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Doug van den Ham

@dvdham.bsky.social
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Sometimes you win. Other times you eat dirt. Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.

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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 10h
Is the opposite of 'mind-boggling': - unmind-boggling? - mind-unboggling? - mindless-boggling? -
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 23h
Everytime I see a post like this, I wonder 'which Stellantis product will it be this time'. Cause it's always a RAM, a Jeep, or a Charger driver.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Always ride up the hill to enjoy the view.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'Morning from Calgary.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I only read the headlines. #ottpoli
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yes. In all municipal facilities and public spaces (indoor and outdoor). www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Should municipalities ban smart glasses in pools and change rooms? | CBC News
Some city councils are banning smart glasses in public change rooms to prevent people from being covertly recorded, but 10 Canadian municipalities contacted by CBC News say existing rules are sufficie...
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If Canada is going to become an Associate Member of the EU, a great spot to start would be recognizing EU vehicle safety and emissions standards. That would open an easy pathway to increase the availability of small, fuel efficient vehicles in the Canadian market.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Doing the classic Sunday morning lean. It was much warmer than expected. #ottbike.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You know what this bicycle really needs? A disco ball. ncc-ccn.gc.ca/open-ncc-bik...
ncc-ccn.gc.ca
BikeNight at Confederation Park
Every day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I think when you're a conservative leader who's less popular than a liberal leader in Alberta, you're officially cooked.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
From this morning's #ottbike ride. It was a foggy start, but things cleared up by the time we hit the Quyon ferry.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Not to be superstitious or anything, but the last status update on the Lansdowne 2.0 project Site Plan Agreement was also the last day when the Redblacks won a football game.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tonight's project: why is there brake travel play on my SRAM brifter? #mustbeCXseason
A work bench with a disassembled SRAM brifter and misc tools on it.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Mayor Olivia Chow and the City of Toronto had prepared design proposals for Bloor from Resurrection to Royal York which would have added a traffic lane while keeping the bike lanes, yet were rejected by the Ford government! #shame #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
thestar.com
Doug Ford’s government rejected Toronto’s proposals to restore traffic lanes and keep bike lanes: sources
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Share a movie soundtrack you love from the 2000s. (Okay, 'loved' might not be the right word since the Mansell soundtrack perfectly pairs with out of control, downward spiral Aaronofsky depicts.)
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
WaPo calling it the 'Gulf of Mexico'. Does the president know about this?
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Perfect morning coffee spot.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle:
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Referred to as an 'upper body injury' in pro hockey speak. www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
cyclingnews.com
Luca Van Boven quits Vuelta a España after completing stage 7 badly injured
Lotto-Intermarché rider squeezed onto pavement and fell heavily after crash involving Alessandro Romele
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Two more days and we can go back to being mean.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The cyclist in me knows that the rural areas is generally the place you already find the smoothest, lowest traffic roads in Ottawa.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Try bike racing; it'll be fun! www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
cyclingnews.com
Tadej Pogačar pulls over peloton as hail storm cancels finale of Vuelta a España stage 3
Thick layer of hail blocks road on final climb to Font Romeu
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it)
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You know you're on the south shore of Montreal when pretty much every small town has cycling infrastructure like this.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm definitely in the tunnel of mosquitos.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I think this offer is a number of zeros short. If we've got billions for pipelines, we better be lining up billions for resilience and mitigation. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Dr. Evil Demands One Billion Dollars
ALT: Dr. Evil Demands One Billion Dollars
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"My colleagues and I on the way to another meeting to rehash decisions already made."
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I found a frog while doing some work around the cottage. I mistook it for a beetle at first.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/08/2026
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
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Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Blueberry season! This was 20 min of picking.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Time for Canada to tariff US products made by for-profit companies using prison labour. That's what they want right? ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cp-news...
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Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Absolutely winner of a day to be out on the bike. (Pontiac, Quebec)
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
July 1, 2015. Southwestern Manitoba. Worst forest fire smoke I had experienced. It would have been great if it stayed the worst, but severe fire seasons are becoming all too common.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Canada should cancel the F-35 contract and divert the funds to acquiring more CL-515s instead. That's what US politicians want, right? I think this still falls under defense spending, so it should be fine with NATO.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I'd also like money for my time machine. So far I've only managed to get it to slowly move forward in time, but I promise, eventually, it will go back in time too. Please send several billion dollars. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Agreement reached on multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project | CBC News
Alberta's government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture project, a condition for a new West ...
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This feels like 'runner-up to a Darwin Award' material: www.cbc.ca/news/world/z...
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Zara's 'death pants' are trending because people keep tripping on them | CBC News
Technically, the Zara pants at the centre of a new internet phenomenon are called "flowy wide leg pants." But on social media, they're better known as "death trousers" because people keep tripping and...
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Over 6 years since construction started at Trim and the 174 and there's still plastic bags covering over the #ottbike signals.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
As seen on today's ride:
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
wsj is killing it on foreign leaders' break with the US "In private phone conversations with Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, Trump had threatened to scrap the 1908 agreement delineating their shared border. 'I tear that up and your whole country unravels,' " www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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The Canadian Who Steered Europe Away From the U.S.
Facing threats from Trump, Carney emerged as a central figure in a project to reshape the Western alliance.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Where have I seen this look before? youtu.be/8kAU3B9Pi_U?...
youtu.be
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
YouTube video by GlenCampbellVEVO
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
As seen on today's ride.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
No, tornado, not now, we're missing the soccer game!
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Squirrel life.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Car(ney)ma.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A whole article about reusing waste heat from data centre, but not a sentence about the seasonal nature of the demand for the waste heat: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Could cities recycle the heat produced by data centres? Here's why that's very possible | CBC News
As Hamilton and other communities grapple with how to manage data centre developments, concerns have been raised about the heat such facilities generate. McMaster University Prof. James Cotton says th...
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I especially love this diagram.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The problem with AI is that right now there are no meaningful ethical guardrails. Or environmental guardrails, for that matter. We're just in a 'go fast and break stuff' mode.
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