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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I don't understand his opposition to cycling. It must be ideological. Cycling makes healthier people. Healthier people reduces healthcare costs. Cycling reduces air pollution. Reduced air pollution means healthier people and reduced healthcare costs. I ride my bike for my health. I don't hate cars.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Do we actually GIVE the discount or is the price discounted by the market?

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Yours is particularly handsome

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Let's do it. There is nothing in North America that remotes interests me. I'm driving something because, well, this is North America, but I'd like something shaped like a statiin wagin or a hatchback.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Try calling Agrifood Canada. Government department with fines as a tool and a tool I've heard it's been using. If the store manager won't listen we can amp it up.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Trade deals can take decades to get to MOU let alone come to conclusion.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

At the time, it was political suicide to do it. The tide may be turning and hopefully for all western democracies because this isn't a US-only issue

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Do you think it's time for Dougie to turn off the hydro?

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Better still, pay the parents properly so they can afford to feed the children at home.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Recently on my mind is car design and its impact on range. This Toyota looks like it just might be sleek enough to use aerodynamics to help reach that 750 mile.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is a new one for me. It's a neat alternative to boiled dinner and more amenable to a lone diner. I will try this.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've been thinking a lot about home affordability across western societies. I don't think corporate ownership is the whole answer. Yes, houses have become bigger, unnecessarily in my opinion, and construction costs have also risen but I think the biggest reason is stagnation of worker wages.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I think it's lovely. I enjoying your use of colour.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Buddy, I made no mention of making decisions for them. I was simply pointing out physics. I don't know about you but I stay in the right hand lane unless I need to pass. It's safer over there. I also try to avoid the middle lane where they exist. They're the least safe.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

With gas prices as high as they are, more folks should be driving the limit or even a bit less. There are serious savings to be had.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This just makes me angry. Clearly no concept of tree physiology. Yes course trees stop growing before the end of the season. That's when they start lignifying!

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Naming the beast is the scariest part of the trip. Now that it's named, you can make a plan.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I'm truly curious about what you wanted to say with the photo, what motivated you to frame it as you did. I'm also truly curious about whether the response surprised you. I want to know what you saw that I maybe didn't see.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I agree. Oops, that is not how I was taught to critique a photo. Let me try again...I like how you broke the 'rule' of thirds to draw interest to the subject. What story or message did you want to convey with the image? For me, drawing such attention to an anonymous woman's figure feels creepy.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm joking, of course. I know the name but couldn't pick him out in a line up. He's one of that group that all look the same to me.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I do not for the life of me understand the issue with race in casting. It's ACTING for goodness sake. Anyone should be able to play anyone. LET HER PLAY THE ROLE.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So does this mean we can buy the Gripens without guilt?

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Two things: 1) plastic from lignocellulisics has been around for a long time (it was the sunject of my PhD dissertation 20 years ago and I was hardly the first), and 2) just because it's bio-based doesn't mean it's green. Does it decompose? Unlikely.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Lignocellulosic plastics have been available for at least 2 decades. The issue with all of them is cost. Until oil-based plastics are more expensive, oil-based it will be.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Three issues with this: 1) It is likely that forests would be razed to clear land to plant it as, according to a FAO study from around 2007, happened with bamboo; 2) It is plastic and not biodegradable. An organic origin doesn't make it biodegradable; 3) If it's not cost effective, few will buy it.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Have you ever read Glen Frankfurter's book Baneful Domination? It's Glen's take on Canadian history. I think you'd find it interesting. In a nut shell, he concluded that England sacrificed Canada for better relations with the US, if I remember well.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

For you, is writing the point? I'm starting a first novel after years of writing technical reports. Just the process is fun for me and I'm not so concerned what happens after.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's just a way to point the finger and say it's their fault they're poor.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I would have to open my eyes wide and say, wow, I didn't know our Prime Minister is that powerful. How did he make the prices rise in Australia, too? My friend lives there and told me fuel is $2.70 a litre.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I did, once, in Edmonton when the new democrats defeated the conservatives. We need more of it.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I believe both are stave construction. Brilliant engineering. Protects the wood from water and can stand for centuries.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It looks cute. 5-door? Wish we could get that here

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I gave up on Adobe and moved to Affinity. Haven't looked back.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The most fun times in my life were when I was partnered up but the most fulfilling times were when I was alone. Enjoy and be fulfilled.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

When this is all over, and one day it will be, the US needs to be demilitarised and broken up.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Try finding a small car. Domestic automakers stopped making them in favour of higher margin, big vehicles. I bought an import.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Much as I think Carney is our guy for right now, I know he's going to do things I don't like.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

How hard was it to switch? I use the computer but don't look under the hood, so to speak. But I am livid that Microsoft stole my files from my computer when it updated itself to Windows 11.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

With that face, he can get away with anything. He's gorgeous.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Not only contemporaries but also friends.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Melt it slowly into a bottle passata for pasta sauce.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

My parents made stuffed ribs (and also pork chops) and we called it mock duck.

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Cat.kins @cat-kins.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I would argue this turn started during Harper's time as PM. I would get so frustrated by the questions CBC failed to ask. I was a long time CBC radio listener. I can't now. Reporting is soft on the right-wing, as you point out, and the rest of the programming is increasingly vapid.

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