Daniel Robitaille
@robitaille.bsky.social
I'm here. I'm also there. And over there. During the day at work I make Kubernetes clusters and Linux servers behave. The rest of the time, I listen to podcasts, read books, follow ice hockey and Formula One, or play curling.
Something to always keep in mind
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Something to always keep in mind
This is amazing. 8-time Yo-Yo world champion. youtu.be/eDkv-vkml1Q?...
Hajime Miura – 3A World YoYo Champion – World YoYo Contest 2025
YouTube video by International YoYo Federation
youtu.be
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is amazing. 8-time Yo-Yo world champion. youtu.be/eDkv-vkml1Q?...
What do you mean the toy I gave to my Timmy for Christmas is dangerous?
World's most dangerous toy with real uranium up for auction
The radioactive atomic energy kit, known as Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory, is now being sold by a Boston-based RR Auction.
interestingengineering.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What do you mean the toy I gave to my Timmy for Christmas is dangerous?
Apparently this is an old classic. It’s a bit surreal in its ever increasing craziness.
My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers
What if I told you that mozzarella sticks never had to end? That for $10, you could eat for free (for $10) for the rest of your natural life? That there exists a spot in the space-time continuum in wh...
www.gawkerarchives.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Apparently this is an old classic. It’s a bit surreal in its ever increasing craziness.
If you are in big musical instruments this is for you.
Here’s the massive, magnificent but very rare Octobasse, invented in 1850. To play it, the musician must stand on a platform. You can hear its rather alarming deep bass tone, and see it being played, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
June 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If you are in big musical instruments this is for you.
New Talking Heads video.
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
New Talking Heads video.
Library Book Bike
"My two favorite things: libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything."
—Peter Golkin.
—Peter Golkin.
June 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Library Book Bike
This 1 seater is so cute.
This Tiny $7,000 Electric Car Is More Popular in Japan Than Toyota's EVs
Could the single-seat 'mibot' ignite an all-electric revolution in hybrid-heavy Japan, or even inspire more openness to small, affordable vehicles in the US?
www.pcmag.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This 1 seater is so cute.
Seen in Norway. This is what happen when a ship run ashore right on your front yard. Your nice view gets blocked.
Båt på grunn i Trondheimsfjorden
Det var 16 personer om bord i det 135 meter lange fartøyet.
www.nrk.no
May 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Seen in Norway. This is what happen when a ship run ashore right on your front yard. Your nice view gets blocked.
This is a cool thread to read about our Earth.
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is a cool thread to read about our Earth.
I had no idea the iPhone calculator has tons of conversions (units, currencies) easily available.
also did u know the iphones basic looking calculator actually has a powerful built in conversion feature for measurement currency data energy just a ton of hidden features
i am serious
i am serious
As many people have noticed – but let me point it for those who are having problems – all recipes on nigella.com come with a toggle to change metric to US measures and ingredients.
PS Tinned tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers and spaghetti are not, I believe – even in America – difficult to find
PS Tinned tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers and spaghetti are not, I believe – even in America – difficult to find
April 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I had no idea the iPhone calculator has tons of conversions (units, currencies) easily available.
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” — Jack Layton. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Jack Layton's last letter to Canadians | CBC News
"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world," Jack Layton writes just day...
www.cbc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” — Jack Layton. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I can confirm this is true
It's an incredible feat of engineering that an AirPods case, when dropped from any height at all, immediately ejects both AirPods six feet in opposite directions
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I can confirm this is true
Reposted by Daniel Robitaille
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
Reposted by Daniel Robitaille
My latest: The president of the United States is trying to destroy Canada
Opinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy Canada
The U.S.’s tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that they’ve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My latest: The president of the United States is trying to destroy Canada
One more social media platform. It never ends…
September 29, 2023 at 4:02 PM
One more social media platform. It never ends…