David Evans
@misterdevans.bsky.social
An unusual man in an alien world.
London, Canada
London, Canada
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"We have to put in place policies that keep citizens from being too successful. My god, could you imagine the horror? Unconstrained wealth! They could take over the neighbourhood, have influence at city council! Buy their way into the Premier's office! We can't let that happen in Toronto!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"We have to put in place policies that keep citizens from being too successful. My god, could you imagine the horror? Unconstrained wealth! They could take over the neighbourhood, have influence at city council! Buy their way into the Premier's office! We can't let that happen in Toronto!"
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And a great review:
my new column lost its home this weekend, so for posterity, here's my first and only Action Canon essay about Eastern Condors
Eastern Condors | Priscilla Page
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November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
And a great review:
Shapes and sizes
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Shapes and sizes
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#Canada 🥰🍁
When colours dance across the sky 😍 Your shots light up our feed just like the stunning auroras. 💛✨ Keep sharing the magic, Canada! #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #ShareYourWeather
Watch more video: www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video
Watch more video: www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#Canada 🥰🍁
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There's this woman doing an absolutely wild social experiment on TikTok. She calls random US churches with the sound of a baby crying in the background, explain the baby hasn't eaten in over 12 hours, and asks for 1 bottle of baby formula. She has a public spreadsheet of how each one responded. 1/3
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
There's this woman doing an absolutely wild social experiment on TikTok. She calls random US churches with the sound of a baby crying in the background, explain the baby hasn't eaten in over 12 hours, and asks for 1 bottle of baby formula. She has a public spreadsheet of how each one responded. 1/3
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With every new Epstein revelation and the near-instantaneous White House denials, I am reminded of this scene from the first Austin Powers movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7t...
My Bag
YouTube video by Rustifer
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November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
With every new Epstein revelation and the near-instantaneous White House denials, I am reminded of this scene from the first Austin Powers movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7t...
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Love to see Canada represented well here!
Within the part of the menswear industry that I operate in, Roopa Knitting Mills is widely regarded as one of the best hoodie manufacturers. Founded in 1991 by an Indian immigrant named Nat Thakkar, they do every production step after yarn spinning in Ontario, Canada.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Love to see Canada represented well here!
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Roopa Knitting Mills is a manufacturer, which means they work with brands. But they also sell directly to consumers through their in-house label House of Blanks. Their hoodies cost $110 partly because they use USA grown cotton and produce everything else in Canada.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Roopa Knitting Mills is a manufacturer, which means they work with brands. But they also sell directly to consumers through their in-house label House of Blanks. Their hoodies cost $110 partly because they use USA grown cotton and produce everything else in Canada.
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Since I couldn't decide which observation I liked the most because they're all great/interesting/keen/provocative, I'm just going to suggest you read the whole thread. 🧵
Time for GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S FRANKENSTEIN DISCOURSE!
I keep seeing people worry about whether del Toro properly did justice to Mary Shelley. And I have to ask: why is that del Toro's job more than anyone else's?
And also, didn't he?
And also, how could he? He's not a mother. 1/
I keep seeing people worry about whether del Toro properly did justice to Mary Shelley. And I have to ask: why is that del Toro's job more than anyone else's?
And also, didn't he?
And also, how could he? He's not a mother. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Since I couldn't decide which observation I liked the most because they're all great/interesting/keen/provocative, I'm just going to suggest you read the whole thread. 🧵
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They're going to crash the global economy by attempting to create an artificial general intelligence, despite having no idea what that is, no proof they can build it & no hope of doing so. Cunts just read too many sci-fi books.
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
They're going to crash the global economy by attempting to create an artificial general intelligence, despite having no idea what that is, no proof they can build it & no hope of doing so. Cunts just read too many sci-fi books.
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I'm in astronomy, and keeping people up at night is pretty much the definition of public engagement for us. ;)
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I'm in astronomy, and keeping people up at night is pretty much the definition of public engagement for us. ;)
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Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
ALT: a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
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November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
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Heads up extreme wealth enthusiasts - do you know how much is a trillion dollars? No you don't nobody does! Read this cartoon to find out... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
Look at all those zeroes – look at them!
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Heads up extreme wealth enthusiasts - do you know how much is a trillion dollars? No you don't nobody does! Read this cartoon to find out... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s the waffles issue. A person with a chip on their shoulder, finding something that connects to what offends them, will decide that the person had specifically intended to offend them personally. The feeling of righteous anger is quite the drug.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It’s the waffles issue. A person with a chip on their shoulder, finding something that connects to what offends them, will decide that the person had specifically intended to offend them personally. The feeling of righteous anger is quite the drug.
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Re: last reskeet: I think there’s another issue too—a lack of critical skills and exposure to contradiction. Someone can have read and understood all the words, but leapt to a conclusion that supports their particular aims and assumed that what they inferred must have been intended.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Re: last reskeet: I think there’s another issue too—a lack of critical skills and exposure to contradiction. Someone can have read and understood all the words, but leapt to a conclusion that supports their particular aims and assumed that what they inferred must have been intended.
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Here's the two best shots I got of the #aurora this evening in Northern Nevada at N39° W118°.
First was just north on US 95 at 05:52PM.
Second was at Soda Lake at 08:40PM
Both set at ISO 1600 and exposure 10s.
First was just north on US 95 at 05:52PM.
Second was at Soda Lake at 08:40PM
Both set at ISO 1600 and exposure 10s.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Here's the two best shots I got of the #aurora this evening in Northern Nevada at N39° W118°.
First was just north on US 95 at 05:52PM.
Second was at Soda Lake at 08:40PM
Both set at ISO 1600 and exposure 10s.
First was just north on US 95 at 05:52PM.
Second was at Soda Lake at 08:40PM
Both set at ISO 1600 and exposure 10s.
5:30 AM here in London.
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
5:30 AM here in London.
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Is the much-vaunted human 'urge to explore', when applied to space, really just the echo of a flying dream? 🔭
Flying dreams and the human relationship to gravity
From time to time, I have flying dreams. Standing on my feet, just a tiny movement will launch me into the air, and I go soaring above the ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Is the much-vaunted human 'urge to explore', when applied to space, really just the echo of a flying dream? 🔭
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I have to admit, there's an anger building here.
When humans make errors in their profession, it's an excuse to get rid of them.
When software systems make errors, it's an excuse to throw ever more money at them and replace humans with them anyway.
When humans make errors in their profession, it's an excuse to get rid of them.
When software systems make errors, it's an excuse to throw ever more money at them and replace humans with them anyway.
If I start making a large number of errors, can I be valued at $5 billion too?
I just want to understand what we value now. And it appears to be errors and bullshit. If that's the case, I want in!!!
I just want to understand what we value now. And it appears to be errors and bullshit. If that's the case, I want in!!!
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have to admit, there's an anger building here.
When humans make errors in their profession, it's an excuse to get rid of them.
When software systems make errors, it's an excuse to throw ever more money at them and replace humans with them anyway.
When humans make errors in their profession, it's an excuse to get rid of them.
When software systems make errors, it's an excuse to throw ever more money at them and replace humans with them anyway.
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It seems like in the 80’s, everyone was asking, “hey, what’s the big idea?” You don’t hear them asking that anymore.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It seems like in the 80’s, everyone was asking, “hey, what’s the big idea?” You don’t hear them asking that anymore.
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This is true and it rocks 👍🏼
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is true and it rocks 👍🏼
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The key to good job security is to make yourself indispensable to your employer (e.g. by withholding the antidote)
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The key to good job security is to make yourself indispensable to your employer (e.g. by withholding the antidote)