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🇨🇦 citizen, 🇺🇦 supporter. Toy poodle staffer since 1994. VE3ZDN

"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." - MLK Jr.

Born at 320 ppm CO2 […]

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hrbrmstr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
TMW the wind destroyed time https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/message/ACADD3NKOG2QRWZ56OSNNG7UIEKKTZXL/
In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference. At time of writing the Boulder servers are still available due a standby power generator, but I will attempt to disable them to avoid disseminating incorrect time. The affected servers are: time-a-b.nist.gov time-b-b.nist.gov time-c-b.nist.gov time-d-b.nist.gov time-e-b.nist.gov ntp-b.nist.gov (authenticated NTP) No time to repair estimate is available until we regain staff access and power. Efforts are currently focused on obtaining an alternate source of power so the hydrogen maser clocks survive beyond their battery backups.
December 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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fdarecall-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
FDA RECALL
Brand: Olympus
Product: Single use ligating device
Issue: PolyLoop device may fail to detach as expected and become anchored to patient anatomy
Date: 12/18/2025
More […]
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m.ai6yr.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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privacyguides.mastodon.neat.computer.ap.brid.gy
Privacy is a human right, but getting more people to care about it is frankly (and literally!) a full-time job.

2025 has seen some of the worst attacks on privacy to date, and it has also represented the greatest commitment to our work our team has […]

[Original post on mastodon.neat.computer]
2025 has been a crazy year for Privacy Guides. In just 9 months we’ve published 15 videos, 21 articles, and we’ve pushed releases to the privacyguides.org website 13 times, with each release typically containing 10–25+ PR submissions from our team and volunteers. Since only July we’ve hosted 10 livestreams of our revived podcast, and there are plenty more on the way. Since December, 3700+ more people have followed us on Mastodon, and about the same number have subscribed to our new YouTube channel. There are 200 per week more active users on our forum, and pageviews across all our sites have well more than doubled. All of this is to say that people care about privacy a lot, and I believe we set the example in this space. While other “cybersecurity influencers” promote one-size-fits-all advice, we focus on practical and nuanced recommendations that account for the complexity of your personal situation. To be real with all of you, the reason all of this is possible is because we hired 3 people to work on a regular basis at the beginning of this year. Our volunteer team, moderators, and this community have all been doing exceptional work since 2021 which has established the foundation for all of this. However, the reality is that to get this fantastic content out there and in front of people, there has to be a team doing work day in and day out to stay on top of the news feeds and create content that sticks with people and informs newcomers about why this all matters. Our greatest strength is that we have no sponsors or affiliates. We have sent thousands of new subscribers to subscriptions for tools like Proton Mail/VPN, MySudo, Ente, and so many other privacy tools, and we do it purely because we believe in these tools and want them to succeed. Frankly, many of the companies we recommend regularly send hundreds or thousands in affiliate dollars to other channels that give them far less traffic, while rarely if ever voluntarily making a donation to support our work. Our choice to only receive income from the people who directly support our work makes us virtually the only review team in this space which has no reliance on the companies we recommend. We have a handful of regular supporters who we are very grateful for, and we have received a very small number of very generous one-time donations which have made all of our work over the past year possible. However, one-time donations dry up, and if we want to maintain our great momentum in 2026 and onward, we simply need people to make this work sustainable and give our team the safety of monthly recurring revenue. My personal goal is for our membership program to give our members far more value than you will get from any other ~$10/month Patreon or subscription service from other YouTubers, podcasters, and writers in the personal privacy space. I want anyone pushing privacy forward to be hugely successful, but to tell you the truth, I personally believe we are creating the best content in this space right now, and I hope that you trust Privacy Guides to publish the best version of this information as well. Going forward, some of the content that we pay to produce will probably have to be restricted to people who are willing to pay for that content in return. Our members will also receive: Early access to new videos on our channel Priority Q&A responses on This Week in Privacy Recognition on our forum and website Priority response to comments on our articles/videos We are also constantly considering new ideas in the team and from our members. Part of my commitment to make sure you can get the highest quality version from the Privacy Guides team of anything you can find from anyone else is to work with you all to decide what direction we should go in here. Some other things we are considering include members-only forums and group chats, more detailed news reports about privacy tools and companies, private chats with team members, or free merch for our supporters. If any of this interests you, or if there’s something else you might want, please let us know. Our membership program is brand new, and we don’t have a lot of this “exclusive” content I’m talking about yet (really, any at all). I know it is hard to commit to a subscription before you can see what it actually offers. If you don’t want to become a member now, I totally understand, and I make purchasing decisions the same way. It is always the smarter move to pay based on features available now rather than future promises. However, I also hope you see the increased commitment we’ve been making this last year, and can believe in our mission beyond what we can provide you today. Our final membership price is going to be $10/month or $100/year. It’s an over-said trope, but this is literally less than one fast food lunch to support a month of our work. If you are willing to take the gamble now that we will be able to meet that value in the near future, I want to give you a lifetime discount for joining us on this journey early, because you are making all of this possible.
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
What is "Meltwater" and why do they think I'm a journalist and want me to join them? (I'm almost certainly not joining something like this, even if it's not a scam, just curious if anybody knows more about them than their confusing Wikipedia article)
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
A sociopath and complete moral blank sits in the Oval Office behind what can only be called Irresolute Desk.

"Things can happen."

--DJT on the mass shooting at Brown U.

"Things happen."

--DJT on the murder and dismemberment of journal Jamal Khashoggi
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
"This is BULLSHIT!"

#ungulate #thoughts #moresnow #snow #winter #deer #humor #humour
a deer looking in the window, as it stands up to its neck in snow
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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melissabeartrix.gives.hugz.online.ap.brid.gy
The racists are out, mostly from the older part of the community ... One lady "why do they let them in for"

I replied to her, "the same reason we let you in",.she is polish

An old guy "kick them all out" ... I replied to him "do I remember correctly that you migrated to Australia, so who is […]
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gives.hugz.online
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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adam.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Neighbourhood watch.

#dogsofmastodon #beagle
Daniel the Beagle lounging on the arm of a sofa while looking out a window.
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I just finished my first QSO with VE3MJM Don on 2 m via VE3RCK repeater. Not a long distance between us, and especially as he was in the middle of some 30 m FT8 QSOs with operators in Japan, but pretty exciting for me anyway!

#qso #amateurradio #hamradio
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I hope everyone is enjoying John Mastodon Day! What are you doing to celebrate?

#johnmastodon #johnmastodonday
December 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I got my call sign today, VE3ZDN! I hope to speak to you soon on 2 m. I'm likely monitoring repeater VE3KSR.

#hamradio #amateurradio #canada
Landscape-oriented vintage QSL postcard illustration in a 1940s Art Deco style, featuring the call sign VE3ZDN in bold lettering above a stylized radio transmission motif. The Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower rises from a river and rolling hills in the foreground, rendered in textured stone with a conical roof, while graphic lightning bolts suggest radio signals. A narrow white border frames the image like a printed postcard.
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Our national railway is a global embarrassment. Canada is a transportation backwater.

#transportation #railway #rail #viarail #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/via-rail-toronto-ottawa-brockville-9.7011570
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Manitoba strengthens asbestos protections for workers in the province:

https://www.readthemaple.com/manitoba-workers-will-finally-be-protected-from-asbestos/?ref=maple-digest-news-newsletter

#ohs #canada #manitoba #asbestos #asbestosis #mesothelioma
Manitoba Workers Will Finally Be Protected From Asbestos
After years of pressure from labour, there will finally be a strict certification program to ensure workers are protected.
www.readthemaple.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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dtl.8bitorbust.info.ap.brid.gy
Fin. #ontheartofteeth
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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jalanhenning.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy
Wife: Where did you hear that from? Your weirdos on Mastodon?
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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elliek.zeroes.ca.ap.brid.gy
@harold @stephanie
Little masking story:
We planned to go away cycling in September meeting friends, everything was booked, deposits paid, then I realised I might not be well enough to really enjoy the trip. (If I got as sick as I am now, it would have been disaster, and so far from home.) I was […]
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zeroes.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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jetton.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
On this day in 1865, in the United States, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery.

This is 27 years later than slaves would have been freed if the States had still been British Colonies.
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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sydneyjim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
In Japan, millions of tonnes of eggplants, cabbages, & tomatoes are destroyed every year because they have blemishes or simply don’t look pretty enough to put into packaging. https://syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/115668910397189097
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 🏴 (@fkamiah17@syzito.xyz)
Attached: 1 video A landowner in Brazil destroys tons of watermelons after low prices cause surplus supply. Under capitalism, 17% of the world's food production (about 931 million tons every year) is wasted, while 1 in 10 people globally lives in extreme poverty, because corporations and landowners destroy surplus food, creating an artificial scarcity to keep prices high. #EndCapitalismByAnyMeansNecessary #Food
syzito.xyz
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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edwing.mstdn.moimeme.ca
Thousands of True Wireless wireless earbuds recalled by Health Canada due to fire hazard

https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/12/05/thousands-of-wireless-earbuds-recalled-by-health-canada-due-to-fire-hazard/
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Des milliers d’écouteurs bouton sans fil True Wireless ont été rappelés par Santé Canada […]
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mstdn.moimeme.ca
December 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Here's my Wikipedia Year In Review. Created with the Wikipedia iOS app (https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id324715238?pt=208305&ct=yir_2025_share&mt=8)

#wikipediayearinreview
Wikipedia App - App Store
Download Wikipedia by Wikimedia Foundation on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Wikipedia.
apps.apple.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
My last amateur radio class for my basic certificate was last night. Here are a few thoughts on the regulatory environment in which the hobby exists.

https://dougnix.net/2025/12/05/step-by-step-class-17/

#amateurradio #hamradio #canada #rac #alpenney #basiccertificatecourse
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
After seventeen classes, countless notes, and more than a few rediscovered fundamentals, I’m finally stepping back to reflect on the journey from curious newcomer to soon-to-be licensed amateur operator. This reflection captures what I learned, what surprised me, and why this experience has felt […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM