Why do we take our local wonders for granted? They come in all different shapes and sizes. The tragic difference is the little ones have a bad habit of disappearing

A piece I wrote for @theglobeandmail.com on the importance of small wonders. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... #Toronto #Cities #SmallBusiness

If I had 1 piece of advice for fighting #disinformation it would be: read 1 thing each day you know you're going to disagree with. You don't have to like it; you just have to do it. It keeps you intellectually honest, it challenges you & it's a behaviour you should model for people you disagree with

Something Big Is Happening A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

Required reading for anyone who's ever uttered the phrase, "stochastic parrot." shumer.dev/something-bi... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Certified #Scrum Product Owner achieved! certification.scrumalliance.org/accounts/911... #Agile

Canada preps for hypothetical US military invasion for first time in 100 years: report A leading Canadian newspaper published a front-page article on the nation's armed forces gaming out a response to a hypothetical response to an invasion by the United States.The Globe and Mail present...

I rarely post on Bluesky, so when I do you know it's a big deal. Dear American friends: it has come to this. rawstory.com/america-cana... #USA #Canada #America #Dystopian #War

The Hill - Witty and Vibrant In my mind it looms large. In reality it’s little more than a path leading out of a Toronto park, a former quarry. Generations scooped out shale and clay for the bricks that built old town Toronto. Af...

A meditation on #age, the challenges it brings, and how we choose to face them (in this case by #biking) wittyandvibrant.com/2025/09/the-... #bike #bikes #bicycle #bicycles #Toronto

Never having read them, I didn't know there was a connection to Halifax.

What is this exactly?

Famine conditions exist in Gaza City, UN-backed hunger monitor says in report | CBC News The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to rest...

www.cbc.ca/news/world/i... #gaza

If you redouble your efforts, doesn't that imply doubling them the first time didn't work?

Gaza: Evidence points to Israel’s continued use of starvation to inflict genocide against Palestinians Evidence gathered by Amnesty International demonstrates how over a month since the introduction of its militarized aid distribution system, Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a wea...

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Which is the winner?

You'd think after eight "Mission Impossible"s they'd reconsider how accurately they had assessed the impossibility of the missions.

Valhalla Village Phase 1 Progresses, Bringing Affordable Units to Etobicoke | UrbanToronto Designed by BDP Quadrangle for KingSett Capital, the two towers of Valhalla Village Phase 1 are now rising in Etobicoke’s Eatonville-Bloorlea neighbourhood. The mixed-use project includes 494 rental units, 172 of them affordable, with a recent tour by BDP Quadrangle highlighting onsite construction.

Tempted to buy a unit here, just to be able to say at 5pm every weekday, "Valhalla, I am coming." #IYKYK #Zeppelin #LedZeppelin urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/03...

Got my hands on the #Google #Gemini 2.5 model and my mind got frigging blown 10 seconds in. The future is now. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Artificial_Intelligence #GoogleGemini

Bridging communities with better transit A new cantilever bridge for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension.

Another one for you #transit / #construction fans out there, by yours truly: the bridge Metrolinx will be building across the Humber River in #Toronto www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/...

Got my #Scrum certification! www.scrumalliance.org/community/pr... #Agile #ScrumMaster

Elevating transit: A guideway across the Humber The ECWE’s elevated guideway will connect communities across the Humber River.

A little piece I wrote on the #Eglinton Crosstown West Extension for the #Metrolinx "Discover" section, for all you #transit and #construction aficionados. www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/...

Project Management Professional (PMP)® was issued by Project Management Institute to Mark Farmer. Earners of the globally-recognized Project Management Professional (PMP)® have demonstrated their extensive knowledge and mastery of project management concepts, tasks, and techniques that are applica...

CERTIFIED! After years of experience, months of study and a four-hour exam, I received my Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute. www.credly.com/badges/b0166... #projectmanagement #PMP

How Students Can AI-Proof Their Careers Artificial intelligence is going to eliminate a lot of jobs in the future. It’s possible to reduce the risk that it will be yours.

The best #AI #career advice I've seen so far. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/stud... #ArtificialIntelligence #jobs

My autism makes me who I am. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with me I wasn’t deficient, broken or less than anyone else. I was just different

A piece I wrote for @theglobeandmail.com on embracing #autism in life, work and everywhere else. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... #Diversity #Neurodiversity #DEI

Regrets with Dad? I’ve had a few I know that life is made of gestures and intent. And I choose to believe that simple gestures we make in this world somehow resonate in the next

A piece I wrote for @theglobeandmail.com on the importance of small gestures, actions and intent. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... #life

Dreams of Science Some dream of being actors or doctors. I dreamed of being a nuclear physicist.

Sometimes a door closes early in life, but you find a way to force it back open, something I'm doing with #science by way of #math wittyandvibrant.com/2024/03/drea... #AI #STEM #Careers #Jobs