davecb 🇨🇦
@davecb.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Dave Collier-Brown, once of the (late, lamented) Sun Microsystems
Systems programmer and author
Nom de Guerre: DCB
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@davecb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Systems programmer and author
Nom de Guerre: DCB
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@davecb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
@tod I'm writing a resource guide on fleeing Gilead, pro-bono, and would like your opinion on how to make it broadly available.
No, I'm not looking for a plug!
I've made the first pass through it, and now need to let the adrenaline from the writing sprint drain out (:-)), before I go back and […]
No, I'm not looking for a plug!
I've made the first pass through it, and now need to let the adrenaline from the writing sprint drain out (:-)), before I go back and […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
@tod I'm writing a resource guide on fleeing Gilead, pro-bono, and would like your opinion on how to make it broadly available.
No, I'm not looking for a plug!
I've made the first pass through it, and now need to let the adrenaline from the writing sprint drain out (:-)), before I go back and […]
No, I'm not looking for a plug!
I've made the first pass through it, and now need to let the adrenaline from the writing sprint drain out (:-)), before I go back and […]
I was just reading about WWII, and found two books of topical interest,
- The Art of Guerrilla Warfare, https://archive.org/details/SOE_The_Art_of_Guerrilla_Warfare_Gus
- The Partisan Leader's Handbook, https://archive.org/details/SOE_Partisan_Leaders_Handbook_Gus
Both are by Colonel Colin […]
- The Art of Guerrilla Warfare, https://archive.org/details/SOE_The_Art_of_Guerrilla_Warfare_Gus
- The Partisan Leader's Handbook, https://archive.org/details/SOE_Partisan_Leaders_Handbook_Gus
Both are by Colonel Colin […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I was just reading about WWII, and found two books of topical interest,
- The Art of Guerrilla Warfare, https://archive.org/details/SOE_The_Art_of_Guerrilla_Warfare_Gus
- The Partisan Leader's Handbook, https://archive.org/details/SOE_Partisan_Leaders_Handbook_Gus
Both are by Colonel Colin […]
- The Art of Guerrilla Warfare, https://archive.org/details/SOE_The_Art_of_Guerrilla_Warfare_Gus
- The Partisan Leader's Handbook, https://archive.org/details/SOE_Partisan_Leaders_Handbook_Gus
Both are by Colonel Colin […]
Warning to players and spectators: "ICE Director Says It Will Play Key Security Role At World Cup" https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofiachierchio/2026/02/10/ice-director-says-it-will-play-key-security-role-at-world-cup/
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Warning to players and spectators: "ICE Director Says It Will Play Key Security Role At World Cup" https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofiachierchio/2026/02/10/ice-director-says-it-will-play-key-security-role-at-world-cup/
Reposted by davecb 🇨🇦
If you’re looking for something Fedi to do in Edmonton today, our very own @dawn from #cosocialca will be on a panel with @chad to talk about the new book from @rwg “Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media”
Check it out here […]
Check it out here […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
If you’re looking for something Fedi to do in Edmonton today, our very own @dawn from #cosocialca will be on a panel with @chad to talk about the new book from @rwg “Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media”
Check it out here […]
Check it out here […]
@rwg Glad to see you're at York: I used to be on staff there.
I'm helping a friend collect data for him to do a resource guide for moving to Canada, and I notice that the government of the day, whoever they are, whip-saws at the reins. The poor civil servants then try to keep up, all while […]
I'm helping a friend collect data for him to do a resource guide for moving to Canada, and I notice that the government of the day, whoever they are, whip-saws at the reins. The poor civil servants then try to keep up, all while […]
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hachyderm.io
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
@rwg Glad to see you're at York: I used to be on staff there.
I'm helping a friend collect data for him to do a resource guide for moving to Canada, and I notice that the government of the day, whoever they are, whip-saws at the reins. The poor civil servants then try to keep up, all while […]
I'm helping a friend collect data for him to do a resource guide for moving to Canada, and I notice that the government of the day, whoever they are, whip-saws at the reins. The poor civil servants then try to keep up, all while […]
Seen on Snopes
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Seen on Snopes
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@jzb/116046998088757541
Time to go back to decentralization, like the original internet
Time to go back to decentralization, like the original internet
hachyderm.io
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@jzb/116046998088757541
Time to go back to decentralization, like the original internet
Time to go back to decentralization, like the original internet
For Canadians: a petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details...… See more
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details...… See more
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
For Canadians: a petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details...… See more
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details...… See more
One of our neighbours, north of Toronto.
It's a Great Gey Owl, down from the Canadian Shield for the summer-like weather we're having.
It's a Great Gey Owl, down from the Canadian Shield for the summer-like weather we're having.
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
One of our neighbours, north of Toronto.
It's a Great Gey Owl, down from the Canadian Shield for the summer-like weather we're having.
It's a Great Gey Owl, down from the Canadian Shield for the summer-like weather we're having.
RE: https://hci.social/@tod/115985618780134751
For my American friends, if you know anyone in medicine that wants to live in Canada, we have support groups popping up. See https://healthcareinfusion.org/
For Canadians, come out and help!
For my American friends, if you know anyone in medicine that wants to live in Canada, we have support groups popping up. See https://healthcareinfusion.org/
For Canadians, come out and help!
hci.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
RE: https://hci.social/@tod/115985618780134751
For my American friends, if you know anyone in medicine that wants to live in Canada, we have support groups popping up. See https://healthcareinfusion.org/
For Canadians, come out and help!
For my American friends, if you know anyone in medicine that wants to live in Canada, we have support groups popping up. See https://healthcareinfusion.org/
For Canadians, come out and help!
Reposted by davecb 🇨🇦
My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting […]
For folks in Canada: a petition to remove the US from the list of "safe third countries" to be a refugee or an immigrant in […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
For folks in Canada: a petition to remove the US from the list of "safe third countries" to be a refugee or an immigrant in […]
Reposted by davecb 🇨🇦
2025 mood continuing in 2026.
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
2025 mood continuing in 2026.
I'm watching the documentary, "Person of Interest", Season 4.
Part 15 is a study of how a voice interface to search was used to provide how-to-die information to a depressed person who had asked for the number of a suicide prevention.
That was found to be a study of ways to direct prospective […]
Part 15 is a study of how a voice interface to search was used to provide how-to-die information to a depressed person who had asked for the number of a suicide prevention.
That was found to be a study of ways to direct prospective […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm watching the documentary, "Person of Interest", Season 4.
Part 15 is a study of how a voice interface to search was used to provide how-to-die information to a depressed person who had asked for the number of a suicide prevention.
That was found to be a study of ways to direct prospective […]
Part 15 is a study of how a voice interface to search was used to provide how-to-die information to a depressed person who had asked for the number of a suicide prevention.
That was found to be a study of ways to direct prospective […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/115956267436607162
As a Canadian, I strongly support this de-risking
As a Canadian, I strongly support this de-risking
mastodon.social
January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/115956267436607162
As a Canadian, I strongly support this de-risking
As a Canadian, I strongly support this de-risking
Canada is starting to take US invasion threats seriously.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/
(the Globe and Mail is the "newspaper of record" in Canada)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/
(the Globe and Mail is the "newspaper of record" in Canada)
January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Canada is starting to take US invasion threats seriously.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/
(the Globe and Mail is the "newspaper of record" in Canada)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/
(the Globe and Mail is the "newspaper of record" in Canada)
More evidence that the shooting of Renee Good was unjustified: The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
January 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
More evidence that the shooting of Renee Good was unjustified: The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Check My Ads 2026: still fighting the fight against Google Ads
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January 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Check My Ads 2026: still fighting the fight against Google Ads
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@glynmoody
You published "Walled Culture" on-line, and my publisher, O'Reilly did the same with "Using Samba".
I now want to write a book for on-line distribution entitled "Fleeing to Canada, moving from Gilead to a friendly foreign country", and am looking for publishing advice.
I have a […]
You published "Walled Culture" on-line, and my publisher, O'Reilly did the same with "Using Samba".
I now want to write a book for on-line distribution entitled "Fleeing to Canada, moving from Gilead to a friendly foreign country", and am looking for publishing advice.
I have a […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@glynmoody
You published "Walled Culture" on-line, and my publisher, O'Reilly did the same with "Using Samba".
I now want to write a book for on-line distribution entitled "Fleeing to Canada, moving from Gilead to a friendly foreign country", and am looking for publishing advice.
I have a […]
You published "Walled Culture" on-line, and my publisher, O'Reilly did the same with "Using Samba".
I now want to write a book for on-line distribution entitled "Fleeing to Canada, moving from Gilead to a friendly foreign country", and am looking for publishing advice.
I have a […]
Holy cow!
I just stumbled over nl2spec, at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.04864
to take human-written narratives and turn them into formal specs*
They write "In particular, we introduce a new methodology to detect and resolve the inherent ambiguity of system requirements in natural language: we […]
I just stumbled over nl2spec, at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.04864
to take human-written narratives and turn them into formal specs*
They write "In particular, we introduce a new methodology to detect and resolve the inherent ambiguity of system requirements in natural language: we […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Holy cow!
I just stumbled over nl2spec, at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.04864
to take human-written narratives and turn them into formal specs*
They write "In particular, we introduce a new methodology to detect and resolve the inherent ambiguity of system requirements in natural language: we […]
I just stumbled over nl2spec, at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.04864
to take human-written narratives and turn them into formal specs*
They write "In particular, we introduce a new methodology to detect and resolve the inherent ambiguity of system requirements in natural language: we […]
@karlauerbach Thanks for the clarity on accessories: you answered the question I *should* have asked.
I was thinking in layperson mode, considering murder the act of killing someone deliberately, for any reason.
When I was in the reserves, it was a truism that "in war, we will murder the […]
I was thinking in layperson mode, considering murder the act of killing someone deliberately, for any reason.
When I was in the reserves, it was a truism that "in war, we will murder the […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
@karlauerbach Thanks for the clarity on accessories: you answered the question I *should* have asked.
I was thinking in layperson mode, considering murder the act of killing someone deliberately, for any reason.
When I was in the reserves, it was a truism that "in war, we will murder the […]
I was thinking in layperson mode, considering murder the act of killing someone deliberately, for any reason.
When I was in the reserves, it was a truism that "in war, we will murder the […]
RE: https://leaflessca.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/bitsas/
Another blog by me, not leafless. Leafless never made it out of stealth.
Another blog by me, not leafless. Leafless never made it out of stealth.
leaflessca.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
RE: https://leaflessca.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/bitsas/
Another blog by me, not leafless. Leafless never made it out of stealth.
Another blog by me, not leafless. Leafless never made it out of stealth.
