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shayman, 6 months ago to random

Oh for crying out loud. People, figure out how mail rules work. All that email doesn't need to wind up in your inbox. (Yes, we need to make this easier.)

A Case for Inbox Infinity - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/case-inbox-infinity/579673/

shayman, 6 months ago to random

One of the greatest Holiday Traditions, it's Dave Barry's 2023 Holiday Gift Guide.

https://news.yahoo.com/dave-barry-2023-gift-guide-050000201.html

(highlight of my life: being quoted in the 2000 edition)

shayman, 6 months ago to random

Today I am sad that we have let “Black Friday” become a thing in Canada.

justinling, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Explosion on the Rainbow Bridge connecting New York and Ontario at Niagara. Reports from the scene say a car crashed into the toll booth and exploded. Despite the misinformation machine on Twitter, there's no confirmation that this was a car bomb (though, of course, that's possible.) Niagara Gazette has some good reporting form the ground: https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/update-witnesses-saw-smoke-fire-from-vehicle-at-rainbow-bridge/article_eb3ffec8-8957-11ee-93e5-cf9e52289455.html

shayman, 6 months ago to random

Now that the Grey Cup is over, by article 25.12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, you may go ahead and put up your Christmas lights.

shayman, 6 months ago to random

Hello Mastodonians from the 110th Grey Cup! #CFL

shayman, 6 months ago to random

My thanks to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats organization, all the volunteers, and especially all the fans who have made this Grey Cup Festival a lot of fun. Even wearing Argo gear around town, I haven't heard the traditional statement about the Argos that much; the Sask band was cheered in the Winnipeg party, the fans everywhere are getting along just great, celebrating this game that we all love.

This #CFL video from 15 years ago still chokes me up. This is OUR league.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS1jCfg7Qxc

shayman, 6 months ago to random

#CFL trivia for you. When Winnipeg plays Montreal on Sunday, they will become the first CFL team to have played every other current* CFL team in the Grey Cup.

Yes, not only will they have finally played all the East teams, they've also played every other West division team in the Grey Cup. Winnipeg was in the East for a while and frequently won the East final.

• assuming the continuity of Ottawa Rough Riders / REDBLACKS

glennf, 7 months ago to random

Ha, ha, Canada, what with your drastically lower expense of healthcare to taxpayers and universal coverage and now proof that government regulation produced a dramatically lower rate of car theft! ha ha! ha. oops.

Via @nickheer, how a small but critical regulatory change among cars sold in Canada nearly two decades ago plugged a gaping hole that remains in U.S. autos: https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxdmx/one-regulation-could-have-stopped-a-nationwide-car-theft-wave-why-dont-we-have-it

shayman, 7 months ago to random

Saw a complaint from a local parent that they'd put out a bowl of candy last night and "those darn punk teenagers ran off with the whole bowl."

OK, yes, the punks shouldn't have done that, but come on, the whole deal with Trick or Treat is that you are supposed to actually greet the kids and interact with them and make comments about their costume and maybe deliberately guess wrong about what it is. It's not just "leave free candy on the porch night".

also potatoes

shayman, 7 months ago to random

The final tally:
Chocolate bars: 28
Potatoes: 13

That was lots of fun. (Especially for the parents on the sidewalk shouting "Potato!" when they heard me describe the options, and the two teenage girls who said "Oooh, now we can make poutine!" - and it would have been closer if one young lad had not been forced by his mom to put back the two potatoes he chose.)

shayman, 7 months ago to random

Found this ranking of all #243 Taylor Swift songs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/

I can only name one Taylor Swift song, so I thought I'd look it up - and it's #124 on the list. I think that qualifies me as a hipster.

shayman, 7 months ago to random

me: i'm tidying up one of the kitchen cabinets
c: ok
me: i noticed we have two gravy boats
c: ok...
me: it's a gravy navy
c:
c:
c:
me: it's a gravy navy
c: i heard you the first time
me: because we have more than one boat, it's a gravy navy
c:
c:
c:

justinling, 7 months ago to random

Since leaving Twitter, I've been trying to figure out what my journalism-y socials look like. (Threads: A sad Potemkin village where I just share articles. Bluesky: A fun, bitchy hotel cafeteria that still seems ill-suited to news.) I've been trying to use Mastodon for more hard news stuff, but I'm having a hard time getting my feed to be both active and relevant.

So I'm trying a few experiments to see if I can rejig my good. If you've got good journalism follow suggestions, send em my way.

shayman, 7 months ago to random

Nooo! After 80 years, CBC Radio stops broadcasting the Official Time Signal. The beginning of the long dash used to indicate exactly 1 PM Eastern Time. The longest running show on the CBC.

They could have at least invited some guest artists to perform the beep for the final week.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cbc-stops-broadcasting-national-research-council-long-dash-time-signal-1.6988903`

ishabazz, 8 months ago to random

Earlier this week I had this dream that I started working at Apple. Three days later and I still haven’t woken up.

shayman, 8 months ago to random

just a reminder that the Nobel Prizes are being announced this week so if you get a phone call from country code +46, don't let it go to voice mail or they'll move along to the next best person.

shayman, 8 months ago to random

The "Y" that begins most Canadian airport codes (e.g. Toronto: YYZ, Montreal: YUL) stands for - I kid you not - "Yes”