Steve
@tannock.net
VP Eng @ Fuel iX. Canadian west coaster. @stv from other places. Mostly about books and life, not much about work. Also: https://tannock.net. One day I’ll update it again, I swear.
The stupidly crushing feeling of waking up to realize I forgot to play my word games yesterday, for no good reason at all, and now all my extremely long streaks are broken. 😭
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The stupidly crushing feeling of waking up to realize I forgot to play my word games yesterday, for no good reason at all, and now all my extremely long streaks are broken. 😭
December 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
I wish I could be as good my AI coding tools at under promising and over delivering 😂
Claude: this is extremely complex, and will take several hours.
… 5 minutes later …
Claude: all done! Want to test it now?
Claude: this is extremely complex, and will take several hours.
… 5 minutes later …
Claude: all done! Want to test it now?
a few moments later is written on a red background with pineapples
ALT: a few moments later is written on a red background with pineapples
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I wish I could be as good my AI coding tools at under promising and over delivering 😂
Claude: this is extremely complex, and will take several hours.
… 5 minutes later …
Claude: all done! Want to test it now?
Claude: this is extremely complex, and will take several hours.
… 5 minutes later …
Claude: all done! Want to test it now?
Whitecaps!!! ⚽️ holy shit what a win!
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Whitecaps!!! ⚽️ holy shit what a win!
I’m not sure who I know who needs to know this, but Free Again’s next show is Toronto, on Friday. Here’s to hoping one of the last 3 shows is Vancouver. Or at least west coast?
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m not sure who I know who needs to know this, but Free Again’s next show is Toronto, on Friday. Here’s to hoping one of the last 3 shows is Vancouver. Or at least west coast?
I spent a week in London, near Victoria station. Small achievement: I managed to not once enter or exit at the same place. An equal mix of getting lost and intention. 🤓
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I spent a week in London, near Victoria station. Small achievement: I managed to not once enter or exit at the same place. An equal mix of getting lost and intention. 🤓
I had Jays World Series tickets! Game 6, upper deck. Only to be blocked by @cloudflare.social 😭 I’m guessing because I am in the UK? But man. What an emotional rollercoaster I went on for 15 min there today.
October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I had Jays World Series tickets! Game 6, upper deck. Only to be blocked by @cloudflare.social 😭 I’m guessing because I am in the UK? But man. What an emotional rollercoaster I went on for 15 min there today.
⛴️ ->🚍 -> 🚇 -> ✈️
YVR -> EWR. See ya soonish New York.
YVR -> EWR. See ya soonish New York.
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⛴️ ->🚍 -> 🚇 -> ✈️
YVR -> EWR. See ya soonish New York.
YVR -> EWR. See ya soonish New York.
tannock.net/blog/proof-o...
Hey! I’ve got a working website back after oh, 9 months.
Hey! I’ve got a working website back after oh, 9 months.
Proof of life
... and we're back!
tannock.net
October 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
tannock.net/blog/proof-o...
Hey! I’ve got a working website back after oh, 9 months.
Hey! I’ve got a working website back after oh, 9 months.
I made a thing! Ok, I *vibecoded* a thing, to learn things: swift didn’t exist last time I was involved in shipping an app 👴. Download it, play more Minigolf together, lemme know what doesn’t work!
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I made a thing! Ok, I *vibecoded* a thing, to learn things: swift didn’t exist last time I was involved in shipping an app 👴. Download it, play more Minigolf together, lemme know what doesn’t work!
I have some THOUGHTS about today’s @nytimes.com connections “green” connection. WTF!?!?!
September 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I have some THOUGHTS about today’s @nytimes.com connections “green” connection. WTF!?!?!
If you’re a ball cap person, how do you store them? I’ve recently tipped over from “a couple of hats” to “the shelf is overflowing with caps and they keep tumbling down ”. They’re nearly all full-back/stretch-fit. I’d like organization suggestions, ideally not just stacked for findability.
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
If you’re a ball cap person, how do you store them? I’ve recently tipped over from “a couple of hats” to “the shelf is overflowing with caps and they keep tumbling down ”. They’re nearly all full-back/stretch-fit. I’d like organization suggestions, ideally not just stacked for findability.
Gonna watch Sneakers tonight. Probably my favourite Robert Redford film. Others are better! But this is the one I enjoy the most on repeat viewing.
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Gonna watch Sneakers tonight. Probably my favourite Robert Redford film. Others are better! But this is the one I enjoy the most on repeat viewing.
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Highly recommend this piece by @bsaxifrage.bsky.social. 👇🧵
Canadians like to think of themselves as global leaders. But on climate policy – and on EV adoption in particular – we are worse than laggards; we are surrender monkeys running backwards...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...
Canadians like to think of themselves as global leaders. But on climate policy – and on EV adoption in particular – we are worse than laggards; we are surrender monkeys running backwards...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...
Axing the EVs: Canadian sales plunge while global sales surge
We’ve slammed on the brakes of EVs and started driving the wrong way. That's leaving Canadians even further behind.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Highly recommend this piece by @bsaxifrage.bsky.social. 👇🧵
Canadians like to think of themselves as global leaders. But on climate policy – and on EV adoption in particular – we are worse than laggards; we are surrender monkeys running backwards...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...
Canadians like to think of themselves as global leaders. But on climate policy – and on EV adoption in particular – we are worse than laggards; we are surrender monkeys running backwards...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/a...
After 719 games of wordle, the last 600-odd starting with the same word, finally it was the word so I got it one!
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
After 719 games of wordle, the last 600-odd starting with the same word, finally it was the word so I got it one!
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The Orca may be BC’s best symbol, but the skate is still the @nhlcanucks.bsky.social best logo.
But maybe we could get an Orca emoji added!? 🐳🐋
But maybe we could get an Orca emoji added!? 🐳🐋
August 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Orca may be BC’s best symbol, but the skate is still the @nhlcanucks.bsky.social best logo.
But maybe we could get an Orca emoji added!? 🐳🐋
But maybe we could get an Orca emoji added!? 🐳🐋
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$4.00 to see Nirvana open for The Hip in 1989.
August 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
$4.00 to see Nirvana open for The Hip in 1989.
Hullo Toronto! I’m back for the week. Air seems much nicer than last time I was here!
August 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hullo Toronto! I’m back for the week. Air seems much nicer than last time I was here!
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”Society has largely required us to alter our lives to avoid this, rather than society being altered to make us free and equal.“
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essay in today’s Guardian is VERY much worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essay in today’s Guardian is VERY much worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
”Society has largely required us to alter our lives to avoid this, rather than society being altered to make us free and equal.“
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essay in today’s Guardian is VERY much worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s essay in today’s Guardian is VERY much worth your time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Contemporary video rule of thumb : If it - or each shot - is 8s or less assume it is AI.
July 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Contemporary video rule of thumb : If it - or each shot - is 8s or less assume it is AI.
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Ozzy Osborne died today at the age of 76. His farewell concert a few weeks ago was the highest-grossing charity concert of all time, raising more than $200 million. [stereogum.com]
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ozzy Osborne died today at the age of 76. His farewell concert a few weeks ago was the highest-grossing charity concert of all time, raising more than $200 million. [stereogum.com]
Watching The Bear S4. Did they up the Blueness this year? Feels like every blue is more intense. The eyes! So blue. I only wish mine could be so blue.
Also continues to apparently just mine my music collection for the soundtrack? The music really works for me.
Also continues to apparently just mine my music collection for the soundtrack? The music really works for me.
July 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Watching The Bear S4. Did they up the Blueness this year? Feels like every blue is more intense. The eyes! So blue. I only wish mine could be so blue.
Also continues to apparently just mine my music collection for the soundtrack? The music really works for me.
Also continues to apparently just mine my music collection for the soundtrack? The music really works for me.
Hullo Toronto! I see you decided to add “smoke” as the 5th season also. 😞
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Hullo Toronto! I see you decided to add “smoke” as the 5th season also. 😞