Michael Collins
@ookb.bsky.social
Formerly @ook on twitter
@ook@hachyderm.io on Mastodon
Lurking here
Work: Principal SDE at AWS (Computers and stuff)
Non work: family, bikes, music, ski, coffee, dogs
@ook@hachyderm.io on Mastodon
Lurking here
Work: Principal SDE at AWS (Computers and stuff)
Non work: family, bikes, music, ski, coffee, dogs
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BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows.
Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...
Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows.
Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...
Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...
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A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
Canada has many flaws. We should be proud of Canadian Multiculturalism (1971), which federally recognizes the diversity and validity of all cultures which make up Canada; Israeli and Palestinian included. @kneecapceol.bsky.social are artists, not terrorists and should be welcomed back not banned.
September 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Canada has many flaws. We should be proud of Canadian Multiculturalism (1971), which federally recognizes the diversity and validity of all cultures which make up Canada; Israeli and Palestinian included. @kneecapceol.bsky.social are artists, not terrorists and should be welcomed back not banned.
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Polyglot Unconference is back. Saturday Oct 11th. Would love to see you there. Old faces, help spread the word. www.polyglotsoftware.com
Polyglot Vancouver Conference
www.polyglotsoftware.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Polyglot Unconference is back. Saturday Oct 11th. Would love to see you there. Old faces, help spread the word. www.polyglotsoftware.com
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Every Canadian Election I approach different party leaders. Mark Carney &
Jagmeet Singh did interviews but I’m still waiting to hear back from Pierre Poilievre. I’ll keep trying though. I won’t give up. Cuz that’s what I do. Here’s Elizabeth May youtu.be/Q3yyCjOFDu4
Jagmeet Singh did interviews but I’m still waiting to hear back from Pierre Poilievre. I’ll keep trying though. I won’t give up. Cuz that’s what I do. Here’s Elizabeth May youtu.be/Q3yyCjOFDu4
April 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Every Canadian Election I approach different party leaders. Mark Carney &
Jagmeet Singh did interviews but I’m still waiting to hear back from Pierre Poilievre. I’ll keep trying though. I won’t give up. Cuz that’s what I do. Here’s Elizabeth May youtu.be/Q3yyCjOFDu4
Jagmeet Singh did interviews but I’m still waiting to hear back from Pierre Poilievre. I’ll keep trying though. I won’t give up. Cuz that’s what I do. Here’s Elizabeth May youtu.be/Q3yyCjOFDu4
More egg content from North of the 49th Parallel. Note to self: kinder eggs next.
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More egg content from North of the 49th Parallel. Note to self: kinder eggs next.
The “Welcome to the United States of America!” sms when you cross the border and start roaming doesn’t seem as cheery these days!
April 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The “Welcome to the United States of America!” sms when you cross the border and start roaming doesn’t seem as cheery these days!
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And once again I'm required to bring this to everyone's attention: paddynotpatty.com
Paddy, Not Patty | For The Love Of Saint Patrick, Stop Calling It St. Patty's Day
Listen here: It's Paddy's Day, not Patty's Day. A friendly guide to properly abbreviating St. Patrick's Day, because your Irish friends are tired of crying into their pints.
paddynotpatty.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
And once again I'm required to bring this to everyone's attention: paddynotpatty.com
When the LLM auto complete agent suggests: “— I’m not sure if this is the best way to do this, but it works” X 3 on a new SQL file with a single line comment …
March 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
When the LLM auto complete agent suggests: “— I’m not sure if this is the best way to do this, but it works” X 3 on a new SQL file with a single line comment …
Ahhhh! I lost my daily streak on Good Sudoku! This and a slight sunburn are honestly the only downside to deciding to ignore my phone and spending a day outside in the sun while jet lagged on a work trip, heading to the office this morning so hopefully I can ignore my phone again today!
February 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ahhhh! I lost my daily streak on Good Sudoku! This and a slight sunburn are honestly the only downside to deciding to ignore my phone and spending a day outside in the sun while jet lagged on a work trip, heading to the office this morning so hopefully I can ignore my phone again today!
www.theverge.com/2025/1/1/243... listening to dopesmoker and the winner back to back sounds like a great way to spend my first afternoon of the year. I will have to negotiate with the dog though - she probably disagrees
Is Sleep’s Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time?
Sort of like being slowly assaulted by a massage chair.
www.theverge.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
www.theverge.com/2025/1/1/243... listening to dopesmoker and the winner back to back sounds like a great way to spend my first afternoon of the year. I will have to negotiate with the dog though - she probably disagrees
Surrounded by sequins, white claw and friendship bracelets for the end of an era
December 7, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Surrounded by sequins, white claw and friendship bracelets for the end of an era
This is a truly magical project that reminds me of what the Internet is good for. (I haven’t listened to it all yet, but I will next time I have a quiet evening/night to myself)
Hey, remember that really stupid idea I had a few weeks back? A six-and-a-half-hour supercut of live "Marquee Moon" solos? I finished it and wrote about it here.
November 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM
This is a truly magical project that reminds me of what the Internet is good for. (I haven’t listened to it all yet, but I will next time I have a quiet evening/night to myself)
I’m in Cape Town for work this week, I hoped work, jet lag and being ten hours ahead of Vancouver time would help insulate me from “all this” - bah
November 6, 2024 at 7:48 AM
I’m in Cape Town for work this week, I hoped work, jet lag and being ten hours ahead of Vancouver time would help insulate me from “all this” - bah