AmperSand
@dottnett.bsky.social
Digital perambulator EN | FR | Vade retro Duolingo Owl
📍 Vancouver BC
Canada, Turtle Island
📍 Vancouver BC
Canada, Turtle Island
I miss Leslie.
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I miss Leslie.
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Life here is full of tomorrows.
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Life here is full of tomorrows.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
- Elisapie (yes!)
- Cocteau Twins
- The Ramones
- Multiple Nick Cave concerts
- Diamanda Galas
- Elisapie (yes!)
- Cocteau Twins
- The Ramones
- Multiple Nick Cave concerts
- Diamanda Galas
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
- Jovanotti
- multiple Edmonton Folk Music Festivals
- David Byrne and St Vincent
- Metallica
- Kraftwerk
- Jovanotti
- multiple Edmonton Folk Music Festivals
- David Byrne and St Vincent
- Metallica
- Kraftwerk
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
-Pavement & Sonic Youth
-Leonard Cohen
-Bruce Springsteen
-Wilco
-multiple Vinyl Cafe Christmas concerts
-Pavement & Sonic Youth
-Leonard Cohen
-Bruce Springsteen
-Wilco
-multiple Vinyl Cafe Christmas concerts
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
- Elisapie (yes!)
- Cocteau Twins
- The Ramones
- Multiple Nick Cave concerts
- Diamanda Galas
- Elisapie (yes!)
- Cocteau Twins
- The Ramones
- Multiple Nick Cave concerts
- Diamanda Galas
450kg of black market snails on the loose. They're gonna need a ton of butter and a lot of garlic. And truckloads of baguettes.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
450kg of black market snails on the loose. They're gonna need a ton of butter and a lot of garlic. And truckloads of baguettes.
Whoa.
Guilbeault resigning from cabinet in response to Alberta MOU: source | CBC News
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is quitting cabinet over the federal government signing Thursday’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta, according to a source with knowled...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Whoa.
Bwahaha. Oh sure, Campbell's fired the guy because of his racist comments, not because they were concerned about profits, right?
Campbell's says executive who disparaged its food has left the company
Campbell's said it has fired Martin Bally, an executive who allegedly said the company's products were for "poor people."
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Bwahaha. Oh sure, Campbell's fired the guy because of his racist comments, not because they were concerned about profits, right?
My least favourite time of the year in Vancouver really. Dreary, wet, and so so dark. Looking forward to the solstice.
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My least favourite time of the year in Vancouver really. Dreary, wet, and so so dark. Looking forward to the solstice.
Hey now, look at Vancouver-based T&T Supermarket open its 3rd California location.
T&T Supermarket announces first Peninsula location
T&T Supermarket announces first Peninsula location
(KRON) -- Earlier this year, T&T Supermarket announced the upcoming opening of its first Bay Area and California location. The Canadian grocery chain favorite is slated to open in San Jose next spring after a construction delay. A couple of months later, T&T Supermarket revealed that it will be opening in San Francisco. In less [...]
www.kron4.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hey now, look at Vancouver-based T&T Supermarket open its 3rd California location.
Kier on the large number of films he's acted in: "100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.”
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
Udo Kier, the German actor who appeared in 275 roles across Hollywood and European cinema, including multiple films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died aged 81.
Kier died on Sunday morning in a hospital in Palm Springs, California, his friend the photographer Michael Childers announced on social media. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Kier on the large number of films he's acted in: "100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.”
All this, and another article points to these now authorized pesticides to also be applied to broccoli and potatoes.
If you needed another reason to not buy food coming from the US. #PFA
If you needed another reason to not buy food coming from the US. #PFA
EPA approved PFAS-based pesticides for crops like soybeans and lettuce.
Environmental groups warn these “forever chemicals” could contaminate farmland and harm pollinators.
73M Americans already face unsafe PFAS levels in drinking water.
#PFAS #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalPolicy
Environmental groups warn these “forever chemicals” could contaminate farmland and harm pollinators.
73M Americans already face unsafe PFAS levels in drinking water.
#PFAS #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalPolicy
TN group warns of EPA approval of new 'forever chemical' pesticide
Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…
app.publicnewsservice.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
All this, and another article points to these now authorized pesticides to also be applied to broccoli and potatoes.
If you needed another reason to not buy food coming from the US. #PFA
If you needed another reason to not buy food coming from the US. #PFA
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
You knew you were in for a weird but great time when you saw those icy eyes. RIP Udo Kier, a regular of Fassbinder, von Trier and countless others. The character actor was prolific over a long career.
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You knew you were in for a weird but great time when you saw those icy eyes. RIP Udo Kier, a regular of Fassbinder, von Trier and countless others. The character actor was prolific over a long career.
Back from a trip to Tokyo, Kyoto and points in between, and still readjusting to Vancouver colours, shapes and sounds. Some photos. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Back from a trip to Tokyo, Kyoto and points in between, and still readjusting to Vancouver colours, shapes and sounds. Some photos. 1/
Back from a trip to Tokyo, Kyoto and points in between, and still readjusting to Vancouver colours, shapes and sounds. Some photos. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Back from a trip to Tokyo, Kyoto and points in between, and still readjusting to Vancouver colours, shapes and sounds. Some photos. 1/
What's even more disheartening is that these grifters causing real-life damage probably don't care about ideology or political views -- they just want the money these posts will make.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What's even more disheartening is that these grifters causing real-life damage probably don't care about ideology or political views -- they just want the money these posts will make.
Saturday night entertainment.
Ladies, Gentlemen, and all good Humans, I present the highlight of today’s mindless scrolling of my TikTok FYP.
You’re ever so welcome.
You’re ever so welcome.
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Saturday night entertainment.
Such contempt for humans.
Two perfectly normal ads in the perfectly normal city of San Francisco.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Such contempt for humans.
Cambie Street you say. Sure.
Vancouver’s Cambie makes list of ‘coolest streets in the world’
A Vancouver thoroughfare has been crowned one of the “coolest streets in the world” by a travel magazine.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Cambie Street you say. Sure.
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People who use this technology do not want to be taught about a topic; they want the end result of having learned, without learning. I would guess for many this describes a feature, not a bug, of the technology.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
People who use this technology do not want to be taught about a topic; they want the end result of having learned, without learning. I would guess for many this describes a feature, not a bug, of the technology.
Lights season is here.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lights season is here.
You are flowers on the road.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
You are flowers on the road.
The cool vibes are heavenly.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The cool vibes are heavenly.
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Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.