Anthony Floyd
@anthonyfloyd.ca
💬 He/him
🏠 Dad to two, @gwenfloyd.bsky.social's +1
🚲 Safe cycling advocate
📷 Photography
🎲 Board games
✈ Composites
👨💻 Software dev (Python, Fortran)
🎓 PhD
🍁 Vancouver BC
🌐 https://www.anthonyfloyd.ca
🐘 @anthonyfloyd.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
🏠 Dad to two, @gwenfloyd.bsky.social's +1
🚲 Safe cycling advocate
📷 Photography
🎲 Board games
✈ Composites
👨💻 Software dev (Python, Fortran)
🎓 PhD
🍁 Vancouver BC
🌐 https://www.anthonyfloyd.ca
🐘 @anthonyfloyd.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Aaaand our Rogers Internet is down again. 😡
I don't understand why our Shaw service was so stable with the same equipment and after Rogers bought them, the reliability is horrid.
I don't understand why our Shaw service was so stable with the same equipment and after Rogers bought them, the reliability is horrid.
December 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Aaaand our Rogers Internet is down again. 😡
I don't understand why our Shaw service was so stable with the same equipment and after Rogers bought them, the reliability is horrid.
I don't understand why our Shaw service was so stable with the same equipment and after Rogers bought them, the reliability is horrid.
Start them early, I guess.
December 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Start them early, I guess.
Meat-space PolyBridge. Merry Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Meat-space PolyBridge. Merry Christmas everyone!
8:30am, Christmas Day. The gifts remain undisturbed under the tree.
This whole "kids are getting older" thing sucks for morning people.
This whole "kids are getting older" thing sucks for morning people.
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
8:30am, Christmas Day. The gifts remain undisturbed under the tree.
This whole "kids are getting older" thing sucks for morning people.
This whole "kids are getting older" thing sucks for morning people.
Merry Christmas to you! Yes, you. Whether you’re celebrating with friends and family, or just treating it like any other day, I hope you have a great day. You are seen, valued, and appreciated today and every day. Thank you for being part of my online community! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Merry Christmas to you! Yes, you. Whether you’re celebrating with friends and family, or just treating it like any other day, I hope you have a great day. You are seen, valued, and appreciated today and every day. Thank you for being part of my online community! 🎄
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And with that run through Queensborough I’ve completed 99.71% of the streets in New West! There’s just one left: the dreaded Front Street.
December 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And with that run through Queensborough I’ve completed 99.71% of the streets in New West! There’s just one left: the dreaded Front Street.
Santa, I've been good! I've composed and deleted three replies this morning and it's not even 10am!
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Santa, I've been good! I've composed and deleted three replies this morning and it's not even 10am!
December 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
White Wine in the Sun currently being played on The Early Edition. Thanks @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social! Not a traditional xmas song but so poignant.
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
White Wine in the Sun currently being played on The Early Edition. Thanks @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social! Not a traditional xmas song but so poignant.
Support your local bookseller; it makes them happy.
Busiest day we've had in 25.5 years. Thanks to everyone who has special-ordered books; bought books; brought books in to sell; or called or come by with interesting questions, booze, baked goods, or a friendly animal.
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!
Signed, CJB & all @ PFB
December 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Support your local bookseller; it makes them happy.
You know, I seem to recall other countries that required a Schriftleiter, ah, I mean a zampolit, erm, wait, a kurator, no, a "balanced speech officer" embedded with their broadcasters.
#FascismLooksLikeThis #HistoryMayNotRepeatButItRhymes
#FascismLooksLikeThis #HistoryMayNotRepeatButItRhymes
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
You know, I seem to recall other countries that required a Schriftleiter, ah, I mean a zampolit, erm, wait, a kurator, no, a "balanced speech officer" embedded with their broadcasters.
#FascismLooksLikeThis #HistoryMayNotRepeatButItRhymes
#FascismLooksLikeThis #HistoryMayNotRepeatButItRhymes
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A little travel diary video I made from a road trip to the Kootenays on Dec. 22
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A little travel diary video I made from a road trip to the Kootenays on Dec. 22
Van Dusen Festival of Lights tonight. It was warmer, dryer, and much less crowded than anticipated. Where did the crowds go? #VanDusenFOL #Vancouver
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Van Dusen Festival of Lights tonight. It was warmer, dryer, and much less crowded than anticipated. Where did the crowds go? #VanDusenFOL #Vancouver
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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11,283 signatures so far.
