Gregory Bell
@ghkbell.bsky.social
Independent Candidate for Edmonton Centre. Famous software developer and comedian. Dungeon Master for Abbot’s Cove. Capitalism is the bad guy. 🇵🇸
@briamgilbert.bsky.social I think about Wanna Buy a Ghost all the time. I even used it as a Halloween costume one year. Thanks for reminding me about WaverlyFlams.
July 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
@briamgilbert.bsky.social I think about Wanna Buy a Ghost all the time. I even used it as a Halloween costume one year. Thanks for reminding me about WaverlyFlams.
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Remembering that this was found to be offensive and against community guidelines on X and thus removed. Giving it a new home.
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June 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Remembering that this was found to be offensive and against community guidelines on X and thus removed. Giving it a new home.
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Such a great graph.
June 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Such a great graph.
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Instead of “growth pays for growth” as a guiding principle of planning, I propose a better alternative: “sprawl pays for sprawl”
June 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Instead of “growth pays for growth” as a guiding principle of planning, I propose a better alternative: “sprawl pays for sprawl”
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My plea to parents is to take your children to libraries as much as your complicated parenting schedule can possibly allow. Help your children understand that this resource belongs to them and to the community, and that anyone attempting to take it away is stealing from them.
June 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My plea to parents is to take your children to libraries as much as your complicated parenting schedule can possibly allow. Help your children understand that this resource belongs to them and to the community, and that anyone attempting to take it away is stealing from them.
@hankgreen.bsky.social I have a crazy idea. What if the point of the grocery store was to make sure that everyone was eating 3 healthy meals a day. You have on-site dietitians, budgeters, meal prep, everything. Chewy Decimals System Librarians. And you make it a non-profit. And it’s the food bank.
May 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social I have a crazy idea. What if the point of the grocery store was to make sure that everyone was eating 3 healthy meals a day. You have on-site dietitians, budgeters, meal prep, everything. Chewy Decimals System Librarians. And you make it a non-profit. And it’s the food bank.
@hankgreen.bsky.social if butt is legs, is neck head?
May 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social if butt is legs, is neck head?
Never trust anyone over 30
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Never trust anyone over 30
Privatization will destroy everything we’ve ever loved.
The tragedy of the commons is that the commons were fenced in.
The tragedy of the commons is that the commons were fenced in.
May 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Privatization will destroy everything we’ve ever loved.
The tragedy of the commons is that the commons were fenced in.
The tragedy of the commons is that the commons were fenced in.
I have a new life goal. I need Jonathan Torrens and as many ex-Street Cents hosts as possible to do a segment where they tell financially literal Canadian preteens that capitalism is fit…
for the pit
@revpartycanada.bsky.social
for the pit
@revpartycanada.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I have a new life goal. I need Jonathan Torrens and as many ex-Street Cents hosts as possible to do a segment where they tell financially literal Canadian preteens that capitalism is fit…
for the pit
@revpartycanada.bsky.social
for the pit
@revpartycanada.bsky.social
I’d like to announce my new startup VentureAI. It will use the most advanced AI technologies to throw darts at a dart board and scribble nonsense manifestos
On the contrary, Marc, AI is exceptionally good at recognizing who's a white guy from Stanford. gizmodo.com/marc-andrees...
Marc Andreessen Says One Job Is Mostly Safe From AI: Venture Capitalist
In the future, AI will apparently be able to do everybody's job—except Marc's.
gizmodo.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’d like to announce my new startup VentureAI. It will use the most advanced AI technologies to throw darts at a dart board and scribble nonsense manifestos
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The mere suggestion that the United States could order its cloud firms to shut off foreign clients the Trump administration is feuding with is yet another reason to accelerate the creation of sovereign public cloud facilities.
Governments can’t give more contracts to Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.
Governments can’t give more contracts to Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.
