Chris H
@chris-huggable.bsky.social
Science, Community, Planet. Bikes, Urbanism, Computers. Vancouver, Canada. He/Him.
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Chris H
@chris-huggable.bsky.social
· Nov 17
When you live in a walkable 15-minute city, going car-light/free isn't nearly as limiting as most people seem to fear...
I'm tired of living in this system of Capitalism where my entire existence serves to profit others.
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm tired of living in this system of Capitalism where my entire existence serves to profit others.
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
Reposted by Chris H
If TMX is really somehow still not enough, this is a good time to remember that the UCP lost $2.1 billion dollars of taxpayer money cancelling Oil-by-Rail cars that could have alleviated that very demand! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Plenty of finger pointing, little transparency, in province's $2.1B crude-by-rail losses | CBC News
The Alberta government is out $2.1 billion after unloading crude-by-rail contracts signed by the previous government, but the process and the reasons for the staggering loss are mired in secrecy.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If TMX is really somehow still not enough, this is a good time to remember that the UCP lost $2.1 billion dollars of taxpayer money cancelling Oil-by-Rail cars that could have alleviated that very demand! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dear citizens of Vancouver,
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Dear citizens of Vancouver,
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
Reposted by Chris H
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
This isn't helpful.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
E-Scooters are not toys, and there are rules and regulations regarding their use in North Vancouver. All parents and riders should refer to this helpful infographic from North Vancouver RCMP and help keep our kids and streets safe.
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This isn't helpful.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Almost nobody realizes they're responding to an AI.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Almost nobody realizes they're responding to an AI.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
The title on this needs to be FAR MORE HYSTERICAL!
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
David Eby says BC will be Canada's "economic engine," powered by clean electricity.
BC Hydro has other, less flashy plans.
Among them: a major shortfall in the energy BC would need to meet its climate targets.
My latest via @thetyee.ca
BC Hydro has other, less flashy plans.
Among them: a major shortfall in the energy BC would need to meet its climate targets.
My latest via @thetyee.ca
Will BC Electrify Its Economy? BC Hydro Doubts It | The Tyee
The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The title on this needs to be FAR MORE HYSTERICAL!
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
COP30 was a farce. They're all turning out to be a farce. If we can't agree on a statement that even mentions fossil fuels, the largest culprit, then there's zero chance we're turning this around. Our planet is fucked.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
COP30 was a farce. They're all turning out to be a farce. If we can't agree on a statement that even mentions fossil fuels, the largest culprit, then there's zero chance we're turning this around. Our planet is fucked.
I was not aware AI companies are using online gig-worker sites to hire a small army of overworked "ai raters" to train their models, who apparently speed-run evaluation of everything from sociological to medical responses with little to no training...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I was not aware AI companies are using online gig-worker sites to hire a small army of overworked "ai raters" to train their models, who apparently speed-run evaluation of everything from sociological to medical responses with little to no training...
e-scooters will steal your kids lunch
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
Lime e-scooter stations in Vancouver cause safety worries for residents with disabilities, seniors vancouversun.com/news/lime-e-...
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
e-scooters will steal your kids lunch
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social, I believe Canada is on the hook for our minimum order of eight F-35's? Tell Salman we'll give them a great deal on eight brand new ones, with basically IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, so Canada can buy the Gripen!
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the US, we take a look at the fighter jet his country wants to buy.
What is the F-35 fighter jet, and why does Saudi Arabia want it?
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the US, we take a look at the fighter jet his country wants to buy.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social, I believe Canada is on the hook for our minimum order of eight F-35's? Tell Salman we'll give them a great deal on eight brand new ones, with basically IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, so Canada can buy the Gripen!
New TV's with remotes lacking an "input" selection button, forcing you to use onscreen navigation so they can show you ads. "Smart" refrigerators with screens now displaying ads. AI crap most people don't want, with no way to shut it off.
The tech industry needs a hard reminder who's in charge.
The tech industry needs a hard reminder who's in charge.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New TV's with remotes lacking an "input" selection button, forcing you to use onscreen navigation so they can show you ads. "Smart" refrigerators with screens now displaying ads. AI crap most people don't want, with no way to shut it off.
The tech industry needs a hard reminder who's in charge.
The tech industry needs a hard reminder who's in charge.
So, I almost got killed on my ride last night...
I was heading north on Boundary Road, after the bike lane just ends, and dumps you out into the right lane of the street. Luckily, that lane is mostly empty, as it's a turning lane back at Lougheed. It was after 8pm, so traffic was light...
I was heading north on Boundary Road, after the bike lane just ends, and dumps you out into the right lane of the street. Luckily, that lane is mostly empty, as it's a turning lane back at Lougheed. It was after 8pm, so traffic was light...
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So, I almost got killed on my ride last night...
I was heading north on Boundary Road, after the bike lane just ends, and dumps you out into the right lane of the street. Luckily, that lane is mostly empty, as it's a turning lane back at Lougheed. It was after 8pm, so traffic was light...
I was heading north on Boundary Road, after the bike lane just ends, and dumps you out into the right lane of the street. Luckily, that lane is mostly empty, as it's a turning lane back at Lougheed. It was after 8pm, so traffic was light...
