Ryan Robinson
@ryanrobinson.ca
He/him. Anabaptist (Mennonite) + Liberation Theology Christian. Tech: Drupal, Microsoft 365. Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Haldimand Tract). Childfree cat gentleman.
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We've got Sasketchawen vs Montreal for both the CFL Grey Cup final and the university Vanier Cup final. Sounds like a Canadian football conspiracy to me.
(No, of course I'm not just sad my alma mater Queen's lost to Saskatchewan)
(No, of course I'm not just sad my alma mater Queen's lost to Saskatchewan)
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We've got Sasketchawen vs Montreal for both the CFL Grey Cup final and the university Vanier Cup final. Sounds like a Canadian football conspiracy to me.
(No, of course I'm not just sad my alma mater Queen's lost to Saskatchewan)
(No, of course I'm not just sad my alma mater Queen's lost to Saskatchewan)
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This is both a joke post and an accurate description of the hacking process
Always knock on walls as you walk by, you never know which spot might be the secret passage opening.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is both a joke post and an accurate description of the hacking process
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I don't want to deny that things are still pretty bad, that decarbonisation has to go a lot further, but I really do think it's worth acknowledging that given 15-20 years ago we were on course for a 4C rise, that we're now looking at 2.2-2.6C is a genuinely herculean and heroic achievement.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I don't want to deny that things are still pretty bad, that decarbonisation has to go a lot further, but I really do think it's worth acknowledging that given 15-20 years ago we were on course for a 4C rise, that we're now looking at 2.2-2.6C is a genuinely herculean and heroic achievement.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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why would i pay to chat with satan when social media is right here and free
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
why would i pay to chat with satan when social media is right here and free
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The urge to privatize in a nutshell, "You have two options. You can pay to do it right, or be 'cost effective' and do it wrong. Pick one."
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The urge to privatize in a nutshell, "You have two options. You can pay to do it right, or be 'cost effective' and do it wrong. Pick one."
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"'I love not owning a car,' said Teal Burns of Halifax. Many others said the same thing in slightly different ways. Those who previously owned a car say they don't miss the cost and hassle of owning a car or the stress of driving." Same. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Why some Canadians love living without a car | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we share the experiences of people across Canada who don't own a car; track China's progress on cutting emissions; and check out an efficient way to remo...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"'I love not owning a car,' said Teal Burns of Halifax. Many others said the same thing in slightly different ways. Those who previously owned a car say they don't miss the cost and hassle of owning a car or the stress of driving." Same. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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ION is a transit investment success story - it skipped the bells & whistles and got built quickly, runs great, has been successful at guiding new development to cluster in the built-up area instead of becoming sprawl.
Now Waterloo Region needs funding to bring that ION light rail magic to Cambridge
Now Waterloo Region needs funding to bring that ION light rail magic to Cambridge
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
ION is a transit investment success story - it skipped the bells & whistles and got built quickly, runs great, has been successful at guiding new development to cluster in the built-up area instead of becoming sprawl.
Now Waterloo Region needs funding to bring that ION light rail magic to Cambridge
Now Waterloo Region needs funding to bring that ION light rail magic to Cambridge
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Highways/Freeways are good for connecting far flung places to each other. Running them through cities/neighborhoods was one of the worst ideas of the 20th century -
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Highways/Freeways are good for connecting far flung places to each other. Running them through cities/neighborhoods was one of the worst ideas of the 20th century -
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“People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app.”
No, they can’t, for either one or two obvious reasons, depending on your belief system.
“How does it work?”
It doesn’t.
No, they can’t, for either one or two obvious reasons, depending on your belief system.
“How does it work?”
It doesn’t.
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app.”
No, they can’t, for either one or two obvious reasons, depending on your belief system.
“How does it work?”
It doesn’t.
No, they can’t, for either one or two obvious reasons, depending on your belief system.
“How does it work?”
It doesn’t.
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The UK govt: "Hmm, we might have to ban VPNs & a whole range of otehr basic privacy safeguards, to Protect The Children, y'know."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The UK govt: "Hmm, we might have to ban VPNs & a whole range of otehr basic privacy safeguards, to Protect The Children, y'know."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
Also the UK govt: "It's perfectly fine to let Nazi billionaire & friend of Epstein Peter Thiel trawl through the entire corpus of NHS personal data on your children."
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Jesus [texting]: good news 2 poor. freedom 4 prisoners. sight 4 blind. set oppressed free. cancel all debts
American Christian receiving text: [throws phone off cliff]
American Christian receiving text: [throws phone off cliff]
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Jesus [texting]: good news 2 poor. freedom 4 prisoners. sight 4 blind. set oppressed free. cancel all debts
American Christian receiving text: [throws phone off cliff]
American Christian receiving text: [throws phone off cliff]
I'm going to say I'm 11.5/12 on these. I agree two factor is annoying. I even agree that not everything needs more than a password, if there's no private information. But I just want to turn that one into "have proper passkey support" instead.
wildingout.substack.com/p/12-things-...
wildingout.substack.com/p/12-things-...
12 Things I’ve Heard Boomers Say That I Agree With 100%
Come shake your fist at the sky with us…
wildingout.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm going to say I'm 11.5/12 on these. I agree two factor is annoying. I even agree that not everything needs more than a password, if there's no private information. But I just want to turn that one into "have proper passkey support" instead.
wildingout.substack.com/p/12-things-...
wildingout.substack.com/p/12-things-...
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It's almost like when you tax the rich in a place you get to make that place a better place and even the rich just looking out the windows of their limos at most of that place in passing prefer to think "oh, that looks nice" rather than "I must prepare my bunker for the impending apocalypse"
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's almost like when you tax the rich in a place you get to make that place a better place and even the rich just looking out the windows of their limos at most of that place in passing prefer to think "oh, that looks nice" rather than "I must prepare my bunker for the impending apocalypse"
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The responses on this have been fascinatingly polarizing depending on whether people consider visual appearance or tactile texture, I'll have to get some more snow and ice options as the winter continues!
Which of these snowballs would you assign the name bouba, and which kiki?
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The responses on this have been fascinatingly polarizing depending on whether people consider visual appearance or tactile texture, I'll have to get some more snow and ice options as the winter continues!
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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CLAIM: The government is run by a secret society of pedophiles
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
CLAIM: The government is run by a secret society of pedophiles
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret
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Doug Ford is to Ontario what Donald J. Trump is to America.
Absolutely corrupt and only in it to enrich himself and his friends …or those he owes.
Absolutely corrupt and only in it to enrich himself and his friends …or those he owes.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Doug Ford is to Ontario what Donald J. Trump is to America.
Absolutely corrupt and only in it to enrich himself and his friends …or those he owes.
Absolutely corrupt and only in it to enrich himself and his friends …or those he owes.
I notice the line "without making life more expensive for drivers" and need to point out:
1. The only drivers speed cameras made it more expensive for were those breaking the law speeding.
2. It's more expensive for drivers and non-drivers via taxes instead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#OnPoli
1. The only drivers speed cameras made it more expensive for were those breaking the law speeding.
2. It's more expensive for drivers and non-drivers via taxes instead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#OnPoli
Ontario to spend $210M on non-speed camera road safety measures following ban | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is earmarking $210 million for municipalities to implement traffic-calming measures as its ban on speed cameras is set to take effect.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I notice the line "without making life more expensive for drivers" and need to point out:
1. The only drivers speed cameras made it more expensive for were those breaking the law speeding.
2. It's more expensive for drivers and non-drivers via taxes instead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#OnPoli
1. The only drivers speed cameras made it more expensive for were those breaking the law speeding.
2. It's more expensive for drivers and non-drivers via taxes instead.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#OnPoli
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“You will hear everlastingly, in all discussions about newspapers, companies, aristocracies, or party politics, this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man…”
—G.K. Chesterton
—G.K. Chesterton
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“You will hear everlastingly, in all discussions about newspapers, companies, aristocracies, or party politics, this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man…”
—G.K. Chesterton
—G.K. Chesterton
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that one guy on tinder who says he's only single because "all his ex-girlfriends are crazy"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Poilievre says he is not reflecting on his leadership style after MP departures | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is not reflecting on his leadership style after two MPs announced they were leaving his caucus — including one who cited the leader's "negative" ...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
that one guy on tinder who says he's only single because "all his ex-girlfriends are crazy"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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I always imagine these guys back then being like “Email is great. No paper trail. Completely untraceable.”
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I always imagine these guys back then being like “Email is great. No paper trail. Completely untraceable.”
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This is a great entry into the “alleged criminal masterminds who email each other stuff like ‘as you know, we are criminals who do crimes and just as a refresher, here are details about all the crimes we’ve committed’” canon.
“ … Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship as Mr. Trump was becoming a national political figure.”
I’m gifting this article so you can read it without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is a great entry into the “alleged criminal masterminds who email each other stuff like ‘as you know, we are criminals who do crimes and just as a refresher, here are details about all the crimes we’ve committed’” canon.