This Fat Mom Bikes
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Used to sell yarn. Then I sold bikes. Now I just sling coffee, knit, and try to stay sane.
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@vocame.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Stupid shit I do with my family cargo bike 😆 (do we do hashtags here? #quaxing, yeah?)
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Wise words from the doctor last year, still valid today.
September 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Wise words from the doctor last year, still valid today.
Ok, but: Smith and Ford are both trying to limit health care in direct or indirect ways, UPC’s have brought up abortion bans, and both premiers absolutely refuse to protect the earth.
We aren’t better, Canada. We are also failing to make our governments work for us and not megacorps.
We aren’t better, Canada. We are also failing to make our governments work for us and not megacorps.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ok, but: Smith and Ford are both trying to limit health care in direct or indirect ways, UPC’s have brought up abortion bans, and both premiers absolutely refuse to protect the earth.
We aren’t better, Canada. We are also failing to make our governments work for us and not megacorps.
We aren’t better, Canada. We are also failing to make our governments work for us and not megacorps.
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today is giving tuesday, and you're going to see a lot of messages from A LOT of worthy organizations. many receive donation matching from corporate sponsors today, so, please consider making a contribution to one that's close to your heart.
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
today is giving tuesday, and you're going to see a lot of messages from A LOT of worthy organizations. many receive donation matching from corporate sponsors today, so, please consider making a contribution to one that's close to your heart.
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I know this might come as a shock to you, it always does to you people, but making your entire social media presence revolve so heavily around "orange man bad" that you are berating people from, just to repeat myself, OTHER COUNTRIES about daring to post anything but "orange man bad" is bad for you.
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I know this might come as a shock to you, it always does to you people, but making your entire social media presence revolve so heavily around "orange man bad" that you are berating people from, just to repeat myself, OTHER COUNTRIES about daring to post anything but "orange man bad" is bad for you.
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A great thread and applicable to my industry. Friends in the biz ask why I don't want to use AI to shotlist or draft ideas. Because that is *what* I love; the maddening, mysterious, staring into space or the blank page and connecting to creative ideas from the ether. That's the whole f'ing thing.
I’m still thinking about this and it really is one of those “everyone thinks Elon Musk is a genius until he gets involved in your field” moments. I’m gonna be a total bore and think about this seriously, please don’t read on if you don’t care what a landscape architect thinks about this shit… 1/?
Oh shit waddup
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A great thread and applicable to my industry. Friends in the biz ask why I don't want to use AI to shotlist or draft ideas. Because that is *what* I love; the maddening, mysterious, staring into space or the blank page and connecting to creative ideas from the ether. That's the whole f'ing thing.
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This cartoon is from 2009. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ #SameAsItEverWas
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This cartoon is from 2009. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ #SameAsItEverWas
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The bike lane is always empty.
So are the ledges around the outside of the 20th floor of a skyscraper.
So are the ledges around the outside of the 20th floor of a skyscraper.
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The bike lane is always empty.
So are the ledges around the outside of the 20th floor of a skyscraper.
So are the ledges around the outside of the 20th floor of a skyscraper.
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
My family complimented me on my Free Label pants yesterday and I love them! Buy Canadian when you can folks! These small businesses need our support now more than ever (watching them shutter has been crushing)…
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Canadian retailers grapple with end of de minimis exemption amid holiday sales | CBC News
Months after the U.S. ended duty-free shipping on small packages, Canadian online retailers will have to make a tough gamble: pay pricey fees on low-value shipments, or get a holiday sales boost from ...
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My family complimented me on my Free Label pants yesterday and I love them! Buy Canadian when you can folks! These small businesses need our support now more than ever (watching them shutter has been crushing)…
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
TIL I can dance for 20 minutes with just dance to close my exercise ring.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
TIL I can dance for 20 minutes with just dance to close my exercise ring.
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General population: We can't afford to live! We need lower prices on everything!
Corporate owned media:
Corporate owned media:
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
General population: We can't afford to live! We need lower prices on everything!
Corporate owned media:
Corporate owned media:
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🎯
"you're a cyclist?" - "no I just use a bike"
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🎯
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We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
My children were really young and small enough that we could still play indoors, and we did, a lot! We rolled a ball back a forth, or balloons, learned new songs “playing” Just Dance, used blankets as a hammock between parents, and jumped on the bed (supervised; and just the kids haha!)
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My children were really young and small enough that we could still play indoors, and we did, a lot! We rolled a ball back a forth, or balloons, learned new songs “playing” Just Dance, used blankets as a hammock between parents, and jumped on the bed (supervised; and just the kids haha!)
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Years later, we're STILL sinking billions into the oil and gas sector, to the detriment of everyone in this country, based on promises that they NEVER intend to keep to anyone except their millionaire shareholders.
The only "generational" result will be an unlivable environment.
The only "generational" result will be an unlivable environment.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Years later, we're STILL sinking billions into the oil and gas sector, to the detriment of everyone in this country, based on promises that they NEVER intend to keep to anyone except their millionaire shareholders.
The only "generational" result will be an unlivable environment.
The only "generational" result will be an unlivable environment.
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Let's spend money on war when we can't house or feed our people, treat our sick, or supply clean water to all. Sounds like big brain thinking. Let's be sure to focus on destructive means while our planet dies. Fuckin awesome. Let's just Thelma and Louise this shit right off the cliff.
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Let's spend money on war when we can't house or feed our people, treat our sick, or supply clean water to all. Sounds like big brain thinking. Let's be sure to focus on destructive means while our planet dies. Fuckin awesome. Let's just Thelma and Louise this shit right off the cliff.
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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, hauled by a bike... or SUV
#TreeByBike
#TreeByBike
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, hauled by a bike... or SUV
#TreeByBike
#TreeByBike
It’s tree time. (We were passing by on our way home 🤣) #ldnont #ldnontbike
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s tree time. (We were passing by on our way home 🤣) #ldnont #ldnontbike
After an alarming encounter of being followed by an agitated person into a shop while I’m with my daughter and having this person not leave us alone when asked, I am thoroughly questioning continuing to live in this neighborhood.
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
After an alarming encounter of being followed by an agitated person into a shop while I’m with my daughter and having this person not leave us alone when asked, I am thoroughly questioning continuing to live in this neighborhood.
Unrelated to anything right now, I’m happy to report that I discovered MUCH bike parking at the newly refurbished plaza at NE corner of Baseline and Wellington #ldnont #ldnontbike. Not perfect, but plentiful. One wave rack was even installed correctly to allow bikes on both sides!!
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Unrelated to anything right now, I’m happy to report that I discovered MUCH bike parking at the newly refurbished plaza at NE corner of Baseline and Wellington #ldnont #ldnontbike. Not perfect, but plentiful. One wave rack was even installed correctly to allow bikes on both sides!!
Funny how this looks like the same plaza all over the GTA, Ontario, as well as much of southwestern Ontario I’m sure. Isnt it great that you can go all over North America and shop at the same dozen stores?! 🙄🤦🏼♀️.
#BlackFridayParking at Bellevue One in Nashville. Supposedly the one day a year that the shops would need all this mandated parking, and it's still massively overbuilt.
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Funny how this looks like the same plaza all over the GTA, Ontario, as well as much of southwestern Ontario I’m sure. Isnt it great that you can go all over North America and shop at the same dozen stores?! 🙄🤦🏼♀️.