iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

@lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy

21 followers 3 following 483 posts

Ottawa-based genohistorian, educated in Scotland, lived for years in Chicago. I like music, books & dogs (cats too). I like most people, most of the time. MA #history […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mstdn.ca/@lmgenealogy, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

Posts Replies Media

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3h

I wish companies would put more effort into keeping hackers and bots out of our accounts and less into keeping *us* out. Between passwords and passkeys and two-factor authentication, and then several hoops to jump through to make sure my account is secure, just checking my own information is a […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

R and I are watching a thing on YouTube about coastal rescues. People being rescued are surfers, paddlers, people exploring who get caught by the tide, even a hang-glider. I said to R "We're really boring, aren't we? Why are we so boring - is it metabolism, or . . .?" R shrugs and says, "I like […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

One of the things I enjoy about Mastodon is dropping in on random conversations people are having (when posts come up in my feed). People talk about all kinds of things that involve no hostility towards any group, no corporate propaganda, and genuinely interesting observations. Doesn't matter if […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I already know I'm not voting for anyone in the upcoming election if that person requires me to visit Facebook, X, or YouTube to learn about them.

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

How is it almost October? Where has 2026 gone?!

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Another day ahead of finding dead people and trying to tell their stories. I love my job. #genealogy #geneadons #familyhistory

000

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Airports are public infrastructure. They shouldn't be sold off to wealthy foreign investors. leadnow.ca/campaigns/handsoffairpor…

PM Carney: Hands off our airports - Leadnow

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I love working for myself and out of my home, but #AuDHD makes it really hard to pace myself. Any disruption - especially mid-day - and the whole day is gone. It's particularly frustrating just now because I've got a wait list that keeps growing and I know I could be working much more […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

lonely extrovert @rothko.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

image has a white background with black text in a distressed typewriter-style font. text reads: "If GenX stopped using Aqua Net to help fix the hole in the ozone layer, all y'all can stop using AI to help save humanity."

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Tsunamis can travel faster than 800km per hour, according to something my husband is watching on television. "That would be a really good way to travel," I said. From upstairs, my son's voice: "That would be a *terrifying* way to travel." Can't really argue with that.

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

RE: mamot.fr/@ploum/117228921949372366 As the American continent is waking up, would you mind boosting the following toot for them? I’m wondering if Americans are not interested or if they were just asleep ;-)

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I realized this morning that I'm the kind of person who cares about how the dishwasher is loaded. It's always seemed like a ridiculous thing to care about, but here we are. In my defence, I don't make it a point of conflict. I've asked my guys to please put dirty dishes in the dishwasher, and […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

What's up with Proton lately? I've had no trouble with it for two years and then in the past few days it's gone down twice. At least today's trouble has been brief.

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

This morning for the first time in my life I used AI voluntarily. I wanted to see if it could answer a question I've been trying to answer since 1993. It couldn't (except to suggest a reason for there being no answer, which reason I had long ago concluded anyway), but in the process it took me […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

It's been a good day. Didn't accomplish quite as much as I'd hoped to do, but I went out for lunch with my husband, briefly browsed in a used bookshop (my husband's natural habitat) and didn't worry too much about how much work I got done. I can catch up tomorrow. I wish you all a lovely evening.

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

It's really annoying, as more details emerge about the trade deal #Carney wisely walked away from, that news media in the #US (understandable) but also supposedly balanced papers like the #Guardian talk about how Carney's decision was all about tariffs. No mention of the fact that the trade deal […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

I need some advice from fellow Ottawans. What are we meant to do with half-empty ink bottles for a printer we no longer have? Waste Explorer has an option for 'inkjet cartridges', but nothing for refill bottles. (The bottles themselves are plastic, so I suppose I could break them open, dump the […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Living in Ottawa after decades in Chicago has its adjustments. For example, "tornado warning" means something very different. In Ottawa, it means "Take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches". In other words, "it might happen - pay attention to the weather". And that's worth doing […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

I've started using mind maps for tracking the progress of my various client cases. I've been using a spread sheet to keep track of where I am with them, but it doesn't quite work as an overview. I tend to think in hierarchical formats anyway, so I think this might be helpful. #genealogy […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

I was talking with a doctor last week about my early fascination with #genetics (due to a documentary I saw decades ago about the search for the genetic basis of Huntington's). I said that if I had been scientifically minded, I would probably have pursued a career in genetics. The doctor said it […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

I'm turning it off now because I just can't watch Trump insert himself into the Beautiful Game.

