Sir Thinksalot
@sirthinksalot.bsky.social
Historian, veteran, cat valet, bibliovore, & part-time political proctologist. NAFO 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦 (they/them)
Followup to the emergency phone number discussion recently @kenwhite.bsky.social & @iamagoose.bsky.social, here's the official ITU reply to my query about standardizing on a single emergency number (there are ~15 globally).
TL DR they promote enabling 112 and 911, but it's entirely voluntary.
TL DR they promote enabling 112 and 911, but it's entirely voluntary.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Followup to the emergency phone number discussion recently @kenwhite.bsky.social & @iamagoose.bsky.social, here's the official ITU reply to my query about standardizing on a single emergency number (there are ~15 globally).
TL DR they promote enabling 112 and 911, but it's entirely voluntary.
TL DR they promote enabling 112 and 911, but it's entirely voluntary.
Here is the local hospital emergency room's spin on AI, which carefully omits infosec.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Here is the local hospital emergency room's spin on AI, which carefully omits infosec.
An early Toonie for @drobotunv.bsky.social's campaign as I'll be offline most of this week. Slava Ukraina 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
An early Toonie for @drobotunv.bsky.social's campaign as I'll be offline most of this week. Slava Ukraina 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
I love it when bigots forget that the technology exists to change their sign into something silly. "Your ad could be displayed here too!"
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I love it when bigots forget that the technology exists to change their sign into something silly. "Your ad could be displayed here too!"
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
Happy Orthodox Tuesday and slava Ukraina 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy Orthodox Tuesday and slava Ukraina 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
Salut, Marie! Je vous ai envoyé qqc pour vos copains - bon Fiver Friday à tous!
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Salut, Marie! Je vous ai envoyé qqc pour vos copains - bon Fiver Friday à tous!
Hopefully the first of many this Friday! - givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
(p.s. people often won't donate to projects that use AI pictures, even when it's linked to a legit charity - perhaps the unit can send you some photos?)
(p.s. people often won't donate to projects that use AI pictures, even when it's linked to a legit charity - perhaps the unit can send you some photos?)
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hopefully the first of many this Friday! - givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
(p.s. people often won't donate to projects that use AI pictures, even when it's linked to a legit charity - perhaps the unit can send you some photos?)
(p.s. people often won't donate to projects that use AI pictures, even when it's linked to a legit charity - perhaps the unit can send you some photos?)
He was all of us
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
He was all of us
De pace post bellum.
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
De pace post bellum.
It's Twonie Tuesday for Ukraine and fibre artist @nelltheweaver.bsky.social has just added this splendid scarf as a raffle prize ‐ chosen by the timestamp of your donation proof post being closest to her secret timestamp!
An equitable raffle & a noble gesture.
Use the official link shown below!
An equitable raffle & a noble gesture.
Use the official link shown below!
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It's Twonie Tuesday for Ukraine and fibre artist @nelltheweaver.bsky.social has just added this splendid scarf as a raffle prize ‐ chosen by the timestamp of your donation proof post being closest to her secret timestamp!
An equitable raffle & a noble gesture.
Use the official link shown below!
An equitable raffle & a noble gesture.
Use the official link shown below!
About 3 twonies, sent!
October 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
About 3 twonies, sent!
No Kings protest photo by Kingk7 from Providence RI
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
No Kings protest photo by Kingk7 from Providence RI
Some of my favourite signs from No Kings participants sharing their art 🫶
(Enjoy the inspiration but please respect these original artists. Have a good march!)
(Enjoy the inspiration but please respect these original artists. Have a good march!)
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some of my favourite signs from No Kings participants sharing their art 🫶
(Enjoy the inspiration but please respect these original artists. Have a good march!)
(Enjoy the inspiration but please respect these original artists. Have a good march!)
Behold! A new prize of £500 for early career scholars of medieval church history (incl Crusades)
@medievalists.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @nicmorton.bsky.social
@medievalists.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @nicmorton.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Behold! A new prize of £500 for early career scholars of medieval church history (incl Crusades)
@medievalists.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @nicmorton.bsky.social
@medievalists.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @nicmorton.bsky.social
If you actually like someone who is planning to go to the United States for vacation, work, family events, the World Cup, the Olympics, etc. then please encourage them to cancel those plans.
Photo by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Photo by the Chicago Sun-Times.
October 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you actually like someone who is planning to go to the United States for vacation, work, family events, the World Cup, the Olympics, etc. then please encourage them to cancel those plans.
Photo by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Photo by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Done! 1 raffle entry pls cc @kanarifella.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Done! 1 raffle entry pls cc @kanarifella.bsky.social
Wishing you every success for Fiver Friday fundraising! It's nearly Thanksgiving here and every veteran including me has been grateful for timely tacmed 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wishing you every success for Fiver Friday fundraising! It's nearly Thanksgiving here and every veteran including me has been grateful for timely tacmed 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
That fantastic Fella is out of my budget, but I did the needful (proof below) and wish you every success with this fundraiser! 🇺🇦💕🇨🇦
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
That fantastic Fella is out of my budget, but I did the needful (proof below) and wish you every success with this fundraiser! 🇺🇦💕🇨🇦
It is done!
For awareness, GPay wants us to fill in your name, phone, and email - which might also be causing some difficulties for donors.
Wishing you every success with your fundraiser 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
For awareness, GPay wants us to fill in your name, phone, and email - which might also be causing some difficulties for donors.
Wishing you every success with your fundraiser 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
October 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It is done!
For awareness, GPay wants us to fill in your name, phone, and email - which might also be causing some difficulties for donors.
Wishing you every success with your fundraiser 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
For awareness, GPay wants us to fill in your name, phone, and email - which might also be causing some difficulties for donors.
Wishing you every success with your fundraiser 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
It is done 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is done 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
Thanks, I'll send you a coffee for him!
Here's the info Wise needs to send to Ukrainians - Wise don't usually charge any fees to the recipients of fundraisers, but if your man's unit hasn't got its own account then the individual doing the fundraising should contact Wise (anti-laundering rules).
Here's the info Wise needs to send to Ukrainians - Wise don't usually charge any fees to the recipients of fundraisers, but if your man's unit hasn't got its own account then the individual doing the fundraising should contact Wise (anti-laundering rules).
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thanks, I'll send you a coffee for him!
Here's the info Wise needs to send to Ukrainians - Wise don't usually charge any fees to the recipients of fundraisers, but if your man's unit hasn't got its own account then the individual doing the fundraising should contact Wise (anti-laundering rules).
Here's the info Wise needs to send to Ukrainians - Wise don't usually charge any fees to the recipients of fundraisers, but if your man's unit hasn't got its own account then the individual doing the fundraising should contact Wise (anti-laundering rules).
