Denis Trailin
@denis.trailin.ca
Software engineer and transit enthusiast living in Vancouver.
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One thing I find funny about the new "class warrior" Canadian conservative arc is that they can't help themselves but shit on all unionization efforts.
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
One thing I find funny about the new "class warrior" Canadian conservative arc is that they can't help themselves but shit on all unionization efforts.
You love to see it
A golf course next to the Fraser River in northeast Metro Vancouver will be transformed into a public park with sport and playing fields.
It is part of the City of Maple Ridge's strategy to build a new major aquatic & community centre. #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ma...
It is part of the City of Maple Ridge's strategy to build a new major aquatic & community centre. #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ma...
Metro Vancouver golf course to become a park as new aquatic centre advances | Urbanized
Maple Ridge Golf Course will be transformed into a public park with outdoor recreational uses, as part of a broader new aquatic centre plan.
dailyhive.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
You love to see it
Map of where the the top 500 properties in BC are located in Vancouver
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Map of where the the top 500 properties in BC are located in Vancouver
Deepseek R1 runs very well on my M2 Mac with Ollama. It can output stuff about as fast as online model providers which is very impressive.
December 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Deepseek R1 runs very well on my M2 Mac with Ollama. It can output stuff about as fast as online model providers which is very impressive.
Kind of strange there’s no Canadian Buy Now Pay Later player
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Kind of strange there’s no Canadian Buy Now Pay Later player
The ski season is saved
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The ski season is saved
I wonder if anyone does the reverse commute to Google Kitchener from Toronto
December 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wonder if anyone does the reverse commute to Google Kitchener from Toronto
Why are Pokémon cards have such a moment? They’ve been around forever, so what changed?
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Why are Pokémon cards have such a moment? They’ve been around forever, so what changed?
The amount of money these wealth managers run by Monetarists must lose relative to the market must be astounding.
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The amount of money these wealth managers run by Monetarists must lose relative to the market must be astounding.
Crazy how much FUD on this was just completely fake
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/most-...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/most-...
Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
OTTAWA - Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from Health Canada shows.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Crazy how much FUD on this was just completely fake
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/most-...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/most-...
I wonder who will capitulate first to putting ads on their chat LLM.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I wonder who will capitulate first to putting ads on their chat LLM.
Oh this is new, Statcan now directly publishes GDP per Capita (though they only use quarter start population which is kind of wrong).
www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
Gross domestic product per capita and other per capita macroeconomic indicators
This table contains estimates of gross domestic product per capita and other per capita macroeconomic indicators.
www150.statcan.gc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Oh this is new, Statcan now directly publishes GDP per Capita (though they only use quarter start population which is kind of wrong).
www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
The relatively wide arterial roads in Paris offer a lot of good lessons for what to do with similar arterials in north America for urbanists. Barcelona as well.
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The relatively wide arterial roads in Paris offer a lot of good lessons for what to do with similar arterials in north America for urbanists. Barcelona as well.
LLM based search would be a killer feature for LinkedIn
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
LLM based search would be a killer feature for LinkedIn
How did this goldbug nonsense get published in the globe?
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How did this goldbug nonsense get published in the globe?
I would love to know the context here
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I would love to know the context here
The media elites don't want you to know that immigrants out earn Canadians by a substantial margin, including the 2021 cohort
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The media elites don't want you to know that immigrants out earn Canadians by a substantial margin, including the 2021 cohort
One thing I've found counter intuitive is that weaker economic conditions seem to mean taller tower rather than the other way around in Vancouver.
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One thing I've found counter intuitive is that weaker economic conditions seem to mean taller tower rather than the other way around in Vancouver.
One of my favourite things is when a young conservative writes an angry screed against boomers most of the comments will be conservative boomers going #NotAllBoomers since that’s the primary audience for political writing in this country.
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One of my favourite things is when a young conservative writes an angry screed against boomers most of the comments will be conservative boomers going #NotAllBoomers since that’s the primary audience for political writing in this country.
It’s pretty frustrating that basically no one talking about the Cowichan decision wants to engage with the substance that they were promised a reserve but didn’t get one. I guess Governor James Douglas went Woke so it doesn’t count or something.
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s pretty frustrating that basically no one talking about the Cowichan decision wants to engage with the substance that they were promised a reserve but didn’t get one. I guess Governor James Douglas went Woke so it doesn’t count or something.
I somehow got on Australian crime TikTok where every Australian convinces themselves they live in the most dangerous place on earth
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I somehow got on Australian crime TikTok where every Australian convinces themselves they live in the most dangerous place on earth
Windows as an OS barely works but somehow the AI features are the most impressive I’ve seen on any OS.
October 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Windows as an OS barely works but somehow the AI features are the most impressive I’ve seen on any OS.
All the energy seems to have been taken out of the racist housing subreddits and now it's going to the racist job subreddits
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All the energy seems to have been taken out of the racist housing subreddits and now it's going to the racist job subreddits
Just got a letter that they’re installing a modal filter near me
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Just got a letter that they’re installing a modal filter near me
We should be building more gothic revival buildings
October 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We should be building more gothic revival buildings