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Technical writer by profession; magician by choice. (Profile image by Tom Richmond; header image by Carol Lay.)
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locationthe unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation
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In case it isn't already abundantly clear, when they say "woke", they mean "treating people who aren't white males with fairness".
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.tyE5.oxlxlbTn702W&smid=url-share
Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

The New York Times

@dougcuff @yjeanrenaud

I'm amazed at the inventiveness and skill required to create tools like this.

But I lament the corrosion of our society to the point where ordinary citizens have to take up the yoke of technical counter surveillance measures that until recently would've been arcane skills reserved for professional spies and spy hunters just to get by in life with the smallest shreds of dignity.

Worried about lusers wearing #RayBan #Meta #smartglasses to covertly record you?

Try the Nearby Glasses app from Yves Jeanrenaud @yjeanrenaud for Apple and Android phones:

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/nearby-glasses-original/id6761056896
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

Nearby Glasses warns you when smart glasses are nearby. It runs only when open, not in the background, so YOU are NOT suddenly the one creating #privacy concerns.

It's a FREE, simple, open source app:
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_near

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you could start here:
https://carleton.ca/news/story/meta-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns/

It's not meant to do it all. But it's a good first step for some people, it's available now, and it's free.

Nearby Glasses (Original)‑App â€“ App Store

Lade „Nearby Glasses (Original)“ von my PocketPC GmbH im App Store herunter. Sieh dir Bildschirmfotos, Bewertungen und Rezensionen, Benutzertipps und weitere…

App Store
Happy World Théâtre Day! I’m blessed to live in Edmonton, a city with such a brilliant and inclusive theatre scene. To honour the day, I rummaged through my archives, to share this documentary we made about the resilient, remarkable Edmonton Fringe Festival! https://youtu.be/UnX77xl5skw?si=pfsWY6RFn7LdBFC7 #yeg #Edmonton #WorldTheatreDay #EdmontonFringeFestival #cdnpoli
Uniquely Albertan: The Fringe that Almost Wasn't

YouTube

#Lifehack

Da fällt mir ein,
ich könnte mal
die Wände bei
mir streichen.

I realize that the Lincoln Project videos are not going to change the minds of all President Voldemort's "loyal" followers, but I still think that their videos could change some minds. Here's "Pathetic":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6HX9lVhuc&t=91s

Pathetic

YouTube
When you were a child, what was your parent's attitude toward sugar?
No sugar in any form, even juice was forbidden
Natural sugars were okay
Sugar in coffee or tea was okay
Sugar in home-baked treats were okay
Sugar on cereal was okay, but no sugared cereals
I could have sugar in any form
My parents taught me how to mainline sugar
Poll ends at .
I'd rather not shine a spotlight on anyone unasked, but as I have a family member with #SjogrensDisease I was heartened when I saw that it was a tag here. I will pass that news on to my family member, who is not on Mastodon. Sometimes one doesn't need to talk about it; sometimes one just needs a reminder than one is #notalone . #Sjogrens

If I am ever killed in the streets by a driver while I’m on foot or on my bike, please make it known that I would consider it spitting on my grave for flags to be lowered by the same government that took away speed cameras, that fights common sense traffic calming, that fights to dismantle and prevent better infrastructure for vulnerable road users.

A government that encourages, even guarantees, more deaths of kids walking to school, of people on bikes, old ladies in parking lots, and crossing guards forced to become martyrs.

#ottawa #ontario #BikeTooter #SafeStreets #KidicalMass