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High school physics teacher, engineer, rugby referee, father, spouse, transit lover, Sci Fi reader, cyclist, board gamer (mostly Frosthaven), BCer by birth, Haligonian by choice. (...in no particular order.)
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This is correct, but I also don't think that a bunch of Canadian elites actually get it, either. I really don't think Pollievre gets it, and I would be dubious if Carney would get it if he didn't have smart people in his ear (but maybe he's better than his financial pedigree implies...)

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

My daughter & I just had a great time spitballing about how things would work if Minnesota were to join Canada. ✓ Very good news for hockey players. ✓ Solution to a number of Great Lakes concerns. ✓ Time zone in Kenora will make more sense. (and more pressure on Thunder Bay to move to Central Time)

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

This is the clearest photo ever taken of Venus. 🔭 🧪

submitted 44 days ago • 106 comments

I love my job. I get questions like this from high school students. They make my day.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

VERY wet ride on the feet, on the way in, and I forgot to pack extra socks. Well, I'm in a high school physics lab - I can do something about that...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

I love rugby. I enjoy rugby 7s. ...But man, the HSBC SVNS website is horrific to navigate. Seriously, even if you're not a fan of rugby - take a look at this dumpster fire: www.svns.com/en Try to find, say, the time & date of the next match.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Best certificate ever. It's a certificate that says "CERTIFICATE" on it!

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

@rich.lafferty.ca FYI.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

@cira.ca Hi - I was searching a domain name based on my family name, and I was told that "The domain morton.ca is restricted and can't be registered." Can I ask - how does this happen? Is there a history to this specific domain name or does it somehow fall into a restricted category?

submitted 88 days ago • 2 comments

Very proud of my kid: * Turned 13 today. * Was allowed to "upgrade" her Google account due to birthday. * Read their privacy policy. * Said "This is trash." (Direct quote.) * Chose to stay with the more limited account, and seek another email provider.

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

Christmas morning in my hometown.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Vancouver, as I primarily experience it.

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

Lauren D-H is really smart almost all the time, but this is a particularly insightful thing. I recommend reading the thread - how professional progressives are so easily twisted from pragmatism to compromise to capitulation because they're used to systems working, and don't "get" bad actors.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Wait, what?

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

I strongly agree with this point. I'm a Green, and I strongly support both conservation and Indigenous sovereignty. BUT that doesn't mean they're always the same thing AND it means that I, not being Indigenous, don't get to be the one who says whether they align in a specific situation, or not.

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

No, Canada is not always better than the US. But, you know, sometimes... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

I'm at my Rugby club's awards banquet, and there are so many heart-warning things happening. A great one was the Men's Div 2 player of the year - father and son nominated for the same award. ... But I think my favorite was when the whole adult club cheered on the U14 girls' player of the year.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

I'M SO TEMPTED... events.viewbid.ca/Event/LotDet...

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Sorry for a bragging skeet, but I've been doing adult beginner gymnastics for three years, and I LANDED A BACK FLIP today! Also, I am still 45 years old, so I just about threw my back out going up the steps to get back into my house, but hey, I'm still feeling pretty awesome.

submitted 122 days ago • 5 comments