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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026

(I do understand he was a piece of shit politically, but he really was a piece of internet history regardless)

The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026

I watched all of Walker, Texas Ranger (for whatever reason), but this depiction of Chuck Norris from "The Ultimate Showdown" is still the one that pops into my head any time I hear his name. #ChuckNorris

Chuck Norris descending from the heavens in The Ultimate Showdown, preparing to deliver a kick into the crotch of Indiana Jones.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

Darn, if only there was some place I could work where I didn't have to listen to several ongoing conversations, sniffling noses, burps, many simultaneously typing keyboards... Can't think of any place that might be possible. Certainly didn't work in one for several years recently.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

A minorly interesting package tracking email. I find it interesting that the subject line is purely in French, with no English there at all. French first in the body as well, but followed by the English text as well. To be clear, I'm not saying this is a problem or […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A screenshot of an email from delivery company UniUni. The subject line of the email is in French. The body of the email has a block of text in French first, followed by an equivalent block of text in English, explaining that my package was delivered. A button sits below both blocks of text that is labeled "Track My Package/ Suivre Mon Colis"

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026

My opinion of marmite has firmly moved from "I think I could like this" to "I like this"

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026

I had wondered why one of my air quality sensors wasn't reporting back for the last couple of days... Turns out I unplugged it by accident when I was cleaning behind the cabinet next to it. Whoops! I had put off looking into it because I assumed it was something more annoying.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

I didn't used to really be bugged by wet mouth sounds until someone moved a few cubes over from where I sit at work and apparently is eating something all fucking day long with their fucking mouth open or something Also fuck being in the office

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@DXRandoActivity/11… It's still kind of crazy to me that something I've been working on for over 5 years now has regular daily players (and these are just the ones who turn on "Online Features"!) Also insane to me that there are some people who either […]

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

Worth repeating: Claims of "AI" democratizing anything (coding, creative endeavors, etc) are always BS. The thing locking out people from doing that is not having the time/resources. You want to democratize coding/art/creativity? Give people paid time off to do it and access to infrastructure […]

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026

@dxu24.bsky.social Grabbing the dead NSF guy by the dick and flailing him around seems like it might be a bit over the line

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

I got assigned a "performance goal" at work today to "Improve engineering efficiency and productivity with AI tools". Guess I'm failing that one.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2026

I finally bit the bullet and reached outside of the iRobot robovac ecosystem and picked up a Roborock Saros 10... I've been using Roombas for a while now. Moving from the old-style "bounce randomly around the room" versions to the camera-based "map out your room and navigate nicely" was a big […]

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Feels like my brain is filled with pressurized, sloshing liquid. Definitely picked up a cold here at some point. On an unrelated note, I'm so glad I have to go into the office three days a week to write code on my own.

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

The Swedish Chef is gonna love this deal. #muppets #bork #humor #humour #typo

ground meat with a sign that says:
Sale
Ground Bork
80% lean 20% fat 2lb
4.00
Sold in 2lb pckg at $8.00

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

@chris It absolutely is! I think the other thing I love about it is how... Untainted (?) it feels? Aside from the rest stops, it's just "a frozen canal" and feels very natural. Even at the rest stops, there isn't music blasting to take you out of the moment.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

Made another video skating the length of the Rideau Canal yesterday. Conditions were GREAT! A lot more smooth sailing and a lot less swearing under my breath compared to the last video! I actually did two laps of the www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl4r-8a0xd4 #Ottawa #RideauCanal […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 31/01/2026

Love this advice! #design #UXUI #SeinfeldTest

A screenshot of a Bluesky post from Kate Compton:

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test

Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)

Good tech.

Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)

Bad tech.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026

As promised, I recorded my skate of the full length of the canal yesterday! Ice was a bit rough, but I toughed through it... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzsfbCxmdao #Ottawa #RideauCanal #RideauCanalSkateway #Skating #IceSkating

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

I got a bread machine a few weeks ago and today is the first time I tried a delayed start... Set it up with everything last night and I now am suffering through the smell of fresh bread baking so that it'll be ready in time for lunch...

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

Just got back from skating the canal this morning. Conditions were a bit hit and miss. While a lot of the ice was in really great shape, there were definitely a lot of deep pressure cracks and "potholes" (for lack of a better term?) I recorded the whole skate though, so I'll be doing some minor […]

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

Wow, it's actually all listed as "Very Good" ice conditions, except for the usual spots where it's bad (Right at the downtown end, and the stretch between Bank Street and Dows Lake)

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026

Woah, I was hoping the canal would open for the weekend, was absolutely not expecting them to reopen it today at 4 PM! We'll see if it's the whole thing, or what though. Doubt conditions will be *great* though? Hopefully better by tomorrow, because I know I'm headed out tomorrow morning! […]

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

Really hoping that with the weather getting colder tomorrow evening onwards, we see the canal open up again for this weekend!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

@jfmezei Yeah, you see a decent number of people with speed skates. This year and last year they've really upped the quality of the ice (or the weather has better cooperated) and it's been *really* nice to skate on, even with just normal skates. I feel like they have to have actively started […]

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

Did a cheeky little skate of the full length of the Rideau Canal tonight. Figured I'd get that done before the weather warms up again, *just in case*... I kind of forgot how not lit a lot of sections are, and boy, the parts past the Bank Street bridge (towards Dows […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A view under a green bridge arch of the frozen Rideau Canal. Spherical lights line either side of the canal beyond the bridge.

A view on the ice of the Rideau Canal. In the background, trees are lit with various colours of Christmas lights. Further back, the Peace Tower at the front of parliament is lit up blue.

A view from a lineup at a BeaverTails stand on the ice of the Rideau Canal. The hut is topped with two Canadian flags. The line was barely moving!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026

Did three laps of the Rideau Canal this morning! Ice is in great shape, and as usual, it's nice and quiet in the morning. Once 11:30ish rolls around, it gets a LOT busier. First beaver tail and hot apple cider of the season as well! My newly acquired PAX Aus merch […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A slightly askew shot heading down the canal, looking towards Chateau Laurier in the distance. Skaters head up and down the canal. Leafless trees line the side of the canal.

A killaloe sunrise beavertail (fried dough covered in sugar with a lemon wedge) and a cup of hot apple cider on a brown picnic table.

Another view down the canal. A more open section with less skaters visible. The sun shines down, keeping the view nice and bright on a clear day.

A selfie of me with my large beard which is filled with frost. I am wearing a dark green coat, a red and black scarf, red reflective sunglasses, and a black and yellow toque.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026

I've convinced myself that I'm going to get up early tomorrow morning and go skate a few laps of what is currently open of the Rideau Canal... Figure Friday morning will be better than on the weekend?

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025

RE: mastodon.social/@DXRandoActivity/11… This was my attempt at a semi-casual glitchless speedrun of #DeusEx Randomizer, but using Fixed Cameras (Think Resident Evil 1) instead of the standard first-person camera. All things considered, seems like it went pretty well...

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Zelda @zelda.zone · 28/02/2025

"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2025

Next step is to actually commit and make the switch to a Linux desktop. I've done it in the past for my school laptop, but never did it on my main PC because games didn't work well. With Proton and everything, I think it may actually be viable at this point.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2025

I've been meaning to get off of Chrome for a while and had intended to switch to Firefox, but the recent announcement that Firefox was going to become an "AI Browser" made that far less appealing. After poking around at the options, I opted for @librewolf which, while Firefox-based, has all that […]

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GoNintendo @gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2025

Team Cherry confirms Hollow Knight: Silksong DLC, hints at Steel Assassin's involvement: gonintendo.com/contents/55406-team-… Hopefully coming out this century... #dlc #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksong

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GoNintendo @gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025

Nintendo shares pictures from The Legend of Zelda movie, confirms filming is underway: gonintendo.com/contents/55010-ninte… WHERE'S TINGLE? #nintendo #zelda #legendofzelda

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2025

Wanted to buy green peppers for a spaghetti sauce today. Green peppers, product of USA. Yellow and orange peppers, product of Canada. Curious split!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/11/2025

Ok, they're pretty great this morning. The power of patience!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/11/2025

Tried making the Australian "Vanilla Slice" (aka Snot Block) today after trying one during my trip. Essentially a big block of vanilla custard between two sheets of puff pastry. Seems like it turned out mostly OK, although I probably should have been more patient […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A sheet of puff pastry sits on top of a layer of yellow looking custard inside a 9" x 12" baking pan.

A big slab of solidified yellow custard sits on a cutting board, with puff pastry underneath and above. The top pastry is covered in a white fondant.

The slab of vanilla slice cut into rectangles, exposing the cut edges of the yellow custard interior.

A single rectangular block of Vanilla Slice sits on a white plate. The custard and fondant are starting to look a little sweaty from sitting out of the fridge while being cut.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

HELLLL YEAH, I just randomly discovered that Nu Caribbean reopened in #Kanata (North) today. Hoping they're just as great as I remember pre-pandemic!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2025

I got 48 kids stopping by my house for Halloween this evening. Considering it was cold and raining, that's pretty good compared to the 51 I got last year!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025

Trick or Treaters now need to race me to the bottom of the candy bowl.

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025

The spookiest thing that's happened so far today is being door-to-door advertised DSL internet service in 2025

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2025

Feeling like I might be over the jetlag at this point! MFW I realize the DST time change is this Sunday...

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025

Picked up these tea towels from my holiday in Australia. I very much like functional souvenirs! The first is from Australian Parliament House and is based on the floor patterns of the Marble Gallery and the many clocks around parliament house. The second is from […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A tea towel. it is covered in black and white geometric patterns of various forms, including circles, squares, diamonds, triangles... it also has some clock patterns on it.

A tea towel. the towel has a watercolour-y image of two fairy penguins standing on it. The bottom right of the towel says "Penguin Parade - Phillip Island, Australia"

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025

Went to sleep at a very normal (Ottawa) time, woke up at a normal time in the morning, but I can really feel that my body is not ready for this timezone still. Very glad I'm not going into work today!

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The Astropath has moved @theastropath.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/10/2025

I find it very funny that I am now sitting at my gate in Vancouver waiting for my flight to Ottawa *earlier* than when I left Sydney (in pure date and time, obviously timezone magic applies)

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