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whitequark.org
advice to every Rust organizational decisionmaker out there: shut up, stop making excuses, and take notes from the PSF: bsky.app/profile/pyth...
python.org Python Software Foundation @python.org · Oct 27
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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mikelaidlaw.bsky.social
Steam sale is winding down! Eternal Strands is still on sale until it's over at 65% off. Romance, adventure, magically launching broken landscape at massive creatures, and one (1) overly complicated sock sorting system all included!

store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
Save 65% on Eternal Strands on Steam
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Really enjoyed this Articles of Interest episode on the history of zippers. IMO, this is the best clothing-related podcast. Smart, but accessible, and very engaging. New season coming Oct 22nd on how the military and outdoor industry shape what we wear.

www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast/epis...
EPISODES | Articles Of Interest
www.articlesofinterest.co
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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matthewrowlinson.bsky.social
This from Air Canada CEO makes absolutely clear the consequences of Canadian Liberals’ repeated abuse of back-to-work legislation. Federally regulated corporations no longer assume that they need to bargain in good faith if workers’ right to strike has been gutted. Shame on @pattyhajdu.bsky.social
cupescfp.bsky.social CUPE SCFP @cupescfp.bsky.social · Aug 18
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the impact of the strike.

Timing - 2:35
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
August 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Bird abilities I wish I had.
Buy my new book here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
A nine panel comic called "Bird abilities I wish I had." In panel 1, labeled flying, a woman in a red tshirt and blue jeans soars through the air with 2 mourning doves. In panel 2, labeled singing complex songs, the woman sings with a magnolia warbler. In panel 3, labeled carving wood with my face, the woman has carved a hole in a tree and is covered in wood chips, while a pileated woodpecker pecks on a tree behind her. In panel 4, labeled eating shrimp to become pink, the woman has turned pink and is standing next to two flamingos. In panel 5, labeled storing food in a gular pouch, the woman has a throat pouch with an apple and a fish in it, and two pelicans fly by. In panel 6, labeled not needing winter legwear, the woman is bundled up but has bare legs and is standing in a snowy landscape next to a mallard duck. In panel 7, labeled being a symbol of peace, the woman looks peaceful and is wearing a shirt with a peace sign, and there's a mourning dove on her hand. In panel 8, labeled being an omen, the woman is in a spooky tree next to a crow or raven and a crescent moon. In panel 8, labeled stealing chips with no criminal repercussions, the woman and a herring gull are flying through the air carrying chip bags in their mouth while someone on the ground says "hey!".
August 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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spookysquid.bsky.social
For #screenshotsaturday this week, I have a mockup of a campsite area. If you discovered enough secrets on the floors before, you'll be able to bank your new items and use the camp as a shortcut/save spot. If not you can still continue on to later floors.

#GoblinGirlGame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev
Top down 16-bit style pixel art of a dungeon. A larger room with a campsite set up in one corner with a lit fire. Cooking equipment and a butchered giant bug monster corpse.5 torches line the top wall with some sort of inscription beneath them. Near the center are two statues of winged eggs, the left one has a crack running through it. A grand doorway opens to the North. To the East is a passage blocked by rubble. The goblin girl walks around. An elf is examining one of the statues.
August 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!
A chart that explains what to do If You Find A Baby Songbird Out Of The Nest. Is it hurt or did a cat get it? (Cat bites & scratches cause deadly infections.) or, Has a person kept it for over a day, given it food or water, or gotten it wet? If yes, Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or wildlife care center near you. An online search can help. If no, what does it look like? Eyes not yet open. You have a hatchling. It's very young. Eyes open; feathers few & may be in tube-like sheaths. You have a nestling. Feathered; awkwardly hops or flutters; tail & wings short. You have a fledgling. Many sharp teeth; large claw on second toe. You have a velociraptor. If a hatchling or nestling, can you see the nest? If yes, Return it to its nest. The parents won’t care if they can smell you. If no, Make a nest from a basket & dried grass. Wire it to a tree. (Note: A few species, like Juncos, need a nest on the ground.) If a fledgling, is it in immediate danger? If yes, carefully move it to a safer spot nearby. If no, DO NOT INTERVENE! Though the bird looks awkward, it’s in a natural stage & the parents are still feeding it. If a velociraptor, has it seen you? If yes, back away slowly. Do not show fear. If no, run. Watch for others that may attack from the sides. FYI: Some babies (eg. swifts, most woodpeckers) only sit on the ground if in trouble. When in doubt, keep watch & contact a wildlife rehabilitator if needed!
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Do you like birds? My new book THE BIRDING DICTIONARY is out today wherever you buy books! This little book is deeply silly and full of love, and I hope you'll laugh and maybe enjoy an obscure fact or two.
The cover of a book called The Birding Dictionary: A Tongue-in-cheek guide for people who find themselves obsessed, against all logic and reason, with birds, with a quote from David Sibley that says "Best. Dictionary. Ever" and a drawing of a Vermilion Flycatcher pooping on a pair of binoculars.
May 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
jdoda.ca
If you're about to use an LLM to send me an email: stop. Just take whatever you were putting in the prompt, and send me that instead. I would much rather read your informal point form notes than wade through LLM generated slop.
April 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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jimbostanford.bsky.social
Certain partisans have been citing Canada's performance on per capita GDP as evidence of a supposed 'lost decade' and economic mismanagement. In @irpp.org's Policy Options, I deconstruct this arbitrary and misleading statistic, in two parts. #cdnecon #cdnpoli. /2
April 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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inkskratch.com
I should've said something about this sooner, but...well, I didn't know it was public! But I have a book coming out soon: www.cbc.ca/books/zeroed... #comicsky
Zeroed Out by Jim Munroe, illustrated by Eric Kim | CBC Books
A sci-fi rom-com.
www.cbc.ca
April 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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austinwalker.bsky.social
Hey! A little news from me! I'm back to talking about games (video and otherwise), twice a month, on a new podcast I'm hosting with the crew from @friends-table.bsky.social!
friends-table.bsky.social Friends at the Table @friends-table.bsky.social · Apr 1
It's not an April Fools joke... it's Side Story, a new podcast from Friends at the Table, all about the games we play and the stories we tell about them! Hosted by @austinwalker.bsky.social!

sidestory.show

the incredible cover art is by @formyths.bsky.social!
Side Story cover art by A Liang Chan / formyths.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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debbieohi.com
Entrepreneurial mystery book lovers in Toronto! The owner Toronto's mystery bookstore, SLEUTH OF BAKER STREET, is retiring. He is looking for someone interested in taking over the bookshop, gave me permission to post publicly about this. sleuthofbakerstreet.ca #Toronto #IndieBookstores
A woman in a long coat and scarf stands outside Sleuth of Baker Street, a mystery bookstore in Toronto, holding a book and smiling at the camera. The storefront features a large black and gold sign with the store’s name, website, and phone number. The window display showcases various books, with reflections of trees and buildings visible in the glass. A small sign on the door indicates that the store is open.
March 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
I took a very long drive for some round birds. These are Willow Ptarmigans up in Quebec, aka Awebo birds. I love them so much.
A willow ptarmigan in a blizzard perched in some branches. A willow ptarmigan in a blizzard perched in some branches, facing the camera. A willow ptarmigan in a blizzard perched in some branches, standing behind some of the branches and showing off its fluffy feet. Two willow ptarmigans standing in the snow. One is nibbling a bud from a branch.
February 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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emilymbender.bsky.social
Apropos of a co-panelist's remarks today:

If you're asking how do we get people to trust this technology, you're asking the wrong question.

Should be: How do we build technology that is trustworthy & sufficiently transparent so people can make informed decisions abt when to trust it.
January 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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christinelove.bsky.social
I did a VERY brief playtest of this and the central mechanic is the absolute coolest thing I've ever seen in a game ever and I think about it basically constantly
January 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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graphicmatt.com
It’s Budget Launch day at city hall, and — surprise! — the presentation has been posted early. Staff are proposing a 5.4% residential prop tax increase to support the $18.8 billion operating budget + another 1.5% increase for the City Building Levy. www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)
January 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.
December 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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thelocal.to
The closure of the Ontario Science Centre, Alison Motluk writes, was a murder. Then devastated staff were given four months to dispose of the body. A former Science Centre employee takes readers inside the final days of a beloved institution. thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
The Killing of the Science Centre | The Local
The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.
thelocal.to
November 25, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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bsky.app
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!

This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.

Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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bmitsoda.bsky.social
Happy 20rh anniversary to all the Bloodlines fans and everyone on the Troika team!
November 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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ztul.bsky.social
check out this podcast my pals and i do about genre literature! most recently i have been making us read a now semi-obscure but groundbreaking early 90s trilogy about gay wizards dealing with family dysfunction and domestic abuse, which is somehow both weirder and more affirming than it sounds
rangedtouch.bsky.social Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social · Nov 8
SHELVED BY GENRE completes the second book of The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy, with the guys giving their thoughts as Vanyel makes peace with childhood adversaries, solves the mysteries of the Royal House of Lineas, and confronts denizens of THE HUNGER REALM: rangedtouch.com/2024/11/08/m...
November 8, 2024 at 4:28 PM
jdoda.ca
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
OP-ED: The lessons of the Dundas St. building collapse - Spacing Toronto
Like a lot of Kensington residents, when I walk by the metal hoarding around the collapsed buildings at 606-614 Dundas West, I feel a mixture of grief and rage. The sight of the roof torn off, the dis...
spacing.ca
August 28, 2024 at 3:26 AM