Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Biblically Accurate Iron Giant just hit the internet 020
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This video is amazing, to see the signal phase rotation in action. This video is heartbreaking, to see almost every LRV hit a red light that should have been a green extended for 15 seconds. 120
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The TMU platform barriers are kinda funny how infrequent along the platform they are 040
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Scarborough is criss-crossed by many greenways (some former or never-used railway, some hydro, some creeks) and they *all* need trails! bsky.app/profile/kris... 030
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownKrissan Veerasingam @krissan4scarb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Green Links in Scarborough would help members of the community get around safely on foot or on bikes without having to be around busy roads and compete with cars. Adding these routes to create a network would help communities gain access to key spaces like transit stations too. 092
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Well, at least False Creek isn't making any promises about actually being a creek 070
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What! Four-All ice cream at Metro in Toronto?! 040
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownGabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Instead of legitimizing the charade of electoralism, I’m Learning About Revolutionary Praxis (or LARPing), which mostly involves commenting on Instagram reels. 1184
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownDeny Sullivan @denysullivan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At some point you need to ask whether the petty complaints of seniors are worthy of publishing. Like, this is fodder for thanksgiving dinner talk, not the CBC, and surely not a pressing matter of government 818421
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don't think I've ridden the first train out of Kitchener since the literal opening day in 2011 160
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How about privatizing the *other* massive city line item? Maybe the private sector can bring in some automated enforcement.static.klipy.comRobocop: Thank You For Your CooperationALT: Robocop: Thank You For Your Cooperation 000
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I go so far as to say that Guildwood Station is the *worst possible* station on the Lakeshore East line for VIA to serve. 000
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My local McDonald's pickup monitor is really giving Horror-movie-chic Honestly I didn't know monitors could really fail this moodily 000
Reposted by Mark Jackson-Brownℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So here's a weird one. This year Manitoba will stop using Daylight Savings. But Ontario (including northwestern Ontario which has traditionally followed Central time) didn't. So on November 1, northwestern Ontario will turn its clocks back and be on the same time zone as AB/SK, but not Manitoba. 165713
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 18/09/2026brb, running while [[ 1 ]]; do echo "I am working"; done on 1000 GPUs at once 020
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The hot new trend that's sweeping the nation! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caManitoba adopts permanent daylight time after survey suggested overwhelming opposition to clock changes | CBC NewsManitobans no longer need to remember to spring forward or fall back one hour on their clocks, after the province said Thursday it will adopt permanent daylight time. 010
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My favourite part of the Gravis Gamepad (and it's successor Pro, pictured) was the tiny little stick you could screw into the d-pad because in the early 90s we were still drafting off the concept that PC controllers had to be joysticks 000
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The consistency this year is incredible. It really gives the impression that Toronto Bike Share is basically running at maximum feasible throughput for the number of bikes/docks 210
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hey, @communauto.bsky.social updated this! "Take the stairs up to level P2 and turn left. Look for the Designated CarShare Parking signs along the north wall, starting from the stairwell exit)." They still have the wrong left vs right, and north vs south, but at least on P2 it's hard to miss. 010
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Getting off a train in the central platform area: okay this is fine Getting off a train in the Heritage™️ Bush Shed: I am likely to be eaten by a grue 291
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 15/09/2026Canada Investment Summit attendees enter raffle to win PEI www.thebeaverton.com/2026/09/cana... 15495127
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Neat, parallel approach paths to Pearson 010
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This woman is playing with the control stick under her right thumb, and D-pad under her left thumb. Not many N64 games did that... 110
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownJackTatt 🇨🇦 @jacktatttran.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Toronto needs to have the guts to do this with the Ontario Line. Queen Street should never be reopened to cars between Bay Street and Victoria Street, but pedestrianized with only streetcars. @ttcriders.bsky.social @toronto.ca 3173
