ChukG
@chukg.bsky.social
science fiction and books and libraries and games and music (alternative, punk, indie etc. and guitar), also @ChukG@mastodon.social he/him
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
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; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
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/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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Behold the zipper’s first upgrade in over a century. YKK, the Japanese company that makes about half the world’s zippers, has created a zipper that removes the traditional fabric tape, creating a lighter, more flexible, lower-impact closure. buff.ly/5UV5gnr
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Behold the zipper’s first upgrade in over a century. YKK, the Japanese company that makes about half the world’s zippers, has created a zipper that removes the traditional fabric tape, creating a lighter, more flexible, lower-impact closure. buff.ly/5UV5gnr
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I didn't see this on BlueSky: shelflifegame.com It's an interactive library simulation management game.
Shelf Life
Web site created using create-react-app
shelflifegame.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I didn't see this on BlueSky: shelflifegame.com It's an interactive library simulation management game.
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So... actual viability of establishing an externally research program in a Canadian university?
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
So... actual viability of establishing an externally research program in a Canadian university?
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
(This is a real question, based on actually existing job searches, and has zero to do with immigrating as such.)
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Surprise — Katie and Allison Crutchfield's new band with MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook is called Snocaps, and their debut album is out now:
Katie & Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, & Brad Cook Are Snocaps — Hear Their Surprise Debut Album
We knew something was afoot, we just didn’t know we’d be getting so much of it so quickly.
www.stereogum.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Surprise — Katie and Allison Crutchfield's new band with MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook is called Snocaps, and their debut album is out now:
We come to the end of Post a Link to a Song October 2025, it looks like I forgot yesterday's post on Bluesky. I am bringing it full circle today with another KEXP performance, from Cheekface (who we started the month with). This might be how I heard of them. youtu.be/YRggC-U6414?... #PaLtaSO
Cheekface - When Life Hands You Problems (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We come to the end of Post a Link to a Song October 2025, it looks like I forgot yesterday's post on Bluesky. I am bringing it full circle today with another KEXP performance, from Cheekface (who we started the month with). This might be how I heard of them. youtu.be/YRggC-U6414?... #PaLtaSO
Day 29 of #PaLtaSO 2025. A KEXP session from six years ago, Stella Donnelly who also has some new music out this month. youtu.be/Q15WlNtx0Po?...
Stella Donnelly - Old Man (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Day 29 of #PaLtaSO 2025. A KEXP session from six years ago, Stella Donnelly who also has some new music out this month. youtu.be/Q15WlNtx0Po?...
Day 28 of #PaLtaSO 2025! KEXP was my introduction to Biblioteka, a Seattle band who played one set up here in 2024. This is from about 2 years ago. youtu.be/jO94vk61xFk?...
Biblioteka - Wig Out (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Day 28 of #PaLtaSO 2025! KEXP was my introduction to Biblioteka, a Seattle band who played one set up here in 2024. This is from about 2 years ago. youtu.be/jO94vk61xFk?...
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One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/
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#PaLtaSO 2025, Day 27 -- a one day break from KEXP as Choircast have a new video out. This is an online virtual choir that started up early in the pandemic with singers from different countries and this is a Halloween version of a Christmas song. youtu.be/YXPozIAW1bg?...
ChoirCast - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Minor Version (Mariah Carey - Virtual Choir Cover)
YouTube video by ChoirCast - Virtual Choir
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#PaLtaSO 2025, Day 27 -- a one day break from KEXP as Choircast have a new video out. This is an online virtual choir that started up early in the pandemic with singers from different countries and this is a Halloween version of a Christmas song. youtu.be/YXPozIAW1bg?...
Day 25 of #PaLtaSO 2025! I think I will do KEXP week for the rest of the year -- they are a listener supported radio station out of Seattle and they get a lot of live bands in the studio. Here is a recent one from Waxahatchee: youtube.com/shorts/E4FPf...
Waxahatchee performs "Much Ado About Nothing" Live on KEXP
YouTube video by KEXP
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Day 25 of #PaLtaSO 2025! I think I will do KEXP week for the rest of the year -- they are a listener supported radio station out of Seattle and they get a lot of live bands in the studio. Here is a recent one from Waxahatchee: youtube.com/shorts/E4FPf...
