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Digital Systems | #RebootRecastRethink #Linux #SustainableTech #GIS #Web3 #Dune #Foundation #Expanse #Trekkie & #RANDOMRETROGAMER🕹 Always curious, forever learning. #ElbowsUp💪🏿🇨🇦 iammannyj.ca

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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gowron for Mayor! Glory to Winnipeg and your house! youtu.be/4uVKHpZcR_g?... #StarTrek #Winnipeg #Klingons 🖖🏿
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Poster touts Star Trek character as mayoral candidate
YouTube video by CTV News
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FPGA For All — CERN Releases “colibri” VHDL Library via @hackaday hackaday.com/2026/09/24/f...
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FPGA For All — CERN Releases “colibri” VHDL Library
Since you’re reading Hackaday, we’re pretty sure CERN needs no introduction, so we’ll get right to it– they’re giving back again, this time with a VHDL library called …
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Unico's 10-Inch 4:3 Retro Gaming Monitor Hides Your Consoles In The Back hothardware.com/news/unico-t... #RetroGaming #Unico
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Unico's 10-Inch 4:3 Retro Gaming Monitor Hides Your Consoles In The Back
This new Unico 4:3 display isn't a CRT, but it looks like one, and features legit retro inputs for classic gaming.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' Sequel Series Unveils New First-Look Photos Ahead of Premiere Blade Runner 2099 premieres Nov. 25 on Prime Video. movieweb.com/blade-runner... #BladeRunner
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Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' Sequel Series Unveils New First-Look Photos Ahead of Premiere
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner sequel series has unveiled a new batch of first-look photos.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One of anime’s most beautiful space epics is returning after nearly 50 years Leiji Matsumoto’s masterpiece turned a space adventure into a meditation on immortality and loss. www.polygon.com/galaxy-expre... #Anime #GalaxyExpress999
polygon.com
48 Years Later, Anime’s Most Beautiful Sci-Fi Space Epic Is Officially Making a Comeback
Leiji Matsumoto’s masterpiece turned a space adventure into a meditation on immortality and loss
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Microsoft deleted a Windows command that decades of scripts still depend on, and it's gone for good. www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-de... #Microsoft
xda-developers.com
Microsoft deleted a Windows command that decades of scripts still depend on, and it's gone for good
Better get moving
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, who faced Muhammad Ali in his prime, dead at 89. Chuvalo suffered from dementia late in life and had been residing in a long-term care facility in Toronto. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #GeorgeChuvalo #Canada #Boxing 🙏🏿
cbc.ca
Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, who faced Muhammad Ali in his prime, dead at 89 | CBC News
George Chuvalo, the iron-chinned Canadian heavyweight who took the best punches from the giants of boxing without ever falling, has died. He was 89.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The biotechnology firm BrainChild Bio has raised $116 million in series A funding. The company wants to take chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies into the central nervous system to fight solid tumors. #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org
BrainChild Bio raises over $100 million to treat kids’ cancers with CAR-Ts
Cash will be used for a Phase 2 trial of the company’s treatment for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Indigenous fisherwoman finds ‘lost’ spinach pipefish, not seen by science in 40 years news.mongabay.com/short-articl... 🧪🌎🦑🐟
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Indigenous fisherwoman finds ‘lost’ spinach pipefish, not seen by science in 40 years
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On the final day of a two-week expedition, where researchers were…
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
OpenAI AI agents were linked to a cyberattack on RubyGems before the Hugging Face incident - Digital Trends share.google/ZsgSCmL4Pdzm... #AI #CyberSecurity
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OpenAI AI agents were linked to a cyberattack on RubyGems before the Hugging Face incident
Artificial intelligence agents being tested by OpenAI were involved in a previously undisclosed cyberattack against RubyGems in May, an incident that is now raising uncomfortable questions about how m...
