Matthew Laird
matthewlaird.ca
Matthew Laird
@matthewlaird.ca
tech-geek. former bioinformatics grunt worker. political addict. trying to improve the world around him.
I hear you, I actually wish I was working this week so I could hide from all this more easily. Too many days of everyone being stuck in a house together with nowhere to go.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We don't have a hummingbird feeder but we do have a small bird feeder and the crows seem to ignore it. And we have a lot of crows around here.
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I've pondered for a few years building my own stratum 1 time server, I've seen a few tutorials and it looks pretty easy these days.

But yikes, you'd think a facility like that would have a few weeks of backup power to keep the clocks online.
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
They've really pivoted on the definition?
a brown and white cat is laying on a couch .
Alt: a brown and white cat is laying on a couch .
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I did a deployment at about 2:30pm today. Okay, it was only to dev, but still...
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Oh good, I thought it was the goofy Android app with it's problems lately, I kept restarting and jazz jazz jazz. Not bad jazz.

At least I didn't wake up the national broadcaster playing to Swan Lake.
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Jealous!
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And now off to the River Market.
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I also checked all the parking levels and the top of the stairs, there's no apparent pay machines. So what happens if you don't have a smartphone. This all feels scammish. Though aren't all these pay parking companies with their quazi-legal status.
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Everyone seems to just be walking out of the parking lot without doing anything, so do I need to register? There's no information Booth that seems to be open at this mall to ask.
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
...is that legal?
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I dunno guys, should we require a l33t coding test for this one... 😜
December 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Yup. But when you start using the Not Withstanding to dehumanize and strip basic rights from people, I'm not sure holding back whatever arsenal you have is morally defendable.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There actually kind of is a constitutional genie for some of the bullshit, Section 90.
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I was actually planning to message @gabrielbauman.com over the holidays and take him up on his beer offer, we should have a lefty tech grunt worker meetup. My in-laws arrive Wed, I'll take opportunities to escape. 😂
cc @anthonyfloyd.ca and who else am I missing?
December 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM