Sean G

A black graph that reads "Your commute is (probably) getting longer. Canada's most congested cities were especially gridlocked in 2022 as commuters started returning to the office, and since then, they've gotten... Slightly worse!

I wonder how accurate this is.

If Edmonton average driving time is 20min per 10km, that's only 30km/h.

I average about 21km/h on my bike.

And my average speed by bike doesn't change based on rush hour traffic.

Why are people driving again?

#yegbike

Am reminded that the halifax explosion led to architects mass-building a neighbourhood out of cinderblocks. And everyone thinks its gorgeous despite being quite dense.

It turns out you can make a neighbourhood quite nice and functional by hiring architects instead of drafters

Neighborhood amenities were one of the reasons we picked to move to the Halifax peninsula. I love that my kids can walk to stores on their own.

Sounds like there’s a solution to our problems here people…

Congratulations!

I wish Halifax admin could understand how dangerous leaves in the bike lanes are. I narrowly avoided a bad crash on Bell road. The lanes are barely as wide as my handlebars, and over half full of wet leaves.

Weekly street cleaning had the roads clear though
#bikehfx #hfxbike
@hfxgov.bsky.social

The future being pushed by both AI boosters and educational censors is one where access to information is tightly controlled. Children will not be allowed to read certain books or learn certain narratives. “Research” will be performed only through one of a select few artificial intelligence tools owned by AI giants which are uniformly aligned behind the Trump administration and which have gone to the ends of the earth to prevent their black box machines from spitting out “woke” answers lest they catch the ire of the administration. School boards and library boards, forced to comply with increasingly restrictive laws, funding cuts, and the threat of being defunded entirely, leap at the chance to be considered forward looking by embracing AI tools, or apply for grants from government groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is increasingly giving out grants specifically to AI projects.

Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc

Comparison of broken bracket and newly printed replacement

Replacement bracket installed

I did some functional #3dprinting today. A bracket on my son's Nerf gun broke. After an hour and a half of modeling and printing, it seems to fit just right

About 110 people on their bikes had a great time at I Light HFX 2025, jointly organized with Dal/Kings Bike Centre. Big thanks to our sponsors, Wagners Law, Halifax Cycles, Giant Halifax and Long Alley Bicycles. Also thanks to the ride marshals, Halifax Bike Party, and all the organizers.

Getting ready for the I Light Hfx ride @cyclehalifax.ca

The I Light HFX ride ride tonight is going ahead! @cyclehalifax.ca #bikeHFX

Poster for the I Light HFX community ride, tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at 6pm at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre. Photo in background shows people storing their bikes on bike racks.

Don’t miss I Light HFX. The weather is looking warm (by recent standards) but a little damp. But we won’t let that dampen our spirits, we’re Haligonians!

6pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) at the Dal Quad by the Dal/Kings Bike Centre.

Sign waivers at: cyclehalifax.ca/i-light-hfx-... (once per year)

Going through the motions of Andy Fillmore's first year as Halifax's mayor - Halifax Examiner While I wait for a face-to-face interview with Fillmore, here are thoughts on the last year of reporting on City Hall.

Nov. 4 is the first year anniversary of this Halifax regional council meeting.

I have been trying since December to get an interview with Mayor Andy Fillmore. Three tries with no luck. But I wrote about reporting on Fillmore and some of his motions:

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Kidical Mass Halifax 2025 Evaluation We want Kidical Mass to be an enjoyable event for as many people as possible. We want to know what went well and what didn’t go so well this year so that we can do better in 2026! You can find out mor...

The #KidicalMassHfx 2025 ride season may have crossed the finish line, but our wheels never stop spinning! We're gearing up for 2026 and want your input to help make next year’s rides even better.

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I think this will be a very slow hobby, with many cat interruptions

Photo of cat standing on top of hobby supplies

Eddie thinks that he is more interesting than plastic minis

Picture of introductory set of Warhammer Age of Sigmar

I've been told that this hobby may have been a mistake for my wallet #warhammer

The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!

posted this four months ago but tonight as buckaroos like mamdani sweep elections i will post again. hope this is sign to all establishment goofs that trotting to the center is not the move. protect the buckaroos who are in perilous circumstances and do not give an inch

My son made a great costume for himself this year as a character from his current favorite video game, Deltarune. He did all the shopping, and made the face mask himself

I didn't celebrate Halloween much as a kid. On our farm, October was a rush to get the crops harvested before the snow came. When I was 10, I was told since I was taller than most parents, I was too big to trick or treat.

Picture of two people in Halloween costume. Man on the left dressed as two goblins in a trenchcoat. Woman on right dresses in homemade outfit as Claire from Outlander. Both are wearing bike helmets

A little late getting this up, but I had a great Halloween this year. I put together a costume for the first time since childhood. @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social was an amazing time, and I can't wait for the next one.