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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 05/10/2026

Feels like dead internet theory is in full effect here. My employer's IP is blocked by stack overflow. Likely to prevent scraping from bots for LLMs.

Screenshot from stackexchange:

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 22/09/2026

Critics: "What about making a public bank in Canada Post?" Goverment: "Best I can do is partner with a pay day lender"

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 06/09/2026

Had a confortation with a driver yesterday at an intersection where he got mad because I was riding on a green light, despite the red pedestrian hand. Most annoyed that several weekend warrior cyclists backed him up. So naturally I'm awake at 6 reading the Quebec highway code.

Screenshot from Saaq cyclist guide. Sign on Lett has a pedestrian walk signal with a bike in a green circle on the left. Wording to the right is:

Indicates that cyclists must
obey a pedestrian light.
IMPORTANT: Where this
sign is not posted, cyclists
can cross obeying the
pedestrian light or obeying
traffic lights for road
vehicles.
Indicates that there is a
parking lot near a bikeway.
Indicates a bicycle
crossing.
Indicates a paved shoulder
intended for cyclists along
a cycling route.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 11/08/2026

It took almost exactly a year and convincing my spouse to go to a bike shop in Norway, but I have now achieved peak bike bell.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 08/08/2026

My cousin is driving out at 3am to pull out his family from camping because a forest fire blew up near them. My mum's entire childhood hometown has been evacuated. Fire grew to over 50km² in three hours from discovery. Summer fun isn't what I remember.

Screenshot from https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/

Shows a large forest fire in red in the centre that has burnt over towards a large lake (Okanagan Lake). Forests surround the fire and numerous small cities are along the lake.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 20/07/2026

Just another day in the great city of #Autowa. At this same intersection, I almost got run down by a driver in a slip lane that was following the #Ottawa traffic rule, "If I don't look at you, you don't exist."

A car in the left turn lane pointed the wrong direction with a dump truck beside them and firefighters around. A car is going the correct direction in the foreground.

A major interaction from Google maps imagery showing approximately where the car was in the other photo.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 14/07/2026

Love summer in these times.

Veille jaune - orages violents
@ Avertissement jaune - qualité de l'air

(1) Avertissement jaune - chaleur

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 13/07/2026

Anyone know what @ncc-ccn.gc.ca is doing with the trails at Parc des Rapids-Deschênes? They've laid down about 4 inches of soft gravel making them totally unbikeable. I'd thought maybe it was for paving but they've just left them like this. #Ottawa #OttBike #GatVelo

Trail with trees and bushes surrounding it and rocks in the foreground. Deep bike tracks and footprints are shown in the gravel.

Trail going through a grassy field with trees in the background. Deep bike tracks and footprints are shown in the gravel.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 25/06/2026

Today I learned you can just watch the entirety of "Air Bud" on YouTube. If you're having a bad day or a good day you can just put it on and your day will get better.

Head of golden retriever dog looking up from behind at a TV. On the screen is and old pickup truck driving towards the camera. The truck has a big clown head on it.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 23/06/2026

What are we even doing here? This is just going to ruin it for everyone else trying to get around using ebikes or even e-scooters. How is this not immediately impouned?

What looks exactly like a street racing motor bike parked beside a bike rack on the sidewalk. The place where the license plate should be says "Electric bike"

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 04/06/2026

Love to live in Québec, the province that is definitely following the Canada health act and not forcing us to go to paid health services.

Screenshot from clicsanté showing that there are no doctors available for my region unless I want to pay a fee.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 03/06/2026

First Pedal Poll for me. Beautiful day for it but unfortunately mostly reinforced how car dependent Gatineau remains despite relatively good infrastructure.

Long line of cars in rush hour with a multi-use pathway in the foreground. The sun is shining in the top right and the sky is blue.

Ebike with a folded lawn chair strapped to the back.

Wide angle of intersection filled with vehicles and a bike. There is a multi-use pathway in the foreground and my boots in the bottom of the picture.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 22/05/2026

My son told me about how he was using Google today.

Screenshot of Google response to question how many e's in 67

Answer: There is 1 "e" in 67.When you write the number out as a word ("sixty-seven"), it contains exactly one "e" at the very end.If you are just looking at the numerals 67, there are no letters at all!

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 21/05/2026

Stop signs for thee, not for me. #Gatineau edition. Is it me or are drivers getting more aggressive these days? #OttBike #GatVelo

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 16/05/2026

Why is no one using our bike lanes?

Pick up truck parked in a painted bike lane that is supposed to allow bikes to go against the flow of traffic. Instead bikes will have to swerve into oncoming traffic.

Another pickup truck parked just back from the truck in the first picture, also blocking the counterflow bike lane.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 12/05/2026

What is everyone's most hated #OttBike intersection? I'm kind of blown away how bad Preston/PoW is. Once the construction is complete, perhaps it will be safer, but will the new layout stop drivers parking up in the crosswalk PoW?

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 02/05/2026

I cycle through this intersection about 4 times a week, but the last few weeks it has been blocked almost every time, so I put together my clips to show how silly it is. Apologies for the quality. #OttBike #BikeSky

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 28/04/2026

I'm a big tough truck, but also I need to take the lane (the entire roadway) to navigate speed bumps.

Low res image of a lifted dodge pickup truck driving in the middle of a residential street. There is a stop sign in the foreground, which is apparently optional for big trucks. Trees line the street and there is a multi use pathway crossing at the stop sign.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 21/04/2026

Official bike season of panted bicycle gutters in Gatineau. Outside of that period good luck. If you zoom in you can see what I assume is a motorized four wheel ebike parked over the entire lane.

Painted bike lane with a sign pointing to it that says 'avril à novembre'.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 19/04/2026

Water still rising quickly.

Golden retriever looking at a flooded river with a lone tree with no leaves and a private property sign.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 11/04/2026

I hate to be pedantic, but here in Canada we spell it a bit differently.

Screenshot of Google search results for 'how many "e"s in "don't be evil"'
Response is a follows:
There are 4 "e"s in the phrase "don't be evil".

Don't (0)
be (1)
evil (2, 3, 4 - in the 'e', 'i', 'l')

Breaking it down: Don't be evil. The letters are located in be (1), and evil (3).
Why has Alphabet dropped Google's 'Don't be evil ...
Oct 5, 2015 — * Nathan Amery. Freelance Digital Marketing Consultant (2016–present) · 7y. Originally Answered: Why did Sundar Pichai remove the “Don't be evil” clause from Go...
Quora
AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 08/04/2026

Still ice on the river but nothing on the trail to stop our mini bike bus. It was - 7°C but just a few complaints of cold.

Child on their bike with a backpack on riding on a paved cycle path. Three more bikers are ahead on the path. The river on the right has a fair bit of snow on it. On the left are some townhouses.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 07/04/2026

I had to go check and my kid's geography textbook has this figure. In text too small to read it says the 1927 boundary is "non définitif".

Map of Quebec in green showing the boundary mentioned in the above post that Quebec claims as their own despite court rulings. The disputed boundary is in the south of Labradour on the right side of the map.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 02/04/2026

Il faut que je goûte au sirop d'érable illégal. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/224...

Conserve de sirop d'érable que j'ai trouvé dans nos placards. Il a été vendu par le même producteur dans l'enquête de radio-canada.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 31/03/2026

Back on my bullshit: Biking into a city that hates me. Your anger and electricity fuel me. Welcome to Autowa.

Aide angle shot of bike with pogies sitting at a stop light with cars passing through at high speeds.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 28/03/2026

Winter remains stubborn here in Ottawa/Gatineau, but it does make for excellent spring ski conditions.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 12/03/2026

Me going east: It's so pretty this morning. I might be the fastest cyclist in town. Me coming home this afternoon: Is wind a crime against humanity?

Clear bike path along boulevard des allumettières in Gatineau. Bushes along the right side are covered in ice. On the road a snowplow is passing.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 22/02/2026

Find someone who loves you as much as CBC loves writing articles about the suffering of landlords.

Headline from front page of CBC news.

This Brampton landlord 'can't sleep at night' after he says his tenant stopped paying rent and won't leave

Subheading:
A tenant who told a past landlord she made $120,000 a year as an online content creator is scheduled to go before Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board next month, accused of not paying rent to her current landlord for almost a year

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 05/02/2026

Just finished this fantastic book, "Air-Borne". One piece Carl Zimmer understands about science is that it is fundamentally a human endeavor. At its best, it builds on the previous works of others, in other cases the interplay of society and personalities shapes how it does or does not advance.

Over of the book "Air-borne: The hidden history of the life we breathe" by Carl Zimmer. Book cover is blue with a multi-coloured cloud in the middle.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 25/01/2026

This figure from the article says it all. Good luck trying to find food from somewhere other than these three in Eastern Canada. In BC, you could replace the Metro column with the Patterson food group to the same effect.

