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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 01/10/2026

Denounce racism in all its forms, especially on a day like today, meant to honour the lost and harmed children of the colonial residential school program.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 30/09/2026

Yikes... A very popular PrEP (HIV prevention) clinic in Canada is getting acquired by a company with a long history of problematic political alignments and data usage. Promptly cancelling & requesting an information deletion before they can hand-over all my health records for skimming.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 28/09/2026

Watching church-going, cross-wearing, Christian “Family Feud” contestants fumble over naming Bible characters, while two 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵 atheists sitting at home are nailing all the answers. Religious piety ain't the same as actually literacy.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026

“Most LLMs (including those from OpenAI) are built on millions of scraped webpages and other large text datasets, and almost none of this content has been obtained with its owners’ knowledge or consent.” This is how tech executives talk when no one thinks they’re listening.

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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 28/09/2026

If wasn't already a decided voter, immediately turned off by lack of logic here. Taxes need to move with the economy and wealth.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 27/09/2026

Sometimes I forget that not every fellow fag runs as fast-and-loose with pronouns as I do. I referred to myself as a "career woman" and my buddy was very confused. My typical pronouns are he/him, but I also go with use/what/ever for me as long as it's meant with dignity.

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There will be TWO elections this October, and we hope transit riders vote in both of them! It can be confusing to figure out which level of government is responsible for what (especially when candidates make promises they can’t follow through on).

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 24/09/2026

I'd support the Disney board firing him again if they could, for good measure.

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The Province @theprovince.com · 23/09/2026

Important dates and timelines for the 2026 B.C. provincial election theprovince.com/news/bc-elec...

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 19/09/2026

Call centre annoyance: when the hold music keeps telling you to "go to our website to do this thing" when their website explicitly says you can't do the thing through their website.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 16/09/2026

"Give us a call." Or, as us millennials call it, "ew no thanks, I can do business with another company." Buh-bye.

Screenshot of a website displaying the text "Give us a call" in large blue letters

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 10/09/2026

I can't wait to age into the demographic of dude who barely steps into the (empty) train, then immediately stops and blocks the entrance for everyone else.

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Ddpeewee Ddpeeweebored

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

Want to check how busy someone who claims they're so "busy" is? Text them during the workday. If they can always respond in under 60 seconds, THEY'RE NOT BUSY.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

It takes a certain level of self-absorption to be texting with both hands while driving a moving vehicle that has a "BABY ON BOARD" warning sticky in the back window.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 06/09/2026

Just had one of those wonderful "fuck, I love my city" moments. Doesn't take much around these parts. ❤️

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

With 22 out of 24 Ontario colleges having published their financial statements, we can have a good look at the annus horribilus of 2025-26. Sector-wide: Total fee income down 43% (about $2bn) Total income down 30% (about $2.3 bn) Net margin went from +8% to -3% (625M surplus to $160M deficit)2

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 30/08/2026

Just found a new nickname for my dog tonight: Scratchy Lee Snifford.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 22/08/2026

Are Elmo's pronouns elmo/elmo/elmo? Maybe Elmo DOESN'T talk in third person, Elmo's gender is also elmo, and elmo are Elmo's preferred pronouns.

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Elmo Looks Around

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 22/08/2026

As someone who cleans his instant pot (erm—everything) with bleach, it freaks me out there are people getting maggots because they didn't clean the lid or… like… any part.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 20/08/2026

I couldn't find this as a GIF online, so I created it as a GIFt to the world. The Simpsons’ Mr. Smithers injects himself with a syringe, then smiles and flails his arms. The macro text "I love boobies!" is superimposed.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 19/08/2026

Seeing an Indigenous nations recognised separately brings joy to my heart. ❤️ (Also why all these games gotta be in Washington DC. I wanna goooooo!!!)

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 18/08/2026

Malicious compliance: Bank says I cannot escalate a complaint until 14 days after I raised the initial complaint. So I sent the escalation today, 14 days + 1 minute after my initial complaint, documenting the 6 efforts I made to resolve the issue.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 17/08/2026

I've never been "woofed" by the dude sitting across from me at the lab. Until today. 🤣

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 17/08/2026

Adulting is replacing your hopes and dreams with nopes and screams.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 15/08/2026

My insurance company just made 2FA stand for "too fucking annoying." Them: Do you want a text or an email? Me: Text please! CLICK! 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘔𝘚 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Their site: You selected text. Let us know when you'd like it!