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown. Concerned that a so-called swarm of autonomous software systems, or AI agents, could be capable of taking over the "entire internet" within six to 12 months, potentially causing billions of dollars' worth of damage. p.dw.com/p/5MVwY #AI #Anthropic 🤖
p.dw.com
Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown
Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman say they agree with Amodei's view that safety measures need time to catch up to AI's rapid development, after a recent hacking incident by AI agents.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Roy Scheider's Prematurely Canceled '90s Sci-Fi Series Deserves A Reboot www.slashfilm.com/2253283/roy-... #seaQuestDSV #SciFi
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Roy Scheider's Prematurely Canceled '90s Sci-Fi Series Deserves A Reboot - SlashFilm
Roy Scheider starred in this canceled '90s sci-fi series, itself a show that absolutely merits a modern-day revival or reboot.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Expanse 6-Part Telltale Prequel Set Officially Unveiled screenrant.com/the-expanse-... #TheExpanse #SciFi
screenrant.com
The Expanse Officially Returns In New 6-Episode Prequel Release
The Expanse is one of the best original sci-fi projects of the last decade or more, and a new release is set to continue that legacy.
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Huei Sears, PhD 🌟 @starlights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
look at her go ❤️ 🔭🧪👩‍🔬
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers. itsfoss.com/news/switzer... #OpenSource #Switzerland
itsfoss.com
Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers.
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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's NOT safe to turn off your computer.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#Courage - "The resilience we've seen from our loved ones impacted by cancer, especially our brother Gord, inspired us to get involved to help bring an end to cancer and help continue the work that Terry started 45 years ago." youtube.com/watch?v=bguD... #TerryFox #TheTragicallyHip #EndCancer 🫶🏿
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The Tragically Hip x Terry Fox - Courage
YouTube video by The Tragically Hip
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The PC Turbo Button Mystery Solved! youtu.be/zpq9irl2yE4?... #ClassicComputing
youtu.be
The PC turbo button mystery finally solved!
YouTube video by VWestlife
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Interesting video! 'Every Free App You Actually Need' youtube.com/watch?v=pGWS... #OpenSource 🧑🏿‍💻
youtube.com
Every Free App You Actually Need Explained (Part 1-4)
YouTube video by Explainer Chris
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Python vs SQL: How to Clean and Transform Strings www.linkedin.com/pulse/python... #Python #SQL #Learning
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Python vs SQL: How to Clean and Transform Strings
As someone who uses both Python and SQL, I cannot overstate how important these two tools are for data analysis. Both Python and SQL are widely used for data analysis, making them must-learn tools for...
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85 Montreal-born actor also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, having started his career on Canadian TV and radio. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au... #RIP #OptimusPrime
Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85

Montreal-born actor also voiced KARR in Knight Rider and the monster in Predator, having started his career on Canadian TV and radio.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/27/actor-peter-cullen-voice-optimus-prime-and-eeyore-dies

#RIP #OptimusPrime
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it’s Lake Ontario…
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Create your own cyberdeck What is a cyberdeck? Is it a wearable computer, a pocket computer, a launch monitor/centre for rockets or high-altitude balloons, or a knowledge store for the zombie apocalypse? The answer is all of the above. www.raspberrypi.com/news/create-... #RaspberryPi #Cyberdeck
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Create your own cyberdeck - Raspberry Pi
A hacker’s rite of passage is creating their own cyberdeck. This guide will help you build one from parts.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Apple’s new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development arstechnica.com/apple/2026/0... #Apple #AI
arstechnica.com
Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development
Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#ElbowsUp Canada! 💪🏿🇨🇦 youtube.com/shorts/-p_pz...
