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grivettcarnac

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The name is Gabe, we live car-free with ๐ŸšŒs & ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป& ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ in #ottawa - dad, & photographer @ #gabesimages. Life is political, and sometimes I say fuck ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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grivettcarnac, to Ottawa
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Weโ€™ve put roughly 4,800 kms on two e-bikes in just over a year. ~2,800 on the Yuba (no riding Dec-March) since end of April last year and 2,000 kms on our Load4 75 Reise & Muller since the end of August, 2023. Weโ€™ve had lots of bus trips and Iโ€™m averaging only 9 kms of walking a day. Living without a car can be very fucking frustrating and limiting in a city like but I wouldnโ€™t trade it for anything

sortius,
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@grivettcarnac I did trade my cargo bike(s) for inner city living, and while I do miss them a bit, no regrets. The main reason is the trams here in Melbourne; without them I'm not sure I'd feel the same. I'll probably end up getting a new cargo bike, just to have it, soon enough. ๐Ÿ˜†

Still, 4800km is quite insane. Even in the suburbs I was doing maybe 1500km a year. Nice work

YOW_Weather, to Ottawa
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Today is 's first 29ยฐC of the year. Typical first is May 24. Record earliest is Apr 13, 2023; latest Jul 9, 1885.

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johnefrancis, to Ottawa
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Pretty high CAPE for this afternoon. Models don't seem to develop it into thunderstorms, they prefer the western portion that will pass in the late evening.

EC forecasting possibility of storms all day, which seems prudent.

johnefrancis,
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a couple of storms have popped up in Eastern Ontario, way ahead of the main line, which is still near Barrie. These will pass to the NW of Ottawa, but anything popping up a bit further south will go thru Ottawa.

johnefrancis,
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a few little storms in the gap between Renfrew & Kingston, but haven't been growing yet. Roasting hot, humid, windy in Ottawa.

meganL, to random
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2rKOiMc8h8

jsrailton, (edited ) to environment
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Reading this๐Ÿงต? Your blood probably contains some amount of toxic made by

Enough to spike your risk of cancers & illnesses?

Without a blood test, you have no idea.

Why is their toxin running in your veins?

Well, 3M & kept the harms secret even as their toxins were incorporated into...everything.

From french fry bags to chairs.

They gaslit their own scientists.

& regularly dumped, creating toxic zones. 1/

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

geekingirl, to random
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With my fancy new CBB language profile and qualification in an IS05 pool, Iโ€™m looking for a new adventure. If you know someone whoโ€™s looking and needs a strategic storyteller or program/product developer โ€ฆ you can reach me at the same handle at gmail.

QasimRashid, to random
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Israelโ€™s military is tipping off far-right settler terrorists to the location of aid trucks delivering vital supplies to Gaza to block delivery.

This. Is. A. War. Crime.

Israel is claiming โ€œHamasโ€ is diverting aid. That is a claim all relief agencies reject. US officials also state Israel has offered no evidence to support allegations that Hamas is diverting aid.

Imagine being more upset at ICC for prosecuting this than at the famine its enabling: https://t.co/t9umHxFsUQ

benfulton, to cycling
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Bicycling grew more in Chicago than in any other major American city in the last five years

"According to an analysis sponsored by CDOT, bicycling has grown more in Chicago than in any other major American city in the last five years. The study showed a 119% increase in biking between fall 2019 and spring 2023, marking the largest jump among the countryโ€™s 10 largest cities."

https://momentummag.com/bicycling-grew-more-in-chicago-than-in-any-other-major-american-city-in-the-last-five-years/

scottsantens, to random
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Do not confuse welfare with Universal Basic Income. If you get $1k in welfare does it make sense to take a $1k job, lose your welfare and end up with the same $1k? No.

If you get $1k UBI, does it make sense to take a $1k job and end up with $2k? Yes.

This is why so many pilots show increases in work.

calmeilles, to random
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robsonfletcher, to Alberta
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If you live in Alberta I have two questions for you:

Q1: In recent months, how easy or difficult has it been for you to meet your monthly expenses?

Q2: Would you be willing to speak with me about that for a story I'm working on for CBC News?

Please reply and/or DM!

#alberta #ableg #calgary #yyc #edmoton #yeg

geekingirl, to random French
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This is your rain early warning system.

Get home as fast as you can. Temperature is dropping fast.

geekingirl,
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I would uh, take cover.

