Ben Zanin

@gnomon

Nerd, lover of the arts and of programming, focused on professional IT operations in practice and in theory 🇨🇦 💍 & ❤️☕

Toronto, ON
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Joined April 2007
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    18 Jul 2017
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    TCONC'd for easy rethreading: ↑ ↓

    I'm attempting to assemble a structured argument here, against all odds in this medium. Beg your pardon. Please bear with me.
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    13 hours ago

    The only thing I ask is for people to enjoy my photography. And a retweet too :)

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    17 hours ago

    when you have the perfect place for something

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    21 hours ago

    ANIMAL COMPLAINT: Meadowvale Rd + Old Finch Av -Black bear seen -Bear is full grown -Standing in middle of road -Now in and out of forest -Officers en route ^dh

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    Jun 30

    TIL the TPL makes their whole catalogue available as a MARC download, that's neat. (they also advertise their Z39.50 endpoint freely which is good)

    A snapshot from a website showing annual snapshots for download of the Toronto Public Library catalogue in MARC format.
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    Jun 30

    Consider the RSS Consider its ease We use every part of the RSS It’s all we need We make podcasts from enclosures The audio’s sweet inside We use LastBuildDate to build readers To display their posts inside Consider the RSS Distributed ease! Decentralized is what we need

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    Jun 29

    Lisp-2: A lisp you're friends with Lisp-vous: A lisp you respect

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    Jun 29

    See you on Sunday, instead.

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    Jun 28

    Forum user 1: hey guys I'm having trouble with <issue you've spent the past hour trying to fix> Forum user 2: have you tried this <dead mediafire link> Forum user 1: works, thanks! "this thread has been archived as of 2/26/2011"

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    Jun 29

    at work we use polls as part of a consensus process. instead of yes/no polls we often do "yes/no/abstain/veto"; poll results might require more discussion instead of resolving an issue. as memorably put it, "vote first, figure out what it means later"

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    Jun 28

    The evidence that Toronto Police have effectively given up on seriously enforcing traffic laws is pretty strong. Look how the number of Provincial Offence Tickets for traffic violations has declined. (via [pdf])

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    Jun 27

    Terry Crews is out here, seemingly by himself, standing up for men who have been sexually assaulted in an environment that lampoons abuse of men. This is the definition of courageous and the epitome of being a man.

    Terry Crews on why he didn’t fight back when he was sexually assaulted: “As a black man in America, you only have a few shots at success… I have seen many, many young black men who were provoked into violence. And they were imprisoned or they were killed. And they’re not here."
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    Jun 28

    If we've learned anything in the last two years it's that unresolved racial animus and ahistorical racist narratives are a national security issue. If we can't come to honest terms with our real past, we're putting our future at risk.

    As usual Canada wraps themselves in the "we had no slavery" fallacy which paves the way for a "we have no racism" national lie
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    Jun 28

    Check it out transit fans!

    This is possibly the coolest pop-up shop you'll ever see. Come visit us in our vintage 1967 bus this weekend! Friday June 29 - Nathan Philips Square 12-6pm Sunday July 1 - Mel Lastman Square 4-10:30
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    Jun 28
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    How you can help. ↑ ↓

    THREAD: Did you read the "Why Women Don't Code" article (tldr: "the tech industry is as diverse as it's gonna get, so why bother?") and feel like you need to DO SOMETHING instead of giving up? Here are 11 ways men can be allies to women and minorities:
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    Jun 28
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    It's not just you. I'm new to ed but I've been using it more and more. When I have questions/comments, I tweet them out. They have been some of my most liked/retweeted/discussed tweets. Mind. Blown. ed is alive and well. We should all reminder each other we're not alone.

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    Jun 28

    Perception of conflict between cyclists/drivers relatively consistent across Canada, except in the 905 where, I assume, there’s no conflict because basically nobody bikes.

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    Jun 28

    Conclusion from this new Canada-wide Angus Reid poll on cyclist/driver conflict: Winnipeg REALLY wants more separated bike lanes.

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    Jun 28

    Opening July 6. The Mating Game

    It’s a play I wrote so we can laugh together! Pls join us!
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    Jun 28

    2/2 Today is the LAST DAY TO DONATE! You have until just after midnight to donate and then THAT’S IT! No more Tsuj bugging you for money! And right now, I’m less than $100 away from a whopping $17,000.00!!!

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    Jun 28

    1/2 If there’s one thing that this indiegogo stuff has taught me, it’s that I am loved and supported beyond my wildest comprehension. I cannot thank you all enough for liking / sharing / donating / believing in this CRAZY idea of mine.

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