Add yours to voice your objection to using the notwithstanding clause as a weapon to deny people their fundamental human rights.
Add yours to voice your objection to using the notwithstanding clause as a weapon to deny people their fundamental human rights.
Make sure you do the email confirmation step or your signature won’t be recorded, folks!
Trans rights are human rights. Please sign, if you’re Canadian.
Trans rights are human rights. Please sign, if you’re Canadian.
Canadians, sign this petition to stop the use of the Notwithstanding clause against trans Canadians.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
December 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
11,283 signatures so far.
Add yours to voice your objection to using the notwithstanding clause as a weapon to deny people their fundamental human rights.
Add yours to voice your objection to using the notwithstanding clause as a weapon to deny people their fundamental human rights.
I've seen so many hummingbirds over the past few days. I wonder if I should get a feeder and if the crows will tolerate it.
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've seen so many hummingbirds over the past few days. I wonder if I should get a feeder and if the crows will tolerate it.
"Of the six provinces that responded, British Columbia had the highest COVID-19 uptake, reporting that 18 per cent of its residents have received a COVID shot [this fall]"
We learned nothing. And gave in to the liars, fearmongers, and disinformation peddlers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We learned nothing. And gave in to the liars, fearmongers, and disinformation peddlers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How does Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination rate compare to other provinces? We asked | CBC News
Alberta's declining COVID-19 vaccination rate is sparking more concern as it becomes clear how uptake in the province compares to other parts of the country.
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Of the six provinces that responded, British Columbia had the highest COVID-19 uptake, reporting that 18 per cent of its residents have received a COVID shot [this fall]"
We learned nothing. And gave in to the liars, fearmongers, and disinformation peddlers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We learned nothing. And gave in to the liars, fearmongers, and disinformation peddlers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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D'oh! I'm 20 minutes late to wish you a happy solstice! At 10:03 Eastern US time the Sun reached its most southern point on the sky, and will slowly begin to crawl farther north every day. This means today has the least amount of daytime of the year, and nights get shorter from here on out!
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
D'oh! I'm 20 minutes late to wish you a happy solstice! At 10:03 Eastern US time the Sun reached its most southern point on the sky, and will slowly begin to crawl farther north every day. This means today has the least amount of daytime of the year, and nights get shorter from here on out!
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Christmas is hope. My novels are about ordinary women finding hope.
How does she resist an invading evil being?
How does a sheltered youth handle a strange bequest?
How do you escape a future Nasty Time?
What do you do when you don't want to exist anymore but the afterlife says tough?
#SFF #books
How does she resist an invading evil being?
How does a sheltered youth handle a strange bequest?
How do you escape a future Nasty Time?
What do you do when you don't want to exist anymore but the afterlife says tough?
#SFF #books
Home - Shireen's Place of Books and Blogs
shireen.link
December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Now this is a fun twist on trick taking games. And amazing art too! #OriginStory #bgg #FamilyGameNight
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now this is a fun twist on trick taking games. And amazing art too! #OriginStory #bgg #FamilyGameNight
Seems like a good time to point out Canada's official time server: nrc.canada.ca/en/certifica... #TimeIsHard
December 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Seems like a good time to point out Canada's official time server: nrc.canada.ca/en/certifica... #TimeIsHard
Laughs with 15 years of False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility energy. vancouver.ca/home-propert...
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Laughs with 15 years of False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility energy. vancouver.ca/home-propert...
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Coming up on The Early Edition - our show director, Laurence Watt, looks at security cameras for the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver, the latest episode of "The Pitch: Vancouver's Road to the 2026 World Cup."
The signs are already up near BC Place:
The signs are already up near BC Place:
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Coming up on The Early Edition - our show director, Laurence Watt, looks at security cameras for the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver, the latest episode of "The Pitch: Vancouver's Road to the 2026 World Cup."
The signs are already up near BC Place:
The signs are already up near BC Place:
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You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
You do not know if someone is able-bodied by looking at them.
