Victor Ducedre
@velocivictor.bsky.social
Amateur hermit, occasional swing dancer, all-the-time vegan, and Vic of all trades
It's January 2nd and I've seen Valentine stuff, Easter stuff and ads for Black Friday specials. Time has essentially become meaningless.
January 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
It's January 2nd and I've seen Valentine stuff, Easter stuff and ads for Black Friday specials. Time has essentially become meaningless.
Coming home from a holiday party and it's not even late enough to be on the night bus. What's happened to me?
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Coming home from a holiday party and it's not even late enough to be on the night bus. What's happened to me?
Glad i didn't wait any longer to buy an SSD for my laptop, since the price has gone up 50% from when I bought it, just TWO WEEKS ago.
Also glad I don't need to buy RAM.
Also glad I don't need to buy RAM.
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Glad i didn't wait any longer to buy an SSD for my laptop, since the price has gone up 50% from when I bought it, just TWO WEEKS ago.
Also glad I don't need to buy RAM.
Also glad I don't need to buy RAM.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Squeeze x2
New Order
k.d. lang
The Moody Blues
Elvis Costello
Squeeze x2
New Order
k.d. lang
The Moody Blues
Elvis Costello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bruce Springsteen
They Might Be Giants x2
Ani DiFranco
Sloan
Big Sugar
Bruce Springsteen
They Might Be Giants x2
Ani DiFranco
Sloan
Big Sugar
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
The Monkeys (opening act - Weird Al)
U2
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Weird Al x2
The Monkeys (opening act - Weird Al)
U2
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Weird Al x2
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Squeeze x2
New Order
k.d. lang
The Moody Blues
Elvis Costello
Squeeze x2
New Order
k.d. lang
The Moody Blues
Elvis Costello
If your book opens with a map or a floor plan, you're in for a good read.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If your book opens with a map or a floor plan, you're in for a good read.
Had a little idea for a nautical fantasy trilogy. Titles
The Yellow Ship of the Thing;
The Toot Hours;
No Returns, All Sails Final
The Yellow Ship of the Thing;
The Toot Hours;
No Returns, All Sails Final
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Had a little idea for a nautical fantasy trilogy. Titles
The Yellow Ship of the Thing;
The Toot Hours;
No Returns, All Sails Final
The Yellow Ship of the Thing;
The Toot Hours;
No Returns, All Sails Final
Widescreen was a much better innovation than tallscreen
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Widescreen was a much better innovation than tallscreen
Unpopular(?) opinion: If you're offering something for free (recipe, e-book, etc.) but you need our email first, then you're not offering a freebie; you're bribing us to boost your mailing list numbers.
Given how much of our online selves are tied to our email, it's not even a fair trade.
Given how much of our online selves are tied to our email, it's not even a fair trade.
August 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Unpopular(?) opinion: If you're offering something for free (recipe, e-book, etc.) but you need our email first, then you're not offering a freebie; you're bribing us to boost your mailing list numbers.
Given how much of our online selves are tied to our email, it's not even a fair trade.
Given how much of our online selves are tied to our email, it's not even a fair trade.
Every produce guide: Store potatoes in a dark place, away from your onions.
Every grocery store: Let's put the potatoes under these bright lights, right next to the onions.
Every grocery store: Let's put the potatoes under these bright lights, right next to the onions.
August 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Every produce guide: Store potatoes in a dark place, away from your onions.
Every grocery store: Let's put the potatoes under these bright lights, right next to the onions.
Every grocery store: Let's put the potatoes under these bright lights, right next to the onions.
As someone who used Amigas for over a decade (before modernising to Linux) this may be the nostalgia rabbit hole I didn't know I wanted
Amiga much? tech.yahoo.com/gaming/artic...
Celebrate 40 years of the Amiga by playing the classic games here
On July 23, 1985, a legendary gaming computer was born. Four decades on since the original Amiga 1000, anyone feeling nostalgic at the thought of their old Commodore game collection doesn't need to du...
tech.yahoo.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As someone who used Amigas for over a decade (before modernising to Linux) this may be the nostalgia rabbit hole I didn't know I wanted
Now would be an ideal time to drop your Paramount+ subscription and start donating it to PBS.
July 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Now would be an ideal time to drop your Paramount+ subscription and start donating it to PBS.
