2026-05-05T22:35:50Z https://yabu.me Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦 https://yabu.me/npub1sm7zudplraf8jq027sdneqw450tq3y69gw8ftev69zglt77pnlxqecv54w https://media.phpc.social/accounts/avatars/000/028/461/original/e87c661f124f6d52.jpeg https://media.phpc.social/accounts/avatars/000/028/461/original/e87c661f124f6d52.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtvgzdylel0ehlydg6utvxja92g6pyf9jwpprn898dn6r9jm3wlszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc96kd4c <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1w4d4p4ay0kjj88v9dwq6mkf6d6xeukv4xl2004sehrzpu8trqwpq0ecxnw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sailing</span> (<span class="italic">npub1w4d…cxnw</span>)</a></span> One of my goals for this year involves getting my SailCan coastal navigation + intermediate cruising certifications. Do any of you folks have advice on resources for learning the coastal nav stuff? I&#39;ve heard that the &#34;official&#34; book &amp; test is a bit of a mess. Incorrect info, incorrect *answers*. Looking for an improvement over that.<br/><br/>#sailing 2026-04-28T17:29:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2vuwp84ascwcjm8gwtlwav3vyjw0z0gzndeyftlf7ysclmyxu6egzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucftl9mz &#34;They Drank Our Milkshakes&#34;<br/><br/>A post I&#39;ve written about AI scraping swarms and how they negatively impact hobby developers such as myself.<br/><br/><a href="https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/03/23/they-drank-our-milkshakes/">https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/03/23/they-drank-our-milkshakes/</a> 2026-03-24T21:45:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgh6qejej5zchga7t42yyzyladrulqtw02dz2gar955qus0lmukqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucpsr9lf I have an older APC UPS with dead lead-acid batteries. Is there any way to replace them with something safer and longer-lived, or would that require a completely new UPS?<br/><br/>(I assume it would require a new one, I&#39;m asking in the hopes of being able to save it from the recycler.) 2026-03-22T19:02:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpn88rwmcpzqcerl80ffalt24udf5wh9w8vxu66ys6ejerryvmpgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucal8df2 Does anyone know where I can find a list of all the brands owned by ultracorporations? (Unilever, nestle, P&amp;G, etc)<br/><br/>Or better yet, a downloadable database that I could work with. 2026-03-19T05:40:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2nlvlla53xy9qhe9jatsw9pynvaucjpq20p2fsuuydcq53kljuszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucyd8p9p RE: <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/116205770661191992">https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/116205770661191992</a><br/><br/>Yowzers. I hope this isn&#39;t a sign of a systemic issue in the Canadian Coast Guard. #sailing<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note129qpta9925tpuxrz5ul84naztrz8f440uc6uhz26vfdchulrr0aspw735t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note129q…735t</a></span><br/> </div> “[he argued] he committed no wrongdoing because he believed coast guard vessels should wait to be tasked before responding to a distress call. "<br/><br/>Absolutely shocking. Goes against everything I ever learned on the water when I was out fishing with my dad.<br/><br/>If you hear a distress call on the radio that means it is near you... you drop everything, and you help.<br/><br/>For this guy... a captain in the Coast Guard!!... to “wait for instructions” is beyond the pale. <br/><br/>Seconds are life on the ocean.<br/><br/>Smug dude looks like an entitled ass and a coward….<br/><br/>Glad he was fired.<br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-coast-guard-captain-fired-9.7117840">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-coast-guard-captain-fired-9.7117840</a><br/><br/>#safety #boating #RCCG </blockquote> 2026-03-10T16:47:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswl8qddsnnqjay9pwnqtua75huj4ee2udpdeuuzrfcula7dk3vm6gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc9z6hec Sooooo ... does the timezone America/Vancouver mean Vancouver BC or Vancouver WA?<br/><br/>This may become a relevant question in November. Heh. 2026-03-04T02:00:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8k2zr32xu6yevyzrrz0kvlm8tgthprzxecrmu4g3h582zyp335gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucrwc7da In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8pw56c56e0xny055zh3qmkr2gl5xhmtww8pq0j0zasluukp8nmq5m66rw'>nevent1q…66rw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, it is unethical to do so while ignoring the robots file. And it&#39;s unethical to do so at such a pace that it cripples the site being scanned. And it is unethical to repackage that content as a new creation; search engines provide a value to the sites they scan, by directing traffic to them. AI scrapers extract value with nothing in return, voiding the social contract. 