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Writer, Nova Scotia, France, Vancouver. and now Cambridge UK, Barry’s writing is focused on how people live, and how the environment around them influences their choices. Clips at: https://appalbarry.com/ Blog at : https://www.threesquirrels.ca/

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · Jul 19

This is where I always ask: Tell me about one example of a government service being privatized, and offering the same or better service for less cost. Just one example.
Response: <crickets>

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1h

And yes, that is very cool in an age when right-wingers get tied up in knots over pronouns.
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Some more school photos

Not much to add. These photos came in this weekend, and are simply a late addition to the last blog. This is the whole lineup of matriculating (newly registered in their first year at Cambridge Univer...

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1h

Most Oxbridge colleges have a Master and a Vice-Master, but Girton College, as the first in the UK to allow women to take degree courses, is unique among all Oxbridge colleges in having a Mistress.
Girton's Mistress, Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, and beside her is Girton's Vice-Mistress, Dr. James Wade.

Girton's Mistress, Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, and beside her is Girton's Vice-Mistress, Dr. James Wade.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1h

Suzanne - we had to fill up in Western Head last year. I'm wondering what percent of Nova Scotia homes use wells? I'm thinking it must be high?

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1h

In Nova Scotia global warming has led to a months-long drought, which means residential wells have been running dry.
Water delivery companies are run ragged, and some are outfitting trucks for the winter, in case there isn't enough rain to soak the ground.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

'Global warming is very much a thing': A Nova Scotia water delivery company owner on the drought and climate change - Halifax Examiner

An interview with Tammie Isenor with Maritime Clean and Care Ltd. in East Hants.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 3h

"AI-powered litter box"

Sigh...

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 4h

Cat bathroom data from an AI-powered litter box could offer useful pet health insights

Scientists Turned 300,000 Litter Box Visits into an AI-Powered Cat Health Monitor

Cat bathroom data from an AI-powered litter box could offer useful pet health insights

www.scientificamerican.com

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 3h

Can I ask one simple (?) question? Assuming most teenagers don't carry some kind of ID, how on earth do you actually verify the age of Some Guy visiting your web site?

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 3h

Yeah, but this could never work in Vancouver orToronto because... um.. yeah, GO Jays!?

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4h

“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 12h

I support free speech, but I also think Bluesky should ban anyone that says eating the lower half of a mermaid is not cannibalism

I don’t care if genetically it’s fish flesh not human, in my book it still counts as cannibalism and I expect this platform to uphold that fact

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 13h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 19h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 8h

I've lived in France, and now Cambridge. When I walk the streets in Vancouver all I can think is, "Dear god, this is horrible!"

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 8h

Ahem. QR codes...

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 1d

One thing people who have never lived abroad can't know (& I say this without judgment) is how exhausting it is to be in an environment where literally everything around you is unknown, alien, unfamiliar. "Like you are 5 yrs old & learning how to do life again". Exactly that.
#GoodMorning, everyone

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 23h

The view from the patio in front of our pub, The Blue Ball.
Vancouver can't match it.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1d

Possible sidebar: anyone expecting a student loan is effectively "on hold" for the duration.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1d

Bicycle parking at just ONE of the 30+ colleges at Cambridge University.
This is a town that lives and breathes bikes. Other places could do the same.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1d

How about we design and test stuff so that it DOESN'T catch fire?

Maybe that's something governments could do?

ps - what time of day do fire departments charge THEIR gear?

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1d

Do read the comments. Pussy could happily teavelled under the seat. These guys were just dumb.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

When Adam Silverstein relocated from London to Colorado he had no idea how much money and effort would be needed to take his beloved pet with him

We spent £2,000 flying our cat to America — she wasn’t grateful

When Adam Silverstein relocated from London to Colorado he had no idea how much money and effort would be needed to take his beloved pet with him

www.thetimes.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 1d

China and India are hard at work trying to save all life on this planet from extinction while America & Canada subsidize fossil fuels no one wants because their self-described leaders are afraid advocating for solar power makes them look wimpy

Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

Global Renewables to Double by 2030 as U.S. Slumps, China and India Step Up www.theenergymix.com/global-renew...

Global Renewables to Double by 2030 as U.S. Slumps, China and India Step Up

While global renewable electricity installations will grow at a slightly slower pace than modellers previously expected between 2025 and 2030, total capacity is still on track to double by decade’s en...

www.theenergymix.com

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

May I say that as an Englishman of a certain age I am averagely prudish, I can't help the way I was raised, but I do know art from pornography and I do not think art should be turned into pornography by being hidden by a moderator that thinks everyone is in need of protection from it.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

The Daily Schiele: Seated Male Nude (Self-portrait), Leopold Museum, Vienna

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 1d

#Alberta teachers are off-work. An Edson strip bar sums it up
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Sign: Our strippers make more than Alberta teachers.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 2d

Um... "Complicating"?

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 2d

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the electric vehicle mandate, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules — and complicating Canada’s progress on climate change. thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 2d

That depends largely where you live. In Nova Scotia print media has largely been eliminated.

Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 2d

@jonnelledge.bsky.social First book reserved at the Cambridge public library. FWIW, we're loving Grantchester, except that we haven't seen a single murder yet.

Library reserve: A history of the world in 47 borders.