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Boris Mann

Web tinkerer. Open source. Community. DWeb. Likes to cook and eat.

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2024-11-03 15:56:05

2024-08-10 19:15:59

This is a note to the DWebCamp relay / feed. Cool!

2024-08-09 17:03:10

At #DWebCamp with @npub1wmr…g240 talking through Nostr and Nos
https://image.nostr.build/9a29401e2059c62b48b7112cbdd33460f290a7602758a0942ee1775dde66f9a8.jpg

2024-08-08 17:13:07

At DWebCamp watching @npub1wmr…g240 https://image.nostr.build/6ce314d3946a32428e4b101a59dc3651eed173357e7f2d11b9b9663a5ce09097.jpg

2024-07-13 19:33:08

Happy birthday Roland!
This was a pretty great Roland 6.0 release. Happy that I’ve known you since the 4.x days.
Here’s to many more releases!
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2024-07-08 06:12:42

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Yeah built-in to Micro.blog, I’ve been running it that way for a while now.
But apparently I don’t see notifications, sorry!
I’ve been using Fedica for cross-posting & scheduling via RSS https://fedica.com — but it doesn’t support Nostr.

2024-07-08 05:32:43

Went to Slo Coffee on Fraser today. Nice place, was packed but also pleasantly cool with good air conditioning.
I had a hibiscus espresso tonic and Rachael had an iced pistachio matcha with oat milk.
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2024-06-05 00:39:27

My first time having maple blossom pickles (right). Also pictured: house made sea asparagus pickles (left) by Milan.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/3ffc5e9e69.jpg http://milanks.com/

2024-05-31 05:27:41

I have been eating at Kim House for 20 years.
It used to be on Seymour across from my first Gastown office, is now on Pender at Richards, a few blocks west of #zspace.
#Vancouver #restaurant #Gastown
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/7061c0cc01.jpg https://maps.app.goo.gl/dgm72LJTKHk1tWGp9

2024-05-28 18:30:17

Just heard about a new coffee / pastries / ice cream shop coming to Chinatown being run by some rad people.
Just down the hill from #Zspace, super great energy happening.
#Vancouver

2024-05-25 17:53:10

Checking out the West of Main Art Walk today. From Main Street to UBC, so not really “walkable” easily, but we’ll be out and about to see what artists are clustered where.
Is open today May 25th as well as tomorrow May 26th from 11a to 5pm.
#Vancouver #art
https://www.artistsinourmidst.com/

2024-05-18 22:13:59

We went to VANCAF (the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival) today.
It’s at the Roundhouse today and tomorrow (May 18th & 19th). Absolutely packed, lots of great art, prints, stickers, pins, books and more. Recommended!
#art #vancouver #vancaf #event
https://www.vancaf.org/

2024-05-12 20:05:56

Wasp nest in the rhododendron outside our apartment window.
Photo is zoomed in so a little digitally crunchy looking. About the size of a fist.
Took care of it by blasting it with water. Unfortunate, but right outside the windows of the whole building.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/e18248717b.jpg

2024-05-10 03:35:42

Played a round of disc golf at Little Mountain for the first time in a very long time.
It was nice to be out in the sun and walk around and shake the dust off a little.
#discgolf #vancouver
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/b67fc9f9dc.jpg https://vancitydiscgolf.ca/little-mountain-qe

2024-05-06 15:20:18

This is Arthur Erickson Place, renamed after the architect who designed it.
Yes, brutalist AF
#Vancouver
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/014d7ce9d4.jpg https://arthurericksonplace.com/

2024-05-06 14:50:18

Car rental drop-off means a breakfast sandwich and cappuccino from 49th Parallel Lucky’s
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/28f47606b0.jpg

2024-04-10 22:14:36

I now have the power to make my own espresso tonics in the office. Dangerous!
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/5476a603e4.jpg

2024-04-06 00:15:53

New office dog friend, Edie.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/b27788d259.jpg

