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Norman Wilson

oclsc@mstdn.ca

<p>Programmer, UNIX old fart, friend of cats, cyclist, non-motorist, rail passenger (&gt;736000 miles), amateur^2 photographer, iconoclast, cynic, observer of odd things, revolve top insights (11).</p>

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    Happy #SeijiOzawa Day!

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    Elon Musk has no taste. Anyone who doubts that needs to read his opinions about store-bought vs fresh-picked tomatoes.

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    I wouldn&#39;t have watched it anyway, but during Trump&#39;s speech I was busy giving my oldest cat his preventive meds. Most of are water-soluble and don&#39;t taste bad, so I mix them with water and a little canned cat food; to him that&#39;s a treat. One tastes bad, he gets it in a capsule; to him that&#39;s awful. I expect I&#39;d have a worse taste in my mouth had I watched the stupid speech. I&#39;ll read about it tomorrow morning on https://electoral-vote.com.

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    I guess I&#39;ll be wearing an N95 outdoors today.

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    Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called Social Security. Socialism is what they called farm price supports. Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. --Harry S Truman, Syracuse NY, 1952-10...

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    Received the Notice of Assessment for my 2026 Canada tax return. The bad news is that I made some fumbles (which, in Canada, they automatically fix). The good news is that that means I get about $600 back. The weird news is that the notice is dated nine days from now. I guess I get paid then.

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    @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Theo does lots of great work. I&#39;m happy to support him as a Star subscriber.

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    @mhoye @mdione When I lived car-free in suburban NJ I had a similar experiene twice daily, walking the 2km or so between home and work. Only about two thirds of the walk had sidewalk. After six years of that I gave up, left the best job I&#39;ll ever have, and moved to a walkable place with decent transit. 30 years ago. I was right.

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    @deniseyu Canadian Thanksgiving, six or seven weeks earlier, is better spaced. But we could use a holiday in November, and consistent March and April holidays (rather than the one-or-the-other bouncing Good Friday).

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    @CStamp @gleick Emboldened is accurate; it&#39;s just incomplete.

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    Happy Birthday to Tom Lehrer, who now shares a characteristic with Mozart.

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    Maybe I&amp;#39;ll skip work today to enjoy the last day before civilization dies.

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    We&amp;#39;ll meet again don&amp;#39;t know where don&amp;#39;t know when 💣🍄⛈️

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    For the first time, I need to know the latest-likely-frost date for Toronto. Various online sources are not entirely consistent, but it looks like 04-30 is a reasonable choice.

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    It is convenient that my new laptop can charge quickly or slowly depending on the wattage supported by the USB power supply I plug it into. (Possibly only if newer forms of negotiation are allowed.) Previous laptop used USB charging but insisted on 65W minimum.

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    He could have dementia on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.

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    Damn religious freaks trying to palm Sunday off on me again.