Martin Settle
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Martin Settle
@martin.mstdn.bdms.ca.ap.brid.gy
socialist accountant husband father friend bisexual christian cyclist runner geek environmentalist board-game-enthusiast

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November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I decided to stop supporting Duolingo this year, after they tripled down on using artificial intelligence and replace the talented humans who used to build for teaching. I let my paid membership lapse, but continued to use the "free" version (recognizing the […]

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November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Clouds were cool this morning. I remember this kind of pattern had a name, but don't remember what it is.

#ottawa #gatineau #clouds
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Statistics Canada issued its annual report on the popularity of baby names today. It's by assigned gender at birth, so for fun I downloaded the data set, and did my own review.

Here are the most popular names that are used for both boys and girls, with at […]

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September 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I completed the Somersault Sprint Triathlon this morning. Pretty happy with my time of 1:40:36, including transitions. I kind of went off course on the swim, which cost me a minute or two.
August 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I know this is probably a "wise" thing to do, given the structure of insurance and third party liability, but it also just seems to me to encapsulate so much of what is wrong with our legal and economic systems.
May 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This email I received this morning suggests to me that newegg.ca may not be a Canadian company....

Victoria Day was a week ago. Today is, I believe, Memorial Day in the United States. Sometimes they align, but they didn't this year.

#buycanadian
May 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This man really does live in a fantasy universe.
March 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hard no.

Also, not replying.

#onpoli
January 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'm pretty sure this is a bad look for a hot water tank.

#homerepair
January 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sometimes being a passenger in a car driving in central Alberta is all adrenaline rush.

#winter #solstice
December 22, 2024 at 8:58 AM