@mayintoronto I don't think I said this in the poll, but in my case it was going out to see @onfy once I realized she was just a couple cities over

@blogdiva I'd venture to guess that one of the biggest challenges with going back to on prem is the amount of GPL code people throw willy nilly into their software. (Not to mention GPL from AI code nonsense.) I can't see a world where these companies will agree to open source their precious code.

re-normalize direct download and manual installation (aka side-loading) of software on our mobile microcomputers.

mobile phones are microcomputers with telephony.

we should have a right to the root directory of our microcomputers and install any software we want; just as with our laptop and […]

@blogdiva I don't know if the software industry knows how to ship on prem anymore. I'd love to see it come back.

@mayintoronto I met my wife on OKC and I will never forget explaining to my very Georgia Aunt that we met on the internet and her head nearly exploded.

"But how did you know he wasn't a dangerous weirdo?!"

"Well... we met in public places, like you usually do."

Poll's over. https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/115333436396003954

Highlights:
- I never want to hear about how Fedi people are unsocial. 86% of you went outside at least once to meet another human being.

- Someone actually got a kidney from a fedi-friend :blobcatlove […]

If you're on the board of, or leading a Toronto based non-profit, I can't recommend the services at MAS enough. They provide education and training to non-profit organizations of all sizes to set themselves up for success.

https://www.masadvise.org/

#toronto

@tayfonay My dentist still does the goop. She says it's much more reliable. 🤷

If you're on the board of, or leading a Toronto based non-profit, I can't recommend the services at MAS enough. They provide education and training to non-profit organizations of all sizes to set themselves up for success.

https://www.masadvise.org/

#toronto

@futurebird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79QxturUolo

Also while I'm ranting about cryptography:

CISOs, for fucks sake, why are you even going on and on about post-quantum bullshit when you still run Citrix and don't patch your goddamn shit?!?

You're worried about what the optimal bank vault lock is to your screened in porch!

Small town Canadian newspapers at risk from anti-democratic Carpenter Media ownership group

Dear Editor, I am deeply concerned that the new American owner of this newspaper, Carpenter Media, has crossed a bright red line in journalism ethics that calls into question the independence and […]

Poll's over. https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/115333436396003954

Highlights:
- I never want to hear about how Fedi people are unsocial. 86% of you went outside at least once to meet another human being.

- Someone actually got a kidney from a fedi-friend :blobcatlove […]

They're absolutely not the same, but I've certainly watched right wing trolls appropriate and pollute leftist language.
@mayintoronto

I feel like I've seen more horseshoe theory bullshit in the last week than the past several years.

No, the extremes aren't the same.

We really want to kill the planet as fast as possible

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Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would run from northern Alberta to the U.S. Midwest, during his conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, according to a source […]

Eglinton crosstown enters revenue service demonstration! The line opens once the line operates without issue 21 days in a row, minimum 30 days of testing.

Holy shit it's happening!

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/07/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-revenue-service-demonstration-begins/

#toronto #ttc

@[email protected] I will echo this same offer for up to two communities! I'll do the install, maintenance, upkeep, and keep the lights on. I have the automation to be able to run any of these:
- Mastodon
- Pixelfed
- GoToSocial
- Sharkey
- Akkoma
- Bonfire

And for that matter if anyone […]

@mayintoronto Me either. I've been working around the construction for 10 years, though, so I feel connected anyway 🚈✨

after looking on from afar in horror at LLM code for many months, each example convincing me to never touch the stuff, somehow i am now responsible for reviewing a lot of LLM code for my job, and let's just say i am not having a good time.

@cargot_robbie I don't live up there, but I'm stoked that we're getting 2 lines so soon. 🤞

I was talking to a woman who owned a restaurant on Eglinton West a few years ago. The crosstown came up.

She pulls up a picture on her phone of a young kid sitting in the driver seat of a mock up of a future Eglinton streetcar at an event around when they broke ground. "That's my son. He's 22 […]

Nice article about an Alaskan quilter making quilts to support her family back in #ukraine. She has a lovely, lyrical style to her work

https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/ukrainian-artist-quilts-in-juneau-to-support-her-brother-s-battalion

#quilting #quiltingnews

Eglinton crosstown enters revenue service demonstration! The line opens once the line operates without issue 21 days in a row, minimum 30 days of testing.

Holy shit it's happening!

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/07/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-revenue-service-demonstration-begins/

#toronto #ttc