Americans Deserve the Truth, Even If It’s Unpleasant | National Review
credit where conservative media keeps it real https://t.co/BD8NTWotr0
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 20, 2020
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Finding a washroom during Toronto’s pandemic winter
I mapped all the park washrooms that will stay open this winter. Hopefully, more washroom locations will follow. https://t.co/DWDsF1wo7T
— Sean Marshall (@Sean_YYZ) November 20, 2020
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Regional Indian Cookbooks: An Incomplete Guide
I created this incomplete/growing list of regional Indian cookbooks as a follow-up to a comment I made on @bettinamak's excellent piece on the need to understand cuisines in regional rather than national terms. These are all in English/translation.https://t.co/sxKMqvAI5H
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Start with the Map
The book that first set me on my way was “ Watership Down ,” by Richard Adams. I was nine years old when I read it. Basking in its afterglow, I plotted an epic novel about a small group of fugitive ot
How To Get Laid Without Your Phone by Siri Agrell
After months of isolation and years of screen-enabled distraction, it’s time to re-set and remember how to treat one another face-to-face. Luckily, there’s now a book for that. How To Get Laid Without Your Phone | By Siri Agrell https://t.co/flwJen9wyn
— Siri Agrell (@SiriAgrell) January 4,…
I’m PROPERLY back!
I'm PROPERLY back!
Twitter suspended my account but finally gave it back!
Thanks for sticking with me.
The fight against fake history continues.
You can read about what happened here;https://t.co/31hPoHhRzZ
— Fake History Hunter (@fakehistoryhunt) December 23, 2020
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Goodreads Is Retiring Its Current API, and Book-Loving Developers Aren’t Happy
I was quoted in this article, it out: https://t.co/g2SYn7Sl0f
— Stephanie Wilkinson (@stephanieblack) December 19, 2020
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Fission Demo Day December 2020
Our demo day last Thursday was so jam packed that we're going to have to write multiple wrap up posts! Here's the first one, including the full video of the entire presentation https://t.co/s4GXxIILua
— FISSION (@FISSIONcodes) December 21, 2020
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Full Moon Photo Looks Like Mysterious Giant Eye Through Rock Arch in Utah
Note: not all photos of moon that looks (suspiciously) large are fake. Gear matters: use a good camera with long, telephoto lens. Skills matter, too, as we can see in this photo by Zach Cooley. Story of the photo: https://t.co/5BN9YZ6o4p https://t.co/sqmmPo8FED
— HoaxEye (@hoaxeye) December 1,…
SkyDome or Rogers Centre — whatever you call it, tearing it down strikes out on more than just environmental grounds
It’s clear there’s not much corporate love for the Rogers Centre. Perfectly good stadiums seem to have short lifespans, @shawnmicallef writes. And can we just call it SkyDome again? https://t.co/0cqEDtcEoT
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) December 5, 2020
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The Raspberry Pi 4 has a fan now - the Case Fan
Blog post to go along with my earlier video: The Raspberry Pi 4 has a fan now—the Case Fan! How loud is it, and does it work? https://t.co/FTzGm5Jnf7 #RaspberryPi pic.twitter.com/pAGaxx8K3i
— Jeff Geerling (@geerlingguy) December 6, 2020
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Exploring Toronto’s underground drains and creeks is dark, dirty and dangerous. It’s also key to showing the city’s link to the environment
Can't wait to read @mariko_uda's book, “Where does it all come from? Where does it all go? Toronto water, energy and waste systems,” via @ShawnMicallef in today's @TorontoStar. #Toronto #infrastructure #books https://t.co/KLrIpJfeaK
— Sarah J. McCabe (@Sarah_McCabe_) December 12, 2020
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Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys
We see on @newsycombinator that Goodreads may be retiring their Book APIs, leaving many individuals & services without data:https://t.co/o9L8lIsV1k@openlibrary is a free, open-source service & has Book APIs & monthly data dumps:https://t.co/Y4k3LPzyuY https://t.co/fW0EJBIOf7
— Open Library…
Kinmount Railway Station
Just before our Saga Connections presentation, @oaarchitects selected Kinmount Railway Station as one of their Queen’s Park Picks for 2020. They make mention of the failed Icelandic settlement and the monument nearby. https://t.co/IOFx7Zo53p#ONhistory #ONheritage #DiscoverON
— Icelandic Canadian…
Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys
A rare blog post this morning: Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys https://t.co/loCuPHFVzc
— Joe Alcorn (@joe_alcorn) December 13, 2020
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Interview: Konstantinos Dimopoulos Discusses "Virtual Cities"
Konstantinos Dimopoulos (@gnomeslair) discusses "Virtual Cities: An Atlas & Exploration of Video Game Cities": https://t.co/1JFeEIc3sO pic.twitter.com/YqHTYHBGKl
— Degraded Orbit (@DegradedOrbit) November 24, 2020
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How to kill the university
It's that one! 💣 "How to kill the university"
I wrote about an under-appreciated feature of universities as *community infrastructure*: they are prolific factories of life- and city-altering communities in a way few other institutions match.
🚀 https://t.co/NBwRTRLDXD…
‘Loser’: How a Lifelong Fear Bookended Trump’s Presidency
Great piece by the great @DanBarryNYT https://t.co/U3tcfyzyoL
— Sharon Waxman (@sharonwaxman) November 26, 2020
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People working from home will change Toronto’s downtown long-term. Here’s what to do with all that vacant office space
My @TorontoStar column this week: a shift to working from home for many office workers looks like it’ll permanently change Toronto’s post-pandemic downtown core.
But it doesn’t need to be a change for the worse. https://t.co/qlcJCuFhIu
— Matt Elliott (@GraphicMatt) November 24, 2020
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This Thanksgiving, It’s Time to Stop Nap-Shaming
“Naps in general have a stigma attached to them as something you only do when you’re lazy or when you’re sick.” In praise of napping. https://t.co/45EubrImRl
— Matt Galloway (@mattgallowaycbc) November 24, 2020
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Healthy Chinese Takeout: 16 Food Orders to Satisfy Every Tastebud
My latest piece on debunking American stereotypes of Chinese food, with great recs & insights from @dearclarissa, @omnivorcookbook, and Clarence Kwan - the author of "Chinese Protest Recipes" (it's available for free downloads btw). https://t.co/l9SypFJLXj
— Daphne K. Lee (@daphnekylee) November…
‘The Glorious American Essay,’ From Benjamin Franklin to Zadie Smith
The Best of 2020 Best Comedy Best TV Shows Best Books Best Movies Best Albums Books of The Times John Williams Nov. 25, 2020 Amazon Apple Books Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop Indiebound Whe
How can Toronto get people outdoors this winter? Start shovelling, says this pandemic walking group | CBC News
Clearing snow and ice from trails like @TheMeadoway is a great idea. Agree with @JohnTory - time for Toronto to embrace being a winter city. Essential this year. @Park_People https://t.co/t9LeMg9I17 pic.twitter.com/5B5v0ZEULd
— Dave Harvey (@dharve1) November 25, 2020
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Jean Verville Brings Subtle Flair – and Modest Density – to a Montreal Triplex
While we‘ve been talking about the missing middle, 15-minute cities, zoning etc etc... Montreal has consistently produced good density on an intimate scale. Me in @AzureMagazine: https://t.co/Aal8LKe8IC
— Stefan Novakovic (@NovakovicTO) November 26, 2020
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Færðu eldhúsið inn í borðstofu til að fá aukaherbergi
Smá um heimilið og Laugardalinn sem okkur líður svo vel í 💕https://t.co/CfulDAgMeg
— Katrín Atladóttir (@katrinat) November 21, 2020
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Virtual Cities Review: A Fun Journey Through 45 Classic Game Cities
This is Virtual Cities : a book about, well, virtual cities from 45 different games spanning numerous genres. Penned by Konstantinos Dimopoulos and illustrated
Gorey Tales: The Art and Stories of Edward Gorey
Learn about Edward Gorey, the "grandaddy of Goth", in this companion blog post to our current Gorey Tales exhibit: https://t.co/hwBKvDWPgf pic.twitter.com/djy4u3HV4V
— Toronto Public Library (@torontolibrary) November 17, 2020
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'She made music jump into 3D': Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius
Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach topped US classical charts for three years.Photograph: Len DeLessio/Corbis/Getty Images T his summer, an 80-year-old synthesiser pioneer suddenly appeared online. She h
