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Dave King

@ideajoy.bsky.social
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I write software, make photos, and cycling is my other religion. Banner photo is of a mural by Edmonton Artist: Josh Harnack

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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 23h
Tell me you're a Maratimer living in Alberta without telling me: build a red tree for autumn. #ab #nb #ns #lego
Lego tree with red leaves on a shelf.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My wife, riding with her fancy new rim lights that she got curtousy of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social #bikeyyc #yycbike
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#yyc Do people know about the ScareCrow festival in #Bowness? This fishing cat scare crow was my 800km pic. #bikeyyc
Cat scare crow fishing
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The improtance of belonging, a First Nations perspective.
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First Nations Principles of Learning
YouTube video by School District 27 Residential Schools and Reconciliation
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
14 Photos from our recent camping trip to BC.
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Golden BC Sept 2026
Explore this photo album by Dave King on Flickr!
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#YYC Dawn
West side of Calgary downtown at dawn with Bow River and trees in the foreground.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Past the 700om mark on this fun 500m bit of single track here in #Bowness. I refer to it as the scenic route. #yycbike
Single track path with trees that have turned yellow on either side.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Love this sign by the bike racks at SAIT letting people know how bad these cable combo locks are. #yycbike
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We had Plain OId Java Objects (Pojos) for Java Objects that didn't need to know about frameworks. What the name is for Plain Dumb Code - No AI required. An AI harness is #PDC that calls an AI model. I heard someone say "It's not AI it's the harness". Is there another name for PDC? #AIWrangling
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The Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Seen a lot of these, but this one is my favourite 😎
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My brain parsed this as 'We teach howling as a second language'. #yyc
Banner with the heading Second Languages and a couture coyote howling underneath.
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The silver lining of the covid pandemic is the breakthrough in mRNA cancer treatment. Now imagine how much faster we could go if US research wasn’t hampered by funding constraints and an anti-science government. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
cbc.ca
Merck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial | CBC News
Merck and Moderna report that a personalized mRNA vaccine helped prevent skin cancer from returning in high-risk patients. Observers greeted the news with enthusiasm but noted that full data from the ...
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wow, it says alot when the AB government can't make time for FNs.
globalnews.ca
Chief calls for respect from Alberta after government misses Treaty anniversary event | Globalnews.ca
First Nations are calling for more respect from the Alberta government after the Indigenous relations minister missed a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.
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criticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
"If the minister decides to remove cycling infrastructure, it will not remove the cyclists. We’ll still be out there, just taking up space on the road with cars, making it worse for everyone." #yycbike calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com
Opinion: Transportation minister needs to stay in his lane
Cyclist rebuts ministers comments on reducing bike lanes.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Love Globe Thistle, love bees. #YYC #flickr
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Bees on Globe Thistle
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A good look at the #ABSeparatism movement with @lukaszukab.bsky.social.
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Thomas Lukaszuk: Alberta Separatism Is Backfiring
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Made the the 500km mark this afternoon, next to the Bow River. #YYCBike
Paved path, next to the Bow River
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Good news for windmills and birds. Now what todo about batts?
wildlife.org
Painting a single turbine blade saves birds’ lives
Could reducing bird deaths at wind turbines be as simple as a paint job? Researchers in Norway found that changing the color of just one turbine blade from white to black resulted in a 70% drop in bir...
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Well that's not good news for folks wanting to run their accounting or other critical systems with the help of LLMs. #AI
technologyreview.com
A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack
It makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t, such as telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Another free bike in the alley just east of 70st nw, just south of 48th Ave NW. If it's still there in a couple of days I'll look at taking it to @bathtubbikes.bsky.social #yycbike
Old 10 speed bike with a rack and cargo box and a free sign.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#Bowness quality of life survey is up. #yyc
leger.decipherinc.com
Survey
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
400km mark found me alongside the Elbow River where someone is building a fancy home. #yycbike
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In Bowness at the North end of the 69th &70th St alley. #free #yyc #yycbike
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I know I posted this selfie before but I didn't know the Hon. Thomas Lukaszuk was here on BlueSky to tag him. ( @lukaszukab.bsky.social ) I deeply appreciate the work of Forever Canadian. Really I was way more thrilled than I look.
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Thomas Lukaszuk at 300km
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
300km found me at the #ForeverCanadian office to get a lawn sign. Got the chance for selfie with Thomas Lukaszuk, really I was thrilled. #yycbike
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Thomas Lukaszuk at 300km
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Made a photo of my wife's Red Clover #flickr
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Red Clover
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 24/06/2026
First-past-the-post drives our national unity crisis by exaggerating regional divisions, making the Prairies look entirely Conservative and the East Liberal, despite millions voting otherwise. Proportional representation is the best response to defuse this alienation.
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criticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Like it or not, Stampede approaches 🤠 So gather up your fellow cowpokes and favourite steeds and join us for a bike stampede (the best kind of stampede!) before things get crazy in this city. OOHAY! #yycbike
Rootin' Tootin' Critical Mass YYC June 26 at 6:30 pm. Meet at the northwest corner of Riley Park!
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
You might be in Calgary if you have to stop for a flock of Canadian Geese crossing the pathway.
Flock of Canadian geese walking on the pathway.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Burning Bush caught my attention today :) #yyc
Flame shooting out of a bush
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Ogdon Cowboy Yard sale at 200km #yycbike
Two rows of cowboy boots on a folding table.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Love this Canada Ukraine flag. #Calgary #Bowness
Flag that is a mix of the Canadian and Ukraine flags.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tell me 5 random things that you love (not people/pets) 1) my queer little hippy baptist church 2) biking the same speed as a strong tail wind, going fast with the air feeling still and silent 3) roasted rhubarb on ice cream 4) the question: what's your favorite colour? 5) emergent systems
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Anyone else noticed that the #YYC and #YYCBIKE feeds are down? Anything we can do?
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
#Calgary #Flickr A photo of downtown, from the pedestrian bridge just east of crowchild.
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Calgary Downtown
Looking down 6th Ave
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
How very 1984. Brampton replacing bike lanes with an: "urban shoulder allowing both on-street parking and an area that people on bikes can ride when parked cars are not present,” www.bramptonguardian.com/news/council...
bramptonguardian.com
Brampton removing another stretch of bike lanes amid heated debate
Cycling advocates are angry after Brampton city council voted to remove bike lanes on three roads across the city since February.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
My wife & I are watching the live stream of workers in DC removing one of the more brazen acts of defacment in history.
youtube.com
BREAKING: Workers Finally Remove Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
First 100km pic of 2026, f first 100km with the new hip. #yycbike
Wild Rose
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I actually think this might be the biggest question in #Urbanism / #CityBuilding today youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI?... #yyc #yyccc #abpli #cdnpoli #Sprawl
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Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I love the unique structure of Cornflowers. #Bowness #Calgary #Flickr
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Morning Cornflower
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
When you get so many tourists that you need bilingual signs. #Anglican #Episcopal #Banff
Church sign with text that says Anglican Episcopal
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I understand the concept of a fork in the road, so what does it mean to have a fork by the curb? #photo
A wooden fork on the edge of the street
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A lovely evening for a ride by the Bow River. #YYC
Evening Sun over the Bow River.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Spring Flowers from my walk with the dog today. #Bowness #YYC #flickr
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Flowers and Sky
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Alberta May Long Classic: flowers and snow. #yyc
Pink snap dragon flower with snow.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
#YYCBIKE What's your dream cycling infrastructure? Personally I'd love to see a cycle tract along Elbow Drive from Fish Creek to 25th Ave. (I don't live in the south anymore but I'd still love to see it).
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Well this made me smile.
theguardian.com
Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Willow #cat
Cat with blue eyes
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs are savings.
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Dog on roof says woof. #Bowness #yyc
Dog on a roof
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