Tim Bray
@timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Web geek and environmentalist with a camera at the bottom left corner of Canada. He/him.
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These posts are coming from a member-owned cooperative: https://cosocial.info […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cosocial.ca/@timbray, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Not a huge fan of David “LNG” Eby but he’s got my back on this one. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-alberta-separatist-group-treason-9.7071107?cmp=rss
February 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Not a huge fan of David “LNG” Eby but he’s got my back on this one. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-alberta-separatist-group-treason-9.7071107?cmp=rss
Good lord, Usenet still exists?!? https://newsgrouper.org/tops
Newsgrouper
newsgrouper.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Good lord, Usenet still exists?!? https://newsgrouper.org/tops
Optimism about US democracy, with sports metaphors and statics nerdery: https://open.substack.com/pub/natesilver/p/dont-discount-american-democracys?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Don't discount American democracy's resilience
The U.S. has a highly popular democratic tradition, even as it battles an authoritarian element.
www.natesilver.net
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Optimism about US democracy, with sports metaphors and statics nerdery: https://open.substack.com/pub/natesilver/p/dont-discount-american-democracys?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Welp. A couple of weeks ago I took down my USA flag and replaced it with the California State Flag.
Seeing as today begins Black History Month, what flag should I fly to honor it?
TIA.
#blackhistorymonth
Seeing as today begins Black History Month, what flag should I fly to honor it?
TIA.
#blackhistorymonth
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Welp. A couple of weeks ago I took down my USA flag and replaced it with the California State Flag.
Seeing as today begins Black History Month, what flag should I fly to honor it?
TIA.
#blackhistorymonth
Seeing as today begins Black History Month, what flag should I fly to honor it?
TIA.
#blackhistorymonth
Excellent lazy-Sunday reading: “Asteroids that spin really fast” by astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh: https://tritonstation.com/2026/02/01/asteroids-that-spin-really-fast/
The Vera Rubin scope is discovering huge numbers of asteroids and some of them are weird. In particular MBA 2025 MN₄₅ - […]
The Vera Rubin scope is discovering huge numbers of asteroids and some of them are weird. In particular MBA 2025 MN₄₅ - […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Excellent lazy-Sunday reading: “Asteroids that spin really fast” by astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh: https://tritonstation.com/2026/02/01/asteroids-that-spin-really-fast/
The Vera Rubin scope is discovering huge numbers of asteroids and some of them are weird. In particular MBA 2025 MN₄₅ - […]
The Vera Rubin scope is discovering huge numbers of asteroids and some of them are weird. In particular MBA 2025 MN₄₅ - […]
@eagleview Fediverse says hi!
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
@eagleview Fediverse says hi!
@mpjgregoire Damned if I can find a livestream from the convention. CBC Gem wants money from me.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
@mpjgregoire Damned if I can find a livestream from the convention. CBC Gem wants money from me.
Reposted by Tim Bray
When a government does not fully control its IT systems it is unable to govern effectively and this cannot be solved with legislation or contracts, only with #OpenSource - Dirk Schrödter, head of the state chancellery, Schleswig-Holstein and at #ofesummit
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
When a government does not fully control its IT systems it is unable to govern effectively and this cannot be solved with legislation or contracts, only with #OpenSource - Dirk Schrödter, head of the state chancellery, Schleswig-Holstein and at #ofesummit
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My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
3/3 There are the underlying realities that (a) it has no actual value and (b) if the only reason to hold something is that you think the price will go up, but it's gone down for the past year or so, then what?
I hope it goes to zero for the sake of the planet, but I can’t muster any arguments […]
I hope it goes to zero for the sake of the planet, but I can’t muster any arguments […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
3/3 There are the underlying realities that (a) it has no actual value and (b) if the only reason to hold something is that you think the price will go up, but it's gone down for the past year or so, then what?
I hope it goes to zero for the sake of the planet, but I can’t muster any arguments […]
I hope it goes to zero for the sake of the planet, but I can’t muster any arguments […]
2/ … Btc has no actual value or real-world purchase. So the forces affecting the price are very meta and abstract. It’s an argument between buyers and sellers as to what price people will pay for something that has no real-world utility in the expectation that the price will go up. Pretty […]
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cosocial.ca
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
2/ … Btc has no actual value or real-world purchase. So the forces affecting the price are very meta and abstract. It’s an argument between buyers and sellers as to what price people will pay for something that has no real-world utility in the expectation that the price will go up. Pretty […]
1/ I hate Bitcoin with a probably-unhealthy intensity and have a hook set up so I get notified on big moves (e.g. down 5.3% today). When they come in I glance at the chart and occasionally get stuck for a few minutes. Stock markets have been explained as an […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
1/ I hate Bitcoin with a probably-unhealthy intensity and have a hook set up so I get notified on big moves (e.g. down 5.3% today). When they come in I glance at the chart and occasionally get stuck for a few minutes. Stock markets have been explained as an […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
Blacksky is interesting: https://blackskyweb.xyz
Also, they have transparent finances, which I care about really a lot: https://opencollective.com/blacksky
I am increasingly not interested in services from anyone, no matter how nice, with opaque funding. Particularly if those services are […]
Also, they have transparent finances, which I care about really a lot: https://opencollective.com/blacksky
I am increasingly not interested in services from anyone, no matter how nice, with opaque funding. Particularly if those services are […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Blacksky is interesting: https://blackskyweb.xyz
Also, they have transparent finances, which I care about really a lot: https://opencollective.com/blacksky
I am increasingly not interested in services from anyone, no matter how nice, with opaque funding. Particularly if those services are […]
Also, they have transparent finances, which I care about really a lot: https://opencollective.com/blacksky
I am increasingly not interested in services from anyone, no matter how nice, with opaque funding. Particularly if those services are […]
Has anybody reading this worked on Google’s RE2 C++ regex library? I have an amusement for you if so.
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Has anybody reading this worked on Google’s RE2 C++ regex library? I have an amusement for you if so.
Hey @cheeaun here's a screenie of a page linked from masto in Phanpy. How do I get it to open in a real browser so I can come back to it later? This is totally fatal to the way I work.
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Hey @cheeaun here's a screenie of a page linked from masto in Phanpy. How do I get it to open in a real browser so I can come back to it later? This is totally fatal to the way I work.
Vancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-vehicle-headlight-brightness-safety-concerns-9.7061810
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-vehicle-headlight-brightness-safety-concerns-9.7061810
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Vancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-vehicle-headlight-brightness-safety-concerns-9.7061810
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-vehicle-headlight-brightness-safety-concerns-9.7061810
Daring Fireball: The Names They Call Themselves
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Daring Fireball: The Names They Call Themselves
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/the_names_they_call_themselves
Really extremely good, especially at the finish.
#uspol
Was making a cuppa for my wife who is working through a little Christmas-gift box of fancy tea and it’s pretty well all gone, as I was gathering the last cupsworth I snickered because there was a tune going through my head 🎵“Twigs and seeds, twigs and seeds…” 🎵
#iykyk
#iykyk
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Was making a cuppa for my wife who is working through a little Christmas-gift box of fancy tea and it’s pretty well all gone, as I was gathering the last cupsworth I snickered because there was a tune going through my head 🎵“Twigs and seeds, twigs and seeds…” 🎵
#iykyk
#iykyk
Gregor Macdonald's “Cold Eye Earth” is an excellent big-picture newsletter on energy trends and why it’s so freaking difficult to reduce global emissions. There are grounds for optimism, but still… https://www.coldeye.earth?r=wabr
Cold Eye Earth | Gregor Macdonald | Substack
tracking the progress of energy transition. Click to read Cold Eye Earth, by Gregor Macdonald, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
www.coldeye.earth
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Gregor Macdonald's “Cold Eye Earth” is an excellent big-picture newsletter on energy trends and why it’s so freaking difficult to reduce global emissions. There are grounds for optimism, but still… https://www.coldeye.earth?r=wabr
Hey, FTC is appealing the Meta (Facebook/Insta/WhatsApp) antitrust case: https://apnews.com/article/ftc-meta-appeal-antitrust-752463c7783ba14b00b686fe0c933f88
(Disclosure: I’m an expert witness for FTC in this litigation.)
(Disclosure: I’m an expert witness for FTC in this litigation.)
FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Hey, FTC is appealing the Meta (Facebook/Insta/WhatsApp) antitrust case: https://apnews.com/article/ftc-meta-appeal-antitrust-752463c7783ba14b00b686fe0c933f88
(Disclosure: I’m an expert witness for FTC in this litigation.)
(Disclosure: I’m an expert witness for FTC in this litigation.)
RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilylowan/115959504834441195
She's got several good points, notably including the fact that the food biz is highly monopolized; the only big grocery store in walking distance for our family is one of Jimmy's.
She's got several good points, notably including the fact that the food biz is highly monopolized; the only big grocery store in walking distance for our family is one of Jimmy's.
mastodon.social
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilylowan/115959504834441195
She's got several good points, notably including the fact that the food biz is highly monopolized; the only big grocery store in walking distance for our family is one of Jimmy's.
She's got several good points, notably including the fact that the food biz is highly monopolized; the only big grocery store in walking distance for our family is one of Jimmy's.