Orion Ussner kidder
@orionkidder.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
English prof at FDU Vancouver, specialize in composition and comics scholarship, dad, nerd, writer of SF/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange).
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A genius on Bluesky suggested "unsettling." Pretty good!
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A genius on Bluesky suggested "unsettling." Pretty good!
@brenttoderian.bsky.social Brilliant.
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
@brenttoderian.bsky.social Brilliant.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social I really resent it when taking a car to work "makes more sense." I don't want to be embedded in an infrastructure where that's true.
(For Brent: I live in North Van and work downtown, soon to be working in Oakridge.)
(For Brent: I live in North Van and work downtown, soon to be working in Oakridge.)
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
@brenttoderian.bsky.social I really resent it when taking a car to work "makes more sense." I don't want to be embedded in an infrastructure where that's true.
(For Brent: I live in North Van and work downtown, soon to be working in Oakridge.)
(For Brent: I live in North Van and work downtown, soon to be working in Oakridge.)
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Absolutely. I love my car. Love driving. Went car camping a bunch back in the spring. Totally into cars…
…just not in a dense urban environment where it's *far* preferable to walk, take transit, bike, ride a scooter, etc. That's literally what makes city life great!
…just not in a dense urban environment where it's *far* preferable to walk, take transit, bike, ride a scooter, etc. That's literally what makes city life great!
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Absolutely. I love my car. Love driving. Went car camping a bunch back in the spring. Totally into cars…
…just not in a dense urban environment where it's *far* preferable to walk, take transit, bike, ride a scooter, etc. That's literally what makes city life great!
…just not in a dense urban environment where it's *far* preferable to walk, take transit, bike, ride a scooter, etc. That's literally what makes city life great!
@CultureDesk @IndieWire I have been thinking and saying this for decades. So many crap movies with good premises, ready to be remade by film companies that already own the rights to them!
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
@CultureDesk @IndieWire I have been thinking and saying this for decades. So many crap movies with good premises, ready to be remade by film companies that already own the rights to them!
@brenttoderian.bsky.social The truth of this situation would be someone of that man', "What if I give up my dominant social position for nothing?" I mean, I love this cartoon, don't get me wrong, but that's not the reason why Certain People don't want change.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
@brenttoderian.bsky.social The truth of this situation would be someone of that man', "What if I give up my dominant social position for nothing?" I mean, I love this cartoon, don't get me wrong, but that's not the reason why Certain People don't want change.
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social There was a social-media industry person on here who once loudly proclaimed, "Nobody believes me that we scientifically proved people *prefer* the algorithm."
So I asked, and she snootily informed me that in A/B tests, people go back to the algorithm more often.
Yo […]
So I asked, and she snootily informed me that in A/B tests, people go back to the algorithm more often.
Yo […]
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November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social There was a social-media industry person on here who once loudly proclaimed, "Nobody believes me that we scientifically proved people *prefer* the algorithm."
So I asked, and she snootily informed me that in A/B tests, people go back to the algorithm more often.
Yo […]
So I asked, and she snootily informed me that in A/B tests, people go back to the algorithm more often.
Yo […]
@MrBerard @edutooters Hey! That's me!
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
@MrBerard @edutooters Hey! That's me!
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I’m not suggesting that Carney NEEDS the NDP strategically. He doesn’t, as I don’t think for minute that the NDP or any party will trigger an election now. It would be political suicide.
I’m saying that because it’s a right thing for the NDP to ask for, and a right thing for Carney to say yes to.
I’m saying that because it’s a right thing for the NDP to ask for, and a right thing for Carney to say yes to.
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’m not suggesting that Carney NEEDS the NDP strategically. He doesn’t, as I don’t think for minute that the NDP or any party will trigger an election now. It would be political suicide.
I’m saying that because it’s a right thing for the NDP to ask for, and a right thing for Carney to say yes to.
I’m saying that because it’s a right thing for the NDP to ask for, and a right thing for Carney to say yes to.
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we just not elected the first arab muslim mayor. he’s an arab muslim AFRICAN from one of Cheetolini’s favorite shithole countries: UGANDA
#nyc #2025elections #elections2025 #zohranmamdani
#nyc #2025elections #elections2025 #zohranmamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
we just not elected the first arab muslim mayor. he’s an arab muslim AFRICAN from one of Cheetolini’s favorite shithole countries: UGANDA
#nyc #2025elections #elections2025 #zohranmamdani
#nyc #2025elections #elections2025 #zohranmamdani
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM