yaning
@yannning.bsky.social
Electrical Engineer with a revolving door of interests and hobbies.📍Toronto
Ok I’m reading Mistborn
September 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Ok I’m reading Mistborn
Spent the weekend touching grass 🌲🛶
@ Algonquin Park
@ Algonquin Park
September 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Spent the weekend touching grass 🌲🛶
@ Algonquin Park
@ Algonquin Park
Checked out Line 5 fest today! At the Metrolinx booth for the ECWE I asked them what was next now that tunneling is complete— they were like “oh you know ball” and gave me a tunneling complete tshirt 🤣🤣🤣
August 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Checked out Line 5 fest today! At the Metrolinx booth for the ECWE I asked them what was next now that tunneling is complete— they were like “oh you know ball” and gave me a tunneling complete tshirt 🤣🤣🤣
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Critical mass ride earlier today. Olivia Chow was there. Ended at Queens Park, which looked pretty nice at night.
August 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Critical mass ride earlier today. Olivia Chow was there. Ended at Queens Park, which looked pretty nice at night.
This new slow zone was so painful this morning, causing not just this slowdown but train traffic all the way up to Eglinton. I’m sure it’s going to cause unsafe levels of crowding on Tues/Wed/Thurs during AM rush hour. Doubt the TTC is going to proactively try to redirect traffic tho :///
August 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This new slow zone was so painful this morning, causing not just this slowdown but train traffic all the way up to Eglinton. I’m sure it’s going to cause unsafe levels of crowding on Tues/Wed/Thurs during AM rush hour. Doubt the TTC is going to proactively try to redirect traffic tho :///
We did a wool dying workshop at black creek pioneer village, run by the Toronto Art Club. We used alum mordant, dyes from avocados, onion skins, cabbage, and turmeric, plus iron and copper solutions as modifiers. Was really surprised at how bright of a green colour I got from cabbage + turmeric!
August 23, 2026 at 5:32 AM
We did a wool dying workshop at black creek pioneer village, run by the Toronto Art Club. We used alum mordant, dyes from avocados, onion skins, cabbage, and turmeric, plus iron and copper solutions as modifiers. Was really surprised at how bright of a green colour I got from cabbage + turmeric!
The current bikeshare availability near me….😭
August 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The current bikeshare availability near me….😭
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The TTC has provided a table on "Reduced Speed Zones" on their website for the past few years. It just has a static map and is hard to interpret the real impact on riders. I have created a tool that pulls this data daily and will provide real info on how this delays riders.
August 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The TTC has provided a table on "Reduced Speed Zones" on their website for the past few years. It just has a static map and is hard to interpret the real impact on riders. I have created a tool that pulls this data daily and will provide real info on how this delays riders.
This game where you play as a cop detective solving cases with SQL queries (and good old deduction and inference) is so cute. Game of the year. store.steampowered.com/app/3950130/...
Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division on Steam
Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.
store.steampowered.com
August 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This game where you play as a cop detective solving cases with SQL queries (and good old deduction and inference) is so cute. Game of the year. store.steampowered.com/app/3950130/...
This slow zone has a speed of …. 0km/hr!? Man we got stop and go orders on the subway now 🤦😩😭
August 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This slow zone has a speed of …. 0km/hr!? Man we got stop and go orders on the subway now 🤦😩😭
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Driving a car is incredibly dangerous, it should be one of the most regulated experiences on earth, and it is very upsetting to watch people who correctly don’t trust the cops turn against automated enforcement because the alternative is relying on a cop’s judgement to enforce the laws.
August 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Driving a car is incredibly dangerous, it should be one of the most regulated experiences on earth, and it is very upsetting to watch people who correctly don’t trust the cops turn against automated enforcement because the alternative is relying on a cop’s judgement to enforce the laws.
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Regulators should be doing everything they can to unlock the feasibility of new four- to six-storey housing with elevators and modern safety systems (fire alarms, sprinklers, etc.) to increase the overall quality and safety of our housing stock.
spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Bridging the gap between houses and high-rises - Spacing Toronto
Many of us want more sustainable, safe, affordable and accessible homes. Despite zoning and land use changes to allow multiplexes and small apartment buildings in more places, the reality is that such...
spacing.ca
August 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Regulators should be doing everything they can to unlock the feasibility of new four- to six-storey housing with elevators and modern safety systems (fire alarms, sprinklers, etc.) to increase the overall quality and safety of our housing stock.
spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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An old knitting project hopping out of hibernation, they had a ribbeting time down by the riverbank 🐸
August 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
An old knitting project hopping out of hibernation, they had a ribbeting time down by the riverbank 🐸
Why is the line shut down between 9 stations due to a security incident at SB College? Makes no sense. Announcements are inaudible and unhelpful. My train is literally in this zone right now (NB Bloor) and is still in service. 🤷
August 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Why is the line shut down between 9 stations due to a security incident at SB College? Makes no sense. Announcements are inaudible and unhelpful. My train is literally in this zone right now (NB Bloor) and is still in service. 🤷
I watched In The Mood For Love and I feel a bit despondent at how much I have completely lost the ability to understand Shanghainese, which I could do when I was younger because half my family comes from a city that speaks a very similar dialect.
