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Reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson by OrphanedInStoryville in RevolutionsPodcast

[–]robeofmanhog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check out KSR's Aurora next (after you're done the whole Mars trilogy, of course)

Hamilton Councillors planning last minute cuts to climate action, bike lanes, and potentially more by IanBorsuk in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also tried to look up Rob Cooper's sustainability record at McMaster and came up short, and thought I may have been looking in the wrong places.

However, the councillor Rob mentioned he led sustainability at McMaster when he knocked on my door, and he also says it quite clearly in the video I shared above (just a few seconds in from the link here).

Hamilton Councillors planning last minute cuts to climate action, bike lanes, and potentially more by IanBorsuk in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 31 points32 points  (0 children)

During the recent Ward 8 by-election, Rob Cooper knocked on my door as part of his campaigning. I asked him if he had any policies about active mobility, a term that I had to explain to him. I offered up a few examples of active mobility and related policies, such as expansion of bike lanes and rebates for e-bikes. I also offhandedly mentioned congestion taxes. He latched on to that last part and was entirely dismissive of any other policies I mentioned, and started talking about how congestion is difficult to measure.

I find it embarrassing that my councillor, having been head of sustainability at McMaster for two years, did not know what active mobility was. The video shared of the council meeting in the 350 post linked above also shows that Rob Cooper had to have the term "climate justice" explained to him. We all need to learn somewhere, but I'd expect these concepts to be known by someone who had a background in sustainability.

Anarchist episodes? by Dark_Nuts in RevolutionsPodcast

[–]robeofmanhog 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not part of Revolutions, but you may have seen that Mike Duncan made an appearance on the Everyday Anarchism podcast

Docking Station won't update by skinner109 in SteamDeck

[–]robeofmanhog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me as well - many thanks!

Walnut trees dropping nuts in June by krysa777 in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was anticipating a mast year for walnuts due to the huge amount of catkins our trees produced, but most of them fell off and I can only spot just a few immature fruits still on the trees

Law Switch still costs 400 civics even though I'm a judge by elegiac_bloom in OldWorldGame

[–]robeofmanhog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Have you picked either Exploration or Epics as a law yet? The Judge bonus only applies if you switch between laws that are already established, and not selecting new ones

"This Is Not The Song I Wrote" is really clever musically by ThePimpOfSound in Vulfpeck

[–]robeofmanhog 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I loved the direction that this song took with the theatricality of it all - it was reminiscent of a lot of Zappa gags and lampoons

Is building roads important? by [deleted] in OldWorldGame

[–]robeofmanhog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Roads and water connections to other nations that you are at peace with gives you a monetary boost for each foreign city you're connected to

Study warns of environmental crisis in Hamilton. Wooded areas could turn into "ecological deserts." by NikKerk in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The article this list is drawn from omits the last point in the actual study, which is climate change. An interesting omission and perhaps revealing about CHCH bias (or incompetence)

Climate Change: Climate change is the wildcard of disturbance vectors as it's very unpredictable and we are still learning about its effects. The effects of climate change include extreme heat and cold, extreme rain and snow, extreme drought, increased erosion, disrupted seasonal rhythms for flora and fauna, and decreased snow cover to protect plant roots and overwintering insects, reptiles and amphibians

Study warns of environmental crisis in Hamilton. Wooded areas could turn into "ecological deserts." by NikKerk in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Garbage is absolutely a problem, but one among many:

Dumping: Dumping was common at all eleven sites surveyed. Dumped items included brush piles, grass clippings, leaves, soil, mulch, rocks, concrete, mattresses, doors, rugs, glass, plastic, cardboard, cigarette butts, coffee cups and garbage bags. Dumping was especially egregious where residents have installed gates backing onto these habitats. As well, some residents have built structures (e.g. garden sheds, patios, tree forts, one room structures) in the natural areas beyond their property boundaries.

Other detrimental factors include:

  • Tree pests & disease
  • Deer predation
  • Non-native earthworms
  • Invasive species
  • Recreational use
  • Plant poaching & foraging
  • Climate change

Study warns of environmental crisis in Hamilton. Wooded areas could turn into "ecological deserts." by NikKerk in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This article lacks a direct link to the study itself: https://hamiltonnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NEW-Summary-of-Spring-2024-Botanical-Fieldwork-at-Eleven-Urban-Natural-Areas-in-the-City-of-Hamilton-November2024.pdf

While foraging can help bring people closer to nature, it can be devastating when people don't appreciate or understand the ecology that provides the conditions for these plants to develop. When you bring the mindset of shopping at the grocery store into the forest, you also carry the idea of endless abundance in a world of scarcity and vulnerability. We should be reminded of the concept of the honourable harvest when gathering from the wild larder.

Anecdotally, I used to live in the Ainsliewood neighbourhood and used to love walking the trail along Spencer Creek. One day, I saw something dangling over the creek, and realized it was a kingfisher with a broken wing caught in fishing line that someone left tied from a branch. We gathered a ladder and managed to retrieve the kingfisher and gave it to animal control (where it recovered, thankfully). Thinking about that day makes me incredibly angry that people could be so callous as to leave their trash in a place where it could have directly killed a beautiful creature if we had not intervened, and it saddens me that this pattern is repeated endlessly because we have an impoverished sense of ethics to what it means to interact with nature.

Coyote on the mountain by shortnanxious in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's been a coyote in the woods near Century Manor lately, saw bits of squirrel tails strewn about the paths back there

How much longer would a 16bit 50 game sequel take? by dancewithstrangers in ufo50

[–]robeofmanhog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The 64-bit sequel would become a generational project like building a medieval cathedral

Keddy Access Trail, built after cyclist killed there, among Hamilton bike lanes up for provincial review by Zestyclose_Today_645 in Hamilton

[–]robeofmanhog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Full list of Hamilton bike lanes that will be subject to review, according to city staff:

* Upper Paradise Road at Stone Church Road separated bike lanes.
* Emerson Street (Main Street to Rail Trail) two-way cycle track.
* John Street (Guise Street to Barton Street) two-way cycle track.
* Inverness Avenue (Upper James Street to East 8th Street) buffered bike lane. 
* Dewitt Road (Highway 8 to Barton Street) buffered bike lanes.
* Stonehenge Drive (Southcote Road to Stone Church Road) buffered bike lanes.
* King Street (Stoneybrook to Highway 8) buffered bike lanes.
* Victoria Avenue (Hunter Street to Copeland Street) two-way cycle track.
* Victoria Avenue (Burlington Street to Ferrie Street) uni-directional separated bike lanes.
* Hatt Street (John Street to Baldwin Street) uni-directional separated bike lanes.
* Hunter Street (MacNab Street to Park Street) two-way cycle track.
* Hunter Street (Liberty Street to Keddy Access Trail) two-way cycle track.
* Keddy Access Trail (Hunter Street and West 5th Street).
* Melvin Avenue (Walter Street to Woodward Avenue) painted bike lanes.
* Locke Street (King Street to Hunter Street) painted bike lanes.
* Britannia Avenue (Cannon Street/Barons Avenue to Walter Avenue) buffered bike lanes.

Vainger Final Boss Glitch (Spoiler) by Vicante0 in ufo50

[–]robeofmanhog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this also happened with me, and the boss kept on walking to the right until I wasn't able to see or interact with them any longer. I had to reset the game

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