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DouglasK

@douglask.ca
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Tech geek, antique glass collector, knitter, SJA volunteer, Serving Member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospitalers of St. John of Jerusalem.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Comparing the threat of A.I. to the way people thought about nuclear warfare in the 1940s “is useful because it reminds us of something our cynical age can forget: Human society can restrain a dangerous innovation once it decides to,” the editorial board writes.
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Opinion | Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again.
It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.
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CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Royal’s new mental health urgent care clinic opens Monday
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The Royal’s new mental health urgent care clinic opens Monday
The Royal says its new mental health urgent care clinic will open to the public on Monday, offering first-of-its-kind service in eastern Ontario to adults experiencing a mental health crisis.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Absolutely ridiculous 😡
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Jimmy Kimmel Speaks Out After Trump's FCC Threatens ABC Over Interview With James Talarico
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 10/09/2026
I've been playing the mini-games over at dialed.gg/time?c=QXY5EF and find them rather addictive... It's free, no ads and just fun.
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DDK says you can't beat 49/50. How's your sense of time?
Prove them wrong
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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Definitely 👍 🧶 #knit
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 07/09/2026
Down in the lab, seeing what's on the slab. Oh .. it's sweet tea!
Image of a glass jug of Sweet Tea on a messy electronics workbench
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day from the local legion Hall!
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Andie Sophia 💛🤍💜🖤 @andiesophia.is · 03/06/2026
*nodding sagely, adjusting my glasses* but is it art?
a painting by Travis Chapman showing a raccoon sitting on a hippo's butt, igniting its fart. the flaming fart is met by milk streaming from the udders of three cows standing on their hind legs. the resulting mixture is being collected in little bowls by a beaver. the painting is entitled "Harvesting crème brûlée"
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CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
OC Transpo says ‘sufficient’ staffing to conduct O-Train East Extension trial running, but no date for opening
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OC Transpo says ‘sufficient’ staffing to conduct O-Train East Extension trial running, but no date for opening
OC Transpo says staffing levels are “sufficient” to conduct trial running on the O-Train East Extension, but there is still no timeline to begin the trial running and open the light-rail transit system into Orléans.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 20/05/2026
My (self imposed) limit of three inked #fountain_pens has been reached. Top to bottom we have: - TWSBI Eco white RG, 1.1mm stub, inked with Robert Oster Fire and Ice - TWSBI Eco, Medium, inked with J. Herbin Gris Orage - TWSBI Diamond 580 Smoke RG, Fine nib, inked with J. Herbin Vert Atlantide
Three fountain pens and writing samples as described in the post
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 10/04/2026
I quite enjoyed reading the book ... very nice to see it coming to the screen also!
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 23/09/2025
@6canrebf.bsky.social this may interest you
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
This is what politicization of the Justice Department results in.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 04/09/2025
If you’re feeling lonely, watch a horror movie at night. It will make you feel like someone else is in the room with you! So sweet.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 27/08/2025
These folk are clearly crazy. They are, in fact... In Seine.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/08/2025
The history of the Internet is filled with people who have been dismayed to discover the medium is fundamentally public, and leaky
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/08/2025
HELPLESS MAN ATTACKED BY A PACK OF WOLVES
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 26/08/2025
"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."
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Analysis | ‘Sammy’s Law’ would help parents monitor kids online. It’s gaining steam.
The parents of a teen fentanyl poisoning victim are finding allies in Congress for a bill intended to save others from the same fate.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/08/2025
Kaiju Preservation Society. And to be clear, what got published was the better book. The serious book was a struggle, and also, it wasn't great. Kaiju, on the other hand, was fuckin' spot on what I wanted it to be. I'm very proud of that book.
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 26/08/2025
"Sir! I challenge you to a duel!" "Very well, sir! As the challenged party, I believe it is my prerogative to choose weapons?" "Go ahead!" "I choose swords!" "Then I will choose mode of transport!" "Wait, what?" "I choose unicycles!" "What?" "I'll see you at dawn, sir!"
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 26/08/2025
This rap came to mind today. A classic done by a bunch of high school students up here in Canada. Worth a listen/watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqo...
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Mista Dobalina (Music Video)
YouTube video by JELCC Music-Sound & R/TV Rob Hendrix
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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Cartoon: Inspired by a cosplay I saw on someone's IG of Jedi Master Obiclaus-Kenobi by Santa Mike of Eastern North Carolina santamikeenc.com. Enjoy :)
cartoon of a Jedi Santa with a candy cane light saber duels with a Darth Grinch on a snowy mountain plateau
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Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Kamala was right about everything. She warned everyone about the future under our president. She warned he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid & Medicare, ignore court orders, alienate our allies, give massive tax cuts to the rich..... What she missed was was the capitulation...
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Carolina @anilmedeiros.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky. Kahlil Gibran Photo by Alain Baumgarten, "Vertigo" youtu.be/TJZDyIz-0lk?...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/05/2025
Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. A team of federal agents from the South American country has been quietly dismantling it. Here's what a New York Times investigation found.
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The Spy Factory
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 19/05/2025
A spaceship landed in the park. A door dilated and an alien emerged. It skittered to a notice board and carefully studied one of the posters. It returned to the spaceship and soon came out carrying a cat and a mobile phone. "Hi, we have found your cat Pebbles...Yes... Our secret base on Ganymede."
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/05/2025
Your reminder that someone can appear to be at the top (of the world, of their field, etc) and feel rather dramatically differently. I'm glad Jim worked through his issues, is still here with us and is still writing the books so many people love. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
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14 Million Books Later, Jim Butcher Thinks His Wizard Detective Needs a Hug
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 13/05/2025
Hey, @torbooks.bsky.social before the Pandemic, you offered a monthly free eBook, generally the first of a series to promote whatever is new in the Authors current work. I discovered many great authors and bought a bunch of books because of it. I really miss it. Any chance it will return?
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 12/05/2025
You can't kiss in a space suit. Nor hug or caress. Of course, that would raise the heart rate, consuming more oxygen, and we have so little, so little left. There's a chance help will arrive before it runs out. If it doesn't, I'll regret not defying the vacuum and- They're here. They're here.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 12/05/2025
@nancej.bsky.social , this may interest you
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 30/04/2025
Why am I not surprised?
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/04/2025
It would not be the worst thing in the world if Bluesky became known as the social media site people just hung out at and enjoyed themselves with
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 03/04/2025
A very neat (and pretty scary) read. #ISS #Starliner #Science arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
“Hey, this is a very precarious situation we’re in.”…
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 19/03/2025
Neuroscientist on brain science and addiction. Really worth the watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azup... #science #drugs #addiction #sociology
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"Drugs Aren't the Problem": Neuroscientist Carl Hart on Brain Science & Myths about Addiction
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/01/2025
Reminder to those who need it: 1. You can mute the name of the current president and/or anyone else you don't want to constantly hear about here 2. You can mute/block/unfollow accounts that impinge on your calm 3. Social media doesn't have to be a doom scroll, curate your feed to make you happy
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Marta McCall @martamccall.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Knitting joins us all together, stitch by stitch. Anne Frank knits. (1940) 🧶 #knit #knitting #knitted #knitter #annefrank #diaryofannefrank #WW2 #holocaust #wool #knittogether #handwork #fiberarts #weareone #german #germany
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 09/01/2025
Sounds like the "residential school" system in North America that was designed to erase Native culture, or as they put it to "take the Indian out of the child".
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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Getting a lot of "I tried that, but Game of Thrones, Wheel of Time and Kingkiller ruined me!" replies. Pull up a chair and I'll explain how publishing works.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 02/01/2025
Now there's a useful tip!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Ever since the election, I've been dreading 2025. But now that it's about to happen, I'm ready for it. Bring it on, bitches. I'm not going down without a fight.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
The trouble with receiving a notebook so perfect and special is that I will never have thoughts good enough to write in it
A blue notebook titled “Captain’s Log” that displays the United Federation of Planets logo from Star Trek on the front cover.Inside the notebook the owner’s details are displayed. Captain: Elle Cordova. Starship: USS Troubadour. Commissioned Date: March 8. Length of Voyage: unknown. Self Destruct Code Authorization: Cordova 4-7 Alpha Tango.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 31/12/2024
Volunteering at the local Hogman-eh event. Wishing each and every one of you a year!
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 31/12/2024
I can only dream of having this quiet, majestic dignity.
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🌴✨🦋 Kathryn 🦋✨🌴 @kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com · 03/12/2024
Every time I read about banning books, I think of this: Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius. If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/12/2024
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings with foreign leaders, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4iG0ojK
Text reads: "Elon Musk, SpaceX Face U.S. Reviews After Violating Security Reporting Rules" over a photo of Musk posing for a portrait. Photo by Amir Hamja.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/12/2024
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
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DouglasK @douglask.ca · 17/12/2024
Now this is super interesting! youtu.be/lVTS_J7Xmxs?... #Science #Medicine #Diabetes #Chemistry
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Scientists Just Created a "Cure" For Diabetes - Breakthrough Explained
YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles
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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Jesse Welles’ UHC song whips, I gotta post it in 2 parts because of Bsky’s video limit, and here’s part 1 (part 2 goes way harder fyi) volume up
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