2024-04-01 17:04:57

Morning coffee at Nemesis, with strategically framed Harbour Centre in the background.
I have a new coworking desk. Haven’t had space here in #Vancouver #Gastown for 8 years, and before that was somewhere in the area for 12 years.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/f3a4ca0978.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbour_Centre

2024-03-16 05:51:54

Spent the evening at a music show by the Elliot Freedman Group.
It was hosted by Notional Space, a gift economy run venue that is a unique private home in my neighbourhood.
I love what Mark & Yumi are doing with the space. We need more like this.
#Vancouver #EastVan
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/b936d1c5be.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/45cbe460a4.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/3041af8b6d.jpg https://notional.space

2024-02-22 15:00:43

Today is my birthday.
This picture is from 49 years ago. 1975, summer, Eagle Cliff Beach on Bowen Island. That’s me being held by my mom.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/54a5f2519f.jpg

2024-02-17 04:29:44

I had an amazing intro call with part of the Besonda team this week.
It’s a non-profit focused on co-op based cohousing for BC.
I’ve been feeling that something like this needs to exist, so it’s amazing to find an org like this getting started!
#coop #cohousing #BC #housing
https://www.besonda.org

2024-02-14 01:43:20

It’s Fat / Pancake / Shrove Tuesday so I’m making Eierpfannkuchen for dinner.
Simplest recipe: 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour. Pinch of salt, pinch of sugar.
I’m just getting started in the pancake mines.
#FoodWiki #German #pancakes #FatTuesday #cooking
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/5b0198c466.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/Eierpfannkuchen.html

2024-02-11 22:21:08

My mom made spaetzle for lunch, and had this “Landfrauen kochen - Traditionsrezepte aus Württemberg” cookbook.
Translated “Farm women cooking - traditional recipes from Württemberg”, which is an older Swabian region of Germany centered around Stuttgart.
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2024-02-05 08:48:31

I watched “Union Street” tonight, a documentary about Vancouver’s historically black neighborhood of Strathcona.
Rather than being focused on displacement, it features a number of great local makers.
The Georgia Straight has a write up. Recommended!
#Vancouver #EastVan #movie #Strathcona
https://www.straight.com/movies/union-street-documentary-vancouver-strathcona

2024-02-01 23:18:09

Campaign launch for Tangara Music Player today:
"Tangara is a cool, hackable, ESP32-powered music player that provides high-quality audio, long battery life, and a design that’s easy to customize, repair, and upgrade."
It’s the year of tiny hardware, so yes, I ordered one!
#music #openhardware #opensource
https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara

2024-02-01 19:42:44

Trapped inside or coming out to play?
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/440873bdcb.jpg

2024-02-01 07:30:47

Our oven bottom burner is broken. It’s going to be painful dealing with our property manager to get fixed.
But it does have my thinking about the Anova Precision Oven.
Anyone have first hand experience with it or something similar — countertop convection + steam?
#FoodWiki
https://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-oven

2024-01-28 19:15:46

A picture of me cheers-ing with likely some sort of hazy fruit ale somewhere in San Francisco, Jan 27th, 2020.
Old glasses, and I look a younger and skinnier.
Cheers to a “good” 2024 everyone!
#onthisday
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/a58b6df08e.jpg

2024-01-28 18:44:54

Made lard by rendering pork fat in a crock pot (middle jar, white).
I added in 6 yellow onions and let that cook overnight (jar on the right).
The first jar on the left is the broth + fat I scooped out of the onions.
foodwiki.bmann.ca/January%2…
#FoodWiki #food
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/fbb3a29e73.jpg https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/January%252027th%252C%25202024.html

2024-01-28 17:01:25

Found out that Glorious Organics Co-op is going to have a new drop off location for their CSA boxes at Mucker Next Door this year.
Sign up on the website to get notified when they open for new membership.
#Vancouver #CSA #EastVan #coop
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/4e42239655.jpg https://gloriousorganics.com/csa/

