Jane Roberts
@redjane67.bsky.social
Urban dwelling Canadian. 40 years working in IT and not done yet.
Still curious about my world. Passionate about sustainable living.
Looking for clues at the scene of the crime. She/her
Still curious about my world. Passionate about sustainable living.
Looking for clues at the scene of the crime. She/her
Pinned
Jane Roberts
@redjane67.bsky.social
· Feb 9
I'm gonna pin this for a while.
I wanna see the housing AI is going to build.
So I can have a good laugh.
So I can have a good laugh.
Poor Mark Carney, working so hard to make corporations and oil execs rich so that their money can eventually trickle down to the rest of us. Why are the peasants so ungrateful?? Perhaps AI can make corporations and oil execs rich faster? Get Evan Solomon on that! It’s generational investment, poors!
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I wanna see the housing AI is going to build.
So I can have a good laugh.
So I can have a good laugh.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Married Jane thought bubble bath and candles was a silly idea.
But here we are.
But here we are.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Married Jane thought bubble bath and candles was a silly idea.
But here we are.
But here we are.
<Sad face>
But it's not all about speed.
There's something to be said for comfort and reliability. Hopefully all the new LRTs will have both.
But it's not all about speed.
There's something to be said for comfort and reliability. Hopefully all the new LRTs will have both.
The TTC has published the schedule for 6 Finch West, and the travel times/speeds are not impressive compared to the existing bus service. stevemunro.ca/2025/11/28/6...
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
<Sad face>
But it's not all about speed.
There's something to be said for comfort and reliability. Hopefully all the new LRTs will have both.
But it's not all about speed.
There's something to be said for comfort and reliability. Hopefully all the new LRTs will have both.
Everytime I walk past a mirror since my last trip to the salon, i'm more and more convinced thst my hair dresser has given me a Pam Dawber hair cut.
.
.
And she probably has no idea who Pam Dawber is.
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And she probably has no idea who Pam Dawber is.
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Everytime I walk past a mirror since my last trip to the salon, i'm more and more convinced thst my hair dresser has given me a Pam Dawber hair cut.
.
.
And she probably has no idea who Pam Dawber is.
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And she probably has no idea who Pam Dawber is.
Reposted by Jane Roberts
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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it's pretty incredible we are exempting construction sales tax on office to residential rehabs (not a great deal for downtown) - but not affordable housing, or community-led development like cohousing, coops, baugruppen, CLTs
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
Seattle Adopts Sales Tax Exemption to Encourage Office-to-Residential Conversions - Office of the Mayor
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Mark Solomon celebrated the adoption of new legislation that will create a tax exemption for the conversion of underutilized commercial property ...
harrell.seattle.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
it's pretty incredible we are exempting construction sales tax on office to residential rehabs (not a great deal for downtown) - but not affordable housing, or community-led development like cohousing, coops, baugruppen, CLTs
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
This idea keeps popping up. This one in a suburb of Toronto. Basically the city is operating a cab service. Neither cabs nor Uber nor This will not solve suburban sprawl.
Brampton just launched a fleet...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Brampton just launched a fleet...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Brampton just launched a fleet of electric, on-demand buses
A new fleet of electric, on-demand buses are now in service in Brampton, allowing residents to request rides near their door for a standard fare. We got a tour to find out more about how it works.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This idea keeps popping up. This one in a suburb of Toronto. Basically the city is operating a cab service. Neither cabs nor Uber nor This will not solve suburban sprawl.
Brampton just launched a fleet...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Brampton just launched a fleet...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
Someone is waxing poetic about metallurgy today.
Go for it, I say.
Go for it, I say.
The story of metallurgy is the story of humanity and it was all a hack for most of it. These things you hold, these things you trust as cheap and disposable – are miracles.
That is the story of so much of your life. These things people hold because they're cheap, but never understand the price of.
That is the story of so much of your life. These things people hold because they're cheap, but never understand the price of.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Someone is waxing poetic about metallurgy today.
Go for it, I say.
Go for it, I say.
Alice Munro.
