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  This squall is something. #QCStorm #Montreal

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  Where the magic happens. Or where the sausage of government is made. #Canada

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  “How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots” https://timmarinin.net/2026/bluesky-screenshots

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  I mean, I *think* this is a well known trick in the Shortcuts community? But if you’re adding custom icons to your Homescreen to launch apps, adding the “Nothing” action first prevents a Shortcuts notification from showing when you launch it. #Shortcuts #Apple #iOS #iPadOS #iPhone

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  Finally, a storm. #Montreal

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  📖 | A blueprint for Canada’s food future As Ottawa invests billions in food security, Montreal’s urban farms are emerging as a model for local food production #Montreal https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/07/17/a-blueprint-for-canadas-food-future/

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  📖 | Random: "That Would Be Wonderful" - Count Binface Wants To Reboot London's SegaWorld I’ll be honest, this is a pretty good policy. https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/random-that-would-be-wonderful-count-binface-wants-to-reboot-londons-segaworld

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  📖 | Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI Too many sweeping opinions in this article coming from people who aren’t computer scientists or software engineers. Don’t believe all the hype. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/jul/12/software-developers-engineers-ai?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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  📰 | Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/road-traffic-noise-parkinsons-disease-study-health?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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  📖 | This post title will not show until it is five minutes away. I think I may have discovered my favourite new transit blog. #London #transit https://nowletsbeclear.substack.com/p/five-minutes-away

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  📖 | Podcast Apps: A Framework for Dying Slowly with Dignity However this plays out, I’m glad my favourite podcast app is in the hands of someone who thinks so deeply about the medium. https://www.uncommonapps.nyc/p/podcast-apps-a-framework-for-dying

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  Amazing views from this bus.

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  I’ll give them credit this time for reporting timely updates online. But it sounds that in every other respect the management of this disruption was an unmitigated disaster. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the CDPQ get rid of Pulsar and give the contract to someone else. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-rem-train-loses-power-mid-route-forcing-evacuations-on-track/

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  Mood: moody. #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

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  Occasionally I log into LinkedIn, and it makes despair of humanity. Most posts seem to fall into these categories: • Humble brag • Bragging without any humbleness whatsoever • TikTok videos Depressing as hell.

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  📰 | Progress on a National Code for Transit and Passenger Rail Systems Not much in the way of detail, but on the surface this sounds like an exceptionally sensible idea? #Canada https://ontario.transportaction.ca/progress-on-a-national-code-for-transit-and-passenger-rail-systems/

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  It seems the international community is finding out about the existence of the legend who is Count Binface for the first time.

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  RE: https://mstdn.ca/@MTL_Transit_Status_en/116851340048573215 Has anyone heard when the REM is coming back up? I actually need to use it later this evening, and the website shows “undefined” as the service restoration time. According to a post on X (why the hell can’t transit authorities get off that platform?) there was an update due at 10am, but I don’t see any news, nor an actual explanation for the outage. It’s not even clear to me if some trains are running over the affected section, or...

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  Thems a lot of storms coming this way.

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  A few local photos from a muggy week. #Montreal

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  Happy Canada Day everyone! 🇨🇦🍁 I thought I’d write about what it’s like to become a Canadian citizen, and take part in the citizenship ceremony… from a laptop. #Canada https://heliomass.com/posts/2610-canadian-citizenship-ceremony/

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  📖 “Yellow Means Creepy: The Color-Coded Anti-Harassment System Used by Restaurant Workers” https://reasonstobecheerful.world/yellow-means-creepy-the-color-coded-anti-harassment-system-used-by-restaurant-workers/

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  For a change, have a dog photo.

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  Québec residents, what’s your experience like making an appointment with your family doctor?

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  Day off, so naturally I’m spending my free time judiciously¹ by trying out the new airport bus link between Des Sources on the REM and YUL. Let’s see how it stacks up against the 747 bus. 🧵 #Montreal #transit ____ ¹ I know I know. It’s just that if I don’t do it now I’ll probably never get round to it, and then it’ll be gone when the REM’s airport branch opens.

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  Someone lose a funicular?

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  RE: https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/116665648018832559 As someone who spent the last couple of weeks recovering a bunch of critical pipelines which were failing due to a big bang Atlassian migration, this sounds like rather a good idea.

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  I’ve been neglecting #caturday lately. My cats are unimpressed.

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  📖 “If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/still-on-x-ask-yourself-why-platform-twitter-malign-actors-misinformation

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  Thunderstorm over Granby, as viewed from Montreal earlier this afternoon. Makes you realise how high up into the atmosphere those storm clouds grow.