Retired tech-nerd. Unicyclist, kiteboarder, juggler, hiker, plays tennis and pickleball, advocates for pedestrian/cyclist safety. Windows ETW expert. LGBTQ supporter. Vancouver, BC he/him https://randomascii.wordpress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mv6c6wyswk2vI "love" it when OneDrive uses 5% of CPU (that's more than an entire core of my 22-logical-processor laptop) when OneDrive is fully disabled on my machine. There is nothing to sync you muppets!10 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6c6wyswk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mv54f5wmcs2uIs it just me or is Google Maps on desktop getting a lot worse? For about a year it's had a bug where it just stops drawing. I have to refresh the web page to restore functionality.10 Sep 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv54f5wmcs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mv2kgv7al22j@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social - in your recent interview with Vision Zero's Margie Sanderson the banner on screen said "Vancouver road safety group says traffic collisions cause more injuries than random assaults" - why not "Vancouver road safety group _points out_ traffic collisions cause..."09 Sep 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2kgv7al22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mv2jknssb22jWhy is AI so terrible? Why do people keep expecting that AI can be trusted to do anything? I searched on Google for "ben shelton match today" and it confidently told me about something that happened a _year_ ago, while claiming that it happened today. So dumb.09 Sep 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2jknssb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3muveqqnot22iCityNews is covering Meta's banning of the Penthouse's Instagram page over a clever joke. Let's get this video upvoted so that Meta can't hide their suppression of harmless speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XpPL2vkcg07 Sep 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muveqqnot22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3muvcdpti7k2rI hate that the default for how long Windows 11 waits to lock your device when you put it to sleep is 15 minutes. This feels hugely insecure.07 Sep 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvcdpti7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mupame3os22mIt appears that the US is flexing their digital muscles against a Vancouver strip club that dares to poke fun at Donald Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-strip-club-instagram-taken-down-sign-calls-out-trump-1272599304 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupame3os22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mugiglyb4s23It's amazing how quickly the fire department can put out a seemingly big fire, as seen in this video I got half an hour ago from my Vancouver condo: youtu.be/8NkCYcVTVhM https://youtu.be/8NkCYcVTVhM01 Sep 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugiglyb4s23https://bsky.app/profile/randomascii.bsky.social/post/3mudyc4bsns24There is a particular North Vancouver hike that I do (to the Hollyburn Fir) which seems to reliably trigger my phone connecting to a US cell tower, 40+ km away. It is weird to get roaming messages when I am that far into my own country.31 Aug 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:z32gbpw5tkdhis53bkosqfeg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudyc4bsns24