2026-07-15T21:47:32Z https://nostr.ae Kyle Sawatsky https://nostr.ae/npub1z385f5wxsg57ldxwl7p2dj30520wum0n46d3ldprmp075eq3rays5vq9xw https://assets.ottawa.place/accounts/avatars/109/515/184/436/905/167/original/621fb087b01343a6.jpeg https://assets.ottawa.place/accounts/avatars/109/515/184/436/905/167/original/621fb087b01343a6.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hwl55qmgu92sayyd8gxz7ykfz74pzv4rrxmh2prxmcpxu74keeszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jd5dtc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88y5thg3r0ppfa4jac5p7dsv0lne2dd0k39u0zgveke0yqeddhzg5gn255'>nevent1q…n255</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can&#39;t say I understand why people are going there. It&#39;s just yet another instance of delegating some effort in exchange for complete dependency on a corporation.<br/><br/>Medium or Substack or whatever, it&#39;s all the same from my position as a reader.<br/>It just reminds me of things like businesses (and even governments!) making Facebook or X their only platform. Like, guess I&#39;m not seeing anything there then. They can also just delete or suspend your account whenever they want with no recourse.<br/><br/>It&#39;s usually because it&#39;s &#34;fine&#34; until it&#39;s very suddenly not. 2025-07-08T17:18:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9s38gxysu6gkjehnz8n7zayl8zu0h89c4ns6gkyp69k5pxefyd6szyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jcar7f6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr6k3wv90nc3axej45mrqx80v2rfqdpdtpj89hu8fu3a4ujx29xpq0z3hhx'>nevent1q…3hhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s straight up nonsense. He was the guy behind that BS about Carney magically orchestrating bond market sell-offs which was just completely fabricated based on the evidence that he thought it would be cool if it was true.<br/><br/>Going through this article now. It&#39;s just repeating what has happened so far in the trade war while fawning over Carney. His main point about &#34;begging&#34; and &#34;secret phone calls&#34; is based solely on this story <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/trump-and-carney-are-in-direct-communications-says-canadian-minister/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/trump-and-carney-are-in-direct-communications-says-canadian-minister/</a> <br/>There are no readouts of these calls so he&#39;s once again just inventing what happened on those calls because it makes him feel good.<br/><br/>This Blundell article is so long while saying absolutely nothing new.<br/><br/>Dean Blundell is scum &#34;journalism&#34; on the level of Rebel News but manufactured for the left instead of the right. 2025-06-06T17:55:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr7wrzcvzsjzm7p700yqs6wxhp5zp9hvgxgd6gv3kf7z6utrdhlkgzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jd2amtx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdz6mpspn5l3vpc2zwudu22xmfeuqe2g7z36ww24e7gg99vxr6tgquk4ukv'>nevent1q…4ukv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Slippers seems normal. The question is are they house shoes or just the same outside shoes? 2025-06-01T21:04:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszh99wd0s5pzdnlzha38fenz4hn4mar9afnmhyq2qey8m5xagc39czyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jftzk56 This is one of the wackiest articles I&#39;ve ever read. Not wearing shoes in the house.<br/>Every paragraph has something to boggle at.<br/><br/>Apparently sliding around on floors. Living in constant fear of boiling water flinging itself onto your feet. The mind-bending decision of where shoes go.<br/><br/>Australians, how common is it to wear shoes in the house constantly?<br/>#australia <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/01/shoes-off-or-on-we-decided-to-become-a-shoeless-house">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/01/shoes-off-or-on-we-decided-to-become-a-shoeless-house</a> 2025-06-01T17:09:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8wqjua5qctl2a9uqr0gtf0k6rmdfqstx5s24dtucf2shneyxgj8qzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jvldvu8 Guy asks if they can &#34;speed up&#34; the secondary bag check at the airport. <br/>Yeah that&#39;s going to work. 2025-05-21T18:31:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9a526vt9fegznx7rd3haaarm3e7ndk3wnaqcj3w34xfgpdzrt9szyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jj022aq Posting as <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stéphanie</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jay…80k8</span>)</a></span> 😁<br/><br/>It&#39;s cold, and raining, but the wedding is still beautiful!<br/><br/>#BC #Hope<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/114/525/943/093/599/998/original/14c2e98359cf5f15.