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I'll never forget learning how to do a touch and go in a glider with Joe when the ceilings were too low to release, our club is feeling this one really hard 💕

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I already considered AI to be a fuckton of bullshit, I suppose it makes sense for it to be a metric fuckton of bullshit now that they're using SI.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 09/10/2026

Does chili count as a soup?

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Andrea Zanin @andreazanin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just as true in Canada.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 02/10/2026

I hope you'll be willing to compromise on any "patio" preconceptions and accept a "Christie Pitts Park" with "Food trucks" and "Ice cream" and "no weed restrictions" and "weird internet friendos" on Thursday? This avoids any "reservations" and "rsvp" and "seating" complexities....

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 30/09/2026

Do you have any nightlife vices at all? Pinball? Bowling? Roller disco?

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 30/09/2026

I am temporarily funemployed and would like to subscribe to your cocktail and draft tap explorations

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

RE: mas.to/@sosaglidingbot/117230469604… A good 226km flight yesterday, successfully completing all 3 #ProvingGrounds tasks in a single flight! Some very unfortunate employment circumstances kept me from getting in much solo flying this summer, let's hope for more good days in 2026 […]

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/09/2026

Because Stephen Harper knows that a repugnant Conservative party leader will keep the liberal cabinet under the control of his IDU

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 23/08/2026

That is a Diffusion Tube en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusi...

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Diffusion tube - Wikipedia

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Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/08/2026

Expedited gets more scrutiny than normal, which gets more scrutiny than standard. None of those flows should be used for outages - you should either use emergency or retroactive - but all orgs customize that crap away from defaults because orgs are dumb.

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Claus Dahl @clausdahl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Context: OpenAIs hack of HuggingFace. The company did a crime. It doesn't matter it was their AI that did it if we want safe AI at any point in the future this was them, not the AI

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 28/07/2026

I remember a day twenty years ago, you swore you'd never ride that bus again

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 28/07/2026

I know a guy that could hook you up

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BitterOldPunk @bitteroldpunk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

these Young Male Christians should form some sort of Association, then they could offer services beyond gymnasiums and shower facilities, such as short-term lodging at which it might be fun to stay

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lee cyborg @leeborg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Please hire me as a postdoc. I have many useful skills (programming, electronics, digital fabrication, writing) that can be applied to many areas (feminist STS, disability studies, media studies,HCI, outer space) with many possible outputs (research creation, publications, products). I am also nice.

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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 28/06/2026

this is actually a good reminder that you should delete the tracking nonsense off of any url that you share online. just delete everything after the ? (including the question mark) and share like you usually would

a screenshot of a youtube url showing the actual url as everything before the ? and everything after as “tracking nonsense”

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Okay Toronto started the public survey on Church Street pedestrianization. I need you to tell the city it’s great. We only got 92% positive on Kensington market and it failed, let’s blow that out of the water. haveyoursay.toronto.ca/churchstreet

haveyoursay.toronto.ca

Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot

Learn more about the Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot and provide feedback on the impacts and outcomes by September 7, 2026.

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Ben Zanin @gnomon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

It is my birthday, if you happen to have some extra boosts lying around I could give them a good home

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

watched this on repeat losing my shit for two nights now

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si oppington ☣️ @stillwellgray.ca · 02/05/2026

"just because you EAT trash doesn't mean you ARE trash, Gary"

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Ben Zanin @gnomon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Hey #Ontario folks, just a note: if we're sticking to the provincially recommended six month schedule, you'll want to get a COVID-19 refresh now-ish so that your next shot can land in time to maximize your protection during the winter holiday season. Plan ahead; help keep your friends and family […]

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 28th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/04/2026

A useful manifesto that I keep nailing up to the walls: skybrary.aero/sites/defaul...

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

RE: disabled.social/@MikeImBack/1164203… I'd like to share a few fun facts about this $30M private jet. . . . it would require a 50% runway length extension to takeoff from Toronto City Center Island Airport. It can't operate on the gravel runways in Northern communities like […]

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Jason Hutt @jthutt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

By using a device ISS was using, we would save money on certifying the hardware. Every piece of equipment flown has to go through a series of testing. That testing takes time and money. The operations software on the tablet was developed in Windows for ISS, so we needed a windows tablet.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 02/04/2026

Steadfast agreement, that movie can go to heck

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 29/03/2026

Colin James, Ottawa, July 2002

Colin James on stage with four spotlights shining through fog

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

On Tuesday, Mar 24th we're watching Death Of A Unicorn (2025, 1:47)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing an immortal snoozing Paul Rudd in an airline seat with a snoozing lady leaning on his shoulder.

Caption reads: "Seatbelts."

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight

Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Mar 24th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 16/03/2026

The purpose of a visible police sniper is always to sow fear and justify the expansion of the police budget.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/03/2026

I got the one from the month of my birth and it had a short story from Vonnegut in it! A perfect birthday gift for a loved one.

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

On Tuesday, Feb 24th we're watching John Candy: I Like Me! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing John Candy in army fatigues, looking in to the camera and holding a rifle, with a marching band in the background.

Caption reads: "We salute first a patriot who always professed and promoted"

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

On Tuesday, Feb 24th we're watching John Candy: I Like Me! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing Bill Murray, seated, looking at a filmmaker's clapboard in front of his face.

Caption reads: "Be care... Hey, be careful with that thing."

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 23/02/2026

We overcame the rock fingering scandal to win gold in curling, that's all that mattered

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Feb 24th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 04/02/2026

Thanks to blackberries, it's the executive communication style of the time, and a status signifier. Some of the symbols (i.e. the equals signs) are a technical artefact of filtering the messages through too many e-discovery tools, but I think you're mostly picking up on the deliberate signaling.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/01/2026

Maybe he'll remember that blog he hasn't updated since 2022

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/01/2026

Please at least let us know when he breaks down and shows up on Mastodon

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si oppington ☣️ @stillwellgray.ca · 14/01/2026

people: if we had everything we need crime would almost disappear rich people: that can't be true because i have everything i could possibly want and i still do crime people: that's a you issue

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Rob Russell @oration.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

On Tuesday, Jan 13th we're watching Stand By Me (1986, 1:29)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a white pre-teen boy with mid-length brown hair and glasses, sitting in a treehouse.

Caption reads: "Didn't I just say I was French?"

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