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Turning input into output. Montreal, Canada The Beaverton - @thebeaverton Untapped Libraries Podcast - @untappedlibraries Learn Real Good Podcast - @lrgpod Improv College - improvcollege.ca Moxfield: https://moxfield.com/users/vinnyfrancois

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Did you see that ludicrous display last night? Thing about the Habs is that they always try and walk it in.

16.11.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Habs practice this morning involves MSL pointing at puck and then pointing at opposition net and giving thumbs up. He then points at Habs net and waving his index finger side to side.

Asst. coach Trevor Letowski is going around answering questions from various players.

14.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible.

10.11.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Goddamn. The damage one person can do…

08.11.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello! This is an important one, so it won’t be the last time I post it. The Land Defenders on Hunters Mountain are gearing up for winter. They are resolute. But they need supplies, they are winterizing the cabins they built, there is food and firewood and gas for generators needed.

08.11.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We all need a dream. Help Clare throw a heater right across the Blue Jays home plate! (chewing tobacco optional)

06.11.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 324    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1

Improv team name:
Mall Picante

05.11.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the Simpsons Theme cover in Fortnite was made in 2019 by a random non-union orchestra, right?

It turns out... Disney has made a whole SLEW of non-union ripoff song covers for licensing. You can even select "non-union" when you search for songs on their website

03.11.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 537    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 11
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the mtg/linguistics/trans nerds have translated "death before detransition" into phyrexian.

24.10.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1351    πŸ” 525    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 31
Drawing of a puppy and a kitty with the caption; "Softness isn't weakness. Stay kind, stay tender"

Drawing of a puppy and a kitty with the caption; "Softness isn't weakness. Stay kind, stay tender"

Softness

30.10.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2605    πŸ” 902    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

At our age, these trends are like starlight. By the time we see it, we are looking deep into the past.

31.10.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At first glance, this episode's deck with 99 lands + Lumra as the commander seems like a joke but as we explored the nooks & crannies with our guest, EnkiBye from France, it turned out to be a BEAR of a deck. Download & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

untappedlibraries.com/episode-012-...

29.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This might be my favorite JWST image from the nearby Universe so far. You’re seeing the late stages of evolution of a star like the Sun, after it’s exhausted its nuclear fuel. This is a transient phase where it’s ejected its outer gas layers, which are then irradiated by the hot stellar remnant.

29.10.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 633    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Awesome!

28.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have that same thought almost daily. Dude, I cannot believe good things are happening to us.

26.10.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Table Top Talks - How to Get Started in Streaming
YouTube video by Command Zoe Table Top Talks - How to Get Started in Streaming

Gave a talk on how to get started in content creation. If you liked the episode of Casual Magic I was on then you will enjoy this too. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments here or youtube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio9...

22.10.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the real reason to travel to improv festivals abroad is to someday have the opportunity to teach improv in a place called a MUSIKKHØGSKOLEN.

22.10.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All for one or none for all

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17.10.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Best playmat I ever bought. No brainer if you're on the fence for this one.

16.10.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This guest is one we had in mind as the platonic ideal for this series: DJ and his β€œDear Gonti, Love Sophie” deck. Yep, the one made famous by the Rhystic Studies video. We talk about punk aesthetics, rhinestones, and tracking coin flips.

untappedlibraries.com/episode-11-d...

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15.10.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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images that spring to mind unbidden, part 679: "if you don't let yourself be a fucking mammal, as you were made, you will suffer"

04.01.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2374    πŸ” 1078    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 26

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

14.10.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 671    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

every single tech idea is like β€œsoon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

11.10.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9286    πŸ” 2042    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 58

let's see paul allen's labubu

11.10.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

11.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4058    πŸ” 1735    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 68
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PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference today to announce a renaming of the β€œCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, the document that enshrined our foundational set of rights in...

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas

08.10.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7

I get that the Jays are playing but I can’t believe how many empty seats are at the Leafs home opener. That would never happen in Montreal (because we only have one major sport).

09.10.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
07.10.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5287    πŸ” 2022    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 19
Joseph Barranco posted on social media: Go Bears! Nobel Prize in Physics goes to 3 physicists studying mesoscopic quantum phenomena... Work was done in the 1980s in UC Berkeley Professor John Clarke's lab with his graduate student John Martinis and postdoctoral fellow Michel Devoret... all 3 share the Nobel Prize.  Must also point out that both Clarke and Devoret are immigrants from the UK and France, respectively.  All 3 are pioneers in the race to build the most powerful quantum supercomputers.  California *public* education made this happen. Immigration made this happen.

Joseph Barranco posted on social media: Go Bears! Nobel Prize in Physics goes to 3 physicists studying mesoscopic quantum phenomena... Work was done in the 1980s in UC Berkeley Professor John Clarke's lab with his graduate student John Martinis and postdoctoral fellow Michel Devoret... all 3 share the Nobel Prize. Must also point out that both Clarke and Devoret are immigrants from the UK and France, respectively. All 3 are pioneers in the race to build the most powerful quantum supercomputers. California *public* education made this happen. Immigration made this happen.

Valuable info about the Physics Nobel Prize today from Prof. Joseph Barranco at SFSU on Martinis and Devoret being a grad student and postdoc in Clarke's lab at UC Berkeley & Clark and Devoret being immigrants. "California *public* education made this happen. Immigration made this happen." βš›οΈ

07.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 397    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. Β£325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

06.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15604    πŸ” 5299    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 806

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