Anthony Floyd

πŸ’¬ He/him
🏠 Dad to two, @gwenfloyd's +1
🚲 Safe cycling advocate
πŸ“· Photography
🎲 Board games
✈ Composites
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Software dev (Python, Fortran)
πŸŽ“ PhD
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Vancouver, BC

BlueSky bridge: @anthonyfloyd.ca

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-06-21

@IanAMartin A perfect day for this.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-06-21
Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-06-04

Marked safe from False Creek Geese again this morning.

But it was close.

SoπŸ‘ManyπŸ‘GeeseπŸ‘

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-06-01

Latest 3D printing project: bookmarks!

Seven 3d printed bookmarks. They're all basic black with colour over top. One is a black & white kitten, three are Japan inspired scenes (also black and white) and three are black/white/gold with a sun and stars motif.
Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-06-01

Doctor Who, what?

What?

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-27

@IanAMartin To be fair, there's a whole segment of society that believes that listening to experts in any field is pointless and they will "do their own research".

Smile and nod. Smile and nod.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-26

Chat, I did _not_ make it in before the band of heavy rain crossed Vancouver nor did I make good choices with regards to my riding attire.

Those people who live life with no regrets? Today, I am not one of those people.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-23

@AccordionBruce @villasbc @anthonyfloyd.ca I'm fine with emergency vehicles using bike infrastructure - it's one of the benefits, particularly if they need to bypass congested arterials. But, judiciously.

We need euro-style bollards that lower into the ground for emergency vehicles to control access.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-23

@AccordionBruce @anthonyfloyd.ca That would be my take too. Too bad the VPD and a prominent Vancouver legal professional think the person the SUV knocked off his bike did something wrong. Guess whose opinion matters more πŸ˜’

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-23

@AccordionBruce @villasbc @anthonyfloyd.ca This car had to still mount the yellow-painted curb to fit through. At least it slowed them down, I guess.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-21

Number of vehicles in the dedicated bike lanes I was in on my 13 km ride home today: 3.

Remember kids, road safety is a shared responsibility.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-19

Assassin's Creed Shadows is an unbelievably beautiful game.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-19

Good reminder from @roland this morning! My BlueSky is bridged to Mastodon here: @anthonyfloyd.ca

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-18

Dear LEO spokespeople everywhere: unless you mean that a vehicle was accelerating quickly, you should say "high speed" not a "high rate of speed".

USE PLAIN LANGUAGE, DAMNIT.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-18

So, use plain language folks. Notices like this don't make you sound smart, they make you sound incompetent and thoughtless.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-18

How many people know what "riser water" means? Or "DHW"? And it talks about drainage. Does that mean sinks? Toilets? Everything?

Should residents expect no water at all? Just "drinking hot water" (DHW)?

Our building has many people without English as a 1st language or a plumbing background.

Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-18

Ticked off at this notice shoved through our door at 20h30 tonight. What does it mean for residents? What effect will the shutdown have on residents? What should residents do or not do?

This memo is full of technical jargon and details that mean nothing to 95% of people. USE PLAIN LANGUAGE.

Notice advising of a "water riser shutdown" and later a "riser water and drainage shutdown" due to the need to replace a drainage pipe and "DHW" pipe
Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-18
Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-17

Here it is off the plate. Such a good print! However, the supports are proving a challenge to remove.

A 3d print of a full-size skull in a person's hand. There are "tree" supports holding on to overhanging bits of the model that need to be removed still.
Anthony Floydanthonyfloyd
2025-05-17

@dx Aaaand ... kinda awesome

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