iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 20h

reminder that if you aren't a golfer you must fill this out. it's accepted as an alternative to cycling on your property tax exemption form!

000

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

These bears are every parent walking/biking their kids to school for the first time.

16510

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

this is self-apparent even if you take the view that rich people do something super unique and necessary with their money/ideas/philanthropy etc. 1000 different people doing different kinds of good things!

000

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mid-2000's Console War version, for reference:

2127354

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

40118033071

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 02/10/2026

me reading your posts

A giant skeleton staring into the distance

91206

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There’s a general vibe that we have done the work of planning reform. Truth is, we’ve barely started.

35912

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cities around the world are taking action to control the threats posed by ebikes in cities.

1023557

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Google and Apple immediately update their maps.

392474545

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of my most galaxy-brained takes is that politicians and political groups should talk more about workers’ share of national income. It's one of the clearest, simplest ways to describe how billionaires and corporate elites captured so much of the economy--and something policy can change.

axios.com

U.S. workers' share of national income falls to a new low

Labor's bargaining position has worsened markedly in the last half-decade.

27732264

Reposted by Anton Lodder

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

8/n The CRP pays to “establish long-term, resource-conserving vegetative covers,” which “helps to improve water quality, control soil erosion...enhance wildlife habitat.” With proper native vegetation plans, solar can do this while generating private dollars instead of consuming public dollars.

2123

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've known about how small the acre number is, but the air quality arg here is new to me

010

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Yet to hear any argument against parking charges that explains what to do to ensure equal access for people without car access (which is honestly simple, if expensive) or why the options for people without car access are good enough for them but aren't & never could be good enough for those with.

2202

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So much good stuff here. This dumpster hauling semi is electric. We can do big things without diesel. Secondly, good urban design allows this pickup to happen without fully obstructing a bike lane. Nothing here will force people to mix with cars in a street. 📸 @electricfelix.eurosky.social

2221

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We did a first family bike overnight to stay in a C&O Canal Towpath lock house. Here’s a little travelogue sized to this this trip

3662

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You can have the most sophisticated palate in the world, and still periodically have a primal need for fish fingers and baked beans for tea. Also, parsley is disgusting, and they need to hurry up and identify the gene for that so I can be as unbearable as the coriander lot about it.

5211

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Carn(ey)age. Rolling back a half century of progress in environmental and climate protection. For what? Oh right, profits for the already very fucking rich & some jobs in the extractive sector, while the rest of us are fucked by climate, ecological and democracy’s collapse. Danger: Banker At Work.

45330

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I need everyone who follows me (and is not into golf) to fill this out. once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to replace an expensive, single-user facility with something for everyone engage.hamilton.ca/chedokegolfc...

engage.hamilton.ca

Chedoke Golf Course Lands Review

The Chedoke Golf Course sits at the base of the Niagara Escarpment, southwest of the downtown in Central Hamilton. The 112-hectare piece of land is comprised of two (2) 18-hole public golf courses: th...

013

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

engage.hamilton.ca

Chedoke Golf Course Lands Review

013

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The closing moments of an exciting women's time trial at the World Championships is on right now. The best way to support women's sports is to watch women's sports.

1233

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

women's tt champs are super hot right now. maybe another 30 minutes to watch the fastest women in the world throw down all around Montreal

100

Reposted by Anton Lodder

NDP @ndp.ca · 19/09/2026

A strike is by definition a labour disruption. Liberals are going after the right to strike.

24326140

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The whole merit conversation has to be thrown in the garbage. People get to where they are because they conform, not due to merit. There are many people who have the merit to hold positions or spaces of affluence. The determining factor is “fit” which is actually compliance

59827

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Why did Seattle's former City Traffic Engineer sigh with exasperation in this tweet from 2019? 🧵

Dongho Chang: "Sometimes we agree to disagree, the best we could do here (sigh)"

1233056

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm for the Canada EU membership thing if it forces us to host some more world tour races

000

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

this is cool but... where has the ospe been for the last 20 years as cities try to build bike infrastructure across provincial highways? or is this ok because it's protecting the status quo

130

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

4 things that made me far less scared of cyclists as a pedestrian: 1. Thinking "did they 'nearly hit me' or did they just surprise me?" 2. If neither, "was there any credible risk of harm to anyone or was I just being a cop about it?" 3. Being aware that hitting me would very likely hurt them.

33713

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

here's me gently encouraging you not to sing publicly either

010

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Pannier Peter 🚲 @peter.dev · 02/09/2026

"cyclists don't stop at stop signs" honestly sounds like something you'd say if you thought smoking weed was bad because it was illegal

0153

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

To: All Cyclists From: Big Bike CEO Subject Line: Bad Behavior and Corrective Measures

5924

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Seth Polansky @sethpolansky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Someone posted this to my discord. Still laughing.

twitter post that says "pro tip - tell your boss that ai said you'll be more efficient at home and see which one of their irrational beliefs wins out."

010236

Reposted by Anton Lodder

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

18795331

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some drivers whine like toddlers at any hint of inconvenience, and media treats their whining with respect. Having to drive a couple of blocks out of one’s way is not hard. This does not constitute imprisonment.

821029

Reposted by Anton Lodder

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

www.fastcompany.com/91601909/why... Google is covering a large chunk of the cost to move homeowners to battery-equipped heat pumps in a proof-of-concept project to free grid capacity while benefitting homeowners.

fastcompany.com

Why Google is helping homeowners buy heat pumps

The tech giant is funding a new program that makes households a key part of energy infrastructure.

3605

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/09/2026

"Oh, you're criticising data centres? But you USED A DATA CENTRE to publish your post??? Hypocritical much????" Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever. Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:

15486222

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm in this tweet and I DO NOT LIKE IT

031

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/09/2026

The amount of oil use avoided by EVs in China in the first half of 2026 is the same as the amount of oil USED BY THE ENTIRE UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

a chart showing projected avoided oil use

14510217

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

are people just being NIMBY about these, or do they recognize that exponential growth of any energy intensive industry currently entails more fossil fuels and more harm?

010

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“The International Energy Agency estimates that data-center emissions could more than double by 2030—becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases in the world.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

theatlantic.com

Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers

The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

39160

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

it should be illegal to sell shoes but not publish a table of length/width figures

010

Reposted by Anton Lodder

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/09/2026

I know we're all supposed to be herding onto the anti-data center bandwagon, but man, I worry a *lot* that it's going to overspill its borders & become a more generalized anti-wind & solar, anti-battery, anti-grid-infrastructure, anti-transmission, anti-anything mega-glonzo that leaves us worse off.

1291030124

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 04/09/2026

Of particular note: The HSR will *not* operate regular school "extra" services. Ontario's new mandatory attendance policy for high school students begins on Tuesday, students face grading penalties if they can't get to school on time. This is an unacceptable City Hall failure. #yhmcc

4103

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm a degrowther too (we should reduce GDP by cutting driving along with all the road, healthcare, parking, repairs and vehicle production aspects of our economy)

000

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 04/09/2026

Also, if my fossil-fueled power plant gives you lung cancer that you spend $200k treating this year, then US GDP goes up by $200k. Economic growth!

1266

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

you can drive up to killbear on freshly widened provincial roads, poop in a brand new comfort station and climb one of the most iconic rocks in Ontario to watch the sunset while legally cracking a beer you bought at a corner store 1/2

a beautiful sunset over Georgian Bay, taken from the top of Harolds Point in killbear provincial Park.

280

Anton Lodder @antonlodder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

at the risk of defending this, if I ran a mapping software engineering team and someone told me to change it from "pull from government sources" to "build a system for overriding the official source, but put the *woke* name in it" I would do the biggest 🫩 the world has ever seen

110

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Great video here from Ferrovipathe. Worth remarking how this in-depth research was possible because of the wealth of publicly accessible records hold in French national al local archives. Something we sorely lack in Canada.

1383

Reposted by Anton Lodder

Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Best Caturday post I've ever seen.

115515