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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h

Een dystopische situatie... daarom heb ik geen Amazon-account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DqgUkPNspE

🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Flat Earth Society Sues Caterer London, UK, 2026-10-05—The Flat Earth Society is suing Fine Foods Catering for £500,000 citing breach of contract and mental anguish. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Trump zou de Nobelprijs voor nederigheid moeten winnen. Een fantastische Tex-Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJAEEUbUH1A

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

More on digital sovereignty... An organization called OWASP Ottawa (@OWASP_Ottawa) has a speaker called Alexander Rudolph giving a talk called "Canadian Digital Sovereignty in a Zero-Trust World: Unpacking Socio-Economic Dimensions of Digital Sovereignty" I pointed out that the author's web […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Major Canadian Retailer to Deploy X-Ray Machines, Cavity Probes Toronto, ON, 2026-09-28—Canadian Tube, a major Canadian hardware and car parts retailer, has announced plans to deploy X-ray machines and to perform random cavity probes as part of its ramped-up […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Emma Irwin @sunnydeveloper.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@dfs_comedy it's very concerning how far behind we are (this is a great example). I wrote my MP, submitted recommendations for both BC and Federal budgets advocating for among other things - building on Europe's work, but nothing. I wrote a blog too. Feels like an emergency to get going ! […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Two of my musical heroes now have asteroids named after them. (14330) Tomlehrer and (14331) Alyankovic

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Wesley en Joesely... ik kende ze niet. Nog een goede aflevering van Lubach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyYNCTLNlr8

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Een goede aflevering van Lubach. Een van de reacties: " Telkens als je denkt dat het niet gekker kan daar..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV9hD6Vyg1Y

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

AI Agents Agree Oligarchs Pose an Existential Danger San Jose, CA, 2026-09-21—The leading AI agents ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok issued a joint press release warning of the threat to humanity posed by oligarchs. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Lubachs "Diep Duik Donderdag" gaat over het gevaar van AI. Je zou je robot stofzuiker niet moeten vragen om de vloer schoon te maken. 🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBOQSkf2-Po

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

American Professor Shocked to find that Other Languages Exist Searcy, AK, 2026-09-14—A professor at Harding University, a Christian university in Arkansas, is shocked after discovering that languages other than English actually exist […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

If you want to help support Saddle Lake Cree Nation in its fight against the Smith government's anti-trans legislation, you can donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/saddle-lake-cree…

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City of Ottawa @en.ottawa.ca · 12/09/2026

Shanah Tovah, #OttCity! Wishing a joyful and sweet New Year to all celebrating Rosh Hashanah, a time of reflection, renewal, and hope.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Finally got fed up with the limitations of my consumer-grade DSL router. Flipped it into bridging mode and now my pi4 server does all of my routing and firewalling. So much more flexible! Though, I made the firewall rules using iptables. I guess I really should learn nftables. And even though I […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Donald Trump Threatens to Sue Greece for $100 Trillion Washington, DC, 2026-09-07—Donald Trump is threatening to sue the government of Greece for $100 Trillion for damages he claims were caused by Greek mathematician Archimedes. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Small excerpt from my set at Yuk Yuk's, talking about the Trump administration's antipathy towards trans people, and the ridiculous lake renaming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tHJc4_QD88

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Een uitstekende aflevering van VPRO Tegenlicht over technofascisme. English: A great episode from VPRO Backlight about techno-fascism. There's enough English in there that it's fine for English speakers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Ap4RN1Cd0

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Alphabet, Meta Spar over Obscure Internet Standard Palo Alto, CA, 2026-08-31—Alphabet, the company behind Google, and Meta, the company behind Facebook, are involved in a nasty spat over an obscure Internet standard. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

The dotard did it... an executive order saying Lake Ontario is "Lake America" We should rename Lake Huron in response. Candidates: Lake Epstein Lake Obama Any other votes? www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-lake-on…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Trying to email my Dutch teacher and I get this... ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <REDACTED@ncf.ca> (reason: 554 5.7.1 Client host xxxx:xxxxxxx:xxxx::xxxx blocked using ZEN - see www.spamhaus.org/query/ip... for details) Come on! DNSBLs are the worst […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

LOL, een andere grappige video van Klikbeet. Diezelfde mentalitiet bestaat ook in Canada tussen Toronto en de rest van Canada. #nederlands #komedie #klikbeet www.youtube.com/shorts/l8r5ei08sNo

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

@gumnos Yeah, I added that header to my outbound email. Gmail still lets me react. :(

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

<rant> Gmail has these stupid, stupid, STUPID emoji reactions you can apply to an email. I don't use Gmail. But I write to people who do, and if they react, I get an ENTIRE FUCKING MIME MESSAGE with a single emoji in it. I've made filter rules to reject those (and then the poor sap who […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

(Repost because I think it's funnier this way.) Yes, Donald Trump can have "Lake America" because Canada already has a lake named after it.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Today's editorial cartoon in the Globe and Mail, LOL.

Drawing of an angry, snorting moose labeled "Canada" pressing up against Donald Trump. A speech bubble has Trump saying "What happened to that nasty little beaver we used to push around?"

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

And a serious article for a change, about the existential crisis facing Canadian sovereignty due to our almost total dependence on American software and digital services: On Digital Sovereignty, It's Time to Walk the Walk dianne.skoll.ca/writings/sovereignt…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Trump Imposes 1000% Tariffs on Tuvalu Washington, DC, 2026-08-24—The Trump administration has announced the immediate imposition of 1000% tariffs on the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

The United States is attempting to attack Canada economically and to subvert our sovereignty. I am glad that our Prime Minister didn't buckle. Vive le Canada! 🇨🇦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-WgOxbWUHk

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipme… Amazon is buying and destroying rare books in the process of training their AI. Non-paywall link: archive.ph/SzxC9

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Glow-in-the-Dark Body Paint finds Unexpected Niche Windsor, ON, 2026-08-17—A small company in Windsor has an unexpected hit on its hands with its new line of glow-in-the-dark body paint. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

World's Most Expensive Coffee Unveiled Toronto, ON, 2026-08-10—The Toronto coffee company Super Happy Juice has unveiled the world's most expensive coffee beans, costing USD $9550 / kg. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

From the "What could possibly go wrong??" department: New Orleans will use AI to answer 911 calls instead of a human You see, we need AI to handle the increased volume of calls caused by the increased number of weather events caused by climate change caused by energy consumption caused by AI […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

Well, one of my posts has been boosted 37 times, which for me counts as viral. I am so, so, so over the bean-counters, marketers and suits who natter on about "digital sovereignty" while using Salesforce for CRM, Microsoft for email, Slack for communication, and Facebook and Instagram for […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

CIRA is the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. Its CRM system is Salesforce. Its email is hosted by Microsoft. Its website is fronted by Cloudflare on AWS infrastructure. So much for "digital sovereignty". When organizations such as CIRA don't even make the effort, how do they expect […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

AI Systems Discuss Post-Human Era San Francisco, CA, 2026-08-03—AI systems ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recently answered questions about their plans for the post-human era. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

If the swill they call "coffee" wasn't reason enough to avoid Tim Hortons, now there's another good reason. They're effectively enriching our favourite transphobe, J.K. Rowling. egale.ca/egale-in-action/harrypotte…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

Toronto Woman Sues Parents Over her Name Toronto, ON, 2026-07-27—Toronto resident Deirdre Mallory Lilith Kennedy has sued her parents over the name they gave to her as a baby. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Scientist Has Definitive Solution to the Daylight Saving Time Conundrum Ottawa, ON, 2026-07-20—A scientist at the National Research Council says that he has solved the Daylight Saving Time problem for once and for all. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Meteorologist Melee at Environment Canada Gatineau, QC, 2026-07-13—Security personnel had to clear the headquarters of Environment Canada as fighting erupted amongst the department's meteorologists. dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-tr…

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