2024-01-28 04:11:58

Dinner at The Pie Shoppe tonight.
Salad to share and some nice olives
“The Kent” pizza, charred pineapple, spicy coppa
Slice of Raspberry Rhubarb pie.
Updated opening hours, added pizza as cuisine for #OsmVancouver
#Vancouver #restaurant #EastVan #pizza #pie
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/e94fb90dfe.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/87d4d05bcf.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/544b9b3c03.jpg https://omaps.app/0pGgX0ECqZ/The_Pie_Shoppe

2024-01-24 17:51:29

I guess I signed up to get notified of new releases of the Numbeo Cost of Living Index by City. It’s a comparative baseline with NYC as 100%, and there are 362 entries.
Canadian cities start with Victoria at 52nd to Halifax at 83rd. There’s a second cluster with Mississauga at 103rd to Edmonton in 124th p... blog.bmannconsulting.com https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2024/01/24/i-guess-i.html

2024-01-24 04:02:40

A list of of 22 bakeries that make delicous bread in Vancouver, by Scout Magazine.
#FoodWiki #Vancouver #bread
https://scoutmagazine.ca/2024/01/23/where-to-score-the-best-bread-in-vancouver-mapped/

2024-01-24 03:56:05

The Dystopia is doing great, thanks for asking.
This was a test of a security system at a construction site that I walked past on the weekend. Original audio!
https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2024/01/23/the-dystopia-is.html

2024-01-21 07:37:55

Bread is complete. I’ll let it cool, wrap it, and see how it tastes for breakfast tomorrow.
The “no knead” technique was first widely shared in 2006 in the NY Times Cooking section.
Here’s my entry for it in the FoodWiki.
#FoodWiki #baking #bread
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/25ce297484.jpg https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/No-Knead%2520Bread%2520Recipe.html

2024-01-21 05:33:55

Chad and his wife Kumie gave me a bit of their family miso back in June, in a container in this bag with instructions.
cool dark place
mix once in summer
ready to eat fall
And: おいしくなった, roughly translated as “it will have become delicious”
It is delicious! Thank you friends!
#FoodWiki
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/1639e65cf4.jpg https://chadkohalyk.com

2024-01-21 05:00:03

We were in North Van today and went to a Filipino restaurant Alloz Grill for lunch.
I had garlic rice with beef stew & a sour tamarind pork soup (pictured), Rachael had all-day-breakfast Longsilog. We got a leche flan to take home.
#FoodWiki #restaurant #Filipino #NorthVan #OsmVancouver
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/10c7ec6d1e.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/5f99113c27.jpg https://omaps.app/4pGgdTE9jB/Alloz_Grill

2024-01-20 16:24:07

Overnight rise of No-Knead bread recipe. It’s been a long time since I’ve attempted bread.
#FoodWiki #baking
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2024-01-19 21:03:28

Trying out Phở Jade “the place for noodle soup lovers”.
It’s got a pretty big menu. I tried a large bowl of pho with all the meats to get a baseline.
It’s good! Fragrant floral broth.
#Vancouver #EastVan #FoodWiki #pho #restaurant #Vietnamese #OsmVancouver
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/7dffaa67fc.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/72321b6b15.jpg https://omaps.app/4pGgXaZ-0s/Ph%E1%BB%9F_Jade

2024-01-19 20:33:47

Turns out it’s Timbertrain’s 10th anniversary — and they’re doing a giveaway raffle if you subscribe to their newsletter.
This is my #EastVan local and before that the #Gastown location was our afternoon macchiato stop.
#Vancouver #coffee
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/4e9ff4f196.jpg https://timbertraincoffeeroasters.com/anniversary-giveaway/

2024-01-17 17:07:30

Rachael got started shovelling, I finished it off and did the sidewalk.
I took the second picture where you can see it’s snowing enough to start covering things again.
#Vancouver #snow #BCStorm
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2024-01-17 05:37:44

Jazzed my way through making a beef stew with lots of onions, red wine, and roasted red peppers.
It’s similar to Spanish Chilindron, when I went to go look for recipes afterwards.
I was thinking about paprika, but just added some tomato paste & Calabrian chillies right at the end.
#FoodWiki
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/fc740b468e.jpg https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/January%252016th%252C%25202024.html

2024-01-14 18:16:49

I got all my Google Maps saved places exported and imported into FacilMap.
But! They’re all just labelled as “Point” and lost the name of the business.
More research on GeoJSON and FacilMap import formats needed.
https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/boris-map/

2024-01-14 00:36:40

I made up a recipe for Whole Wheat Coconut Waffles. It’s a modification of the Buttermilk Waffles recipe I use with my vertical waffle maker.
#FoodWiki #waffles #baking #coconut
https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/Whole%2520Wheat%2520Coconut%2520Waffles.html

2024-01-12 07:17:52

Went to Jang Mo Jib on Robson for lunch. Had Gahl Bee Tahng with all the fixings. It’s a nice second floor space!
#FoodWiki #Korean #restaurant #Vancouver
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2024-01-08 15:39:56

Cocktail orange for breakfast. Also known as a mandelo, for “Mandarin + Pomelo”.
All citrus are actually hybrids of mandarin, pomelo, and citron (chart via Wikipedia).
I collected some links on the FoodWiki and learned about the UC Citrus Experiment Station.
#FoodWiki #citrus
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/2310333650.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/31ffbb73d9.png https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/January%25208th%252C%25202024.html

2024-01-08 07:55:10

Some fun packaging at the Sungiven Foods at City Square. Sungiven is pretty great, with stores all over Metro Vancouver.
Photos are of Soda crackers (sea salt) aka shark edition, and (chive) aka caveman and dinosaur buddy.
I didn’t buy candied olives, but I did buy candied plums.
#FoodWiki #Vancouver #g... blog.bmannconsulting.com https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2024/01/07/some-fun-packaging.html

2024-01-08 06:05:00

Went to the new Oidé Coffee location at the Waterfall Building near Granville Island.
Black sesame pastry is very tasty!
#FoodWiki #pastry #Vancouver
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/ae08652a4c.jpg https://omaps.app/_pGgWXSqus/Oid%C3%A9_Coffee

2024-01-08 02:35:57

Starfruit for breakfast. Bought it at the Sungiven when I went to City Square Centre for Nine Dumplings yesterday.
#FoodWiki
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2024/8ff0ea22ab.jpg

2024-01-06 20:56:47

I’m wandering around #Vancouver today.
If anyone is around in the next couple of hours, I’m going to go for lunch at Nine Dumplings.
I’ve been told it’s now in the City Square Centre food court.
I guess I’ll tag this a #FediMeetup
https://omaps.app/wpGgVrzPAE/City_Square_Shopping_Centre

2024-01-03 05:38:36

After several months of tinkering with Cloudron, the server management system you install on your own Ubuntu server for self hosting apps, I put together some notes on it, including total costs and a description about apps / types of services it can provide.
#selfhosting #Cloudron
https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/cloudron/

2024-01-03 05:37:21

2023-12-29 21:48:37

I added Rio Friendly Meats, a butcher at 2477 E Hastings in #EastVan, to #OpenStreetMap via Organic Maps.
#Vancouver #buylocal
https://riofriendlymeats.com

2023-12-27 18:29:37

Learning that Apple Maps has guides (collections of places) and ability to contribute photos to places (I don’t really ever use it).
Organic Maps has bookmarks which can be organized into lists.
Here’s Bloedel Conservatory, a classic #Vancouver destination for me when it rains for weeks.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/6745bdf52b.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/fac1f8636a.jpg https://omaps.app/0pGgVhXumQ/Bloedel_Floral_Conservatory

2023-12-27 17:58:18

"I think the future is divergent mutual incomprehension and that’s good."
Part of a post by Venkatesh Rao @vgr on Farcaster. He wrote Divergentism which goes into more detail.
https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2022/02/23/divergentism/

2023-12-24 22:04:39

Installed linkding shared bookmarking on the #CommonsComputer
As written up in the link, I’m still working out how to describe these shared services.
I have an OpenCollective for #ToolsForThoughtRocks but want to set things up that people can join the commons generally.
https://commonscomputer.com/t/linkding-installed/25

