Officially disguised as a Canadian
Back in the good old days of app.net (a social network you paid to be on) there was a good bunch of people who experimented a lot with the API Dalton and Brian came up with. One of the apps was called Whisper, and it allowed you to chat to people in your DMs withoutContinue reading Twitter needs a DM-only app
The subject comes from this tweet by Jason Filiatrault: If a school had a graveyard then it wasn’t a school, it was a death camp. On 28 May 2021, I read an article about the confirmed discovery of the bodies of hundreds of children who died at a single residential school in Canada. KAMLOOPS — AContinue reading Death camps for kids
Ah, superheroes. For many years my favourite superhero was the yellow spandex one from X-Men, even before Hugh Jackman put on that bodysuit. It was also underpants-and-cape guy for a while, but it turns out I was just crushing on Christopher Reeve. And then there’s Batman, the epitome of “not really a superhero but cosplaysContinue reading Batman is a cop
Recently I was able to install a new application on macOS that monitors network traffic. Useful for limiting bandwidth usage on the data bundle of your mobile device when travelling, you can limit all or a subset of your apps. It’s neat. A few months ago I was using my mobile data on my laptopContinue reading Surprising data usage in macOS with Apple News+
We know that history has a tendency to repeat itself, as those of us who remember the past eventually die. It’s been almost a century since Hitler’s rise to power. We are witnessing it again. From Wikipedia: The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, was a failed coup d’état by Nazi PartyContinue reading Revolt, rinse, repeat
Via Washington Post: Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for the 2008 film “Juno,” came out as transgender on Tuesday, sharing the news in a long social media post. “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky toContinue reading Hello, Elliot
[Originally posted on Twitter] When news first started spreading of a novel coronavirus I was admittedly unconcerned because I heard it was no worse than ‘flu. Of course I did some research, listened to professionals, and came to the conclusion that my lack of concern was wrong. Critical thinking works, kids. You’re allowed to be wrongContinue reading On the novel coronavirus and critical thought
Some light reading: Americans are, of course, the most thoroughly and passively indoctrinated people on earth. They know next to nothing as a rule about their own history, or the histories of other nations, or the histories of the various social movements that have risen and fallen in the past, and they certainly know littleContinue reading On America’s freedoms
I recently upgraded my home lab server, so I’m selling my SuperMicro SYS-E300-8D. If you would like to purchase it, you can make me a reasonable offer. PayPal is not accepted. If you live within the Canadian province of Alberta, I’ll pay for shipping. Outside of Alberta, you pay for shipping and insurance. You canContinue reading Home lab server for sale
I wrote three tweets last week which I’d like to summarise here: #BlackLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #StayHome The last one — about COVID-19 — is difficult to do if you’re protesting, so stay safe and wear a mask. Remember that the mask must cover both your mouth and your nose. I also wrote on this website aContinue reading Change by a thousand choices