Posts by brownpau@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AhpsB1859i3dPdgaLQ by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T13:07:25Z
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Do pigeon crimes, do pigeon time
(DIR) Post #AhpsB3v4mWR84AcjzM by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T18:25:07Z
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Nice little lakefront park near my motel in Bowmanville, Ontario. There were swans just hanging out in the water. Also clouds of midges, this is their breeding season (nonbiting ones fortunately).
(DIR) Post #AhpsB6NVdmMvgvwTaK by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T22:03:07Z
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Since Ontario highway 401 is a death zone of reckless speeders and aggressive tailgaters I opted to take the slightly slower scenic Route 2 out of the province. You lose 10-20 km/h but get to see horses, cows, some small town Canadiana, bridges to the US, and the Thousand Islands.
(DIR) Post #AhpsB9ArFH20MZ2umW by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T22:14:42Z
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Like, I saw so many near misses on A20 through Quebec which mostly seemed like just carelessness, but on 401 through Ontario it's more like a good chunk of drivers are actively using their racerboi BMWs and lifted Ford pickups to try and murder you -- and they get SO ANGRY when they're stuck behind my tiny little Fiat 500.
(DIR) Post #AhpsBC5eP5eHPHdIa8 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T10:51:16Z
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Got a bag of salt water taffy at a Circle K somewhere on Route 2 and it's from Burlington, Ontario, and I just realized Lake Ontario is freshwater so where'd the salt water come from, WHERE DID THE SALT COME FROM
(DIR) Post #AhpsBESla7KMlYSmtE by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T10:53:39Z
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Oh, it came from the States lol
(DIR) Post #AhpsBHBrRQaTDzZpSK by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T19:58:13Z
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Somewhere in Quebec I stopped at a rural Esso station for gas and found the pump screens were nonfunctional. An attendant who spoke no English came out and as I asked "desole, comment je vais acheter du gas-" she took a pump and used it to squirt a bit of regular unleaded into a Tim Hortons cup, and this somehow unfroze the screen
(DIR) Post #AhpsBJqLZsA1S8XBq4 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-08T19:50:16Z
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Notes on precautions I took on this trip: - Stayed in a motel in the outskirts rather than a more crowded downtown hotel. Ran an Aeramax air purifier in room for an hour before moving in and brought own pillow. - Masked indoors with shared air, or any crowded outdoor place like Yonge St. Generally made do with a Breatheteq KN95 earloop (CN Tower, I went for a full 3M Aura N95 respirator)- Outdoor dining only. Lucked into good weather and just got takeout to eat on the waterfront.
(DIR) Post #AhpsBM6NBGAUSQ3160 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-05-08T19:53:00Z
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There was also lots of dusty construction around downtown Toronto so wearing a Breatheteq outdoors helped a lot with the dust. Not once did anyone give me shit anywhere for masking, and I saw more than a few respirator comrades out on the street. We shared solidarity glances.
(DIR) Post #AkNoaJvTrSmdJqN9Wq by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-07-27T16:43:50Z
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poor Amelia was not expecting to spend #Caturday getting her 10 year FVRCP booster at the vet. She took the shot like a [hissy, growly] champ and is now home getting treats
(DIR) Post #AkNoaL8zKjBN61hSDo by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-07-27T20:59:57Z
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#caturday update
(DIR) Post #Aq1b3LfDOd15Z6oQcq by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-01-13T00:21:13Z
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@Taweret I love this Corman classic, inspired so hard by Seven Samurai they even named the aliens "the Akira," and it's got early James Cameron models and VFX in it, plus you can hear what would become the Wrath of Khan theme in James Horner's soundtrack.
(DIR) Post #AqKpPG4nwN7ny9MUl6 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-01-21T16:42:34Z
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Going through some old Nintendo Switch screenshots, I found this cryptic message
(DIR) Post #Au3xspfIoMJOAesw4G by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-05-13T17:21:10Z
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Threw this together in a minute and it actually works with his voice, too
(DIR) Post #AwxsxLRff0xMCm6PDc by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-08-06T21:52:20Z
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I took this picture of a "Notice my rhizomes" sign on a plant at the US Botanic Gardens in DC in 2006 and I think about it constantly. (Reminded of it a lot more lately since I've been pulling up quackgrass from the front yard.) #NoticeMyRhizomes
(DIR) Post #AxPlgjiqt1aPK69MO0 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-08-22T00:16:07Z
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This car's gas tank is a zoomer
(DIR) Post #Ay8bcQy0QCP2ZDkDWC by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T13:16:28Z
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For your guidance and info I have made this D&D style alignment chart for major generative AI tools and chatbots.
(DIR) Post #AzajntIudmWH90N6Z6 by brownpau@mastodon.social
2024-10-21T17:43:57Z
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Backyard fall colour status
(DIR) Post #AzajnubjnHAjBgBeXw by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T20:50:30Z
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Backyard fall colour status: couple trees have lost their leaves much earlier than last year, probably because it's been so dry. #NovaScotia
(DIR) Post #AzajnvNEwfAZZ0PaaW by brownpau@mastodon.social
2025-10-25T15:37:13Z
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Nice leaf break! Here are some nice leaves.