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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

2 years and 2 days after Kartik Saini died on an unprotected portion of the Yonge St bike lanes. Lanes that I take multiple times a week. If these get removed, I'm going to be significantly less safe as I try to get around the city. This sucks. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Ghost Bike memorial for Kartik Saini, many flowers are arranged and a sign with his name, "Sheridan College Student" and "November 23, 2022"

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Every time I turn on Lord of the Rings and the prologue hits.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It's pretty funny that the electoral meta in Canada has just standardized as "give people free money a couple months before the election":

News story titles "Ford government plans $200 rebate cheques as possible early election looms: source" with a picture of Doug Ford, incredibly red-faced (just not lookin good at all my boy) shot from a very low angle.

News story headlined "Trudeau government to send $250 cheques to most people, slash GST on some goods" with a picture of Trudeau peeking out from behind a shelf of groceries.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

TPS: Waaa! our budget is being increased in a time of a fiscal disaster, but not by ENOUGH! 😡😢 Also TPS: Sure there's a truck with illegal window tint sitting in the the intersection trying to left turn when there's bright light up no-turn signals, holding up a honking tram, but idk, whatevs 😒

Tweet from @TorontoPolice with the text "The police portion of the @cityoftoronto
budget has shrunk from 11% to 9%, while calls for service are up 18% & the population is growing exponentially. Now is not the time to reduce the @tpsboard
approved increase of 1.7% to the police service’s budget.
#SupportYourTPS"

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

Toronto Driver Understand This Sign Challenge: [impossible]

A traffic sign commonly seen in Toronto on streets with bike lanes. It indicates that right turning cars should yield to bike traffic. Suffice it to say, cars follow this rule inconsistently in my experience....

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

I never would have thought a couple years ago that I'd be biking in -14C in Toronto. The funny thing is that once I'm properly geared up, I'm actually quite comfy, and I was happy to do 2 hours of riding. Didn't even notice the moustache-cicle until i was on my way home! #BikeTO

Me in winter biking gear stopped outside High Park. There's one enormous icicle hanging from my moustache.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

I had no idea that Gene=Logan Roy

Brian Cox as Logan Roy in the TV Show Succession. Caption reads "I love you, but you are not serious people."

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Man, why are TPS so aggressive against cyclists? If the cycle lanes were removed, they'd lose all their designated horse toilets. 🙃

Simcoe Street in toronto right next to thompson hall. Horse shit is scattered all over the lane.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Me and several hundred besties searching for the one cyclist who used the new Bloor West bike lanes this year, but we couldn't find them. Any clues Premier Ford? Is the one cyclist in the room with you right now?

Smiling selfie of me with my helmet. In the background are quite a few other cyclists with their bikes attending the protest in favour of complete streets and against Ford's comments on the new Bloor St bike lanes.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Eglinton Park was 'revitalized' this summer, but we've already got sections all over the park that are torn up by heavy tires. The big trucks of Toronto Parks and 311 are just creating more problems as they do their work! Cargo bikes could be a very useful tool for many of their tasks instead!

Muddy patch with tire tracks where Toronto Parks vehicles turn off of the paved footpath and into the grass.

A Toronto 311 pickup truck driving along the paved footpath. 5 seconds previously, it had been idling on the park grass (not even where I took the other picture)

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

There are times when I really remember that I love Toronto.

Selfie of me with a bandana standing on a bridge overlooking an uncovered portion of Toronto line 1 subway. Leaves have turned colors and the sky is cloudy.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Toronto....literally just put the sign on the other side of the bike lane!!! It's already designated as a place for no one to be, and you don't have to take away half of a sidewalk!!!

Picture of Bloor Street in Toronto. A construction sign warning cars about upcoming construction occupies more than half of the sidewalk. Meanwhile there's a perfect spot for it to exist behind a parallel parking spot on the other side of the bike lane.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

It's an absolutely lovely day for a bike ride in Toronto today. Here's to hoping my battery makes it all the way home.

Me with my bike l, helmet, sunglasses, and loud hawaiian shirt near the esplanade

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

For anyone who wants to know how its going in toronto, we're blowing half our road budget on one (1) road over the next 10 years. Meanwhile our other roads can be represented by this pothole which has been steadily growing for weeks.

A pothole so large that there are two traffic barrels in it, one of which fell down and is still fitting comfortably.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 06/05/2023

Nothing but respect for MY king

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 30/04/2023

It was already embarrassing to have to swear allegiance to the queen when i became a CA citizen. But at least 'the Queen' was more a figure of speech, like 'I swear to God'. 'The King' is some dipshit thats telling me to respect him? Hard pass.

Tweet of BBC with the story of the british public having to swear allegiance to King Charles, that wanker.

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 30/04/2023

Infinite ratio when dividing by zero

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 30/04/2023

when one person likes my post on here

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semicortex @semicortex.bsky.social · 29/04/2023

Your friendly neighborhood wetboi delivering some donated food to a community fridge for the bike brigade. Can't wait for the rest of #BikeTO to migrate over from the birdsite.

A very wet boi that just delivered some food.

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