2023-12-24 19:38:39

I’m on Bowen Island for the holidays visiting my parents, so here are pictures from our usual Killarney Lake walk. Views East and West from the Meadow Bridge.
#BowenIsland #CrippenPark
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/c17650d19c.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/d2964ac129.jpg https://omaps.app/wpGga40Dvu/Meadow_Bridge

2023-12-24 19:14:43

Tinkering with Organic Maps, realizing I only have one bookmark in it: Mirika, a cafe in Berlin with great coffee, pastries, and classic German hot lunches.
Organic Maps is no-charge, open source offline maps based on OpenStreetMap.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/image.png https://omaps.app/04MnIyM1-L/Mirika

2023-12-24 19:03:09

"RSS and Mastodon could fit in the same app…I’d start with the social media experience: the single timeline of posts. Very simple sidebar. No article view. No read/unread status — just position in the timeline."
Brent Simmons, On Mastodon Support in NetNewsWire
#RSS #Mastodon
https://inessential.com/2023/12/17/on_mastodon_support_in_netnewswire

2023-12-17 18:45:58

Did you know that Skipper Otto community supported fishery has multiple #EastVan community pick up spots?
I’m picking up my last order of the season at the Off the Rail Brewing spot on Adanac off Clark: conveniently just a couple of blocks from my house.
https://skipperotto.com/

2023-12-17 18:09:02

I made lasagna yesterday. Like most of my cooking, I just sort of winged it.
I did buy some ingredients earlier in the week, including Italpasta Oven Ready Lasagna Noodles.
Here’s the package recipe, also on FoodWiki along with notes on my own recipe.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/178fb62ed9.jpg https://foodwiki.bmann.ca/December%252016th%252C%25202023.html

2023-12-10 05:03:41

The earth is too small to eat alone https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/2023/12/09/the-earth-is.html

2023-12-02 21:39:40

"Most productivity advice is BS…The only productivity advice that matters is getting clarity on what matters to you. You just feel differently about the world when you know what you care about."
Sari Azout continues with questions on getting to clarity on this
https://sublimeinternet.substack.com/p/my-favorite-questions

2023-12-02 18:02:10

The next version of Wiki.js sounds like it could be a pretty good Gitbook replacement.
And yes, it’s a Cloudron app of course ;)
https://next.js.wiki/

2023-11-22 17:06:45

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Looks like my ancient Swarm cross posting made it all the way to Nostr. Thats @npub1ju3…p2fq with me

2023-11-20 14:07:50

Checked in at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Güney Kampüs ÖFB Demir Demirgil Tiyatro Salonu. Inventing the future with Doruk (mostly him)
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/fsqacanba.jpg

2023-11-10 14:59:59

I am attending IPFS Connect in Istanbul!
And also testing the Sparkles micropub client posting to MicroDotBlog, which has an RSVP type.
https://sparkles.sploot.com/

2023-11-05 18:13:40

"That’s what social media did for people. We could click on a reply button, and in the same place we were reading, address a response specifically to that person, creating a thread. A conversation. There’s basically no way to do that in blogs or using RSS”"
Stephen Downes, Different from blogging
https://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2023/11/different-from-blogging.html

2023-10-28 03:30:25

Spooky Postcard Show at Tangible Interaction /Ironworks Building. Rachael made some paper cut spooky eyeballs to put in the show.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/2309521fec.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/8e87a0cd98.jpg https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTUzNTIwMjg1NjQ1MDAz?story_media_id=3170944885670633114&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

2023-10-22 05:44:19

Mah Milk Bar on Victoria Drive is now open:
"Mah Milk Bar is part neighbourhbood grocery store and part cozy coffee shop. We are passionate about supporting local brands, making delicious coffee and creating a warm, welcoming spot for the community to meet!"
Tasty coffee & chai!
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/038e320d95.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/fbe1b64c8b.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/cf50e24fff.jpg https://www.mahmilkbar.com/