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-18T00:13:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2hqx36zuw4408azc8ty23k9vf8cscccgj8h9eynaw6p8eu0zaqszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jyw69y4 I am begging people to stop reposting that thing about Mark Carney&#39;s &#34;brilliant move&#34; of coordinating a global sell-off of American bonds.<br/><br/>I&#39;m now seeing screenshots of facebook posts of tweets of imaginary sources from VoteReggie.ca (which has absolutely nothing on it about this)<br/><br/>Know that the source of all this is a completely fabricated article from Dean Blundell based on nothing but &#34;vibes&#34;. Is it possible that something happened? Yes. But there&#39;s zero evidence whatsoever that Carney coordinated anything like this.<br/><br/>Idolizing a political figure based on nonsense is not any better because you&#39;re doing it from the left. Verify things before you spread them.<br/><br/>#cdnpoli #canpoli 2025-04-11T19:43:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsplpjfzxc42yh648pnlssl4u2h7llykqvfcnywq5xtc9tmqvrjyfqzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jps0jpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj4t4pykazz24umu9zvn2nhyxlgw5wfzmn4fyxdrfefvgkq8te4c44hml2'>nevent1q…hml2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Once again, that is from March 21 so not directly relevant to the bond movement that drove this pause.<br/><br/>Yes of course someone is selling. This provides no evidence at all that Canada is selling, that some EU bloc or Japan is selling, or that there was any agreement to sell.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not saying that it&#39;s impossible that it happened, just that I have yet to see any evidence whatsoever that Canada is selling so I will give zero credence to any &#34;Carney the genius&#34; story until any such evidence appears. 2025-04-10T17:41:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf6elva6qjvu4cmcysx5xxsf0q6e73jjxpdufyqv7l3hxs8yxv9wczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j0nk6zq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9m3sh27w2gx0apag4zgkkm32qnwtu8pv902xg58pqtu7anx5crc342yve'>nevent1q…2yve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s not the part I mean. His substack article asserts that Canada and others started selling off their US debt holdings based on absolutely nothing.<br/><br/>It references a tweet from Mar 11 (which was wrong <a href="https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_checking/online-posts-claiming-canada-offloading-400-billion-in-u-s-bonds-are-false/article_4b46bf68-1fa5-5eeb-8e5f-fd8e6b7e80bd.html">https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_checking/online-posts-claiming-canada-offloading-400-billion-in-u-s-bonds-are-false/article_4b46bf68-1fa5-5eeb-8e5f-fd8e6b7e80bd.html</a>).<br/><br/>The only real suspicion serious people have is that possibly China is doing a sell-off.<br/><br/>The entirety of Blundell&#39;s story is based on &#34;Wouldn&#39;t it be cool if this completely fabricated thing is why bond yields went up?&#34; 2025-04-10T15:57:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguy3vtuj2ah4qpy5ma4lky3n76fzl53hnue6w5udu5fa3eut2phczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jcwn5fp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr43e23g54wjp68fn98k46lmlkkkf82pulhj82sn5py57grw308fstetm7s'>nevent1q…tm7s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The messenger matters when the &#34;story&#34; is invented. If no one else is talking about it except a guy known for mindless cheerleading who knows precisely zero about economics, well. 2025-04-10T15:41:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqyzwmljznga2yuyedjwk9j3mceqwa6r92t4jyaslqfu2s7e6jqkczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j76spem In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqf80dx7q82jtrk4qxc29rye6f7jun2hac9aar6sxc6as297s49qhmmqzk'>nevent1q…mqzk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some packages being stolen a while ago triggered me to start an extremely elaborate process of replacing our battery-powered doorbell with a PoE-powered doorbell from Reolink.<br/><br/>It now records 24/7 to an NVR and sends push notifications to phones if anyone gets anywhere near the door.<br/><br/>This is very unnecessary but fun. 2025-04-09T15:05:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg20t7lkrjrtwrnp367lt7umgt985xq7cgsmlfm0w6alc0s78t6tgzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jpak7sq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjmr8uhvcggyk9tcj30w5c7lv2c7m455768qpkky5ag2mz3ynrmc3p69cg'>nevent1q…69cg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Put another way<br/><br/>PC: 64.5% of seats with 42.97% of the vote<br/>NDP: 21.7% of seats with 18.55% of the vote<br/>Libs: 11.3% of seats with 29.95% (!!) of the vote<br/>Greens: 1.61% of seats with 4.83% of the vote<br/><br/>This system is particularly disastrous for the Liberals.