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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 30/09/2026

Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario Canada comes to mind. I ask though, what counts as a “Twin City”?

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 30/09/2026

I always wondered with that one “Federation of WHICH Canadian Taxpayers?” It’s always struck me as a nonsense name.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

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Iron Ring - Wikipedia

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The ring's whole point is to remind you "People will die in incredible pain if I stop giving a fuck about even the small, boring details of what I do" Because you *can't* grandly think about systems if you can't fucking think in the first place.

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404 Media @404media.co · 25/09/2026

Meta announced that its new AI agent, Muse could call businesses for you to do things like make reservations. But in reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, 404 Media @jasonkoebler.bsky.social learned. www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The New York Times remains laser-focused on ignoring the horrible things horrible people are doing to us. Coming Up Next: "Pol Pot's Favorite Footwear."

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 25/09/2026

Just need to get home now and wrap up the last bit I didn’t get to last night. I decided to go grab a very necessary coffee.

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

futurism.com/future-socie... lol

As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 25/09/2026

Well. Nevermind the road trip to Kamloops today for the CAJ event. Departure Bay Ferry cancelled due to mechanical issues, and the earlier Duke Point Ferry had a one sailing wait that would have resulted in a missed event. Mentally, maybe I’ll just take this day off. 🫩

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not at all surprised that ChatGPT uses this kind of language to discuss a combat shotgun because this is just how dudes post on the gun forums that the model trained on

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 24/09/2026

Oh I know, but to be the Green, running against the former Green leader? He’s always felt notoriously cranky to me.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 23/09/2026

That makes sense. Might have been fun to see her against Weaver though in Oakbay-Gordonhead.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 23/09/2026

I feel for the Green who runs against him.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to Angine de Poitrine for their 2026 Polaris Music Prize win. Incredibly well deserved!

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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The CentreBC party, which essentially agreed to let Milobar and his coalition of eight MLAs take over their party four days ago, is now big mad that all of them (with the exception of Elenore Sturko) seem to be returning to the Conservative fold Unclear what their political capital is now though

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CHLY 101.7FM @chly.ca · 22/09/2026

Live from YYJ, it's a Tuesday Afternoon Election call? www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV4j...

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David Eby — Live from Victoria

YouTube video by BC's New Democrats

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 22/09/2026

Another local elections piece by me. Get out and meet some candidates tomorrow evening and pick their brain on where they stand on environmental and climate issues.

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Michael John Lo @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Spare a thought for the poor municipal reporter having to deal with the possibility of two elections in a month...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 19/09/2026

The folks who don’t think cycling is an act of resiliency shock me. There is huge utility in a bicycle in a state of emergency or natural disaster.

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CHLY 101.7FM @chly.ca · 19/09/2026

Election signs are now up Nanaimo! John Little has been working on sign crews since 1984 in Nanaimo, the region, and even in other provinces. “As you can see, I just asked people to come out, and today we had 14 people come out,” he said. “It's amazing. If you ask people to help, they will help.”

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“This is what democracy is all about, right?" Volunteer sign team erect election signs around Nanaimo — CHLY 101.7FM: Listener Supported in Nanaimo BC.

Wednesday night a Harewood backyard had been brimming with close to 1,000 election signs. Thursday morning, it was up to John Little to get those signs where people could see them. 

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 17/09/2026

I swear I saw Elijah Wood in Nanaimo in a Canadian Tuxedo once.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 17/09/2026

Guy needs a Beard Club for Men™️

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 17/09/2026

Who's this "Barbara Dave" on @chly.ca on this @intheredcanada.bsky.social program? Makes me think of that song "Barbara Anne" song.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 17/09/2026

I wonder if he calls it before or after October 17th…

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/09/2026

Researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TPP) say they have discovered hundreds of new disturbing ads containing child sexual abuse material, after a previous similar incident. This time, they were able to identify images of real children.

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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids

Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.

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CHLY 101.7FM @chly.ca · 08/09/2026

A world of cinema is set to be a boat ride away next month. The Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off October first. The lineup was released last week and features 256 films from 76 countries, in 83 languages. We check in with Glen Grunau, president of NIFSS about the event.

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Previewing VIFF with the Nanaimo International Film Screening Society — CHLY 101.7FM: Listener Supported in Nanaimo BC.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 03/09/2026

Wait, to clarify, is that *your* statement, or Randy's?

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 03/09/2026

Take our survey! Took me long enough to put it together, so I'd be stoked if you filled it in.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 02/09/2026

It is only 7(!!!) more seats to go for the BC Conservatives half their seats since their election high of 44 seats in 2024. I wonder if I should open a betting pool...

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 02/09/2026

Why the fuck are they calling intermediate employees “VP”? Are they stupid? What is wrong with American society? Don’t answer, that’s a rhetorical question. Christ…

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

We’d be in a bad place if they all united as Greater Saanich.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

I forgot how much it amuses me, just how many Saaniches there are in the Capital Regional District. That’s just too many Saaniches.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

Yeah, that was a huge shame watching that all go down.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

I read that as furry arcade and realized I should probably go to bed now.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

Not knowing what a mayor does is… par for the course in mini-gol, er municipal politics.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 01/09/2026

Cathedral Grove? Is that where they gather in robes and plot nefariously? So much easier to do that without all the bloody tourists.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 31/08/2026

The idea that some BC Conservatives have that if only they could purge the "liberals/Liberals" out of their party—which is a coalition at its heart, a "big tent" as they say is bizarre. It's a losing strategy in this province.

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Jesse Woodward @woodward.chly.ca · 27/08/2026

I need to watch Muppet Treasure Island, and Legend this weekend it seems.

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