JJKettlewell
@jjkettlewell.bsky.social
Author, editor, photographer. Mainly here to share photos.
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Wrote about @zamosta.bsky.social's wonderful op-ed in the NY Times regarding how the biggest tech companies actually did, in the past, push back against gov't overreach, but almost all of which have decided to capitulate and see what they can get for themselves now...
Courage Doesn’t Scale
It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon Valley tech firms bow down to Trump and do his bidding, especially when it directly contradicts things they’ve said and done in the past. I’ve tried to explain to tech company execs why this doesn’t…
It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon Valley tech firms bow down to Trump and do his bidding, especially when it directly contradicts things they’ve said and done in the past. I’ve tried to explain to tech company execs why this doesn’t…
Courage Doesn’t Scale
It has been frustrating, to say the least, to watch many of the big Silicon Valley tech firms bow down to Trump and do his bidding, especially when it directly contradicts things they’ve said and done in the past. I’ve tried to explain to tech company execs why this doesn’t end well for them, but it seems it’s a lesson they’re going to have to learn from… what’s that they say…?
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November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Wrote about @zamosta.bsky.social's wonderful op-ed in the NY Times regarding how the biggest tech companies actually did, in the past, push back against gov't overreach, but almost all of which have decided to capitulate and see what they can get for themselves now...
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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"A Canadian dive team searching for the century-old wreck of the Rapid City may have stumbled upon a far rarer prize: a pristine #shipwreck that could date back 50 years earlier than expected"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #sail #sailboat #sailing #boat #boating #LakeOntario
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#CBC #news #sail #sailboat #sailing #boat #boating #LakeOntario
A 19th-century shipwreck near Toronto emerges almost untouched by time | CBC News
An exploration dive team seeking the century-old wreck of the Rapid City has instead found a much rarer prize: a virtually undisturbed vessel, potentially dating back to the first half of the 19th cen...
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"A Canadian dive team searching for the century-old wreck of the Rapid City may have stumbled upon a far rarer prize: a pristine #shipwreck that could date back 50 years earlier than expected"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #sail #sailboat #sailing #boat #boating #LakeOntario
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #sail #sailboat #sailing #boat #boating #LakeOntario
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Along Geyser Creek today. #photography #saratoga
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Along Geyser Creek today. #photography #saratoga
The remains of an old railroad bridge across the Hudson River. #photography
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The remains of an old railroad bridge across the Hudson River. #photography
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Trivia time
Without looking it up online, what is this called - the line between the Canada / USA border, which runs over 5525 miles between the countries.
It is called the __________!
Without looking it up online, what is this called - the line between the Canada / USA border, which runs over 5525 miles between the countries.
It is called the __________!
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trivia time
Without looking it up online, what is this called - the line between the Canada / USA border, which runs over 5525 miles between the countries.
It is called the __________!
Without looking it up online, what is this called - the line between the Canada / USA border, which runs over 5525 miles between the countries.
It is called the __________!
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Yay!!
Canadian-Scottish partnership adds 2 tidal energy sites to the Bay of Fundy #BayofFundy #NovaScotia #Canada #Scotland #TidalEnergy
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
Canadian-Scottish partnership adds 2 tidal energy sites to the Bay of Fundy #BayofFundy #NovaScotia #Canada #Scotland #TidalEnergy
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
Canadian-Scottish partnership adds 2 tidal energy sites to the Bay of Fundy
The partnership behind a site in the Bay of Fundy studying and procuring tidal energy is adding two more projects, the province said. According to a press release from Nova Scotia, Eauclaire Tidal Lim...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yay!!
Canadian-Scottish partnership adds 2 tidal energy sites to the Bay of Fundy #BayofFundy #NovaScotia #Canada #Scotland #TidalEnergy
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
Canadian-Scottish partnership adds 2 tidal energy sites to the Bay of Fundy #BayofFundy #NovaScotia #Canada #Scotland #TidalEnergy
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
The Hudson River near Schuylerville. Follow the channel or you go over the dam. #photography
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Hudson River near Schuylerville. Follow the channel or you go over the dam. #photography
First snow trapped some autumn leaves on the car. Get out your scrapers! #photography #saratoga
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
First snow trapped some autumn leaves on the car. Get out your scrapers! #photography #saratoga
In remembrance on Veteran's Day. Greenridge Cemetery. #photography #saratoga
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In remembrance on Veteran's Day. Greenridge Cemetery. #photography #saratoga
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Most jarring to me about the Edmund Fitzgerald was the evidence suggesting its sinking happened in just *seconds*, rather than the prolonged event you may be familiar with from the Titanic.
50 years ago this evening.
50 years ago this evening.
On This Date: The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank In Lake Superior | Weather.com
It's one of the most infamous ship sinkings in American history, and still shrouded in mystery decades after a chart-topping song was written about it. Here's what we know about the Edmund Fitzgerald.
weather.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Most jarring to me about the Edmund Fitzgerald was the evidence suggesting its sinking happened in just *seconds*, rather than the prolonged event you may be familiar with from the Titanic.
50 years ago this evening.
50 years ago this evening.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Happy #Stunday Moreau Lake State Park. #photography
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Happy #Stunday Moreau Lake State Park. #photography
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Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-cargo-sailboat-completes-historic-first-atlantic-crossing/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859471)
World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing
Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.
www.marineinsight.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-cargo-sailboat-completes-historic-first-atlantic-crossing/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859471)
Golden #Evening light at Hudson Crossing Park starts early now that we're on Standard Time. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Golden #Evening light at Hudson Crossing Park starts early now that we're on Standard Time. #photography #BlueSkyArtShow
Lots of big old trees in Hudson Crossing Park for #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #photography #Schuylerville
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Lots of big old trees in Hudson Crossing Park for #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #photography #Schuylerville
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Two billion email addresses were exposed https://www.troyhunt.com/2-billion-email-addresses-were-exposed-and-we-indexed-them-all-in-have-i-been-pwned/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45839901)
2 Billion Email Addresses Were Exposed, and We Indexed Them All in Have I Been Pwned
I hate hyperbolic news headlines about data breaches, but for the "2 Billion Email Addresses" headline to be hyperbolic, it'd need to be exaggerated or overstated - and it isn't. It's rounded up from the more precise number of 1,957,476,021 unique email addresses, but other than that,
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November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Two billion email addresses were exposed https://www.troyhunt.com/2-billion-email-addresses-were-exposed-and-we-indexed-them-all-in-have-i-been-pwned/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45839901)
The Bog Meadow Trail #photography #saratoga
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Bog Meadow Trail #photography #saratoga
Bog Meadow Trail yesterday. #photography #saratoga
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Bog Meadow Trail yesterday. #photography #saratoga
Got my sticker! Row A. Democrats only. VOTE!
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Got my sticker! Row A. Democrats only. VOTE!
Less leaves and less sun as November rolls along. Get out and VOTE today! #photography #saratoga
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Less leaves and less sun as November rolls along. Get out and VOTE today! #photography #saratoga
Happy #BlueSkyMonday from Moreau Lake State Park. #photography
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Happy #BlueSkyMonday from Moreau Lake State Park. #photography