2026-02-19T20:11:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5pxuepkumca3wd46pn6fyfmju6g27z07vepw22swxe9654vr7nczyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uct8fxyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswyqpgrcamwrc8x5pr0dj72djh6yfne9mlv4s4vpcq7xhmneuwywqexzcj8'>nevent1q…zcj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>*runs it in my head* oh hey that&#39;s nice and simple. Conceptually similar to the approach I use for displaying &#34;friendly&#34; byte sizes. 2026-02-13T00:08:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv3y5kgs382pla52cykkx7hh7lf3l90wnmuslnwdvz377faragueszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uck52d9n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2y82pew8285r2lde4fxnl8lteya07atk8g3u95h93mhfc8zynwquuzflx'>nevent1q…zflx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This annoys me immensely, too. That and multi-page logins. Having worked on modern auth systems (as I&#39;m sure you have, too - SSO and OIDC and all that stuff) I know there are &#34;reasons&#34; for it. But that doesn&#39;t mean I like it. Not one bit. 2026-01-29T16:47:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2k9g3cn3fn9quh7z7txgg6eypaypzn5ztx5gz09vhsa666ql0kpszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucelw7d4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4xaydlfk8p9535a53jsj4mscy9xlpspmzwh5thp69rj6ygl4qmq4v399a'>nevent1q…399a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huge pressure, indeed! Unfairly so.<br/><br/>Example: Earlier this week I made a 100% claude code PR at work.<br/><br/>A coworker caught a massive security vulnerability that claude had &#34;assured&#34; me would not be present.<br/><br/>(I absolutely should have caught it myself, but I was in a rush &amp; haven&#39;t yet developed enough applied-paranoia practices around this workflow, since it was my first time using Claude Code.)<br/><br/>AI Assurances mean diddly squat if there aren&#39;t tests to enforce &amp; prove them. 2026-01-24T17:36:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw82pk0qzdlx4alukcl7dg7g7vw25dxw87c3qm7jj4tcdgtna3gwszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucsd7flk One of my goals for 2026 is to write more. My first blog post of the year is now live:<br/><br/>&#34;The Future Is Cooperative&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/05/the-future-is-cooperative/">https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/05/the-future-is-cooperative/</a><br/><br/>Wherein I discuss the co-op model as an alternative to corporations/startups, and share my experiences so far with some of the co-ops I am involved with.<br/><br/>#writingGoals #blog #cooperatives 2026-01-08T03:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfpf73l2ep09zxkuky8jjf9wfusx7e6ng2aulkfpt7eat6eyslcszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucy698ts Having an oil industry makes you a target of United States imperialism.<br/><br/>Ditching fossil fuels is a national security and sovereignty imperative. 2026-01-05T04:39:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyaqy7uqt0kygw0wc76vnklhnp5dpjhyejemrkpv49mpqvxyr7wzqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uce9ulg5 It is 1996. I am cursing at Microsoft for making things so much more annoying than they need to be.<br/><br/>It is 2006. I am cursing at Microsoft for making things so much more annoying than they need to be.<br/><br/>It is 2026. I am cursing at Microsoft for making things so much more annoying than they need to be. 2026-01-02T04:49:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxarf3xesfplzwzdwgztxulgzlf0yqv8sgv2dges7lsekrnkvmnczyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uct5xgvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfw8q339ueyrwygrp4q7lr37ufavzx65xztac2lzv9ux3rwkdy8g8ht577'>nevent1q…t577</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, they are selling it via their larger merch store ... a bit of a weird experience, even for me (as someone who knows very much what dropout and D20 are). But it worked fine, and didn&#39;t require payment info. 2025-12-30T17:28:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd64j86ycm495g7nvuz7udq4mzuc73uzcc9k679pqsu7y35494r0qzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc6qh45d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx77f85eqwrdht76lkscge29wxd0rshmmjauuahpqfj8w3kzcxw5qaazhan'>nevent1q…zhan</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the link! I watched that season of D20, it was a fun one. Your weyland-yutani misadventure sounds fun! Like a darker Starstruck, with a very sensible crew. 2025-12-30T06:38:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ukcxxmh8rvjqshjwga63wxnl23j4570m9f6kyw42xfrfr2d4ayszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucrwjvtx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsa602ksfhfnf28zuhnhz7hzyn2w3g28u3x9a572vahrxnec5crq4pm2ak'>nevent1q…m2ak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very interesting! There&#39;s a harbour nearby that I&#39;d like to try this with. The article doesn&#39;t say which beam width you were on, but I assume it was the widest beam? 2025-12-19T00:23:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzzpplnxhhhnr4gtfwtwsfar667hm5tjhqa64n46hs7uq9lj6vfczyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucvawyau In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswph7um68qlrzj9tpshgsrxatp8234zfa9xfn00cdzew0663mtjmc6z26n3'>nevent1q…26n3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have to take a ferry to have that Apple Store experience.<br/><br/>That&#39;s an indictment of Apple Stores. 2025-12-15T04:38:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6je7zqgk396tfmrxemlcumt8ht6ktzxg9fkl7w7thafk62ld6kszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uclka94c Anyone happen to know why my &#34;home&#34; and &#34;end&#34; keys seem to be ignored by Firefox on macOS? 2025-11-15T18:59:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcdzzkrymszcgg8vxwvxpawunkn6grra0fd8hjzx2m9983qskyvqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucqj5ekv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmvy3kw02wnddh3v5x50gnx2nqgaxa3w8suwus3anafmac505gzqcsl04l'>nevent1q…l04l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yikes :( And yeah, I hear you on the current state of tech. It&#39;s pretty vile. 2025-10-27T03:11:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppvtu0etz65mkx7zpk376fqpmz2rwf59xwpl0f36tcufke07hmwgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uctmw7sn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfhmpa865avxrgz93z077were5rgryka9d28n3ghmlvej4a3zx5ccwyuc2'>nevent1q…yuc2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aww. I was considering going sailing near race rocks tomorrow.<br/><br/>Forecast for tomorrow isn&#39;t looking that bad actually.... 🤔 2025-10-23T16:59:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2u9l09a34fsxajgzm883npgf43eesqdu2n39nwucwfdgkyrm9dqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uch354aw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4c8gv7csj76cqw93ml0dhlmzmadpldrfxkarnsfncsagq5jz95q9flcqt'>nevent1q…lcqt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m hoping I can find a non-corporate approach to this soon. Something that is in some way enshittification-proof. 2025-10-21T00:45:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsreq7j0cfuemcxakk825t2rrev5824u2hyc430zcv5d6duqvg4vzszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucs6sfgr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpppkf3fhw06v7zdtz7t9hsj5yt5dmkr29mnr8dwhnmtgn47hvssyy0slu'>nevent1q…0slu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in, sign me up.<br/><br/>I am currently the membership director of a non-profit co-op ( <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10qxxxjhnegg0gav5zmm5qfczvxngxspeez55gy82l89lm9dptrxqu2cche" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sooke Sailing Co-Op</span> (<span class="italic">npub10qx…cche</span>)</a></span> ) and pretty busy with all my hobby projects, but some of those projects are related to co-ops in general, and some of them are related to video production in general, so this is of great interest to me &amp; I&#39;d be happy to help with founding. 2025-10-04T18:42:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ckyxwqfvgrpyzpekt6yys04pslqfenaafg6kehyk7xcc2x5wxhczyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucwsgkp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspht4y2wr7cs5eyh85tphq7eqdfv279qw0pa39f974glqqfp59s3sqqt8lv'>nevent1q…t8lv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most of the assholes I know are fairly well-read. And while I don&#39;t know what their reading list looks like, in terms of novels vs nonfiction, I expect it leans toward nonfiction.<br/><br/>Hey assholes: post what you&#39;ve read lately! 2025-10-02T17:30:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ukx8q67x6wv9l2ephgnt5eqz9sq5vjn4x8dq6uulaepn86ejv7gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc5ac5ml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgv6wfs7k6kl9ztejzxfm7fzgjz3ud7njefhctqk52mpvs5qsunugjeh55k'>nevent1q…h55k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>around, as in the ocean side? Worth it to be cautious, if so, but one should never completely rule out an adventure ... 