<br/>It shouldn&#39;t be a majority government and it&#39;s not even the correct party being the official opposition.<br/><br/>It&#39;s no wonder that people feel their vote is useless. 2025-02-28T16:22:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstjqu6jpx7yr7pcfndr245upv3my8ezd6wmuqadwjjus9m25dg6ggzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jsq8w34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxz0gk88f76sjhx4aknan8q3jtt9ywnlhwzxkmevlqum9h5y5nmq9dvlsu'>nevent1q…vlsu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Speaking of Apple things, I was due for a new laptop at work (once every 3 years) and the consumer price for the specced out MBP M4 etc. was ~$6000 lol.<br/><br/>That&#39;s crazy. 2025-02-19T17:03:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr3ef25jtk37hy76zc68l3e0970glpazrn0cg3awvjae87xyvszrqzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jeedw08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9h3g3h2gkn5zd43l9lgfvpggzvgjjw5h89hpjkqt6cvzww5fgsrq2dkr06'>nevent1q…kr06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep, I get the .ca page, the .org page, and your account as the top 3. 2025-01-27T16:24:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxavs0zklvgxrlpxw8wdjszef6c492x2kegh760djtdhpgk5sw5czyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jfrnc4p LMFAO<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1i86h0e/reddit_has_finally_become_nearly_unusable_due_to/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1i86h0e/reddit_has_finally_become_nearly_unusable_due_to/</a><br/><br/>Believe me, this is glorious to read. 2025-01-23T19:59:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy0wf4uzcq4zf3l7hkl7jrmgqqcskaa23kwqr85v06wgcnr6wh57czyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jtd005k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnl0h83nqe98g44glaym3myv75vayzyvg7mpc0fjws7l2wdve90qwarexn'>nevent1q…rexn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should be good. I&#39;ll double check tomorrow 2025-01-11T02:55:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8kjn4xcvpwehkucm270ulggudrghqzqyt4r43ykwf0ngcrtcksgczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jkp8puk So this guy is running for leader of the Liberals. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Arya">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Arya</a><br/><br/>He is obviously horrendous and I don&#39;t know why he isn&#39;t in the CPC.<br/><br/>BUT.<br/><br/>He does want to abolish the monarchy and turn Canada into a republic. That&#39;s it, that&#39;s his one good idea.<br/><br/>#CanPoli 2025-01-09T21:10:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3zky7wq54zp57tjgd9pkzfkpkrmu8jw5zyq83ezdxcxkcfry29qzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jn8zj2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvrxc7ruxnt086mdzss02f0tk4r78rv3d4jnh4wy69608weyphlstjgtzm'>nevent1q…gtzm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to hear more about searing in a microwave. 2025-01-07T18:59:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9axl0tt7asgrs9acvfcart3g7ljl8h63f489m3vttm3t0ffykdkqzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j8f85l7 <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10928309/justin-trudeau-resignation-future-anthony-housefather/">https://globalnews.ca/news/10928309/justin-trudeau-resignation-future-anthony-housefather/</a><br/><br/>&gt;&gt; A new leader could help the Liberals offer “a more centrist vision” than the progressive agenda led by Trudeau, allowing the party to offer change at a time when Canadians desire it, Housefather added.<br/><br/>🤮 2024-12-22T18:05:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rj3yzr8sccxx34knc9czmds77npvkwwluq9ydm8zsed0d59uvgczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jfa8kdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpzv08h260yyesknjedpy7vacr3hhnw6w5fhvc0kt4k4mk3qhj2qckqjt6'>nevent1q…qjt6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dang, only got the gestation period wrong. 2024-12-13T16:54:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8svrfgspvyjnvcyd4hhu5apq0uhm2mhx4eqmf4m48qmza8gwhdzczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jap9xcj It would appear that the president of South Korea is executing what I would describe as a coup to assume control of the country because he doesn&#39;t like that his party does not have control of the National Assembly<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-1.7399501">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-1.7399501</a> 2024-12-03T15:04:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvn340squx469vldhe6qgdyr0lveqxs3d2gxaplvpj35nqr5mzxdczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j3y76dk Quick calculations say that the &#34;Working Canadians Rebate&#34; and GST vacation will cost something like 8 billion dollars.