Microsoft would push back against Trump order to suspend European cloud operations
Company to change contracts amid concerns that services will get tangled in US-EU fight.
www.politico.eu
April 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The mere suggestion that the United States could order its cloud firms to shut off foreign clients the Trump administration is feuding with is yet another reason to accelerate the creation of sovereign public cloud facilities.
Governments can’t give more contracts to Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.
Governments can’t give more contracts to Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.
“I gave Sam a hug and it felt like his suit is different. Is that a clue?” - Brennan Lee Mulligan
The paranoia that Sam Reich has been able to instill in his players is admirable honestly
The paranoia that Sam Reich has been able to instill in his players is admirable honestly
April 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“I gave Sam a hug and it felt like his suit is different. Is that a clue?” - Brennan Lee Mulligan
The paranoia that Sam Reich has been able to instill in his players is admirable honestly
The paranoia that Sam Reich has been able to instill in his players is admirable honestly
I got 152 votes! That’s pretty cool. People lit up the when I said I wanted to tax billionaires. And they nodded along when I said that everyone deserved affordable food, clean water, and a place to live.
And we obviously need electoral reform. There’s a lot of votes yesterday that don’t count.
And we obviously need electoral reform. There’s a lot of votes yesterday that don’t count.
April 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I got 152 votes! That’s pretty cool. People lit up the when I said I wanted to tax billionaires. And they nodded along when I said that everyone deserved affordable food, clean water, and a place to live.
And we obviously need electoral reform. There’s a lot of votes yesterday that don’t count.
And we obviously need electoral reform. There’s a lot of votes yesterday that don’t count.
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we can’t just have a public agency tasked to develop software, a public cloud, and other technology to address the needs of government, public institutions, and other groups in society because then there’s no chance of spawning the next unicorn
April 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
we can’t just have a public agency tasked to develop software, a public cloud, and other technology to address the needs of government, public institutions, and other groups in society because then there’s no chance of spawning the next unicorn
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capitalism, and specifically the pressure to maximize economic activity regardless of the social cost, is the biggest impediment to technology that actually serves the needs of the public
April 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
capitalism, and specifically the pressure to maximize economic activity regardless of the social cost, is the biggest impediment to technology that actually serves the needs of the public
Happy belated Light Jacket Day
April 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy belated Light Jacket Day
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I’m not sure why 61% of people surveyed think we should take western separatism seriously. It’s a completely infeasible idea. There are no successful landlocked countries. You think it’s hard getting oil to tide water now? Try doing it through a hostile foreign country.
The face of the Conservative party: vote for our candidate or we will break up the country.
Poilievre's closer pitch really sucks.
Preston Manning and his quislings can either respect Canadian democracy or move to the US.
www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...
Poilievre's closer pitch really sucks.
Preston Manning and his quislings can either respect Canadian democracy or move to the US.
www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...
Preston Manning: Spike in secession support inevitable if Carney wins election
To former opposition leader Preston Manning, the solution to keeping Canada unified is simple: Replace Mark Carney's Liberal government this election, under a different party banner.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m not sure why 61% of people surveyed think we should take western separatism seriously. It’s a completely infeasible idea. There are no successful landlocked countries. You think it’s hard getting oil to tide water now? Try doing it through a hostile foreign country.
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🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
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Somthing fun! And for all my Canadians out there, go out and vote! #vote #drawing @steveboots.bsky.social @revpartycanada.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Somthing fun! And for all my Canadians out there, go out and vote! #vote #drawing @steveboots.bsky.social @revpartycanada.bsky.social
Their search box is really interesting, it gives me autocomplete suggestions without the big drop-down list or scroll wheel. They’re using an input with a datalist instead of a select element. MDN says there’s some accessibility concerns with datalist but I like how it presents the options on mobile
April 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Their search box is really interesting, it gives me autocomplete suggestions without the big drop-down list or scroll wheel. They’re using an input with a datalist instead of a select element. MDN says there’s some accessibility concerns with datalist but I like how it presents the options on mobile