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Progressive Conservative/Red Tory flight from the post-2003-merger Conservative Party is now holding the reigns of the Liberal Party. Is it frustrating at times? Yes. Is it preferable to the current Conservative Party? Absolutely. 020
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Kennedy assassination is to me (21 years before I was born) as 9/11 is to my children (18-24 years before they were born) 011
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 10/09/2026How long until we get a tell-all book from an Ontario PC and finally learn the full inside story of why they annihilated the Science Centre? 120
Reposted by Mark Jackson-Brownkaitlynhalfpint.bsky.social @kaitlynhalfpint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My nine year old just summarized my description of puberty blockers as “pausing a subscription to a gender” 131
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026my personal view is that you should treat AI as if you were a magician attempting to command a spirit that is inhuman, potentially useful, and invested in attempting to convince you it is something other than it is. you know, rationally. 281073131
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Oh you mean that intersection I've biked my kids through hundreds of times? globalnews.ca/news/1205243... The city needs to convert sidewalks to MUTs on suburban arterials immediately. 130
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"The arrangements will aim to cover all areas of the relationship, including trade, security, supply chains and critical raw materials" Okay but what about elevator and vehicle regulations!!! 050
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ooh, @graphicmatt.com's Sim Councillor quiz! I matched Jamaal Meyers 80% which makes sense as he's kinda the best. www.councilscorecard.ca/quiz 010
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My takeaway from this graph is that "working class" as a term has no practical meaning. 100
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026All the gas stations had to replace their signs thanks to Bush2, and now they're gonna have to do it again. 120
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Caught the tail end of the Labour Day Parade as I was leaving the Ex. You could hear them from the Kids Zone; now I know what the Caribana floats and MCs do in the off-season. A lot of Soca music rolled by! 042
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Okay, seeing a jet fighter fly in formation with old propeller planes is pretty crazy 000
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The north platform at Agincourt GO station remains closed, years after construction. Weeds are growing up along the platform edge. The TVs are all on, burning through thousands of hours of uptime for nobody. 121
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I did the thing. Leaning heavily on local transportation issues people. bsky38.com I gave a couple people their first votes.bsky38.com38 Most Influential Bluesky Posters of 2026Vote for the 38 most influential Bluesky posters of 2026. 010
Reposted by Mark Jackson-Brownaugust 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 05/09/2026phil verster, and metrolinx by extension, is a p3 contract-manager, not a transit builder, and they're not very good at it 171
Reposted by Mark Jackson-Brownmcc @dryad.technology · 04/09/2026"You don't consume art" Oh that's what you think? Well watch this *cuts a smooth disc of milk chocolate, puts it in the vinyl record pressing machine, and queues up Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's transcendent 2011 collaboration "Summvs"* 0416
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 01/09/2026If drivers want to credibly blame anything for traffic, they could blame an increase in the number of traffic signals. But hard to reverse this trend — the city is growing, mostly via high-rise dev, and people want safe places to cross near their homes. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/dont-blame... 76411
Reposted by Mark Jackson-Brownpixelframe.design @pixelframe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Test out the dizzying number of kerning pairs built into this Little Caesars inspired serif font, built specifically for this Font & Logo Generator! It's Hot N' Ready! Note* not necessarily good.pixelframe.designLittle Caesars Pizza Logo Font GeneratorRecreate the Little Caesars look with a custom serif font, multiple background options, and toggle between 3 text colors - and optionally include the mascot (likely for a limited time!). 38512
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownAlbasoup @albasoup.itch.io · 29/08/2026Was walking past this building and through the window saw this backrooms-ass room, so I accidentally took the coolest picture ever due to the window's reflection 205245785886
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownWalking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026BREAKING: sucks to have stuff renamed by white people, doesn’t it? 373968976
Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 28/08/2026That's some incredible efficiency though. 010
Reposted by Mark Jackson-BrownRyan Consell @stealingfromwizards.com · 14/08/2026Stealing from Wizards, the kinder, funnier, queerer, Canadianer magic school series. Read the complete quadrilogy: Pickpocketing Burglary Kidnapping Arson Wizards, thieves, and misfits engaging in high adventure and petty crime. Stealingfromwizards.com #booksky 1198
