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Bob Jonkman
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Fan of #aNONradio, computer wrangler, #SysAdmin, #GreenParty politicus, #Biking, #CommunityRadio techie. Located in #WaterlooRegion, #Ontario, #Canada […]

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The @kwlug meeting is underway! Here's @uxmark's online presentation of @CyclingGuide

Mark gives a shoutout to all the followers on Mastodon!

https://kwlug.org/node/1447

#waterlooregion #biking Cycling #kwlug #openstreetmap
A classroom with screen at the front of the room showing the Cycling Guide splash screen and Mark Connoly's video image. There are people seated, scattered throughout the room.
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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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 […]

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Bob wearing a black mask and a brown sweater sitting in front of people setting up for a presentation.
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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@sundogplanets

I haven't seen anyone call them a "dickie" (although Wikipedia does list it as an alternate name).

My Mom always called them dickies, and coincidentally I just found the bag with my Mom's dickies that I was going to use for biking.

Until we […]

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Three dickies (neck gaiters, cowls, snoods) side-by-side on a table. A white one, a brown one, and an orange one which has a nice ribbed pattern in the bibs.
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I've heard that English is the most difficult language to learn. Fortunately, there are online translation tools.

#deepl
A screenshot of the online translator DeepL showing a panel labelled "English (detected)" on the left, and "German" on the right. The "English" side contains a text box with "Waxaan codsanayaa wixii aan awoodo soodiro ma hayo wakhti aan wax ku waydiiyo Email isoo sheega thanks hadii kale Waxaan ku soo kii aan Hore wax ugu dirayey"; the German side translates that as "Ich werde Ihnen so schnell wie möglich antworten. Wenn Sie noch Fragen haben, senden Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail. Vielen Dank. Ich freue mich auf Ihre Antwort."
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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@johannab

I had fully planned on being at the @kwlug meeting tonight, but @radiowaterloo.ca is having its Fall Fundraiser, and some bright spark had the idea of doing an On-Air Fundraiser Special tonight, so I'll be at the studio at 8pm making a pitch for […]

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Your Voice Matters: Radio Waterloo Fall Fundraiser on Nov 1-14 | Help us reach our goal of $1000, an dkeep our station a public and thriving voice of the community. Brought to you by 102.7 CKMS Radio Waterloo, Cycle Fitness, Shaw Music Studio, Waterloo Taxi, BK Collectibles, Dog Eared Cafe & Bookstore | Donate Now! (QR code to https://radiowaterloo.ca/give/) OR visit radiowaterloo.ca/how-to/donate (logo+wordmark for CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo)
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Yay @chaslinux! #theworkingcentre's #computerrecycling is working with the City of #kitchener to refurbish low-cost computers!

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Kitchener looks to better connect community with recycled devices […]

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A laptop computer on display. On the screen is a graphic that looks like a blue rock. There's a price sticker onvthe wrist rest in the lower left corner. To the right of the computer is a small green display card with the words "Linux Mint XFCE" and other explanatory text too small to read. Further to the right is another laptop on display with a colourful wireframe sphere on its screen.
September 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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@sundogplanets

From the article:

> We need to have reactive removal services available,” he says. Otherwise, debris could continue colliding with the growing number of spacecraft in orbit, producing more hazardous debris

As always, science fiction has anticipated this solution...
The United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser from NBC's Quark - original promotional photo from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:QuarkShip.jpg
August 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I don't know why the pictures from @radiowaterloo.ca don't come through...

Don't Stop the Presses

This in-depth documentary will examine how certain small-town newspapers are challenging the closure trend by emphasizing hyper-local content, fostering […]

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"Don't Stop The Presses" Small Newspapers Fighting for Survival Saturday September 13th - 10pm Sunday September 14th - 3:30pm CKMS-102.7FM - Radio Waterloo ...brought to you in part by... Region of Waterloo Arts Fund CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo Waterloo Region Community Foundation Presented by Daiene Vernile & Paul Francescutti (line drawing of an 1920s newsboy holding a paper with the headline "Extra")
August 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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@tezoatlipoca

Yes, things are happening at #waterloopublicsquare, but it still needs trees, not those fish skeletons that are arty but useless.

The "Unity Concert", a day-long concert was held there a month ago on one of the hottest days; nobody came because there was no shade.

@OWGF
View of Waterloo Public Square from the DJ booth "backstage" during the Unity Concert. There's a singer on stage to the right, and only three people where the audience should be taking pictures. A taxi is parked in front of the stage (Waterloo Taxi was a sponsor for the event). View of an empty Waterloo Public Square from the DJ and sound booth for the "Unity Concert". Only two people can be seen. There's a taxi to the side of the stage, the sponsor for the event. An empty Waterloo Public Square for the Unity Concert. The square is a concrete slab. In the distance is the stage with artsy structures that look like fish skeletons but provide absolutely no shade. There's a performer under a canopy, more canopies are at the edge of the square for vendors and sponsors. There is an umbrella to the left with picnic tables underneath, all empty.
August 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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@fairvote.ca

#alt4you

Local Representation

First-past-the-post (drawing of one person) 1 local MP

Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV) (drawing of five people) Several local MPs

Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) (drawing of five people) 1 local MP + Several regional MPs
Local Representation First-past-the-post (drawing of one person) 1 local MP Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV) (drawing of five people) Several local MPs Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) (drawing of five people) 1 local MP + Several regional MPs
August 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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I call this one "Who's Your Daddy."

