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Tonight it's Hadestown: Teen Edition at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. #theatreyvr #musicaltheatre #theatrekids #artsumbrella

Tonight it's Hadestown: Teen Edition at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. #theatreyvr #musicaltheatre #theatrekids #artsumbrella

Finally got an albatross off my neck today: completed the intro and paper summaries (58 papers!) for an omnibus volume of past publications...

Finally got an albatross off my neck today: completed the intro and paper summaries (58 papers!) for an omnibus volume of past publications for one of the professional orgs I'm a member of. 13k words.

This is the third time I've done this and was, by far, the hardest. Time to hand over the reins.

In today's "What's the life of a person on a bike worth?", the North Vancouver BC Provincial Court has decided that...

In today's "What's the life of a person on a bike worth?", the North Vancouver BC Provincial Court has decided that it's $1150 (CAN$)

https://globalnews.ca/news/11061004/dump-truck-guilty-cyclist-fatal/

(Yes, I know that they were only changed with "driving without due care and attention". It's a system-wide failure.)

#bikeyvr

Here's a fun game of predict-the-future:How long before we see a country with the name "Democratic Republic of America"?

Here's a fun game of predict-the-future:

How long before we see a country with the name "Democratic Republic of America"?

The BC Securities Commission? What a world we live in. https://youtu.be/1ZQwXbn_wbw?si=-GSyWRhUsPlX27Oz

The BC Securities Commission? What a world we live in.

https://youtu.be/1ZQwXbn_wbw?si=-GSyWRhUsPlX27Oz

Ended the day trying to figure out how a user managed to get to a part of the code commented with "Should never get here, means...

Ended the day trying to figure out how a user managed to get to a part of the code commented with "Should never get here, means we've gone too far back in time"

Which, past me, thanks for the comment. However, more questions have been created than answered.

I'm starting to think that we need to do what you need to do with all bullies: ignore them. Disassociate, disengage, and deny them the...

I'm starting to think that we need to do what you need to do with all bullies: ignore them. Disassociate, disengage, and deny them the attention they so desperately seek.

I've bridged my BlueSky account to the Fediverse. I try not to cross post and my BlueSky tends to be more irreverent and Vancouver...

I've bridged my BlueSky account to the Fediverse. I try not to cross post and my BlueSky tends to be more irreverent and Vancouver focused. If you'd like to follow me there from here, follow @anthonyfloyd.ca.

Thanks for the reminder, @stephanie !

I've been neglecting Mastodon for the past few months because BlueSky took off and I didn't really think I could manage a tonne of...

I've been neglecting Mastodon for the past few months because BlueSky took off and I didn't really think I could manage a tonne of social media with <gestures broadly> all this. But there are friends who only post here, and I dearly miss seeing their posts. So, friends, I'm sorry and I'm going to try to pay more attention here.

Everything Chris Wellons has learned about running local LLMs. Seems to boil down to: neat, but why?https://nullprogram.com/blog/2024/11/10/

Everything Chris Wellons has learned about running local LLMs. Seems to boil down to: neat, but why?

https://nullprogram.com/blog/2024/11/10/

@anthonyfloyd Yes, I know what day it is. Functionally, it's a Sunday.

@anthonyfloyd Yes, I know what day it is. Functionally, it's a Sunday.

We had both OneDrive corrupting the kid's PowerPoint (due tomorrow, recovered via phone interface, of all things) and "oh no, I...

We had both OneDrive corrupting the kid's PowerPoint (due tomorrow, recovered via phone interface, of all things) and "oh no, I can't embed this 16 GB of FHD videos into my PPT" which resulted in an hour of Dad using Handbrake. I hate Sunday nights.

In a shocking turn of events (shocking!), the Trans Mountain Pipeline that our Liberal government bought for us, is worth less than it cost...

In a shocking turn of events (shocking!), the Trans Mountain Pipeline that our Liberal government bought for us, is worth less than it cost to build.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-potential-loss-trans-mountain-sale-1.7378043

What a waste of (checks notes) $34 BILLION dollars.

And, oh, they also adopted anti-trans policy...

And, oh, they also adopted anti-trans policy too.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-danielle-smith-ucp-convention-leadership-review-1.7372033

The ruling party in Alberta (UCP) has embraced climate change denialism as official policy. WTF...

The ruling party in Alberta (UCP) has embraced climate change denialism as official policy. WTF people?

https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-conservatives-pass-climate-denial-resolution-12-to-celebrate-co2-pollution/

I neglected to follow up on how my crop of fingers fared. They were spooktacular, naturally.

I neglected to follow up on how my crop of fingers fared. They were spooktacular, naturally.

The annual finger harvest was pretty good this year. Now to roast them up good.

The annual finger harvest was pretty good this year. Now to roast them up good.

Blizzard has really screwed over casual players with Diablo 4. Anytime we want to play, there's *ALWAYS* a several-dozen gigabyte update...

Blizzard has really screwed over casual players with Diablo 4. Anytime we want to play, there's *ALWAYS* a several-dozen gigabyte update that needs to be applied before it'll run. By the time that's downloaded and installed, hours later, we no longer want to play. And then n weeks later, repeat.

Today's update: 40.8 GB. Sigh.

This weather is playing havoc with my sinuses. Sun! Rain! More sun! Heavy downpour! #HumanBarometer

This weather is playing havoc with my sinuses. Sun! Rain! More sun! Heavy downpour! #HumanBarometer

@VickiWoodward I don't know if you've seen this, but it seems relevant to your interestshttps://www.thegauntlet.news/p/solid-ground

@VickiWoodward I don't know if you've seen this, but it seems relevant to your interests

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/solid-ground