James Anok 🇨🇦🇵🇹🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈+

A photo of a random assortment of cables found in a drawer, with a list of the types of connectors beside it.

Ahhhh…. It’s the annual purge of the “random esoteric cable connectors that I might need one day for that thing I ordered from that Etsy shop in Turkmenistan that I can’t find but I’m sure I didn’t throw away” drawer. Here’s the list of the types of things I found. My rule is that I keep 1 of each.

A black and white long exposure photograph of a series of train tracks and freight train. The long exposure blurs the train so that it looks like a sinuous mental snake following the tracks into the bright light of the city in the distance.

Night Train. Sometimes it’s good to go back into photo archives. This shot from 2007 was a chance encounter while out for an evening stroll. #blackandwhite #photography #timelapse

This is a composite photo of a fluffy cream coloured Sheepadoodle sitting and looking directly at the camera as he models a red, white, and blue checkered flannel shirt. Each of the 5 photos in have the day/year the photo was taken starting in 2021.

This is Chester’s 5th time wearing “his” flannel shirt. He hopes you’re feeling cozy wherever you are in the world today! #timeflies #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

A photo of Daniel and James in the lounge at the first intermission of the ballet performance enjoying a glass of wine.

It’s on until the 24th of Nov and an absolute must see if you can. Even though I sprained my arm yesterday, it was so good that I clapped my way through the pain (the wine at intermission helped). #husbands #DateNight

Photo of the curtain call of the National Ballet of Canada’s opening night performance of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. On stage is the corps de ballet, with the lead dancers taking a bow.

Following on the heels of last week’s performance of Procession, we picked up the emotional rollercoaster ride of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Intensity was imbued throughout each of the acts from the dancers, orchestra, & the set design & production. #ballet #dance #toronto #TheWintersTaleNBC

In Canada Nov 11th is #RemembranceDay. Please take 2 min @ 11:00am Eastern to silently reflect on the many freedoms we enjoy today as a country & remember all who served in the Canadian military to fight for us to have them. #LestWeForget

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He LOVES the snow. He has a higher than average baseline body temp so he can’t run a lot in the summertime or he overheats. The fall and winter are perfect for him to play for as long as he wants. It’s more of an issue that we get cold, not him!

A composite photo of a fluffy white Sheepadoodle running joyfully in the fresh fallen snow in a forest, and also lying in the snow under a snow covered tree chomping on a stick.

Oh to be as joyful as this little fur ball frolicking in the first snow of this season. He also loves to snack on frosty snow covered sticks. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky

A picture of a fluffy white sheepadoodle with his nose covered in snow.

Chester begins his seasonal transition into his “polar bear” persona. He loves the snow so much. At home, we begin the transition into our “pile of dry towels by the door” season. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky #firstsnow #toronto

A composite photo of a fluffy white Sheepadoodle wearing a Toronto Blue Jays baseball cap and looking a little sad.

Chester would like to thank the @bluejays.com for an amazing season of #baseball & for bringing us all together during a challenging time. Chester hopes that the entire Jays organization is surrounded by the love & support that they need after last nights game. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #goJays

Let’s go @bluejays.com !!!!!!!!

And the (hopefully unintentional) visual references to the Blade Runner master classes in movie storytelling only served to highlight that this perineum of a movie should not have been made in the first place. Studios just don’t know when to stop beating a dead light cycle. #honestreview

I just saw Tron Ares. No spoilers. My review: it’s a visual masturbatory exercise of the colour red & an example of how Jared fucking Leto can make an incredibly over rendered CGI/AI universe and character look like a cardboard cutout that’s been left out in the rain in every scene he is in… #scifi

Miss me, but let me go.
For this is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all part of the Master's plan
A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick at heart
Go to the friends we know.
Laugh at all the things we used to do
Miss me, but let me go.

When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, but not for long
And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that once we shared…

On this 1st anniversary of my mom’s death, my dad and I visited a few of her favourite places, shared good memories, and recited the passage she had chosen as part of her memorial service.

Rest in peace mom….

A black and white landscape photograph with the sun flaring through a number of cloud layers, and reflecting on the wavy ripples of Lake Ontario.

Bright star, dreamy cloudscape. #photography #blackandwhite

A photo of a cream coloured fluffy Sheepadoodle sitting on a chair, wearing a pair of glasses.

Apparently my new glasses are #ChesterApproved!!!

Advance!!!! Let’s go Blue Jays!!!

One of my best experiences to date at Service Ontario to renew my drivers licence and health card. Making an appointment in advance really speeds things up. I was in and out in 15 min. Both cards renewed with a new photo taken and some pleasant chit chat with the rep.

Go Jays Go! @bluejays.com let’s do it!!! #TorontoBlueJays #Baseball #dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky

Sadly it almost all eventually will when however much has been spread on the roads and walkways of the city melt into the drains in the springtime.

That’s just one about 4 huge ridges/escarpments (I can’t think of a non-geographic term) of salt waiting for the coming season.

A black and white photograph of stockpiles of road salt that looks like mountains. The photo has significant horizontal separation between the concrete dock and the water in the canal, as well as the segments of covered, partially covered, and uncovered mounds of salt. The wrapping of the salt reminded me of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude wraps of landscapes and monuments around the world.

Salt Mountains. There City of Toronto’s stockpile of road salt by the lake. A very “Christo & Jeanne-Claude” vibe. #blackandwhite #photography

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Covering topics like #bias & lack of #diversity in data models, along with #regulatory & #governance requirements of the profession, they received a good intro to the appropriate use of AI tools & how to critically think about use cases & applications.

It was a pleasure guest lecturing at George Brown College in #Toronto this afternoon emphasizing the importance of the human connection for child & youth care workers in an age of easy access to #AI tools. It’s critical for 1st year student academic & professional development….

He’s known to cosplay being a polar bear in the winter as well.