even SkyTrain, a fully separated system via elevated and buried tracks, cost far less than that.
per this: sfb.nathanpachal.com/2012/03/cost...
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even SkyTrain, a fully separated system via elevated and buried tracks, cost far less than that.
per this: sfb.nathanpachal.com/2012/03/cost...
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06.08.2025 16:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0yes, but for SkyTrain expansion and active transport only.
something something, induced demand.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/no...
ate about half a jar of old, found in the back of the fridge, sliced green olives when I was about six, only to barf it all up over night.
i could not eat olives for many, many years.
Steve Irwin image from Wikipedia. The two breast pockets on his shirt are reminiscent of the four pockets on the shirt featured in the original message.
it's really giving Steve Irwin X 2!
03.08.2025 03:39 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I had a few words at the Tesla Diner protest.
02.08.2025 01:04 β π 1510 π 266 π¬ 52 π 10Bieber to the Jays. That's exciting news.
31.07.2025 14:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump doesn't want a trade deal, he wants a just cause.
31.07.2025 11:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump will take any excuse to deteriorate relations. he doesn't want a deal, he wants a just cause.
31.07.2025 11:08 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Jays fans will greedily take another!
27.07.2025 19:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0can't just be me waiting for that patented 2025 Blue Jays four run inning.
third time through seems as good a time as any!
and in minutes that same LLM will spit out incorrect slop that slows down Medicaid experts that could have been spent on coming up with those options themselves.
27.07.2025 18:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tom Lehrer famously relinquished the copyrights to his songs.
"help yourselves, and donβt send me any money."
rest in peace to a class act.
if the process matched on for the Hassan appearance, then Jubilee interviewed the fascist guest, and agreed this was a good contestant. this means Jubilee doesn't understand the principle of no tolerance of intolerance.
26.07.2025 22:32 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0i've wondered if Trump was instrumentally involved in the trafficking itself.
26.07.2025 21:52 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0it's an interesting pitch!
26.07.2025 02:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0now i can't help but wonder if parts of this line could be safely traversed by pump cart!
26.07.2025 00:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0bet it happens.
25.07.2025 19:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0how long before ICE breaches the CAN-US land border to kidnap Canadian dissidents of the Trump regime?
25.07.2025 17:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0holy shit, this is so scary.
24.07.2025 00:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0what's the solution? what do you propose as an alternative if Canada decides on principle - one that Canada itself has a checkered history of living up to - to shun the U.S. market?
23.07.2025 01:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0the new Clipse album is a great listen. pardon me if this is culturally inappropriate, but it's hard af.
16.07.2025 16:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0$25K is less than a rounding error and in the category of 'it costs what it costs,' to a corporation that size.
16.07.2025 15:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters β the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. β are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
15.07.2025 20:54 β π 39364 π 10439 π¬ 1039 π 451if i'm recalling properly, Raleigh hit 8 as a LHH, took his time out, and then hit 7 as a righty, then hit a couple more as a lefty in the first round bonus pitches.
15.07.2025 02:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes!
15.07.2025 02:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0hero.
15.07.2025 01:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0yeah, file #10,672 that the BC Conservatives aren't sending top notch talent to Victoria. perhaps with a dash of, i'm guessing, misidentification as a federally-elected rep. by a low quality production.
dangerous rhetoric, nonetheless.
the Chrissa Sparkles original:
open.spotify.com/track/3RQCQy...
thanks for the chat, Karen. it's a huge issue with so many component pieces, all made much worse by Trump using it as a cudgel. i appreciate your knowledge and ability to navigate through those components.
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