Michael Druker
@mdruker.app
Cities, justice, bad jokes. Dad. Immigrant 🇨🇦⬅️🇺🇸⬅️Ru. Staff eng on break, advocate at @tritag.ca, bsky tinkerer at @feeds.mdruker.app. he/him. Support 🇺🇦
📍 Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
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A short thread to plug my Highline custom feeds and why I built them! 1/7
I misread this as pet subscription service and got briefly excited
Furble has launched in Canada with what it calls an "accessible and affordable" online pet prescription service. Most Canadian pet owners who skip vet visits do it because of cost. Furble hopes online pricing and at-home delivery can lower their costs.
Canadian founders launch Furble to make pet prescriptions more accessible | BetaKit
Online marketplace lets pet parents fill prescriptions and get them delivered to their door.
betakit.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I misread this as pet subscription service and got briefly excited
In Doug Ford’s Ontario, everything’s a waiting list. For example, it’s over 4 years we have to wait until we can vote Ford out!
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In Doug Ford’s Ontario, everything’s a waiting list. For example, it’s over 4 years we have to wait until we can vote Ford out!
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Canberra UFO-style bus stop shelter appreciation post
(There are so many of those! All of them are hereby appreciated ☺️)
(There are so many of those! All of them are hereby appreciated ☺️)
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Canberra UFO-style bus stop shelter appreciation post
(There are so many of those! All of them are hereby appreciated ☺️)
(There are so many of those! All of them are hereby appreciated ☺️)
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Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
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isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
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Who is responsible here? The engineer who designed the road? The construction industry that uses these killer trucks? The government for refusing even to make sideguards mandatory, let alone regulate truck design as they do in Europe, where the rate of killing and injury has been cut in half?
A crossing guard dies in Hamilton, Ontario, due to regulatory failure and bad design
Meanwhile, in London, the government says, "safe vehicles save lives."
lloydalter.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Who is responsible here? The engineer who designed the road? The construction industry that uses these killer trucks? The government for refusing even to make sideguards mandatory, let alone regulate truck design as they do in Europe, where the rate of killing and injury has been cut in half?
It sucks that gen AI excesses have negatively polarized people into wanting even more restrictive copyright regimes than what we have now
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It sucks that gen AI excesses have negatively polarized people into wanting even more restrictive copyright regimes than what we have now
Wait since when do search results here have a spinner and more results at the bottom?!
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wait since when do search results here have a spinner and more results at the bottom?!
me: I need Ontario government officials on here
also me: so I can yell at them
also me: so I can yell at them
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
me: I need Ontario government officials on here
also me: so I can yell at them
also me: so I can yell at them
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somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
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This is Teena. She has heard your cotton ball jokes and is not impressed. 12/10 (IG: bichon_punta)
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is Teena. She has heard your cotton ball jokes and is not impressed. 12/10 (IG: bichon_punta)
Do you ever think about how Doug Ford called an election to leverage his anti-Trump theatrics into four guaranteed years of not building housing or healthcare or schools, and not letting municipalities keep children safe
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Do you ever think about how Doug Ford called an election to leverage his anti-Trump theatrics into four guaranteed years of not building housing or healthcare or schools, and not letting municipalities keep children safe
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The transformation is extraordinary.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The transformation is extraordinary.
UW means University of Waterloo and I’m tired of Americans insisting otherwise
(yes this is bait)
(yes this is bait)
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
UW means University of Waterloo and I’m tired of Americans insisting otherwise
(yes this is bait)
(yes this is bait)
One thing about Ford identifying his government with a war on bikes is that when we get him out of office, we can swing this pendulum the other way.
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One thing about Ford identifying his government with a war on bikes is that when we get him out of office, we can swing this pendulum the other way.
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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Submit your play proposals! We’re still accepting proposals for our 2026–2027 season but time is running out! Whether you’re looking to put on a classic, Canadian, experimental, or a musical, we’re eager to see your unique vision come to life on our stage. Details at buff.ly/T0NLDn8
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Submit your play proposals! We’re still accepting proposals for our 2026–2027 season but time is running out! Whether you’re looking to put on a classic, Canadian, experimental, or a musical, we’re eager to see your unique vision come to life on our stage. Details at buff.ly/T0NLDn8
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This is the big part - Rad cannot afford to do a recall soooo all their bikes they’ve sold are now junk. I have been shouting this from the rooftops for at least eight years and it’s sad it’s finally come to this.
The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is the big part - Rad cannot afford to do a recall soooo all their bikes they’ve sold are now junk. I have been shouting this from the rooftops for at least eight years and it’s sad it’s finally come to this.
Hey it’s me and a long train that’s been a long time coming
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Hey it’s me and a long train that’s been a long time coming
Hot take: Bluesky should suspend big resistance grift accounts that imply they're based in the US if they're being operated from outside the US
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hot take: Bluesky should suspend big resistance grift accounts that imply they're based in the US if they're being operated from outside the US
Didn't realize Facebook has a page transparency feature that shows you where the engagement slop comes from
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Didn't realize Facebook has a page transparency feature that shows you where the engagement slop comes from
Um why is this @thestar.com piece exclusively composed of posts from X? 💀
‘It’s about time’: GO transit launches Kitchener-Toronto weekend train service
On Sunday, the first-ever weekend trains ran connecting Waterloo and Guelph to Union Station.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Um why is this @thestar.com piece exclusively composed of posts from X? 💀
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"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
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Finally, Elon has made a change to his social media platform that I approve of: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Finally, Elon has made a change to his social media platform that I approve of: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...