Kate Gregory
@gregcons.bsky.social
I advise, develop, mentor, write, and speak. C++ mostly. One of the Carbon leads. Limited availability; you can ask. Want me to speak? http://gregcons.com/SpeakerKit.aspx She/her.
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Canada at its purest and worst 🇨🇦
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Canada at its purest and worst 🇨🇦
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as a Canadian, i laugh
for years, this has been printed on each box of Mann's Family Favourites Stringless Sugar Snap Peas by Mann Packing Company, a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte N.A. Inc.
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for years, this has been printed on each box of Mann's Family Favourites Stringless Sugar Snap Peas by Mann Packing Company, a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte N.A. Inc.
cc: @nolore.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 6:03 PM
as a Canadian, i laugh
for years, this has been printed on each box of Mann's Family Favourites Stringless Sugar Snap Peas by Mann Packing Company, a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte N.A. Inc.
cc: @nolore.bsky.social
for years, this has been printed on each box of Mann's Family Favourites Stringless Sugar Snap Peas by Mann Packing Company, a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte N.A. Inc.
cc: @nolore.bsky.social
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This is a very kind thread about masks and how we're all human sometimes.
Since masking is being discussed, I wear a mask most places. I also use a nasal barrier spray and because I have mast cell fuckery that continues to not be diagnosed as anything, I take a lot of antihistamines. I don't get sick often anymore. Because I mask.
We were at the emergency vet yesterday.
We were at the emergency vet yesterday.
December 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is a very kind thread about masks and how we're all human sometimes.
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when people ask my mom why she's wearing a mask, she says, "it helps me mind my own business"
Also, never ask someone why they're wearing a mask! Just don't! You're not entitled to people's health info!
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
when people ask my mom why she's wearing a mask, she says, "it helps me mind my own business"
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Maybe 15 years ago I was in Western Massachusetts with a partner who wanted to check out the Norman Rockwell Museum. I only knew of Rockwell as 1950s kitsch and had low expectations. As it happened, we showed up while an exhibit on Rockwell's Civil Rights legacy was on display. Blew my mind.
"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
www.thebulwark.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Maybe 15 years ago I was in Western Massachusetts with a partner who wanted to check out the Norman Rockwell Museum. I only knew of Rockwell as 1950s kitsch and had low expectations. As it happened, we showed up while an exhibit on Rockwell's Civil Rights legacy was on display. Blew my mind.
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
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Alf Holden tells the story of the best Annex apartment building that's not by Uno Prii, and the shy architect behind it who died this year. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Joe Medwecki and the triumph of the wraparound balcony - Spacing Toronto
Location, location, location is the old saying about what matters in real estate. But what if you combined location, with architecture, and terrific views, as Joseph (Joe) Medwecki did at 190 St. Geo...
spacing.ca
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Alf Holden tells the story of the best Annex apartment building that's not by Uno Prii, and the shy architect behind it who died this year. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Vapourware: @johnlorinc.bsky.social observes that previously proposed projects in New York and Glasgow, both announced in 2021, have quietly disappeared from the Therme Group's current portfolio, adding to the mystery of Therme’s business model spacing.ca/toronto/2025... #onpoli
Who's behind the deep-pocketed private equity firm that's bought into Therme? - Spacing Toronto
Back in the summer, Therme went public with a somewhat perplexing development in its corporate life — a €1 billion merger of its two, somewhat related, operating divisions: Therme Erding, which owns t...
spacing.ca
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Vapourware: @johnlorinc.bsky.social observes that previously proposed projects in New York and Glasgow, both announced in 2021, have quietly disappeared from the Therme Group's current portfolio, adding to the mystery of Therme’s business model spacing.ca/toronto/2025... #onpoli
In this week of relaxation for many, take a minute and submit to NDC Toronto ndctoronto.com/call-for-pap... because it closes Dec 31st and we're not extending it. Make my job a little harder by giving me more talks to consider! NOT JUST C++. Check our topics, we want your talk!
Call for Papers - NDC Toronto 2026 | Conference for Software Developers
NDC Toronto 2026 is a 4-Day Event for Software Developers, 5-8 May the The Westin Harbour Castle, Tornoto.
ndctoronto.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In this week of relaxation for many, take a minute and submit to NDC Toronto ndctoronto.com/call-for-pap... because it closes Dec 31st and we're not extending it. Make my job a little harder by giving me more talks to consider! NOT JUST C++. Check our topics, we want your talk!