2025-10-01T15:43:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygvzgy23nelr3syj3jrxtn030vwnvx6dts4us7cq7uggazy28k6czyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucw04y8u Has anyone else had to deal with character encoding issues when reading from/importing into Digital Ocean Managed Databases (MySQL)?<br/><br/>I&#39;ve had two nights of head-scratching over my scenario, and none of my experimental remedies have borne fruit.<br/><br/>(latin1 vs utf8mb4, corrupting emojis, that sort of thing) 2025-09-23T17:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstffv53syd2pd2g2crlpye8fguwuuarpppm39gn0az9lvmnryjkxgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucj3m5sv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs259pdgav36mmvqr8hgwj7rg85l4zlfg4al4ypfrm3c9vhqam350gvqljwa'>nevent1q…ljwa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep. Just be prepared for that math to stop mathing, and quickly. Both from GH rotting and from the other offerings improving. 2025-09-14T17:24:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfl0fu7upgvvfse7q839npvnxl3fh7mzfl5rfwxuhzaqtja239g8gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucr7rdzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdwrphk8djr90nrhdk9tgfqwt6sw9d55fcvf5kg4sa2fcf6349as0nejdy'>nevent1q…ejdy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like I should care, because GH is part of a machine that serves incompatible interests. In the long run, I think it&#39;s a good idea to move away from it - not just for moral reasons, but because it&#39;s slowly going to become deleterious to keep using it. Particularly for OSS.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there needs to be a rush, but it should likely be put on a roadmap somewhere. So in that sense, I &#34;don&#39;t care&#34; about urgency. 2025-09-14T15:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswf5emct2glucmmks8n6p5v5w3spy6l4auphfxyp7jxt03wmy4rnszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc7pq9nc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29fg8ywlvu834scrkrsl29zn2ju7mr7zj3n625ysf0d7hht89aegpl25yp'>nevent1q…25yp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hmm, my suggestions would probably not be profitable enough at smaller scale (super reliable object storage, email service provisioning a la Iterable, event/meetup coordination tooling) 2025-09-02T15:34:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7y4ktqfch9kyjdwal5nszfrx3dg8kxm5aqvfqhfzdky8mvncfdszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucu0rxra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga0gpkvskugmw39n0nr9lfxwp0q7em0789ugc7e2m02t5zkgfytcm70zvm'>nevent1q…0zvm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in my case, this doesn&#39;t hold true for my hobby programming projects. Starting is easy. Finishing is impossible. 2025-09-01T16:40:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgdmfqucz07d648qf64k9zjsu5v59cfpjmx5ysxwltk43np9djuczyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc2pg8fl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmnd2hc3xzsr2qy94chsp3xuz94pc6mkc5lt28hjktw943sqcx5s4sr6as'>nevent1q…r6as</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Celeron 300A with a Banshee? 2025-08-20T22:12:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5eyu9t35fz7xyjw4xneesf5ypzhtdyavze96lczdzzwxf5dmu4gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucs7p70s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9and0rqzqa4xs2ll340dvvrf6wtev8lrxsgrx7ucxpwqtywrr6ng8yx848'>nevent1q…x848</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, but it should have started with the murdery one. 2025-07-29T05:41:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0uafzrahkzhf3yr5scxwwqpk4tgxca0zfhmzp3m8e2frcsy3h0gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucp85tp6 #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/114/807/932/163/994/710/original/3ffd47ffe50616f0.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-06T19:27:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstveuraax7x3qh4qkceum3st8ehrq59wp0drat07q6rrr0jzwnv2czyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc73tdy4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzegmwt0mrewx73caxmennyl72uxfm5whcppanhce8mdnvrz07mqzkcwut'>nevent1q…cwut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would the clean windows machine show ads? 2025-06-27T16:18:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffu5htlx5c3m69emd55upgl66th50a4qkjl5l4m6hhye0y3jrytqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucrksplz A view of the 2025 Swiftsure yacht race off of Victoria, BC, Canada (with the olympic mountains in the background) #sailing #sailboat #swiftsure #yyj #victoriaBC #flickr<br/><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2r8fJea">https://flic.kr/p/2r8fJea</a><br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/114/606/679/884/153/352/original/84ac9d83ec0b5d50.png"> <br/> 2025-06-01T06:25:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrm80nv5a79msk2z0xsy5n559pxdmkynt9kky8mfnm39880a858zszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc5eepun In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lfg95k0267xr6hsh4dz8gsedrygjghgvs3aa72yav2qevtufwhqrd8stm'>nevent1q…8stm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>how about &#34;kerflumpt&#34;? It&#39;s like verklempt, but overcome with exhaustion rather than emotion. (And no, it isn&#39;t real. But we could make it real!) 2025-06-01T03:53:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8d6afe6hahqs9vlf3e7ul42q9a5pcgv79d62wvhz35nwx6qyrxqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucuk47kg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxak7teuxcquswtafrday3lpyh7dhg95w6lfm7a364kdanftald2cgz33ca'>nevent1q…33ca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Password managers often rely on the copy-paste buffer / clipboard. When the operating system maker decides to violate trust by constantly recording apps, why wouldn&#39;t they also record clipboard contents?<br/><br/>The entire operating system is suspect. 2025-05-21T19:53:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszc5705zjkv9ae7put8zztss6ztzclz6wvdql343gv0rd93a9mcrgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc3juesm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxr02l9fhhsrmg9wrmhcfw0dwtc7kdpsvwaycsynmnfwe9ycxgqcl6277q'>nevent1q…277q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I heart interac email transfers. And I can deposit paper cheques by my credit union&#39;s app.<br/><br/>But you&#39;re not wrong at all. :) 2025-05-15T15:30:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgqp7ajhlj9q5gf6n0ad823nn56uv0reahn5mmplnrxnjq32w4ngzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc3wrdwg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs263kumcw9kegdgqg42nv2el95w64vaqkqq08lly6g7utpnngv0zsghyy86'>nevent1q…yy86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is one of the reasons i haven&#39;t started migrating away from digital ocean 2025-04-25T16:52:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqq6sehqr6er9t2fpdgdff3a3cxssalcrdecs3n9nzguwjrdks2lqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc7g9ey6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0f07dny3kas2jlj0xu23uf892c40jj0mxw9jzaep0c3t6kw3ptg5zhhnq'>nevent1q…hhnq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nice! I wonder if it has any deep caves or hollow lava tubes ...... 2025-03-10T15:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdm9mr0xgf467culvhskvjrdu3ydxz6dgsk6znl7h46sxdt6uvqszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucmq3r0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvmh04qw93seeqhta0zdqcrrraujd6xwgm5wvhrct84750yp5l2sl62hn4'>nevent1q…2hn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah, so they are not Ferrero Roche chocolates as i first thought 2025-03-05T00:58:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdk7s34dg4hg0myvtz7j0s79rejx5qhfcp3wnjpeazvp3tny4yj7gzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucmg32dw &#34;the wreck of the tai pan&#34;<br/><br/>#yyj #victoriaBC #sailboat #sailing #shipwreck #photography<br/><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qNCV4b">https://flic.kr/p/2qNCV4b</a><br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/114/062/786/952/513/415/original/fedb67f607f3f4c4.png"> <br/> 2025-02-25T05:06:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7nddrkmc42gd6lrmduvl3xt26pmy83y5xghdqrp4rh2qkpmu6pgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucuvw08j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfpfjhvcck0e3v99ye35hwst03twet5rg20ztn3euukxmwm7mslguw5jj3'>nevent1q…5jj3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One reason I tend to avoid street photography is because of the pickiness/pretentiousness of the other practitioners ... I just want to take photos that I like. 2025-02-11T03:32:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdr2kf06g9xnxqgtxauc2l834y7treh240r83gmc07ndx3hjkyzqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucvv07fs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6etzcznkw2875sna4f8nvgsln8lcesygpwk7lhzjeakerjagehqqsfhgf'>nevent1q…fhgf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they say both depending on which page you are on. One of the things that makes me wary, as well. 2025-02-06T19:15:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrqjqtz8w49n4sukgpw2yjgye793n2k5xz34l3edt93dk9kz20vgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucanqt7f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflepnxj2n3hxajhl4ftess99094m45x752jq9lkteskh7z20re5sswxcv6'>nevent1q…xcv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>one I heard about yesterday is FullHost, but I haven&#39;t tried it yet. <a href="https://www.fullhost.com/">https://www.fullhost.com/</a> 2025-02-05T20:27:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs87huyl5th2rkuxtaw2ds0c99w92ye0eyfggek3u7ve6y2l920c2czyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucu5sutj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs804yxrx4ve7yhxwn8pnk92j2h2pv0srdtmf6kqdmzz53mgwhvlvqnkef5m'>nevent1q…ef5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, it&#39;s not a good feeling to see this happening. And to know that in that election, dem votes were so much lower than GOP ones.<br/><br/>Some people say that the EC means that the election was lost by only 250K votes. But that discounts the turnout problem. Fact is, people who didn&#39;t vote have spoken &amp; said that they are okay with what is currently happening.<br/><br/>They couldn&#39;t be arsed to stop it. So that&#39;s way more than half that are okay with it. 2025-02-01T09:18:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6dxuenle72aw58s2h270nk04ntg9ye62ecrccn62n9tta44gmjszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucjqgq87 &#34;not to scale&#34;<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/865/049/921/415/681/original/640945d8e567ecc4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-21T06:59:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yuzafd2sc9lfuucr7dtgskvftcky2x26pg9v5jtl0f2w32mwqngzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc55w2a4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxvdp4ud3wzmqz2caf6w5t0c03036d72l5t3gfa50asraywwpm2gpteeqc'>nevent1q…eeqc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>now someone needs to remix it &amp; autotune it 😂 2025-01-14T05:08:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ls6jujrpq0tjvlwkzl2uzpjtcr7hm8kk4tmlft2zr57c833v2sqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucz7nnkl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2x7u8qrcu9gdadehxnhwf9pd2j8ky8cgex2hn85lrf0xepd9j2hstdya6l'>nevent1q…ya6l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(honestly, a snowball fight would be really funny) 2025-01-08T04:48:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2x7u8qrcu9gdadehxnhwf9pd2j8ky8cgex2hn85lrf0xepd9j2hszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucs3t9q4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpm3ywwav09tkx32t0ych9tft26qscmn6rk5lpm4nt8ghjj6t42sq7tgsq'>nevent1q…tgsq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i hope Greenland&#39;s forces were able to repel him 2025-01-08T04:43:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zjanwsqkzns4z9v72nd6gnxakx2glg43e52jshyguas8nv7t59qzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucg0aymx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfl78hdy5u7cku8q5kqkykwa7vrwnn9ayfcc4ztugmrtrkdyhhzpgtzuhde'>nevent1q…uhde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>unfortunately, i don&#39;t think they have any topic of substance that they are &#34;for&#34;, so they&#39;ll probably stick with their tired old whinge:<br/><br/>Noun. Verb. Justin Trudeau. 2025-01-06T23:50:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqw4pkkjuk4hrt6k6nfyh9gpw63q9qae8m0j3jm5ajxktmc9rqxcszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucp8z4s9 thetis lake in fog<br/><br/>#victoriaBC #yyj #photography #flickr #silentSunday<br/><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qyKD25">https://flic.kr/p/2qyKD25</a><br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/619/564/500/001/030/original/17f13b284946d8ce.png"> <br/> 2024-12-08T22:29:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgn4lg6m8fccepw06fnwhm69nt7swne79klzyeph7m49gh8cuh7szyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uce3f5cg This could be useful - a tool for finding ocean-friendly cleaning products for boats, and checking the toxicity of products you might already own.<br/><br/><a href="https://cheknews.ca/charting-a-path-for-boaters-to-clean-up-toxic-ocean-impacts-1228037/">https://cheknews.ca/charting-a-path-for-boaters-to-clean-up-toxic-ocean-impacts-1228037/</a><br/><br/>#sailboat #sailing #boats #environment 2024-12-07T19:16:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2auuur997r8xnk3chutfp9srg29x6ln5tpvdr7xf3623gr74efcszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uctfkej8 Soooo... &#34;unauthorized photography&#34; might end up making a comeback at some point in the future. We could be headed for a time when photography is illegal &amp; we can only use generative ai to make digital approximations. And the inputs would be monitored by the state.<br/><br/>I hope that doesn&#39;t come to pass.<br/><a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/10/29/four-year-investigation-uncovers-photographer-who-died-taking-700-images-of-nazi-occupied-france-raoul-minot/">https://petapixel.com/2024/10/29/four-year-investigation-uncovers-photographer-who-died-taking-700-images-of-nazi-occupied-france-raoul-minot/</a> 2024-10-29T19:11:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwpdw9jvra6uvdv6jnm8grfda05eh6k9zfgf4efs7tvzemkr68vgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucnfue0f New band name just dropped<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/268/926/580/039/593/original/4c615d17b05f7832.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-08T00:17:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe825f4nkrj3wtmewl43ely2adpqhmcu09ecvpcu722uvy4v9nrgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucn6034h Anyone in #yyj #victoriaBC want an all-weather ebike? RideTheGlide is having a forklift sale. (Because of the time a dude smashed their front entrance in with a forklift and stole some bikes.)<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/132/934/857/821/439/original/3cb7daeaad5004c3.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-13T23:53:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflgu8q5pl3cvayc9m96lldyfpgundm7qspyn5tkjhpy54al2cl6qzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc2mmt4h Lost my wallet this afternoon in Sidney BC. If this were twitter-of-old, I could reasonably tag this with where I lost it ( #Sidney #SidneyBC #yyj #VictoriaBC) and hope that someone might see it and reconnect me with it. But, sadly, I don&#39;t think fediverse has quite the same level of reach. And I&#39;m certainly not signing up to facebook or whatever to try asking there.<br/><br/>Hopefully someone found it and did something reasonable, like dropping it in the post. 2024-09-09T00:31:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszaqfefn2pcecufqjcf3dj056vrfcsrf353wye8w8uvm5dvw5zmrszyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucqu82g0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvzsa7cjgdrap0k327xvq6trefhm44ymq7njyep0zjde7qcjlzac76cfyv'>nevent1q…cfyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i will admit to being curious about why momoa is dressed as some kind of undercover/offbrand 80s he-man, though. 2024-09-04T21:35:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pgt0etcnud2qkq0lkfcy5jpczskv4ufg5w6cuf052zgp853vs2czyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uc9wjqts In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrny6qyfn4n9ujsrk5yz32q8mz9ucmn2yp8c398mc6xt5vac9rwkcnkp72z'>nevent1q…p72z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>all the same problems as the Borderlands movie, I fear. Plus some new ones. 2024-09-04T21:24:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4fp8zrr9c4gpd7nk04tvyp06a5mezn07sq4nxtwd3fcjgt50jvgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0ucuk22jw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84fvw39aca00epc448djdrltuuhrsg8483w4wv90cywnfwmys6nc6e83gd'>nevent1q…83gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose it&#39;s like any service, if the service is good enough &amp; the market can bear it, they can charge what they want.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/040/897/979/864/063/original/8d1076efd2f95e6d.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-08-28T17:47:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylcqmvkljm9ts4x2pdqdtjla6nwnsk2stxm7jhlf4xrgwllplqjqzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uctsps84 If you were to explain mergers/acquisitions/consolidation in terms of entropy, how would you approach that? Would you say that in a supposedly free market, businesses, as a rule, lose entropy to the point where there can only ever be a very few super-conglomerations? 2024-08-27T01:32:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l4qgs228h29g0tqjwhq7lqvd42pj8ft05zav943ua8pr4k00v7szyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uchqe7yu Ooh, here are some neat new UX improvements on Flickr: <a href="https://blog.flickr.net/en/2024/08/13/managing-your-albums-on-flickr-just-got-easier/">https://blog.flickr.net/en/2024/08/13/managing-your-albums-on-flickr-just-got-easier/</a> #flickr 2024-08-13T23:39:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqg7he7eg8wgf8p075zamjup993hnlnkgnm7e79uvv00ceuq49csgzyzr0ct358u04y7gpat6pk0yp6k3avzyng4pca909ng5fra0mcx0uch72wz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszl7des5pdpccxn50ual8egufce50cdchdyu3nt3dk3fw47e4gv8ga6x22t'>nevent1q…x22t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this olympics *also* features measles and dengue, so ... yes. 2024-07-30T03:22:12Z