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About Lebanon For a Moment?
Apr. 12th, 2026 09:13 pmWhat's going on with Apple Maps and southern Lebanon right now? As of 915 PM EST, this date?
About Facebook These Days?
Mar. 18th, 2026 08:24 pmIf anyone's trying to reach me via Facebook these days, I'm having issues navigating the site these days. At least until 10 PM most nights. The pages load up slower than I'm used to these days...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/arthur-irving-death-1.7202701
I forgot an add-on I'd installed into Firefox. It swaps in "oligarch" for "billionaire" wherever the latter word appears.
If you want it for yourselves...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/billionaire-oligarch-replacer/
Malignant Ad-Mails
May. 2nd, 2024 02:37 pmI think that someone is impersonating Machiavel Studios. The latest e-mail seeking my application to be hired does not have a Canadian e-mail address, but Hungarian.
Horror re: CBC Staffing
Dec. 4th, 2023 08:34 pmThis is not what I want for the future of the Public Broadcaster:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-radio-canada-layoffs-budget-1.7048530
Here and I've been listening to this year's edition of the Massey Lectures for most of the afternoon while I was working on the new day job...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-radio-canada-layoffs-budget-1.7048530
Here and I've been listening to this year's edition of the Massey Lectures for most of the afternoon while I was working on the new day job...
Fandom Wikis and the "Y" Key
Nov. 15th, 2023 07:12 pmIs anyone else having trouble using the "y" key in typing stuff on Fandom.com's wiki sites?
About Mastodon.social?
Jan. 30th, 2023 09:07 pmSolved!
Weather: Worried At the Moment
Dec. 22nd, 2022 11:26 amIf I'm not reachable by any internet channels for hours to days after tonight, this might be part of why:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/warnings-roll-in-ahead-of-snow-rain-wind-flash-freeze-in-eastern-ontario-1.6694853
Just so you know.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/warnings-roll-in-ahead-of-snow-rain-wind-flash-freeze-in-eastern-ontario-1.6694853
Just so you know.
(no subject)
Dec. 21st, 2022 09:00 am1. Someone sees the work of the Guardian as a threat.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/21/guardian-hit-by-serious-it-incident-believed-to-be-ransomware-attack
2. If you're trying to get in or out of metropolitan Vancouver, Canada, you'll need more patience than usual:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/winter-weather-flight-cancellations-1.6693294
3. Same for Ottawa-Gatineau.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/don-t-travel-this-weekend-if-you-don-t-need-to-opp-says-1.6692802
4. Mon-Fri 9-5 may be over for many, but what's taking its place in the federal civil service may be problematic in other ways for the staff as much as for the public. Especially in Ottawa-Gatineau where we don't have mask rules back in place yet.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/federal-departments-hybrid-directive-responses-1.6692401
5. The Convoy Siege of Ottawa continues to have consequences for a lot of people living here.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/zexi-li-freedom-convoy-year-in-review-1.6205324
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/21/guardian-hit-by-serious-it-incident-believed-to-be-ransomware-attack
2. If you're trying to get in or out of metropolitan Vancouver, Canada, you'll need more patience than usual:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/winter-weather-flight-cancellations-1.6693294
3. Same for Ottawa-Gatineau.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/don-t-travel-this-weekend-if-you-don-t-need-to-opp-says-1.6692802
4. Mon-Fri 9-5 may be over for many, but what's taking its place in the federal civil service may be problematic in other ways for the staff as much as for the public. Especially in Ottawa-Gatineau where we don't have mask rules back in place yet.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/federal-departments-hybrid-directive-responses-1.6692401
5. The Convoy Siege of Ottawa continues to have consequences for a lot of people living here.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/zexi-li-freedom-convoy-year-in-review-1.6205324
No Thank You to Post
Dec. 15th, 2022 09:23 pmThis is why I'm staying away from Post: Marc Andresssen and his perceptions of the world.
https://fediscience.org/@ct_bergstrom/109459499411846600
https://fediscience.org/@ct_bergstrom/109459499411846600
Mastodon: Done
Dec. 11th, 2022 05:38 pmOkay, I've got an account now. Not sure that I'll be staying with Mastodon Social yet.
https://mastodon.social/@DEWLine
https://mastodon.social/@DEWLine
Tech: 502 Messages
Oct. 11th, 2022 08:47 amYes, those are still showing up when I change web pages within Dreamwidth on occasion.
On to other topics...
On to other topics...
Having trouble logging into my Indeed account again. Not sure why, and I'm looking for word from anyone else facing similar issues.
Job Search: CRA Blockage
Jul. 25th, 2022 08:20 amYes, I maintain a job-seeker's account with the federal tax authorities. You try to find work in Ottawa-Gatineau without resorting to the various federal departments and agencies and see how far you can get, okay?
Anyway, I've been trying and failing to log in since Thursday. Not sure what's going on. I've left notes with several people. Moving on to continue the job search through other resources while I wait for replies.
Anyway, I've been trying and failing to log in since Thursday. Not sure what's going on. I've left notes with several people. Moving on to continue the job search through other resources while I wait for replies.
(no subject)
Jul. 8th, 2022 07:22 pmToday was warm, and windy...in a warm way.
The mess in progress at Rogers has not affected me too much, but for having to use my credit card when I'd rather use my debit card.
Extended family is mostly okay enough, so far as I can tell.
Found another job to file an actual application for. I'll know in four days if I can get into the candidate pool for it.
The mess in progress at Rogers has not affected me too much, but for having to use my credit card when I'd rather use my debit card.
Extended family is mostly okay enough, so far as I can tell.
Found another job to file an actual application for. I'll know in four days if I can get into the candidate pool for it.
