A read worthy thread for all you beautiful nerds...

The home town may have not made the top 50 (fair) but at least it avoids many flag sins! It’s not a crest/coat of arms/logotype, has limited elements/colours and no angry/sad/smug animals.

Portmantrouble! 🙈

In 1850, John Adams Whipple took the first-ever photograph of a star – Vega, 25 lightyears away. Today, the first-ever photograph of a black hole – M87, 55 *million* lightyears away. We are peering into the gun barrel of time itself. Perspective in the largest sense.

Seems like an opportune time to use one of my favourite phrases: “what a time to be alive!”

So many nerdy word facts in one place! Congratulations on 100 episodes The Allusionist Helen Zaltzman

PLEASE SHARE: Warming centres in #Vancouver are open - all are welcome and people can bring their carts and pets. People with their own bedding may choose to sleep over, and hot drinks and snacks are available. EWR shelters are also open. See details in the tables below:

Learning from your mistakes is important, learning from others' mistakes is way easier. Thanks Chris YVR #hootupyvr

Use paid social ads to leverage organically successful campaigns... even a small $ amount will really increase reach #hootupyvr David Kyle

Simple but beautiful: ask all the questions. #hootupyvr Hootsuite 🦉

Don't go chasing algorithms. #contentfirst MEC #HootupYVR #takeaways

So much cooler than me. #Momin5words x.com/midnight/statu…

I don't know about you but I watch Riverdale for the maple syrup puns #stickysecrets

Cool stuff from the internet. #5wordspeech x.com/TheWebbyAwards…

You think you know some one and then you find out they've never seen Mean Girls. #youcantsitwithus

Sometimes the easiest solution is the best solution. x.com/99piorg/status…

Wait a minute, wait a minute. It's #NationalCoffeeDay! Time to enjoy a damn fine cup of coffee.

New essay: we mapped every #1 song in the world to see how different cultures' music transcends borders. pudding.cool/2018/01/music-…

Worlds collide! Two of my favourite podcast voices in one episode! (Side note: does anyone else find lighthouses strangely romantic?) x.com/99piorg/status…

At #bcamaVISION today to get out of my work bubble and make sure my eyes are open to the possibilities. 💭 👀 #cheesybuttrue x.com/bcama/status/9…