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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

This is an unusual tree that my aunt and uncle planted back some ~30 years ago? It's a type of large toothed aspen, and it comes up everywhere now from the roots. It has a very strange growing habit: It curves a lot. #Trees #Nature #Ontario #Canada #Toronto #Wilderness #Outdoors #Photo #Photos

A view looking up the trunk of an aspen tree. There are some very unique diamond shaped marks on the light grey of the trunk.

This is a close-up of the leaves on a branch.

This is a close shot of the leaves of a sapling.

Here is another close shot of a sapling growing up from the roots of the parent tree, maybe 75 feet away from the original tree.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

20 years ago I spotted a little bush that I thought looked like a red currant. I then dug two of them up and planted them in the Sun in a bit of a hill. a few rooted cuttings later and we had a nice row of red currant. they're the kind to grow naturally in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

What do you call these for mushrooms because they're under my tree and I want to know what they are. It's underneath a nice big sugar maple tree that has like a lot of branches and the branches go all the way to the ground and then underneath is a bed of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

similar to the second one but another mushroom very close by

maybe another type of mushroom that's like a little black thing on Moss

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Columbian Rock Hens. Just in case there aren't enough chickens on the #fediverse. My sister brought be day old chicks one day. It's nice to have hens again, and this breed is a very good free ranging bird. #Ontario #Canada # Toronto #Chicks #BabyChicks #ChickenCoop #BackyardChickens #Homestead […]

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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

"Every time we are forced to flee, I feel like I grow ten years older overnight." -- @Layan2002 This must be the experience of many #Palestinians. Almost every family in #Gaza and in the #WestBank has been driven from their homes over and over again over the past eighty years. The cruelty is […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

The linden tree is finally in full bloom, and it does smell amazing. This is the kind of thing that makes you want to be outside where the beautiful scent is. #Ontario Hydro keeps coming and wants to cut it down but, each time we talked them out of it, year […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Close up of a linden tree with pale yellow blossoms.

A picture from a little further back, showing the linden tree in full bloom, bringing an amazing scent for everyone who is traveling on the roadway.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

I was taking some texture shots as a preparatory step before making up some inputs for digital #artwork. It's always good to think about these as raw #textures where the #colour can become changed or we can even use them in black and white form to do […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This shows the side of an old paper birch with the curly paper rolled up thickly. It's a nice white colour with some green fungus, and black horizontal lines.

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Yosef Sary @yosef-sa22.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

Please support me, I need money. This is my account; I have a link in my bio.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

Some kind of orange-colour #wild #flowers growing down by the #river. I was #cycling along holland river east branch when I stopped to take a #photo. I live in #Ontario. That's in #Canada. Maybe you'll catch this while #bloomscrolling.

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Yosef Sary @yosef-sa22.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@Yosef_Sa22/1168631… Because my family has no flour due to the rats

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Yosef Sary @yosef-sa22.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

I bought flour in Lams, but I woke up this morning to find it on the floor because of rats. This is just a small number of the rats we found. Now my family is without flour, and I need rat poison. I need $200.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Multi-Language is better. Remember when Mastodon had all of those languages?... and then you could just translate them easily and respond? We had at least twice as many potential interactions, good times. Here's how to make it that way again, just in case […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This shows the Mastodon preferences window. 'Preferences' and then 'Other' is chosen, and we can now see a very long list giving check-boxes next to all supported languages. To get all of those languages to show up in our timelines, and dramatically improve our multi-language experience, just like it used to be, we must now navigate to the first check-box and then use 'tab' followed by 'space' and then repeat until we have selected all languages. Then there is a second column of languages, just like the first. Again repeat the process. At the last stage, there is a button at the top right which we must navigate to and click, it says 'save changes'.

I hope this helps to get Mastodon back to normal.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

While you were sleeping... #Fediverse post #schema metadata upgrades, and a shift in the #Google algorithm, in near tandem. This was a pretty big and heavy hitting move for anyone who might have missed it […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

RE: troet.cafe/@ralphruthe/116827074524… Translated German Humour: Text: "My Dumbest joke." Speech Bubble: "In hindsight, it was a stupid idea to go to the outdoor swimming pool." #heatwave #globalwarming #climate #humor #humour #europe #comic

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

RE: mastodon.green/@peter/1168265926196… German Humour(translated): Your free trial of "1.5°C Global Warming" will end shortly. If you enjoyed our service, you don’t need to do anything else! Your subscription will be automatically renewed. Enjoy “3.0°C Global Warming.” #heatwave […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Do these trees look infected? These are pictures of fungus and mushrooms growing on trees. I saw them while hiking. Three of the photos are fungus on birch trees, the other is what I think is an Oyster mushroom on a small aspen tree. #Mushrooms #Fungus […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Looking down a birch tree with fungus growing out of it.

A side view of an Oyster mushroom growing out of a small aspen tree.

Maybe these are bracket mushrooms growing out of a birch tree, pointing out of the side.

This shows the side of a birch tree, which is dead, with many fungus things growing out of it.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

This is a red currant which has very small fruits, it grows in southern Ontario. The ones from the nursery which are standardized are actually not superior. I have seen some in Germany which are giant like grapes but, these ones are dependable in the Canadian […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Some flowers from when I was hiking the other day. If anyone knows what the last picture is, let me know. I am pretty sure it's an Ontario wildflower of some kind. #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #walking #hiking #outdoors #Toronto #Ontario #Canada #wildflowers #photo #photos

Little blue flowers, probably forget-me-nots.

Not sure what to call these flowers, they are white and pink, all coming from a single green stem.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

[2/2] Here are some accounts of people from Gaza who need your help to donate or promote. @israajamal @suhailaalwan8 @Layan2002 @Sayah_123gaza @Etaf @hananmahmoud

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Pictures from the field during my hike. There is some moss, some fungus on a dying birch tree, a large-toothed aspen sapling, and some kind of bush. I live in Ontario near Toronto. #Trees #Fungus #Nature #Photo #Photography #Moss #Green #Outdoors #Hiking #Walking #Toronto #Ontario #Canada

Fungus of various kinds extending outward from a 8 inch birch tree which may already have died.

A large tooth aspen sapling, possibly growing from the roots of the main tree. It has a peculiar habit of curvature while it grows.

Some kind of bush which grows everywhere in Ontario. Most people consider it a weed.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

Plants and Flowers Near a Pond [taken today]. If anyone knows what the spikey thing is called, let me know. Location: Ontario(southern part) #Flowers #Garden #Gardening #Canada #Toronto #bloomScrolling #Nature #Photo #Photography #Fediverse #Mastodon

Spikey do-dads attached to green long water plant. Weird. The background is a large pond.

Broad-leaved plants in the water in the pond.

Milk-weed in full bloom around the outside of the pond. Backdrop is a farm field, freshly tilled.

Very tall grass with a pompel thingy on top from last year.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

Here is a collection featuring many people who you could help. They are in Gaza, and if you are capable, please help them financially. The crisis is continuing every day, and it has not become better. It's absolutely worse than ever. This should be seen as an opportunity to do a good […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

It looks like angry red ants are fighting against the aphids on this parsnip plant: I am no longer wearing pants, __'was beginning to dance. Angry red ants all over the ground, __Yes, when I looked down that's all that I found. Biting me here, and biting me […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This is a close-up photo of ants fighting aphids on the green stalks of flowering parsnip plants. You can see the flowers, not yet opened, behind.

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

Experiment Complete. _10K Follower Cap __1K Following Cap Everything over that was muted. The Trending Tab is completely different but, how can we get a more user friendly method of bending the Mastodon Algorithm to our will? How can we hedge against commercialization on the Fediverse? […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

mastodon.social VS 101 other instances New Registrations: 81.6% / 18.4% Logins: 57.8% / 42.2% Statuses: 54.0% / 46.0% WELL DONE, mastodon.social is getting the lions share of new registrations. Also the majority of logins (web or app) and posts (statuses). To effectively 'decentralize' you […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

50+ years of Traditional Pixel Art Highlighted from around the #Fediverse, it is time to show some appreciation for the amazing artists who are keeping this digital tradition alive. From the 1970s until today, pixel art has shaped our digital world. The efforts of a few pioneers, often […]

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DCKIM[toronto tech blog] @dckim.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

View along the cycling path near the Holland River East Branch. Everything is in bloom along the riverside. Maybe the Pink and white flowers are Phlox? It looks like a painting. For anyone who has never seen the Nokiidaa Trail, these pictures are nothing […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A wooden boardwalk goes curving out ahead. The sky is blue with puff clouds. The trees in the distance are mixed, as is common in Ontario. The scene is summertime, the trees are mostly green. The boardwalk transits a flat area beneath with reeds along the river.

Pink and white flowers growing down the bank all along the flat area of the river edge.

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