2023-10-15 20:07:20

“All the Little Fires”, a painting by Leanne Romak currently at the Hearth Gallery on Bowen Island.
The description is by her uncle of how moonshine got made in 1940s Manitoba.
"Put (sugar) in a barrel with yeast and water. Add some barley, wheat, potatoes. Not in the house because the police come check. Put it in the bush."
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/3b5dd0f0a9.jpg https://thehearthartsonbowen.ca/news/reflections-iwasiuk-romak-10-23

2023-10-04 05:51:09

I have been looking for a fresh Asian noodle source in Vancouver for a long time.
I bought some Win Full Ramen at Donalds and made it for lunch today: the ramen was excellent.
And Win Full Foods seems awesome: looks like you can pick up from their store in East Van.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/79059fddb1.jpg https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/b829bedfd0.jpg https://winfullfoods.com/

2023-10-02 04:21:48

From Robin Sloan’s latest I learned about the singer Lorde’s newsletter:
"it feels like…a long rambly email from a (very smart, hugely successful) friend. Lorde’s messages do not belong to the internet of Twitter or Instagram"
Quoting Lorde:
"Everyone’s gotten really good at the same thing."
https://www.robinsloan.com/newsletters/angular-momentum/#lorde

2023-09-22 20:08:09

I’m in St. Louis for a conference and went to a cute local coffee shop, Goshen Coffee.
I’m slowly starting to gather coffee shop stickers on my travel mug.
Also pictured: wall of colourful bean packaging, dogs of Goshen, and seasonal beans.
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2023-09-16 05:07:32

"However, browsers selling users to search engines to keep the web going is a bit like selling weapons in a war zone to bankroll cancer research."
Robin Berjon suggests that we need to fix search on the Internet. And yes it means figuring out how to fund browsers, too.
https://berjon.com/fixing-search/

2023-09-10 22:31:32

“I think I’ve reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level, if that’s what you mean.”
— Revelation Space, Alistair Reynolds
#quote #book #reading #scifi 📚
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2023-09-09 06:17:35

That thing where it’s been a long week, but it’s also been too long since you cooked a proper meal, and that proper meal is delicious pulled pork, but you don’t have a dishwasher, and you have to slog through a mountain of dishes.

2023-08-24 23:46:13

I’m in London, Ontario for the week. We’ve explored a couple of “variety stores”, which are corner cafes / brunch / diner places.
Here’s brunch at The Bag Lady Variety. Shared a cinnamon swirl French toast with maple syrup, side of bacon, and fruit bowl. Plus 50s-60s Canadiana. Ceramic poodles!
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2023-08-19 23:36:30

Was at Raincity Games at International Village Mall.
Bought Teenage Mutant Dirtbags (mutant animals with attitude) & Scum and Villainy (scifi space capers using Forged in the Dark).
Plus photos of Faerie Fire & Witch-Craft by local #Vancouver makers, & Dialect about language.
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2023-08-19 23:17:21

Pastries at Nemesis Coffee on Hastings in #Vancouver
The cruffins are the most decadent, like blueberry pavlova.
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2023-08-17 03:39:29

The Subconscious Beta is out now.
The client app going into beta is a single player MVP.
But underneath the Noosphere protocol syncs and links notes and files planetwide, talks IPFS, and is open source.
Blogging, round two, but for tools for thought.
https://subconscious.substack.com/p/subconscious-beta

2023-08-15 19:04:21

HTML (Birthday) in the park
"In August 1991, the first website was published. We’re celebrating 32 years of HTML with a hangout in the park!"
A fun ongoing event in #Toronto. Join them Saturday, Aug 19th, 2-5pm in Dovercourt Park. Bring your own HTML writing machine!
https://html.green/

2023-08-13 16:25:03

re:Mix is a kitchen blender which you use with your own glass jars. It’s made in Berlin and “open source”, and the intent is for others to build & sell in their local region.
This is a model I’ve been waiting to appear! Who wants to build in Vancouver / BC?
https://www.openfunk.co/pages/re-mix

