Rudy

1. don't give up 2. no whining 3. be nice to everybody
#Toronto #WalkTO #LoveTheRavines #BikeTO #TOhistory

Location: Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: https://rudy.ca
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2026-08-25 15:47:47 GMT

did you know that Fibonacci numbers (where each number is the sum of the previous two) can convert miles to kilometres?
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...
pick any number in the sequence as your miles, and the next number in the sequence approximates the number of kilometres
this works because the ratio of consecutive Fibonacci numbers converges to 1.6180334 (the golden ratio φ), while the number of kilometres in a mile is 1.609344
to see how close this is, consider the approximation compared to the actual kilometres
miles km actual km
1 2 1.61
2 3 3.22
3 5 4.83
5 8 8.05
8 13 12.87
13 21 20.92
21 34 33.79
34 55 54.71
55 89 88.50
89 144 143.20
#math

2026-08-08 11:41:41 GMT

check the date on this comic -- 2003-08-08
we've known about the problem for decades
#ClimateCatastrophe
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2026-07-14 13:57:33 GMT

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i am often frustrated by websites that tell me to turn off my adblocker, when i don't have an adblocker
you know what i do in response? CTRL-F4

2026-07-02 16:49:38 GMT

yes, english can be weird
it can be understood through tough thorough thought, though
#english

2026-05-15 21:30:12 GMT

#OTD May 15 1963, the launch of Faith 7, last manned Mercury flight, 22 orbits (Titov had achieved 17 orbits for the USSR in August 1961)
Gordo Cooper became the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone
#space
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2026-04-23 00:16:07 GMT

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it used to be tv.garden (like radio.garden) but they changed the url, it's now https://famelack.com/tv

2026-02-15 22:25:01 GMT

at 5:47pm tonight in Toronto, the sun will set directly over the east-west street grid, creating an effect known as Torontohenge (named after Stonehenge)
the effect is more dramatic amidst downtown towers
there are four Torontohenges each year --
Feb 15 (+) sunset
Apr 19 (+) sunrise
Aug 23 (–) sunrise
Oct 25 (–) sunset
(+) good pics for a week or so after
(–) good pics for a week or so before
while today is mostly cloudy, keep an eye on that weather forecast, and look for an opportunity later this week
#Torontohenge
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https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/076/964/620/310/700/original/39448bc53b71427e.jpg
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2025-11-21 16:18:40 GMT

RE: https://toot.community/@Rihilism/115587805100018783
fabulously timed photo
and the ALT text is master class
#note1a7h…whhq

2025-09-17 23:26:37 GMT

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"done something, or gone somewhere" -- god, i love science
that's not sarcasm, i am really gobsmacked

2025-09-17 19:35:21 GMT

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i'm just astonished
i mean, 120 AU cubed is a ~huge~ volume, and i would expect that for a density greater than a neutron star, the mass would have to be more that a piffling few billion solar masses
just another example where my mind struggles with large numbers

2025-09-17 14:53:02 GMT

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wait, wait, the black hole's radius is **120** AU???

2025-08-06 15:39:02 GMT

the guy who invented the merry-go-round and the guy who invented the ferris wheel never actually met, because they travelled in different circles

2025-07-28 20:36:53 GMT

jesus, would you look at the time
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2025-02-03 23:35:59 GMT

#OTD February 3 1966, Russian spaceship Luna 9 accomplishes a relatively soft landing on the moon (it bounced a few times)
and by not sinking, confirms that the moon's surface is not covered in ten feet of moon dust, which we weren't sure about
https://theconversation.com/the-forgotten-moon-landing-that-paved-the-way-for-todays-space-adventures-53909
#space

2025-02-02 11:26:58 GMT

found on Bluesky
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/934/035/273/757/905/original/0f3ed125bc308868.jpg

2024-12-19 17:18:40 GMT

who decided on the name Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there for the taking

2024-11-29 14:16:32 GMT

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https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat/113558311221122503

2024-11-03 12:01:09 GMT

#time please boost far and wide, thanks

2024-11-03 10:36:45 GMT

#space #OTD Nov 3, 1957 -- Laika launched to orbit in Sputnik 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika
she was a good girl 🥹
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2024-10-18 13:13:01 GMT

#Toronto #Torontohenge #astronomy
four times a year, the rising or setting sun crosses the horizon directly over Toronto's east-west-aligned street grid, producing an effect named Torontohenge
the next Torontohenge is October 25 at 6:18pm, with good photo opportunities for the week prior
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/328/577/343/070/472/original/33db267486cac0a9.jpg

2024-09-20 13:59:51 GMT

#Ontario #Toronto #BikeTO seems relevant to repost this today -- "fucking cyclists!!!"
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2024-08-09 18:11:04 GMT

#ClimateCatastrophe this Bizarro cartoon is TWENTY-ONE years old
we knew then, enough to joke about it... what have we done in the meantime?
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