Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 23hTell me you're a Maratimer living in Alberta without telling me: build a red tree for autumn. #ab #nb #ns #lego 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026My wife, riding with her fancy new rim lights that she got curtousy of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social #bikeyyc #yycbike 3184
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 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The improtance of belonging, a First Nations perspective.youtu.beFirst Nations Principles of LearningYouTube video by School District 27 Residential Schools and Reconciliation 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 27/09/202614 Photos from our recent camping trip to BC.flickr.comGolden BC Sept 2026Explore this photo album by Dave King on Flickr! 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Past the 700om mark on this fun 500m bit of single track here in #Bowness. I refer to it as the scenic route. #yycbike 1142
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Love this sign by the bike racks at SAIT letting people know how bad these cable combo locks are. #yycbike 070
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We 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 000
Reposted by Dave KingThe Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Seen a lot of these, but this one is my favourite 😎 27498672396
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My brain parsed this as 'We teach howling as a second language'. #yyc 010
Reposted by Dave KingGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The 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.caMerck, Moderna say melanoma vaccine meets goals in large trial | CBC NewsMerck 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 ... 46221
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Wow, it says alot when the AB government can't make time for FNs.globalnews.caChief calls for respect from Alberta after government misses Treaty anniversary event | Globalnews.caFirst 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. 011
Reposted by Dave Kingcriticalmass.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.comOpinion: Transportation minister needs to stay in his laneCyclist rebuts ministers comments on reducing bike lanes. 1340283
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Love Globe Thistle, love bees. #YYC #flickrflic.krBees on Globe Thistle 151
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A good look at the #ABSeparatism movement with @lukaszukab.bsky.social.youtu.beThomas Lukaszuk: Alberta Separatism Is BackfiringYouTube video by Energi Media 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Made the the 500km mark this afternoon, next to the Bow River. #YYCBike 0130
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Good news for windmills and birds. Now what todo about batts?wildlife.orgPainting a single turbine blade saves birds’ livesCould 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... 110
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Well that's not good news for folks wanting to run their accounting or other critical systems with the help of LLMs. #AItechnologyreview.comA fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attackIt makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t, such as telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system. 010
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Another 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 350
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026#Bowness quality of life survey is up. #yycleger.decipherinc.comSurvey 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026400km mark found me alongside the Elbow River where someone is building a fancy home. #yycbike 050
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In Bowness at the North end of the 69th &70th St alley. #free #yyc #yycbike 170
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I 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.flic.krThomas Lukaszuk at 300km 021
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026300km found me at the #ForeverCanadian office to get a lawn sign. Got the chance for selfie with Thomas Lukaszuk, really I was thrilled. #yycbikeflic.krThomas Lukaszuk at 300km 191
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Made a photo of my wife's Red Clover #flickrflic.krRed Clover 010
Reposted by Dave KingFair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 24/06/2026First-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. 0105
Reposted by Dave Kingcriticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Like 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 1208
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026You might be in Calgary if you have to stop for a flock of Canadian Geese crossing the pathway. 010
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Tell 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 121
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Anyone else noticed that the #YYC and #YYCBIKE feeds are down? Anything we can do? 100
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026#Calgary #Flickr A photo of downtown, from the pedestrian bridge just east of crowchild.flic.krCalgary DowntownLooking down 6th Ave 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026How 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.comBrampton removing another stretch of bike lanes amid heated debateCycling advocates are angry after Brampton city council voted to remove bike lanes on three roads across the city since February. 010
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026My wife & I are watching the live stream of workers in DC removing one of the more brazen acts of defacment in history.youtube.comBREAKING: Workers Finally Remove Trump’s Name from Kennedy CenterYouTube video by The Bulwark 020
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026First 100km pic of 2026, f first 100km with the new hip. #yycbike 050
Reposted by Dave KingBentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I actually think this might be the biggest question in #Urbanism / #CityBuilding today youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI?... #yyc #yyccc #abpli #cdnpoli #Sprawlyoutu.beSuburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]YouTube video by Not Just Bikes 02218
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I love the unique structure of Cornflowers. #Bowness #Calgary #Flickrflickr.comMorning Cornflower 020
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026When you get so many tourists that you need bilingual signs. #Anglican #Episcopal #Banff 000
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I understand the concept of a fork in the road, so what does it mean to have a fork by the curb? #photo 020
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Spring Flowers from my walk with the dog today. #Bowness #YYC #flickrflic.krFlowers and Sky 040
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). 460
Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Well this made me smile.theguardian.comRichard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know itChats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry 010
Reposted by Dave KingBrent 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.grist.orgOne mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 lossCopenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact. 211536522