Chad Kohalyk
@chadkoh.com
Generous with Likes ❤️ 📸 🖊️ 📿 🙏 He/him 日本語 🙆♂️ THFC. Surrey, BC 🇨🇦
https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/about-me/
#PublicInterestTechnologist #buddhism #books #photography #japan
Also @protocolsforpublishers.com & @dwebyvr.org
PfP @kawaiirailroads.millie-may.net
https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/about-me/
#PublicInterestTechnologist #buddhism #books #photography #japan
Also @protocolsforpublishers.com & @dwebyvr.org
PfP @kawaiirailroads.millie-may.net
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Chad Kohalyk
@chadkoh.com
· Nov 11
Once all the Starter Packs are made, and we move on to *Advanced Packs*, someone will finally make a “Radical Politics, Open Source, Cooperatives, Governance nerds, Book reviewers, atproto Missionaries, Japan history, Photographer, Travel Writers, Rap fans, Dad Jokes Pack” and add me to it.
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My new article on Canada's recent AI strategy consultation. Lightning-fast engagement, dubious data protection measures, black box analysis, & AI-generated summaries from made-in-USA LLMs are not a winning strategy for building public trust
betakit.com/canadas-new-...
betakit.com/canadas-new-...
Canada’s new AI strategy is off to a bad start | BetaKit
Canadians already have low trust in AI. Exclusionary and unclear public engagement methods aren’t helping.
betakit.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
My new article on Canada's recent AI strategy consultation. Lightning-fast engagement, dubious data protection measures, black box analysis, & AI-generated summaries from made-in-USA LLMs are not a winning strategy for building public trust
betakit.com/canadas-new-...
betakit.com/canadas-new-...
Just arrived at YVR. Some shots from the Arctic for you: mountains of Greenland, sea ice, arriving over Canada. Finally the islands of the west coast as we turn to land at YVR.
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Just arrived at YVR. Some shots from the Arctic for you: mountains of Greenland, sea ice, arriving over Canada. Finally the islands of the west coast as we turn to land at YVR.
Okay one last point ☝️🤓: a luggage trolley on the tarmac. Cheers London! It was a blast and I hope to come back soon. See ya’ll on the other side of the Pacific in 9h55m 👋
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Okay one last point ☝️🤓: a luggage trolley on the tarmac. Cheers London! It was a blast and I hope to come back soon. See ya’ll on the other side of the Pacific in 9h55m 👋
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Thank you for a lovely time London. Now it’s time to catch a ride home. #PfP✨London
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Thank you for a lovely time London. Now it’s time to catch a ride home. #PfP✨London
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This is depressing but also the clearest diagnostic. We're way overdue to offer a vision for the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
Double digit gains for the LDP with under-30s.
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This is depressing but also the clearest diagnostic. We're way overdue to offer a vision for the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
Back home from 6 hours at the British Museum, walking Leicester Sq, Trafalgar Sq, down the Mall to Buckingham, and then taking the tube back to East London. Just relaxing at the hotel and importing the 453 photos I took today 🫨 So far my whole trip count is 1185. And I was working!
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Back home from 6 hours at the British Museum, walking Leicester Sq, Trafalgar Sq, down the Mall to Buckingham, and then taking the tube back to East London. Just relaxing at the hotel and importing the 453 photos I took today 🫨 So far my whole trip count is 1185. And I was working!
Oh it is #superbowl across the pond today? Haven’t taken any recent owl 🦉 photos but here is the owl cafe in Kyoto
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oh it is #superbowl across the pond today? Haven’t taken any recent owl 🦉 photos but here is the owl cafe in Kyoto
I almost made 6 hours but just had to leave to catch my breath. Ended up walking to Leicester Square, then Trafalgar, then down the Mall to Buckingham Palace… glutton for punishment!
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I almost made 6 hours but just had to leave to catch my breath. Ended up walking to Leicester Square, then Trafalgar, then down the Mall to Buckingham Palace… glutton for punishment!
Hmmm… second Iranian protest I have been caught up in in my life while traveling — although for very different sides. https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/02/08/hmmm-second-iranian-protest-i.html
February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Hmmm… second Iranian protest I have been caught up in in my life while traveling — although for very different sides. https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/02/08/hmmm-second-iranian-protest-i.html
Been here for 4 hours and just gotta say the British Museum is overwhelming. Too many things to point at! 😩
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Been here for 4 hours and just gotta say the British Museum is overwhelming. Too many things to point at! 😩
Well, glad you made it safely. I will be along to our continent in a couple of days. 🤞
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Well, glad you made it safely. I will be along to our continent in a couple of days. 🤞
Realized that this is the first Anglo country (other than the US) that I have ever traveled to. Usually when I go somewhere I get some foreign-language manga for my kids, but that a moot gesture here 😅
February 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Realized that this is the first Anglo country (other than the US) that I have ever traveled to. Usually when I go somewhere I get some foreign-language manga for my kids, but that a moot gesture here 😅
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hey it's official! i'm gonna be speaking at GOTO in Copenhagen, later this year
i'm gonna be speaking about #pastagang !!!
gotocph.com/2026/speaker...
i'm gonna be speaking about #pastagang !!!
gotocph.com/2026/speaker...
Lu Wilson
Lu Wilson at GOTO Copenhagen 2026
gotocph.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
hey it's official! i'm gonna be speaking at GOTO in Copenhagen, later this year
i'm gonna be speaking about #pastagang !!!
gotocph.com/2026/speaker...
i'm gonna be speaking about #pastagang !!!
gotocph.com/2026/speaker...
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 6: Walked around the downtown core which is pretty quiet on a Saturday and saw The Gherkin, The Scalpel, Sky Garden, all of which cannot really be explained. Finally there is the The Monument to the Great Fire of London (1666) which is MASSIVE
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 6: Walked around the downtown core which is pretty quiet on a Saturday and saw The Gherkin, The Scalpel, Sky Garden, all of which cannot really be explained. Finally there is the The Monument to the Great Fire of London (1666) which is MASSIVE
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 5: Random Edition including the I Goat, the site of London’s first coffee shop, the White Hart Lane train sign, and myself at the Bubble Bond outside Liverpool Station
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 5: Random Edition including the I Goat, the site of London’s first coffee shop, the White Hart Lane train sign, and myself at the Bubble Bond outside Liverpool Station
Hey! It’s your Canadian 🇨🇦 Dad in London 🇬🇧. Let me show you what I found down this sketchy alley https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/02/07/hey-its-your-canadian-dad.html
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Hey! It’s your Canadian 🇨🇦 Dad in London 🇬🇧. Let me show you what I found down this sketchy alley https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/02/07/hey-its-your-canadian-dad.html
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 4: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The boys are up in Manchester this weekend so I took the stadium tour. Took a ton of pics of the pitch, and of course the mural of Sonny
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 4: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The boys are up in Manchester this weekend so I took the stadium tour. Took a ton of pics of the pitch, and of course the mural of Sonny
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I’ll be talking about @blackskyweb.xyz with the folktechnology.org community on February 18th. Pop out
Folk Tech Connection Call - February 2026 - With Rudy Fraser! · Zoom · Luma
Folk Tech is a movement among people who want to develop apps for their community without depending on big tech companies and a community of developers making…
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February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I’ll be talking about @blackskyweb.xyz with the folktechnology.org community on February 18th. Pop out
Love this book!
My Hugo and Nebula award winning novel Among Others about a science fiction reading girl with fantasy problems is on sale as an ebook for $2.99 www.amazon.com/Among-Others...
Among Others: A Novel (Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel)
Among Others: A Novel (Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel)
www.amazon.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Love this book!
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Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 3: Not so much pointing in this edition which focuses on tall pointy things. Walked down Fleet St and the Strand, past King’s College, saw the Camel Corps Memorial, Cleopatra’s Needle, crossed the Thames again, saw the Eye and then it was Big Ben time.
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 3: Not so much pointing in this edition which focuses on tall pointy things. Walked down Fleet St and the Strand, past King’s College, saw the Camel Corps Memorial, Cleopatra’s Needle, crossed the Thames again, saw the Eye and then it was Big Ben time.
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 2: St Paul’s Cathedral where I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the dome, avoiding walking over people in the crypt, huffing up tight circular stairs to the roof, then freezing while taking in the view.
February 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 2: St Paul’s Cathedral where I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the dome, avoiding walking over people in the crypt, huffing up tight circular stairs to the roof, then freezing while taking in the view.
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 1: Tower Bridge, the Globe Theatre, the absolute unit of a building Tate Modern Art Museum, then crossing the bridge to St Paul’s
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Chad points at things London Edition ☝️🤓 Part 1: Tower Bridge, the Globe Theatre, the absolute unit of a building Tate Modern Art Museum, then crossing the bridge to St Paul’s