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More great writing from my friend and influence Paul Boutin, who died on Saturday: His vast archive of work for Wired, 1997-2010. It’s a great timeline of what mattered—or seemed to matter—in tech over that period. (The very first piece is on “push technology.”) www.wired.com/author/paul-...
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
More great writing from my friend and influence Paul Boutin, who died on Saturday: His vast archive of work for Wired, 1997-2010. It’s a great timeline of what mattered—or seemed to matter—in tech over that period. (The very first piece is on “push technology.”) www.wired.com/author/paul-...
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My friend Paul Boutin has died, far too young. He was also one of my favorite tech writers ever, and a profound influence on my own work. Here’s a an archive of his wonderful Slate columns from a simpler time. slate.com/author/paul-...
Paul Boutin
All stories by Paul Boutin
slate.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My friend Paul Boutin has died, far too young. He was also one of my favorite tech writers ever, and a profound influence on my own work. Here’s a an archive of his wonderful Slate columns from a simpler time. slate.com/author/paul-...
britsplaining is somehow is funnier than mansplaining www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAL...
Spinal Tap - What's In My Bag?
YouTube video by Amoeba
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September 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
britsplaining is somehow is funnier than mansplaining www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAL...
Short term 2 bedroom housing opportunity starting in October til spring north of Victoria, BC www.airbnb.ca/rooms/686518... PM me for friend rate and more info
Guest suite in Mill Bay · ★4.76 · 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath
Osprey's Return Oceanfront Suite - A Peaceful Gem
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September 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Short term 2 bedroom housing opportunity starting in October til spring north of Victoria, BC www.airbnb.ca/rooms/686518... PM me for friend rate and more info
What a lovely wrap up of blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/d... ... thanks @mai.bsky.social!
DWeb Camp Cascadia 2025: Canada’s First Regional Decentralized Web Camp in the Pacific Northwest | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What a lovely wrap up of blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/d... ... thanks @mai.bsky.social!
Heading out of Salt Spring Farmer's Institute at the end of DWeb Camp Cascadia
August 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Heading out of Salt Spring Farmer's Institute at the end of DWeb Camp Cascadia
Kitchen selfie at DWeb Camp Cascadia with Danny
August 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Kitchen selfie at DWeb Camp Cascadia with Danny
One of the many fun and memorable moments of this year's camp with Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, who is an officer of the Order of Canada, the leader of Canada's Green Party, environmentalist, apparent historian and all around fun gal. And me!
August 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
One of the many fun and memorable moments of this year's camp with Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, who is an officer of the Order of Canada, the leader of Canada's Green Party, environmentalist, apparent historian and all around fun gal. And me!
On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...
August 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...
Thank you to our sponsors and individual supporters and our fantastic DWeb Camp Cascadia and DWeb YVR Sponsorship team!
If it weren’t for @getdweb.net and The Principles they espouse, we would not have gotten together to make #DWebCampCascadia happen. Plus they were gracious and supportive and became a sponsor! Thank you to them and all our other sponsors. See you at camp! 🏕️
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
Thanking our Sponsors
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our incredible sponsors for making the first ever DWeb Camp Cascadia possible! Your support empowers the DWeb movement by enabling us to convene in person — ...
dwebyvr.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you to our sponsors and individual supporters and our fantastic DWeb Camp Cascadia and DWeb YVR Sponsorship team!
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The worker-owned cooperative technology consultancy @hypha.coop has been a long-time supporter of DWebYVR initiatives and we would love to thank them again for helping us with #DWebCampCascadia 🎉🎉🎉
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
Hypha Co-op + DWeb Local-First Software Weekend
Supporting local events to build alternative tech futures
hypha.coop
August 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The worker-owned cooperative technology consultancy @hypha.coop has been a long-time supporter of DWebYVR initiatives and we would love to thank them again for helping us with #DWebCampCascadia 🎉🎉🎉
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...
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During and after #DwebCampCascadia you gotta take care of that skin! 🧴💆♀️ Shea Butter Market is our local sponsor, a black woman owned handmade skincare business sourcing ingredients from women's collectives in Northern Ghana. Thank you to SBM! 🎉
🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....
🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....
Shea Butter Market | All Natural skin care products | Retail-Wholesale
Our Certified Organic Shea Butter comes from the edge of the Sahara Desert in West Africa where pure Shea Butter has been used for over 2,000 years. Pure African Shea Butter softens, moisturizes and h...
sheabuttermarket.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
During and after #DwebCampCascadia you gotta take care of that skin! 🧴💆♀️ Shea Butter Market is our local sponsor, a black woman owned handmade skincare business sourcing ingredients from women's collectives in Northern Ghana. Thank you to SBM! 🎉
🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....
🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....
Packing a clean t-shirt for the t-shirt swap.. either a camper will end up with it, or it'll go to Lady Minto.
July 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Packing a clean t-shirt for the t-shirt swap.. either a camper will end up with it, or it'll go to Lady Minto.
Last week's seminar on Transfer Data Trust was stellar.
Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.
Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.
Seminar: Democracy Levels Framework · Zoom · Luma
Democracy Levels Framework - A shared language for democratic AI (https://democracylevels.org/)
The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI…
lu.ma
July 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Last week's seminar on Transfer Data Trust was stellar.
Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.
Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.
Dear everybody on Facebook, come over to Bluesky so I can actually communicate with you... life would be easier if I went onto Facebook and asked to borrow a geodesic dome or bell tent for camp.. but I'm moving forward, not backwards.
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Dear everybody on Facebook, come over to Bluesky so I can actually communicate with you... life would be easier if I went onto Facebook and asked to borrow a geodesic dome or bell tent for camp.. but I'm moving forward, not backwards.
Friendship, delicious food, and a bit of an escape from the world. Northern tip of Salt Spring Island during low tide with sea stars, barnacles and friends. Photos by Phoebe McNair-Luxon.
July 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Friendship, delicious food, and a bit of an escape from the world. Northern tip of Salt Spring Island during low tide with sea stars, barnacles and friends. Photos by Phoebe McNair-Luxon.
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Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
DWeb Camp Cascadia, Aug 8-10th, Salt Spring Island, BC
DWeb Camp Cascadia takes place August 8th to 10th, 2025, at the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute in the Southern Gulf Islands, BC, Canada.
Join us for an outdoor, camping-focused gathering of re...
dwebyvr.org
June 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/
#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net
Decentralizing the web is a philosophical exercise that requires needs unbelievable team work.... thanks community!
July 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Decentralizing the web is a philosophical exercise that requires needs unbelievable team work.... thanks community!
Very short clip on Salt Spring Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw91... and its history.
What is Salt Spring Island in Canada!? #explorecanada #canadatravel #shorts
YouTube video by Sokeyvision
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June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Very short clip on Salt Spring Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw91... and its history.
Sneak peek of the stage and outdoor food area for #DWebCampCascadia, get more info about camp at dwebyvr.org/camp/ #dwebyvr
June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sneak peek of the stage and outdoor food area for #DWebCampCascadia, get more info about camp at dwebyvr.org/camp/ #dwebyvr
For Bay Area friends: SFO-YVR direct, need a minimum of 90 minutes to go through customs, get luggage and then shuttle over to Richmond(YVR South) terminal aka Flying Beaver to take Harbour Air to Salt Spring Island www.saltspringtourism.com/plan/
Plan your trip
Getting here is half the fun! All the resources for travelling to Salt Spring Island are provided here. Plan your Salt Spring Island adventure today!
www.saltspringtourism.com
June 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For Bay Area friends: SFO-YVR direct, need a minimum of 90 minutes to go through customs, get luggage and then shuttle over to Richmond(YVR South) terminal aka Flying Beaver to take Harbour Air to Salt Spring Island www.saltspringtourism.com/plan/
Salt Spring Island pics
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Salt Spring Island pics
This gem came up this morning on my New Waves feed on bsky, discovered by @graze.social and my feed configuration, courtesy of AT protocol, and stored on archive.org.
The latest episode of 'The Belt Drive Radio Hour' with Doug B 5-17-2025 has been posted. For fans of Robyn Hitchcock. Bare Wires, Sleeveens, Iggy Pop, Booker T. & the MG's, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, Swingin' Neckbreakers, Can, Lily Seabird, Teenage Fanclub archive.org/details/belt...
beltdriveradio#67 : 75orLess : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Belt Drive Radio Hour with Doug B. May 17, 2025.Part of the 75orLess Community Radio Network.Playlist:Robyn Hitchcock -- I Watch The CarsBare Wires -- Idle...
archive.org
May 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This gem came up this morning on my New Waves feed on bsky, discovered by @graze.social and my feed configuration, courtesy of AT protocol, and stored on archive.org.
Good morning bsky.app/profile/yase... ... oh my, you brought me some Iron Maiden followed by some dude tied up and getting tickled.. that's certainly NSFW and what I get for letting the computers play dj...
May 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good morning bsky.app/profile/yase... ... oh my, you brought me some Iron Maiden followed by some dude tied up and getting tickled.. that's certainly NSFW and what I get for letting the computers play dj...