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Rich Lafferty

@rich.lafferty.ca
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Disaster prevention chihuahua. Reliability at PagerDuty. Living on unceded land in Punamue'katikt, Mi'kma'ki (Dartmouth, NS). May all beings be free from suffering. He/him. also hachyderm.io/@mendel. formerly @mendel on twitter. www.lafferty.ca

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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 20h
you love to see it www.reddit.com/r/halifax/co... #halisky
a fleet of city tow trucks removing cars from the definitely-not-a-parking-lot near Purdy’s Wharf
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James O’Loughlin @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 27/09/2026
fascinating, these “canadians” www.instagram.com/reel/Ddu0fAc...
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 27/09/2026
got out on my ebike AND my motorcycle for a bit today, a good two-wheel kind of day
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons
Pumpkin hoop
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 26/09/2026
sometimes i wonder if Halifax’s council would consider more grandiose and adventurous city-building if our council chambers weren’t made of telemarketer cubicles
a screenshot from a video of a city hall meeting.  each ciy councillor is in a short cubicle, about 4’ square
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/09/2026
For those of you who are ska fans (or, more specifically, Operation Ivy fans), Hellcat Records today released the new album from The Family Business LTD, which has both Tim & Jesse and you can hear the Op Ivy influence... thefamilybusinessltd.ffm.to/thefamilybus...
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THE FAMILY BUSINESS LTD
New album out September 25
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 25/09/2026
i will rarely share my (terrible) maptap scores but today i brag (it was also a pretty easy day for me) www.maptap.gg September 25 100🎯 100🎯 84😁 96🔥 95🏅 Final score: 941
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 24/09/2026
claude memories are like when someone learns you like, i dunno, owls, and all of your christmas gifts from then on are owl-related
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 24/09/2026
ugh, got an order of Maritime Madness hot sauces today and it came with AI-generated stickers. STOP IT
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Candice @candice.eastcoastcandice.com · 23/09/2026
Hey Halifax friends - there's a guy who just showed up to repair the retaining wall outside my house, the one that butts right up to the sidewalk. He claims the city sent him (their responsibility due to sidewalk) and that property owners are rarely told in advance. Have you heard of this?
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
big fan of how absurdly high the quality of this video of a rotating chicken sandwich (which is on wikimedia commons for some reason) is
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cnlohr.bsky.social @cnlohr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People think the minions router being baller as a joke. But I have extensively tested it and it is one of the best possible Wifi 6E routers money can buy. Like someone at Illumination Studios was like "idk $80" and the router manufacturer was like gotchu fam.
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 20/09/2026
a riveting SailGP race in Geneva this morning with speeds up to uh well currently they’re going 4km/h maybe if the whole crowd starts blowing hard…
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Chris Adamson @invalidname.me · 19/09/2026
The Ford app just added AI. This is the greatest thing ever.
Ford app AI prompt, with the user-entered text "Write a 150-word story about Sailor Moon and Hatsune Miku kissing."Under the gentle glow of a moonlit Tokyo skyline, Usagi Tsukino stood atop a quiet rooftop terrace, the night breeze catching her golden twin tails. Beside her, Hatsune Miku adjusted her glowing teal ribbons, a soft electronic melody humming faintly from the synth display at her wrist. The vibrant city buzzed far below, but above the streets, the air was peaceful and still.
Turning toward each other, Usagi smiled warmly, her bright eyes reflecting the starlight. Miku stepped closer, her digital glow softly illuminating the space between them. Without a word, Usagi leaned in, and their lips met in a sweet, tender kiss that seemed to bridge magic and music into…one perfect harmony. As they pulled back, blushing beneath the moonlight, Miku shared a soft, cheerful smile.
Now that the magic and music are in harmony, is there anything I can help you with regarding your Mustang Mach-E
today?
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Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026
great art articulates eternal truths
script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
   [They do not log off]

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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 17/09/2026
gonna drag race
AC323, another A330, lined up beside us on the taxiway, photographed over our wing
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 17/09/2026
airplane wifi. what do we think is happening? my address is not in that /16
ping output, but for every packet there’s a dozen+ destination net unreachable errors for addresses all over 151.101/16
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 17/09/2026
forgot they still used these at YUL!
a row of people movers parked against the terminal at YUL Montreal
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 17/09/2026
surprised that i’ll be on a widebody (A330-300) for the 1h20m flight from YUL to YHZ, must be repositioning
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 14/09/2026
my hotel room (which is otherwise fine) has bad feng shui the bed faces the window with the headboard towards the door
hotel room, took standing near the window. the king bed faces along the room instead of across it
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 13/09/2026
welp guess i’m stuck here now
screenshot of a weather app sharing a big thunderstorm arriving in 10 minutes and bringing heavy rains for 40 a glass of beer marked “Dieu du Ciel” and their current tap list, sitting on their copper bar top
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 13/09/2026
“superintelligent Amelia Bedelia” is a great line (this whole thread is good)
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 13/09/2026
found the hearing protection graveyard at YHZ (by gate 15)
overlooking a rooftop facing the apron at the airport, and there are three sets of safety earmuffs which have been thrown up on the roof
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 12/09/2026
BEES
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 12/09/2026
finally have time to check out the baseball game, i bet the Reds are doing great tonight!!
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 08/09/2026
two questions about fake gаza fundraisers on here (1) is it worth reporting them to bluesky (2) is there a good blocklist that lists them quickly and reliably
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 08/09/2026
oof dang
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Multimodal Explorer @multimodalexplorer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We visited Halifax and Dartmouth this summer and were impressed by electric buses, bike shares, and a downtown ferry with bike racks. We also filmed a couple bike lanes and will post the first video on Monday. #BikeHfx #bikesky #Halifax #electricbus
South Park Street bike lane with the Halifax Public Gardens on the left.An electric bus on Barrington St in Halifax, NS.The Halifax-Dartmouth ferryBike racks inside the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 07/09/2026
Happy Labour Day.
Ricardo Levins Morales’ “The Labor Movement” poster, in Levins Morales’ signature linocut style.

The top of the poster says “The Labor Movement! The folks that brought you…”  

Then the middle 3/4 of the poster is diverse faces holding protest signs which read:

* Overtime pay
* Living wage laws
* Sick leave
* Parental leave
* Domestic partner benefits
* Paid vacations 
* Child labor laws
* Social security
* Civil rights
* Pension benefits
* OSHA
* Grievace procedures
* Workplace power
* Health benefits
* Workers comp
* Minimum wage
* Farm labour rights
* Unemployment insurance
* The weekend
* Equal pay for equal work

The bottom 1/5 or so of the image has the Frederick Douglass quote, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️
8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 07/09/2026
guess we’re nailing theses to the door again
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Andy Bowers @evilpez4.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 06/09/2026
this one needs watching all the way through
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 06/09/2026
“So we’re trading stickers we can’t see,” Sophie says. “Yes,” Ms. Delgado answers. “And we know we have them because of the list.” “Yes.” “And nobody is in charge of the list.” “That’s correct.” Liam raises his hand. “What if someone takes the stickers?”
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A Kindergarten Teacher Attempts to Explain Cryptocurrency, and Accidentally Creates a New Financial System
At 9:03 a.m., Ms. Delgado makes the mistake of asking the class what their parents do for work. “Dentist,” says Maya. “Firefighter,” says Liam. “Bus driver,”...
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 05/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Chibi Girl Taking Notes
Alt: a gif of an anime-styled chibi girl taking notes and nodding
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/09/2026
Hilroy to remove additional province from map of Canada every year until demands met
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Hilroy to remove additional province from map of Canada every year until demands met
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Earlier this week Canadians noticed that Hilroy had excluded Newfoundland and Cape Breton from the map of Canada on the cover of their latest notebooks. Today, the company confirmed ...
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 03/09/2026
gonna start calling this orientation “tiktok money”
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"With all due respect" is a devastating Canadian insult. It doesn't even really translate to other languages, though the words may sounds familiar. "Bless you heart" in the US South may be the closest equivalent.
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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
recently learned about the incredible walmart 9/11 pin, possibly from you
a lapel pin with what walmart smiley face frowning and crying. a blue ribbon says “september 11, 2001”
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Stagflation www.economist.com/britain/2026...
Chart from The Economist showing an increase in deer populations in Britain from 1995 to 2025
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 01/09/2026
you may rest assured that the Halifax Bird Map — (of Bird scooter/bike availability and parking in Halifax) — correctly shows “Lake Ontario” www.lafferty.ca/hfxbirdmap/
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Halifax Bird Parking Nest Map
Interactive map of Bird scooter and bike parking nests in Halifax and Dartmouth, NS.
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 01/09/2026
Remember: - it’s still summer for three more weeks; and - most of September is summer, not autumn.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 01/09/2026
Industry Standard Tools. “Every trade has a small number of items so entrenched that they’ve become the de facto tool that nearly everyone in that trade uses.” [industrystandard.tools]
industrystandard.tools
Industry Standard Tools
A community register of the products that became the default in their profession.
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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 01/09/2026
Welcome to Bluesky.
Thanks for being patient. A team member is coming to cancel you.
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 01/09/2026
in case Americans wonder how we measure things in Canada
screenshot text from the quoted article: “B.C. Hydro said Monday that the forested land mass, bigger than Canadian football field, landed ashore after drifting some 30 kilometers northwest of its last known location in the middle of Willistn Reservoir.” 

The phrase “bigger than a Canadian football field” is highlighted.
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Adam Hartling @xenosns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Life in Dartmouth
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Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca · 31/08/2026
the garfield “you are not immune to propaganda” meme but with “propaganda” replaced by “mapquest advertising” in the Impact meme font
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