alex trebek in famous paintings: thread

One hour away from today's launch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_U...

This event is happening Wed night in Vancouver luma.com/hc2mfvls. This is gonna be a nexus of DIY, DWeb, sewing, art, content and music with A, Travis and of course, Evidence Doll

DWeb Digest Issue 2: "The Architecture of Resilience" is live. With @pbkauf.bsky.social as guest editor. 8 essays on building decentralized infrastructure that lasts. Read it: ffdweb.org/digest/issue-2

Block & Crown's new release of the Madness classic www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL-x...

hey i wrote a history of electronic music in canada from 1945-1985. it's called A Nation of Tinkerers and it's now available to pre-order through @invisibooks.bsky.social! invisiblepublishing.com/product/a-na...

More great writing from my friend and influence Paul Boutin, who died on Saturday: His vast archive of work for Wired, 1997-2010. It’s a great timeline of what mattered—or seemed to matter—in tech over that period. (The very first piece is on “push technology.”) www.wired.com/author/paul-...

My friend Paul Boutin has died, far too young. He was also one of my favorite tech writers ever, and a profound influence on my own work. Here’s a an archive of his wonderful Slate columns from a simpler time. slate.com/author/paul-...

britsplaining is somehow is funnier than mansplaining www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAL...

Short term 2 bedroom housing opportunity starting in October til spring north of Victoria, BC www.airbnb.ca/rooms/686518... PM me for friend rate and more info

What a lovely wrap up of blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/d... ... thanks @mai.bsky.social!

Heading out of Salt Spring Farmer's Institute at the end of DWeb Camp Cascadia

Kitchen selfie at DWeb Camp Cascadia with Danny

One of the many fun and memorable moments of this year's camp with Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, who is an officer of the Order of Canada, the leader of Canada's Green Party, environmentalist, apparent historian and all around fun gal. And me!

On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...

Thank you to our sponsors and individual supporters and our fantastic DWeb Camp Cascadia and DWeb YVR Sponsorship team!

The worker-owned cooperative technology consultancy @hypha.coop has been a long-time supporter of DWebYVR initiatives and we would love to thank them again for helping us with #DWebCampCascadia 🎉🎉🎉 dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...

During and after #DwebCampCascadia you gotta take care of that skin! 🧴💆‍♀️ Shea Butter Market is our local sponsor, a black woman owned handmade skincare business sourcing ingredients from women's collectives in Northern Ghana. Thank you to SBM! 🎉 🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....

Packing a clean t-shirt for the t-shirt swap.. either a camper will end up with it, or it'll go to Lady Minto.

Last week's seminar on Transfer Data Trust was stellar. Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.

Dear everybody on Facebook, come over to Bluesky so I can actually communicate with you... life would be easier if I went onto Facebook and asked to borrow a geodesic dome or bell tent for camp.. but I'm moving forward, not backwards.

Friendship, delicious food, and a bit of an escape from the world. Northern tip of Salt Spring Island during low tide with sea stars, barnacles and friends. Photos by Phoebe McNair-Luxon.

Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest. Learn more and get your tickets here: dwebyvr.org/camp/ #dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net

Decentralizing the web is a philosophical exercise that requires needs unbelievable team work.... thanks community!

Very short clip on Salt Spring Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw91... and its history.

Sneak peek of the stage and outdoor food area for #DWebCampCascadia, get more info about camp at dwebyvr.org/camp/ #dwebyvr

For Bay Area friends: SFO-YVR direct, need a minimum of 90 minutes to go through customs, get luggage and then shuttle over to Richmond(YVR South) terminal aka Flying Beaver to take Harbour Air to Salt Spring Island www.saltspringtourism.com/plan/

Salt Spring Island pics

This gem came up this morning on my New Waves feed on bsky, discovered by @graze.social and my feed configuration, courtesy of AT protocol, and stored on archive.org.

Good morning bsky.app/profile/yase... ... oh my, you brought me some Iron Maiden followed by some dude tied up and getting tickled.. that's certainly NSFW and what I get for letting the computers play dj...

To kick off the Websummit week, we're hosting a free Open Source Hack Day on Sunday, May 25th: lu.ma/qdq6e11e

La Sclatra's n-2 cover of the Beatles, n-1 cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees youtu.be/DsTebZ0nepI?...

Jah Wobble covering Siouxsie and the Banshees' Monitor youtu.be/au1vzsFmoWc?...

Tones on Tail Go! club mix www.youtube.com/watch?v=L51S...

Daft Punk's Technologic www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWy... ... testing testing 1, 2, 3, making posts to test the algorithms...

Oooh a disco edition of Coffee Dance Club...

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This cover of Levitating is pretty smooth. Ikiaqqik by Inuk throat-singing electro pop artist Riit youtu.be/Sx6aeYnLda4?....

We found this VHS tape of Thom performing at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto in 1995 for the release of The Bends Watch the full show waste.lnk.to/horseshoetav...

NEW SONG DAY! "At a time when cultural identity, sovereignty, and economic pressures are front and centre, Northern Star is a reminder that music isn’t just entertainment; it’s resistance, and a rallying cry" youtu.be/3lcCrQKBlrI?...

Thank you, Danny!

Spoons Nova Heart 12" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoK...

"One of the platform’s most prominent feeds, Blacksky, which draws more than three hundred thousand users a month, offers a tool to identify and block racism and misogynoir ... [Rudy] told me 'If anyone uses a slur ... in a username, bio, in a post—we can get automatically alerted and take action.'"

There's gonna be an all-vinyl free daytime dance party with donuts tomorrow in the city... #VanCherryBlossomFest

if Grease Wars doesn't make you laugh, you better ask general kenobi for help... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeO... courtesy of a dj on @radiovalenciasf.bsky.social

hugmeet [huhg-meet] - verb To meet someone for the first time and share an enthusiastic hug as a greeting. “With some friends, you hugmeet from day one.” (informal) To greet a kindred spirit with an embrace, especially in inclusive or community-centered spaces. #wordoftheday

And fun was had by all! #AmylandTheSniffers #setlist Wed March 26th, 2025 at the PNE Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Highlights from yesterday's #atmosphereconf: Ms Boba, Blaine, Jay, Dan , Michelle, live demo, labels, lexicons, did, cid, confessions about not rdfing... :) Great audio, almost no lag for us 100+ attendees who were on @stream.place. Looking forward to day 2!