The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

Signs down. Elbows up.

Happy Isaac Newtons’s Birthday to all who celebrate!

This entire weekend

Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago. Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.

I taught Karate to the Girl Guides tonight. They pay in cookies. Tonight was a good night.

America, It's Not You, It's...

We live in the stupidest timeline.

On Cyber Monday, the Kindle version of "Eclipse Collections Categorically: Level up your programming game" will be $0 to buy. Offer begins 12:00am PST & ends at 11:59pm PST on Dec. 1, 2025. Mark your calendar, & share w/ folks who like unique tech books. 🙏 www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...

🎉 The #EclipseFdn Security Training 2025 recordings are now live! Strengthen your vulnerability management skills, understand embargo coordination, and improve your supply chain security practices by watching our security training sessions. ▶️ Watch the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is on. It’s good to be periodically reminded that we should be kind to misfits because they might one day be useful to us.

Elbows up

oct 31 = dec 25 Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!

Siri pops up whenever I say “sorry” #canadianProblems

We’re just one week out from the Radio Free Europe ‘25 release date (10” orange vinyl). Here’s an important message from @michaelstipe.bsky.social and @millsish.bsky.social we originally ran on World Press Freedom Day. Drop by your local indie record store on October 17! ffm.to/remrfe2025

We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.

1 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Andries Jacob Stad, was born in Enschede. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Canadian Sophie de Goede awarded player of the year. Well done and well deserved! #Canada #WomensRugbyWorldCup #SophiedeGoede

27 September 1936 | A Czech Jewish girl, Blanka Schwarzkopf, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

As I was saying…

Eight orgs involved in FOSS and package repos have asked for more support for package repos because of the skyrocketing costs for hosting everyone's code "In effect, public registries have become free global CDNs for commercial vendors." openssf.org/blog/2025/09...

Look you can’t tell me this thing is “intelligently designed” — it goes into a five-minute coughing fit if I breathe wrong. Sometimes it accidentally bites itself. It draws blood.

😢

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Free Kindle book promotion through Monday, August 25th, 2025. www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Coll...

We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.

Elbows up.

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses.

Holy crap, Edmonton.

I found myself wondering what @poppynorthcutt.bsky.social has been up to, and realised that I hadn’t been following her on this platform. Problem solved.

Find somebody who loves you as much as Sensei loves hitting. (Sensei exercises control. Nobody is getting hurt. Keep your shirt on.)

Not just you.

I recall the first time a colleague used the expression, "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part" in reference to a customer issue... I looked at him in straight in the eyes and asked "Are you new here?"

I hate Illinois Nazis.

It’s 11 degrees out. So, naturally, all of us older dudes wearing shorts with hoodies are exchanging knowing nods at each other as we pass.

I think about this comic at least once a week

DEI lowers barriers, not standards.

“Let’s go, shall we? Let’s go”

Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻

My son, when asked for a baptism gift suggestion, replied “pasta strainer”. I couldn’t be prouder. #pastafarian #fsm #noodleyGoodness

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

In case anybody is wondering, my preferred pronouns are he/him.

My latest blog: Categorizing the Methods of Set Types in Eclipse Collections There are some subtle differences between MutableSet and ImmutableSet that are easier to see with diagrams and charts. 👀 Enjoy! 🙏 donraab.medium.com/categorizing...

“Something is coming to an end.”

In case you're asking dumb questions today... it's because every day is straight white dude's day.

Elbows up.

"Despite some of the boneheaded designs, Canada ended up with one cool flag."

It may be time to curtail talk of shared values.

We stand on guard for thee.