Virtual Cities
My review of Konstantinos Dimopoulos' – @gnomeslair's – beautiful book on Virtual Cities is here:https://t.co/l5hbNjUZ1o pic.twitter.com/fZVpIHNtet
— Simon fae Standingstone ::🏴🇪🇺🌍:: (@simon_brooke) November 10, 2020
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Saga Connections #1: Kinmount, An Experiment in Settlement
Join us for our first "ICCT Saga Connections" webinar event. "Kinmount: An Experiment in Settlement". Dec 3https://t.co/WgcC6tAyhG
— Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto 🇮🇸🇨🇦 (@ICCTtweets) November 8, 2020
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I'm Leaving Vancouver
I’m Leaving Vancouver https://t.co/pFIL7I4dQd
— Steve (@Stv) October 30, 2020
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Why Was Justin Turner on the Field with Coronavirus?
Justin Turner should be banned for at least a year the MLB commissioner should lose his job.
My latest for Los Angeleno. #Dodgers #worldseries https://t.co/nxkApNg8QI
— tony pierce (@busblog) October 28, 2020
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Support Remote Work, and Don’t Be Greedy
Support Remote Work, and Don’t Be Greedy: https://t.co/ox11tvOucf
— blair (@blairmacintyre) October 18, 2020
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Judge quashes attempt to halt sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op - Co-operative News
'Do not lose this momentum as member-owners': As court rejects bid to halt sale of Canada's Mountain Equipment Co-op @kevinharding of the #SaveMEC campaign urges co-operators everywhere to protect the #coops principles https://t.co/fYZonVqkDt pic.twitter.com/JLpM8uCUnP
— Co-operative News…
2020 LEIF Events
The Leif Eriksson International Festival (LEIF) is celebrating Leif Erikson Day with a week of online events. See the list at https://t.co/0zR6EpboM1 to participate virtually to honour the first known European to visit Iceland.
— Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto 🇮🇸🇨🇦 (@ICCTtweets) October 2,…
The Wire still matters
"For some reason, I thought this reputation might have the unintended effect of overrating it somewhat… but no, it’s just that good"https://t.co/c0yDBYsoyj
— Dylan Reid (@dylan_reid) September 30, 2020
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Toronto's derelict malting silos are now being used for outdoor video screenings
Toronto's derelict malting silos are now being used for outdoor video screenings https://t.co/HPerA4FUKn #Toronto #BigArtTO pic.twitter.com/QC9fnWnGBk
— blogTO (@blogTO) September 30, 2020
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A Brief Guide to 21st-Century Blackface
Prior to departing the Times last month, I'd been working on a project about 21st century blackface, its deployments and its implications. Now, in time for the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee's BAMBOOZLED, it's finally finished & here:https://t.co/X0LKgbmKUu
— Aisha Harris (@craftingmystyle)…
The Era of Visual Studio Code
Monday, Sep 21, 2020 The Era of Visual Studio Code The most important thing I look for when choosing which tools to use is longevity. Learning software is an investment, and if you have to switch to a
Auction : Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto
Today is the last day for bidding on our online auction. Bid now on Icelandic (and non-Icelandic) items until 8:00 PM Toronto time! https://t.co/38Rcomaaxm
— Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto 🇮🇸🇨🇦 (@ICCTtweets) September 26, 2020
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