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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I voted in Vancouver's municipal election yesterday, during an advanced voting day. There's advanced voting again on October 10 and October 13, and then the general election day on October 17! Please get out there and vote. Ken Sim's ABC has governed from a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A tortoiseshell cat stands on a table, sniffing the back of a purple and white sticker that a person is holding up. The sticker reads "I Voted" and has the logos for the City of Vancouver, and the Vancouver Votes public awareness campaign.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

My Nikon Coolpix P900, which I got already secondhand over two years ago, is slowly accumulating damage to the lenses (which are fixed, so I can't easily swap them out). The two big cracks around the edges don't seem to intrude into the image, but smaller bits of dust or chipping near the centre […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

@sean The issue with polling continues to baffle me. I know polls tend not to be far off, but it's hard to imagine how they do that when so many people just refuse to answer cold calls. Maybe those who do answer really are representative otherwise; but I struggle to believe that, especially in […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

I recently started listening to Conspirituality, the podcast, and it's a very interesting overview of a variety of topics from a very interesting mix of perspectives I'm not used to hearing. I especially like when Matthew starts talking about Canada and its peculiarities, biased as I am […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Interesting read from a professor in Berlin on the ideological dynamics at play in the recent Berlin election... and frankly just about everywhere else, though with strongly varying electoral outcomes. tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/germany-so…

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Warning from Germany: It’s Socialism or Barbarism

Fascism is at the door, and liberals are ushering it in. Only the left offers hope.

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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Pixelfed introduced its own Direct Messages API just in time for the new mobile app release! The Android APK early release is being prepared, are you ready to try the new Pixelfed?

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

@dansup Awesome!! Looking forward to trying this out. Having DMs will make onboarding friends a lot easier.

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Guerric Haché @guerrichache.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Slime molds are so weird and cool. This is some sort of Stemonitis, which I found near Cultus Lake. #SlimeMold #Stemonitis #Slime #Mold #iNaturalist #Macro #Nature #BritishColumbia #Canada

An extreme close-up photo of a cluster of slime mold growths. They are long, thin tubes of chocolatey brown, growing on top of extremely thin black filamentous stalks. The front of the cluster, in focus, extends far into the background and out of frame, suggesting there are hundreds of such tubes.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

@felix Yep. It's important to be a reliable partner, but it's also important not to be a pushover to parties that aren't acting like partners anymore.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

I hear OneCity is holding a press conference at 10am today at City Hall... #Vancouver #VanPoli

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

I know of a few other fun ones from Aus, and I don't want to forget New Zealand so I'm starting to explore RNZ has as well. I'm happy to take recs for more shows rooted in Australia or New Zealand, so drop your faves if you've got them!

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Part of my effort to reduce my US media consumption has been not just looking for media from Canada, but also exploring more of the work our cousins in Australia are doing. The public broadcaster was an easy entry point; and I'm really enjoying the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's suite of […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

I've already seen several lists circulating that claim to list the last-minute demands made by the US in the Canada-US trade negotiations, but they're all AI-generated and none of the original posters are able/willing to share sources to the individual claims. Really wish the negotiating team […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

9. Where Canada uses dual standards/measurements/etc. to accomodate US products, move to international standards entirely and lock them in. Finish the move to metric and ban imperial measurements. Stop using US institutions for certification (like the MCAT), etc. Use existing alternatives […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

6. Freeze Canadian assets of all US billionaires and centimillionaires. 7. Identify goods where we produce the raw materials and send them to the US for processing/transformation, only to buy them back. Invest in domestic processing and transformation for those goods. 8. Invest in building […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Couple of retaliatory measures I'd like to see from Canada if we're going to actually retaliate: 1. Move to eliminate or minimize use of US-based software for all government operations. Look to what Europe is doing. 2. Reinstate and raise the Digital Services Tax. 3. Ban US ownership of […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

For folks in North Vancouver-Capilano, today is when advanced voting starts! Check your voter information card for your advanced polling station. This by-election is a chance to send a message to the government and the country that not everybody is thrilled with Carney's corporate agenda. The […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

On September 9th I'll be giving a talk on springtails at Nerd Nite Vancouver! I love these weird little guys, and I've found they're a fun entry point into macro photography, microfauna, and a different way of thinking about wildlife. If you'd like to come […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An extremely close-up photo of a tiny arthropod. It has a large, egg-shaped, almost spherical back end with a small head in front, six little legs, and two long antennae. It is yellow with geometric reddish-brown markings patterned along its body.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Glad to see the Star reporting more on the out-of-province funding and backing of the Alberta separatist movement. Most of the country seems to be sleepwalking through a disingenuous influence campaign to bolster the movement. I find it very concerning. Telling ourselves that it can't happen is […]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

I'm participating in a panel on misinformation and manipulation presented by @OpenMediaOrg on August 18th in Surrey! It'll be a chance to discuss patterns I've seen and wrestled with in my time in politics, and also dust off my philosophy degree. Come check […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

I'm sure there's a trail of reasons it is the way it is, but I'm not at all convinced those reasons are good justifications. More likely they're an accretion of historical circumstances and capacity issues.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

It turns out that in order to make a fairly small renovation in my home, I need to apply for a permit with the city, which requires that I submit building plans, which I can only get by paying a fee to request the plans... from the city. As a systems designer, this really frustrates me […]

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Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos @jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

(Photo 3) Common Kingfisher just after catching a fish at a lake at Barnwell Country Park, close to where I live #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

a kingfisher in flight with a small fish in it's beak

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

@mpjgregoire Unfortunately, he really seems to have learned that if his talk can inspire confidence, people will leave it at that and stop paying attention.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

COPE's AGM and Park Board nomination conference is on Aug 8! If you're a registered COPE member, I could use your support there: Participating in internal party democracy is a good way to help influence political outcomes, since you can help decide who gets […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Conference: AGM & Nomination
Time: Sat, Aug 8, 1:45 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
Location: Online (link sent after RSVP)
Registration: Please sign in 15 minutes early so the Credentials Committee can certify the voting roll.

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Guerric Haché @garrickwinter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Big news! I'm running for nomination as one of COPE's candidates for Vancouver's Park Board in the October elections. I've spent a lot of time photographing nature in city's parks, and I want to ensure our nature is well taken care of. The nomination […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A photo of a raccoon standing on a gravel trail through shrubs and trees. The light is dappled around the raccoon, and it is looking off into the woods.

A photo of a pileated woodpecker on a tree, pecking at the bark, amidst some growth of ivy.

A close-up photo of a brown salamander, walking over moss towards the camera.

A close-up photo of a cluster of orrange-brown mushrooms growing on a redcedar stump. Other mushrooms are out of focus in the background.

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