HyL, to edmonton
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FINALLY! @TheWarOnCars episode based on the Winter Cycling Congress 2024 is out:
"Winter Cycling in Oil Country":
An unlikely cycling revolution is happening in #Edmonton, Alberta. Despite freezing temps, sprawl, an economy built on tar sands, this #Canadian city is in the midst of a 4-year, C$100M investment in active transportation that will connect the city with a network of high-quality, protected bike lanes.

Hear from the folks doing it"

https://thewaroncars.org/2024/05/21/126-winter-cycling-in-oil-country/

#Urbanism #WinterBike

BarbChamberlain, to random
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Speed limiters on vehicles could save thousands of lives every year. Would you accept one on your vehicle? I would.

https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article288018700.html

JoePajak, to random
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'Covid test kits in high demand in Singapore - an estimated 25,900 Covid-19 cases were recorded from May 5 to 11, only 13,700 cases recorded in the previous week. Predominant variants circulating in Singapore are those belonging to KP.1 and KP.2.'
Article credit: @vietnamenglish
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/covid-test-kits-in-high-demand-in-singapore-amid-new-surge-of-infections-4748939.html?utm_source=eVnExpress&utm_medium=social_Twitter&utm_campaign=sharelink_20240521&utm_content=News

therockyfiles, to climate
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Serious business: the planet is burning and the industry most responsible for it is not serious about embracing clean energy. What will our kids say?

Report: 6 of 8 major oil and gas firms plan to increase drilling experts say would cause catastrophic temperature rise. โ€œThere is no evidence that big oil and gas companies are acting seriously to be part of the energy transitionโ€ theguardian.com/us-news/articlโ€ฆ @dharnanoor @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/21/oil-companies-report-fossil-fuels-climate

carnage4life, to random
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I canโ€™t help but notice the parallels between my generation of techies thinking copyright was bad when it came to music, movies and apps which should all be free and todayโ€™s techies who feel that way about IP used to train LLMs.

What changed is that streaming and ad supported apps became more convenient than piracy.

I wonder if thereโ€™s a similar analog to say cloning an actorโ€™s voice being more convenient to do while respecting copyright versus illicitly.

kdorse, to Ottawa
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Itโ€™s really frustrating the pedestrian bridge at Carleton still looks like this! If it were a parking lot it would be open by now!

Auxonic, to random French
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New Windows AI feature violates your privacy in the deepest possible way and should be illegal https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/

JasonThorne, to cycling
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Little improvements like this make such a big difference. I think this is my favourite new little link in the Hamilton cycling network. Nothing fancy. Just a short extension to the well-used Cootes Drive multi-use path to get you into downtown Dundas.
#cycling #BikeTooter

Auxonic, to random French
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I like how governments seem to be on the hook for all anti theft measures because automakers have completely failed consumers and, it seems, convinced everyone that itโ€™s not their responsibility

Auxonic,
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Like these ghouls extract billions in subsidies, spy on their customers to the extent, apparently, of reporting on how much sex youโ€™re having along with location and driving habitsโ€ฆ but not the basics like remotely secure radio systems or even serial numbers.

Snowshadow, to news
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ÿšจ An important announcement from the federal ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ government about how to track and keep informed about air quality in your area.

This article has details; please take the time to read it.

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Wildfires: Changes are coming to better inform people about smoke hazards

Environment Canada hopes several changes being made this year will improve how air quality-related health risks are communicated

Please boost: thanks.


https://montrealgazette.com/news/national/wildfires-changes-are-coming-to-better-inform-people-about-smoke-hazards

grivettcarnac, to Canada
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Fuck no. There should be well-paid career trajectories for this type of work and it should be incorporated into a Climate Corp structure . Itโ€™s highly skilled work, dangerous and thereโ€™s huge value in expertise retention. Itโ€™s great that university students feel drawn to this but 12 hr days for up to 14 days in a row is brutal, regardless of what Alpha Male chumps whine about #cdnpoli #canada #alberta #climatechange

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/wildfire-fighters-alberta-pay-1.7206766

largess,
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@grivettcarnac
In Australia it's all done by volunteers, my parter did for 5 months and had to take time off work to do it in our mega fires of 19/20. I supported her but there are still bills to pay, mortgages, rent etc so it's mostly often run by aged pensioners and a few really commitedd individual. She received a certificate and cap.

Yes, we're stupid and its unsustainable. It's based on a system that worked 70 years ago but is not a suitable model for todays climate changed world, back then a few farmers banded together to fight fires locally.

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