this day in jeff
1988 "we can't keep increasing population at the rate we're going"
- brain damage dec 17 1988
https://www.2600.com/braindamage/audiofiles/1988/brain_damage__19881217-128.mp32001 reading aristotle
2002 had my bike(locked up outside) stolen twice in 2 days in
#yqr. gave up on owning a bike.
2004 dreaming of curves
2005 reading larry niven & pourelle - the mote in god's eye ?
2008
got a bike for the first time since 2002. given it was the key to my having 2 concurrent fulltime jobs(+1 part time gig) a year later, that was a life-changing decision.
2010
Google: "There Are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World"
2011 "I go to login to my workstation so I can give a client a demo, after biking 25 minutes to get to the place where I'm giving the demo and.....je ne rappelez pas ma mot de passe. VDM"
2012 cisco locks you out of your own router unless you agree to be spied on
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/03/cisco-locks-customers-out-of-t.html2014: a real campaign sign in canada [pic] in
#fordnation [he lost i think]
2015 uregina120 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZoNfXGemQ 2016 - d/d* - the derivative vector in terms of everything.
2018 dragora GNU Linux
on notabug.org [404 now]
2019
The NDP new deal for climate action
the good: stopping fossil fuel subsidies.
net carbon-free electricity by 2030.
300k new jobs
working with FNs
and provide support for workers whoare impacted by the shift to a low carbon economy (ie WORKERS not CORPORATIONS)
federal vehicle fleets to EV
electrification of muni transit
creating high-frequency rail along the Quebec-Windsor corridor
more made in canada EV vehicles
We’ll re-establish rural bus routes abandoned by Greyhound and expand bus servicein rural regions by working with local bus operators and, where necessary, expanding VIA Rail’s mandate to run zero-emissions buses.
curious:
canadian climate bank
"Respect Indigenous knowledge"
Canada must also step up and be a global leader in tackling climate change by doing more to help developing countries cope with the impacts of climate change
. Our
provide specialized supports for low-income Canadians, and Indigenous remote communities to ensure that everyone can benefit from healthy, more energy-efficient homes and buildings.
the bad: mixing 'no single use plastic' in this is an unnecessary poison pill.
a New Democrat government will ban single-use
plastics across Canada by 2022, and develop
strong, enforceable extended producer responsibility
2020
> dad's probably right
> it's the borders being closed that is causing > the lack of bike tubes
> and the price of them to be so high
> this is just the beginning.
> but where to get rubber?
2021
"In 2017 Gab Pro was $6 a month.
Now it's $15 a month.
Thanks, Joe Biden!"
- @
[email protected]2023
budgie, apple, Gtk all switching to wayland
https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/13/Three_signs_that_Wayland_is_becoming_the_favored_way_to_get_a_G.shtml2024
"Haven't even finished my first cup of coffee and it's already time to turn the AC on and computer off."
man do i ever like having an AC that i don't have to do this, and which works much, much better.
2025
9th time i was randomly suspended on insta [probably for not having a phone]
https://xcancel.com/jeffcliff1/status/1944228078827581516