<br/><br/>So many recipients do not need this money (like us) and it would be so much better spent on building government-run rental buildings. You can build a pretty decent amount of housing for 8 billion.<br/><br/>This government is flailing on its way down and out.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gst-vacation-christmas-1.7389206">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gst-vacation-christmas-1.7389206</a><br/><br/>#Canada 2024-11-21T16:19:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8sdkdzpkt272wuw220hxhzevf3hrvatpv67gulvhynv868vy7xggzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jae0gz4 For convoluted reasons, a work slack discussion brought up that time that Justin Trudeau fell down the stairs on TV to demonstrate it being his &#39;party trick&#39;.<br/><br/>It made me look for more context on it since you usually see a very short clip only (less than a minute).<br/><br/>Behold, the longest extract I have been able to find which includes a ridiculous story about him doing the falling trick in a hotel.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/bJMa7n7nPi4?si=o2fqGRU-2KBFGjC8">https://youtu.be/bJMa7n7nPi4?si=o2fqGRU-2KBFGjC8</a><br/><br/>#Trudeau 2024-11-20T22:50:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg54jy6jg3trvzh45nl794u9dqaw88rd825nslv52t30sx8js5ahszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jpyavk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vaq97datrcx43afta2mzh45qrvmpv0g769u5wreallej6rra6vsdwu8w4'>nevent1q…u8w4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve never seen one with a complete plywood interior.<br/><br/>They&#39;re ready for a full-on storm. 2024-11-12T19:44:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfd0usc8rla9zh8kaujrlt4my3wgzx50zul6agsfpheeldyy6gpeczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jcgpct2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwy3rplafl9c0kue396n39um6cxu7vyry8s2w4aw02kr3w48tnkszr8pag'>nevent1q…8pag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is driving me crazy. People keep posting analysis on voting numbers when it&#39;s not even close to having all the results yet.<br/><br/>California alone has over 8 MILLION votes uncounted still. <a href="https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/unaccounted-2024-votes-20-million-18-million-fact-check/536-4a6cb71e-fb8d-4616-a848-f22c53ccf3b2">https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/unaccounted-2024-votes-20-million-18-million-fact-check/536-4a6cb71e-fb8d-4616-a848-f22c53ccf3b2</a><br/><br/>The Democrats certainly lost part of their base, but someone posting specific percentages like 18% 2 DAYS after the voting closes is completely ludicrous.<br/><br/>Like the numbers in this screenshot are already out-of-date and wrong.<br/><br/>I am losing it I tell ya. 2024-11-07T18:45:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqf4p8ahq69eypgt9hskedxrsn8a44pwx0ep609rx32uryc8krkyczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jsduzpk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9l0z09vmul8fn3dsrjh5g5ulqq9zvs7xdpedg807ackazjw3gphgp4heg5'>nevent1q…heg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah, it&#39;s just someone messing about in their own fork.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know if this is the latest statement, but it&#39;s the latest in the trail from that issue. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/30091#issuecomment-2231106261">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/30091#issuecomment-2231106261</a><br/><br/>Basically &#34;No we won&#39;t do this...for reasons&#34;. Personally I find the reasoning there incredibly weak.<br/><br/>Having been on an instance that supports posting over 2000 characters for quite a while now, I have no idea what their issue is. It already collapses long posts.<br/><br/>This situation seems ridiculous. 2024-11-05T20:54:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2ducqz9tme5aq7umctgjrwt30c08j073dc7mm0mt5ag4wwx6cqgzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j0xzxh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrcy9p250cqptqs8de26xfyu8ug6mallydlkspjghgqw99rjxjkg2x6f9n'>nevent1q…6f9n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This reminds me of another one that drives me crazy, yet another &#39;business&#39; word.<br/><br/>The phrase &#34;to table something&#34;. Logically (and etymologically) this means to put something on the table for discussion. Derived from UK parliamentary language.<br/><br/>And yet in the US this means to delay discussion about the item.<br/><br/>Canada&#39;s Commonwealth heritage combined with US proximity means I never have any idea what this means. 2024-11-01T17:41:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsfpzpl7cxmc3plx5jdtdgssqmzdwup34q2qe9y94gg26dpavtmczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j7x0ack A sampling of the more &#39;interesting&#39; things we saw in #France <br/><br/>A very manly sword hilt.<br/>Some horses going a little too wild.<br/>The mysterious forbidden lawn.<br/>The lounging lady in the Nice graveyard.<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/404/740/108/125/564/original/558fa2db96966eff.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/404/743/627/175/542/original/ac5e88b8880333a3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/404/744/669/964/990/original/5f0198745202920a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/404/749/140/937/836/original/6af4a1bbd73b6829.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-01T00:05:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9fwdljh0vqcl8qug5rw8jaumnr2ms2m3qpuq7z636wcmk3vrjysqzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jtj7lp6 It took me a long time to get through France photos! I think this is a selection of 4 interesting ones. Or maybe 1 for each city? (bonus for Paris)<br/><br/>#France #Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/399/129/887/908/440/original/22222c25227c6891.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/399/142/805/947/307/original/9495a27b738930fd.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/399/153/417/591/436/original/cf93de0cfbd0a646.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/399/157/720/895/801/original/9d738fa6dbff66ce.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-31T00:24:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25sehv2w90g5e68x6yqe6wut9xvfev7qmx2wn8g9hdwpl4rwz73czyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jffgu4r Some more from the Biodome! <br/>These penguins always look like they&#39;re fake stuffed animals or something.<br/><br/>#Montreal #Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/629/107/287/949/original/a6851c278fb18def.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/630/274/282/162/original/43968f0c9c934e5f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/631/027/345/491/original/e0b7d3a3839b2ac0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/633/454/565/640/original/f642ae8e9e630e95.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-06T17:28:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8upllr8wejqax3ujarqgwaz7rj5mts6u0mck9nrs2w5jv40l898qzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j47vwh5 Some more from the Biodome! <br/>These penguins always look like they&#39;re fake stuffed animals or something.<br/><br/>#Montreal #Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/629/107/287/949/original/a6851c278fb18def.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/630/274/282/162/original/43968f0c9c934e5f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/631/027/345/491/original/e0b7d3a3839b2ac0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/261/633/454/565/640/original/f642ae8e9e630e95.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-06T17:25:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsnys8qrf492ke0tf29hug2mqq884g52v3tum87t79yuyjwn02uszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05juv38s9 The lady that lived in our house before us really did not care about updating her address with anything at all.<br/><br/>Bank stuff, credit, multiple government institutions, pension documents. It&#39;s crazy.<br/><br/>We could have stolen her identity like 10x over by now.<br/><br/>Just got another bank one today. 2024-10-01T21:24:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgwnnzrpr9uzphwf65kw87w6r4plmm9l82ys4mh8hg6ptjyy5dmwczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jygq5yw The #Montreal Biodome isn&#39;t huge but it was really nice. These macaws were right at the entrance to the tropical area.<br/><br/>#Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/228/220/832/902/888/original/19307f589063542b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-30T19:48:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqk0sjunsy57t2acxxcfwch5vx56amcak3vjjh0u7xc0cy0qzg83qzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jf03f7n Like everywhere else in #Montreal the Stade olympique was under construction :D<br/>Still looks pretty cool though<br/><br/>#Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/227/138/102/750/041/original/6712e7f7cdd86cc1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-30T15:13:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswlefpwn4eskjdsyadmak72yf64nmj3yehxrzr4cwweyay9gy8c9gzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j6gl3s3 Going to slowly get through some shots from our Montreal trip :)<br/><br/>The boat sightseeing had some great views (who would have guessed?)