Moebius Stripper
@moebiusstripper.bsky.social
Twisted, one-sided commentary. Canadian (the human kind, not the emotional support animal kind).
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THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE eBook : Fine, Brenda: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE is a multigenerational mystery set in rural Canada, and it is now available for purchase as an ebook from Amazon (amazon.ca/dp/B0GCYD6Q77) & Kobo (kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...). I'll also be releasing a chapter a week for free on Inkitt (inkitt.com/stories/1625...).
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In related news: most Cuban universities went hybrid or remote last week because of the fuel crisis.
The regime might not have that much time left to it.
The regime might not have that much time left to it.
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
Cuba has been facing a worsening energy crisis amid a U.S. blockade of oil to the Caribbean nation.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In related news: most Cuban universities went hybrid or remote last week because of the fuel crisis.
The regime might not have that much time left to it.
The regime might not have that much time left to it.
Someone who is famous in American and that I'd never heard of until five minutes ago mentioned my country? OMG OMG OMG
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Someone who is famous in American and that I'd never heard of until five minutes ago mentioned my country? OMG OMG OMG
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Remember the psychology student who got a zero for her terrible essay that cited the Bible? This is why I don't think she should have gotten a zero
February 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Remember the psychology student who got a zero for her terrible essay that cited the Bible? This is why I don't think she should have gotten a zero
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You know those publicity stunts where a politician pretends to be homeless, or tries to get by on welfare, for a week? I want to see something like that, but where the challenge is "commute anywhere during rush hour in Ottawa".
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
You know those publicity stunts where a politician pretends to be homeless, or tries to get by on welfare, for a week? I want to see something like that, but where the challenge is "commute anywhere during rush hour in Ottawa".
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Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
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Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
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Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
March 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a... It's only February but I'm calling it: this is the best story of the year. I will listen to every podcast and watch every miniseries about it.
Australian boy, 13, swims for 4 hours to save family swept out to sea | CBC News
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a... It's only February but I'm calling it: this is the best story of the year. I will listen to every podcast and watch every miniseries about it.
Epstein files as Rorschach test
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Epstein files as Rorschach test
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Remember Crack Shack or Mansion from 15 or so years ago?
The $1,000,000 cutoff seems quaint by today's standards.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The $1,000,000 cutoff seems quaint by today's standards.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver quiz asks: 'Crack shack or mansion?' | CBC News
Vancouver teacher Petr Pospisil and his girlfriend, Ola Rogula, put together the website Crack Shack or Mansion, where players look at photos of a run-down house and guess whether it's a hot property ...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Remember Crack Shack or Mansion from 15 or so years ago?
The $1,000,000 cutoff seems quaint by today's standards.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The $1,000,000 cutoff seems quaint by today's standards.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadians get it
Heh. Yesterday I was singing along to a classic Barenaked Ladies song, and changed the end line to "...I'd still be poor."
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Canadians get it
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I took my daughter on a drive through Beverly Hills a couple of years ago - those big mansion-filled streets between Santa Monica and Sunset Blvds. She took it all in and said "boy, these people are rich...I bet they could afford to live in Toronto."
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I took my daughter on a drive through Beverly Hills a couple of years ago - those big mansion-filled streets between Santa Monica and Sunset Blvds. She took it all in and said "boy, these people are rich...I bet they could afford to live in Toronto."
The Canadian angle on Billie Eilish Discourse is, THAT HOUSE, in a major American city, is worth only $3 million dollars????
February 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The Canadian angle on Billie Eilish Discourse is, THAT HOUSE, in a major American city, is worth only $3 million dollars????
LOL you will not convince me that this wasn't part of the bit
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
LOL you will not convince me that this wasn't part of the bit
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I think you learn a lot about a platform's self-image based on the spam bots that infest it. On Twitter, it's porn. Here, it's authors and starving children in Gaza.
February 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I think you learn a lot about a platform's self-image based on the spam bots that infest it. On Twitter, it's porn. Here, it's authors and starving children in Gaza.
heads up, meetings are about to get 10% longer and 20% more insufferable
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
heads up, meetings are about to get 10% longer and 20% more insufferable
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What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.
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At this point, names we can see also appear in redacted sections.
That's why some docs (with names removed) were released and then retracted.
Their own law should have provided an un-redacted document, which would have prevented some of the speculation we now observe in the media.
That's why some docs (with names removed) were released and then retracted.
Their own law should have provided an un-redacted document, which would have prevented some of the speculation we now observe in the media.
February 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
At this point, names we can see also appear in redacted sections.
That's why some docs (with names removed) were released and then retracted.
Their own law should have provided an un-redacted document, which would have prevented some of the speculation we now observe in the media.
That's why some docs (with names removed) were released and then retracted.
Their own law should have provided an un-redacted document, which would have prevented some of the speculation we now observe in the media.
Forgive this 101-level question but to what extent do the Epstein files distinguish between "this famous person attended the same famous-person event as Jeffrey Epstein, who is another famous person" and "this person went to the pedophilia island for pedophilia"?
February 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Forgive this 101-level question but to what extent do the Epstein files distinguish between "this famous person attended the same famous-person event as Jeffrey Epstein, who is another famous person" and "this person went to the pedophilia island for pedophilia"?
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So if you have any interesting limited run snacks from your region or country (or specific to your grocery store chain) let me know and I'm happy to pay for the item and shipping and feature it here 😁
February 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
So if you have any interesting limited run snacks from your region or country (or specific to your grocery store chain) let me know and I'm happy to pay for the item and shipping and feature it here 😁
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Always interesting to see what others think of us: @jimdickinson.bsky.social on why Graduate Student Unions make Canada a bit of an outlier.
North of 49: Ten minutes before the deadline
Across Canada, graduate students are not just surviving but reshaping universities. On the final day of his tour, Jim Dickinson reports on strikes, social spaces, peer advice and political autonomy
wonkhe.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Always interesting to see what others think of us: @jimdickinson.bsky.social on why Graduate Student Unions make Canada a bit of an outlier.
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Most of the people in this article seem to be that dril “someone who is good at the economy please budget this” meme come to life.
Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Most of the people in this article seem to be that dril “someone who is good at the economy please budget this” meme come to life.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/colu... this is a good piece. 10 years ago, Canadian philosopher Joseph Heath explained why its thesis does not apply to the same extent in Canada (basically, our "good" schools are much larger and charge much less in tuition, so they can afford to lose some "customers")
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/colu... this is a good piece. 10 years ago, Canadian philosopher Joseph Heath explained why its thesis does not apply to the same extent in Canada (basically, our "good" schools are much larger and charge much less in tuition, so they can afford to lose some "customers")
Everything in the second list is indeed bad tech, but it would be AWESOME Seinfeld. We are living through a very dark time: we have the bad tech but we do not have the Seinfeld.
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Everything in the second list is indeed bad tech, but it would be AWESOME Seinfeld. We are living through a very dark time: we have the bad tech but we do not have the Seinfeld.