#icebreaker — Public Fediverse posts

Hey everyone! Less than 24 hours to go until our first September #Neurodivergent Social Connection begins! Meet us every #Wednesday at 2PM starting September 2nd at #JubileePark, near the pickleball court (with the exception of the 16th, which will be held in #Chilliwack instead). Please bring seating such as a lawn chair or picnic blanket. The group will start with everyone introducing themselves with their name, pronouns, and an #icebreaker, then everyone will split into smaller groups to ease the social #anxiety. For those who want ice cream, please bring money for Banter. Minimum age: 19+
Note: if it rains tomorrow, please bring an umbrella as we will instead be walking around #DowntownAbbotsford if it rains!

"The polar mission is being carried out in order to map the floor of the Arctic Ocean with special sensors which researchers say will help better define Canada's claim on a portion also claimed by Russia and Denmark via its autonomous territory Greenland."

Canada’s largest icebreaker makes 6th visit to the North Pole
By Niles Niemuth · CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadas-largest-icebreaker-makes-6th-visit-to-the-north-pole-9.7321267

#Canada #icebreaker #ShippingNews

#SchiffsSamstag från min tid på isbrytare. Troligen tog jag den med min Nikkormat.

Vi drar med oss Spårvagnen som kallade den, Rautaruukki, som gick mellan Holmsund och Åbo kanske.

#Photography #darktable #Icebreaker #Isbrytare

#HPsCommentary
#WarInUkraine #GeoPol #NortheastPassage

... #Russian #Icebreaker vessel for the final leg of this merchant fleet to #China. --So far, far away from any #Ukrainian drones or the third #GulfWar.

This could be a big change, unless...

...#Ukraine were to pull of yet another #SiberianPearlHarbor 1), either destroying that convoy or severely ending its manoeuvrability...

Cutting the economic ties with #China is of utmost importance at this...

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https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/114610388021320755

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🎵 In 1984-85, thousands of belugas trapped in #Arctic pack #ice off #Russia’s #Chukchi Peninsula faced starvation.

The #icebreaker Moskva crushed an escape channel, playing #classical #music to coax the herd forward. Roughly 2,000 survived and about 1,000 died, though the music’s role stayed unverified.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/ussr-beluga-whale-rescue-feature-rep/

#beluga #whales #marine #rescue #animals #behavior #ocean #conservation #engineering #history #sovietunion #ussr #wildlife #marinebiology #biology #science

Operation Beluga — or how a Soviet ice breaker played music to thousands of ice-trapped whales to save them from starving

Credit: Library of Congress collection. The Soviet Union now belongs largely to memory and history books, and many…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #beluga #Chukchi #icebreaker #Moskva #Russia #Science #Whales
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/849439/

Should we fire the icebreaker at meetings? Perhaps we should. Doesn't "icebreaker" imply there is ice in the room that needs to be broken?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/06/should-we-fire-the-icebreaker

#meetings #EventDesign #icebreaker #value #eventprofs

Neuer #Icebreaker:

Auf einer Skala des Lincoln-Memorial-Reflection-Pool, wie geht es dir heute?

Ich finde diese Geschichte ein unterhaltsames Schaubild für den vollkommen planlosen Umgang demokratisch gewählter aber doch autokratischer Regierungen mit öffentlichen Herausforderungen. So etwas steht uns in Sachsen-Anhalt ja eventuell auch bevor. Hoffentlich können wir dann auch noch so humorvoll auf ähnliche Entwicklungen blicken.

Hello again! Our second in-person #Neurodivergent Social Connection was once again a success at Jubilee Park in #downtownabbotsford, so we will be continuing to meet there for the rest of #summer! Meet us at 2PM on the last #Wednesday of the month at #JubileePark in #Abbotsford, near the #pickleball court. Please bring seating such as a lawn chair or picnic blanket. We will be having a #potluck style meetup, so please bring any #food you would like the share. The group will start with everyone introducing theirselves with their name, #pronouns and an #icebreaker, then everyone will split into smaller groups to ease the social #anxiety. For those who want #icecream, please bring money for Banter ice cream. These events will be leading into Yoga in the #Park, so please bring a #Yoga Mat if you plan to stay after 6 PM. Group age limit: 19+
Link to sign up for free: https://www.icloud.com/invites/0f1sGJN_O1EKd1XYQMeu8reIQ

Netflix Gets in the Hockey Romance Game With Adaptation of Hannah Grace’s ‘Icebreaker’
#TV #TVNews #Books #HeatedRivalry #HockeyRomance #Icebreaker #Netflix #OffCampus

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-greenlight-hannah-grace-icebreaker-hockey-romance-1236622165/

‘Icebreaker’ Series Greenlit at Netflix, ‘Gossip Girl’ Alum Amanda Lasher Set as Showrunner With Alex Cooper Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #AmandaLasher #Icebreaker #Netflix

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/icebreaker-series-netflix-gossip-amanda-lasher-alex-cooper-1236781500/

Canneseries YA Show ‘Sneakermania,’ From ‘Icebreaker’ Producers, Boarded by Norsekey Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Canneseries #Helsinkifilmi #Icebreaker #Sneakermania #YLE

https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/sneakermania-norsekey-distribution-canneseries-ya-show-1236732922/

There’s a Secret Ingredient to Making Luxury Ice at Home

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/secret-ingredient-to-making-luxury-ice-at-home/

Bombs fall on Russia’s Leningrad Oblast for first time since WWII.

Ukrainian military says they could be launched not from jet but A-22 civilian ultralight
These systems can strike targets up to 1,600 km away.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/25/bombs-fall-on-russias-leningrad-oblast-for-first-time-since-world-war-ii-ukrainian-military-says-they-could-be-launched-from-a-22-civilian-ultralight/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Baltic #drones #OilTerminal, #warfare #icebreaker #army #war #Russia #UstLuga #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Russia’s Baltic coast took three hits in one night: gas hub, oil terminal, military icebreaker — all confirmed by Ukraine (updated)
Russia’s governor described the Ust-Luga fire as minor while black smoke rose over the port by morning. The SBU called the strike a “symbolic gift on SBU Day” and confirmed the Primorsk terminal — hit two nights earlier — was still burning.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/25/ukraines-drones-reached-a-russian-gas-plant-near-the-estonian-border-and-a-ship-near-finland/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Baltic #drones #OilTerminal, #warfare #icebreaker #army #war #Russia #UstLuga #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

Quick tour: iCEBreaker FPGA lighting an LED matrix using open gateware tools in Python! Great hands-on demo for makers, hardware hackers, and FPGA newbies — live stream vibes, build notes, and source-friendly workflows. #iCEBreaker #FPGA #LEDMatrix #Gateware #Python #OpenSource #English
https://videos.coletivos.org/videos/watch/70f901ff-e13f-4bae-9ee0-5a7dbcab9eab

Actual fun icebreaker activity: Try to draw a bike from memory. Sounds easy? Prepare to be surprised 🙈 🚴

#IceBreaker #Challenge #Bikes

#jouRapNal #book18 day 52

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#3goodThings #highSchool #tedRiddles #iceBreaker #threeGoodThings

#FrenchBraid #gym #marker

How cracks are appearing in the future of Arctic ice-breaking.

The cold, hard reality facing any plans for Greenland is the ice. It chokes harbours, entombs minerals, and freezes shorelines into minefields of white and blue shards that threaten ships all year.

Rather than making the Arctic easier to navigate, climate change is making ice thicker, more mobile and more dangerous in certain areas.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260127-how-cracks-are-appearing-in-the-future-of-arctic-ice-breaking?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#ClimateChange #Arctic #Icebreaker #Greenland #Finland #Ice

#US to lose ground in #Antarctica after pulling out last research #ship, scientists say
#Scientists said the loss hinders their work and diminishes America’s leading presence on the continent. The #NSF said it continues to support Antarctic research.
U.S. Antarctic Program has had at least one dedicated research vessel in the #SouthernOcean for almost six decades.
NSF said in its 2026 budget request it would terminate lease of Palmer #icebreaker.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/12/11/antarctica-research-ship-nathaniel-palmer/
https://archive.ph/Ypf3W

NYT Photographer on Antarctica Expedition Details His Extensive Camera Gear https://petapixel.com/2026/01/08/nyt-photographer-on-antarctica-expedition-details-his-extensive-camera-gear/ #pressphotographer #photojournalist #thenewyorktimes #climatechange #newyorktimes #antarctica #expedition #icebreaker #Features #Travel #ship

Should we fire the icebreaker at meetings? Perhaps we should. Doesn't "icebreaker" imply there is ice in the room that needs to be broken?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/06/should-we-fire-the-icebreaker

#meetings #EventDesign #icebreaker #value #eventprofs

❄️ Quiz time! ❄️ What sound can snowflakes make underwater, inaudible to human ears?

Is it “screaming” due to tiny trapped air bubbles, “popping” due to temperature changes, or “singing” due to melting structures releasing tiny vibrations?

Complete the poll 🌨️ #Icebreaker

🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1996194192520065376
🕐 03/12 12:25

After building 6 of these for the Navy, Irving Shipbuilding has rolled out the first of the AOPVs in red for the Canadian Coast Guard. Meet CCGS Donjek! #photography #ship #marine #shipphotography #coastguard #icebreaker #shipyard #shipbuilding #ccgsdonjek #canada #halifax #EastCoastKin