<br/><br/>#Montreal #Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/212/455/497/768/605/original/f289973b8f6bdf15.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/212/455/499/700/640/original/d384d59beebaf9c7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/212/455/515/140/048/original/6089dd4edf9ee6b6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/212/455/522/874/348/original/7c06f6ab1e7c1390.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-28T00:59:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsylnftjwjugukmg5mns7r002wc9qu8s3hpdxnn7grndeuxk9vgluszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j7zvd7g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf76uye3g3lvwxpjahw928t55r66rzr8m0n30aag56qsscftnndscsldttw'>nevent1q…dttw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see this as a common misunderstanding all the time. Cops are not &#39;bad guys&#39; because there are individual bad cops. There are many nice people that are cops. ACAB is a thing because it is literally not possible to be a &#39;good&#39; cop given the entire purpose of their existence is enforcing unjust laws that have been created by a corrupt and racist system.<br/><br/>They are a force to apply state-sanctioned violence against the least powerful of the state&#39;s own people. How can someone possibly be a &#39;good&#39; member of such a force? This is despite any good things any individual member may do. 2024-09-17T14:04:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9l9829dw0fl7cse9pulggh5ftekfgvuc946z6ludg7j8qnsvleczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j2ygw84 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gucpwlhdttgczr7hfxp38z6pr7eagl3t8pvpvm2ckpw2rprxp0gdku6d5'>nevent1q…u6d5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/437/549/825/820/original/92dc64cc9ca6d89f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/437/606/588/869/original/06ad3bf9f3e2f4c6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/437/649/124/782/original/ebea6003290bd59f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/437/648/030/175/original/28b33094a7d8e386.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-31T20:09:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gucpwlhdttgczr7hfxp38z6pr7eagl3t8pvpvm2ckpw2rprxp0gzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jhz3k04 Went to Mer Bleue with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stéphanie</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jay…80k8</span>)</a></span> <br/>There were a lot of mosquitoes!<br/><br/>Saw a few nice animals. There was a tiny snake at one point but he was too fast to capture.<br/><br/>#Photography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/427/829/457/592/original/12d4cf9275bda526.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/427/838/554/212/original/743513185080b9c8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/428/844/948/677/original/70fa8c0b647f0b5e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/058/428/860/745/611/original/ed02f1263a81f7f2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-31T20:07:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspm9yl6whdx32pw0hplgmfz6rxc72qgd44l28d7l9scke6chmmutqzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jz74etr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzseaqpjfzehv4glmcuvlp05ssz2c8xk3d6ymwl4eezwsxtnlcaqz6ue4p'>nevent1q…ue4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#SKYard<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/053/625/831/900/529/original/6b31f74534672d81.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/053/625/854/123/146/original/864fb314b65ad729.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/053/625/866/357/780/original/4a6a1a2d3b2a4e4a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/053/627/034/601/139/original/8ae6e0631d7b7079.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-30T23:49:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3psv2jl0uv5aek7za22vlk6zmrcshn2wyjfceunp80f7guyxnhszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j65fwcs Another one from the NIMBY file. <a href="https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/08/28/residents-harbour-concerns-about-26-and-35-storey-towers-in-barrhaven/">https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/08/28/residents-harbour-concerns-about-26-and-35-storey-towers-in-barrhaven/</a><br/><br/>These people just throw random shit at the wall to see what sticks.<br/><br/>&#34;Some people had concerns over the height of the building including what happens in a fire.<br/><br/>Carol Throop, a Barrhaven resident, was worried about if elevators aren’t working.<br/><br/>“I don’t want to run down 36 flights of stairs,” she said.