Day 24 of #PaLtaSO 2025. Brandi Carlile has a new album out today. This is "Church and State". youtu.be/1gQ64TD24wo?...
Brandi Carlile - Church & State (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BrandiCarlileVEVO
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Day 24 of #PaLtaSO 2025. Brandi Carlile has a new album out today. This is "Church and State". youtu.be/1gQ64TD24wo?...
Day 23 of #PaLtaSO 2025 and here are Wine Lips, they are coming to town in November. youtu.be/7bQLSikN53Y?...
High on Your Own Supply
YouTube video by Wine Lips - Topic
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Day 23 of #PaLtaSO 2025 and here are Wine Lips, they are coming to town in November. youtu.be/7bQLSikN53Y?...
#PaLtaSO Day 21, random songs week. I heard this one in the supermarket the other day...it actually kind of sounds like an ad. Sports Team with "Subaru". youtu.be/vU6cOF65lU0?...
Sports Team - I'm In Love (Subaru)
YouTube video by SportsTeamVEVO
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#PaLtaSO Day 21, random songs week. I heard this one in the supermarket the other day...it actually kind of sounds like an ad. Sports Team with "Subaru". youtu.be/vU6cOF65lU0?...
Day 21 of #PaLtaSO 2025 and the last day of new music week. I've been listening to this band for a couple of years now, this came out about a month ago. The Paranoid Style youtu.be/KcmHhlA5yII?...
The Paranoid Style - Tearing the Ticket
YouTube video by TheParanoidStyle
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Day 21 of #PaLtaSO 2025 and the last day of new music week. I've been listening to this band for a couple of years now, this came out about a month ago. The Paranoid Style youtu.be/KcmHhlA5yII?...
#PaLtaSO Day 20 and more "new" music -- new since last October anyway, early 2025. I don't actually listen to a lot of Lord Huron but this kind of sounds like FOALS. youtu.be/1828lQRbK5o?...
Lord Huron - Who Laughs Last (feat. Kristen Stewart) (Official Video)
YouTube video by LordHuronVEVO
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#PaLtaSO Day 20 and more "new" music -- new since last October anyway, early 2025. I don't actually listen to a lot of Lord Huron but this kind of sounds like FOALS. youtu.be/1828lQRbK5o?...
#PaLtaSO 2025 Day 19, new music week continues with the oldest one so far at 11 days old. The Rheostatics first new music in years with new members (one of whom will be touring with his other band Rush next year) youtu.be/oJ0Vv_v0IVQ?...
Rheostatics - The Inland Sea
YouTube video by Rheostatics
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#PaLtaSO 2025 Day 19, new music week continues with the oldest one so far at 11 days old. The Rheostatics first new music in years with new members (one of whom will be touring with his other band Rush next year) youtu.be/oJ0Vv_v0IVQ?...
#PaLtaSO 2025 Day 18. New music from Broken Peach as usual for October. They lost a member earlier this year (she left the band -- she's not dead). Metallica cover with a bit of a mashup. youtu.be/MI8q_bJe4iE?...
Broken Peach - Enter Sandman (Halloween Special)
YouTube video by Broken Peach
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#PaLtaSO 2025 Day 18. New music from Broken Peach as usual for October. They lost a member earlier this year (she left the band -- she's not dead). Metallica cover with a bit of a mashup. youtu.be/MI8q_bJe4iE?...
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
Happy Canadian Library Workers Day everyone!
Canadian Library Workers Day 2025 librarianship.ca/blog/canadia...
October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy Canadian Library Workers Day everyone!
Day 17 of #PaLtaSO 2025. Today's new music is from the Dead Milkmen and it just came out this week too. Two covers that I didn't know the originals for. thedeadmilkmen1.bandcamp.com/track/janitor
Janitor, by The Dead Milkmen
from the album Janitor / Baby's on Fire
thedeadmilkmen1.bandcamp.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Day 17 of #PaLtaSO 2025. Today's new music is from the Dead Milkmen and it just came out this week too. Two covers that I didn't know the originals for. thedeadmilkmen1.bandcamp.com/track/janitor