Kevin de Youngster
@kevindeyoungster.com
I'm excited by long walks, cycling up mountains, MTBing down them, LEGO, thoughtful writing, and playing with geospatial data.
http://kevindeyoungster.com
📍 Vancouver, BC
http://kevindeyoungster.com
📍 Vancouver, BC
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Kevin de Youngster
@kevindeyoungster.com
· Jun 22
Gogomi 1.5 is out! The version gogomites and I have been testing!
- Covers all of Metro Vancouver
- feels 1.5x snappier
- 7380 walks over 6600km processed!
Turn your city into an exploration game. Maps your walks, shows unexplored streets, tracks neighbourhood completion.
gogomi.app
- Covers all of Metro Vancouver
- feels 1.5x snappier
- 7380 walks over 6600km processed!
Turn your city into an exploration game. Maps your walks, shows unexplored streets, tracks neighbourhood completion.
gogomi.app
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Come to the Vancouver Systems meetup on Feb 24! It is the meetup with the highest % of "wow they know their shit" people in the city luma.com/zq2bg4hb?tk=...
Vancouver Systems #3 · Luma
https://vancouver.systems #3
Join us for two talks on systems programming and some discussions. Food and drinks provided.
Space kindly provided by Global…
luma.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Come to the Vancouver Systems meetup on Feb 24! It is the meetup with the highest % of "wow they know their shit" people in the city luma.com/zq2bg4hb?tk=...
nice!! love how it starts by referencing the character designs in the art book
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gg...
I made a real BMO local AI agent with a Raspberry Pi and Ollama
YouTube video by brenpoly
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
nice!! love how it starts by referencing the character designs in the art book
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gg...
spent most of the ride back on the ferry's deck, staring at dark water through the fog, felt fitting for the current metanarrative
February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
spent most of the ride back on the ferry's deck, staring at dark water through the fog, felt fitting for the current metanarrative
hello victoria!
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
hello victoria!
Pattern Collider
Create And Share Mathematical Tiling Patterns
aatishb.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not
. . .
earbuds.
. . .
earbuds.
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not
. . .
earbuds.
. . .
earbuds.
"to be happy in the pnw is to accept...that we're not mammals, but amphibians here..." haha
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzgL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzgL...
How to be happy in rainy muddy gloomy gray miserable places.
YouTube video by Isaac Marion
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"to be happy in the pnw is to accept...that we're not mammals, but amphibians here..." haha
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzgL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzgL...
mmm, these 'escape permanent underclass' points remind me of that 'Left Behind'/rapture series
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM
mmm, these 'escape permanent underclass' points remind me of that 'Left Behind'/rapture series
all the excitement around these bots tells me people yearn for NetNavis from Rockman.EXE/mmbn
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
all the excitement around these bots tells me people yearn for NetNavis from Rockman.EXE/mmbn
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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The King Oak - Sevenoaks, the Kingdom of Kent
The only one of the original ‘seven oaks’ to survive the hurricane of 1987.
The other six have since been replaced, so no longer the town of ‘Oneoak’
The only one of the original ‘seven oaks’ to survive the hurricane of 1987.
The other six have since been replaced, so no longer the town of ‘Oneoak’
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The King Oak - Sevenoaks, the Kingdom of Kent
The only one of the original ‘seven oaks’ to survive the hurricane of 1987.
The other six have since been replaced, so no longer the town of ‘Oneoak’
The only one of the original ‘seven oaks’ to survive the hurricane of 1987.
The other six have since been replaced, so no longer the town of ‘Oneoak’
pretty cool!
floor796.com
floor796.com
Floor796
A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups
floor796.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
pretty cool!
floor796.com
floor796.com
I once made a Zim friend. Asked what his name was and he said "God knows". I was like, "God knows what?"
He was called Godknows!
He was called Godknows!
Throughout Africa and beyond, Zimbabweans are known for choosing some of the most bold, head-turning English-language names. Kim Chakanetsa tells the story of how her country's history shaped its nation's naming traditions.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/49LuzDS
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/49LuzDS
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I once made a Zim friend. Asked what his name was and he said "God knows". I was like, "God knows what?"
He was called Godknows!
He was called Godknows!
thought I'd escaped this winter's flu wave but alas…
now replenishing my mana with spicy ramen and speculative fiction
now replenishing my mana with spicy ramen and speculative fiction
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 AM
thought I'd escaped this winter's flu wave but alas…
now replenishing my mana with spicy ramen and speculative fiction
now replenishing my mana with spicy ramen and speculative fiction
Today's my last day at the office. Went to drop off my equipment, and walked the entire 12km+ commute back to Burnaby.
This year's first sauntervan expedition is me--quite literally--walking away from Microsoft.
This year's first sauntervan expedition is me--quite literally--walking away from Microsoft.
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Today's my last day at the office. Went to drop off my equipment, and walked the entire 12km+ commute back to Burnaby.
This year's first sauntervan expedition is me--quite literally--walking away from Microsoft.
This year's first sauntervan expedition is me--quite literally--walking away from Microsoft.
principal engineer in my org said in his 30+ years at MS, my farewell email was one of the best (style) he's ever seen.
leaving with a bang, tchk tchk
leaving with a bang, tchk tchk
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
principal engineer in my org said in his 30+ years at MS, my farewell email was one of the best (style) he's ever seen.
leaving with a bang, tchk tchk
leaving with a bang, tchk tchk
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️
spent this morning nervously puttering around my apartment, then outside for 30 mins around the block, before texting my manager that I am resigning...
<blows dust off my work machine>
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
spent this morning nervously puttering around my apartment, then outside for 30 mins around the block, before texting my manager that I am resigning...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
sheesh!
Serebii Picture: Box of the LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, & Blastoise set (72153)
www.serebii.net
www.serebii.net
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM
sheesh!
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look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
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Did a little cyanotype printing today for the Osher Map Library. Taking advantage of a rare sunny day during Wisconsin's winter.
January 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Did a little cyanotype printing today for the Osher Map Library. Taking advantage of a rare sunny day during Wisconsin's winter.
<blows dust off my work machine>
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
<blows dust off my work machine>
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?
I return briefly after my self-funded leave of absence. It's been 3 months already?