Tim

@ttopp.bsky.social

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I've been a few places and learned a few things, but not most of them. Municipal finance/governance professional, library economy advocate, [to be completed later, maybe] HRM, NS, Canada he/him

Screenshot of text that reads, "In the case of SAF made with biomass, the carbon dioxide these plants absorb during their growth phase is roughly equivalent to the amount produced when the fuel is used, according to IATA. This would make the SAF carbon neutral, but there are some emissions released during the SAF production process because of the energy needed to transport raw materials and refine the fuel."
Comic of two frogs in water. First frog says "does it feel like it's getting warmer in here". Second frog says "I don't like to talk about politics". Zoom out to see the frogs are sitting in a cooking pot over flames.
Foot bridge over a river
A list of the top ten North American cities ranked by longest average time to travel 10km. Halifax (circled in red) is #5 on this list, behind only NYC, Vancouver, San Fransisco, and Toronto.
Screenshot from the movie Half Baked where Dave Chappelle's character is walking into a Bodega about to buy weed.
Global map of where rats live. The entire world is red (representing the areas with rats) except the far north and an Alberta-shaped section of North America.
A picture of low tide in the Northumberland Straight, with many rippled reddish sandbars and the water behind and in between.
Small hail stones on gravel
One-panel xkcd comic with three stick figures. Stick figure with a ponytail: that food made me nauseous Stick figure with a hat: no, the food was nauseous. It made you nauseated Stick figure with no discernable features: come on, you're just begging the question Caption: I annoy people on all sides by using "beg the question" to mean "fight a losing battle against changing usage".
Looking through a window at Chester Basin, Ona calm, mostly cloudy day.
Poster for an EDM event on the Garrison grounds, Oct 7
Screenshot of the Halifax Examiners page for HalifaxFireNews tweets, showing that recent ones show up for me.
A circular section of walkway that is cracked in the shape of an A
Screenshot of a CBC News headline "After years of shrinking enrollment, N.S. suddenly faces a new problem: Too many students" alongside a photo of three children doing schoolwork at their desks in a classroom