2023-08-12 05:48:01

Spent some time working out of Timbertrain Depot.
On my way out, I got to taste test this espresso tonic with orange juice.
Choice of name was “Orange is the new Black” (overplayed in my opinion) or “Clockwork Orange” (dark, mysterious, my vote). Delicious with a fruity bright Ethiopian bean.
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2023-08-06 04:04:56

jwz writes up some Mastodon’ts. The big one is to give the original post (OP) control over replies in the thread. So an OP is more like a blog.
I initially thought this was a bad idea, but yeah, if you’re doing a In Reply To, you shouldn’t get to ride along the OP reach.
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/08/mastodons-mastodonts/

2023-08-04 05:11:34

From Scout Magazine comes word of Mah Milk Bar opening on Victoria Drive in the old South China Seas location.
"In Australia [a milk bar is] a go-to spot for daily basics, synonymous with a corner store"
This sounds like a great community oriented place!
#Vancouver #EastVan
https://scoutmagazine.ca/2023/08/02/mah-milk-bar-aims-to-blend-local-community-charm-with-melbourne-coffee-culture/

2023-07-29 03:25:00

Hanging outside with Kaz the cat for his evening outdoor time on the deck. Last night in Nanaimo, back home in Vancouver tomorrow.
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2023-07-21 03:11:36

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2023-07-18 21:28:31

Just got my Similkameen Valley variety pack of wine dropped off.
Here’s a quick photo of the label for Pamplemousse Jus. I’ll add all the bottles to the FoodWiki later.
https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/24955/2023/df9d4a37dc.jpg https://foodwiki.bmann.ca

2023-07-18 21:17:36

This post by Devon Zuegel describing the unconference toolkit is great.
I’ve been meaning to write down something similar, this is an amazing resource to share.
What is an #unconference ?
participant-driven
a shared project
choose-your-own-adventure
the board is the center of the event
https://devonzuegel.com/post/the-unconference-toolbox

2023-07-16 06:24:32

Community Pizza on The Drive is close to us and has a delightfully shady patio for when it’s hot.
Building mural
Breakfast Pie, except pizza
Avocado Toast, also pizza
Flight of beers, all sours & radlers
foodwiki.bmann.ca/Community…
#FoodWiki
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2023-07-15 04:40:38

Evening walk with some murals in an alley, and ending in gelato (peanut butter for Rachael, cherry mania + raspberry lemonade for me)
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2023-07-12 03:22:55

New Brighton Park Pool in #EastVan
We like to go swimming at least once a week in the evenings. Last night it was really empty — maybe 20 people total.
The sky, sun, and mountain views are all amazing and we always enjoy our swim. Lucky to have our #Vancouver public pools.
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2023-07-08 05:17:45

Got out of a movie tonight and saw this amazing sky above #Vancouver on the way home.
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2023-06-30 21:49:30

We’re having a #DWebYVR catch-up in the collective garden at Scotia & East 4th.
It’s run by coFoodVancouver which is all about collaboration + food.
It’s my first time here. It reminds me of the back deck at c-base in Berlin a bit.
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2023-06-14 06:04:51

Pulpfiction Books has a great thread talking about their business & why they are closing their Kitsilano location in Vancouver. What a great line about retail:
"When we opened Kits, 21 years ago, I think there was still a case to be made for a business model I’ll call “a person sitting in a room full of interesting things.”
– @pfbvan"
https://twitter.com/pfbvan/status/1668788747943677953

2023-06-13 16:13:56

Killing Community on community as villages, whereas scaled social media prevents this through a “sustained large influx of strangers”.
"It’s no longer a village, but something like a train station. The default mode of being is passing through. People come and go, and there’s no real sense of belonging."
https://www.marginalia.nu/log/82_killing_community/

2023-06-10 15:56:42

Ben Thompson’s Stratechery post on Apple Vision gives us a framework for spatial computing taking on work (displacing multiple monitors) as well as consumption of immersive content.
This has very much been my thought about this category.
https://stratechery.com/2023/apple-vision/

2023-06-09 14:44:00

Erin Kissane:
"building the next generation of social tools…as infrastructure on which existing and nascent communities can build places that are safe and connected, joyful and challenging, wide-ranging and deeply human."
https://erinkissane.com/all-this-unmobilized-love