episode 1 and enjoy almost a decade of informative content and laughs. Carole & @grahamcluley.com are worth the hundreds of hours of listens, I promise!

Do we need to be able to make right turns on red lights? Does it matter? Montreal has "no right on red" and the world didn't implode, so it must be doable.

We have talked about how gambling has been mainstreamed. I want to add something about how auctions have infected so many consumer interactions. It is probably because white tech bros’ second sons got into sneaker culture but it’s now everything. Sign up for “a chance” to buy a coffee or a shirt

@smashingsecurity.com I just got my Patreon newsletter for this week's ep. EXCUSE ME WHAT 😯

I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?

Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

The most IMPORTANT lesson you can TEACH a young child is HOW to keep their bodies & souls SAFE from predators! These books will help you navigate those difficult discussions 💚

decades-long manhunt finally ends

#100 to contribute to the campaign, woohoo 🥳 I keep recommending this pod to folks, so I put some money where my mouth is to keep the fun going! Excited for S4 and for a script twin to put up on my wall next to my @greaterpodston.bsky.social script.

I’m sure it’s been commented upon but everything takes me so much more time to accomplish now than it did even seven years ago. The information ecosystem has been sufficiently trashed to the point that every basic task of writing and publishing takes twice as long to complete. And I’m PRIVILEGED.

Looks like congestion pricing is a big win #Ottawa / @en.ottawa.ca

Aaaand there it is.

40 years ago on this date, police dropped a bomb on a West Philadelphia neighborhood

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

As Newark Liberty International Airport struggled with technological disruptions and staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday that more U.S. airports could face similar disruptions this summer.

Let me get this right... they're suing United Healthcare because the murder of their CEO hurt their bottom line? Huh?

OC Transpo's "new ways" are a game of chance. How can you make plans!? #OttTransit

I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.

I can't wait for this week's @smashingsecurity.com episode. Would LOVE to learn about the do's and don'ts of online messaging services, like Signal 🤨😂

Found this on Facebook; it's surprisingly fun. Draw an iceberg. See if it will float. joshdata.me/iceberger.html

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

Spoiler: kids started dying

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

Your annual reminder that Intuit/TurboTax have spent 20 years using their lobbying power to prevent the federal government from offering you free and functional electronic tax filing. DirectFile finally delivers that, but they haven't stopped trying to kill it. www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/02...

Harsh! Imagine working in the federal government under Musk—where loyalty is tested, cruelty is rewarded, and nobody is safe. A former Twitter exec, @ruchowdh.bsky.social , who lived through it speaks out.

Finally getting caught up on @smashingsecurity.com (never falling behind again!) Ep 400 was great - always enjoy a Bittner guest episode. He definitely said *unserious* in all caps during Graham's story; it was felt. Also, Pick of the Week is a global treasure.