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@tobiaspatton.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Software developer and dad to two teenagers. Mostly I post pictures of mushrooms.
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I’ll add right up front that nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training. https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-abyss
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I’ll add right up front that nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training. https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-abyss
The cold, moist air prompted the formation of these long, intricate ice crystal. Does anyone know the name for this phenomenon? #mosstodon
January 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The cold, moist air prompted the formation of these long, intricate ice crystal. Does anyone know the name for this phenomenon? #mosstodon
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I didn't want a safe house in the desert until seeing this ad.
January 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I didn't want a safe house in the desert until seeing this ad.
My first thought was that this must be vapor-ware and hype, but it looks like this is a real company with real products. I wonder what the actual trade offs are for this battery? I guess we'll find out when the first motorcycles using it hit the road. #climatechange #ev #batteries #cleanenergy […]
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cosocial.ca
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My first thought was that this must be vapor-ware and hype, but it looks like this is a real company with real products. I wonder what the actual trade offs are for this battery? I guess we'll find out when the first motorcycles using it hit the road. #climatechange #ev #batteries #cleanenergy […]
Wet dog on a wet hike. There is a path there, I swear it. #footpathfriday #dogsofmastodon #victoriabc #vancouverisland
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wet dog on a wet hike. There is a path there, I swear it. #footpathfriday #dogsofmastodon #victoriabc #vancouverisland
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Wow. TIL: the beginnings of #undrip started right here on #tseshaht :Tseshaht: #hupacasath :Hupacasath: Nuuchanulth territory in October 1975 at the former Alberni IRS (it had been closed two years earlier.)
"It’s been just over fifty years since the 1975 International Conference of Indigenous […]
"It’s been just over fifty years since the 1975 International Conference of Indigenous […]
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socialbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wow. TIL: the beginnings of #undrip started right here on #tseshaht :Tseshaht: #hupacasath :Hupacasath: Nuuchanulth territory in October 1975 at the former Alberni IRS (it had been closed two years earlier.)
"It’s been just over fifty years since the 1975 International Conference of Indigenous […]
"It’s been just over fifty years since the 1975 International Conference of Indigenous […]
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I’ve got a question for #fedihelp: What’s the best way you know of to un-shrink a wool sweater? I found one I really liked at a thrift shop that was technically my size, but it’s shrunk. It was marked down to a “Please just take it off our hands” price, probably because it was off-size, so it’s […]
Original post on retro.pizza
retro.pizza
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’ve got a question for #fedihelp: What’s the best way you know of to un-shrink a wool sweater? I found one I really liked at a thrift shop that was technically my size, but it’s shrunk. It was marked down to a “Please just take it off our hands” price, probably because it was off-size, so it’s […]
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Deep inside-baseball coverage of fallout from the Dems big election night. This is the kind of thing I subscribe to TPM for: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-insider-politics-sheets-are-scurrying-for-new-conventional-wisdom/sharetoken/d8f3e4b5-4c42-4cc0-be03-bdc821dbcc30
#uspol
#uspol
The Insider Politics Sheets Are Scurrying for New Conventional Wisdom
One of the most important things to understand about politics is the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Deep inside-baseball coverage of fallout from the Dems big election night. This is the kind of thing I subscribe to TPM for: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-insider-politics-sheets-are-scurrying-for-new-conventional-wisdom/sharetoken/d8f3e4b5-4c42-4cc0-be03-bdc821dbcc30
#uspol
#uspol
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This is an important, eloquent piece by @aphyr - worth a boost I’d say: https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is an important, eloquent piece by @aphyr - worth a boost I’d say: https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago
Some little mushrooms from today’s dog walk in the forest. Stropharia ambigua, Mycena, and Laccaria.l (maybe L. laccata) #fungi #mushtodon #mosstodon #victoriabc
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some little mushrooms from today’s dog walk in the forest. Stropharia ambigua, Mycena, and Laccaria.l (maybe L. laccata) #fungi #mushtodon #mosstodon #victoriabc
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Mostly a damp walk today but the light turned out nice in this photo. Some kind of Pholiota, maybe P. squarosa, on a stump, surrounded by salal. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Mostly a damp walk today but the light turned out nice in this photo. Some kind of Pholiota, maybe P. squarosa, on a stump, surrounded by salal. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc
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👋 Hey Mastodon! Rob Botterell, here, your MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. I’m looking forward to sharing updates on local initiatives, community events, and issues that matter to our area. Excited to connect with you all!
#bcpoli #community #introduction
#bcpoli #community #introduction
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
👋 Hey Mastodon! Rob Botterell, here, your MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. I’m looking forward to sharing updates on local initiatives, community events, and issues that matter to our area. Excited to connect with you all!
#bcpoli #community #introduction
#bcpoli #community #introduction
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Good NYT piece (gift link). Tl;dr: Financial whiz kids want to get their hands on mainstream retirement & insurance money so it can be plowed into unregulated private-debt markets and crypto. What could go wrong? […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Good NYT piece (gift link). Tl;dr: Financial whiz kids want to get their hands on mainstream retirement & insurance money so it can be plowed into unregulated private-debt markets and crypto. What could go wrong? […]
A stately Pluteus emerging from a rotted Douglas Fir stump near Royal Roads University. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc #yyj
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A stately Pluteus emerging from a rotted Douglas Fir stump near Royal Roads University. #fungi #mosstodon #mushtodon #victoriabc #yyj
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In which I (probably foolishly) make a bunch of predictions about the future of #genai: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions
GenAI Predictions
www.tbray.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In which I (probably foolishly) make a bunch of predictions about the future of #genai: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions
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Last week I gave a talk at the IPTC’s “Photo Metadata Conference”. Here’s a blog-ified version, with lots of juicy digging into exactly what works and what’s broken in C2PA in 2025. Also strong opinions about provenance. And a link to the YouTube recording […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Last week I gave a talk at the IPTC’s “Photo Metadata Conference”. Here’s a blog-ified version, with lots of juicy digging into exactly what works and what’s broken in C2PA in 2025. Also strong opinions about provenance. And a link to the YouTube recording […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
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This is a brilliant takedown of Ezra Klein. In addition to being a pleasure to read, it taught me something new… I had not realized that the podcast Ezra Klein went on to defend his terrible NYT column was _Ben Shapiro's_. ffs that's really all you need to know about Klein.
#politics #uspol […]
#politics #uspol […]
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federate.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Not much growing around here that's suitable for the table, but these bright orange Gymnopilus caught my eye. #fungi #mushtodon #yyj #victoriabc
September 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Not much growing around here that's suitable for the table, but these bright orange Gymnopilus caught my eye. #fungi #mushtodon #yyj #victoriabc
English language version
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations/2025/pre-budget-consultations-2025.html
https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/115006892448337131
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations/2025/pre-budget-consultations-2025.html
https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/115006892448337131
Pre-Budget Consultations 2025 - Canada.ca
Pre-Budget Consultations 2025
www.canada.ca
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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A big shout out to another Canadian Senator from Alberta joining the Fediverse!!
Big welcome to Senator Wells!
One at a time, we'll get them here!
I am sure @paulatics had something to do with this! :)
#canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #welcome #canada #mastodon […]
Big welcome to Senator Wells!
One at a time, we'll get them here!
I am sure @paulatics had something to do with this! :)
#canpoli #cdnpoli #fediverse #welcome #canada #mastodon […]
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mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
July 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#silentsunday #victoriabc not sure what happened that all these conifers were topped. Does fire do that?
July 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#silentsunday #victoriabc not sure what happened that all these conifers were topped. Does fire do that?
July 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM