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I decided to stop supporting Duolingo this year, after they tripled down on using artificial intelligence and replace the talented humans who used to build for teaching. I let my paid membership lapse, but continued to use the "free" version (recognizing the […]

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Clouds were cool this morning. I remember this kind of pattern had a name, but don't remember what it is.

#ottawa #gatineau #clouds

Statistics Canada issued its annual report on the popularity of baby names today. It's by assigned gender at birth, so for fun I downloaded the data set, and did my own review.

Here are the most popular names that are used for both boys and girls, with at […]

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I completed the Somersault Sprint Triathlon this morning. Pretty happy with my time of 1:40:36, including transitions. I kind of went off course on the swim, which cost me a minute or two.

I know this is probably a "wise" thing to do, given the structure of insurance and third party liability, but it also just seems to me to encapsulate so much of what is wrong with our legal and economic systems.

This email I received this morning suggests to me that newegg.ca may not be a Canadian company....

Victoria Day was a week ago. Today is, I believe, Memorial Day in the United States. Sometimes they align, but they didn't this year.

#buycanadian

This man really does live in a fantasy universe.

Hard no.

Also, not replying.

#onpoli

I'm pretty sure this is a bad look for a hot water tank.

#homerepair

Sometimes being a passenger in a car driving in central Alberta is all adrenaline rush.

#winter #solstice