Jim Douglas 🇨🇦
@jimsdouglas.bsky.social
Vancouver 🇨🇦
I write Java & JavaScript code for an Albuquerque software company, working from home in Vancouver.
I write Java & JavaScript code for an Albuquerque software company, working from home in Vancouver.
Yup, ”54-40 or fight” came up in elementary school history. When the border was established at the 49th parallel, nobody noticed the tiny peninsula at the southern edge of what would eventually become metro Vancouver.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_R...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_R...
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yup, ”54-40 or fight” came up in elementary school history. When the border was established at the 49th parallel, nobody noticed the tiny peninsula at the southern edge of what would eventually become metro Vancouver.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_R...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_R...
There’s a really interesting map in that Wikipedia article showing Polynesians slowly migrating through the South Pacific over about 3,500 years.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
There’s a really interesting map in that Wikipedia article showing Polynesians slowly migrating through the South Pacific over about 3,500 years.
Sandal, tell your dad that every other cat gets a Friday night cocktail after a stressful week.
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sandal, tell your dad that every other cat gets a Friday night cocktail after a stressful week.
The Trump Administration answer to every complex 21st century problem is to return to the 1950s.
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Trump Administration answer to every complex 21st century problem is to return to the 1950s.
Does Musk have anyone in his life who can stage an intervention? He must be the only person on the planet who doesn't understand how ridiculous this makes him look.
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Does Musk have anyone in his life who can stage an intervention? He must be the only person on the planet who doesn't understand how ridiculous this makes him look.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is my very old, kinda grimy, external Apple keyboard. When I look at the copyright notices on the bottom, it says 2007, and it includes a full number pad. If that's no available in current Apple keyboards, I'd probably go with a Logitech.
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is my very old, kinda grimy, external Apple keyboard. When I look at the copyright notices on the bottom, it says 2007, and it includes a full number pad. If that's no available in current Apple keyboards, I'd probably go with a Logitech.
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
And they're still inventing fictional reasons for attacking Canada. According to official CBP statistics, they seized 2.25 pounds of fentanyl in the northern border region in August, and only half a pound in July. Not exactly a flood.
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
And they're still inventing fictional reasons for attacking Canada. According to official CBP statistics, they seized 2.25 pounds of fentanyl in the northern border region in August, and only half a pound in July. Not exactly a flood.
He’s right. Antifa reached the height of its power more than 80 years ago, launching a military assault on continental Europe.
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
He’s right. Antifa reached the height of its power more than 80 years ago, launching a military assault on continental Europe.
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And now the article is protected from ongoing edit-warring by unregistered users.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...
August 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
And now the article is protected from ongoing edit-warring by unregistered users.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
StatsCan has a great chart showing our fertility rate over the last century, with annotations about relevant events:
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
June 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
StatsCan has a great chart showing our fertility rate over the last century, with annotations about relevant events:
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
Nobody ever accused Stephen Miller of subtlety.
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Nobody ever accused Stephen Miller of subtlety.
Sheep for wolves co-founder rips wolf dietary policies as unacceptable and inhumane.
www.cjr.org/q_and_a/new_...
www.cjr.org/q_and_a/new_...
June 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sheep for wolves co-founder rips wolf dietary policies as unacceptable and inhumane.
www.cjr.org/q_and_a/new_...
www.cjr.org/q_and_a/new_...
Current emotion: Experiencing a stroke.
June 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Current emotion: Experiencing a stroke.