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Finally! This match was really hard to watch. But Spain deserved it - well done, Espana. #WorldCup #Fedifc

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Spain totally deserved that. They deserve the game. They've played better, against unfair ref-ing and dirty play. #WorldCup #ESPARG #Fedifc

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

I think Argentina should have just put their goalie on for this game. He's the one actually playing against Spain. #WorldCup #Fedifc #ESPARG

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

🎄🎅🏻🎄Jolly Kringle 🎄🎅🏻🎄 @jonathankoren.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Well, however this ends. Argentina is going to tie Germany. Either for four championships, or four final losses. #WorldCup

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

#Argentina 's goalie has been really good. #WorldCup #Fedifc

000

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

Mary Holstege @mathling.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

I despise the creeping NFLization of soccer: * eliminating ref judgement * effing VAR, effing ball sensors, effing magic offside detectors * hand ball when they didn't handle the ball * millimeter precision of offside calls * endless subs * overly complicated rules * "quarters" I don't care who […]

mastodon.social

Original post on mastodon.social

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

A bit nervous about the final this afternoon. I want to watch a football game, not the Trump show.

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

If I'm looking for a new programme or productivity app, and the first thing I see on a company's page is "AI", I immediately go elsewhere. I understand that nearly every such app uses AI, and even that it can be useful for some things, but if it's so important to them that it's the first thing I […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Just heard this morning that a second major #hospital in #Ottawa is significantly cutting #nursing staff. This is in a city where we already regularly see 10 plus hour waits in ER (not to mention a ridiculous shortage of family doctors). All due to budget cuts by the Conservative provincial […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

Ah well. All the teams I traditionally support (plus Canada, which, obviously. . . .) are now out. I'll have to just watch with unbiased appreciation for the rest of this. #WorldCup

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

I must reluctantly admit that #Morocco is really quite good. The coordination alone, and the passing. If they weren't beating #Canada, I'd really enjoy this. #WorldCup #fedifc

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

I have always loved and been fascinated by personal names, and the #WorldCup is a feast.

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

It's so interesting to watch teams like #Canada, where most of those playing are young and on the up, as opposed to watching older teams or players like #Belgium, #Croatia. The older teams are often more disciplined, which I find really impressive and enjoy watching. But the younger teams just […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Apparently any goal that's made properly, as opposed to on a penalty, is now off side. #WorldCup #fedifc

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Great game so far - #Portugal's had most of the possession, but both sides are playing well, and there have been tense moments for viewers on both sides. Also, a lot less of the shirt-grabbing and actual body-grabbing that we've seen in some of these matches. #WorldCup #fedifc

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Have a feeling this is the last time we'll see Modric in a World Cup. :-( #WorldCup #Fedifc

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Well, at least #Germany made it out of the group stage - if I remember correctly (though I might not), they didn't manage that in Qatar. #WorldCup

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

One of the games my husband plays is a sort of fantasy #Americanfootball game, but it comes from a UK company, and I really doubt they even know what American football is. They call the field 'the pitch', which is at least understandable, but they also talk about deciding the game in #penalty […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

This is why I love #football - you can start out with a clear idea of which team is far more likely to win . . . but you never know what will actually happen. #WorldCup #fedifc

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

I saw no valid reason for that goal to be disallowed. Nobody touched the goalie, he just dived over. Like the announcer said, he was play-acting for the ref, and he got away with it. Incredibly annoying. #WorldCup #fedifc

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Finally! #WOrldCup #fedifc #Canada

000

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Headline today: "House Democrats brace for headaches with growing left wing". Um . . . Apparently the fact that the ruling Republicans are now openly white nationalists, who use taxpayers' money to line the pockets of Trump and his friends and kill innocent people with no pretense of due process […]

Original post on mstdn.ca

Reposted by Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn:

Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: @lmgenealogy.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

#Ecuador really deserves to win this game. #WorldCup #Fedifc

000