<br/><br/>You don&#39;t live in the building Carol! Do you think this is the first tower to ever be built in the history of civilization that has more than 5 floors?<br/><br/>That said, the newspaper itself is probably the most NIMBY thing in this story. They run their headline about &#34;concerns&#34; but there&#39;s barely anything in the story about that. Most people are in favour of it and just want to ensure there&#39;s bike parking?<br/><br/>#Ottawa #housing #nimby 2024-08-30T14:03:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsk9nm7ml030wf2ezn3ezucy7mk84qnhv7n39mnfgwqzpf59mwrczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jjl3hj2 A selection of shots from #Ottawa #Pride 2024.<br/><br/>It was hot as hell but still a great time!<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/024/875/493/707/672/original/4e77bd343ff1e780.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/024/875/496/214/931/original/3024f983272ab9d7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/024/875/518/398/810/original/fbc6e9a4064662e9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/113/024/875/515/710/740/original/b8c86510058acf32.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-25T21:57:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsxx8s2ww2w35uvy32032rt6cw8qlrf7f950hay0kp9h9n0jmg6gzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05j30ga4q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ce9lqx9gdtygnejs2kfruzasvns2ypqjxd5490359q7ecslel9qsfa0l3'>nevent1q…a0l3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fascinating. Reading up more on this Rustad guy now.<br/><br/>First thing I saw was that he was kicked out of the Liberals for denying the climate change effects of carbon dioxide emissions?<br/><br/>I see some of the wilder claims are from his candidates but he brushed aside the 5G genocide by complaining about &#34;cancel culture&#34; apparently lol and still stands behind that candidate even though she&#39;s completely bonkers.<br/><br/>BC is in trouble. 2024-08-23T21:36:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgrlhxlugyesm89d6njafjh34yzjveccqwft649ppfna7y685kakgzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jm4pnzy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9va3v3j9qh4vccl8v53j5hc85v7lzkh8thlyvsdj8vedwz9d3eqwhm9h5'>nevent1q…m9h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No match in terms of what? 2024-08-21T16:00:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs05wumwvsyy4eya8v854a3n4954znfekj6xzkdv49lkg39lx5f77qzyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jjm88n3 Experimented more with other modes/settings! At the end I heard a very strange bird call and turned around to see a pair of pileated woodpeckers in the maple behind us. Plenty of dead branches for them to dig into :)<br/><br/>#SKYard #birdphotography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/946/246/614/984/902/original/014240c81813f27d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/946/246/622/938/891/original/cba0d43c074d07d5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/946/246/626/526/937/original/62eb5140277835b5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/946/246/654/654/218/original/c79eed132047aeb8.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-12T00:41:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2vag3m528zulccy76hywtnyxn72khanxe54kv248dgmuqfymgnwczyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jw2u0hn A series of wet birds.<br/><br/>#SKYard #BirdPhotography<br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/934/939/842/981/598/original/d50212c77c003b0e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/934/939/862/545/899/original/58757a50f2cd199f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/934/939/873/582/464/original/803f8b2b2bdb877c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/112/934/939/932/931/405/original/5308786c44240a21.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-10T00:44:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9xttz5ass7jeeuzrc78ctl9jzzzwc36z0y5zgwp602n0vs777qnszyq2y73x3c6pznma5emlc9fk2973famnd7whfk8a5y0v9l6nyzy05jmagz2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd728u44ykdlg2agcr8n3jzrfa8pp8ksr8j6gv5098updztm9dyesqeer5z'>nevent1q…er5z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The intention was something as compact as possible for travel purposes so I went with a (used) OM-5.<br/><br/>It took me some time to decide on a lens but I figured it made sense to go as flexible as possible while still being small to start with so I went with an Olympus 14-150 f/4-f/5.6.<br/><br/>The complete setup weighs 715 g which seems very nice to me.<br/><br/>Oh, and the body and lens are both weather-sealed which was an important factor. 2024-07-19T15:06:33Z