Wayne Beaton
@waynebeaton.bsky.social
Wayne is a doating husband, former minor hockey chauffeur, open source governance specialist, and martial artist. 🇨🇦 he/him
Happy Isaac Newtons’s Birthday to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Isaac Newtons’s Birthday to all who celebrate!
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
I taught Karate to the Girl Guides tonight. They pay in cookies. Tonight was a good night.
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I taught Karate to the Girl Guides tonight. They pay in cookies. Tonight was a good night.
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America, It's Not You, It's...
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
America, It's Not You, It's...
We live in the stupidest timeline.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We live in the stupidest timeline.
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On Cyber Monday, the Kindle version of "Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game" will be $0 to buy.
Offer begins 12:00am PST & ends at 11:59pm PST on Dec. 1, 2025. Mark your calendar, & share w/ folks who like unique tech books. 🙏
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Offer begins 12:00am PST & ends at 11:59pm PST on Dec. 1, 2025. Mark your calendar, & share w/ folks who like unique tech books. 🙏
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Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game
Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game - Kindle edition by Raab, Donald. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
On Cyber Monday, the Kindle version of "Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game" will be $0 to buy.
Offer begins 12:00am PST & ends at 11:59pm PST on Dec. 1, 2025. Mark your calendar, & share w/ folks who like unique tech books. 🙏
www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...
Offer begins 12:00am PST & ends at 11:59pm PST on Dec. 1, 2025. Mark your calendar, & share w/ folks who like unique tech books. 🙏
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🎉 The #EclipseFdn Security Training 2025 recordings are now live!
Strengthen your vulnerability management skills, understand embargo coordination, and improve your supply chain security practices by watching our security training sessions.
▶️ Watch the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Strengthen your vulnerability management skills, understand embargo coordination, and improve your supply chain security practices by watching our security training sessions.
▶️ Watch the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Eclipse Foundation Security Training
Sharpen your security skills with our developer security training videos.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎉 The #EclipseFdn Security Training 2025 recordings are now live!
Strengthen your vulnerability management skills, understand embargo coordination, and improve your supply chain security practices by watching our security training sessions.
▶️ Watch the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Strengthen your vulnerability management skills, understand embargo coordination, and improve your supply chain security practices by watching our security training sessions.
▶️ Watch the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is on. It’s good to be periodically reminded that we should be kind to misfits because they might one day be useful to us.
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is on. It’s good to be periodically reminded that we should be kind to misfits because they might one day be useful to us.
oct 31 = dec 25
Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!
Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
oct 31 = dec 25
Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!
Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!
Siri pops up whenever I say “sorry” #canadianProblems
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Siri pops up whenever I say “sorry” #canadianProblems
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We’re just one week out from the Radio Free Europe ‘25 release date (10” orange vinyl). Here’s an important message from @michaelstipe.bsky.social and @millsish.bsky.social we originally ran on World Press Freedom Day. Drop by your local indie record store on October 17! ffm.to/remrfe2025
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We’re just one week out from the Radio Free Europe ‘25 release date (10” orange vinyl). Here’s an important message from @michaelstipe.bsky.social and @millsish.bsky.social we originally ran on World Press Freedom Day. Drop by your local indie record store on October 17! ffm.to/remrfe2025
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
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1 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Andries Jacob Stad, was born in Enschede.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
1 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Andries Jacob Stad, was born in Enschede.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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Canadian Sophie de Goede awarded player of the year.
Well done and well deserved!
#Canada
#WomensRugbyWorldCup
#SophiedeGoede
Well done and well deserved!
#Canada
#WomensRugbyWorldCup
#SophiedeGoede
September 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Canadian Sophie de Goede awarded player of the year.
Well done and well deserved!
#Canada
#WomensRugbyWorldCup
#SophiedeGoede
Well done and well deserved!
#Canada
#WomensRugbyWorldCup
#SophiedeGoede
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27 September 1936 | A Czech Jewish girl, Blanka Schwarzkopf, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
27 September 1936 | A Czech Jewish girl, Blanka Schwarzkopf, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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Eight orgs involved in FOSS and package repos have asked for more support for package repos because of the skyrocketing costs for hosting everyone's code
"In effect, public registries have become free global CDNs for commercial vendors."
openssf.org/blog/2025/09...
"In effect, public registries have become free global CDNs for commercial vendors."
openssf.org/blog/2025/09...
September 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Eight orgs involved in FOSS and package repos have asked for more support for package repos because of the skyrocketing costs for hosting everyone's code
"In effect, public registries have become free global CDNs for commercial vendors."
openssf.org/blog/2025/09...
"In effect, public registries have become free global CDNs for commercial vendors."
openssf.org/blog/2025/09...
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Look you can’t tell me this thing is “intelligently designed” — it goes into a five-minute coughing fit if I breathe wrong. Sometimes it accidentally bites itself. It draws blood.
September 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Look you can’t tell me this thing is “intelligently designed” — it goes into a five-minute coughing fit if I breathe wrong. Sometimes it accidentally bites itself. It draws blood.
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😢
Former Canadiens star goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 | CBC Sports
Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender whose long resume in and out of hockey included six Stanley Cup victories and helping backstop Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summit Series, d...
www.cbc.ca
September 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
😢
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Did you know that all #EclipseFdn committers are eligible to receive a committer badge? Check out our project handbook to learn how you can get yours: hubs.ly/Q03GGRCL0 #opensource
September 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Did you know that all #EclipseFdn committers are eligible to receive a committer badge? Check out our project handbook to learn how you can get yours: hubs.ly/Q03GGRCL0 #opensource
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Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game
Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game - Kindle edition by Raab, Donald. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
August 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.