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Canadian businesses hit by the U.S. tariffs that you can support #BuyCanadian
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80. www.bbc.com/news/article... #TimCurry
bbc.com
Tim Curry: The Rocky Horror Picture Show star dies at 80
Curry was best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Glorious! Memories of a retro time. 💾 youtube.com/shorts/d8Xfh... #RetroComputing #ASMR #StarWars
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Retro PC ASMR: Star Wars by Brøderbund for MSDOS, IBM PS2 Model 30 8086 from 1987 #asmr #pcgaming
YouTube video by Ashton’s Retro Computer Room
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Commodore Jacks Into Night City With the Commodore 77, an All-New Cyberpunk 2077 Collaboration commodore.net/commodore-ja... #Commodore77 #Cyberpunk2077 #RetroComputing
Commodore Jacks Into Night City With the Commodore 77, an All-New Cyberpunk 2077 Collaboration

https://commodore.net/commodore-jacks-into-night-city-with-the-commodore-77-an-all-new-cyberpunk-2077-collaboration/

#Commodore77 #Cyberpunk2077 #RetroComputing
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au... #Guyana #Slavery
theguardian.com
British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition
Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Compulsion Games Is Now Officially An Ex-Xbox Studio Compulsion Games, the Canadian game developer behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few, has officially parted ways with Microsoft. www.gamespot.com/articles/com... #Gaming #Canada
gamespot.com
Compulsion Games Is Now Officially An Ex-Xbox Studio
"Compared to all of us losing our jobs on July 6, this is a pretty good deal."
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian' www.space.com/astronomy/ma... #Mars #Space #TheMartian
space.com
Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'
Schiaparelli is one of the largest craters on Mars.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
BREAKING: Netflix to shut down two more game studios Oxenfree Night School and Moonloot closing, as streaming giant continues to shrink internal game studio operation www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-cl...
gamefile.news
BREAKING: Netflix to shut down two more game studios
Oxenfree Night School and Moonloot closing, as streaming giant continues to shrink internal game studio operation
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Michael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Is there life on Mars? The finding that Earth extremophiles can not just survive but grow in near-Mars conditions makes it a tad more plausible 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2583...
newscientist.com
Earth extremophile can grow in near-Mars-like conditions | New Scientist
A salt-loving microorganism found in places like the Dead Sea can not just survive but actively grow in conditions close to those that may be found just under the Martian surface
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
EJ Swift wins the 2026 Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a... #ScienceFiction #Books
theguardian.com
EJ Swift wins the 2026 Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction
The writer – who was also shortlisted in 2023 – has won the prize for her book When There Are Wolves Again, a speculative work of eco-fiction set in near-future Britain
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Taylor Farms recalls salsa and guacamole from Walmart, Kroger over salmonella risk www.reuters.com/business/hea... #RECALL #salmonella
reuters.com
Taylor Farms recalls salsa and guacamole from Walmart, Kroger over salmonella risk
Taylor Farms said on Sunday it was recalling prepared food items containing jalapenos from retailers, including Walmart, ‌Kroger and Whole Foods in some states, over concerns about potential salmonell...
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Microsoft will remove Publisher from Microsoft 365 on Oct 1, 2026. www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-sa... #Microsoft
xda-developers.com
Microsoft says it's improving your 365 subscription by deleting Publisher from it in two month's time
It's for your own good.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Residents urge Ajax council to save 174-year-old house from demolition www.durhamregion.com/news/residen... #Ajax #Ontario
durhamregion.com
Ajax's Hartrick House dates back to 1852.
Ajax council recently approved the sale of the property that contains Hartrick House, dating back to 1852.
