Reposted by Strange AttractorTanuki.no.mori @tanukinomori.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Early autumn on the Philosopher's Path, Kyoto 🍃 The leaves are just beginning to turn, with the first hints of orange, but the path is still mostly green. Sunlight through the maples, temple roofs at golden hour, and the river surface reflecting the trees. #autumn #japan #kyoto #scenery 46516
Reposted by Strange Attractor Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 13/10/2026It supports multiple platforms, here it's running on Pebble Time 2 2363
Reposted by Strange Attractorwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yvette Phillips, contemporary fine art embroidery artist #Womensart 61009171
Reposted by Strange AttractorKatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This is the light pollution that is emitting from the Bell AI Hyperscale Data Centre in the RM of Sherwood —east end of #yqr 32313
Reposted by Strange AttractorGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Whatever happens in the upcoming referendum, Albertans should be thankful that people like Senator Simons, Stephen Carter, Avnish Nanda, Thomas Lucazsuk and others are working every day to fight back against this damaging referendum and stand for values of inclusion. They should all be applauded. 3426
Reposted by Strange AttractorPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Advance polling station start today. Vote NO to the nine 9️⃣ Smith must RESIGN❕ 013177
Reposted by Strange AttractorSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My neighbourhood is full of No to the Nine signs. Stephen Carter has led an extraordinary campaign, raising awareness of the Noxious Nine referendum questions and the dangers they pose for our province. Whatever happens, his work has been remarkable. 3302
Reposted by Strange AttractorHazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Let's shout it from the bridges. NO TO THE NINE. 724567
Reposted by Strange AttractorDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Honestly, fuck off with this revisionist history. Trudeau and Guilbeault didn't cause the world price of oil to crash in 2014. They did nothing to "shut in" Alberta's resources. Trudeau offered help to Alberta in 2015 when Harper didn't. www.readtheline.ca/p/jim-dinnin... 21421143
Reposted by Strange AttractorCatelli @catelli.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Funny how this never comes up in the Alberta Grievances discussion. Is that because there is no plausible way to blame the Feds for this epic fail? globalnews.ca/news/1004550...globalnews.caHow Alberta became a green energy leader then squandered it | Globalnews.caCanada’s oil and gas province quietly became a wind and solar powerhouse, then hit the brakes. What happens now? 11612
Reposted by Strange Attractortrains botting @choochoo.xor.blue · 15/10/2026⠀⠀⠀⠀🌒️ 🦋 🦋 🌷 🌷 🌷 🦋 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃 🦋 🌷 🌺 🌼 001
Strange Attractor @strangeattracto.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Walter Ostanek, accordion polka king, playing the Chicken Dance for the final time at Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest youtu.be/xjgtpWI96E4youtu.beWalter Ostanek's final Chicken Dance ever at Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest 2026YouTube video by Vidman 000
Reposted by Strange AttractorCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/10/2026This is such important work, and the thing to keep in mind is that when AI people tell you that games will be personalized for you, this is the kind of thing they are more likely to mean. 131393613
Reposted by Strange AttractorjubiloMX @jubilomx.thecanadian.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026A visit to a pumpkin patch, to get some pumpkins to carve two weeks from now... and roast the seeds... #photo #photography #fall #autumn #harvest #pumpkin 074
Reposted by Strange AttractorVanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I am more than making up for my lovely day yesterday with today's archive in the grim bit of Nice 2131
Reposted by Strange AttractorTube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Let's end the week with this photo of dancer Andreya in the beautifully restored Grade II listed Crystal Palace Subway. It was designed by Charles Barry Jr & first opened in 1865. The subway provided direct access to the Crystal Palace for first-class rail passengers. 611818
Reposted by Strange AttractorWhale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know Belugas have been called "canaries of the sea" due to the hundreds of various vocalizations they've been recorded producing? One of three whale species who can live their whole life in the Arctic they are very well adapted for chilly environments. #WhaleTales 0224
Reposted by Strange AttractorFoxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Walked out to check on the herd and found the donkeys fully staffed with chicken jockeys. 843281
Reposted by Strange AttractorInternet Archive @archive.org · 10/10/2026👀 Watch history being preserved, live. At the Internet Archive, government documents and other historical materials are being digitized in real time. 📜➡️💻 No time machine required. ⏳ Just microfiche. 🔍 Tune in and watch preservation happen. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbQp... #ToolsYouCanUse 422756
Reposted by Strange AttractorInternet Archive @archive.org · 23/04/2026🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but VANISHING CULTURE—the new 📚 from Internet Archive—starts with a simple reality: our digital record is far more fragile than we think 🕳️ 📖 Read for free: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta... ⬇️ 261576832
Reposted by Strange AttractorMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This week I’ve been on the road across eight states, plus DC, and the one thing that unites us all across this vast and fractured nation—red states and blue states, rural areas and big cities—is the 12-foot Home Depot Halloween skeleton. 943434
Reposted by Strange AttractorAllie Beldan @alliebeldan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Kitchener station at sunset tonight 061
Reposted by Strange AttractorThunderbird ✌️ @thunderbirdbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I spent the last two weeks painting a 60ft #mural in #Ottawa! Thrilled to have been one of 5 Canadian #Indigenous artists making this beautiful work. Higher quality shots of the finished piece coming soon 🤞 411245
Reposted by Strange AttractorRandy Au @randyau.com · 13/10/2026I'm dying laughing at how the cat has conformed to her flower shaped bed today 211214454068
Reposted by Strange AttractorTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Shoutout to every person who took time to be present and show resistance to Doug Ford. And massive Absolute massive shoutout to community leaders @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social 340835
Reposted by Strange AttractorTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026First bike lane removal truck blocked. 11847134
Reposted by Strange AttractorJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 151151646531
Reposted by Strange AttractorJill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is quite a story - and a warning about academic citations even well before LLMs. I think we need to return to footnote citations that explain HOW the reference relates to the claim made in the text. Drive-by citations are too slippery. 119027
Reposted by Strange AttractorTri-Cities Transport Action Group @tritag.ca · 13/10/2026We have had one hundred (100) candidates respond to our questionnaire! Make a plan to vote on October 26 or in advance polls, and get informed on your local and regional candidates:tritag.caTriTAG Election Questionnaire 2026Waterloo Region candidate responses to our top transportation policy questions 087
Reposted by Strange AttractorThe Register @theregister.com · 13/10/2026NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OStheregister.comNetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OSIncreasing awareness and adoption, followed by increasing donations 0259
Reposted by Strange AttractorKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/10/202640% of *everything being shipped everywhere on Earth* is fossil fuels Just an absolute laughing-stock clown-show of an energy source. This is laughably absurd, why do we treat this like it's normal and good Fossil fuels are a satirical fuel www.irena.org/-/media/File... 28981437
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hoshino Aman, a space monster with a star on its head and the Milky Way for a tail, is the mascot of Katano City, where there is a star festival. 429446
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Rakka Seijin, an alien who resembles a peanut, is the mascot for NHK Broadcasting in Chiba Prefecture. He has a satellite antenna sticking out of his head. 134458
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ryuo Sakura-chan, a cheerful and energetic dragon girl from Tsu City in Mie Prefecture, promotes the Ryuo Cherry tree, a local monument. She is accompanied by Wolf Jiji, a grandfatherly wolf. 740398
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sagae City’s mascot is Cherrin, a cherry fairy with cherries on her head. Her scarf is made of soba noodles, and on her belly is the city flower, the azalea. 225143
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wira and Wanja, Malayan sun bears, are tourism mascots for Malaysia. 338478
Reposted by Strange AttractorMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Dr. Nyaiza, Pfizer pharmaceuticals’ Japanese mascot, is a blue cat who searches for unknown discoveries with a P on his right ear. 4550103
Reposted by Strange Attractorhikikomorphism @hikikomorphism.bsky.social · 12/10/2026trying something: if you make a reasonably-sized donation to a trans charity of your choice, I'll run this against the repo of your choice. I'm currently at over 100 correctness bugs found last week across Apollo Router, OAI Codex, uv, Prometheus, Babel, jj, and rv, with ten fixes already merged. 49322
Reposted by Strange AttractorMichael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 12/10/2026Don’t mind me, I’m just Victoria Park posting again 2283
Reposted by Strange AttractorTim Welch @tfwelch.com · 15/07/2026Finally got to ride the new Devonport hybrid-electric ferry! I kept thinking something was wrong because it was so quiet, we never got the bone rattling revving diesel engines. But the unexpected bonus was the massive windows! I couldn’t even capture the whole window in one photo. Love it! 1111
Reposted by Strange AttractorTim Welch @tfwelch.com · 28/09/2026We're on a mission to map and catalog every tree in New Zealand, creating a complete digital record of its entire life. ALTO, the Aotearoa Long-term Tree Observatory, is over 6.2 millions trees strong and growing! Check out the Auckland release: alto.tfwelch.com 43112
Reposted by Strange AttractorTim Welch @tfwelch.com · 10/05/2026Most transport maps show where infrastructure is. I wanted to show what that infrastructure actually lets people reach. I’ve been building the Auckland Transport Access Atlas: an interactive map of car dependency, accessibility, equity, and planner priorities across Auckland. ataa.tfwelch.com 55116
Reposted by Strange AttractorVanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Chateauneuf de Grasse is really, really nice 6391
Reposted by Strange AttractorCatherine Fife @waterloompp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"A recent study by the Menopause Foundation of Canada found unmanaged symptoms is pushing one in 10 women out of the workforce, a $3.5-billion hit to the Canadian economy every year." #onpoli 042
Reposted by Strange AttractorMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 13/10/2026C'mon, Keith. *How* did Norway turn its oil reserves into "extraordinary national wealth"? *Public ownership of oil companies *78 per cent profit tax on oil companies *25 per cent sales tax economy-wide so the oil revenues could be saved These are not serious people. #abpoli 64773257
Reposted by Strange AttractorYabai Finds @yabaifinds.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Plastic insulators on power poles seemed like a good idea. Then the wild parakeets found them. They love chewing plastic. One of several side stories that came up when someone asked whether flocks of green parakeets are normal in Tokyo. #JapanHub #Japanyabaifinds.comTokyo's Wild Parakeets Are Reportedly Winning a Turf War With the CrowsSomeone asked if flocks of bright green parakeets are normal in Tokyo, and the replies turned into a field report on a 50-year-old bird takeover. 292
Reposted by Strange Attractordepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026 5644091014
Strange Attractor @strangeattracto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Maybe a shojin ryori restaurant? That's an experience not easily available outside of Japan. Similarly, a bamboo forest would be different than forests elsewhere. 000
