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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Almost every day I see random things that I feel compelled to take a picture of. It's the same compulsion that makes me draw. #photography #light #art

Reflected and ambient light interplay in a classroom

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@bit101 noice! The stuff those two did with Herman Brood was really good, and super underrated youtu.be/IO5qWlGhfmQ?si=d0fI2P8w0jc…

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@icastico the Skinny Puppy was the most expensive - and the only one of this batch I did have when it came out. Stolen at a house party, ah well.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Expensive but thrilling day at the used vinyl shop... those who know, know. #AlbumArt #VinylRecords #GraphicDesign #music

a collection of classic album covers:

Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus, Nina Hagen, Skinny Puppy, Sisters of Mercy, the Cure

Classic 80s post-punk new wave batcave goth death rock

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@dlakelan as an academic, teacher, and student of the education system, I like the cut of your kid's jib.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

It's about time the Bund came back. Zionism is just another ethnonationalist, colonialist experiment.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canuckistanis. Definitely feels like autumn now. #fall #photography

Alley graffiti and fall colours, Montreal

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@bryceac the employees on the self checkout are responsible for any theft, even though they aren't managers. It's triple bullshit - job loss, increased responsibility without increased pay, and making customers and clerks responsible for mistakes thar should only be the responsibility of […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Travertine "molds"preserve the forms of paleolithic wooden tools... I wonder how much of our electronic age will be preserved a few hundred thousand years from now, and who or what will see it? #MementoMori #histrory […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

In the 3 main languages of my neighbourhood Automne Harbst (האַרבסט) Fall #fall #photography #Montreal

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

@jfmezei @youranoncentral.bsky.social The whoeleworld needs to divest from and exclude the USA until they get their own house in order. Enough.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

@EdwinG pfft leader of what, anymore? Walking away from a smoldering ruin and saying "I guess I'll move out" doesn't quite have the same impact ...

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

While I'm delighted the CAQ no longer exists, time to buckle up for a bumpy austerity ride. I just hope PSPP doesn't ban English CEGEPs ... and that if he does Chucky Billions doesn't pull an Anglade and get him to defund English Universties, too. #qcpol #quebec

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

@jfmezei @EdwinG maybe if we give it back to the Mohawks it can be declared a self-governing Native jurisdiction. Any other situation will run into serious treaty issues as this is unceded Native territory.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Soirée électorale au Québec. Bienvenue au cirque. #qcpol

i la Politique est ridicule, le ridicule, c'est politique
Frechette CAQ, Milliard PLC ,Ghazal QS, PSPP PQ, Duhaime PCQ ...
tous, sans exception, des clowns

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

@AnnaAnthro in their anger at being accused of systemic racism, the ethnonationalusts are doubling down on systemic racism. I sometimes wonder if the "othering" of all Quebec's problems would cease if the separatists got their way, or if it would quickly devolve into ethnic cleansing. I worry we […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

RE: wandering.shop/@cstross/11736802090… ...and every single one of them is just as bad. The big AI companies are a Ponzi scheme circle jerk, not one of them can deliver on the goods or the profits.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

We already had "Render Lighting Effects" but it got deprecated in what, 2024? Bring that back instead. It was actually useful. Adobe, cramming dating app slop features into the suite. Is this what our bloated subscriptions are being invested in? #Adobe #Slop […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Slop doesn't sell. "... if the generated imagery simply "doesn't look like the food," it won't work to pull customers in. "I think that restaurateurs are better off taking pictures with their iPhone" #AISlop www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-generat…

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

In the three primary languages of my neighbourhood in Montreal Mohn (מאָן) Pavot Poppy #bloomscrolling #photography #eck

Red poppy in shallow focus
Montreal, Quebec

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Carney went "elbows up" over US trade, but now the other shoe has dropped - and he's elbows deep in a neoliberal sell-off of everything Canada owns that he can figure out how to put on the table for his investment banker friends. 1 trillion dollars worth of infrastructure and assets, up for […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

@EdwinG The Beaverton, knocking it out of the park yet again.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Voila: Elbows-deep neoliberalism sold to the public as elbows-up patriotism - selling off our ports of entry and infrastructure. Carney's neoliberal agenda is to identify & extract all value like a good little international banker - it's no wonder Harper thinks he's the bee's knees. #canpol […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@FluentInFinance/11… Late-stage capitalism in a nutshell: it's all expressions of simulacra, but somehow your groceries cost twice as much as 3 years ago.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

@fatsam I question this system, an adult deer is way bigger than a bicycle

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

I said this was likely the case after Oct. 7 and was accused of being a 'truther', of being anti-semitic, etc. ...no surprises here. Bibi would sacrifice anything to maintain power. www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-arab-e…

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Suicides, school shootings, & ensloppification aside, I feel like maybe actual AI engineers understand what is at risk more than vibe coders who insist AI is the future & that those of us who want it curtailed are doomers and luddites. Just maybe. #FuckAI #AISlop […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

As a Canadian, I say let us engage with the world; the Canadian fascination with the USA has been a lazy fallback for far too long. it's all simulacra and tedious nonsense from these American fools.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

This is the ultimate truth of creatives using AI: they are completely lacking in original thought, or even the desire to engage with the creative process. AI is the ultimate surrender, admitting that you have nothing to add; even a simulacrum of creativity is more than you are capable of.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

The Canadian Labour Movement in many ways first gained traction with the Toronto Printer's strike of 1872. They were fighting for a shorter work week. Unions were illegal at the time. Every right that workers have today was fought for, and without organized labour, we will lose those rights […]

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Ok there's an apple tree in my neighbour's yard so there's apples all over the street this time of year. There is for the first time ever a groundhog that VERY BRAVELY sits in the street, hiding under parked cars, eating apples all day. I love her so much. #Montreal #urban #wildlife

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

@aram This right here is one of the big reasons I am proud to be a unionized academic. Tenure is great, but it doesn't mean much without a collective agreement based on equity.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

(Via MeFi) Check this fantastic blog post about Tuscan letters (1 of 2) It really opened my eyes to the history, evolution, breadth of motif variation, the relation to more traditional typography... Saving this for my lettring & typography class next term […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

The Victorian fervor for decorative lettering, and Tuscan lettering in particular, spread to colonized territories, including the far West. Nowadays’s ticket office at the circus museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Darla Dee Hagensick.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Okay so the trees in my neighbourhood are already changing colour and I saw a bunch of gees practicing flying in a V last week but I'm still in denial. This late summer. Shut up shut up shut up. There are still summer vibes to be had.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

@oldredsubby You'd think not purchasing military technology from a hostile nation would be a no-brainer, yet here we are. Let the sabre-rattling from the south commence.

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Ian K. Rogers ikr?╭ರ_ಠ @ianrogers.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Another very interesting data visualization - I think the best visualizations are where emergent properties become clear - even though this only shows data across one vector, the comparison of national debt vs global share is a very interesting one showing which […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Via "The visual capitalist"
The World’s $160 Trillion Debt Market in One Chart

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