Duncan Watts-Grant

I don't know what you're talking about, my beer was fine

'Not currently viable': Vancouver theatre company announces hiatus, move from venue Their last planned shows are for this fall.

'Not currently viable': Vancouver theatre company announces hiatus, move from venue

I could give an amazing tour of spots people who work on the island go to eat our lunches to avoid the crowds

Thank you @uytaelee.bsky.social for talking about the importance of Granville Island, particularly for arts and culture (and for featuring some awesome shots of the Fringe 😉)

Y'all, we have to find better ways to invite people to our art @thewaroncars.bsky.social

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Not to bigfoot Maggie Haberman, here, but let me try and sketch this out a bit.

The tldr will be: Trump *does* have a vision for what he wants out of this trade war, and I'm not sure we're fully anticipating it.

Can't believe we're just missing each other by a few hours. Safe travels my friend

I've been in count rooms as a scrutineer many times. The amount of care, dedication, security, and professionalism displayed by Elections Canada is incredible. This kind of misinfo only undermines their work

In today's edition of elections misinformation online: you should bring your own pen to vote because the government wants you to use a pencil so they erase your vote... FFS

Here is Ricochet Media's @ethancox.bsky.social dressing down Ezra Levant for disrupting the leaders debate

"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"

Or alternatively "TransLink users currently footing the bill for free roads will soon be joined by drivers"

Or put another way "drivers who currently use roads for free, required to pay into system the same as TransLink users"....

So, just to recap, Trump's tariffs:
-Were reciprocal for other nations' tariffs
-Ok, were actually reciprocal for non-tariff barriers
-Nevermind, they're about closing trade deficits
-Aren't negotiable
-Ok, ARE negotiable, but only for cash
-nevermind back to 10% across-the-board

This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.

Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.

Spotted in the wild:

The TGV M, aka the Avelia Horizon, at the Gare de l'Est in #Paris.

This is the newest generation bullet train.

Capable of 350 km/h, but uses 20 percent less electricity.

Bi-level, so it can carry 740 passengers...

🚅🇫🇷🧵

Joel Kotkin: Urban sprawl, the environmentally friendly answer to expensive housing The rise of remote work offers a family friendly way to cut emissions

Only just twigged who he is, cause he was writing out of the normal context in which I normally see him. Guy has unusual ideas about sprawl
nationalpost.com/opinion/joel...

Should women have the vote?

Tune in next week as Cross Country Checkup invites a bunch a men on the show to discuss.

Do you know why it feels bad to use the platforms you use, and why it used to feel better? Why year on year things seem like they're getting more awful, with fewer options? Because there is literally nothing human about growth at the rate of millions of users a month, a week, a day. No human experience has ever been designed for a billion people, and no human experience can be designed for a billion people. You cannot be a human in a system or on a platform that allows you to engage with thousands of people and millions of opinions, thoughts, ideas – especially when there are no standards or norms, no tools that help you moderate, mediate, disengage.

I quit Substack. My newsletter is now here, please read it and subscribe. THANKS.

www.leahreich.com/technology-i...

BTW, if you're into Buy Canadian remember that basically all mainstream print media in Canada... Isn't

Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com

'We’re officially closing': The Vancouver Mural Festival is shutting down after nine years More than 400 murals have been painted in connection with the Vancouver Mural Festival

More than 400 murals have been painted in connection with the Vancouver Mural Festival

How to Ignore a Genocide The world turns away, again.

I've been thinking about Arendt a lot recently, too. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/how-to-ign...

This same concept also applies to legislation like the Australian social media ban for minors.

Accepting the notion that social media can only be inherently unhealthy, and thus regulated for minors, ignores the techgopoly's role in making platforms safer and better for everyone.

Tradwife life isn't as good as it looks on TikTok – just ask former tradwives Tradwives make it look glamorous to quit the workforce to stay home with the kids. But women who have tried the lifestyle themselves say there's a lot you're not seeing on TikTok.

Oh what a surpriiiise I'm so shocked www.npr.org/2024/12/17/n...

Headline of an article that says "village People singer denies YMCA is a gay anthem"

I know the question of how we separate the art from the artist is a complicated one, but at least we can all agree on this one...

It's nice to see Bezos recognize the value of solidarity, just unfortunately it seems to be limited only to other billionaires

Thrilled to see this from the @thetyee.ca. I became a Tyee donor this year because I believe they do some of the best journalism in Vancouver, and I'm so excited to see much needed attention for a sector I care deeply about.

Glad to get an explanation for the giant WILLOW sign outside my window.

Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads - Chrome Web Store Filter Google search results to hide AI overviews, ads, discussions or videos. You choose.

Chrome extension that gets rid of Google AI in searches: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bye-b...