Thomas King.
Where's it all gonna end?
Thomas King.
Where's it all gonna end?
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Alice Munro.
Thomas King.
Where's it all gonna end?
Thomas King.
Where's it all gonna end?
I'm chickening out on going to the office today given the weather forecast.
I'm being the Torontonian non-Torontonians make fun of.
I'm being the Torontonian non-Torontonians make fun of.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'm chickening out on going to the office today given the weather forecast.
I'm being the Torontonian non-Torontonians make fun of.
I'm being the Torontonian non-Torontonians make fun of.
We all kinda feel like we've been hoodwinked. Like this was not supposed to happen in this day and age.
I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
#Opinion from Robert Jago
#Opinion from Robert Jago
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We all kinda feel like we've been hoodwinked. Like this was not supposed to happen in this day and age.
A favourite from my rep cinema days.
The multi Academy Award winning 🇺🇸 American romantic drama “CASABLANCA” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid and Dooley Wilson premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City #OnThisDay in 1942
🎬 #WarnerBros
🎬 #WarnerBros
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A favourite from my rep cinema days.
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It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
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I keep saying that Doug Ford is the luckiest man in politics because everyone *knows* he’s a weasel but there’s always someone worse (mostly Trump) so Doug is the devil we know and keeps skating by (with some media help, of course). I’ll promote the NDP and get told they’re “too great a risk” 😐
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I keep saying that Doug Ford is the luckiest man in politics because everyone *knows* he’s a weasel but there’s always someone worse (mostly Trump) so Doug is the devil we know and keeps skating by (with some media help, of course). I’ll promote the NDP and get told they’re “too great a risk” 😐
It's fire alarm testing day at my condo. Keeping these handy.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's fire alarm testing day at my condo. Keeping these handy.
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On this day in 1976, The Band performed their final concert. Called The Last Waltz, it featured many guest performers and was turned into a critically-acclaimed documentary directed by Martin Scorsese. The album produced from the concert reached the top 20 in 11 countries.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On this day in 1976, The Band performed their final concert. Called The Last Waltz, it featured many guest performers and was turned into a critically-acclaimed documentary directed by Martin Scorsese. The album produced from the concert reached the top 20 in 11 countries.
Hmm.
Not great.
Not great.
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 161 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.2 x higher
-Deaths: 11.4 x higher
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 161 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.2 x higher
-Deaths: 11.4 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.4
About 1 of every 161 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 580,400-750,800
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 8.8X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 8.2X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 11.4X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreighpvc767vu5vijrifd3zugguoe3xwjkgbm6dc5nyryiluzvbcmdy@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hmm.
Not great.
Not great.
Yeah, I thought it was kind of intuitive, but good to see the data.
I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.
Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yeah, I thought it was kind of intuitive, but good to see the data.
TFW it's Monday and you have every kind of battery except the one you need for your mouse.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
TFW it's Monday and you have every kind of battery except the one you need for your mouse.
Advent starts next week.
Advent..but not til next week.
Advent..but not til next week.
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Advent starts next week.
Advent..but not til next week.
Advent..but not til next week.
RIP Jimmy Cliff
open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff
open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
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The best thing about this time of year is when you put on your winter coat for the first time and find a twenty in the pocket. Feeling like you're some sort of financial planning genius.
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The best thing about this time of year is when you put on your winter coat for the first time and find a twenty in the pocket. Feeling like you're some sort of financial planning genius.
I drove across the top of Toronto Sunday morning and didn't get up to the speed limit until I got past the airport because the 401 was FULL on a Sunday morning. Crazy.
If I could have taken transit from home in SE Toronto to Milton, I would have done that gladly.
If I could have taken transit from home in SE Toronto to Milton, I would have done that gladly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I drove across the top of Toronto Sunday morning and didn't get up to the speed limit until I got past the airport because the 401 was FULL on a Sunday morning. Crazy.
If I could have taken transit from home in SE Toronto to Milton, I would have done that gladly.
If I could have taken transit from home in SE Toronto to Milton, I would have done that gladly.