Andréa Coutu

I complained to City of Vancouver about shovelling many times but, unless it was a government building, no one would do anything because you got 3 notices before they fined and it usually melted by then, as I recall.

Thanks for the peak peek.

One way I have won before is by showing the IP address and their download attempts. But this only works if you can show that and sometimes it doesn’t.

The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.

indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.

we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.

This is brilliant.

Say goodbye to doctors’ sick notes! Effective immediately, employers can only ask for sick notes in limited cases, giving health-care providers more time for patients, not paperwork. 🙌🏼 And we’re not done… more work is underway to cut admin burden for doctors. ✍🏽

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As someone with family in Wawa, Ontario, this was a confusing post.

Congratulations

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I spent a shockingly long period of my childhood thinking that Jim Croce was singing about a boy detective turned bad.

This is awful.

A haunted house but every room is just two people you have to help use the printer and one is older than you and the other is younger than you

I thought leaf blowers were banned in the West End.

Yes

A woman is running on a treadmill in a biomechanics lab. She has sensors attached to her legs and cameras attached to the wall are recording her movements. Photo courtesy of Hettas Sport, Ltd

Despite a huge growth in women's sports, female athletic footwear is still designed using molds from men's feet. Research from @runnerphysio.bsky.social suggests that the practice known in the industry as "shrink it and pink it" is not meeting the needs of female runners. ow.ly/Ig5W50XcHjg

a woman is ironing clothes while a white cat sits on the ironing board ALT: a woman is ironing clothes while a white cat sits on the ironing board

Absolutely!

Used to be a thing to steam them open so folks weren’t taking the risk that the reference was doing them dirty. That was before they went electronically.

Wow!

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu." Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

There’s a difference between gift fruit and food fruit.

Healthcare workers are following their hearts to Vancouver Island and across BC! 🇨🇦 Thanks to Nanaimo's @todmaffin.com for capturing the people, the place, and the pride we share in being Canadian and celebrating our public, universal healthcare system. t.co/mot9VDLmLl #bchealthcare #followyourheart

Hey, @jmcelroy.bsky.social, Mayor Krog is coming for you with this #Degrassi chart that may make @thatkevinsmith.bsky.social speak.

I totally knew that was the mayor. Lol

Hear me out: a new expensive kitchen gadget of the month club. Every month a new awesome kitchen gadget arrives at your door, and then you get to make it your whole personality for 30 days until it’s dead to you, then a new one shows up and you send the old one back without losing any counter space

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This Co-op gas station sign I saw this week basically advertises that it has staff who are snacks.

DHS begins targeting unaccompanied children with 'voluntary' deportation offer Children asked to waive right to see a judge in exchange for $2,500

The Department of Homeland Security has begun targeting unaccompanied children in the immigration system with what they call a “voluntary option” to return to their countries of origin. via @laist.com

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

I cannot believe I did an entire minor in Communication and never once had anyone mention this is Harold Innis’s daughter?! An incredible legacy in her own right but it makes me realize she wasn’t getting mentioned, as I’m sure my profs would have said something.

My dear, sweet Anthony. I don’t know how to break this to you. 40 years ago was 1985.
*backs away slowly*