The creator of Sloppy Joes could've chosen a different bun but didn't, suggesting that messy food was their intent and priority.
July 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The creator of Sloppy Joes could've chosen a different bun but didn't, suggesting that messy food was their intent and priority.
Lots of people have a problem with 'moist' but 'moisturize' gets a pass, for no reason I can think of
June 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Lots of people have a problem with 'moist' but 'moisturize' gets a pass, for no reason I can think of
Clark Kent has to find a *really* private spot any time he needs to clean his glasses
April 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Clark Kent has to find a *really* private spot any time he needs to clean his glasses
As a long-time Grossman's patron, I'm saddened by the news. Thanks for all you've given to the Toronto music community. Long live Grossman's Tavern
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Longtime owner of beloved music venue Grossman's Tavern dies | CBC News
Sam Louie, the longtime owner of legendary music venue Grossman's Tavern, died earlier this month at 94 years old.
www.cbc.ca
March 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As a long-time Grossman's patron, I'm saddened by the news. Thanks for all you've given to the Toronto music community. Long live Grossman's Tavern
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I had the thought yesterday that if Canada switched our communications to french the Americans might leave us alone because it’s too much effort to find out what we’re talking about.
March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I had the thought yesterday that if Canada switched our communications to french the Americans might leave us alone because it’s too much effort to find out what we’re talking about.
The existence of the Big Bopper implies there's a Little Bopper... and omg I did not need to start that whole thought process why did you do this to me you stupid brain?
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The existence of the Big Bopper implies there's a Little Bopper... and omg I did not need to start that whole thought process why did you do this to me you stupid brain?
What happens after too much Heardles:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Kanye Twitty"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Kanye Twitty"
March 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What happens after too much Heardles:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Kanye Twitty"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Kanye Twitty"
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The world weighs heavy on my mind
So I drink some records and I listen to some wine
I wave at the neighbours as I dance around so high
Then I put some clothes on so they know I’m kinda shy RS
So I drink some records and I listen to some wine
I wave at the neighbours as I dance around so high
Then I put some clothes on so they know I’m kinda shy RS
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The world weighs heavy on my mind
So I drink some records and I listen to some wine
I wave at the neighbours as I dance around so high
Then I put some clothes on so they know I’m kinda shy RS
So I drink some records and I listen to some wine
I wave at the neighbours as I dance around so high
Then I put some clothes on so they know I’m kinda shy RS
Expecting me to be more outgoing just cause I'm on the shiny new social?
It's like you don't even know me
It's like you don't even know me
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Expecting me to be more outgoing just cause I'm on the shiny new social?
It's like you don't even know me
It's like you don't even know me
As kids, we accept a little pig that eats roast beef, without question. Questions like: Why wasn't there enough for the fourth pig? Did the first pig make a list before going to market? Did they even hear of vegetables?
I blame them for my poor household management skills.
I blame them for my poor household management skills.
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
As kids, we accept a little pig that eats roast beef, without question. Questions like: Why wasn't there enough for the fourth pig? Did the first pig make a list before going to market? Did they even hear of vegetables?
I blame them for my poor household management skills.
I blame them for my poor household management skills.
Vanity sizing has outdone itself: the last pair of jeans i bought not only understated the waist but also the inseam. Because apparently people want to believe they're shorter than they really are?
Or else I shrank two full inches in height since the last pair...
Or else I shrank two full inches in height since the last pair...
February 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Vanity sizing has outdone itself: the last pair of jeans i bought not only understated the waist but also the inseam. Because apparently people want to believe they're shorter than they really are?
Or else I shrank two full inches in height since the last pair...
Or else I shrank two full inches in height since the last pair...
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Why are soft shell books more affordable than hard covers? How expensive is that cardboard
February 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why are soft shell books more affordable than hard covers? How expensive is that cardboard
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who would win: rocket man, the piano man, or mr tambourine man? rocket man would have to be in peak physical contition to be an astronaut, but the piano man has probably seen his fair share of bar fights
February 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
who would win: rocket man, the piano man, or mr tambourine man? rocket man would have to be in peak physical contition to be an astronaut, but the piano man has probably seen his fair share of bar fights
Nobody knows what bay leaves do, but we're stuck with them because "that's how we always did it."
February 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Nobody knows what bay leaves do, but we're stuck with them because "that's how we always did it."