Visualization of the brands controlled by the three biggest grocery chains in Canada:
On left, Lowblaws with NoFrills
Real Canadian Super Store, Shoppers, Provigo, Maxi, Zehrs Fortinos, valu-mart, Dominion,
Atlantic superstore, independent, t&t, Freshman

In middle: Sobeys with Safeway, IGA, FreshCo, Foodland, Longos Farm Boy, Thrifty's, Les Marchés Tradition, Bonichoix, Lawtons, Needs, Pete's

On the right, Metro, with Super C, food basics, Adonis, Marché Richelieu, Marché Ami, Jean Coutu, Brunet.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 22/01/2026

From the same link, Trump's "Master Plan" for Gaza, including all waterfront allocated for resorts and data centres adjacent to residential allocations. Looks to also be smaller based on location of Rafah crossing. Just horrific stuff.

Outline of Trump's plan for Gaza. Shoreline is all for resorts with data centres on the edges.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 21/01/2026

Maple is ready for play.

Golden retriever lying on a pillow with a stuffed duck and a tennis ball in her mouth.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 03/01/2026

How does CBC have nothing on their news page about Venezuela? Radio Canada has it.

Screenshot of CBC new front page at 725 am. News stories do not include invasion of Venezuela by US.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 02/01/2026

Have to post this as she just looks so majestic. No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 24/12/2025

I swear Canadians don't have year round winter and live in igloos, but we do try to enjoy our winter while it is here.

Child skating on an outdoor rink beside a river.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 18/12/2025

What a difference! Our city decided to start clearing a missing connection in our winter cycle network and now I have no excuse not to ride all year. #OttBike

Wide angle photo of the front tire and handle bars of a bike on a bike path that is paved and cleared of snow.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 14/12/2025

Inspired by all the #TreeByBike posts I stubbornly insisted on doing our own. -19C wind chill and good snow depth made it difficult but Gatineau's expansion of snow clearing made it possible.

Bike lying on its side in a snow bank with a wagon attached. A Christmas tree is in the wagon.

Shadow on snow of a person on a bike with a wagon with a tree in it.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 06/11/2025

I'm an expert at Bad Bird Photos, but actually like the way this one turned out.

Very blurry picture of a piliated woodpecker in a forest. The woodpecker is flying from right to left with one wings feathers splayed out. The sun is shining through on the left.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 02/11/2025

How did this vehicle manage to get past the magical paint?

Bike symbols and arrows point direction of bicycle flow in new contra-vehicle flow painted bike lanes. A vehicle is parked directly in. The bike lane, blocking it completely.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 17/10/2025

In a day without cars, I'm picking up my newly arrived copy of "Life After Cars". Excited to dig into it @thewaroncars.bsky.social

View from behind a bike with a tray containing the book Life after cars.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 14/10/2025

Some personal proof that ebikes and protected bike infrastructure are life changing. Spouse just hit 1k on her new bike in the 2 months since she got it. Went from almost never riding to daily commute of over 15km each way. #OttBike #BikeSky

Close up of ebike odometer showing 1000km. On the right is cellphone camera showing William Commanda Bridge.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 08/10/2025

Another day, another #Ottawa driver sailing through a red light. All I can do is wave I guess. #OttBike

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 21/09/2025

Why is Canada's public broadcaster live streaming this? There was one small article yesterday about the national protests for climate action and against the genocide in Gaza. Yet the memorial to a hate monger gets front page coverage?

Front page screenshot from cbcnews.ca. Headline is "Live updates | Tone of Charlie Kirk funeral ranges from mournful tribute to fiery call to action
Mourners shown video of Kirk’s last moments before he was killed Sept. 10"

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 08/08/2025

Flexiposts sure are flexible these days.

Flexipost bent over onto the bike path at a crosswalk.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 28/07/2025

Back on my BS (BikeSky). So many #ottbike bike lane closures, trucks parked in the bike lanes and very good chonks suntanning in dangerous locations. I moved them off safely, but likely will be back.

Multiuse pathway with a giant snapping turtle lounging on one side. Bushes line either side of the pathway. Pathway is paved with a yellow centre line.

Electronic sign warning of bridge closures that is entirely blocking the bike lane.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 19/07/2025

Paint is not protection. Bike lanes in Toronto are a mess this weekend.

Race car driving over a painted bike lane. Shot is from a TV broadcast of the Toronto F51.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 18/07/2025

Back in the old stomping grounds.

View of a river valley with sparse trees in the foreground and two larger mountains in the background. Habitat is semi-desert.

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