Lisa
@blueravefinn.bsky.social
Person. Cat supplicant. Teen wrangler. Worshipped by my dogs because I feed them.
TODAY IN CANADA: In 1928, Canada's women's 4x100m relay team set a world record of 48.4 seconds to win gold in Amsterdam. It was the first-ever Olympics to include women's track events. 🇨🇦𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗬: What's Canada's greatest Olympic moment, in your opinion?
AI takes a city's worth of energy and a lake's worth of water to make 1% of the people who use it insane and give the other 99% answers so unreliable they're not even reliably unreliable.
This can also apply to artists. Stuck on a painting? Try a different medium or draw or grab some clay
Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social · 6h agoYet another update: Understand that I'm not telling you to give up your computer. I'm just saying that there are options when it comes to composing text. The different methods use different parts of your brain, so switching between them can be a good way to get past writers block.
Years ago I was on a bus reading a copy of the Satanic Bible that I had just borrowed. A little old lady sat next to me, opened her purse, pulled out a bible and said: "would you like to see my bible?". I said "no thanks, would you like to see mine?" and showed her the cover. She changed seats 😀
the video of the australians on a train yelling at the american missionary to shut the fuck up is giving me life
Back in 2024, the Auditor General's report said $65B of healthcare funding was unreconciled in Ontario. Meaning she didn't know where it went. In the early years of the pandemic, Ontario's large hospitals all installed new billing systems. Private capital will be "rescuing" our hospitals soon.
Canada Healthwatch 🍁@canadahealthwatch.ca · 2w agoPlanned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade, David J. Climenhaga reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
This sounds like all of those fake posts with AI slop image like “person is arrested after lying about otters for an hour at the zoo” but it’s apparently real.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 11h agoMan arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
Hershey Kisses recalled nationwide due to undeclared almonds #RECALL #Canada halifax.citynews.ca/2026/08/02/h...
Hershey Kisses recalled nationwide due to undeclared almonds
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a nationwide recall of Hershey Kisses due to the potential presence of undeclared almonds.
halifax.citynews.ca
Never follow a moose 🫎
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · yesterdayGerman man (Henri) in #Ontario #Canada discovered real quick how dangerous Moose are, he was lucky this was a juvenile Moose, they will kill you if given half the chance, give them a lot of space danger Will Robertson ⚠️ Credit to wildsightings.cpm
So far I've learned Scots love dogs and bring them everywhere. They have a good sense of humour. They like puns too. Dog Grooming: Bark to the Future. Screw it - Hardware store.
Thank ye Monty Python gods, we got a prime parking spot. There are wee swarms of swallows. 😂 Coconuts are available in the gift shop.
392 stolen vehicles recovered in Project NoCargo pilot, valued at $28 million #Canada www.canada.ca/en/border-se...
392 stolen vehicles recovered in Project NoCargo pilot, valued at $28 million - Canada.ca
392 stolen vehicles recovered in Project NoCargo pilot, valued at $28 million
canada.ca
Maritimes under heat warnings with humidex nearing 40C this week #NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland globalnews.ca/news/1200979...
Maritimes under heat warnings with humidex nearing 40 this week | Globalnews.ca
People are urged to take action to protect themselves regardless of whether they're at higher risk as extreme heat can affect everyone's health.
globalnews.ca
The surprisingly connected origin of "opera", "manure", and "maneuver". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #opera #opus #manure #maneuver #manoeuvre youtube.com/shorts/1FhHy...
Opera/Manure/Maneuver #Etymology
YouTube video by Alliterative
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As many of my followers are likely aware, my main issue is Climate Change, and I have a favour to ask. The world has many problems, Canada is no exception, but until we "solve" climate change we won't really have a future. Our kids and grandkids will suffer if we don't make change now. 1/
Frequently Asked Questions about Climate Science
Find answers to common questions about climate science, its impacts, solutions, and the role of faith in environmental action. Explore insights from Dr. Katharine Hayhoe.
katharinehayhoe.com
Driving through Loch Lomond Park. Lookout stop at Loch Lubnaig. Many mallards and babies. Kayaking and a guy in a wetsuit and orange life vest bobbing in the water. I put my hand in, it didn't seem that cold.
So far I've learned Scots love dogs and bring them everywhere. They have a good sense of humour. They like puns too. Dog Grooming: Bark to the Future. Screw it - Hardware store.
Thank ye Monty Python gods, we got a prime parking spot. There are wee swarms of swallows. 😂 Coconuts are available in the gift shop.
Emperor shrimp molting on top of a sea slug (rude!): #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
Steve is meant to be at work, but he's still refusing to leave the pub beer garden.... Any ideas?
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
I discovered Wood Pigeons this week. They are the Scottish/UK version of the Canadian Mourning Dove. Bigger and louder.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · last wk.I’ve said this so many times. Wood pigeons, too.
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
#OTD in 1955, the millionth Beetle rolled off the assembly line. The world's best-seller sold 21.5m times. In the Third Reich, Ferdinand Porsche had been tasked to develop a car that would be affordable for broad segments of the population. The 1938 prototype went into production after the war.
