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Stephen Childs
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Senior Statistician and Systems Analyst, Humber Polytechnic. ORCID 0000-0002-4450-4281 He/him tfr

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Shout out to Ravenwood Tabletop for their #ttrpg holiday market. They worked extra hard to accommodate my whole family on an incredibly busy day.

#kitchenerwaterloo

https://ravenwoodtabletop.ca/products/a-ravenwood-holiday-bazaar
A Ravenwood Holiday Bazaar
Join us on Sunday, December 7 between 1:00 - 5:00pm to find the perfect gift for the TTRPG player in your life! Shop artisan handmade crafts for Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and other game-related merchandise. 'Tis the season to roll a nat-20 for supporting local! Come check out handmade custom & one of
ravenwoodtabletop.ca
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
4. Battery Charger, iSight,iPod Belt Clip and the white plastic Apple Remote.
https://mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/115582711438367134
BasicAppleGuy (@BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Apple Accessories Bingo How many of these more obscure Apple accessories have you owned?
mastodon.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Curséd image find in Facebook: Thomas The Tie Fighter.
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I finally got to watch Weapons (2025). Really happy to finally have a night to see it.

https://sechilds.ca/weapons-2025.html
A hand holding up a copy of Weapons (2025).
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Good on the University of Guelph.

I guess this is one case where it’s more efficient to give food rather than cash.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/5000-lbs-of-beans-used-for-research-at-the-university-of-guelph-donated-to-food-bank/
Dried beans donated to the Guelph Food Bank. (Spencer Turcotte/CTV News). The beans are held by one person, hands making a bowl. They are wearing gloves. The beans are different sizes and colours. The background is out of focus.
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Ontario folk: updated flu and COVID vaccines are now generally available.

https://www.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations/

#toronto #ontario
October 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
On my blog: My thoughts about the Finch West LRT aka TTC Line 6 finishing revenue service demonstration and being handed over to the TTC on November 3.

#transit #toronto #ttc

https://sechilds.ca/finch-west-lrt.html
Stephen Childs - Finch West LRT
sechilds.ca
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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@sechilds I believe that weekend Costco is one ring deeper than weekend IKEA as we descend into Hell. Glad you made it back.
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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A later in the day post on my blog. It's been really busy today.

https://sechilds.ca/secure-file-transfer.html
Stephen Childs - Secure File Transfer
sechilds.ca
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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My thoughts on the third and final day of the #cirpa2025 conference.

https://sechilds.ca/cirpa-day-three.html
Stephen Childs - CIRPA Day Three
sechilds.ca
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Yesterday was the second day of the #cirpa2025 virtual conference. Here is my blog post about the second day of the conference.

https://sechilds.ca/cirpa-day-two.html
Stephen Childs - CIRPA Day Two
sechilds.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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As I get older I’ve concluded, ‘everything is basically either a cult or a database’. I will not be explaining
October 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
This history of QNX is facinating. The part that got me was about the ICON computers, which were in my school's computer lab.

They were really heavy and had a really cool trackball.

https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-qnx-operating-system
Burroughs ICON, image from jasoneckert.github.io This is an 1980s computer system with a monitor, a large base, a keyboard with number pad and a large trackball on the right hand side. The screen says Unisys ICON.
October 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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But you said I could bring ONE book…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klencke_Atlas
https://ohai.social/@archaeohistories/115309380792893135
Klencke Atlas - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
This one is from awhile ago, but something funny for your morning. No matter what you pick for goods in your lecture, you're going to have to say them over and over…

https://youtu.be/KIi74DKWErA

h/t to https://code4lib.social/@djfiander/109339684731436804
David Fi&er (@djfiander@code4lib.social)
“My Econ proof saying ‘beef’ 125 times in one lecture.” OMG. This is funnier than chicken chicken chicken. #youtube #profquotes #beef #lectures #humor #humour https://youtu.be/KIi74DKWErA
code4lib.social
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Haven't we all...

Via https://nitter.net/__apf__/status/1971377275452162436#m
Ball cap. Instead of "NY Yankees" or similar, it reads "Ever since I was young I wanted to transform unstructured data into actionable business insights"
September 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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we settled the “should designers write code” debate years ago. now it’s time for retribution. engineers: you’re learning color theory, type hierarchy, grid systems, copywriting, and navigation design. welcome to hell
September 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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The TWBLATS content we’ve all been craving. #doctorwho https://dice.camp/@Printdevil/115247549526804646
Charnock (@Printdevil@dice.camp)
Attached: 1 image A sea devil from Doctor Who realising with rising panic that in the oncoming battle with the Royal Navy it has brought a cymbal. Hence the Sea Devil expression "Never bring a fanglesnap to a gunfight" #themoreyouknow #doctorwho
dice.camp
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
It’ll be safe to go to Toys R Us, right? There won’t be anything I’ll just have to buy.

#tmnt
In box action figure: Fugitoid from Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is a grey robot with yellow eyes. It houses a human consciousness (not visible).
September 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Free market competition for thee, but not for me.

The important bit from this article is: “Even then, the impetus to reform is hard, because it runs up against a political rule Machiavelli uncovered 500 years ago in The Prince: Today’s losers are always a more formidable constituency than […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
September 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I hiked up there when I was younger. Fun times.
https://mastodon.social/@Livelakesuperior/115238590673470292
Lake Superior! Live! (@Livelakesuperior@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:
mastodon.social
September 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I finally got to climb the Pioneer Tower thanks to #doorsopen

I feel like I’ve got to do a KW tradition.

#kitchener #kwawesome
View of people lining up to go into Pioneer Tower, from the top of the tower. The wooden stairs inside the tower. Me at the top of the Pioneer Tower waving. The Pioneer Tower. If you look closely I am at the top!
September 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A little bit of a lineup for going up Pioneer Tower. #doorsopen #kwawesome
Pioneer Tower, a tower with stones on the exterior, windows and a weather vane that is a covered wagon.
September 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
sechilds.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Long day. But I did get donuts. :)
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM