We HATE this guy. We are being held hostage by a CULT

Today marks the 56th anniversary of the first data transmission on ARPANET, which occurred at 10:30 a.m. PT on January 29, 1969. Look at what we have wrought since then... https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5613/ #arpanet #anniversary #onthisday

This is a natural reaction of your brain to repeatedly seeing horrific things. It will pay less and less attention to those images and have less of a visceral reaction. You can accept horrors. This is what the fascists want. They want you to accept things continually getting worse and more violent.

Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America. The human brain is resilient. While you’re watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you’re accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.

Mizukake Fudō temple, Ōsaka. #japan #photography #architecture #BuddhistTemple #apple #iphonephotography #卍

Cruise ships are seeing a record year for outbreaks of gastro diseases, particularly noroviruses. Latest hit was a 600+ passenger cruise from #montreal to #boston in which 74 people became ill with diarrhea and vomiting […]

Yesterday, we started studying antennas for amateur radio applications. I wrote a blog post about it. https://dougnix.net/2025/10/27/step-by-step-class-8a/ #hamradio #amateurradio #canada #canadian #license #rac #course

Zohran's "Shadows" speech really moved me. I hope it is a watershed moment for the immigrant experience in America. https://youtu.be/uGBQwCsIhn0

Under court order, UCalif publicly releases #trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal - must alter all its admissions standards https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-24/uc-publicly-release-trump-ucla-1-2-billion-settlement-offer

I for one applaud the idea of having billionaires pay a few hundred million dollars into the US Treasury every pay cycle. Let's keep doing that.

Hey friends, Last night we studied transmission lines in the RAC Basic Certificate Course, and I just posted my reflections on that class. Check it out! https://dougnix.net/2025/10/24/step-by-step-class-7/ #hamradio #amateurradio #canada #fun #hobbies #electronics #rac

[Fascism, ICE] 😡 NBC News: Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pregnant-women-describe-miscarrying-bleeding-ice-custody-advocates-say-rcna238849

I think this might be my favourite sign I’ve seen. Well done America. Well done!! #nokings

We have known what to do with men who would be king since the early days of the Roman Republic.

I have a rhetorical question. How stupid a cop do you have to be to think it's a smart idea to tackle and pin someone in giant inflatable penis costume in front of plenty of people with cameras?

I will call "No Kings" a big success. Multiple outlets are reporting on millions of participants. It was bigger than the one in the summer. A lot of people participating in something like this for the first time. It was national and even a little international (Thank you London and Dublin) No […]

Six year old went from being scared of going to a protest to exclaiming “THIS IS SO FUN” about fifteen minutes in. Solidarity defeats fear!

Rolling home from a great week in Tokyo. It’s a bit surreal to be sitting on a high speed train🚆💺, posting to Masto, and flying through the countryside! #travel #japan #iec #canada

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Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed AI strategy. We're inviting founders, researchers, workers, creators, students, public servants, and community voices to weigh in. Consultation open to […]

Massive flooding in Alaska from the remnants of a hurricane. In Alaska. In October. In Alaska. Not Southern Alaska, not Juneau, not Anchorage. Central, Western Alaska on the Bering Sea. Sure. Former Typhoons go here… but not like this. There should […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Bill C-2, the so-called “Strong Borders Act,” is a dangerous rollback of Canadian rights. It hands the government sweeping, warrantless surveillance powers, threatens privacy, and bows to U.S. pressure. This isn’t leadership — it’s a betrayal of our freedoms. Speak out now to stop this […]

Electrical technology and safety standards. It’s what I do. Making the world a safer place for everyone #canada #electrotechnology #standards #scc #ieee #iec #iso #csa

Well holy __t! #pressfreedom #charliekirk #canada #newspapers #blackpress Just had a wild and unexpected conversation with a senior editor/VP from Carpenter Media. My letter to the editor worried about Canadian newspapers being owned by a US company that is willing to edit copy without […]

I have just published my latest blog about my journey to obtaining my Canadian Basic Operator Certificate. Check it out! https://dougnix.net/2025/10/13/step-by-step-class-5/ #hamradio #canada #licence #rac

FA… FO! Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months | Edmonton Journal #ableg #abpoli https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/lawyer-jeffrey-rath-reprimanded-alberta-separatist

They called it a hoax, but it was just business — billions spent to seed doubt, stall progress, and keep the pumps running. Decades lost, lies sold, air thick with profit. The truth was never inconvenient — just unprofitable. 🌍💸 Enough said. #ClimateCrisis #EnergyTransition #EnergyTransition #Solar

Twilight clouds. October 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #clouds #twilight #sunset #michigan #art #mastoart

I'm sure Trump will have a completely normal response to the Peace Prize going to a Venezuelan woman who stands up for democratic rights and fair elections against an authoritarian - you know, actual peace stuff - and not to him doing the opposite […]

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader. @CBSNews reports: "In the past year, Miss Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions." […]

The local owl now sits on my house and/or on one of my trees all night. Which is good (free pest control) but also bad (indicating, rodents wandering about at night). This probably because my house is the only one with edible plants in this block (everyone else: plastic grass)🤔

The US Administration is now pressuring News organizations to actively change news articles written by reporters.... including ones that own *Canadian* newspapers (including my own Alberni Valley News!) This is a cancer that has to be stopped! Thank goodness for independent sources like the […]

of course they do. can't have (mostly women) servers making a living wage after all. https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/edmonton-05m5ijd8z/-/a-XeqB2lW5S7GrOKDZZUPL7g%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0

Gander International Airport (CYQX) warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don’t exist https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/06/airport-warns-about-catfishing-as-people-arrive-to-meet-loved-ones-who-dont-exist/ - - - L'aéroport international de Gander (CYQX) met en garde […]

Mexico is on a ROLL!!! Bravo!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/mexico-bans-dolphin-shows-in-historic-win/

Me, I think we should ALWAYS take what Miller says about the "criminal element" seriously bc fuck he's an expert.

Speaking of image alt text, as a photographer who tries to put care into this, I would really love it if there were a single standard EXIF field in which alt text could be embedded and from which the text was reliably extracted when the image was uploaded. It would be much easier to write a […]

This is buried deep in the story, but 80,000 phones were reported as stolen in London last year. Christ. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

57 forced laborers found in FL church leader’s mansion: feds | Miami Herald https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article312358404.html

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Breakfast this morning while I watch the Fediday feed

Just a CEO of a hot new social media platform calling its users freeloaders and telling them to stop posting, hm. #bluesky #socialmedia

It's too long a story to explain how I know this, but I once found out that the FBI made challenge coins about how they tried to force Apple to break iPhone encryption. Challenge coins celebrating shitty behavior is deeply a part of FBI culture.

bet y'all forgot what day it was #fma #fmab #fullmetalalchemist

Hey, I just posted my latest blog on my Ham Radio Licensing course! https://dougnix.net/2025/10/02/step-by-step-classes-4b-4c/ #hamradio #canada #rac #basiccertificate #license #amateurradio