Shawn Gettler

@Centretowner@urbanists.social Seriously. What are the numbers at the art gallery? Do people cut through the block for a bit of relief on cold/hot days? Is anyone stumbling across an interesting event at Jean Pigott Place?

@mariellequinton@ottawa.place @ottaross@mastodon.social @tantramar@zeroes.ca I am reminded of French teachers making the je suis fini/j'ai fini distinction and wondering if it only comes up in places with this construction.

Chromebook in extended support apparently means everything stops working. Android apps gone, now Chrome apps gone. Making do with Linux apps; might as well just install Linux.

@david_megginson@mstdn.ca And I didn't even get around to writing to my councillor to complain about the city renaming a street in my neighbourhood to celebrate a private corporation which proudly employs an infamous homophobe.

Hard to find parking in Sandy Hill.

@dairpo@ottawa.place The chain link gates at Terry Fox are so pointless and ugly you have to imagine they were just put up out of spite.

@intrepidhero @vampiress I was going to say the same thing. The cockpit HUD was information-dense without being cluttered and, despite there being like 47 keyboard shortcuts, the controls felt perfectly manageable.

Hey, look what's actually happening: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/history-ottawa-live-nation-music-venue-opening-concerts-9.7138669

North America: You can't buy that part for your old bike since that tech is out of fashion. We'll give you something that won't quite work for $400.

Europe: Sure thing, €12.