Andrew Hunter

Maeklong at home

I don’t remember this SCTV sketch but, man, I do love Dave Thomas and Catherine O’Hara.

We need this in Toronto.

First real morning w out the cafeTO/barriers. Streets far more hostile. No buffer. Nothing to slow drivers. Need to recalibrate to harsh winter mode.

They are probably running on US-East-1 like everyone else.

One thing about people citing slower car travel times on Bloor West following the bike lane install is, well, that was kind of the point. Drivers were **averaging** nearly 20 km/h over the current speed limit at spots. Road revamp has brought speeds closer to limit. www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Once all the bike lanes are gone, and congestion hasn't improved, we will look back on this as a foolish act of self-sabotage by a government more interested in its own personal vendettas than in making Ontarians' lives better and more affordable.

I do not like this speedrun we did from "that's not technically illegal so it's OK" to "laws don't matter anyway"

Why do people get mad at new apartments for being expensive, but are totally fine with the city creating entire mansion-only neighborhoods? If you think an expensive apartment isn't helping you, a poor renter, that can only be more true for a $10 million mansion.

Bikeshare is great for adults but not friendly for young families. Cargo bikes (basketfiet or with a bench on the back) would make the system accessible for riders with children. #TOPoli #Urbanism

We let national immigration policy be thwarted by the median council votes in Toronto and Vancouver and it's nuts to me that's not how this is understood.

Can we have this for Toronto too?

As a wannabe associate member of the EU, it's time for Canada to join the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and embrace circulation planning. Down with the yankee-dumb all-way stop, welcome to the Euro-smart priority street sign!

The reason why the Stakt market is all astro turf and pavement.

retracting my previous comment about how its impossible to do a genghis khan style unification of the steppe with subsequent conquest of the settled peoples these days. i would like to apologize for having underestimated the power of the fierce and noble toyota hilux

Perks tries to itemize the negative impacts of building new housing: “You have new population. Do you have enough schools for that, are the sidewalks big enough, are we losing green space?” Many Toronto blocks, especially in his ward, have fewer people than in 1971 and half-empty public schools.

If your servers are compromised by a group of agents, don’t say “we are under attack.” Attack implies intent. Instead say, “computer programs are emitting tokens that, when executed by other programs, are causing network requests that are currently pwning my shit”

conservatives will point at the hottest ride-or-die girl two billion dollars can design and conclude "yeah that's gay"

A Texas gate for cars!

Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate

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i've seen takes you people wouldn't believe, tankie rewritings of history on fire off the Shoulder of Orion

Do it, Boston. No one has the right to torment neighbors with engine noise.

"We need housing for teachers." "We need housing for artists." "We need housing for firefighters." This command and control shit drives me crazy. Just build enough housing for people.

Some people on here really need to go touch graph.

Chemicals That Pushed Man’s Ancestors To Run Down Wild Boar Flare At Sight Of White Cheddar Popcorn Bag https://theonion.com/chemicals-that-pushed-man-s-ancestors-to-run-down-wild-1819579876/

Most of the good stuff we can get out of the EU is stuff we don't need European permission for (ie adopting their standards, lowering our trade barriers.)

No better day to share my absolute favorite piece of writing about Tim Curry EVER. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.

‘Behold, Meta’s New AI,’ Says Mark Zuckerberg Covering Nipples In Tinfoil https://theonion.com/behold-metas-new-ai-says-mark-zuckerberg-covering-nipples-in-tinfoil/

Appropriate.

4th Business

My latest Infrastory post is a bit of mythbusting around Toronto transit. There are a lot of things that we've often heard repeated that aren't quite accurate when you dig into the documents. infrastory.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-c...

Toronto would build this for over 1.7 billion dollars per kilometer and somehow gaslight themselves into thinking that cost is reasonable because Canada is constrained by land rights, labour unions, safety standards, maternity leave and universal healthcare unlike... France.

This feels like the inciting incident that happens 15 years before a @doctorow.pluralistic.net story. If the removal of cloud functions is #enshittification, does that make hackers a wet wipe?

Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social now is the time for recognizing European elevator regulations and other standards and rapidly pivoting so we can inter-operate with sane countries

Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social now is the time for recognizing European vehicle regulations and other standards and rapidly pivoting so we can inter-operate with sane countries

Reminder if you are not French do not say goblin mode

Love love love the new Biidaasige Park but it’s soooooo Toronto to time the sprinklers for sunset

Social housing in Madrid, organised around three courtyards The courtyards are coloured soft pink, while apartments have beautiful tiled interiors. By Canals Moneo Architects - a short thread 🧵

University leadership: We stand ready to support our faculty as they confront the disruptions & uncertainty caused by AI. Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and— University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude.

Something else that boils my blood: the driveby attack about how "social science" experts are often biased and impartial. Dr. Saxe is a licensed P.Eng, PhD-holding Engineer. She is the fuckin' E in STEM. Do you think "social science" is just when a woman tells you things you disagree with?

I should spend the $40 to do this. Best investment I could make.

The judge's ruling cites "common sense" as the reason that adding more lanes eases congestion IT DOESN'T!! THERE'S AN ENTIRE FIELD OF STUDY AROUND THIS VERY TOPIC!! WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE, LIKE, THE 1960s!!

I really can't get over this, this is such a wild example. there was a whole Church Inquisition torturing and extorting suspected heretics in Newton's day and we are being invited to ask whether he would have survived land acknowledgments lmfao bsky.app/profile/pwhi...

The CAQ broke its multi-party agreement for proportional representation. Now polling at 20%, they face near-oblivion with 1 seat while the PQ nears a majority with 30%. Life comes at you fast: abandoning electoral reform for short-term gain almost always backfires. thewalrus.ca/frechette-qu...

"Actually Live" is just a dog whistle for "own property"

What else would you expect from DontATmeProto?

What if landlords had to compete for tenants by being good landlords, instead of tenants having to compete for a few vacancies owned by people looking to make a quick buck?

Congratulations to CMHC, Edmonton City Council and all of the YIMBYs who "ruined" real estate investing in Edmonton. If we don't want housing to be primarily treated as an investment, we need to end the shortage. www.instagram.com/reel/DbmApzb...