adam w.k. @sabbatical@qoto.org

the gang got on the train to toronto and hit the ROM today

this purple thing is the universal symbol for "i was dumb and upgraded to sonoma"

after spending a few days in a haze of fever and headaches, felt great to do some physical work and be out and about. (also picked up a 90’s freezer from simcoe and got it set up in our basement)

finally put the #kei truck’s roof racks to work today toting wood for a ramp i (thought i) needed to load a cast iron stove i got at auction in dundas ($30 including chimney!)

@jeremiah @rimugu @wjmaggos we also subsidized our CANDU nuclear reactors w huge amounts of public money and bailed out their cost overruns. i expect similar situations have repeated around the world, though i know some other countries do much better w cost of nuclear

@jeremiah @rimugu @wjmaggos and not just externalities that aren’t figured in, but subsidies in many countries make it hard for non-oil/non-coal energy sources; seems like that’s changing more and more. canada for example subsidized our oil sands production like crazy to make them viable

just put a ladder/lumber/kayak rack on the acty!

i have basically 2 modes of writing when messaging folks. sometimes it’s like a switch flips in my head and i toggle from this mode (w no capitalization and limited punctuation) to…

This! Much more proper and professional. And my vocabulary switches to become more formal as well! Sometimes I don’t even realize I’ve switched during a conversation with someone. I imagine it could be quite jarring for them at times.

@kmeisthax @pluralistic oh! i wondered if i was getting worse at googling, but maybe my old google-fu just isn’t with the times anymore!

@Baley oh! is that why orange was chosen? huh, i hadn’t heard this before.

@916string @manikrathee

‪i’d actually like to go to bed right now but i’m already serving as a bed for this one… her name is winnifred and she’s way too comfortable right now. ‬

good evening

@betschart love that too. haven’t ever heard of it as a sign of autumn before though! wish we got more mist and fog in this part of ontario.

@LouisIngenthron brutal. what a nightmare. are you required to have homeowners insurance? obv you would want it but why is it necessary to keep the house? (ontarian renter over here)

@freemo do other instances not have this issue? i don’t hear about others having to do this, but even before joining qoto heard about y’all having to