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Loved this story, not least because I learned that finger limes, the world's weirdest fruit, are being grown a few kms from my house!
Are we ready for Canadian bananas?
All across Canada, adventurous farmers are experimenting by growing exotic fruits.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Loved this story, not least because I learned that finger limes, the world's weirdest fruit, are being grown a few kms from my house!
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Toronto, sometimes the cheapest solution is the best solution...let's just drop off some shovels at all the bus stops before storms and pick them up after...
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Toronto, sometimes the cheapest solution is the best solution...let's just drop off some shovels at all the bus stops before storms and pick them up after...
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there was a good minute where i honestly believed and expected that a long term impact of covid would be that we would see masking when sick normalized and a new focus on better ventilation and clean air- just seemed like easy, unobtrusive, common-sense stuff we’d all have experience with after. lol
December 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
there was a good minute where i honestly believed and expected that a long term impact of covid would be that we would see masking when sick normalized and a new focus on better ventilation and clean air- just seemed like easy, unobtrusive, common-sense stuff we’d all have experience with after. lol
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"An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday."
Elusive wild cat feared extinct rediscovered in Thailand
An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday.In Thailand, it has long been ...
www.yahoo.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday."
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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What do you notice in this picture?
It does tell everyone what you need to know!
It does tell everyone what you need to know!
This is from a symposium of the Worlds leading long covid experts (August 2025) . H/t Charlos on X. This should tell everyone what you need to know. Not one long covid expert without a respirator, no non maskers or gappy surgicals in sight. Experts know it’s airborne and know the health risks.
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
What do you notice in this picture?
It does tell everyone what you need to know!
It does tell everyone what you need to know!
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Oh and if their answer to a section that sounds weird is, "oh well we would never enforce that" then the correct response is, "sounds great, let's delete that then."
This is because if there is a later dispute and they try to twirl their mustache and say "oh ho ho! But when the contract says this, it really means YOU GET FED TO THE ALLIGATOR PIT," then you pull out the email where it says that actually there's a 0.5% fine over the first thirty days.
December 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Oh and if their answer to a section that sounds weird is, "oh well we would never enforce that" then the correct response is, "sounds great, let's delete that then."
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I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....
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December 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....
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"Plugh: My library that solves my problem" -- OK, but unless I have that problem not my top choice in a slot.
"What I learned on my summer vacation in constexpr-land" -- I'm going to this.
Don't worry about talking about your project, talk about what you learned while doing your project.
"What I learned on my summer vacation in constexpr-land" -- I'm going to this.
Don't worry about talking about your project, talk about what you learned while doing your project.
December 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Plugh: My library that solves my problem" -- OK, but unless I have that problem not my top choice in a slot.
"What I learned on my summer vacation in constexpr-land" -- I'm going to this.
Don't worry about talking about your project, talk about what you learned while doing your project.
"What I learned on my summer vacation in constexpr-land" -- I'm going to this.
Don't worry about talking about your project, talk about what you learned while doing your project.
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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SO, you want to network but don't know where to begin.
1. DON'T. Make friends instead
2. It's not about what they can do for you
3. Famous people are just people first
4. If you do have to gush, don't just say 'i love your work' , pick one thing and say why. Open ended compliments are awkward
1. DON'T. Make friends instead
2. It's not about what they can do for you
3. Famous people are just people first
4. If you do have to gush, don't just say 'i love your work' , pick one thing and say why. Open ended compliments are awkward
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
SO, you want to network but don't know where to begin.
1. DON'T. Make friends instead
2. It's not about what they can do for you
3. Famous people are just people first
4. If you do have to gush, don't just say 'i love your work' , pick one thing and say why. Open ended compliments are awkward
1. DON'T. Make friends instead
2. It's not about what they can do for you
3. Famous people are just people first
4. If you do have to gush, don't just say 'i love your work' , pick one thing and say why. Open ended compliments are awkward
I have made a starter pack of speakers at NDC Toronto. go.bsky.app/EPCAW7v I'll do my best to add people as more speakers are confirmed.
December 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have made a starter pack of speakers at NDC Toronto. go.bsky.app/EPCAW7v I'll do my best to add people as more speakers are confirmed.
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CBC mentioned her homophobia and racism. That's the right way to do an obit, IMO.
Read her Wikipedia page 😒
The French actor and singer was a screen siren of the 1950s and 1960s who in later life became a prominent animal rights campaigner.
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
CBC mentioned her homophobia and racism. That's the right way to do an obit, IMO.