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Adam Hunt 🇨🇦
@gander22h.bsky.social
XC skier, sailor, cyclist, Linux reviewer for Full Circle Magazine
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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"The captain of the #AlaskaAirlines #Boeing 737 MAX whose door plug separated in flight has filed a $10 million suit against the manufacturer alleging Boeing tried to blame the crew for damages alleged by passengers on the flight."

avbrief.com/lawsuit-door...

#AVbrief #aviation #news #accident
Lawsuit: Door Plug Failure Captain Alleges Boeing Tried To Blame Him - AvBrief.com
Suit says Boeing tried to shift responsibility for damages from fuselage failure.
avbrief.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"Transport #Canada says it wants a full report on the follow-up actions taken by the airline and India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation by Jan. 26 before it considers it next steps, which could include revoking the carrier’s operating certificate."

#AVbrief #aviation #news #AirIndia
Canada Threatens To Ban Air India Over Alcohol Incident - AvBrief.com
International carriers are supposed to do their own enforcement of alcohol regulations.
avbrief.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The open portion of the #RideauCanal for #skating is getting bigger! It is now open from downtown to Bank Street and rated as "good". Still more sections to be opened, though in the south end.

Data: ncc-ccn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/in...

#skate #NCC #winter #Ottawa
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Some photos from #XCskiing today in #GatineauPark from P10 to the Champlain Lookout, a stop at Huron Cabin and then zoom, back down again. 13 km covered.

#ski #skiing #Quebec #winter

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January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I ❤️ #conefest!!

A quick look at the #Gatineau Traffic Cone Festival today at #GatineauPark P10. These are supposed to discourage illegal parking in the middle.

Remember the #conefest motto: "traffic cones for no reason at all!!"

This may be of interest to @pylonograph.bsky.social

#Ottawa
January 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"It's going to be more expensive to take #transit in #Ottawa in 2026, and some worry riders may feel the latest fare hike simply isn't worth it."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#CBC #News #OCTranspo #ottcity
As Ottawa transit fares go up again, some wonder if it' | CBC News
It's going to be more expensive to ride transit in Ottawa in 2026, with a 10-cent fare increase for a single adult ride coming into effect on New Year's Day.
www.cbc.ca
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"What we can demand – at the very least – is that the agencies and people who represent and serve Canadians delete their accounts on a platform that seems to never find the moral bottom."

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/02/o...

#nationalobserver #news #Twitter #X #Musk
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This is #EndeavourOS Galileo.Neo 2024.01.25, which was released on 25 January 2024. It uses the #KDE Plasma 5 desktop.

• This is part of a #Linux history project I am doing at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
• Website: endeavouros.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
" #Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle #EV maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row."

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

#CBC #news #BYD
Tesla loses its crown as world's biggest EV maker to Chinese rival BYD | CBC News
Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday, as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a secon...
www.cbc.ca
January 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Scene from a walk in south #Ottawa this morning. Temperature -21°C, windchill -24.
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
" #China has flown a massive #drone “mothership” that can deliver 100 attack #drones to hit targets thousands of miles away."

avbrief.com/drone-mother...

#AVbrief #aviation #news #aircraft #UAV #UAS
Drone Mothership Flies - AvBrief.com
Long-range remotely piloted jet can carry 100 attack drones.
avbrief.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
" #Textron has delivered the first Citation Ascend on Tuesday, marking its entry into service in 2025 with a day to spare."

avbrief.com/citation-asc...

#AVbrief #aviation #news #aircraft #Cessna
Citation Ascend Enters Service - AvBrief.com
Updated Citation 560XL got new cockpit and quieter cabin.
avbrief.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
"Well, it is #winter, and while it might feel colder than normal with all that freezing rain and snow, we’re not near breaking any records."

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

#OttawaCitizen #news #Ottawa #weather #meteorology
What’s going on with this Ottawa winter?
While it might feel colder than normal with all that freezing rain and snow, we’re not near breaking any records.
ottawacitizen.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
A quick look at the 0700 hr #weather observation for #Ottawa this morning. Bit chilly out.

Data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...

#meteorology #EnvironmentCanada
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This is #EndeavourOS 2025.11.24 Ganymede, which was released on 29 November 2025. It uses the #KDE desktop.

• This is part of a #Linux history project I am doing at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
• Website: endeavouros.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The #Osgoode Link Pathway in #Ottawa, just south of Hunt Club Road today. Looks okay for fat tire #biking with 4 cm of new #snow!

#winter #weather #meteorology

This may be of interest to @richardkbethell.bsky.social & #ottbike
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I think this photo kind of sums up the day in #Ottawa today. Temperature -17°C, windchill -24, 4 cm of fresh #snow on top of the ice.

This is a view of the Osgoode Link Pathway and a passing #Alstom Coradia LINT 41 #train.

#OCTranspo #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity #trainspotting
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The surface conditions on the #RideauCanal in #Ottawa are improving!

Data: ncc-ccn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/in...

#NCC #skate #skating
January 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"As the era of bilateral bad blood between #Canada and the U.S. drags on, some #snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or #boycott a country that has gone from friend to somewhat of a foe."

www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

#CBC #news #USA
Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave | CBC News
As the era of bilateral bad blood between Canada and the U.S. drags on, some snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or boycott a country that has gone from friend to so...
www.cbc.ca
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This morning's 0700 hrs #weather observation for #Ottawa. A bit chilly!

Open data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...

#meteorology
January 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This is #EndeavourOS Gemini.2024.04.20, which was released on 20 April 2024. It uses the #KDE desktop.

• This is part of a #Linux history project I am doing at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
• Website: endeavouros.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"A well-known operating condition of #Airbus aircraft may have played a role in the #TCAS resolution that kept two airliners from getting any closer together in a Dec. 18 incident at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston."

avbrief.com/heading-mixu...

#AVbrief #aviation #news #aircraft
Heading Mix-up Results in TCAS RA - AvBrief.com
Airliners came within about 750 feet of one another at Bush Intercontinental.
avbrief.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"This year, we celebrated 50 years of Quirks & Quarks on CBC Radio. But back in the year 2000, we celebrated our 25th anniversary by imagining what #science would be like in the year 2025."

www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

#CBC #radio #predictions
25 years ago, we imagined what science would be like in 2025. What we got right — and wrong | CBC Radio
On October 14, 2000, we aired our 25th anniversary show, where we imagined what science would look like in the distant year 2025. Now, we look back and see how our predictions fared.
www.cbc.ca
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM