Bob Jonkman
@bobjonkman.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy
Fan of #aNONradio, computer wrangler, #SysAdmin, #GreenParty politicus, #Biking, #CommunityRadio techie. Located in #WaterlooRegion, #Ontario, #Canada […]
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Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
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At 3pm on CKMS #CommunityConnections we're joined by Marjorie Knight who will tell us about Rhythm and Blues in Cambridge. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca at CKMS-FM 102.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen/ or YouTube Live: youtu.be/aF-TVLbJaqw
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
Listen Live | CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo
radiowaterloo.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
At 3pm on CKMS #CommunityConnections we're joined by Marjorie Knight who will tell us about Rhythm and Blues in Cambridge. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca at CKMS-FM 102.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen/ or YouTube Live: youtu.be/aF-TVLbJaqw
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
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Best part of starting to clean out my home office room is that I found a bunch more stickers, so my laptop is way better prepared to face the world now.
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Best part of starting to clean out my home office room is that I found a bunch more stickers, so my laptop is way better prepared to face the world now.
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I hate the "cattle vs. pets" framing of managing larger clusters of computers with automation, implying that managing small clusters or single machines is done manually.
I hate it because managing a single machine without a framework suitable for automation has been generally poor practice […]
I hate it because managing a single machine without a framework suitable for automation has been generally poor practice […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I hate the "cattle vs. pets" framing of managing larger clusters of computers with automation, implying that managing small clusters or single machines is done manually.
I hate it because managing a single machine without a framework suitable for automation has been generally poor practice […]
I hate it because managing a single machine without a framework suitable for automation has been generally poor practice […]
I'm at the @kwlug meeting ready to heckle @uxmark during his presentation of @CyclingGuide!
(he's presenting online at 8pm, so there's still time to join us!)
KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 1 2025, 7pm
Party Planning, Cycling Guide
Meeting Date2025-12-01 […]
[Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]
(he's presenting online at 8pm, so there's still time to join us!)
KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 1 2025, 7pm
Party Planning, Cycling Guide
Meeting Date2025-12-01 […]
[Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm at the @kwlug meeting ready to heckle @uxmark during his presentation of @CyclingGuide!
(he's presenting online at 8pm, so there's still time to join us!)
KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 1 2025, 7pm
Party Planning, Cycling Guide
Meeting Date2025-12-01 […]
[Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]
(he's presenting online at 8pm, so there's still time to join us!)
KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 1 2025, 7pm
Party Planning, Cycling Guide
Meeting Date2025-12-01 […]
[Original post on mastodon.sdf.org]
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At 3pm Boris and Paul of #LYNC come in to talk about "A LYNC Christmas!", 14 December 2025 at 2pm in Steinmann Mennonite Church. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca on the radio at CKMS-FM 102.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or YouTube Live: youtu.be/45kqjri3vOA
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
Listen Live | CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo
radiowaterloo.ca
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
At 3pm Boris and Paul of #LYNC come in to talk about "A LYNC Christmas!", 14 December 2025 at 2pm in Steinmann Mennonite Church. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca on the radio at CKMS-FM 102.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or YouTube Live: youtu.be/45kqjri3vOA
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
#CommunityRadio #WaterlooRegion
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New album alert!!
Lon Chaney Movie
"Angels vs Empires"
Available on CD now ....
Bandcamp Friday December 5...
Contact us via Bandcamp for CD's and T Shirts....
#lonchaneymovie #angelsvsempires #toronto
lonchaneymovie.bandcamp.com/album/angels...
"Angels vs Empires"
Available on CD now ....
Bandcamp Friday December 5...
Contact us via Bandcamp for CD's and T Shirts....
#lonchaneymovie #angelsvsempires #toronto
lonchaneymovie.bandcamp.com/album/angels...
Angels vs. Empires, by Lon Chaney Movie
9 track album
lonchaneymovie.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New album alert!!
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Nice to know from replies that there is a wide range of different names to call the neck-tube thing! (which I did not know existed before living in Saskatchewan, and now wear every day for probably ~1/3 of the year)
This is the pattern for my favourite one (the one that I need to find...) and […]
This is the pattern for my favourite one (the one that I need to find...) and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Nice to know from replies that there is a wide range of different names to call the neck-tube thing! (which I did not know existed before living in Saskatchewan, and now wear every day for probably ~1/3 of the year)
This is the pattern for my favourite one (the one that I need to find...) and […]
This is the pattern for my favourite one (the one that I need to find...) and […]
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My father cleaning the snow off the windows of the truck
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My father cleaning the snow off the windows of the truck
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What makes you an "experienced" knitter is you figured out how to fix them rather than setting your entire yarn stash and half your clothes on fire and running away screaming and just buying your socks at walmart.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
What makes you an "experienced" knitter is you figured out how to fix them rather than setting your entire yarn stash and half your clothes on fire and running away screaming and just buying your socks at walmart.
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And then ... I very carefully reworked a half-round of stitches.... in the wrong direction.
Second try worked. 😵💫
I had to drop every-other-stich down two rows and pick them back up in the correct colours from the floats behind.
I am the living proof of what the Yarn Harlot said about […]
Second try worked. 😵💫
I had to drop every-other-stich down two rows and pick them back up in the correct colours from the floats behind.
I am the living proof of what the Yarn Harlot said about […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
And then ... I very carefully reworked a half-round of stitches.... in the wrong direction.
Second try worked. 😵💫
I had to drop every-other-stich down two rows and pick them back up in the correct colours from the floats behind.
I am the living proof of what the Yarn Harlot said about […]
Second try worked. 😵💫
I had to drop every-other-stich down two rows and pick them back up in the correct colours from the floats behind.
I am the living proof of what the Yarn Harlot said about […]
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Just discovered a new realm where I can commit off-by-1 errors and really mess up my day.
colourwork knitting charts. 😩
colourwork knitting charts. 😩
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just discovered a new realm where I can commit off-by-1 errors and really mess up my day.
colourwork knitting charts. 😩
colourwork knitting charts. 😩
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In other news, the Federal NDP leadership debate is starting at 4PM PST! Get the link by rsvp here. There is one Fediverse connected candidate @votetanille
Tangle Johnston from Vancouver Island!
https://www.ndp.ca/ndp-leadership-debate
It will ask you to ask a question… ask about using the […]
Tangle Johnston from Vancouver Island!
https://www.ndp.ca/ndp-leadership-debate
It will ask you to ask a question… ask about using the […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
In other news, the Federal NDP leadership debate is starting at 4PM PST! Get the link by rsvp here. There is one Fediverse connected candidate @votetanille
Tangle Johnston from Vancouver Island!
https://www.ndp.ca/ndp-leadership-debate
It will ask you to ask a question… ask about using the […]
Tangle Johnston from Vancouver Island!
https://www.ndp.ca/ndp-leadership-debate
It will ask you to ask a question… ask about using the […]
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I have now served a stint as a grant adjudicator. It was stressful & a bit of a bloodbath. Not sure I want to ever do that again, but it was certainly educational. There's nowhere near enough money to go to all the deserving artists. Tax the rich and bring about UBI already.
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I have now served a stint as a grant adjudicator. It was stressful & a bit of a bloodbath. Not sure I want to ever do that again, but it was certainly educational. There's nowhere near enough money to go to all the deserving artists. Tax the rich and bring about UBI already.
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At 3pm Kevin Swayze joins CKMS #CommunityConnections to talk about "Un-Silent Night" in Cambridge. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca on the radio at CKM-FM 120.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or YouTube Live: youtu.be/fNT0968io6A
#WaterlooRegion #CommunityRadio
#WaterlooRegion #CommunityRadio
Listen Live | CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo
radiowaterloo.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
At 3pm Kevin Swayze joins CKMS #CommunityConnections to talk about "Un-Silent Night" in Cambridge. Listen to @RadioWaterloo.ca on the radio at CKM-FM 120.7, online at radiowaterloo.ca/listen, or YouTube Live: youtu.be/fNT0968io6A
#WaterlooRegion #CommunityRadio
#WaterlooRegion #CommunityRadio
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**Why I (still) love Linux**
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/
#itnotes #notehub #linux #ownyourdata #server #sysadmin
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/
#itnotes #notehub #linux #ownyourdata #server #sysadmin
Why I (still) love Linux
I usually publish articles about how much I love the BSDs or illumos distributions, but today I want to talk about Linux (or, better, GNU/Linux) and why, despite everything, it still holds a place in my heart.
it-notes.dragas.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
**Why I (still) love Linux**
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/
#itnotes #notehub #linux #ownyourdata #server #sysadmin
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/
#itnotes #notehub #linux #ownyourdata #server #sysadmin
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Logging in for the night shift
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Logging in for the night shift
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Rules:
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a post with the hashtags and write the rules as a comment.
• Don’t look for your favourite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a post with the hashtags and write the rules as a comment.
• Don’t look for your favourite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Rules:
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a post with the hashtags and write the rules as a comment.
• Don’t look for your favourite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
• Grab the nearest book.
• Turn to page 42.
• Find the 2nd sentence.
• Post the sentence in a post with the hashtags and write the rules as a comment.
• Don’t look for your favourite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Had planned a camping trip months ago for this weekend. Ended up raining so we're taking a staycation.
Went to the movies in the middle of a Friday and had almost the entire theater to ourselves.
Today we're heading to the thrift store.
So far 10/10 weekend.
Went to the movies in the middle of a Friday and had almost the entire theater to ourselves.
Today we're heading to the thrift store.
So far 10/10 weekend.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Had planned a camping trip months ago for this weekend. Ended up raining so we're taking a staycation.
Went to the movies in the middle of a Friday and had almost the entire theater to ourselves.
Today we're heading to the thrift store.
So far 10/10 weekend.
Went to the movies in the middle of a Friday and had almost the entire theater to ourselves.
Today we're heading to the thrift store.
So far 10/10 weekend.
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Is there a greater lie than “We are experiencing a higher than normal call volume”
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Is there a greater lie than “We are experiencing a higher than normal call volume”
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We absolutely need universal basic income as a secure floor below which no one can fall and everyone can build from. It should not be normalized for people to seek 2nd, 3rd, and 4th jobs in order to make enough money to survive or have a backup plan in case of unexpected job and income loss.
One feature of the collapse we are living through is that things poorer people have had to do are creeping up the income scale
They can spin it however but struggling to make ends meet with a hodge podge of sortof-jobs is both very normal and very bad
apnews.com/article/work...
They can spin it however but struggling to make ends meet with a hodge podge of sortof-jobs is both very normal and very bad
apnews.com/article/work...
Workers take on side jobs to combat stagnant salaries and insecurity about employment
Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We absolutely need universal basic income as a secure floor below which no one can fall and everyone can build from. It should not be normalized for people to seek 2nd, 3rd, and 4th jobs in order to make enough money to survive or have a backup plan in case of unexpected job and income loss.