Richard Lam
@rickyslams.bsky.social
Actor / musician / conflict manager / labour rights fan / transformative mediation enthusiast / Irish Bouzouki noodler / reluctant theatre optimist / secret gamer / extremely slow distance runner - Toronto, ON, Canada
Co-founder of www.groundfloorteam.com
Co-founder of www.groundfloorteam.com
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I see a pattern of people in game industry promoting ai, there is the usual ceos and busisness people, they are money driven and always fall for stupid schemes to gain more money and save more money. For the people that work in game development directly I see that those defending are the ones...
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I see a pattern of people in game industry promoting ai, there is the usual ceos and busisness people, they are money driven and always fall for stupid schemes to gain more money and save more money. For the people that work in game development directly I see that those defending are the ones...
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What I like about Stephen Sondheim is everyone else makes musicals that become huge famous hits named stuff like "Grease" and "Wicked" and "Hamilton". His are all named stuff like "Loop De Loo, And Isn't That Just Always The Way" and no one has ever performed, recorded, or heard of it ever again.
May 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What I like about Stephen Sondheim is everyone else makes musicals that become huge famous hits named stuff like "Grease" and "Wicked" and "Hamilton". His are all named stuff like "Loop De Loo, And Isn't That Just Always The Way" and no one has ever performed, recorded, or heard of it ever again.
Love this!!
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Love this!!
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The only Star Wars opinion about which I am dogmatic is that The Rise of Skywalker is the worst movie in the franchise & also the worst movie ever made. I've never hated a piece of art more.
i would push rogue one down and bring solo and the last jedi up. i’d also place attack of the clones at the bottom.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The only Star Wars opinion about which I am dogmatic is that The Rise of Skywalker is the worst movie in the franchise & also the worst movie ever made. I've never hated a piece of art more.
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A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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psst...hey kid...wanna see a perfect joke?
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
psst...hey kid...wanna see a perfect joke?
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[sinking in quicksand]
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
[sinking in quicksand]
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
me: oh no
wife: we’ll be fine if we just remain still and wait for help
me: ok
[mambo no. 5 starts to play]
me: OH NO
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Community is, more than anything else, showing up.
I have two friends who are ex Mormons and they are the best of all of my friends at reaching out to hang out or do something together /and/ they almost never flake and I need this to be studied.
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Community is, more than anything else, showing up.
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Alberta under Daniel Smith just used the notwithstanding clause (overriding the Constitution of the country) to deny trans children access to healthcare.
Unreal levels of cruelty and a violation of human rights
Unreal levels of cruelty and a violation of human rights
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Alberta under Daniel Smith just used the notwithstanding clause (overriding the Constitution of the country) to deny trans children access to healthcare.
Unreal levels of cruelty and a violation of human rights
Unreal levels of cruelty and a violation of human rights
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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The UCP's obsession with children's genitals should result in the same kind of shunning that happens to a weird cousin who asks all of the kids at a family BBQ what colour their underpants are.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The UCP's obsession with children's genitals should result in the same kind of shunning that happens to a weird cousin who asks all of the kids at a family BBQ what colour their underpants are.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: normal adults (who aren't pediatric medical professionals) don't spend ANY amount of time thinking about the genitals of children.
They certainly don't bend over backwards to make policing children's genitals part of their job.
This obsession is creepy.
They certainly don't bend over backwards to make policing children's genitals part of their job.
This obsession is creepy.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again: normal adults (who aren't pediatric medical professionals) don't spend ANY amount of time thinking about the genitals of children.
They certainly don't bend over backwards to make policing children's genitals part of their job.
This obsession is creepy.
They certainly don't bend over backwards to make policing children's genitals part of their job.
This obsession is creepy.
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I'm fucking cryinj
Worst hold music ever?
YouTube video by Unreasonable Steev
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm fucking cryinj
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I love it when an organisation accidentally puts its desktop on a projector, it’s like seeing your most straitlaced friend get drunk.
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I love it when an organisation accidentally puts its desktop on a projector, it’s like seeing your most straitlaced friend get drunk.
This guy did a really good thing!
I am really happy (not entirely but that’s a whole other tangle) with this outcome and article. My only caveat is I am given too much credit in this one.
#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This guy did a really good thing!
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more to the point: "this doesn't do anything" / "this is performative (derogatory)" is a criticism of land acknowledgements I find compelling from people actively engaged in reparations projects and pretty much no else
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
more to the point: "this doesn't do anything" / "this is performative (derogatory)" is a criticism of land acknowledgements I find compelling from people actively engaged in reparations projects and pretty much no else
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Honkballer Ohtani
Honkballer Ohtani van Los Angeles Dodgers voor de vierde keer MVP #sport
Honkballer Ohtani van Los Angeles Dodgers voor de vierde keer MVP
LOS ANGELES ANPAFP Honkballer Shohei Ohtani van Los Angeles Dodgers is voor de vierde keer uitgeroepen tot meest waardevolle speler MVP in zijn divisie van de MLB. Het was de tweede keer op rij dat de 31jarige Japanner werd gekozen tot MVP van de National League. Eerder kreeg hij als speler van Los Angeles Angels twee keer de prijs in de American League.
www.rtl.nl
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Honkballer Ohtani
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX