Thomas Wade
@thomasdub.bsky.social
Vancouver | Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Environmental Monitoring | that big red plane that is flying very low
https://pixelfed.social/thomasdub
https://tcwade.com
https://pixelfed.social/thomasdub
https://tcwade.com
Heated Rivalry following the Last of Us in burying the actually good queer story with characters with chemistry in episode 3.
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Heated Rivalry following the Last of Us in burying the actually good queer story with characters with chemistry in episode 3.
Reposted by Thomas Wade
On a Hope facebook group, residents of Hope say they have heard a massive sound coming down
"t sounded like the mountain was coming down." Others say they have heard the same noise. The dark is likely to obscure any landslides taking place.
"t sounded like the mountain was coming down." Others say they have heard the same noise. The dark is likely to obscure any landslides taking place.
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
On a Hope facebook group, residents of Hope say they have heard a massive sound coming down
"t sounded like the mountain was coming down." Others say they have heard the same noise. The dark is likely to obscure any landslides taking place.
"t sounded like the mountain was coming down." Others say they have heard the same noise. The dark is likely to obscure any landslides taking place.
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Right turn on red has created a collective delusion in drivers that they don't need to stop at red lights or stop signs if they're turning right. Prohibiting RTOR at many more intersections is step one, but we're gonna need some enforcement as well
"The City’s own data indicate that conflicts involving right-turning vehicles are among the most common types of pedestrian collisions ... If adopted, these changes would mark one of the most significant intersection-safety reforms in Vancouver in years."
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Ban right turns on red at intersections, proposes Vancouver city councillor | Urbanized
OneCity councillor Lucy Maloney is pushing for a ban on right turns during the red-light traffic signal at intersections across Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Right turn on red has created a collective delusion in drivers that they don't need to stop at red lights or stop signs if they're turning right. Prohibiting RTOR at many more intersections is step one, but we're gonna need some enforcement as well
My day today: 6 inversions, 3 different emergency exit types, with and without portable air.
One of the coolest training days
One of the coolest training days
Falck Canada NL Simulation Theatre
YouTube video by RelyOn Nutec Canada
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My day today: 6 inversions, 3 different emergency exit types, with and without portable air.
One of the coolest training days
One of the coolest training days
What a fun way to find out the dictionary account is hot
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What a fun way to find out the dictionary account is hot
It's the most wonderful time of the year*
*pumpkin beers and winter beers are both available
*pumpkin beers and winter beers are both available
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year*
*pumpkin beers and winter beers are both available
*pumpkin beers and winter beers are both available
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Star Trek is synonymous with its vociferously nerdy fans and it established numerous timelines of the same characters that are all canon.
Just slap a new Bond in there and get going, nobody will care that he died in the last one. Make it camp and fun (but not racist) again.
Just slap a new Bond in there and get going, nobody will care that he died in the last one. Make it camp and fun (but not racist) again.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Star Trek is synonymous with its vociferously nerdy fans and it established numerous timelines of the same characters that are all canon.
Just slap a new Bond in there and get going, nobody will care that he died in the last one. Make it camp and fun (but not racist) again.
Just slap a new Bond in there and get going, nobody will care that he died in the last one. Make it camp and fun (but not racist) again.
Commercial pilots saying fuck it and going VFR is a hell of an outcome.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Commercial pilots saying fuck it and going VFR is a hell of an outcome.
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I'm finding it harder and harder to keep an open mind about AI with stories like this. We're using up vast amounts of our precious fresh water resources for what, exactly?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore
AI chatbots are the newest frontier in potentially toxic tech.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm finding it harder and harder to keep an open mind about AI with stories like this. We're using up vast amounts of our precious fresh water resources for what, exactly?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Savage headline
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Savage headline
Saying the quiet part out loud, only wanted to be an MP again if his party was in power.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud, only wanted to be an MP again if his party was in power.
I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."
What the hell is this statement from NVIDIA? What am I meant to do with this info?
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."
I bet all those unpaid air traffic controllers are going to love having to deal with *checks notes* a nuclear detonation over Nevada. What could possibly go wrong?
☢️ President Trump says in Truth Social post tonight that U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons again.
— The US hasn’t tested nuclear weapons in three decades. This is a major shift in policy.
— The US hasn’t tested nuclear weapons in three decades. This is a major shift in policy.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I bet all those unpaid air traffic controllers are going to love having to deal with *checks notes* a nuclear detonation over Nevada. What could possibly go wrong?
When billionaires do illegal things those things get cute innocuous names like "racketeering" or "price-fixing" or "stake-driving"
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When billionaires do illegal things those things get cute innocuous names like "racketeering" or "price-fixing" or "stake-driving"
Subverting the principles of Ronald Reagan - basically the word of god to many Republicans - is the final stage of appeasement to Trump.
The Reagan Foundation's entire purpose is to preserve Reagan's legacy and share his principles, but now they're backing up the current president who insists that "Ronald Reagan loved tariffs."
Great job defending Reagan's legacy and principles, guys.
Hey, was he a big fan of Russia too?
Great job defending Reagan's legacy and principles, guys.
Hey, was he a big fan of Russia too?
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Subverting the principles of Ronald Reagan - basically the word of god to many Republicans - is the final stage of appeasement to Trump.
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Bike mechanics are vital to the shift to greener transportation, but they typically do work that’s precarious, low-pay and not backed up by formal training.
Mechanics want that to change, but they’ve got a bureaucratic hurdle in the way: a dedicated NOC code.
my latest for @pressprogress.ca ⬇️
Mechanics want that to change, but they’ve got a bureaucratic hurdle in the way: a dedicated NOC code.
my latest for @pressprogress.ca ⬇️
Bike mechanics want the government to recognize the job as a distinct profession and skilled trade.
Right now, they're officially grouped with workers who repair accordions, jukeboxes and the safety valves on pipelines.
pressprogress.ca/bike-mechani...
Right now, they're officially grouped with workers who repair accordions, jukeboxes and the safety valves on pipelines.
pressprogress.ca/bike-mechani...
We Don’t Know How Many Bike Mechanics Are in Canada. That’s a Problem.
Workers who service bicycles want the government to recognize the job as a distinct profession and skilled trade
pressprogress.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Bike mechanics are vital to the shift to greener transportation, but they typically do work that’s precarious, low-pay and not backed up by formal training.
Mechanics want that to change, but they’ve got a bureaucratic hurdle in the way: a dedicated NOC code.
my latest for @pressprogress.ca ⬇️
Mechanics want that to change, but they’ve got a bureaucratic hurdle in the way: a dedicated NOC code.
my latest for @pressprogress.ca ⬇️
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I mean, if the notoriously lefty rag THE ECONOMIST is saying it ...
The most effective single way to reduce the death, violence and corruption would be to legalise and regulate the production and consumption of cocaine
Brute force is no match for today’s high-tech drug-runners
They are more inventive and adaptable than ever
econ.st
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I mean, if the notoriously lefty rag THE ECONOMIST is saying it ...
Someone said Gen-Z dresses like Republicans in the 90's and then I saw a youth wearing pleated wide-leg jeans with an oversized blazer
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Someone said Gen-Z dresses like Republicans in the 90's and then I saw a youth wearing pleated wide-leg jeans with an oversized blazer
Unfortunately I'm missing Pillion at the VIFF but I look forward to furtively watching it on an Air Canada flight in the near future.
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Unfortunately I'm missing Pillion at the VIFF but I look forward to furtively watching it on an Air Canada flight in the near future.
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End the provincial subsidy of property taxes via the Home Owner Grant. The dumbest tax policy on the books in BC
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: B.C. has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
Experience from early 2000s shows that underfunding public services and failing to address poverty leads to higher economic and social costs
vancouversun.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
End the provincial subsidy of property taxes via the Home Owner Grant. The dumbest tax policy on the books in BC
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...