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Dan Neuman 🇨🇦
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🇨🇦Recovering engineer, ex-military (#RMC), ex-Jazz musician, triggered by injustice. Everyone should have the same rights and privileges that I have. Born 318.5 […]

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Sure, this chonky bugger looks adorable now, but he is no longer very agile, so my new pants have holes in them and there's probably blood. #cats
Photo of a large orange cat sleeping on the photographers legs, which are in blue corduroy and covered in cat hairs.
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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My spouse got a new Dell work laptop yesterday, and it looks...uh...familiar. #apple

The Dell does have more ports than the MacBook Air, and the track pad is far better than they used to be, so I wouldn't be put out having to work on it, other than dealing with Windows.
A photo of two laptops on a white tabletop. Both are thin, silver, with black bezels on the screens. The keys are both low profile, and the trackpads are both similarly large with no buttons. The one on the left is a Macintosh and is a bit thinner, with a kitty sticker and a "seen it all" sticker beside the trackpad. The one on the right is a Dell laptop with a small "Intel Core" sticker on the lower right.
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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My spouse and I trying to play video games tonight. #borderlands4
Old man yells at cloud meme. Cloud is labeled "AWS".
October 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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IKEA removed the arrows from the corridors. #ikea #Halloween
Photo of a mirror in an IKEA store. The mirror is very dirty, with the grey dirt in rivulets down the mirror. Someone has marked into the dirt with their finger: "you'll never leave now" Photo of a large hanging product sign, in white, with another hanging sign in orange explaining "New". The white sign says "Höstagile, scented candle in glass, $4.99" but I've added a red oval around the part that says "Höstag", because there is clearly a subliminal message.
October 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I was curious as to how Canada's agriculture sector was doing recently. I haven't found a breakdown for specific crops or exports, but overall it stopped growing in October 2024, but hasn't seemed to suffer any significant drop in productivity.
Chart of Canada's agriculture sector productivity from July 2023 to July 2025.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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My spouse can be forgetful when she’s in a hurry. #knitting #cats
An orange and white cat laying on top of a bag with som ek pitted harm and a couple of wound balls. Text below the cat’s face reads: That's a real nice bit of knitting you've got here. It would be a shame if something...happened...to it.
September 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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For #caturday, be the nap you want to see in the world.
Photo of an orange and white short-haired domestic cat, George, laying in a circular pet bed, under a square wooden coffee table. The cat's upper body is in the sun, and the cat is lying on his back, front paws in the air, exposing his white chest and belly.
September 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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It was there the whole time! (This is a screen cap of a video, don't press play) #acab
Photo of three men in masks wearing bulletproof vests with "police" on the back. But the video play symbol covers part of one word so that only "lice" is visible. The photo was cropped so that only "lice" is visible on a second vest on the left of the image.
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Uh, thanks for protecting the community, TikTok. I guess.
Screenshot of three messages I attempted to send on TikTok: 1: I'm in Ontario, but too many people just don't understand how our society works. There is always room for improvement, but it's not broken." TikTok warning after trying to send it: "This message may be in violation of our Community Guidelines, and has not been sent to protect our community. If you believe this was a mistake, let us know so we can review this along with recent messages." 2nd attempt: "My pleasure! I had a longer message, but it apparently violated community guidelines! I get flagged for sending TikToks to my wife!" This message may be in violation... 3rd attempt: "My pleasure!" This message may be in violation...
August 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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I just demolished this bag of Farm Boy* brand chickpea chips. They taste to me like fried pork rinds, but only have 12g of fat per 50g of chips. 5g of protein and 2g of fibre as a bonus. Super crunchy, and perfectly shaped for salsa. I'm addicted.

*Farm Boy is […]

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Photo of the back of a bag of chips, showing nutritional content. The hand holding the bag is also holding a few of the round, sand-coloured chips, each about 3 cm across. In the background to the right of the photo is an orange cat with white belly sleeping on its side on a blue chair.
August 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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@kenwhite.bsky.social About that...
Image of Trump standing behind Hillary Clinton during one of their presidential debates.
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I've only seen Michael Keaton and Joe Pesci's movie "Johnny Dangerously" once, when it came out in 1984. But it has forever changed me. Those cork soaking, mortar forkers.
Movie poster. At the top it says "Michael Keaton is Johnny Dangerously", and at the bottom it says "Organized crime has never been so disorganized". In the middle is a painting of a very young Michael Keaton in a wide-lapel pin striped suite adjusting his tie. Behind him to the right is Joe Pesci with the same suit and a thin gangster moustache. Surrounding the two are characters and scenes from the movie.
August 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The American economy is getting romanced by Trump. (Alt-text added)
Social media post (name unclear): What is going on!!! The price of coffee has nearly doubled in the past 6 months. | purchased a 25 ounce container in January for $7.79. Same store, same coffee today is $13.99. Reply from sam.baxendale: As someone wisely said, your dipshit in chief thought the global economy was 14 years old, so decided to fuck it.
August 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I have no idea how this will affect your day, but this new knowledge of Leonard Nimoy is kind of messing me up.
August 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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George is working on his cutemaxxing
Orange and white short-haired cat lying in a squarish cat bed under a square coffee table on a variated blue carpet. The cat is exposing his white belly with his paws curled up beside his face. His striped tail curls over his feet.
August 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Sometimes you just need a bit of whimsy in your life.
Photo of chair legs against a dark hardwood floor. On each leg is a knit striped cat's paw as a floor protector.
July 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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If any American is complaining about forest fire smoke this summer, remind them that the US is responsible for 24% of the heating caused by CO₂ emissions, more than any other country or group. #climatechange https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-cumulative-co2
Chart showing the share of atmospheric CO₂ emitted by major countries and groups. The USA has emitted the most, at 24%, with the EU(27) at 16%, and China growing at 15%. India, despite its population, is at 3.5%.
July 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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There was a time when all great buildings were made to enhance a city. But today we think the extra effort is inefficient and a waste of money. We forget that the work of craftsmen will be enjoyed by millions of people, while a dull, lifeless façade will oppress […]

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A photo inside the main concourse of Toronto’s Union Station, an old world train station. The photo is taken for a low position near the polished granite floor, highlighting the 4 story arched window at the end of the hall. There are people under the window, but they are tiny in comparison. The arched stone ceiling is also prominent, showing numerous geometric relief carvings.
July 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Out on the town, beating the heat in our tropical garb sewn by my spouse. She made the shirt for my birthday, but managed to squeeze out a top and shorts for her. Looking forward to seeing Superman!
July 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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@dyckron Whoa, this was unexpected. Oil sands are cheaper than US shale oil. #canpoli #cdnpoli
Chart showing the cost competitiveness of Canada's oil sands producers, compared to US shale oil producers. The break even point for oil sands is about US$42 per barrel, whereas for US shale oil it is at least US$60. By Amanda Stephenson • Source: Bank of Montreal; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The first movie Superman tells it like it is.
July 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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@acb Maybe it's the journalists
A post by Fast Company magazine reads: While retirement typically occurs after completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals called "micro-retirement." Micro-retirements involve taking a one to two-week break from work every 12 to 18 months. Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. A response from Merriam-Webster reads: 'Vacations.' The word is 'vacations.'
July 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I don't see live music that much anymore, but last night I got myself out to see Gary Clark Jr at the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Clark is a talented blues/rock musician from Texas who gave an electric 90 minute performance. It still amazes me that Ottawa can host 4 […]

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Photo of the Jazz Festival from the view of the audience, showing other audience members on foldable lawn chairs in a park in the foreground, the stage with a large curved canvas roof over top to the right of the middle ground, a large television showing the camera view on the left of middle ground, and a large cement government building in the background. It is evening, with a blue sky and light clouds. Closeup of the stage with the heads of audience members in the lower foreground. Gary Clark Jr in in the middle of the stage playing a guitar and singing. He is a tall, thin man with dark skin, black hair and beard wearing a wide brimmed pale hat. He is clothed in a white tee shirt and dark grey pants. On stage beside him is the bass player on the left and the lead guitar on the right. Behind him (left to right) are the drummer, three women as backup singers, and the keyboardist.
June 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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One reason economics is called the dismal science is that economists keep throwing cold water on seemingly good ideas. For example, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdami's idea for publicly-owned grocery stores will not bring down food prices because grocery […]

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June 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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@emptywheel.bsky.social @CosmicTraveler https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/natural-resources

This is crude oil only. If it included all fossil fuels the USA should be a net exporter (red)
Map of all countries showing net importers of crude oil in shades of blue, and exporters in shades of red. The data is for 2020.
June 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM