Andrew 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@andrewbarss.bsky.social
Nova Scotian now living in Ontario.
Database application developer; installer & voicer of digital church organs; organist; amateur radio enthusiast (VA3BHO; formerly VE1BHO)
Profile: Head-shot of me
DMs okay, except randoms may be blocked
Database application developer; installer & voicer of digital church organs; organist; amateur radio enthusiast (VA3BHO; formerly VE1BHO)
Profile: Head-shot of me
DMs okay, except randoms may be blocked
From ca 1985. Still on my bedside table; still working great!
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
From ca 1985. Still on my bedside table; still working great!
I prepared these graphics a while back.
They show Canadian Military Spending (% GDP; $BB; and combined) from 1960–2024.
They show Canadian Military Spending (% GDP; $BB; and combined) from 1960–2024.
August 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I prepared these graphics a while back.
They show Canadian Military Spending (% GDP; $BB; and combined) from 1960–2024.
They show Canadian Military Spending (% GDP; $BB; and combined) from 1960–2024.
May 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Speaking of military, I got tired of hearing that constant drone of how much “better” Conservatives are, so I sourced the data & put together my own infographics—attached—showing spending over time, with governments (of the day) overlaid.
April 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Speaking of military, I got tired of hearing that constant drone of how much “better” Conservatives are, so I sourced the data & put together my own infographics—attached—showing spending over time, with governments (of the day) overlaid.
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I keep re-upping this periodically. It’s particularly apt right now …
I keep re-upping this periodically. It’s particularly apt right now …
April 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I keep re-upping this periodically. It’s particularly apt right now …
I keep re-upping this periodically. It’s particularly apt right now …
I was about to respond to this post by re-upping this …
April 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was about to respond to this post by re-upping this …
Have never seen a sunrise like this before. Fascinating!
December 25, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Have never seen a sunrise like this before. Fascinating!
This, if talking about the first computer I programmed.
November 18, 2024 at 10:11 PM
This, if talking about the first computer I programmed.
This, if talking about the first computer I owned.
November 18, 2024 at 10:08 PM
This, if talking about the first computer I owned.
First computer I used was actually a CDC 6400 while taking a weekend, high-school programming course at Dalhousie U.
First microcomputer I used (and co-owned with a then-friend) was a 1980 Northstar Horizon; 32KB RAM; dual double-density floppy drives.
First microcomputer I used (and co-owned with a then-friend) was a 1980 Northstar Horizon; 32KB RAM; dual double-density floppy drives.
September 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
First computer I used was actually a CDC 6400 while taking a weekend, high-school programming course at Dalhousie U.
First microcomputer I used (and co-owned with a then-friend) was a 1980 Northstar Horizon; 32KB RAM; dual double-density floppy drives.
First microcomputer I used (and co-owned with a then-friend) was a 1980 Northstar Horizon; 32KB RAM; dual double-density floppy drives.
You forgot to show the accessory pack. 😉
August 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
You forgot to show the accessory pack. 😉
Elastoplast! I *so* wanted one of those sets as a kid.
At the risk of appearing to engage in one-upmanship …
media.wired.com/photos/59325...
At the risk of appearing to engage in one-upmanship …
media.wired.com/photos/59325...
August 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Elastoplast! I *so* wanted one of those sets as a kid.
At the risk of appearing to engage in one-upmanship …
media.wired.com/photos/59325...
At the risk of appearing to engage in one-upmanship …
media.wired.com/photos/59325...
I don’t engage on Xitter, but still get notifications that I sometimes check out. This one was too good *not* to x-post.
June 30, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I don’t engage on Xitter, but still get notifications that I sometimes check out. This one was too good *not* to x-post.
Good place to re-up this.
April 5, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Good place to re-up this.