Bruce Dawson
@randomascii.bsky.social
Retired tech-nerd. Unicyclist, kiteboarder, juggler, hiker, plays tennis and pickleball, advocates for pedestrian/cyclist safety. Windows ETW expert. LGBTQ supporter. Vancouver, BC
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https://randomascii.wordpress.com/
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https://randomascii.wordpress.com/
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The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
I keep noticing my laptop's fan running when it is idle and Task Manager always shows practically nothing running. But cumulative CPU time shows a different story:
February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I keep noticing my laptop's fan running when it is idle and Task Manager always shows practically nothing running. But cumulative CPU time shows a different story:
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::taps mic::
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
::taps mic::
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
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MUST READ this powerful, intimate dispatch from Minneapolis by @propublica.org visual journalists @peterdicampo.bsky.social (who lives there) & @cengizyar.com
This is America.
This is America.
What We Saw in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
MUST READ this powerful, intimate dispatch from Minneapolis by @propublica.org visual journalists @peterdicampo.bsky.social (who lives there) & @cengizyar.com
This is America.
This is America.
While using my credit card to rent a car I ran into this cursed PIN entry screen. Do you see the problem?
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 AM
While using my credit card to rent a car I ran into this cursed PIN entry screen. Do you see the problem?
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we're wasting massive opportunities to pivot to these things
just like we have for the last 30 years.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
just like we have for the last 30 years.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
a tale of two cities...
both of these districts were planned and built in the last 20 years.
one has a ton of social housing. one has very little.
one has open space. one has very little.
the building heights? also similar... 6-10 stories.
both of these districts were planned and built in the last 20 years.
one has a ton of social housing. one has very little.
one has open space. one has very little.
the building heights? also similar... 6-10 stories.
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 AM
we're wasting massive opportunities to pivot to these things
just like we have for the last 30 years.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
just like we have for the last 30 years.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
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The benefits of removing some cars from the road has a massive spillover effect, and people are not going to drive to an edge neighborhood to park somewhere there isn't really any parking anyway.
Expand the zone. Up the charge.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
Expand the zone. Up the charge.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
Residents of outer boroughs & suburbs – many of whom seldom drive into Manhattan -- have been among congestion pricing’s most vehement critics.
Their fears of surging traffic on "their" roads were unfounded. In fact, local traffic now flows faster.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...
Their fears of surging traffic on "their" roads were unfounded. In fact, local traffic now flows faster.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The benefits of removing some cars from the road has a massive spillover effect, and people are not going to drive to an edge neighborhood to park somewhere there isn't really any parking anyway.
Expand the zone. Up the charge.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
Expand the zone. Up the charge.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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The degree to which Trump has corrupted the department of justice in a single year in office is terrifying.
A truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The degree to which Trump has corrupted the department of justice in a single year in office is terrifying.
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It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened
Sectigo sent me four emails this morning warning me that code signing certificate validity is dropping from 3 years to 15 months and offering to renew mine before the change on March 1st.
It looks like their code signing certificates are $571/year which is... a lot! Multi-year discounts help, but
It looks like their code signing certificates are $571/year which is... a lot! Multi-year discounts help, but
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Sectigo sent me four emails this morning warning me that code signing certificate validity is dropping from 3 years to 15 months and offering to renew mine before the change on March 1st.
It looks like their code signing certificates are $571/year which is... a lot! Multi-year discounts help, but
It looks like their code signing certificates are $571/year which is... a lot! Multi-year discounts help, but
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Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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This statement is worth 5000 prayers and sermons combined.
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
This statement is worth 5000 prayers and sermons combined.
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
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I've shared on here before, why more cops do not and cannot reduce the murder rate in US cities.
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
Baltimore Streets
YouTube video by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan
m.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I've shared on here before, why more cops do not and cannot reduce the murder rate in US cities.
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
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Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
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What we are watching is a paramilitary force learning that they can kill with impunity, that the regime will smear the victim and defend them. Unless politicians and the legal system exerts accountability, it will not stop. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What we are watching is a paramilitary force learning that they can kill with impunity, that the regime will smear the victim and defend them. Unless politicians and the legal system exerts accountability, it will not stop. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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👴🏻"Don't come here illegally and there won't be a problem! Come here legally and you'll be fine!"
👩🏼"But they did come here legally, and they got jobs, paid taxes, didn't commit any crimes. But then their status was taken away anyway, for no reason other than to be cruel and racist.🤷🏼♀️"
👴🏻"Trump 2028!"
👩🏼"But they did come here legally, and they got jobs, paid taxes, didn't commit any crimes. But then their status was taken away anyway, for no reason other than to be cruel and racist.🤷🏼♀️"
👴🏻"Trump 2028!"
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. The aging care industry is expected to lose many workers as a result.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care
YouTube video by Marketplace APM
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 AM
👴🏻"Don't come here illegally and there won't be a problem! Come here legally and you'll be fine!"
👩🏼"But they did come here legally, and they got jobs, paid taxes, didn't commit any crimes. But then their status was taken away anyway, for no reason other than to be cruel and racist.🤷🏼♀️"
👴🏻"Trump 2028!"
👩🏼"But they did come here legally, and they got jobs, paid taxes, didn't commit any crimes. But then their status was taken away anyway, for no reason other than to be cruel and racist.🤷🏼♀️"
👴🏻"Trump 2028!"
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Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
Google: AI will take over the world
Also Google: I know you're in Mexico, 3,000 km from Vancouver, and have never shown interest in the Canucks, and have said "Not interested" to Canucks stories three times this week, but are you really _sure_ you don't want to see the latest scores?
Also Google: I know you're in Mexico, 3,000 km from Vancouver, and have never shown interest in the Canucks, and have said "Not interested" to Canucks stories three times this week, but are you really _sure_ you don't want to see the latest scores?
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Google: AI will take over the world
Also Google: I know you're in Mexico, 3,000 km from Vancouver, and have never shown interest in the Canucks, and have said "Not interested" to Canucks stories three times this week, but are you really _sure_ you don't want to see the latest scores?
Also Google: I know you're in Mexico, 3,000 km from Vancouver, and have never shown interest in the Canucks, and have said "Not interested" to Canucks stories three times this week, but are you really _sure_ you don't want to see the latest scores?
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"[Trump's] acquisitiveness regarding Greenland has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do, as everything always does, with his fragile ego."
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | Greenland, Minnesota, Army-Navy game: Another day, another emergency
Greenland isn’t about national security. it’s about a president’s fragile ego, as usual.
wapo.st
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
"[Trump's] acquisitiveness regarding Greenland has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do, as everything always does, with his fragile ego."
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
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You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
I am currently on an extended vacation in Mexico. I'm in a small walkable town so I don't have a car. This is good.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
January 20, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I am currently on an extended vacation in Mexico. I'm in a small walkable town so I don't have a car. This is good.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
I am currently on an extended vacation in Mexico. I'm in a small walkable town so I don't have a car. This is good.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I am currently on an extended vacation in Mexico. I'm in a small walkable town so I don't have a car. This is good.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.
However I would sometimes like to be able to travel to the far edge of town (a kilometer or so) faster, so today I bought a used bike for $65.