Victor Villas
@villasbc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Born at 356 ppm CO₂
🇨🇦 Living the good life in YVR
🇧🇷 Inner voice speaks in pt_BR
🧑🏽💻 Paying bills with software
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@villasbc, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🇨🇦 Living the good life in YVR
🇧🇷 Inner voice speaks in pt_BR
🧑🏽💻 Paying bills with software
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@villasbc, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
My most important recap flex
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
My most important recap flex
How interesting. Ladner tops the density ranking of the province
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladner,_British_Columbia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladner,_British_Columbia
Ladner, British Columbia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How interesting. Ladner tops the density ranking of the province
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladner,_British_Columbia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladner,_British_Columbia
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Sick of turns on red? If you live in Vancouver, please write or speak in support of restricting them!
Here's how:
https://visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/dec-10-restrict-right-turn-on-red/
#vacouver #vanpoli #rightonred #turnonred #roadsafety
Here's how:
https://visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/dec-10-restrict-right-turn-on-red/
#vacouver #vanpoli #rightonred #turnonred #roadsafety
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sick of turns on red? If you live in Vancouver, please write or speak in support of restricting them!
Here's how:
https://visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/dec-10-restrict-right-turn-on-red/
#vacouver #vanpoli #rightonred #turnonred #roadsafety
Here's how:
https://visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/dec-10-restrict-right-turn-on-red/
#vacouver #vanpoli #rightonred #turnonred #roadsafety
These individualistic and selfish crooks having a hard time working together is the reason we can have good things move forward. Thank you and good riddance, bring in the next clown
#bcpoli https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/115661920773087884
#bcpoli https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/115661920773087884
The Tyee (@thetyee@mstdn.ca)
John Rustad insisted he’s still the leader of the B.C. Conservatives Wednesday even after a majority of the party’s MLAs said they had lost confidence in him and the party announced the appointment of Trevor Halford as interim leader. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/12/04/BC-Conservatives-Chaos-Division/?utm_source=mastodon&utm;_medium=social&utm;_campaign=editorial
mstdn.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
These individualistic and selfish crooks having a hard time working together is the reason we can have good things move forward. Thank you and good riddance, bring in the next clown
#bcpoli https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/115661920773087884
#bcpoli https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/115661920773087884
How come Waterfront station does not have a bench for me to sit while waiting for someone?
Not even inside Starbucks, just a few inside Subway or A&W 😥
I kind of already imagine answers but come on #vancouver #translink
Not even inside Starbucks, just a few inside Subway or A&W 😥
I kind of already imagine answers but come on #vancouver #translink
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
How come Waterfront station does not have a bench for me to sit while waiting for someone?
Not even inside Starbucks, just a few inside Subway or A&W 😥
I kind of already imagine answers but come on #vancouver #translink
Not even inside Starbucks, just a few inside Subway or A&W 😥
I kind of already imagine answers but come on #vancouver #translink
I was a teenager when I first met someone who did not have dinner everyday - because they were poor - and I will never forget the shock followed by shame because it was obvious.
I was in my 30s when I discovered that some people - who are not poor - simply don’t have lunch, or have some sort of […]
I was in my 30s when I discovered that some people - who are not poor - simply don’t have lunch, or have some sort of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I was a teenager when I first met someone who did not have dinner everyday - because they were poor - and I will never forget the shock followed by shame because it was obvious.
I was in my 30s when I discovered that some people - who are not poor - simply don’t have lunch, or have some sort of […]
I was in my 30s when I discovered that some people - who are not poor - simply don’t have lunch, or have some sort of […]
Get a load of this guy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-standard-living-stagnant-immigration-blame-9.6987929
GDP Per Capita is the perfect metric for his type. Deepening inequality means that a few billionaires approaching trillionaire status on the backs of their own working class can […]
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-standard-living-stagnant-immigration-blame-9.6987929
GDP Per Capita is the perfect metric for his type. Deepening inequality means that a few billionaires approaching trillionaire status on the backs of their own working class can […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Get a load of this guy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-standard-living-stagnant-immigration-blame-9.6987929
GDP Per Capita is the perfect metric for his type. Deepening inequality means that a few billionaires approaching trillionaire status on the backs of their own working class can […]
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-standard-living-stagnant-immigration-blame-9.6987929
GDP Per Capita is the perfect metric for his type. Deepening inequality means that a few billionaires approaching trillionaire status on the backs of their own working class can […]
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"Personal protective equipment is the least effective layer of protection in the hierarchy of controls – by the time you need it, you’re already in danger."
ICYMI: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
ICYMI: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
The Invisible Pedestrian; or, why Vision Zero doesn’t promote reflectors
As the seasons change, and the days get shorter, we often get asked, “Why doesn’t Vision Zero promote reflectors and lights for pedestrians and cyclists? It seems like everyone wears dark rain coat…
visionzerovancouver.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
"Personal protective equipment is the least effective layer of protection in the hierarchy of controls – by the time you need it, you’re already in danger."
ICYMI: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
ICYMI: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-allowing-doctors-to-practise-in-both-public-and-private-systems-solves/
What does walking towards a two-tiered system solve?
It solves this problem of rich people having "too much of a hard time" getting ahead of poor people for medical treatment […]
What does walking towards a two-tiered system solve?
It solves this problem of rich people having "too much of a hard time" getting ahead of poor people for medical treatment […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-allowing-doctors-to-practise-in-both-public-and-private-systems-solves/
What does walking towards a two-tiered system solve?
It solves this problem of rich people having "too much of a hard time" getting ahead of poor people for medical treatment […]
What does walking towards a two-tiered system solve?
It solves this problem of rich people having "too much of a hard time" getting ahead of poor people for medical treatment […]
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Apparently there are 2 properties in Shaughnessy (one of the wealthiest Vancouver areas) that are classified as *farms* and therefore are exempt from property tax 🤯
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/calls-grow-to-re-examine-bcs-automatic-property-tax-exemptions/
#taxfraud #vanpoli
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/calls-grow-to-re-examine-bcs-automatic-property-tax-exemptions/
#taxfraud #vanpoli
Calls grow to re-examine B.C.’s automatic property tax exemptions
In the city of Vancouver alone, $1 billion worth of property is occupied by private and independent schools, while the region has hundreds of places of worship, charities, and even a “cult” that enjoy freedom from property tax bills.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Apparently there are 2 properties in Shaughnessy (one of the wealthiest Vancouver areas) that are classified as *farms* and therefore are exempt from property tax 🤯
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/calls-grow-to-re-examine-bcs-automatic-property-tax-exemptions/
#taxfraud #vanpoli
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/calls-grow-to-re-examine-bcs-automatic-property-tax-exemptions/
#taxfraud #vanpoli
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We must plan to not only grow, but grow well. We shouldn’t add people but take away amenities. We shouldn’t add children but shrink their play spaces. And once this is built on, this greenspace isn't coming back for at least 99 years.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
We must plan to not only grow, but grow well. We shouldn’t add people but take away amenities. We shouldn’t add children but shrink their play spaces. And once this is built on, this greenspace isn't coming back for at least 99 years.
#pluribus looks interesting. But I already know that, like Severance, it’s going to flood my timelines with bad takes and the most absurd ways to interpret the story. Thank aliens I don’t share a hive mind with this crowd.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#pluribus looks interesting. But I already know that, like Severance, it’s going to flood my timelines with bad takes and the most absurd ways to interpret the story. Thank aliens I don’t share a hive mind with this crowd.
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RE: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reece/115533532256114484
"While #canada cannot win any war with the United States, we could stop funnelling money in that direction for things like Windows licenses, and digital services. Perhaps instead of trying to tax Meta and X, the government could just […]
"While #canada cannot win any war with the United States, we could stop funnelling money in that direction for things like Windows licenses, and digital services. Perhaps instead of trying to tax Meta and X, the government could just […]
Original post on masto.canadiancivil.com
masto.canadiancivil.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RE: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reece/115533532256114484
"While #canada cannot win any war with the United States, we could stop funnelling money in that direction for things like Windows licenses, and digital services. Perhaps instead of trying to tax Meta and X, the government could just […]
"While #canada cannot win any war with the United States, we could stop funnelling money in that direction for things like Windows licenses, and digital services. Perhaps instead of trying to tax Meta and X, the government could just […]
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Is there “life after cars?” As authors always say, “you’ll have to read the book.”*
Congrats to @visionzerovancouver.ca on a great packed event last night with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social + guests @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @tomflood.bsky.social.
*spoiler: a BETTER life!
Congrats to @visionzerovancouver.ca on a great packed event last night with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social + guests @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @tomflood.bsky.social.
*spoiler: a BETTER life!
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Is there “life after cars?” As authors always say, “you’ll have to read the book.”*
Congrats to @visionzerovancouver.ca on a great packed event last night with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social + guests @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @tomflood.bsky.social.
*spoiler: a BETTER life!
Congrats to @visionzerovancouver.ca on a great packed event last night with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social + guests @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @tomflood.bsky.social.
*spoiler: a BETTER life!
Reposted by Victor Villas
💫 New panelist alert! We're thrilled to have @tomflood.bsky.social joining @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social THIS SATURDAY for Life After Cars in downtown Vancouver, hosted by the incredible @uytaelee.bsky.social.
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
💫 New panelist alert! We're thrilled to have @tomflood.bsky.social joining @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social THIS SATURDAY for Life After Cars in downtown Vancouver, hosted by the incredible @uytaelee.bsky.social.
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
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"The Invisible Pedestrian; or, why Vision Zero Vancouver doesn't promote reflectors" - the latest from us: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
The Invisible Pedestrian; or, why Vision Zero doesn’t promote reflectors
As the seasons change, and the days get shorter, we often get asked, “Why doesn’t Vision Zero promote reflectors and lights for pedestrians and cyclists? It seems like everyone wears dark rain coat…
visionzerovancouver.ca
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The Invisible Pedestrian; or, why Vision Zero Vancouver doesn't promote reflectors" - the latest from us: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...
Reposted by Victor Villas
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A new kind of #corporate bullshit has arrived: some of my document writing has been flagged as "off-putting AI generated style", even though I did not use any AI to assist on writing that.
Ironically, I did use an LLM to write some cruft at the end of the doc, but that part wasn't flagged […]
Ironically, I did use an LLM to write some cruft at the end of the doc, but that part wasn't flagged […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A new kind of #corporate bullshit has arrived: some of my document writing has been flagged as "off-putting AI generated style", even though I did not use any AI to assist on writing that.
Ironically, I did use an LLM to write some cruft at the end of the doc, but that part wasn't flagged […]
Ironically, I did use an LLM to write some cruft at the end of the doc, but that part wasn't flagged […]
A few weeks ago #TheWalrus came up with a page promoting online gambling. Now they're platforming opinion pieces (https://thewalrus.ca/does-the-cbc-still-speak-for-canada/) that parrot the narrative that CBC is partisan or pro-government propaganda.
To no one’s surprise, the author of this […]
To no one’s surprise, the author of this […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A few weeks ago #TheWalrus came up with a page promoting online gambling. Now they're platforming opinion pieces (https://thewalrus.ca/does-the-cbc-still-speak-for-canada/) that parrot the narrative that CBC is partisan or pro-government propaganda.
To no one’s surprise, the author of this […]
To no one’s surprise, the author of this […]
Nature makes the wrinkliest mushy grapes the sweetest pleasure bombs. Sometimes I doubt myself… perhaps this one is too far gone? No. Trust the process. Be not afraid of rotten grapes because fortune favours the bold.
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Nature makes the wrinkliest mushy grapes the sweetest pleasure bombs. Sometimes I doubt myself… perhaps this one is too far gone? No. Trust the process. Be not afraid of rotten grapes because fortune favours the bold.
As good as any other day to remember
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver
opened on February 28, 2017, with Donald Jr., Eric Trump and developer Joo Kim Tiah in attendance […] met with public protests and a boycott of the ceremony by Mayor Robertson and other local politicians […]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver
opened on February 28, 2017, with Donald Jr., Eric Trump and developer Joo Kim Tiah in attendance […] met with public protests and a boycott of the ceremony by Mayor Robertson and other local politicians […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As good as any other day to remember
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver
opened on February 28, 2017, with Donald Jr., Eric Trump and developer Joo Kim Tiah in attendance […] met with public protests and a boycott of the ceremony by Mayor Robertson and other local politicians […]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver
opened on February 28, 2017, with Donald Jr., Eric Trump and developer Joo Kim Tiah in attendance […] met with public protests and a boycott of the ceremony by Mayor Robertson and other local politicians […]
Reposted by Victor Villas
Brilliant video from @ardenenglish.bsky.social explaining why right on red is so dangerous for pedestrians, and why BC should get rid of it. Please watch!
youtu.be/AqDV13zzMao?...
youtu.be/AqDV13zzMao?...
Right Turn of Death | Creator Network | A Film by The Greater Discussions
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Brilliant video from @ardenenglish.bsky.social explaining why right on red is so dangerous for pedestrians, and why BC should get rid of it. Please watch!
youtu.be/AqDV13zzMao?...
youtu.be/AqDV13zzMao?...
ICYMI @viticci I found a funny quirk of AI ubiquity on MacOS:
The Books app generally doesn't facilitate the reader to copy text blurbs from books. But in Tahoe, I can select text from the book and use "Proofread", which opens a small window that does offer the copy option.
LLMs really are the […]
The Books app generally doesn't facilitate the reader to copy text blurbs from books. But in Tahoe, I can select text from the book and use "Proofread", which opens a small window that does offer the copy option.
LLMs really are the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
ICYMI @viticci I found a funny quirk of AI ubiquity on MacOS:
The Books app generally doesn't facilitate the reader to copy text blurbs from books. But in Tahoe, I can select text from the book and use "Proofread", which opens a small window that does offer the copy option.
LLMs really are the […]
The Books app generally doesn't facilitate the reader to copy text blurbs from books. But in Tahoe, I can select text from the book and use "Proofread", which opens a small window that does offer the copy option.
LLMs really are the […]
It’s amazing how accustomed the Japanese are with sharing the sidewalk among pedestrians and cyclists. They are often zipping by, and pedestrians don’t even flinch. And I’m not talking teenagers, it’s middle age commuters on e-bikes stitching on the sidewalk with baskets full of stuff on […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s amazing how accustomed the Japanese are with sharing the sidewalk among pedestrians and cyclists. They are often zipping by, and pedestrians don’t even flinch. And I’m not talking teenagers, it’s middle age commuters on e-bikes stitching on the sidewalk with baskets full of stuff on […]
Japan is so dense and it’s commercial streets are so lively that I just had lunch on the third floor, the crossed the street and had an espresso again on the third floor.
The amount of pedestrians walking around and discovering shops is so high that you don’t even need a storefront on the […]
The amount of pedestrians walking around and discovering shops is so high that you don’t even need a storefront on the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Japan is so dense and it’s commercial streets are so lively that I just had lunch on the third floor, the crossed the street and had an espresso again on the third floor.
The amount of pedestrians walking around and discovering shops is so high that you don’t even need a storefront on the […]
The amount of pedestrians walking around and discovering shops is so high that you don’t even need a storefront on the […]