@aljazeera.com is giving #thebeaverton a run for its money.

(from the RSS feed of Al Jazeera. The online article does not appear to have a caption on the photo; maybe in the AltText?) […]

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Screenshot of a news article from Al Jazeera titled "Trump slaps 35 percent tariff on Canada starting August 1" showing a picture of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump walking and talking; circled in green is part of the caption "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump pose for a family photo".
July 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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#nickthecat, who hasn't yet realized that #caturday was yesterday...
Nick The Cat, orange and white with eyes tightly shut, has flopped down on the wooden boards of the back deck. A green cord from a harness (barely visible under Nick's fur) is looped under and around Nick. Evening sun dapples the deck and Nick, and casts a long shadow of Nick's pointy ear.
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Because #caturday.

#nickthecat
Bob leans over Nick The Cat, who is trying to take a cat nap. There are pictures of cats on the wall in the background. Nick is an orange cat with white fur on his face. Bob is a pink human with white fur on his face.
June 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The Region of Waterloo is asking for feedback for designing their new website, to be launched in 2026. But when I click their link, all I get is an error message about requiring #javascript. So, that's my only feedback: Hire a competent front-end developer […]

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Screenshot of an error message: JavaScript is disabled. In order to continue, we need to verify that you're not a robot. This requires JavaScript. Enable JavaScript and then reload the page.
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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@johannab

#til those "shade trees" on #waterloopublicsquare are supposed to be barrel staves! Makes sense, since they're right close to the Barrel Yards.

They look like fish skeletons to me!
June 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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#alt4you with the Anakin/Padme dialogue:

Anakin: We're going to invest in transporation infrastructure.

Padme: Like High Speed Rail!

Anakin:

Padme: Like high speed rail?

@seanyyz.bsky.social
@zazzoo
Anakin: We're going to invest in transporation infrastructure. Padme: Like High Speed Rail! Anakin: Padme: Like high speed rail?
June 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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AI slop from our local CityNews Kitchener? I can't think of any other reason there would be an admonition against feeding wildfires in an article about coyotes...

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/27/coyote-spotted-on-university-of-guelph-campus/

#aislop #citynews #kitchener #waterlooregion
Screenshot of an article from CityNews Kitchener about coyotes on the UofGuelph campus. One paragraph is circled in red: "Officials also ask that people never feed a coyote or wildfire, which makes them less fearful of humans."
May 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Where #cycling infrastructure and #publictransit meet.
A multi-use path marked on a sidewalk with a bike symbol and a pedestrian symbol, and an arrow pointing right at the bus stop signpost in the middle of the path. This is on Weber Street at the corner of Wilhelm Street in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
May 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Good night, little cat.

#caturday #caturnight #nickthecat
An orange and white cat, curled into a small bundle on a multicoloured cushion, eyes tightly shut.
April 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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#ironyalert: Our local, independent newspaper The Woolwich Observer laments election disinformation, at the same time contributing to it by paywalling articles about the election. No wonder local journalism is dying […]

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Screenshot of The Woolwich Observer's article on the 2025 federal election entitled "Kitchener-Conestoga candidates square off at New Hamburg event". But the article is paywalled: "This post is for subscribers only." Yet an article in the sidebar has the title "The collapse of local news is fuelling disinformation -- Local news is dying, and that's a threat to Canada's democracy." The last two quotes are linked by red circles and lines.
April 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Murray The Cat taking it easy on a Caturday a few years ago.

Sadly, Murray died this week. Apparently he had a heart condition, but we had no idea until he just stopped eating a week ago. I'll miss him...

#caturday #murraythecat
A ginger cat spread across the chest and shoulder of a man wearing glasses and a grey sweater. There is much clutter in the background.
April 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I was asked to run for the Greens for the 2015 federal election. Ran for the Ontario Greens in the 2018 election. Ran for the Greens again in the 2019 federal election. But the campaign's financial agent failed to submit the paperwork to Elections Canada […]

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A large (15?) group of people holding signs promoting the Green Party. At the front are Bob Jonkman and Elizabeth May smiling at each other.
April 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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I've come full circle.

In 2006 I campaigned for the NDP in the federal election, distributing flyers. Campaigned for the Ontario NDP in 2007, and joined Fair Vote Canada at festival booths & events. Was on the Exec of Fair Vote Waterloo for a decade.

But I […]

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Seven people standing or sitting in front if a brick wall. The members in attendance at the Pirate Party of Canada Kitchener-Waterloo meeting, held on 25 July 2009 Standing: John, Trevor, Tynan, Anson, Alan Sitting: Dane, Bob Jonkman
April 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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@kat

#til: #hotpodiumguy
A muscular man with short hair wearing a black T-shirt with a red emblem stands behind a wooden lectern that has a shield showing a coat-of-arms. The man's hands are holding the sides of the lectern, and he appears to be speaking into the microphones mounted on the lectern. He is Tobias Gough, known as "Hot Podium Guy", a sound technician working at 10 Downing Street for the UK Prime Minister's office.
April 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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As much as I hate to boost anything substack…

Nora Loreto writes:

> Stop lying to yourself about strategic voting

And my favorite pull quotes:

> we cannot fix the electoral system by gaming it.

> …what strategic voting does: it pressures average people […]

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Two spools of thread, one blue, one red.
April 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM