Jean-Francois Mezei
@jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Network/IT guy, started work on VAX computers.
Author of Petition to Governor in Council to overturn UBB decisions at CRTC.
was/is jfmezei on Twitter.
From greater […]
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Author of Petition to Governor in Council to overturn UBB decisions at CRTC.
was/is jfmezei on Twitter.
From greater […]
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Seen on the Inter Net.
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Seen on the Inter Net.
You may have heard ofthe LLangollen canal that failed. Footage from one of the boat onwers right up next to the failure. After his daytime explanation he has night time footage.
12 minutes: https://youtu.be/X4DGXAPE_lA
12 minutes: https://youtu.be/X4DGXAPE_lA
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
You may have heard ofthe LLangollen canal that failed. Footage from one of the boat onwers right up next to the failure. After his daytime explanation he has night time footage.
12 minutes: https://youtu.be/X4DGXAPE_lA
12 minutes: https://youtu.be/X4DGXAPE_lA
So today , I made it to the pool by bike. It was "interesting" with all the snow.
Even though the plough had just passed on the first street, it was slippery and had to ride carefully. But on the uphill, while it was OK in middle, I had to push aside when a car came up, and was unable to […]
Even though the plough had just passed on the first street, it was slippery and had to ride carefully. But on the uphill, while it was OK in middle, I had to push aside when a car came up, and was unable to […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
So today , I made it to the pool by bike. It was "interesting" with all the snow.
Even though the plough had just passed on the first street, it was slippery and had to ride carefully. But on the uphill, while it was OK in middle, I had to push aside when a car came up, and was unable to […]
Even though the plough had just passed on the first street, it was slippery and had to ride carefully. But on the uphill, while it was OK in middle, I had to push aside when a car came up, and was unable to […]
First delivery of the Northlander made of of a Siemens Charger locos and heavy steel Venture vards.
https://youtu.be/cEX5erNrn8k
and a view from ground level:
https://youtu.be/yeo54F-QZUI
1 loco, 2 coaches and 1 coach+cab. Unsure if coaches are permanently coupled or use standard US AAR […]
https://youtu.be/cEX5erNrn8k
and a view from ground level:
https://youtu.be/yeo54F-QZUI
1 loco, 2 coaches and 1 coach+cab. Unsure if coaches are permanently coupled or use standard US AAR […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
First delivery of the Northlander made of of a Siemens Charger locos and heavy steel Venture vards.
https://youtu.be/cEX5erNrn8k
and a view from ground level:
https://youtu.be/yeo54F-QZUI
1 loco, 2 coaches and 1 coach+cab. Unsure if coaches are permanently coupled or use standard US AAR […]
https://youtu.be/cEX5erNrn8k
and a view from ground level:
https://youtu.be/yeo54F-QZUI
1 loco, 2 coaches and 1 coach+cab. Unsure if coaches are permanently coupled or use standard US AAR […]
the eve of Christmas Eve:
Coldest point in Canada: -50.0 in Rabbit Kettle, NT
(Proper search revealed this is Rabbitkettle Lake
61.9615654, -127.2198272
The lake is near the South Nahanni river.
Coldest point in Canada: -50.0 in Rabbit Kettle, NT
(Proper search revealed this is Rabbitkettle Lake
61.9615654, -127.2198272
The lake is near the South Nahanni river.
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
the eve of Christmas Eve:
Coldest point in Canada: -50.0 in Rabbit Kettle, NT
(Proper search revealed this is Rabbitkettle Lake
61.9615654, -127.2198272
The lake is near the South Nahanni river.
Coldest point in Canada: -50.0 in Rabbit Kettle, NT
(Proper search revealed this is Rabbitkettle Lake
61.9615654, -127.2198272
The lake is near the South Nahanni river.
Suggest people avoid flying to/via Dulles airport on the 24th. Every year, there are "incidents" at that airport that force planes to circle around until they run out of fuel instead of going to Baltimore or any other nearby airport 😉 One year, it was due to some […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Suggest people avoid flying to/via Dulles airport on the 24th. Every year, there are "incidents" at that airport that force planes to circle around until they run out of fuel instead of going to Baltimore or any other nearby airport 😉 One year, it was due to some […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Merry Christmas !
An old VT220 chartacter cell terrminal animation on a VAX and displayed on a DECterm (like Xterm but with full VT emulation) served to a Mac with X-Windows, and Quicktime screen capture to movie , then converted to GIF !
cc: @HoffmanLabs
An old VT220 chartacter cell terrminal animation on a VAX and displayed on a DECterm (like Xterm but with full VT emulation) served to a Mac with X-Windows, and Quicktime screen capture to movie , then converted to GIF !
cc: @HoffmanLabs
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Merry Christmas !
An old VT220 chartacter cell terrminal animation on a VAX and displayed on a DECterm (like Xterm but with full VT emulation) served to a Mac with X-Windows, and Quicktime screen capture to movie , then converted to GIF !
cc: @HoffmanLabs
An old VT220 chartacter cell terrminal animation on a VAX and displayed on a DECterm (like Xterm but with full VT emulation) served to a Mac with X-Windows, and Quicktime screen capture to movie , then converted to GIF !
cc: @HoffmanLabs
@jcolp Are locations south of the river such as Riverview and Gunningsville legally fully separate from Moncton? or are there shared services such as Transit, sewage, water, police, firefighting ?
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@jcolp Are locations south of the river such as Riverview and Gunningsville legally fully separate from Moncton? or are there shared services such as Transit, sewage, water, police, firefighting ?
Catching up on CRTC filings from last night:
(This is from small cummunity fibre company in Perth Ontario)
"21. Most notable in this regard is Telus. In early 2023, Telus bought Start.ca. According to a former Start.ca employee, Telus immediately ceased all new FTTP builds by Start.ca and […]
(This is from small cummunity fibre company in Perth Ontario)
"21. Most notable in this regard is Telus. In early 2023, Telus bought Start.ca. According to a former Start.ca employee, Telus immediately ceased all new FTTP builds by Start.ca and […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Catching up on CRTC filings from last night:
(This is from small cummunity fibre company in Perth Ontario)
"21. Most notable in this regard is Telus. In early 2023, Telus bought Start.ca. According to a former Start.ca employee, Telus immediately ceased all new FTTP builds by Start.ca and […]
(This is from small cummunity fibre company in Perth Ontario)
"21. Most notable in this regard is Telus. In early 2023, Telus bought Start.ca. According to a former Start.ca employee, Telus immediately ceased all new FTTP builds by Start.ca and […]
Completed my last CRTC submission for 2025.
CRTC asks whether the 30% markup is appropriate.
The current FTTP rate for only the last mile access is $68.94 for Bell, while Bell and its flanker brands charge $50 for full service from home to the Internet+ support + billing + DNS etc.
The […]
CRTC asks whether the 30% markup is appropriate.
The current FTTP rate for only the last mile access is $68.94 for Bell, while Bell and its flanker brands charge $50 for full service from home to the Internet+ support + billing + DNS etc.
The […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Completed my last CRTC submission for 2025.
CRTC asks whether the 30% markup is appropriate.
The current FTTP rate for only the last mile access is $68.94 for Bell, while Bell and its flanker brands charge $50 for full service from home to the Internet+ support + billing + DNS etc.
The […]
CRTC asks whether the 30% markup is appropriate.
The current FTTP rate for only the last mile access is $68.94 for Bell, while Bell and its flanker brands charge $50 for full service from home to the Internet+ support + billing + DNS etc.
The […]
Reposted by Jean-Francois Mezei
The spiked “Inside CECIT” 60 Minutes segment aired on the Global TV app in Canada last night!
Someone recorded it bootleg style here! Now we will know if it comes back on air, if they were forced to edit it… and if so, what.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment […]
Someone recorded it bootleg style here! Now we will know if it comes back on air, if they were forced to edit it… and if so, what.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The spiked “Inside CECIT” 60 Minutes segment aired on the Global TV app in Canada last night!
Someone recorded it bootleg style here! Now we will know if it comes back on air, if they were forced to edit it… and if so, what.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment […]
Someone recorded it bootleg style here! Now we will know if it comes back on air, if they were forced to edit it… and if so, what.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment […]
on PBS Newshour: the news of closure of a whysky distillery is due to the compay doing site enhancements. No mention of drop of exports to Canada which was widely reported in Canadian news outlets.
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
on PBS Newshour: the news of closure of a whysky distillery is due to the compay doing site enhancements. No mention of drop of exports to Canada which was widely reported in Canadian news outlets.
Tonight another replacement fireplace video for train geeks,
The Bergin line in Winter, starts off quiet and sunny.
(setstarting point just before Geilo).
https://youtu.be/5vm_5DnWgwA?t=1057
Note: later when you pass Finse, remeber that it looked so identical to planet Hoth that a documentary […]
The Bergin line in Winter, starts off quiet and sunny.
(setstarting point just before Geilo).
https://youtu.be/5vm_5DnWgwA?t=1057
Note: later when you pass Finse, remeber that it looked so identical to planet Hoth that a documentary […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Tonight another replacement fireplace video for train geeks,
The Bergin line in Winter, starts off quiet and sunny.
(setstarting point just before Geilo).
https://youtu.be/5vm_5DnWgwA?t=1057
Note: later when you pass Finse, remeber that it looked so identical to planet Hoth that a documentary […]
The Bergin line in Winter, starts off quiet and sunny.
(setstarting point just before Geilo).
https://youtu.be/5vm_5DnWgwA?t=1057
Note: later when you pass Finse, remeber that it looked so identical to planet Hoth that a documentary […]
https://www.bce.ca/regulatory/tariffs/bell-canada/details/tariff/GT
Part 5 Digital Network Services (where wholesale for ISPs is listed) also includes Megalink - Megalink is from the 1980s back when Bell,s data services included Dapapac (X.25) and dedicated lines that topped up at 56kbps […]
Part 5 Digital Network Services (where wholesale for ISPs is listed) also includes Megalink - Megalink is from the 1980s back when Bell,s data services included Dapapac (X.25) and dedicated lines that topped up at 56kbps […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
https://www.bce.ca/regulatory/tariffs/bell-canada/details/tariff/GT
Part 5 Digital Network Services (where wholesale for ISPs is listed) also includes Megalink - Megalink is from the 1980s back when Bell,s data services included Dapapac (X.25) and dedicated lines that topped up at 56kbps […]
Part 5 Digital Network Services (where wholesale for ISPs is listed) also includes Megalink - Megalink is from the 1980s back when Bell,s data services included Dapapac (X.25) and dedicated lines that topped up at 56kbps […]
@Milnoc Happy Monday Morning™ !
Beware, the cold outside may ruin it as it may wake you up,
better stay in bed 😞
Beware, the cold outside may ruin it as it may wake you up,
better stay in bed 😞
December 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
@Milnoc Happy Monday Morning™ !
Beware, the cold outside may ruin it as it may wake you up,
better stay in bed 😞
Beware, the cold outside may ruin it as it may wake you up,
better stay in bed 😞
question on Waymo: did the cars stop in San Francisco because they couldn see traffic lights? or did they stop because tey lost connection to their central mainframe and had no data on their own to continue through an intersection?
Seems to me that upon loss of conection to mainframe or even […]
Seems to me that upon loss of conection to mainframe or even […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
question on Waymo: did the cars stop in San Francisco because they couldn see traffic lights? or did they stop because tey lost connection to their central mainframe and had no data on their own to continue through an intersection?
Seems to me that upon loss of conection to mainframe or even […]
Seems to me that upon loss of conection to mainframe or even […]
Instead of a fireplace viodeo, why not a snow video ?
cab view during snow storm between Myrdal to Fläm , Norway,
https://youtu.be/TYJyYKYaf3I
(From RailCowGirl)
cab view during snow storm between Myrdal to Fläm , Norway,
https://youtu.be/TYJyYKYaf3I
(From RailCowGirl)
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Instead of a fireplace viodeo, why not a snow video ?
cab view during snow storm between Myrdal to Fläm , Norway,
https://youtu.be/TYJyYKYaf3I
(From RailCowGirl)
cab view during snow storm between Myrdal to Fläm , Norway,
https://youtu.be/TYJyYKYaf3I
(From RailCowGirl)
Inflation. Those Guinness cans sure got smaller 🙃
December 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Inflation. Those Guinness cans sure got smaller 🙃
Product from Québec but imported from Mexico. Metro supermarket.
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Product from Québec but imported from Mexico. Metro supermarket.
@jcolp I have found where they dump the red paint in the peticodiac river. If only the tourists were told the red colour in Bay of Fundy is totally fake 😉
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@jcolp I have found where they dump the red paint in the peticodiac river. If only the tourists were told the red colour in Bay of Fundy is totally fake 😉
Glass half full: today is longest day in southern hemisphere.
Glass half empty: today is shortest day in northern hemisphere.
Glass half empty: today is shortest day in northern hemisphere.
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Glass half full: today is longest day in southern hemisphere.
Glass half empty: today is shortest day in northern hemisphere.
Glass half empty: today is shortest day in northern hemisphere.
Note to self: If ever pursued in space by another capsule that seeks to gobble you, just use trusters to translate to left or right , up or down and the capsule behind you won't be able to follow you and gobble you.
And yes, in honour opf #caturday, I am watching a cat video 🙂
And yes, in honour opf #caturday, I am watching a cat video 🙂
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Note to self: If ever pursued in space by another capsule that seeks to gobble you, just use trusters to translate to left or right , up or down and the capsule behind you won't be able to follow you and gobble you.
And yes, in honour opf #caturday, I am watching a cat video 🙂
And yes, in honour opf #caturday, I am watching a cat video 🙂
Reposted by Jean-Francois Mezei
It seems like this started from a substation fire down the street.. they’re still dealing with it.
Waymo has suspended service but that just means they’ve bricked all their cars, which are just sitting at intersections and people have to drive around them in the rain.
They recently started […]
Waymo has suspended service but that just means they’ve bricked all their cars, which are just sitting at intersections and people have to drive around them in the rain.
They recently started […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It seems like this started from a substation fire down the street.. they’re still dealing with it.
Waymo has suspended service but that just means they’ve bricked all their cars, which are just sitting at intersections and people have to drive around them in the rain.
They recently started […]
Waymo has suspended service but that just means they’ve bricked all their cars, which are just sitting at intersections and people have to drive around them in the rain.
They recently started […]
Beware of the Yellow snow advisory !
(Montréal)
(Montréal)
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Beware of the Yellow snow advisory !
(Montréal)
(Montréal)