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RetroRobby @retrorobbyreviews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Pretty cool but the screen is to small for my liking lol. Still though very creative overall.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website — company reels from the effects of the memory shortage as it released 8GB base models for Surface laptops this year. www.tomshardware.com/software/win... #Microsoft #Surface
tomshardware.com
Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website — company reels from the effects of the memory shortage as it released 8GB base models for Surface laptops this year
Microsoft wants you to forget that it ever suggested 32GB of RAM, as its base-model laptops only come with 8GB of RAM.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
An Entire Retro Gaming System Inside an NES Gamepad Logic Gate Labs crammed an entire retro gaming system — capable of playing 8-bit classics and Doom — inside an NES-style controller. www.hackster.io/news/an-enti... #RetroGaming
hackster.io
An Entire Retro Gaming System Inside an NES Gamepad
Logic Gate Labs crammed an entire retro gaming system — capable of playing 8-bit classics and Doom — inside an NES-style controller.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Anbernic RG SP: Clamshell retro gaming handheld available at an initial discount www.notebookcheck.net/Anbernic-RG-...
notebookcheck.net
Anbernic RG SP: Clamshell retro gaming handheld available at an initial discount
The Anbernic RG SP is a new, compact retro handheld available at an even lower price point. While it closely mirrors its classic design inspiration, several key hardware changes aim to enhance overall...
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
OnePlus officially leaves the United States and Canada "...OnePlus has officially left the North American market. As of today, the company has sold its last smartphone in the United States and Canada." www.gadgetmatch.com/oneplus-pull... #Smartphones #OnePlus
gadgetmatch.com
OnePlus officially leaves the United States and Canada
The brand's smartphones are now sold out in the United States.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My god, what are we doing? For a phone? Tech? Seriously, what are we doing? 😑 Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/a... #Apple #Sustainability
techcrunch.com
Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs | TechCrunch
The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up Nearly 6 Billion Miles from Earth After Almost a Year in Hibernation The hibernation began in August 2025. #NASA #NewHorizon people.com/nasa-s-new-h...
people.com
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up Nearly 6 Billion Miles from Earth After Almost a Year in Hibernation
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft woke up about 6 billion miles from Earth after being in hibernation for 321 days.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Microsoft emails Windows 10 holdouts: Fine, keep your old PC another year Consumer security updates now run to October 2027, and Redmond doesn't mention Windows 11 once www.theregister.com/os-platforms... #Windows10 #ESU
theregister.com
Microsoft emails Windows 10 holdouts: Fine, keep your old PC another year
Consumer security updates now run to October 2027, and Redmond doesn't mention Windows 11 once
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ajax Fire and Emergency Services has implemented a temporary fire ban, effective immediately and until further notice. This is due to ongoing hot, dry weather conditions and the increased risk of fire spread. ajax.ca/news-notices... #Ajax #Ontario
ajax.ca
Ajax Fire and Emergency Services implements temporary fire ban | Ajax
Ajax Fire and Emergency Services implements temporary fire ban
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Okanagan’s retro gaming boost While the decision by Sony to stop selling physical copies of its PlayStation games is being panned by many gamers, one Okanagan shop owner says it's actually giving his business a boost. globalnews.ca/video/119645... #RetroGaming #Gaming 🕹️
globalnews.ca
Okanagan’s retro gaming boost | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Okanagan’s retro gaming boost Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looks a bit dystopian out there right now. Or a tad like Dune. Feels like a Harkonnen is about to burst through the office window. #Dune #Toronto #Markham
Looks a bit dystopian out there right now. Or a tad like Dune. Feels like a Harkonnen is about to burst through the office window.
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Manny J | 🇨🇦 @iammannyj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Toronto’s air quality ranked worst in the world due to wildfire smoke. Stay inside and monitor. Be careful of rigorous activities. www.cp24.com/weather/2026... #Wildfires #Quebec #Ontario
cp24.com
Toronto’s air quality ranked worst in the world as wildfire smoke drifts into region
An orange haze has washed over Toronto’s skyline as wildfire smoke drifts into the region, leaving Toronto with some of the worst air quality in the world this morning.
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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The people spoke, their local council ignored them. Shameful. In Dec 2025 a remarkable 9-day occupation of the humble 1950s Sheringham Bus Shelter thwarted an attempted demolition by Norfolk County Council. This week, their beloved streamline moderne shelter was unceremoniously flattened.
Image credit: Art UKImage credit: Gareth Gabriel
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