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 12/08/2026

I'm starting to wonder if there's a correlation between susceptibility towards AI slop and mental decline like dementia or Alzheimer's.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 12/08/2026

There was a very important announcement on the #SkyTrain this afternoon. I transcribed it for everyone: PRURRAH WUNNAH THUH OHHMUNNAH, OF ZZHH RAVVAH YEHNAA MOWWUH, AN NURRAH AHWUNNA. THUH VUMMAH OHH YEMMAH, OF ZZH RUMMA WAAHNUH MURRAVA. THUH YEHAH MURRAH A NUMMAA. THHHHK YOOHHH.

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh look! Another Globe op-ed about higher education with literally no sense of history. (the value of various types of degrees are largely unchanged over the past 50 years, but sure, tell me more about how "everything is different now").

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Opinion: What’s university even for? Schools are broke, and degrees are worth less and less

The era of sending arts and humanities graduates into the world to fend for themselves is ending

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 08/08/2026

Today I learned I've been to the U.S. state of Ohio. To the city of Cincinnati. As an adult. As a grown up real adult. Intentionally. Knowingly.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 04/08/2026

I wonder what the ratio is of folks who see a branded cybertruck and go "ooh I want to shop there" vs the "ew that's on my blocklist" crowd.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 04/08/2026

I am full of joy and gratitude for the queer community of Vancouver this past Pride weekend, and the brotherhood I’ve found since moving here last year. Pride is still relevant, it is still needed, and it is still very political.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 03/08/2026

Omg, I tapped on this thing once out of "wth that's a thing!?" curiosity, and now the website is like "DO YOU WANT A BUTTER APPLICATION MACHINE!?!?"

A screenshot of various brands of butter roller/applicator machines suggested by a retail website.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 02/08/2026

There may be… signals… around our house that we're getting ready for the pride parade. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💅🪞🧴

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 02/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Pride, Vancouver. Remember, theys and gays, you DON'T need that Timmy's coffee before the parade. If they're partnered with transphobe JK Rowling, your money is going to fund hate.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 31/07/2026

Striking this single, long-standing, burdensome project off my list feels so good. I don't often share work stuff on here, but this is a BIG and overdue win for my unit.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 28/07/2026

Had to yell "eyes up" to a phone zombie whose eyes were glued on its screen. It was wandering fully into my path, with nowhere for me to go. It didn't look up. We collided.

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Huh What

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 26/07/2026

The fitted sheet did /not/ eat the pillowcases in the dryer this morning. So it's going to be a good day!

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 25/07/2026

Attention Republican Party: Beverley Leslie is a 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 22/07/2026

What if "Jurassic Park," but was "Giraffic Park," and just giraffes and they were all just gentle and moody and majest and silly?

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Giraffe's Funny Face

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 19/07/2026

I /like/ my current bank, but I am deeeeeeeeply frustrated by the frequency with which their mobile app and online banking go down. Canadians, take a guess which bank I'm talking about. 😉

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 18/07/2026

Doctor's office login asks for email address or phone number. Type in email address. User not found. Type in phone number. Found. We emailed a PIN to that email we just said doesn't exist. WTF

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 14/07/2026

Working on a research paper for a journal necessitates what I call "writing fluid" to make the words come easier. Switching my brain from business writing to academic writing is a lot of work. #academicchatter #emchat

A bottle of Okanagan Spirits "BRBN" bourbon style whiskey.

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 10/07/2026

Was checking my bags and pockets for a missing card, and randomly this bag has two American 20s in it. I suspect my mother-in-law pixie-dusted me because I paid for something during our last visit. 🤣

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 10/07/2026

I'm a simple man and I just want two things in life: 1. Mozzarella sticks; 2. World peace. Is that too much to ask?

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Phil Ollenberg @philollenberg.ca · 08/07/2026

A phone zombie, with its face firmly buried in its phone, whipped around and walked full speed into me. So I just let it fall to the ground and I continued walking.

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Fail Lol

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