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This is what happens when most of the tech people that have trump's ear only deal with software, not hardware. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/t...

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Vintage MTB Show This weekend is the 2nd annual Vintage Mountain Bike Show, put on by BoneshakerMTB and Gremlins Bicycle Emporium. It is tucked away in the back of the same building as Blood Brothers Brewing on Geary Ave. I could tell from this bike corral that I was in the vicinity of the right…

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Thanks @jameskingsley.ca for designing this shirt.

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Still we park. #VikingBiking

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More plow damage to loading platforms The loading platform on Bloor on the north side just west of Shaw is an interesting design because it combines asphalt ramps with a decent looking drainage channel. Here is a picture from back in August 2023 when it was just installed. Presumably the hinge is…

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"Some research institutions, uncertain about their future grants and fearful of possible punitive taxes on their endowments, have stopped training new scientists. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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this is a fun walk back through some of my favourite movies. www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta...

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These sentences: "At one point the Ukrainian ambassador would put her head in her hands. She was all of us." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Coldest day of the year ride 2025 Today was the annual Coldest Day of the Year Ride put on by Cycle Toronto. It was the latest date ever for this event, having been postponed from mid-February due to poor snow clearance in the bike lanes on that day. The ride started at Perth Ave parkette, just a…

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More snow clearance The city has been slowing digging itself out from under the big snowstorm of the past few weeks. Here is a large snowblower working on a side street this morning. I didn't know Volvo made such machines. Last night I saw crews working on clearing the south side of Bloor near…

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An anonymous hero fixed the potential pinch point on the westbound Bloor bike lane at Keele in time for the @cycletoronto.bsky.social Coldest Day of the Year Ride this Saturday, March 1.

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With all the melting back, the eastbound Bloor bike lanes are clear from Lansdowne to University, except for the stretch between Euclid and Bathurst.

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I like this sentence from a NYTimes profile of Parker Posey: (The fact that the Four Seasons now offers “White Lotus” tie-ins feels a little like advertising a wine tasting at the Hotel California.)

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People who don't vote have no right to complain after the election.

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Bloor looks better With the above zero temps today, there has been quite a bit of melting back, and the Bloor bike lanes are looking in better shape. Westbound through Bloordale from Dufferin to Lansdowne, the bike lanes are clear although Bloordale pond is pretty full so you might want to skirt…

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Taking care of a few errands Today was a day for errands and another chance to see how the bike lanes looked on my way to and from downtown. With high snowbanks, sometimes you have to be a bit creative to park your bike. I dropped by Christie Pits where Pedaal advertised a chance to ride the new G…

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Thanks to everyone who came out tonight! Everyone vote! Let's work together to deny Doug Ford another majority government. jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/c...

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Post school drop off traffic jam, exacerbated by snowbanks and oversize vehicles.

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thelocal.to/ontario-post... Some key quotes from Nigmendra Narain @ocufa.bsky.social

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Ontarians, please read, and vote. Advanced polls open Feb 20-22. thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...

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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered leaders at the Pentagon and the military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Post." I wonder if the Trump team realizes that this adds up to at least a 40% cut.

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The only part of the Bloor bike lane eastbound that was somewhat passable was between Bathurst and Spadina, but even so there were some interruptions like this bus platform. It still took me almost twice as long to get into work this morning, and I am starting to get discouraged.

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NEW COLUMN: The debate results are in! ONTARIO LOSES! www.jakelandau.ca/p/the-debate...

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Snowbank as kickstand.

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Main roads that are plowed are OK, but you have to take the lane. Road surface is surprisingly slippery. I got yelled at by one SUV driver that I should use the bike lane. I wasn't blocking him. He was going the other direction on Bloor. Bike lanes are still hopeless. #VikingBiking

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Time to reduce plastics use, and to ban plastics recycling which is 99% greenwashing. fkfb.sizone.org?r=https://ww...

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Mid winter tire swap There's been a lot of snow and more to come this weekend, so I finally decided to put the studded tires on the cargo bike. This in an attempt to hasten the end of winter. My regular tires are 406-47 and the winter marathons are 406-42, but what I never noticed before is the…

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This map shows which cycling routes have been plowed in Toronto, and how recently. There is even an option to show "cycling plows" www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

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Snow clearance, or lack thereof Last night we got the heaviest snowfall in several years, with probably about 20 cm in central Toronto. Toronto public schools were closed, and people were urged to stay home if they could. This is the sort of day where I might not bike, but since I had online…

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This article from @Pedaal Coffee & Bikes is very useful. www.pedaal.com/dispatches/a...

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Apple vs Google

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Arif Virani not running for re-election clears the way for @bhutilakarpoche.bsky.social who has been a great MPP for Parkdale High Park.

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The fact that it is illegal to transport passengers on e bikes in Ontario is ridiculous. On the other hand: "Toronto police could not say if any tickets have been issued. Spokesperson Laura Brabant said she is not aware of any plans for an enforcement campaign." fkfb.sizone.org?r=https://ww...

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