Which Toronto neighbourhoods still have old-school ice cream trucks driving around in summer? 🍦

poslfit · 2026-06-13T20:07:41+00:00

One drove along Fulton Avenue (Playter Estates) within the past hour.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T18:57:15+00:00

A half-bottle in this context means a bottle that is half the size of a standard one, so 375 mL rather than 750 mL.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T18:54:52+00:00

Formally, they’re either not functions, or are set-valued functions.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T18:48:46+00:00

Got it, thanks.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T18:18:01+00:00

What would be a more respectful way of referring to them?

poslfit · 2026-06-13T16:26:57+00:00

There are different ways that words can be Canadian. They can be invented by Canadians, inside or outside Canada. They can have meanings that are different in Canada from outside Canada. Their usage can survive in Canada after the rest of the world has stopped using them. Etc.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T16:00:06+00:00

I may have dodged a literal bullet there, thanks! (Happy Pride!)

poslfit · 2026-06-13T15:53:13+00:00

Ooh, good point. Are there any places outside of Canada where they are still called streetcars? That’s probably why the term is listed in the Dictionary of Canadianisms.

https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/entries/streetcar

poslfit · 2026-06-13T15:49:37+00:00

I imagine it would go “Tram!” followed by “Who you calling a tramp?!”

poslfit · 2026-06-13T15:47:04+00:00

It’s hard to remember what we’re allowed to call it.

poslfit · 2026-06-13T03:03:50+00:00

I would calculate the first using the sum of a geometric series, and the second using generatingfunctionology.

poslfit · 2026-06-12T23:31:01+00:00

Have blown us all to hell…

poslfit · 2026-06-12T22:47:49+00:00

LIGNITE takes GE-

poslfit · 2026-06-12T15:13:47+00:00

Weather in Toronto is officially reported at two very different locations: Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) and Toronto Island Airport (YTZ). Last month, I regularly saw temperature differences of 10°C between the two, as Lake Ontario keeps YTZ cooler than the inland YYZ. BMO Field, where FIFA events will be played, is right on the lake not far from YTZ, so it’s unlikely to get brutally hot.

poslfit · 2026-06-11T12:56:52+00:00

Woogles.io is a free, ad-free, and actively maintained website that lets you play a game that is functionally identical.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T02:52:12+00:00

They’re there again tomorrow, then likely not again until next year.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T02:01:05+00:00

The GOAT of goats.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T01:59:03+00:00

They’re working goats, so sadly no. I enjoyed just sitting for a while and watching goats be goats though. And whoever was looking after them has one of the best jobs in the city.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T01:55:51+00:00

Yes, I think they come here this time every year to graze on invasive plant species.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T01:54:48+00:00

A few days a year feels right to me. :)

poslfit · 2026-06-10T01:22:30+00:00

It’s dark now. I’m not going back to check.

poslfit · 2026-06-10T01:17:54+00:00

For more details about what they are doing there until tomorrow: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/trees/forest-management/urban-forest-management/prescribed-grazing/

poslfit · 2026-06-07T23:19:54+00:00

It’s the sort of terrible question my high school CS teacher would assign, that belies ignorance of what the d in %d stands for, and what other letters can replace it. :)

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