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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Another piece on digital sovereignty. I think the author is a bit optimistic, and I think the fossils who run Shared Services Canada will only be dragged away from Windows kicking and screaming, but I'm glad to see people starting to take this more seriously […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

OpenAI's decision to build its own SCM tool is not the flex it thinks it is. In fact, it reveals a development process that has gone off the rails. 30K commits per day is impossible for humans to review, so clearly they are not even bothering. They should dispense with "source" control for […]

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Patent Troll Patents Patent Trolling Dallas, TX, 2026-10-12—Frontier United, an intellectual property holding firm, has announce US Patent #6,666,666 entitled "Business Method for Abusing Patent System", a patent on patent trolling […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Drawing of a set of scales on two books, and a man cowering under a giant legal gavel.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Het is tijd voor.... Diep Duik Donderdag. Een goede (maar een beetje deprimerende) aflevering van Lubach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv5BZn9WL_I

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

@sunnydeveloper I somehow don't think Musk's brand is all that persuasive in Canada. Regardless, fuck that guy.

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

Well, this is a very, very silly bit, inspired by my studies of the Dutch language. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut8MSRaGQrU

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🇨🇦 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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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@sunnydeveloper Australia should bring criminal charges against Sam Altman and request his extradition. Time to get serious.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@sunnydeveloper The same company is also merrily breaking into government servers and committing other computer crimes which in the Old Days of the rule of law would have meant criminal charges incoming. In the New Days, it's just "Oh well, isn't AI adorable?"

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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 · 26/09/2026

@w_b Oh! Another brilliant set of lyrics from "Oedipus Rex" So be kind to your Mother, now and then have a chat. Buy her candies or some flowers or a brand new hat. But maybe you had better let it go at that...

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@w_b "Smut!" I love that song. All of his work (recordings, lyrics, and sheet music) are in the public domain, downloadable from tomlehrersongs.com I mirrored that entire website in case it gets taken down some day.

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Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer

Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer DISCLAIMER STATEMENTI, Tom Lehrer, individually and as trustee of the

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@w_b Yes, Tom Lehrer was a genius. I've learned to sing a few of his songs and they are so much fun! His lyrics are so incredibly clever.

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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]

Photo of an open-mouthed man with a very shocked expression on his face.

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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.

Apples and a jar of honey are on the bottom right corner. Rosh Hashanah is written in the bottom left corner in the foreground.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

@ben @1password Very glad I've never used 1Password, even though it's Canadian. I don't know what it is about tech CEOs, but they get fucking arrogant as soon as they have the smallest bit of success. (I use a local password-keeper. Works for me.)

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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…

Seashells arranged to form the number "8647"

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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 · 02/09/2026

@w_b @VeroniqueB99 Yet he punches down in a lot of his humor. Not a fan.

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🇨🇦 Dianne S @dfs-comedy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

@VeroniqueB99 Mmm.... yeah. Not sure Chappelle is a super-great example of someone powerless standing up for justice, though.

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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…

Drawing of a large angry bunny holding a rabbit while a smaller, smiling bunny looks on.

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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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