Andrew Staples
@acstaples405.bsky.social
Writer, picture-taker, lover of beagles. Ottawa-based (not that there is anything wrong with that), Atlantic Canadian adjacent. Quelqu'un qui aime les deux solitudes du Canada.
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Here to tweet!
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 21, 2024 at 6:45 PM
#nightphotography
Byward market, Ottawa - in the fog.
Byward market, Ottawa - in the fog.
December 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
#nightphotography
Byward market, Ottawa - in the fog.
Byward market, Ottawa - in the fog.
In celebration of the anniversary of my arrival on the planet, a reflected fiery sky, taken earlier this week (that's me, bottom right).
Old age should burn and rave at close of day.
Old age should burn and rave at close of day.
November 11, 2024 at 3:09 AM
In celebration of the anniversary of my arrival on the planet, a reflected fiery sky, taken earlier this week (that's me, bottom right).
Old age should burn and rave at close of day.
Old age should burn and rave at close of day.
A Butterfly from Provence, to celebrate 10 million Bluesky-ers.
September 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
A Butterfly from Provence, to celebrate 10 million Bluesky-ers.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,035,474!
September 20, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,035,474!
An interesting window at a wine tasting room in the NY Finger Lakes (FLX).
July 17, 2024 at 10:52 AM
An interesting window at a wine tasting room in the NY Finger Lakes (FLX).
I see your roses, and up you a vase of begonias.
July 16, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I see your roses, and up you a vase of begonias.
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late day with malick
• fuji x-t5, 35mm 1.4 •
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• fuji x-t5, 35mm 1.4 •
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July 6, 2024 at 8:17 PM
late day with malick
• fuji x-t5, 35mm 1.4 •
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• fuji x-t5, 35mm 1.4 •
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If you see this, post a bridge.
June 6, 2024 at 7:53 PM
If you see this, post a bridge.
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Letting go of today… embracing the calm of the evening. #Photography📸
June 1, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Letting go of today… embracing the calm of the evening. #Photography📸
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the future of the internet is enormous spaces containing nothing but ai’s screeching to each other getting increasingly sicker as they ingest more and more of their own waste while the humans slink off to cool dive bars to share things in peace and quiet
Breaking News: Meta will begin to incorporate its newest AI-powered assistant more comprehensively into Facebook, Instagram and other apps. The software will become practically omnipresent — inside the news feed, in search bars and in chats with friends.
Meta, in Its Biggest A.I. Push, Places Smart Assistants Across Its Apps
Users of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger will be able to turn to the new technology, powered by Meta’s latest artificial intelligence model, to obtain information and complete tasks.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2024 at 11:43 PM
the future of the internet is enormous spaces containing nothing but ai’s screeching to each other getting increasingly sicker as they ingest more and more of their own waste while the humans slink off to cool dive bars to share things in peace and quiet
If you see this, post a doc...
March 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
If you see this, post a doc...
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1978 started the fuck shit hell damn upswing.
Interestingly, 2017 seems to have been peak swear
Interestingly, 2017 seems to have been peak swear
March 14, 2024 at 4:49 PM
1978 started the fuck shit hell damn upswing.
Interestingly, 2017 seems to have been peak swear
Interestingly, 2017 seems to have been peak swear
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An average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954.
February 13, 2024 at 2:41 AM
An average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954.
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the foundation of any utopian future will be a bunch of unknown bureaucrats doing a thankless, boring job well because it’s good for society prospect.org/world/best-t...
The Best Tax System on Earth
What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands
prospect.org
January 24, 2024 at 5:03 AM
the foundation of any utopian future will be a bunch of unknown bureaucrats doing a thankless, boring job well because it’s good for society prospect.org/world/best-t...
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Bullfight, 1934 #surrealism #picasso
December 29, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Bullfight, 1934 #surrealism #picasso
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Go Volk Go Broke. bsky.app/profile/hele...
"Panasonic has turned down a second multi-million dollar deal to open a battery plant in Oklahoma. This marks the third company to stray away from the state, as lawmakers work to figure out why Oklahoma can’t land these large deals."
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
December 24, 2023 at 11:42 PM
Go Volk Go Broke. bsky.app/profile/hele...
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I need these jammies. 1932. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...
December 25, 2023 at 2:08 AM
I need these jammies. 1932. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...