alex

@alex@xim.ca

🏳️‍🌈🍁 #AuDHD #Queer Canadian dork in his 40s from #Ottawa #Canada. Coffee disposal expert. ☕ Co-admin/mod of XIM.ca. He/they.
I may be six cats in a trenchcoat, making decisions by committee. Or not.

I also run Mastodon bots:
• @thebeavertonbot
• @ctvottawa

Backup ​:mastodon:​ : @alex

NOTE: As I am a human being (not a robot), I may occasionally make mistakes from time to time, not understand social cues & possibly struggle with personal interactions (for those who aren't aware: it's called autism). If I screw something up, please let me know (because I'm probably very unaware of it). Communication can be a struggle even on the best of days. If you somehow cannot handle others making mistakes and expect absolute perfection then I am not for you. Move on.

More about me:

mastodon.social ​:blobcatnotlikethis:​ (Oct 2022) -> tech.lgbt (Oct 2022) -> firefish.lgbt (Aug 2023) -> tech.lgbt (Aug 2023) -> xim.ca 👍 (Sept 2023)

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alex, to random

@smux Do not toot it!

grivettcarnac, to Ottawa
@grivettcarnac@mstdn.social avatar

Chatted with a pharmacist this week about #covid boosters and they can only give them to folks over 65 and immunocompromised… unsure what kind of documentation that requires but province won’t pay for anything other… all the while movie industry folks I follow on social media show that everyone (actors don’t but everyone around them do) on movie sets still have to mask or they lose insurance coverage. So curious why #ottawa #cdnpoli #onpoli

alex,

@grivettcarnac

https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/covid-19-vaccine.aspx

Eligible individuals may receive an XBB COVID-19 vaccine in Spring 2024 if it has been 6 months from the previous COVID-19 vaccine dose or known SARS-CoV-2 infection (whichever is later).

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-vaccines> Eligible individuals may receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it has been six months since their previous dose or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

So from what I'm reading (and I'm due to get my booster in June), boosters are still every six months, regardless of whatever they're telling you.
Either the pharmacist is misinformed, the pharmacy has some really restrictive rules or both the City and the province are wrong.

alex,

@grivettcarnac Yeah, but the Province of Ontario says the same thing and they have to go by that ;)

🤷‍♂️ probably misinformed somewhere.

alex, to random

While spending a little time in the wilderness of Québec, watering apple trees and enjoying the weather, here are some completely random pictures.

Jain, to random
@Jain@blob.cat avatar

oh shit, doctor who got destroyed by disney :blobcatpain:

alex,

@Jain Shush, you. It's not too bad, actually. ​:tardis2:​

alex,

@Jain The only thing I'm not a fan of is the whole 'bi-generation - bam! now every past Doctor is still alive' thing. (RTD's idea is that when the Doctors died they bi-generated into splinter universes, but uhh how?)

The Doctor split themselves once, that means two sets of Doctors (with two different sets of regeneration, I'm guessing?).
Still doesn't explain how every past Doctor can still be alive.
Not buying that silly headcanon, it's ridiculous.
He's just pulling lore out of his arse and trying to explain it.

Cassandra, (edited ) to random
@Cassandra@autistics.life avatar

Which of the following are deserving of gratitude?

alex,

@Cassandra None of the above. No cookies for doing what is expected.

christ, to random
@christ@awjeez.help avatar

I have enough train points for a no out of pocket trip on business class with meals and drinks to Ottawa or Economy to Winnipeg.

alex,

@christ Nice!

alex,

@christ I had enough points saved up for a one-way between Halifax and Quebec City. Good enough for me.

They were like, 'You know you could go to Vancouver with that, right?'
Yeah, I could, but why?
(who even gets the idea that being on coach for 4ish days is somehow fun? You gotta be a masochist to do that.)

stux, to random
@stux@mstdn.social avatar

The server migration I have planned for upcoming weekend! I'm home alone so I can do it late in the night since less people are online on this instance then

There will be some downtime but I'll let you know in advance and also there will be a notice on the "error page" :mastodon_oops:

Thinking about upgrading to Glitch-soc while we're at it :blobcatgiggle:

alex,

@stux glitch is nice! Good choice.

Jain, to random
@Jain@blob.cat avatar

π

alex,

@Jain Why not pi pie? #WhyNotZoidberg

alex,

@Jain @hexaheximal

This one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRjkQT9xLZs

alex,

@Jain @hexaheximal There's also Life of Pi...

alex,

@Jain @hexaheximal ohhhh. I had to google that because I know I've seen it but forever ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXPXMxsXT28

alex, to random

@AlsoPaisleyCat 😈

christ, (edited ) to random
@christ@awjeez.help avatar

Heads up #BikeTO. The Cherry Street Bridge is up, closed to all traffic, and fenced off for some reason. You've got to detour all the way back to Leslie if you're coming at it from the South side. It was open yesterday and I can't find any info as to why it's closed or for how long 🤷

UPDATE: It's closed due to a mechanical issue. https://xim.ca/notes/9sqpd2qwerb4l4wr Thanks, @alex

alex,

@christ Might it have something to do with this?

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/25/cherry-st-bridge-locked-in-upright-position-after-mechanical-issues/

Jain, to random
@Jain@blob.cat avatar

How about putting gambling & Lootboxes in the same tax category as alcohol?

alex,

@Jain this would make too much sense.

byte, to random
@byte@awawa.club avatar

Series of hot takes because why not:

  1. Every golf course must be seedbombed or turned into 15-minutes neighbourhood
  2. Being a billionaire must be banned worldwide. You have 1 billion net worth? You go to jail for life 100%
  3. Universal basic income also must be implemented worldwide
  4. People older than 60 years must be banned from being a politician
  5. Hrt must be allowed after 16, anonymously, without parents' knowledge and bullshit tests
  6. Cars must be banned in historical city centers
  7. You are cute
alex,

@byte

Alternate take to #2: 100% of income should be taxed (after a certain threshold) and subsequently used to benefit the people (this can fund UBI quite easily). That gets rid of the obscenely wealthy.

stux, to random Dutch
@stux@mstdn.social avatar

Thierry Baudet is een bitch van Putin

Zo het is gezegd!

Nu hopen dat Thierry hier komt en mij "een klap op m'n bek wil geven" :ablobgrin:

Heb namelijk wel een idee wie er beter uitkomt :blobblush: 😇 (ik zeg niet "kick the fascist... but uh.. kick the fascist!)

alex,

@stux yeet them right into the sea

alex,

@stux ​:blobcatgiggle:​ Fair enough.

I mean, you're depriving sharks of a tasty meal but...fair enough.

ned, (edited ) to random

Musk has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents, spreading misinformation about racial minorities’ intelligence and physiology to his 176+ million followers.

Musk is amplifying users who will incorporate cherry-picked data and misleading graphs into their argument as to why people of European descent are biologically superior, giving fringe accounts like i/o a drastic jump in followers. The i/o account has even thanked Musk for raising “awareness” last year.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/elon-musk-racist-tweets-science-video/

alex,

@ned I'm just going to add:

For background information about this Twitter account that now has a Fediverse presence:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Monitoring_Bias

Jain, to random
@Jain@blob.cat avatar

So, im in the train now which will cut me off from the internet...
I will then use wifion🧊

alex,

@Jain shakes fist at train this clearly should be illegal

alex, to random

BBC Will Stop Using Generative AI For ‘Doctor Who’ Promotion After Receiving Complaints

https://deadline.com/2024/03/bbc-doctor-who-ai-complaints-1235867333/

enigmatico, to random
@enigmatico@mk.absturztau.be avatar

#include

alex,

@Jain @enigmatico

activitypub: #binsh is the best we can do

Jain, to random
@Jain@blob.cat avatar

:blobcatgooglynotlikethis: stop me from creating blobcats

alex,

@Jain i refuse. ​:ablobcatbouncefast:​

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