Greg Martyn

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Husband, father, website architect. Now Toronto, ex NY

Toronto Council meets today! It's budget time. This year, the mayor has backed a low residential property tax increase (just 2.2%!) so it's not clear what council will argue about, but I'm sure they'll find something.

The meeting stream is here. I'll post happenings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HA3i--_jqc

City Council - February 10, 2026

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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Let's learn and grow. New things are cool!Links 'n' stuff down below. Lots of links.First, the "clean version." Please pass that around.https://youtu.be/Zgxb...

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Councillor Gord Perks calls Bradford's speech "performative."

"Isn't it interesting that the same person who gets up and thumps the table and talks about all the harms caused by people who have lost their homes, being in encampments, has voted against building shelters," Perks says.

Don't play with bird feathers:

"it has been determined that the influenza A(H5N1) virus can survive in feathers for several weeks in moderate temperatures, and over 5 months in cooler temperatures"

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/avian-influenza-h5n1/health-professionals.html

Avian influenza A(H5N1): For health professionals - Canada.ca

Get detailed information on avian influenza for health professionals.

me in 2003: haha shrek lives in a weird hut in a swamp. how gross

me in 2019: shrek has a beautiful minimalist home with real oak furniture and a large outdoor space. did he have a trust fund

Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections

Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month.

Ars Technica
Stop defunding family medicine in Ontario
https://chng.it/ZvLGQyjrZm
✍️ Sign & Share: Help Stop the Defunding of Family Medicine in Ontario and Protect Our Health System! πŸ’Š

1,504 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?

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Is there an alternate way to borrow e-books while the #Toronto Public Library website is down? Libby doesn't seem to work either.

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Ah we do everything again, and again, and again.

This from 1948.

"It's not as bad as whooping cough, stop freaking out"