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#caturday

Myself and Todd will be packing new @… and Automerge stickers at #SyncConf tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Went for a weekend walk in QE park; the colors of autumn are fading, but there are still treats for the eye.
#Photography #Vancouver

Anybody know anyone on #Vancouver City Council? Because they’re talking about seeking alternatives to Xitter: https://bsky.app/profile/jmcelroy.bsky.social/post/3m7qmxxutss24

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 (@jmcelroy.bsky.social)
An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings. Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves. Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.

Yellow maples, not many leaves left.
#Photography #Autumn

World Cup ticket prices.
#worldcup

I must be weird, am one of the apparently 0.02% for whom #Pluribus isn’t doing much, 6 episodes in (haven’t seen latest). I mean Rhea Seehorn is great but she’d be greater if they gave her a chance to be anything but angry-and-rude for even a minute here or there. Also, how about another character with a character? Will watch the last 3 shows despite massive suspension-of-disbelief failure, hopin…

Good NYT piece (gift link). Tl;dr: Financial whiz kids want to get their hands on mainstream retirement & insurance money so it can be plowed into unregulated private-debt markets and crypto. What could go wrong? https://www.

The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929?
A group of financiers is trying to convince the public to invest heavily in private equity and crypto — a risky gambit with some real 1920s vibes.

In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When…

Time to Migrate

Things are shitty out there. But not all the things. Here are three publications that focus on finding and delivering good news.
1. Reasons to be cheerful: https://reasonstobecheerful.world (founded by David Byrne, green focus)
2. Positive.news:

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