Shaun
@shaunottawa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Does boring stuff with computers for money.
Does music stuff with computers for fun.
I like trains.
he/him il/lui
Ottawa, Canada
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Does music stuff with computers for fun.
I like trains.
he/him il/lui
Ottawa, Canada
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My employer's PR response to forcing a shortcut for their damn chatbot on us: "improve awareness."
Deep breath Shaun, deep breath... only 8 more years of this bullshit until retirement.
Deep breath Shaun, deep breath... only 8 more years of this bullshit until retirement.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
My employer's PR response to forcing a shortcut for their damn chatbot on us: "improve awareness."
Deep breath Shaun, deep breath... only 8 more years of this bullshit until retirement.
Deep breath Shaun, deep breath... only 8 more years of this bullshit until retirement.
My employer is so fucking desperate to have people use our AI support chat bot that a shortcut to it constantly reappears on our fucking taskbars.
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
My employer is so fucking desperate to have people use our AI support chat bot that a shortcut to it constantly reappears on our fucking taskbars.
Thanks to the AI chuds flooding the Internet with slop, some music distributors and platforms have started to clamp down. So of course their AI detection AI has gotten nore strict and is incorrectly flagging human made electronic music as AI, cause that's today's reality now.
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Thanks to the AI chuds flooding the Internet with slop, some music distributors and platforms have started to clamp down. So of course their AI detection AI has gotten nore strict and is incorrectly flagging human made electronic music as AI, cause that's today's reality now.
Cats are just chilling while the plumber is making a racket doing repairs in the bathroom.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Cats are just chilling while the plumber is making a racket doing repairs in the bathroom.
Not shocked at all to see my usual bus, the 12, on this list. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/in-bad-week-for-bus-reliability-these-were-oc-transpos-10-most-cancelled-routes-9.7055231
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Not shocked at all to see my usual bus, the 12, on this list. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/in-bad-week-for-bus-reliability-these-were-oc-transpos-10-most-cancelled-routes-9.7055231
Frustrating how barely anything is built to last anymore. The ergonomic chair I bought in 2021 is already broken.
January 21, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Frustrating how barely anything is built to last anymore. The ergonomic chair I bought in 2021 is already broken.
And we're only three weeks into 2026... yeesh!
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
And we're only three weeks into 2026... yeesh!
[Mental health]
Eating extra due to stress and anxiety. Throw winter on top of that, and I'm not exactly getting much exercise.
At times I feel like I'm slowly inching towards another burnout.
Some days it feels like I'm only pretending to be a functional adult.
My current job isn't […]
Eating extra due to stress and anxiety. Throw winter on top of that, and I'm not exactly getting much exercise.
At times I feel like I'm slowly inching towards another burnout.
Some days it feels like I'm only pretending to be a functional adult.
My current job isn't […]
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mastodon.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
[Mental health]
Eating extra due to stress and anxiety. Throw winter on top of that, and I'm not exactly getting much exercise.
At times I feel like I'm slowly inching towards another burnout.
Some days it feels like I'm only pretending to be a functional adult.
My current job isn't […]
Eating extra due to stress and anxiety. Throw winter on top of that, and I'm not exactly getting much exercise.
At times I feel like I'm slowly inching towards another burnout.
Some days it feels like I'm only pretending to be a functional adult.
My current job isn't […]
Classic: I only notice the super obvious typo after someone interacts with my post. 🙄
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Classic: I only notice the super obvious typo after someone interacts with my post. 🙄
Do I even bother clearing the driveway after dinner of do I just do it first thing tomorrow with fresh legs?
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Do I even bother clearing the driveway after dinner of do I just do it first thing tomorrow with fresh legs?
Pet peeve: copying text out of Outlook and all the URLs have the safelinks dot protection dot outlook URLs instead of the actual URLs you need.
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Pet peeve: copying text out of Outlook and all the URLs have the safelinks dot protection dot outlook URLs instead of the actual URLs you need.
I'm sorry, did I really read that 25cm of snow is possible? Ugh... winter.
January 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I'm sorry, did I really read that 25cm of snow is possible? Ugh... winter.
Why offer to "book online" if it requires you to call me back multiple times?
I'm booking online because I dont want to talk on the fucking phone.
I'm booking online because I dont want to talk on the fucking phone.
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Why offer to "book online" if it requires you to call me back multiple times?
I'm booking online because I dont want to talk on the fucking phone.
I'm booking online because I dont want to talk on the fucking phone.
From a CBC aricle:
"OPP wrote 13, 000 tickets for seatbelt violations in 2024, about 7,000 more than they gave out in 2020."
I'm not disputing the numbers. Not using your seatbelt is just plain idiotic.
But why are we comparing the stats to 2020? Like, weren't most people in lockdown at home for […]
"OPP wrote 13, 000 tickets for seatbelt violations in 2024, about 7,000 more than they gave out in 2020."
I'm not disputing the numbers. Not using your seatbelt is just plain idiotic.
But why are we comparing the stats to 2020? Like, weren't most people in lockdown at home for […]
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mastodon.social
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From a CBC aricle:
"OPP wrote 13, 000 tickets for seatbelt violations in 2024, about 7,000 more than they gave out in 2020."
I'm not disputing the numbers. Not using your seatbelt is just plain idiotic.
But why are we comparing the stats to 2020? Like, weren't most people in lockdown at home for […]
"OPP wrote 13, 000 tickets for seatbelt violations in 2024, about 7,000 more than they gave out in 2020."
I'm not disputing the numbers. Not using your seatbelt is just plain idiotic.
But why are we comparing the stats to 2020? Like, weren't most people in lockdown at home for […]
I made myself my first herbal tea in like forever. I used the Keurig machine for the hot water. (I don't use the machine for coffee myself, but it is handy for instant steaming hot water!)
Lets say the tea tasted... interesting.
It was after my last sip that my wife informs me there's a two day […]
Lets say the tea tasted... interesting.
It was after my last sip that my wife informs me there's a two day […]
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mastodon.social
January 2, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I made myself my first herbal tea in like forever. I used the Keurig machine for the hot water. (I don't use the machine for coffee myself, but it is handy for instant steaming hot water!)
Lets say the tea tasted... interesting.
It was after my last sip that my wife informs me there's a two day […]
Lets say the tea tasted... interesting.
It was after my last sip that my wife informs me there's a two day […]
Why am I always so damn anxious on the last workday before some time off?
December 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why am I always so damn anxious on the last workday before some time off?
That fresh snow in the driveway is a tomorrow morning problem.
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
That fresh snow in the driveway is a tomorrow morning problem.
Bought a pack of gift boxes, and of course one hidden in the middle of the set had obvious AI art on it. 🙄
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bought a pack of gift boxes, and of course one hidden in the middle of the set had obvious AI art on it. 🙄
I actually love driving, but fuck I hate it in rush hour. I try to avoid it as much as possible, but I just had to drive in it today because of an appointment.
Also, an extra fuckyou to the Cadillac driver who was tailgating & flashing his brights at 100kph a wet freeway because I dared to leave […]
Also, an extra fuckyou to the Cadillac driver who was tailgating & flashing his brights at 100kph a wet freeway because I dared to leave […]
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mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I actually love driving, but fuck I hate it in rush hour. I try to avoid it as much as possible, but I just had to drive in it today because of an appointment.
Also, an extra fuckyou to the Cadillac driver who was tailgating & flashing his brights at 100kph a wet freeway because I dared to leave […]
Also, an extra fuckyou to the Cadillac driver who was tailgating & flashing his brights at 100kph a wet freeway because I dared to leave […]
Come on people, go get your damn flu and covid shots already!
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Come on people, go get your damn flu and covid shots already!
If our commercial landlord wants to continue blowing money on overheating the building, we'll keep getting sent home to finish our workdays. 🤷♀️
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If our commercial landlord wants to continue blowing money on overheating the building, we'll keep getting sent home to finish our workdays. 🤷♀️
I can understand why my kids are in no rush to join the workforce when they see the bullshit us parents have to deal with even at decent stable jobs with benefits.
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I can understand why my kids are in no rush to join the workforce when they see the bullshit us parents have to deal with even at decent stable jobs with benefits.
Paraphrasing management:
"We suck at communicating and managing changes. You can contact EAP if our ineptitude is causing you stress."
"We suck at communicating and managing changes. You can contact EAP if our ineptitude is causing you stress."
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Paraphrasing management:
"We suck at communicating and managing changes. You can contact EAP if our ineptitude is causing you stress."
"We suck at communicating and managing changes. You can contact EAP if our ineptitude is causing you stress."
I once refused a job, in part, because the client wanted to know all my social media accounts. That type of request went way beyond what the security level and job functions of that position would normally require.
It does not surprise me that the organization I would have been supporting in […]
It does not surprise me that the organization I would have been supporting in […]
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mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I once refused a job, in part, because the client wanted to know all my social media accounts. That type of request went way beyond what the security level and job functions of that position would normally require.
It does not surprise me that the organization I would have been supporting in […]
It does not surprise me that the organization I would have been supporting in […]
Got sent home early cause the office was too hot (27-28C).
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Got sent home early cause the office was too hot (27-28C).