Kevin Armstrong
@idleknave.com
Professional Software Engineer,
Amateur Digital Artist
Fredericton, NB, Canada
Amateur Digital Artist
Fredericton, NB, Canada
Fredericton FD Facebook post reports that fire is contained, now working on hotspots
August 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Fredericton FD Facebook post reports that fire is contained, now working on hotspots
As one of the younger countries of the world, Canada had less time to reinforce a distinct ulture in relative isolation from other nations. Our culture seems more defined by how fluid it can be as it shares with others. Attempts to find truly unique aspects (maple syrup, etc) seem superficial.
July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As one of the younger countries of the world, Canada had less time to reinforce a distinct ulture in relative isolation from other nations. Our culture seems more defined by how fluid it can be as it shares with others. Attempts to find truly unique aspects (maple syrup, etc) seem superficial.
Superliminal messaging
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Superliminal messaging
Letters to the Editor, without the editor getting in the way
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Letters to the Editor, without the editor getting in the way
Agreed. Squeezing budget from the district to trickle into the classrooms is going to impact a variety of school supports. Perhaps the lens searching for efficiency gains should be aimed higher than the districts.
May 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Agreed. Squeezing budget from the district to trickle into the classrooms is going to impact a variety of school supports. Perhaps the lens searching for efficiency gains should be aimed higher than the districts.
This rings true. It is too easy to conflate an angry partisan group with a wealthy person or organization directly funding information streams designed to further anger that group
May 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This rings true. It is too easy to conflate an angry partisan group with a wealthy person or organization directly funding information streams designed to further anger that group
Hard to go to sleep with this cliffhanger unresolved
April 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Hard to go to sleep with this cliffhanger unresolved
I'm not normally superstitious, but predicting an early call feels like tempting the fates, setup for a Greek tragedy
April 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm not normally superstitious, but predicting an early call feels like tempting the fates, setup for a Greek tragedy
Love it. "If I'm going to be taxed anyway, I want all that stuff closer to me"
April 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Love it. "If I'm going to be taxed anyway, I want all that stuff closer to me"
There's a pot/kettle/Black joke in here somewhere
March 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There's a pot/kettle/Black joke in here somewhere
Carney seems like he'd run a good box factory.
March 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Carney seems like he'd run a good box factory.
And if things get real bad, I'm open to Mad Max'ing some armor and trapeze poles onto it. Couldn't look much worse than current state
March 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
And if things get real bad, I'm open to Mad Max'ing some armor and trapeze poles onto it. Couldn't look much worse than current state
We can carpool down. I'm ready to leave my van at the side of the road.
March 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We can carpool down. I'm ready to leave my van at the side of the road.
Great point. I guess I'm wondering if a state of emergency enables their use of legal actions that can be used punatively against us, further than shutting off energy to each other.
March 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Great point. I guess I'm wondering if a state of emergency enables their use of legal actions that can be used punatively against us, further than shutting off energy to each other.
Yes, sorry for lack of clarity
March 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yes, sorry for lack of clarity
Would cutting off power to N. Maine allow justification for calling a state of emergency? And if so, what powers would that enable them to use?
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Would cutting off power to N. Maine allow justification for calling a state of emergency? And if so, what powers would that enable them to use?
Burritos? I will cook rice, beans, corn, whatever else for veggies I have on Sunday. It makes way too much, so it's my repeat lunch for the week
March 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Burritos? I will cook rice, beans, corn, whatever else for veggies I have on Sunday. It makes way too much, so it's my repeat lunch for the week
As if on queue, numerous customers affected by an outage yesterday, seemed to be spread wide from just west of the Mactaquac dam
March 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As if on queue, numerous customers affected by an outage yesterday, seemed to be spread wide from just west of the Mactaquac dam
I was interested a few years ago but didn't have money available. I recall at the time installers offered one free reinstall when it was time to reshingle my 10yr old roof. Now that I do have the money, installers tell me to reshingle or replace with steel roof first.
January 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I was interested a few years ago but didn't have money available. I recall at the time installers offered one free reinstall when it was time to reshingle my 10yr old roof. Now that I do have the money, installers tell me to reshingle or replace with steel roof first.
It's a great tool, thanks for your efforts. It highlighted our increase as being double the rest of the neighborhood, so we'll definitely be challenging the assessment
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's a great tool, thanks for your efforts. It highlighted our increase as being double the rest of the neighborhood, so we'll definitely be challenging the assessment
Severity aside, are your storms often widespread, or was that unusual?
January 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Severity aside, are your storms often widespread, or was that unusual?