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Gord Spence
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Trekkie, Observer of Canadian politics, Seminary dropout, Dad, Professional Over-Thinker (MacAdmin), Intersectional feminist, Curler, Outdoorsman, Traveller, Urbanist

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2008
A zoomed in view of a human face, focused on a green eye with eyebrow and ear showing
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Atlassian's panicking. Note the timestamps.
A screenshot from Atlassian's status page for Jira, titled "Atlassian Cloud Services Impacted" Update - Update - We understand the impact this issue is having on your operations and want to assure you that resolving this matter is our highest priority. Our public cloud provider is actively working to mitigate this issue with urgency. While we do not have a definitive ETA at this time, we remain committed to full resolution and deeply appreciate your patience as we work through this situation. We will continue to provide updates every hour or sooner as new information becomes available. Oct 20, 2025 - 15:21 UTC Update - Update - We understand the impact this issue is having on your operations and want to assure you that resolving this matter is our highest priority. Our public cloud provider is actively working to mitigate this issue with urgency. While we do not have a definitive ETA at this time, we remain committed to full resolution and deeply appreciate your patience as we work through this situation. We will continue to provide updates every hour or sooner as new information becomes available. Oct 20, 2025 - 15:20 UTC
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"Taylor Swift writing songs about big fat cocks is so un-Christian" Photo on the left, Taylor Swift (blonde white lady) sitting in a crowd, is looking at the camera. Photo on the right, Taylor Swift looks away to the right, kinda slyly. Text over photos: "Song of Solomon"
October 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Old enough to get this reference
A woman with blonde curly hair (a wig), white feathers around her collar and cuffs and one poking out of her pink knitted sweater. She has a beak for a nose. She is the Chicken Lady from "Kids in the Hall"
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Share your favorite black and white movie
Casablanca A black and white still from the film.
September 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.
In upside down text: "So much for the tolerant left." Then right-side up: -Benito Mussolini April 28, 1945
September 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This feels relevant lately
A book cover with a mustachioed white man wearing a military beret/uniform in monochrome. The text reads: LGEN. ROMÉO DALLAIRE WITH MAJOR BRENT BEARDSLEY. SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE FAILURE OF HUMANITY IN RWANDA
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Check out this cool bug I found in my garden yesterday!
A close view of a green leaf with a bug (moth?) in the centre. The bug has red and blue stripes along it's back (folded wings?). It has a pointed nose and the wings fold back to make the entire thing look like a streamlined boat or maybe the fuselage of an aircraft. A close view of a green leaf with a bug (moth?) in the centre. The bug has red and blue stripes along it's back (folded wings?). It has a pointed nose and the wings fold back to make the entire thing look like a streamlined boat or maybe the fuselage of an aircraft.
September 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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"COVID cases start to climb across Canada"

"... doctors [recommend] Canadians consider precautions like vaccination, hand hygiene and staying home when sick."

But don't even THINK about wearing a mask, you fuckin wuss.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
It's an end-of-summer trend that's been consistent for the past few years, with doctors recommending Canadians consider precautions like vaccination, hand hygiene and staying home when sick.
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I need you all to see this house. The owner has excellent taste and definitely "a" style.

The inside does *not* match the outside.

www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
A two-story red-bricked victorian-style house surrounded by trees.
September 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Well. That's the best book I've read in a long long time.
A book on a glass table. The book is titled "The Ministry for the Future"
September 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I don't really know what I believe in anymore, but I know it's not THAT.
A screenshot from Mad Men. In the top frame a younger man labelled as "Eschatological Researcher" says "I feel bad for you.". In the lower frame, an older man (Don Draper), labelled "Me", says "I don't think about you at all."
September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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This movie is far too subtle for me ("The Dead Don't Die" (2019))
A white man (Steve Buschemi) in a jean jacket wearing a red hat with "Keep America White Again" in white writing.
September 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
A quote, written upside down: "So much for the tolerant left." Rightside up: -- Benito Mussolini // April 28, 1945
August 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Guys. This movie is really bad. I forgot how bad.
"God" (who needs a starship) is talking to Sybok
August 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Captain Kirk is climbing a mountain. Why is he climbing a mountain?
A photo of a TV displaying a steep cliff face looking down. A climber clings to the side. No face of visible but obviously it's captain Kirk
August 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Also FYI, you can disable this on DDG and also block AI images from your search results (!!!):
A screenshot of the DuckDuckGo settings screen, on the "AI Features" tab. Duck.ai Duck.ai lets you have anonymous conversations with 3rd-party AI chat models, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others. Turning this setting off will hide Duck.ai buttons and links on DuckDuckGo Search. However, you can still access Duck.ai when this setting is off by visiting https://duck.ai directly. (Set to: OFF) Search Assist Search Assist anonymously generates answers for search queries. To do this, it scans the web for relevant content and then uses AI to generate a brief answer. You can choose how often you want it to appear: Never, On-demand (only when Assist is clicked), Sometimes (when highly relevant), or Often (on a wide range of searches). For now, Search Assist is only available in a subset of English speaking regions. (set to: NEVER) Hide AI-Generated Images Filters out AI-generated images from image search results (Set to: ON)
August 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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"The Captain" (ST:DS9) - played by Bill Paxton
Oh shit, that's Bill Paxton. A white guy, looking aggressive with a gap between his front teeth and blue punk-spiked hair. He looks bizarre. And very mid 80s. Oh wow, that reminds me, this is from The Terminator.
August 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Captain Sisko's father (Joseph Sisko) (ST:DS9) - played by Ed Harris
Oh hey, that's Brock Peters. He's an older (60s?) Black man with bright, expressive eyes and a kind of smirk-smile (endearing).
August 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Captain Benteen (ST:VOY) - played by Gary Sinise
A brunette woman wearing a TNG-era Starfleet uniform with a DS9 combadge. She's serious business. And a commander (I think she gets a promotion later in this episode?). And also, she is not Gary Sinise.
August 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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I thought I spotted a couple of actors in "Apollo 13" who had also been on Star Trek so before clicking through to IMDB I just searched on DuckDuckGo: "how many star trek actors were in apollo 13"

The AI summary response NAILED* it.

(it did not in fact nail the answer, but it did do what AI does!)
Two actors from "Star Trek" appeared in "Apollo 13": Gary Sinise, who played Ken Mattingly, and Ed Harris, who portrayed Gene Kranz. Both have had notable roles in the "Star Trek" franchise as well. Wikipedia IMDb Star Trek Actors in Apollo 13 Notable Cast Members Actor Role in Apollo 13 Star Trek Connection Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly Played Captain Benteen in Star Trek: Voyager Ed Harris Gene Kranz Appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko's father Bill Paxton Fred Haise Guest-starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a character named "The Captain" Summary Three actors from Apollo 13 have connections to the Star Trek franchise. Gary Sinise and Ed Harris both appeared in Star Trek series, while Bill Paxton had a guest role in Deep Space Nine.
August 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Ok, but have you considered the toddler demographic and how cute they are?
A toddler wearing a red bucket hat with a yellow (Big Bird) shirt and orange shirts. He's looking down so his face is covered by the hat. He's looking really little on a wood platform next to a black coal tender for a steam locomotive.
August 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Time to stop reading about genocide and the world falling apart on the following depression rectangle. Instead, I'll read about ecocide and the world falling apart the old-fashioned way.
A book. "The Ministry For The Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson. Above the title it says "one of Barack Obama's favorite books of the year", and below "the best science fiction nonfiction novel I've ever read." - Jonathan Lethem
August 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Deal
A post regarding Ms Rachel hosting a Palestinian child on her show despite backlash from shitty racists
August 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Question for people who bring Bluetooth speakers to the beach, I have a question: What the fuck is wrong with you? Nobody wants to listen to your terrible playlist. Earbuds are great. Try them out if you really can't stand the sound of wind and waves.
A view of a beach. Pinery Beach. The best place in the world.
July 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM