Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 38mMan, having used the change room at the YMCA in little Portugal, I believe you that it was foreign to your upbringing, lol. I’m very curious about this as well. Modesty like this is clearly learned, but from where? 101
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/09/2026The MH370 pilot practised their flight plan of doom in a flight sim. Preparation doesn't necessarily mean it's not insanity. 1120
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/09/2026Its true. Despite my personal preference for Thanksgiving, Christmas as a secular holiday is absolutely S tier and dominates the competition. The hijab wearing Muslim lady that works at my kids daycare literally said Xmas is her favourite season and holiday. Loves caroling with the kids, etc. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/09/2026Wtf? I’ve long thought that the only argument in favour of American thanksgiving was that it might better constrain Xmas to December. But now they’re skipping both Canadian thanksgiving AND Halloween? We used to be a society. 131
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 26/09/2026Next you’re gonna tell me to stop trying to sell people on my 188.2Mb per hour internet service offering. 030
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 24/09/2026Yeah, the risk here isn't that tokens are magic beans - they're clearly valuable. But a handful of firms are *way* out over their skis on the finance side of this, and are likely gonna get caught in a crunch regardless of the value of the tokens. My concern is how this impacts the wider economy. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 24/09/2026High Light from Rorschach Brewing is an excellent imitation. Highly recommended. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 23/09/2026I dunno, I think it's possible a lot of cis people will still find it weird. Not in the "why's he picking on furries and trans people?" way we'd like, but at least in the "why's THAT what he thinks about while boarding a plane?" way. 070
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 22/09/2026They’re both derisible and I know I’ve seen some posts with generic anti-EA rhetoric and had to tap through and scroll up to confirm which EA they were slagging (always justifiably). 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 20/09/2026A dude down the street needed written approval from 22 neighbours on the street to convert the already hardscaped part of his lawn into a parking spot (not a curb cut, just a section beside a shared driveway). It’s insane. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026Max is a Canadian, presumably with a mostly Canadian audience. I think we can assume he used the term in the sense that a Canadian would understand it. And in that context it's not even a claim, just the observation that Trump was elected to his second term with a larger vote share than his first. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026Yup! Lame as it is, corporate pride is *good*. Politicians you don't like showing up for those lame photo ops is *good*. It's when the politicians stop showing up and the corporations start pulling out that folks need to be concerned. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026Yeah. Still, I agree with your general proposition that while eastern conservatives are terrible, they're genetically distinct from the strain out west, and they score much lower on some key fash dimensions. It's not a "you gotta hand it to them", but the differences are meaningful. 110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026Generally agree, but I thought Doug always found an excuse to be out of town for pride, same as his brother did when he was mayor? 110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026It’s an admirable display of posters bushido that he hasn’t. 030
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 17/09/2026Reading through some of the replies and dude seems to be handling it well though. Normal dude who sees what's happening and understands it's everyone else being weird. You love to see it. 2110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 16/09/2026When you started this thread I assumed poop would be involved, but I must admit I’d also assumed the culprits would be pigeons. This is much worse. 060
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 12/09/2026Lived in three, visited four, plus a territory (I don’t count driving through New Brunswick). 8/13. 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 12/09/2026My plan for the kids is to do a modified machete order: ANH, ESB, TPM, AOTC, ROTC, ROTJ, TFA, TLJ. 110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 09/09/2026Oh no, oh no no no no. What body part is Ford gonna tell Trump to kiss this time? 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 07/09/2026I’d start on the Government of Canada website: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati... My understanding is it’s best to have some documentation for your family tree. Birth certificates, census data, etc. Church records are great for this too.canada.caGet proof of Canadian citizenshipCheck if or prove you’re already a Canadian citizen; how to apply for, update or replace your citizenship certificate; search citizenship records. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 07/09/2026If you're grandfather was a citizen then so are you. The way that supreme court ruling came down, and the associated legislation was phrased, it's not that you'd be applying for *citizenship*, but instead for *recognition* of your existing citizenship. Subtle distinction, but speaks to the attitude. 110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 07/09/2026The conservative (both social and fiscal, but emphasis on the fiscal) immigrant who made a bunch of money in business is a whole political archetype in Conservative party politics here. They're conservative! But they're also non-white immigrants, so there are limits to who they'll associate with. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 07/09/2026Can't promise anything, but the one structural aspect of Canada's politics that gives me a glimmer of hope is that realistically no party can win power without immigrant and minority votes in Ontario, so they gotta fish these waters. And they have... 140
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 06/09/2026I mean, isn’t the answer here in Canada that you’d secure some funding from the feds and the province and ink a deal with Enwave? 120
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 05/09/2026Because rabbits used to be omnivores, their digestive systems aren’t really well adapted to their current grass-heavy diet. To absorb all the nutrients they need, they have two kinds of poop: the dry pellets you might see in a rabbit pen, and the soft stuff that they poop directly into their mouths. 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 03/09/2026It wasn’t until I was much older that I learned the history and details of Miss vs Ms vs Mrs. And I didn’t actually encounter the Mrs. Husband’s Name thing until after I got married and some old fashioned family (from her side!) sent mail to us addressed in that form. It was very weird. 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 03/09/2026Growing up an elder millennial, the way I understood it as a kid was Ms was short for Miss and both meant unmarried, Mrs meant married, and the name was the woman’s last name. Whether she took her husband’s last name was a separate matter, but you called her by whatever last name she wanted. 100
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 03/09/2026There’s always the keepass variants and a file sync service? 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 03/09/2026For a hot minute there I felt bad about being a Bitwarden customer instead of the Canadian 1Password. I’m glad my laziness won out over my buy-Canadian fervour. 100
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 03/09/2026What gif pops up when you type your name?static.klipy.comHighlander: Connor MacLeod's Dramatic PoseAlt: Highlander: Connor MacLeod's Dramatic Pose 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026There has been much discussion and legal wrangling in Canada about ditching the “safe third country agreement”, but you can imagine the concerns about opening another portfolio for discussion with the current US administration. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026Canada famously (and of late, controversially) does not accept asylum claims from people arriving from the US. You’re supposed to claim asylum in the first safe country you can reach. For these Haitians I imagine that means only the points based immigration path is available to them. 110
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026I haven’t read the article because I hit the paywall (which I don’t object to, but I live in Toronto not Boston). But Canada’s immigration system is not *kind*. We have historically let lots in, but the requirements are onerous. That is true for both immigrants and asylum seekers. 130
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026Also, to our eternal shame, Canada has recently been closing the taps on immigration because we failed on housing policy so thoroughly and consistently that "where will we put them" is a legitimate-ish concern. So we're not gonna be riding to the rescue for whole communities like I wish we could. 180
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026I felt like he did a good job with watchmen. I’d read the graphic novel, but my wife hadn’t and she still enjoyed it. So I’m cautiously optimistic. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026I have exactly zero familiarity with the green lantern stuff, but I learned the other day that this is a Lindelof joint, so I ask: can I go in totally cold, or is there at least some basic material I should know? 250
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 01/09/2026We saw it with Biden, and we can see it again here, the dems aren't really interested in being trade partners with Canada any either. They mostly won't be as rude about it as Trump, but I think the idea that the tariffs end when Trump's presidency does is wishful thinking. 020
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/08/2026I assume this stems from people consuming too much American news, where gas tax goes toward the highway fund. I don’t think that’s true in Canada. Regardless, we generally bike on municipal roads, and there’s generally no car or gas related levy at the municipal level. 100
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/08/2026I’m also can’t ditch Firefox. Again, based in America but it’s a non-profit and I can’t live without vertical tree style tabs. 120
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/08/2026I guess they’re American still, but it’s at least not surveillance capitalism. And I’ve found all the free Google alternatives leave something to be desired. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 30/08/2026Kagi isn’t free, but it’s worth every penny for search. It’s maybe not as good as Google was a decade ago when Google was preternaturally good, but it’s way better than Google is today. 210
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 29/08/2026Cloistered man has to find something new to do after losing his job. 000
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 29/08/2026Any human endeavour that scales up eventually crosses the spreadsheet threshold, and at that point you pretty much always need an organization - and staff - to go with it. 010
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 29/08/2026What bothers me is that some of the ticks and turns of phrase common to AI are ones that I used long before LLMs existed. Fuckers stole my artless style! 010
Reposted by Mike MacLeodAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 29/08/2026So anyways now that we're here, might as well look at how we got here. 13420
Mike MacLeod @mmacleod.ca · 27/08/2026I once had a package sent from Ontario, CA and delivered to Ontario, CA. Made for an amusing tracking receipt. 110