August 3, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I watched In The Mood For Love and I feel a bit despondent at how much I have completely lost the ability to understand Shanghainese, which I could do when I was younger because half my family comes from a city that speaks a very similar dialect.
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Can building homes cut emissions?
Making Room Vol. 8 features environmental scientist Scott Baker, presenting data on how housing density shapes transportation emissions.
Making Room Vol. 8 features environmental scientist Scott Baker, presenting data on how housing density shapes transportation emissions.
July 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Can building homes cut emissions?
Making Room Vol. 8 features environmental scientist Scott Baker, presenting data on how housing density shapes transportation emissions.
Making Room Vol. 8 features environmental scientist Scott Baker, presenting data on how housing density shapes transportation emissions.
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toronto does libraries right.
our current mayor has managed to open every single library branch on all 7 days of the week. i don't believe any other major city has achieved the same in north america, not even nyc.
we have the best library system in the world 🤭
our current mayor has managed to open every single library branch on all 7 days of the week. i don't believe any other major city has achieved the same in north america, not even nyc.
we have the best library system in the world 🤭
Everyone loves to talk about what their city governments are doing wrong. What’s something your city is getting right? (And tell us what city it is!)
July 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM
toronto does libraries right.
our current mayor has managed to open every single library branch on all 7 days of the week. i don't believe any other major city has achieved the same in north america, not even nyc.
we have the best library system in the world 🤭
our current mayor has managed to open every single library branch on all 7 days of the week. i don't believe any other major city has achieved the same in north america, not even nyc.
we have the best library system in the world 🤭
We went to Biidaasige Park to check out the new extension today. We did the city of Toronto guided walking tour and the Lassonde Art Trail tour. The new waterfront promenade is so nice. Lots of people paddling side by side with ducks and geese.
July 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
We went to Biidaasige Park to check out the new extension today. We did the city of Toronto guided walking tour and the Lassonde Art Trail tour. The new waterfront promenade is so nice. Lots of people paddling side by side with ducks and geese.
Watched the Odyssey. I liked Robert Pattinson as Antinous and Agamemnon’s menacing aura. Also really liked the Circe island part. Experientially similar to Dunkirk.
July 18, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Watched the Odyssey. I liked Robert Pattinson as Antinous and Agamemnon’s menacing aura. Also really liked the Circe island part. Experientially similar to Dunkirk.
My 3d printing hot take. Guess which one I’ve been doing all week…
July 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
My 3d printing hot take. Guess which one I’ve been doing all week…
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TTC ran a “pilot project” to track the number of cars illegally passing streetcars at stops: “Preliminary data indicates that near-miss incidents may be very pervasive and that there
is likely merit to developing a technology-based
solution to this problem” Shocker. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
is likely merit to developing a technology-based
solution to this problem” Shocker. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
July 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
TTC ran a “pilot project” to track the number of cars illegally passing streetcars at stops: “Preliminary data indicates that near-miss incidents may be very pervasive and that there
is likely merit to developing a technology-based
solution to this problem” Shocker. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
is likely merit to developing a technology-based
solution to this problem” Shocker. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
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"a model for affordable housing across Canada, as many decades-old apartment buildings face issues with aging infrastructure.
'It will have full building air conditioning, dehumidification and we're also providing direct ventilation into each suite.'"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'It will have full building air conditioning, dehumidification and we're also providing direct ventilation into each suite.'"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How an old Toronto apartment building is getting a second life — without moving tenants out | CBC News
Imagine a giant winter coat on a 59-year-old apartment building — that’s how the team behind a massive retrofit at 444 Logan Avenue describes the project. The goal is to keep the heat in, lower energy...
www.cbc.ca
July 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"a model for affordable housing across Canada, as many decades-old apartment buildings face issues with aging infrastructure.
'It will have full building air conditioning, dehumidification and we're also providing direct ventilation into each suite.'"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'It will have full building air conditioning, dehumidification and we're also providing direct ventilation into each suite.'"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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nice to see the new public plaza at fairbank station with people in it...and stalls for vendors seem to be appearing!
this is good public space paired with new transit in an outer part of the city that generally has neither. happy to see it far outside downtown.
this is good public space paired with new transit in an outer part of the city that generally has neither. happy to see it far outside downtown.
July 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
nice to see the new public plaza at fairbank station with people in it...and stalls for vendors seem to be appearing!
this is good public space paired with new transit in an outer part of the city that generally has neither. happy to see it far outside downtown.
this is good public space paired with new transit in an outer part of the city that generally has neither. happy to see it far outside downtown.
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Another benefit of solar-power cladding is it discourages dull all-glass facades. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
A vertical variation on green building technology: solar walls
A new building at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus will have solar panels discretely incorporated into its exterior cladding
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Another benefit of solar-power cladding is it discourages dull all-glass facades. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...