Robert Rice
@robertbrice.bsky.social
He/Him, expatriate Montrealer who shifts time between reading, gaming, TV and when I can, watching Les Habitants.
MTL's two NCAA aces this season:
F Michael Hage, 10G, 17A in 19GP. He is 1 point off the NCAA scoring lead at present.
G Quentin Miller, .932 Save %, 2nd among all NCAA rookie goalies and 8th overall in the league. Also tied for the league lead in shutouts with 3.
F Michael Hage, 10G, 17A in 19GP. He is 1 point off the NCAA scoring lead at present.
G Quentin Miller, .932 Save %, 2nd among all NCAA rookie goalies and 8th overall in the league. Also tied for the league lead in shutouts with 3.
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
MTL's two NCAA aces this season:
F Michael Hage, 10G, 17A in 19GP. He is 1 point off the NCAA scoring lead at present.
G Quentin Miller, .932 Save %, 2nd among all NCAA rookie goalies and 8th overall in the league. Also tied for the league lead in shutouts with 3.
F Michael Hage, 10G, 17A in 19GP. He is 1 point off the NCAA scoring lead at present.
G Quentin Miller, .932 Save %, 2nd among all NCAA rookie goalies and 8th overall in the league. Also tied for the league lead in shutouts with 3.
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December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada, to mark the anniversary of the murders of 14 female engineering students at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 in an act of gender-based violence and to remember those women.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada, to mark the anniversary of the murders of 14 female engineering students at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 in an act of gender-based violence and to remember those women.
An awards show for landlords. What even are the categories? Most renovictions? Most creative rent hike? Most politicians bribed?
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
An awards show for landlords. What even are the categories? Most renovictions? Most creative rent hike? Most politicians bribed?
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Congrats to Habs prospect Quentin Miller on being named the NCHC Goalie of the Month for November.
He led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference in wins (6), save% (.932) and ranked second in GAA (2.08) 🔥
He led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference in wins (6), save% (.932) and ranked second in GAA (2.08) 🔥
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Congrats to Habs prospect Quentin Miller on being named the NCHC Goalie of the Month for November.
He led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference in wins (6), save% (.932) and ranked second in GAA (2.08) 🔥
He led the National Collegiate Hockey Conference in wins (6), save% (.932) and ranked second in GAA (2.08) 🔥
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Habs prospect Logan Sawyer in his sophomore season with the Providence Friars:
• 5 goals (2nd on team)
• 8 assists (leads the team)
• 13 points in 15 games (leads the team)
• 5 goals (2nd on team)
• 8 assists (leads the team)
• 13 points in 15 games (leads the team)
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Habs prospect Logan Sawyer in his sophomore season with the Providence Friars:
• 5 goals (2nd on team)
• 8 assists (leads the team)
• 13 points in 15 games (leads the team)
• 5 goals (2nd on team)
• 8 assists (leads the team)
• 13 points in 15 games (leads the team)
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The upside is the force's mentality and approach to cyclists is not hidden.
Chapter 886-15: "No person shall operate or stop a vehicle other than a bicycle or large cargo-power assisted bicycle in any cycle track... Exemptions: Ambulances, police or fire service vehicles or any other vehicle actively engaged in responding to an emergency"
Is a McDonald's run an emergency?
Is a McDonald's run an emergency?
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The upside is the force's mentality and approach to cyclists is not hidden.
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We should definitely keep letting these people control our entire society and decide what should be funded and what shouldn’t. It’s definitely good for humanity. Nothing is wrong, continue as usual. Make sure you go to work and keep creating shareholder value.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We should definitely keep letting these people control our entire society and decide what should be funded and what shouldn’t. It’s definitely good for humanity. Nothing is wrong, continue as usual. Make sure you go to work and keep creating shareholder value.
Alberta, famed bastion of freedom indeed.
So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Alberta, famed bastion of freedom indeed.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Not at all concerning, given the current political alignments of the tech giants that own and operate them
New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it.
New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Not at all concerning, given the current political alignments of the tech giants that own and operate them
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Yes, that’s right, New York Times, the live children industry was ripe for disruption.
A New York Times examination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary shows how he has laid the groundwork to overhaul American vaccine policy, walled himself off from government scientists and elevated longtime allies to help carry out his agenda. trib.al/3MsBal8
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes, that’s right, New York Times, the live children industry was ripe for disruption.
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No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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When you post your #SpotifyWrapped, you’re not just doing free advertising for a company that exploits artists, recruits for ICE, and invests in AI war machines.
You’re actively celebrating the fact that you’re being surveilled and participating in your own surveillance.
Maybe … don’t do that?
You’re actively celebrating the fact that you’re being surveilled and participating in your own surveillance.
Maybe … don’t do that?
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When you post your #SpotifyWrapped, you’re not just doing free advertising for a company that exploits artists, recruits for ICE, and invests in AI war machines.
You’re actively celebrating the fact that you’re being surveilled and participating in your own surveillance.
Maybe … don’t do that?
You’re actively celebrating the fact that you’re being surveilled and participating in your own surveillance.
Maybe … don’t do that?
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Do you put your sleep playlist on around the same time every night except the night there was a late night civil disobedience action in your town? Gotcha.
Do you listen to kids music for the same 15 minutes every day? I know when you take your kids to school.
Breakup playlist? I can assume…
Do you listen to kids music for the same 15 minutes every day? I know when you take your kids to school.
Breakup playlist? I can assume…
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Do you put your sleep playlist on around the same time every night except the night there was a late night civil disobedience action in your town? Gotcha.
Do you listen to kids music for the same 15 minutes every day? I know when you take your kids to school.
Breakup playlist? I can assume…
Do you listen to kids music for the same 15 minutes every day? I know when you take your kids to school.
Breakup playlist? I can assume…
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When I say Spotify is Surveillance, I don’t just mean it’s creepy that they are tracking what music you listen to and using that data to serve ads.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When I say Spotify is Surveillance, I don’t just mean it’s creepy that they are tracking what music you listen to and using that data to serve ads.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
How about they just fire all their corrupt officers who are on a 2-year paid holiday while they pretend to investigate whatever crime they committed. That should free up some cash.
Toronto police want a budget hike to pay for raises and more officers. Here’s how much it would cost
Toronto police want a budget hike to pay for raises and more officers. Here’s how much it would cost
If approved, the 2026 Toronto police operating budget would be $1.43 billion, of which about $1 billion is salary.
www.thestar.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How about they just fire all their corrupt officers who are on a 2-year paid holiday while they pretend to investigate whatever crime they committed. That should free up some cash.
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Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and th...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
I could have taken this loss and moved on if my PC hadn't decided to stop working.
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I could have taken this loss and moved on if my PC hadn't decided to stop working.
It's wild we really had no idea who Garret Rank was before this season and now half the fanbase is learning to knit so we can make voodoo dolls of him.
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's wild we really had no idea who Garret Rank was before this season and now half the fanbase is learning to knit so we can make voodoo dolls of him.
It could be 5-3 right now, but the Habs are playing the best team in the NHL missing key bodies, this is where they are.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It could be 5-3 right now, but the Habs are playing the best team in the NHL missing key bodies, this is where they are.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
...what was that? You miraculously survive the 2-on-0 and then stand around like idiots and let Dobes get turned inside out?
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
...what was that? You miraculously survive the 2-on-0 and then stand around like idiots and let Dobes get turned inside out?