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Doug van den Ham

@dvdham.bsky.social

Sometimes you win. Other times you eat dirt. Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.

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I approve of this behaviour while also insisting my 13 wear a proper jacket to school.

04.03.2026 23:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Being passed by shirtless jogger?

04.03.2026 21:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The funny/sad part, as a resident of Ottawa, is that Calgary is still less than a quarter of the size of Ottawa.

04.03.2026 17:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Chromebook killer for those who want better control over their data.

04.03.2026 17:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There's lots of secure bike parking in the market. The problem is that it's run by the guys who move your bike to an unknown secure location and give it a new paint job.

04.03.2026 15:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Is this war a distraction from the other war that was a distraction from a trade war that was a distraction from a child exploitation scheme?

04.03.2026 13:22 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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a painting of a mountain with a shooting star in the distance ALT: a painting of a mountain with a shooting star in the distance

He can use my footage that I recorded on my cellphone from Ottawa.

04.03.2026 13:16 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lol. That's fairly stretched in Photoshop, but yeah, front overhangs were a bit ridiculous for a while.

03.03.2026 12:14 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And you just failed your driving test.

03.03.2026 01:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

And if they went the other way, you lose an hour of daylight to ride after work in the summer.

03.03.2026 01:41 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Maybe it was. But the alternatives are still worse. Polling is a relative game.

02.03.2026 19:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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02.03.2026 02:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Common thread: heads of state doing anything to cling to power to avoid prosecution.

02.03.2026 00:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you leave your MAGA hat and the accompanying politics behind, you'll be fine.

02.03.2026 00:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The other one is known for lone gunman attacks on schools.

02.03.2026 00:28 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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AI finally provides some useful information:

02.03.2026 00:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They'll probably make a few donations to the Republican mid terms if he promises to keep up the attacks.

02.03.2026 00:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Is it even big enough to contain all the files?

28.02.2026 23:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hmmm, now I have try that on my current Golf.

28.02.2026 22:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The thing I miss about the exposed key slot is the express all windows down function. It was the best (little known) VW feature.

28.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I realize Congress is lame duck, hence my comment that Canada's position should also be one that our Parliament has debated.

28.02.2026 19:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I see this idea as the direct result of adding lead to gasoline.

28.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 35    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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And it was really windy. (Sound on)

28.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Saturday 'office' view. Weird snow conditions (or my wax was a big time miss). The lower Gatineau Park was slow and soft. Above King Mountain was much better. But the glide difference between sun and shade was scary at times.

28.02.2026 17:52 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We shouldn't be supporting an American war declared unilaterally by it's President without the backing of Congress. And even then, this should require the support of Parliament.

28.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 171    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

It should be in dollars, but in common healthcare costs - like insulin for a person for a year, or bypass surgeries.

28.02.2026 13:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On the bright side, he'll have lots of time to ride his bike.

28.02.2026 12:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Of course, if every one starts asking for beef liver, the price will jump up.

27.02.2026 21:28 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 36909    🔁 11927    💬 493    📌 800

Remember, she wants to manage Albertans' pensions too.

27.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0