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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 1h

David Gilmour still plays the big Floyd songs because he knows they brought him this audience and the music was amazing. Radiohead can fuck off.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 13h

It was beautiful out but it was the kid’s bedtime, so we just sat by the window and watched the storm to the south. When he went to bed, he could watch the storm to the north.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 07/10/2026

Just recently, I heard someone say, “I’m a Catholic first; then I’m a parent…”. It wasn’t even “I’m a Christian”. The specificity was telling. I think the world needs more parents focused on loving their children more than a doctrine, not on faith above the wellbeing of their children.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 30/09/2026

I’ve been thinking about whether follower numbers mean anything. I’ve seen some great people with huge followings elsewhere and nada here posting some great shit on Bluesky. It’s not the platform, it’s the lack of algorithm. A coffee shop chat is often more meaningful than a rally.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 29/09/2026

You know what’s cool? Three women whom I’ve only recently met have introduced the topic of, and discussed, menopause with me. Listening and learning is kinda cool. Too bad our healthcare system isn’t doing much of that.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 23/09/2026

“Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they were conducting inquiries into the boat-slashing incident.” - The Guardian “Why are you such a cunt?” - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 23/09/2026

I’ve spent time in Texas. It was by choice but, in the end, I chose not to continue spending time in Texas. I’ve never heard the song. That doesn’t mean I’m not exposed to a lot of other music.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 22/09/2026

Ever find yourself irrationally angry at words? Right now, I’m livid at the words “Ricci tensor”. In this moment, if I never hear those words again, I’ll be none the worse for it. But that’s only for this moment. #physics #peeves

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 22/09/2026

Cut off electricity and water. Shut down any goods or services in or out of town without a negotiated trade agreement. Expect passports and then don’t recognise them. See how fast they would want to be an asylum seeker in the UK, and then tell them they’re not welcome.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 19/09/2026

That Galdiator soundtrack. Even if he turned out absolute dross for the rest of his life, that one work of art would sustain me.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 15/09/2026

As a drummer, I recognise game. Have you spent any time listening to Larnell Lewis? I love Larnell’s solo here: youtu.be/Fit9lDhXCQ8?...

youtu.be

THE CITY LIGHTS - DRUM SOLO

YouTube video by Larnell Lewis Music

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 15/09/2026

My neighbourhood. My son and I chased and just missed the tornado by Tavistock but we were home when the storm went over Stratford.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 12/09/2026

If you look like you’re taking action on “self-regulation”, including looking like you’re working with governments, you buy some time from unacceptable governmental interference. It’s like Microsoft setting a red line so far past danger that it’s too late to pull back.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 11/09/2026

It’s been 20 years since I had a legit bowl of scouse in Liverpool.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 11/09/2026

I was in New York. It was a difficult day, but moreso for so many other people.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 11/09/2026

And yet, none of them thought to cross the street to try to help that fearless rock of a man. My wife and I had our honeymoon on the Cabot Trail where we ran into a black bear. That day I learned my wife could beat box, because she made a lot of percussive sounds but no words came out.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 10/09/2026

Have you read any of Eric Cline’s books (or watched his lectures online) about systems collapse in the late Bronze Age? He’s brilliant and his work has established a roadmap for what’s coming. Also his comparison of tin in the LBA with (initially) oil and now rare earth minerals is fascinating.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 09/09/2026

“The warming and associated changes in climate in Canada are effectively irreversible.” Well. This is truly awful.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 08/09/2026

And a barely noticeable whiff for GenX. I’m still smarting from the whole “Teflon causes cancer” thing.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 08/09/2026

Anything of interest in these pictures from September 2, @davesills.ca? There was definitely rotation in the second picture just beyond the houses. This is the southwestern edge of Stratford, the first picture looking south, the second looking west.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 07/09/2026

Good work, folks. We were right behind this storm and saw the damage near Tavistock.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 07/09/2026

This is like asking if you prefer to walk on Lego or watch either of these two movies. :)

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 06/09/2026

It was the first time our cats were allowed into the basement studio. Even my wife came down.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 06/09/2026

I was in Calgary in 2015 and mocking some contract developers their legendary prairie storms as weak sauce. I walked to the office kitchen and noticed a tornado out the window. I rushed back to tell them but they thought I was still razzing them. :)

A tornado forming over Calgary, Alberta in 2015.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 06/09/2026

Otherwise known as America, NY. You mess with indigenous naming, you get tornados.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 04/09/2026

I’m sorry to say that Americans currently don’t realise a lot of things. I lived in the US for five years (1997-2002) and the bubble is nearly impenetrable.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 04/09/2026

I drove through the Tavistock area just behind the storm and there was a fair amount of tree damage and localized flooding.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 03/09/2026

It unleashed quite a Torah of water. The front looked like a big ark across the sky. Technically, I think having four koi in my pond means they went into this storm two by two.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 03/09/2026

We’d already lost power and the local cell service was enjoying the nostalgia of non-functional 3G.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 03/09/2026

Can someone please provide me with a coherent answer as to why CASET always suddenly fails to update when there’s severe weather, as well as a pragmatic plan to resolve that? When we most need radar data, it seems to drop. #onstorm #radar @weathernetwork.bsky.social

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 03/09/2026

The notifications I got referenced a radar confirmed tornado east of Gads Hill heading toward the Baden area. That was enough for me to allow the cats and family into the basement studio. :) I’ll bet @davesills.ca is all over this.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 02/09/2026

It makes me happy to know that #onstorm is in there. :)

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 02/09/2026

“There isn’t any wind! Draft… yes.” - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead #onstorm #stratfordontario #weather

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 02/09/2026

As the front came through. The hail that followed was fun but the fish are pissed that their waterfall is off thanks to the power being out. #onstorm #stratfordontario #weather

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 02/09/2026

Edge of the city. Nice little funnel-shaped formation on the southwestern side of the storm nearer to the Wildwood area.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 02/09/2026

At least you said Lake Ontario.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 31/08/2026

It’s fine. Just a floating mat of trees drifting from one place to another. Nothing mysterious. :)

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 31/08/2026

Trapped under a cat, watching old Time Team episodes (with the sudden appearance of @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social), and I REALLY need to pee. But I don’t want to disturb Biscuit and we’ll find out more about the grave goods on day two! Will I last? “We’ll find out tomorrow…”

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 30/08/2026

And look where it got you. You lost consciousness. Twice! You can’t hold that stuff in. Too soon?

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 29/08/2026

Start the day with a reminder that you’re insignificant. #fossils #earlylife #ancestors #seafood

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 29/08/2026

The battle of Bruce and Chantal on Good Talk this week was fantastic.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 12/08/2026

Time again to point out that they had about the same brain capacity and had, ya know, invented science and numbers and agriculture and international trade and writing and architecture and shipbuilding and stuff? Plus, they could actually see the sky (even at night!) and, ya know… observe shit.

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Tim Harrison @trfharrison.linuxstep.org · 23/07/2026

And the count of ships is… *drumroll please*… 1167!

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