Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦
@kboyd.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy
Software Developer, Photographer, Sailing Enthusiast. (he/him)
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Victoria, BC, Canada
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phpc.social
One of my goals for 2026 is to write more. My first blog post of the year is now live:
"The Future Is Cooperative"
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/05/the-future-is-cooperative/
Wherein I discuss the co-op model as an alternative to corporations/startups, and share my experiences so far […]
"The Future Is Cooperative"
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/05/the-future-is-cooperative/
Wherein I discuss the co-op model as an alternative to corporations/startups, and share my experiences so far […]
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News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada expands investigation into social media platform X following reports of AI-generated sexualized deepfake images - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2026/nr-c_260115/
News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada expands investigation into social media platform X following reports of AI-generated sexualized deepfake images - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
www.priv.gc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada expands investigation into social media platform X following reports of AI-generated sexualized deepfake images - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2026/nr-c_260115/
Went for a bike ride today.
The trail took me past a cemetery. It was surrounded by chain-link fence.
And I wondered...
Is that to keep us out, or to keep them IN?
The trail took me past a cemetery. It was surrounded by chain-link fence.
And I wondered...
Is that to keep us out, or to keep them IN?
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Went for a bike ride today.
The trail took me past a cemetery. It was surrounded by chain-link fence.
And I wondered...
Is that to keep us out, or to keep them IN?
The trail took me past a cemetery. It was surrounded by chain-link fence.
And I wondered...
Is that to keep us out, or to keep them IN?
It makes me sad to admit it, but the AI/LLM grift is much different than the Metaverse blunder. No doubt, it will end differently as well.
I view it as more like Uber. Or, to go back a bit further, more like Juicero: it arguably actually does do what it says on the box, but in a very […]
I view it as more like Uber. Or, to go back a bit further, more like Juicero: it arguably actually does do what it says on the box, but in a very […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It makes me sad to admit it, but the AI/LLM grift is much different than the Metaverse blunder. No doubt, it will end differently as well.
I view it as more like Uber. Or, to go back a bit further, more like Juicero: it arguably actually does do what it says on the box, but in a very […]
I view it as more like Uber. Or, to go back a bit further, more like Juicero: it arguably actually does do what it says on the box, but in a very […]
Of all cinema's throwaway predictions that could possibly come true, it saddens me that the one from The Matrix appears to be correct.
The part about 1999 being "the peak of our civilization", not the part about machines thinking for us. We're not there yet, no matter what the marketing folks say.
The part about 1999 being "the peak of our civilization", not the part about machines thinking for us. We're not there yet, no matter what the marketing folks say.
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Of all cinema's throwaway predictions that could possibly come true, it saddens me that the one from The Matrix appears to be correct.
The part about 1999 being "the peak of our civilization", not the part about machines thinking for us. We're not there yet, no matter what the marketing folks say.
The part about 1999 being "the peak of our civilization", not the part about machines thinking for us. We're not there yet, no matter what the marketing folks say.
Student: "I think I swallowed my comm badge."
Doctor: "Already?!"
Doctor: "Already?!"
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Student: "I think I swallowed my comm badge."
Doctor: "Already?!"
Doctor: "Already?!"
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RE: https://climatejustice.social/@terminaltilt/115896899179047548
I’m now officially moving from “the cloud is just someone else’s computer to “ to “the cloud is just a landlord for your data”
I’m now officially moving from “the cloud is just someone else’s computer to “ to “the cloud is just a landlord for your data”
climatejustice.social
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
RE: https://climatejustice.social/@terminaltilt/115896899179047548
I’m now officially moving from “the cloud is just someone else’s computer to “ to “the cloud is just a landlord for your data”
I’m now officially moving from “the cloud is just someone else’s computer to “ to “the cloud is just a landlord for your data”
A netflix podcast is not a podcast, it is a nodcast.
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A netflix podcast is not a podcast, it is a nodcast.
Once again, I have failed to win a significant prize in the lotto max. Once again, I have failed to secure the funds to grow my fleet of sailboats.
And bill gates still hasn't given me that couple million dollars I rather impolitely asked for.
But at least it's sunny outside. I should go for a […]
And bill gates still hasn't given me that couple million dollars I rather impolitely asked for.
But at least it's sunny outside. I should go for a […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Once again, I have failed to win a significant prize in the lotto max. Once again, I have failed to secure the funds to grow my fleet of sailboats.
And bill gates still hasn't given me that couple million dollars I rather impolitely asked for.
But at least it's sunny outside. I should go for a […]
And bill gates still hasn't given me that couple million dollars I rather impolitely asked for.
But at least it's sunny outside. I should go for a […]
Maybe I should make a browser extension that replaces all instances of "data-driven" with "fart-huffing".
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Maybe I should make a browser extension that replaces all instances of "data-driven" with "fart-huffing".
RE: https://toot.community/@corbin/115888621237358712
Neat idea.
Here's a direct link to the Firefox Group Policy that the install script uses:
https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/blob/main/firefox/policies.json
Neat idea.
Here's a direct link to the Firefox Group Policy that the install script uses:
https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/blob/main/firefox/policies.json
toot.community
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
RE: https://toot.community/@corbin/115888621237358712
Neat idea.
Here's a direct link to the Firefox Group Policy that the install script uses:
https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/blob/main/firefox/policies.json
Neat idea.
Here's a direct link to the Firefox Group Policy that the install script uses:
https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/blob/main/firefox/policies.json
re last boost: Oil prices are only going to go down, in the long term. The fossil fuel industry is only not dead because *certain governments (such as mine) are propping it up with public dollars. If your government isn't captured, complicit, or stupid, it will move its resources over to […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Lore at the boardgame store:
If you use fewer than three colours of paint on your warhammer minis, Henry Cavill will show up unannounced and challenge you to combat.
If you use fewer than three colours of paint on your warhammer minis, Henry Cavill will show up unannounced and challenge you to combat.
January 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Lore at the boardgame store:
If you use fewer than three colours of paint on your warhammer minis, Henry Cavill will show up unannounced and challenge you to combat.
If you use fewer than three colours of paint on your warhammer minis, Henry Cavill will show up unannounced and challenge you to combat.
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I kind of like Glass's ability to make the taskbar monochromatic with a custom tint.
But when the apps have colour, it ruins the appeal. So now I'm wondering if I could use the accessibility settings to make a monochrome mode for the entire screen....
(Also, I do acknowledge that it makes it […]
But when the apps have colour, it ruins the appeal. So now I'm wondering if I could use the accessibility settings to make a monochrome mode for the entire screen....
(Also, I do acknowledge that it makes it […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I kind of like Glass's ability to make the taskbar monochromatic with a custom tint.
But when the apps have colour, it ruins the appeal. So now I'm wondering if I could use the accessibility settings to make a monochrome mode for the entire screen....
(Also, I do acknowledge that it makes it […]
But when the apps have colour, it ruins the appeal. So now I'm wondering if I could use the accessibility settings to make a monochrome mode for the entire screen....
(Also, I do acknowledge that it makes it […]
LLM/Vibe coded projects are Potemkin Village codebases.
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
LLM/Vibe coded projects are Potemkin Village codebases.
Tom Clancy's The Eagle and the Beaver
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Tom Clancy's The Eagle and the Beaver
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Awww yissss, The Night Manager Season 2 is now on Amazon Prime
January 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Awww yissss, The Night Manager Season 2 is now on Amazon Prime
Today's music:
the tragically hip / Poets
the tragically hip / Poets
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Today's music:
the tragically hip / Poets
the tragically hip / Poets
Me: I don't have any meetings today.
Monday: You don't have any meetings today *yet*.
Monday: You don't have any meetings today *yet*.
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Me: I don't have any meetings today.
Monday: You don't have any meetings today *yet*.
Monday: You don't have any meetings today *yet*.
"But doctor, I *am* the admin."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"But doctor, I *am* the admin."
RE: https://theforkiverse.com/@louis/115875146880895666
Okay, I'll be "controversial", or even self-contradicting, for a sec:
I don't think X/Twitter should be banned.
I think the government, at all levels, should entirely stop using it. But that is not the same as a ban.
Okay, I'll be "controversial", or even self-contradicting, for a sec:
I don't think X/Twitter should be banned.
I think the government, at all levels, should entirely stop using it. But that is not the same as a ban.
theforkiverse.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
RE: https://theforkiverse.com/@louis/115875146880895666
Okay, I'll be "controversial", or even self-contradicting, for a sec:
I don't think X/Twitter should be banned.
I think the government, at all levels, should entirely stop using it. But that is not the same as a ban.
Okay, I'll be "controversial", or even self-contradicting, for a sec:
I don't think X/Twitter should be banned.
I think the government, at all levels, should entirely stop using it. But that is not the same as a ban.
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For the terminally online yet terminally lazy, now is the time to use AI to translate soviet-era black humour into current events.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
For the terminally online yet terminally lazy, now is the time to use AI to translate soviet-era black humour into current events.
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I've attended two community colleges in the past (canadian ones, so not the same level of chest-thumping about it as in the US), and both of them are emailing me to have me join their alumni network. I'm leaning toward no? But I'm not fully a no. There's some nostalgia. There's some interest in […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I've attended two community colleges in the past (canadian ones, so not the same level of chest-thumping about it as in the US), and both of them are emailing me to have me join their alumni network. I'm leaning toward no? But I'm not fully a no. There's some nostalgia. There's some interest in […]
Continuing my writing goal for 2026, I've posted a new entry on my blog.
"A Few Words on Adaptations" - that is, adaptations of books to films or TV series.
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/11/a-few-words-on-adaptations/
I also updated the visual style of the blog slightly, so it works […]
"A Few Words on Adaptations" - that is, adaptations of books to films or TV series.
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/11/a-few-words-on-adaptations/
I also updated the visual style of the blog slightly, so it works […]
Original post on phpc.social
phpc.social
January 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Continuing my writing goal for 2026, I've posted a new entry on my blog.
"A Few Words on Adaptations" - that is, adaptations of books to films or TV series.
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/11/a-few-words-on-adaptations/
I also updated the visual style of the blog slightly, so it works […]
"A Few Words on Adaptations" - that is, adaptations of books to films or TV series.
https://whateverthing.com/blog/2026/01/11/a-few-words-on-adaptations/
I also updated the visual style of the blog slightly, so it works […]
Reposted by Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦
"Before I could get out of my car a motorbike pulled up along side me and a guy lifted up his visor and with a smile said ‘there is something under your car.’
I said ‘oh no I will be late’ and he replied ‘don’t worry I will take a look!’
He moved his motorbike and took off his helmet and before […]
I said ‘oh no I will be late’ and he replied ‘don’t worry I will take a look!’
He moved his motorbike and took off his helmet and before […]
Original post on kind.social
kind.social
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Before I could get out of my car a motorbike pulled up along side me and a guy lifted up his visor and with a smile said ‘there is something under your car.’
I said ‘oh no I will be late’ and he replied ‘don’t worry I will take a look!’
He moved his motorbike and took off his helmet and before […]
I said ‘oh no I will be late’ and he replied ‘don’t worry I will take a look!’
He moved his motorbike and took off his helmet and before […]