Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Long term, you will be rewarded by getting to exist in better community spaces. I’ve been part of several big socially active communities, and the difference between the ones that enforce basic standards and ones that don’t is stark. 151
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Not exactly a modern invention. It was an already classic plot device when the UK Avengers TV series and original Mission Impossible series used it. 000
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s the first movie I can remember seeing 161
Reposted by RyanPe Metawe Games @pemetawe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Play the North Edmonton is just days away! Join us before the tables officially open for gaming for opening remarks from David and other guests at 5:30pm on Friday, September 25. Tables will open at 6:00pm for three days of board game fun featuring titles from prominent Canadian publishers! 164
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Not just a load of bread, but a loaf of *sliced* bread The history of sliced bread is fascinating. Bread slicers were invented shortly before WWII, but the war interrupted their distribution. Having one was such a huge advantage that there were worries their competitors would go out of business 100
Reposted by RyanAndrew. @g026r.leftblank.org · 20/09/2026Canadian federalism is the provinces blaming Ottawa for things the provinces are responsible for and trusting that the voters won't know that 812137
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That’s because the book is maniacal, in every possible way, start to finish. A complete fever dream 000
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026... and then after the parade, time for a picnic. Doesn't everyone look grand, all dressed up? August 1940, at Camp Aldershot, in Nova Scotia Shot on 16mm film #Film #History #CAF 001
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Still out east, but further back This is a military parade shot in August of 1940, at Camp Aldershot, in Nova Scotia. These soldiers were almost certainly about to be deployed in Europe Shot on 16mm film #Film #History #CAF 101
Reposted by RyanAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I read Premee’s novella THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST last month and it was SO amazing it absolutely converted me to someone who buys her new work as soon as it comes out. Super psyched for WICKHILLS 2385
Reposted by RyanPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/09/2026Also yes hello this is TOMORROW Sept 15 at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social ! 7 pm! Be there or be a rectangular thing and get a small amount of swag! :D (You will be expected to dress as a spy BUT you can be undercover if you like.)audreys.ca"Wickhills" Book Launch with Premee Mohamed | Audreys BooksEdmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children 58819
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Nutcracker section of Fantasia was adapted without any cultural knowledge of the actual ballet. At the time it was an obscure flop, known only for some of its music, and no one involved with Fantasia could have ever seen it performed. The ballet wouldn‘t see a revival until 30 years later 040
Reposted by RyanPe Metawe Games @pemetawe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Still spots available for tonight! challonge.com/tournaments/...challonge.comAge of Vitality September - ChallongeExplore this tournament hosted by Pe Metawe Games 021
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Today we're taking a trip out east, to an outport in Newfoundland. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact location. If you have any ideas, please share, or pass this on to anyone who might. This was shot in 1979 on Super8 film. #Film #History #Newfoundland #Canada 112
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026And we can follow that up with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry trooping on the parade grounds. Also scanned from an 8mm film shot in 1968 #Film #History #CAF #Canada 101
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Today, I've got a clip from 1968 of the Canadian Armed Forces doing a training jump. Scanned from 8mm films #Film #History #CAF #Canada 111
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is one example of why things aren’t going to magically return to the way they were before once Trump is gone “Canada is a threat” is going to be a permanent strain within Republican thinking going forward. It’s a new and permanent part of our relationship, that now exists independent of Trump 010
Reposted by RyanPe Metawe Games @pemetawe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026September Age of Vitality Dice Throne Tournament! Friday, September 4, $5 entry fee. Bring your own heroes or check out what we have available to purchase for this 'bring 3 ban 1' tournament. Registration through Challonge (link in bio/QR code) is required! 121
Reposted by RyanJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/08/202684 years ago today, two naked canadian sailors successfully boarded and captured a U-boat while the rest of their crew threw coke bottles at it. turns out it's hard to defend a conning tower ladder when there's a sweaty canadian butt suddenly sliding down it at speed. an "out of context" problem. 1636894
Reposted by RyanJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/08/2026anyway don't fuck with Flower Class corvettes. They sound cute, but sometimes they're full of Canadians. u boat learned that the hard way. 51445
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026... and finally the Oct. 10 1964 Breeders' Stakes, won by Arctic Hills #Film #History #Toronto #HorseRacing 101
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This second clip is the Oct. 5 1963 Durham Cup, won by Already Dia #Film #History #Toronto #HorseRacing 101
Reposted by RyanRyan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Some archival clips from three races at the Woodbine racetrack in Toronto today. This was shot on 8mm film, although at 24fps, which was unusual. This first one is the Sept. 28 1963 Cup & Saucer Stakes, won by Grand Garcon #Film #History #Toronto #HorseRacing 111
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“Developers” end up including a lot of trades people. “I want a lot of housing, but I don’t want architects, plumbers, electricians, framers, and roofers to be able to make a living providing it” has never made sense to me as a position 010
Reposted by RyanDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The fact that a credit union CEO is saying this is bonkers, and frankly concerning and if I were the membership of said credit union, I would be looking for new leadership. 72711
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Presumably the press can also say “the last five years of their projections turned out to be bullshit”? 130
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I mean, yes, that’s the reason why Smith still has her job 000
Reposted by RyanEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/08/2026We should have just refused to negotiate AT ALL until they dropped all threats and tariffs and adhered to the previous trade deal. 1616955
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I think a driving force is that it’s too annoying to balance firearms within the context of most games It’s simply too hard to make them work alongside daggers and bows, while still feeling like firearms. Either their damage or reload time or some other aspect needs to be made nonsensical 010
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Unsarcastically, I think a lot of politicians *are* trying to do reporters jobs. Since mainstream journalism seems to have mostly given up on holding bad politicians publicly accountable, other politicians are desperately trying to keep the public informed. It’s not going well 100
Reposted by RyanPe Metawe Games @pemetawe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026🗣️Announcement! 📢 We are now a founding partner of Adventure Foundry, a website to help manage table bookings and also give the RPG-playing community new ways to interact. You can see our profile at the link in our bio. (1/4) 1114
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026i just saw someone point out that Wolverine, of the X-men, is Canadian. And his superpower is free healthcare I’m not sure what to do with that 030
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Oh god, someone is absolutely going to write a break-out YA portal fantasy where the adventure gets kicked off by a gig work app, aren’t they? 000
Reposted by RyanTaps Games @tapsgames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Looking to clear out unused models, spare bits, terrain, hobby supplies, or an army you no longer play? The check out our annual Bitz Swap event TOMORROW between 11AM-4PM! Admission is FREE and everyone is more than welcome to browse, connect and trade with other players in the community! 021
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Canadian left wing is deeply adverse to almost any discussion of municipal/provincial/federal jurisdictions. I think largely because it would involve acknowledging structural issues that run counter to how they like to organize. 020
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026If you mark 2008 as the end of congress as a functioning body, with the Republican‘s vow to make Obama a one term president their only priority, there are Americans in their late 30s who have never experienced a functioning government in their adult lives. 281
Reposted by RyanTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 10/07/2026“He even looked at her with a smile of affected incredulity” ah there it is. There’s the reason I get the feeling it would be fun to tie him to a bannister with his own tailcoat and slap him around a little bit. 566514
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Someone just added me to a “Wrong about VR, AI, Crypto, SmartGlasses, GLP1, NFTs, or Bitcoin” block list, and I’m mostly curious which way they think I’m wrong about it 030
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The terrible Baen stereotype covers on Bujold’s Vorkosigan books dissuaded me from trying them for years. 010
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Westerns were arguably more dominant in their heyday. Between 1950 and 1965 there were more than 100 western TV series produced... at a time where there was only a few channels. We still call the music genre “country and western”, with the “western” being movie soundtracks 010
Ryan @ryanhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Also, every subreddit takes the “Anything” in AMA very seriously, and expects answers. Even AMAs on friendly subreddits get frequently derailed because the poster doesn’t understand how to be a good sport about it 000
Reposted by RyanMilitary Unintelligence Expert 🇨🇦 @voltageanddoltage.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 "The Canada we are building lies beyond the horizon of such fears. Yet it is not, for all that, an unreal country, forgetful of the hearts of men and women. We know that justice and generosity can flourish only in an atmosphere of trust." - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 1982 03910
