de ville weppenaar
@speakofthedv.ca
Canadian. South African. Software. Privacy. Security.
Backend Platform Developer @ 1Password. Gopher and YAML wrangler.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Backend Platform Developer @ 1Password. Gopher and YAML wrangler.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
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Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
This is not about any particular party.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
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We did it! 🥳 Our blog post on simplifying the #Kubernetes DevEx with KRO made the Google Cloud Top Blogs of 2025! 📈✨
If you haven't seen the post that kicked it all off in January, check it out here:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
#K8s #KRO #GoogleCloud #CloudTech #DevRel #PlatformEng #DevEx 🛠️🔥
If you haven't seen the post that kicked it all off in January, check it out here:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
#K8s #KRO #GoogleCloud #CloudTech #DevRel #PlatformEng #DevEx 🛠️🔥
The top Google Cloud blogs of 2025 | Google Cloud Blog
cloud.google.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We did it! 🥳 Our blog post on simplifying the #Kubernetes DevEx with KRO made the Google Cloud Top Blogs of 2025! 📈✨
If you haven't seen the post that kicked it all off in January, check it out here:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
#K8s #KRO #GoogleCloud #CloudTech #DevRel #PlatformEng #DevEx 🛠️🔥
If you haven't seen the post that kicked it all off in January, check it out here:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
#K8s #KRO #GoogleCloud #CloudTech #DevRel #PlatformEng #DevEx 🛠️🔥
@fairvote.ca I deeply appreciate the work that you do! That being said it might be hard for some to visit their MLA in person.
Do you perhaps have a template and guide for folks that would still like to be involved and show support by phone or by (e)mail?
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
Do you perhaps have a template and guide for folks that would still like to be involved and show support by phone or by (e)mail?
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
This is a moment that matters.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
@fairvote.ca I deeply appreciate the work that you do! That being said it might be hard for some to visit their MLA in person.
Do you perhaps have a template and guide for folks that would still like to be involved and show support by phone or by (e)mail?
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
Do you perhaps have a template and guide for folks that would still like to be involved and show support by phone or by (e)mail?
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
Only a few days left to sign the petition.
Please take a few moments to do so yourself and share, if you haven’t done so already.
#cdnpoli
Please take a few moments to do so yourself and share, if you haven’t done so already.
#cdnpoli
This is not about any particular party.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Only a few days left to sign the petition.
Please take a few moments to do so yourself and share, if you haven’t done so already.
#cdnpoli
Please take a few moments to do so yourself and share, if you haven’t done so already.
#cdnpoli
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@rparmarbc.bsky.social, @davidebybc.bsky.social please prioritize implementing the clear recommendations of the committee.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
@rparmarbc.bsky.social, @davidebybc.bsky.social please prioritize implementing the clear recommendations of the committee.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
@rparmarbc.bsky.social, @davidebybc.bsky.social please prioritize implementing the clear recommendations of the committee.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
@rparmarbc.bsky.social, @davidebybc.bsky.social please prioritize implementing the clear recommendations of the committee.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
The research is clear and history has shown how the current system continues to fail our voters.
Let us take this next step to move to a system that works for everyone in BC.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
This is a moment that matters.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is a moment that matters.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
I invested in Gander and all I got was this lousy t-shirt… I mean equity (we aren’t doing merch).
We officially surpassed our goal of $1.5M CAD in equity crowdfunding last night, and we're now 1,800 Canadian co-owners in Gander Social.
Crazy.
We officially surpassed our goal of $1.5M CAD in equity crowdfunding last night, and we're now 1,800 Canadian co-owners in Gander Social.
Crazy.
Gander Social — FrontFundr
We're making social media social again.
www.frontfundr.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I invested in Gander and all I got was this lousy t-shirt… I mean equity (we aren’t doing merch).
We officially surpassed our goal of $1.5M CAD in equity crowdfunding last night, and we're now 1,800 Canadian co-owners in Gander Social.
Crazy.
We officially surpassed our goal of $1.5M CAD in equity crowdfunding last night, and we're now 1,800 Canadian co-owners in Gander Social.
Crazy.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫
#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…
Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.
Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…
Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.
Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫
#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…
Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.
Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…
Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.
Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
The turmoil on the BC right is not about one leader. It is what happens when first past the post forces every faction into a single party.
Proportional representation gives voters real choice and lets parties compete honestly instead of fighting internally.
Proportional representation gives voters real choice and lets parties compete honestly instead of fighting internally.
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The turmoil on the BC right is not about one leader. It is what happens when first past the post forces every faction into a single party.
Proportional representation gives voters real choice and lets parties compete honestly instead of fighting internally.
Proportional representation gives voters real choice and lets parties compete honestly instead of fighting internally.
This is not about any particular party.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is not about any particular party.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Everyone wants fair elections. 🇨🇦
The government already did all the work to research and come up with a much better alternative. They just haven't implemented it yet. This petition asks them to do that.
Please sign and share petition e-6993.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
Now’s your chance to make every vote count! It’s time for real electoral reform in Canada. Add your name to petition e-6993 and help make a fair, proportional voting system a reality:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Now’s your chance to make every vote count! It’s time for real electoral reform in Canada. Add your name to petition e-6993 and help make a fair, proportional voting system a reality:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
All of my Canadian friends, sign this! It is a petition in the House of Commons calling on our representatives to enact electoral reform www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
All of my Canadian friends, sign this! It is a petition in the House of Commons calling on our representatives to enact electoral reform www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
TL;DR
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Ashley Willis
The other day I texted my group chat with other leaders outside my organization. The ones I go to when the leadership stuff gets messy and I need perspective fr...
ashley.dev
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
TL;DR
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
support.signal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
At the start of this year, I set a goal firmly outside of my comfort zone: row 1,000 km by year's end. After sharing this with friends, they suggested tracking it in a spreadsheet with milestones. This was the first time I'd tried anything like this. I didn't know what to expect going in. 🧵 1/9
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
At the start of this year, I set a goal firmly outside of my comfort zone: row 1,000 km by year's end. After sharing this with friends, they suggested tracking it in a spreadsheet with milestones. This was the first time I'd tried anything like this. I didn't know what to expect going in. 🧵 1/9
@fairvote.ca I wanted to follow up on an email I sent to your office email address a few days ago and ask if you offer alternative options to making recurring donations, such as Interac e-Transfer?
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@fairvote.ca I wanted to follow up on an email I sent to your office email address a few days ago and ask if you offer alternative options to making recurring donations, such as Interac e-Transfer?
I learned about this today there is a lot to like about what they are trying to do! 🙌
@gandersocial.bsky.social
@gandersocial.bsky.social
Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built in Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
gandersocial.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I learned about this today there is a lot to like about what they are trying to do! 🙌
@gandersocial.bsky.social
@gandersocial.bsky.social
The Game Awards will be hosted live on Thursday, Dec 11th. Be sure to get your votes in. Great to see indie games have such a strong showing.
thegameawards.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Game Awards will be hosted live on Thursday, Dec 11th. Be sure to get your votes in. Great to see indie games have such a strong showing.
A simpler, faster way to unlock 1Password.
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1password.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A simpler, faster way to unlock 1Password.
@davidebybc.bsky.social What can we do to encourage the federal government to prioritize the implementation of Open Banking in Canada?
Everyone benefits if banks and financial institutions lower barriers and provide easy access to our data in a safe and privacy preserving way.
Everyone benefits if banks and financial institutions lower barriers and provide easy access to our data in a safe and privacy preserving way.
Open banking - Canada.ca
What is open banking or consumer-driven banking, how it works, screen scraping, benefits, its future in Canada and what to keep in mind when banking online.
www.canada.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@davidebybc.bsky.social What can we do to encourage the federal government to prioritize the implementation of Open Banking in Canada?
Everyone benefits if banks and financial institutions lower barriers and provide easy access to our data in a safe and privacy preserving way.
Everyone benefits if banks and financial institutions lower barriers and provide easy access to our data in a safe and privacy preserving way.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Reposted by de ville weppenaar
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...