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Nothing like reviewing credit card statements to realize how much groceries have shot up in costs. $$$

I've covered local government meetings for over 20 years, in a city where the mayor notoriously makes up rules to curb anything critical of city hall, especially clapping. So, it's worth a quick🧵 on how governments use rules of decorum to intimidate the public, even to throw opponents in jail.

Dear NS Power: the hardworking individuals who go out in all weather to restore power are the ones who deserve the most respect. Pay them appropriately.

Men, do not use ChatGPT to try and argue about books you’ve not read with women who teach said books to PhD students for a living. Thanks.

The real fun times are when they ask for more work while the existing / past projects still haven’t been paid for.

Whale watching is big as someone mentioned, because Orca. Also the Butchart Gardens (Vancouver Island) has a fireworks show every Saturday in the summer.

… are you sure this is a photo and not a painting?

HOT TAKE APPARENTLY: Movie adaptations should not be faithful the source book because books and movies are completely different art forms with different strengths and sensibilities. If you want something to be faithful to a book you should just re-read the book.

I stand by everything I said previously. At least with a major bank I know there is oversight, deposit insurance, and regulation for things like anti-money laundering.

This goes from”how adorable” to “this animal could tear me to pieces” very quickly!

Yearly bear cam maintenance staff reporting for duty.

Far too much of the anxiety with contract work is “are they ever going to actually pay their invoice?”

Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses. Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them. Please see our Photo policies for more. defcon.org/html/links/d...

Finally was able to cohere my thoughts about the OpenAI/Hugging Face debacle. We keep making weapons. We will always want to use them. Can we break the cycle?

Russia, China and Iran have signed the UN Cybercrime Convention. Until 11 days ago, Canada joined the US, Japan, and NZ in staying out. Without notice, it quietly signed despite human rights concerns. @kate-ro.bsky.social joins my Law Bytes podcast to discuss. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/epis...

It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society

I.. why is someone who clearly never eaten Italian food doing a food review for a (semi-) accredited publication?

Seriously love how many history lovers & scholars are on here. Platform of choice for analysis of literature with actual substance beyond is it ‘woke’ or not.

Admittedly haven’t had anything other than their Boston Cream last time I went; which (thankfully) they have not tinkered with. However, it has been a while.