There's a million things Canada can invest in to spur growth that results in *local* benefit. Transit. Water infrastructure. Education. Healthcare. Renewable power generation. But helping foreign corporations profit by exporting our non-renewable resources isn't "nation building", it's a DEAD-END.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
There's a million things Canada can invest in to spur growth that results in *local* benefit. Transit. Water infrastructure. Education. Healthcare. Renewable power generation. But helping foreign corporations profit by exporting our non-renewable resources isn't "nation building", it's a DEAD-END.
We've also seen a huge ramp-up in things like bike lanes and 15-minute city conspiracies being used as wedge issues by populist politicians. "Urbanism" didn't used to feel like a partisan political stance, but it's certainly been turned into one.
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We've also seen a huge ramp-up in things like bike lanes and 15-minute city conspiracies being used as wedge issues by populist politicians. "Urbanism" didn't used to feel like a partisan political stance, but it's certainly been turned into one.
Living in a rental tower, I'm tired of single family homeowners in my city shitting on density. Y'all need to realize *we're* the ones paying for all *your* shit, so maybe it's time to stop shitting on us all the time, like *we're* ruining neighbourhood character, increasing criminal activity, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Living in a rental tower, I'm tired of single family homeowners in my city shitting on density. Y'all need to realize *we're* the ones paying for all *your* shit, so maybe it's time to stop shitting on us all the time, like *we're* ruining neighbourhood character, increasing criminal activity, etc.
This is the kind of hugely problematic stuff that I feel like @mark-carney.bsky.social is going to make *worse* while ramming through his "nation-building" resource development projects.
The day pipeline security followed reporter @writermjs.bsky.social — and what he’s learned since about CSIS — has him asking a lot of questions. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
The deepening ties between CSIS and resource companies | The Narwhal
As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS
thenarwhal.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is the kind of hugely problematic stuff that I feel like @mark-carney.bsky.social is going to make *worse* while ramming through his "nation-building" resource development projects.
This is a regular near-miss for me, and yesterday a scooter rider in this crosswalk was hit by a motorist and sent to hospital. "the scooter rider, a 30-year-old Vancouver man, had the right of way in the crosswalk when the driver hit." vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/1...
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is a regular near-miss for me, and yesterday a scooter rider in this crosswalk was hit by a motorist and sent to hospital. "the scooter rider, a 30-year-old Vancouver man, had the right of way in the crosswalk when the driver hit." vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/1...
Today I remember the many soldiers who fought and died fighting the fascism that half our society is now voting for.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Today I remember the many soldiers who fought and died fighting the fascism that half our society is now voting for.
Reposted by Chris H
an excellent read
"For some time I’ve been saying that the storied choice between socialism and barbarism was made exquisitely clear a good many years ago in the United States, and both major parties chose barbarism."
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
"For some time I’ve been saying that the storied choice between socialism and barbarism was made exquisitely clear a good many years ago in the United States, and both major parties chose barbarism."
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
an excellent read
"For some time I’ve been saying that the storied choice between socialism and barbarism was made exquisitely clear a good many years ago in the United States, and both major parties chose barbarism."
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
"For some time I’ve been saying that the storied choice between socialism and barbarism was made exquisitely clear a good many years ago in the United States, and both major parties chose barbarism."
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
You aren't more deserving. You didn't work harder, or some shit. All you did was mortgage some shitty single family home that then appreciated 800%. It did that on it's own. You didn't do that. Don't look down your nose at people who want housing now, like they don't deserve it, when you did.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
You aren't more deserving. You didn't work harder, or some shit. All you did was mortgage some shitty single family home that then appreciated 800%. It did that on it's own. You didn't do that. Don't look down your nose at people who want housing now, like they don't deserve it, when you did.
After engaging in online discussions regarding involuntary care of drug users, I've concluded everyone advocating for that has a plan with the sophistication of a child stomping their feet and demanding police round up every homeless person in their neighbourhood and lock them up forever.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
After engaging in online discussions regarding involuntary care of drug users, I've concluded everyone advocating for that has a plan with the sophistication of a child stomping their feet and demanding police round up every homeless person in their neighbourhood and lock them up forever.
My Galaxy S24 Ultra cost over $2K CAD in Feb 2024, and it's not even two years, and now I can't go for a walk and play Pokemon for two hours without battery being dead. These things cost *way* too much to be this short-lived/disposable. I know it's cuz they want me to buy a new one, and fuck them.
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My Galaxy S24 Ultra cost over $2K CAD in Feb 2024, and it's not even two years, and now I can't go for a walk and play Pokemon for two hours without battery being dead. These things cost *way* too much to be this short-lived/disposable. I know it's cuz they want me to buy a new one, and fuck them.
Reposted by Chris H
My column today, on how police departments' car-first attitude makes them say the darnedest things. Like "leave your e-bike at home."
The scariest part of Halloween is drivers — yet police departments blame bikes and kids
For pedestrians, the message is common-sense — wear bright and reflective clothing, don’t dart into traffic, watch where you’re going — but in its tunnel vision, the overall impression veers into vict...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My column today, on how police departments' car-first attitude makes them say the darnedest things. Like "leave your e-bike at home."
If you have violent thoughts resulting from a lack of basic courtesy by motorists, try riding a bike where that routine lack of courtesy directly endangers your life, and then tell me what you should legally be allowed to do?
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you have violent thoughts resulting from a lack of basic courtesy by motorists, try riding a bike where that routine lack of courtesy directly endangers your life, and then tell me what you should legally be allowed to do?