mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchDirector, brand & communications, @cira@mstdn.ca
dad jokes, random 90s hip hop lyrics, existential dread
Big tech lobbyists are going to try to tell us not only that we shouldn't do this but that Canada can't do this.
They are reinforcing U.S. tech hegemony to ensure we stay dependant on services that are under the control of American courts and politicians.
Canada can and must build sovereign cloud compute either on our own or with the Europeans.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/29/europes_cloud_challenge_building_an/
Winner has to become a democracy.
Look, I’m obviously biased but I truly think the @cira@mstdn.ca .CA Small business gift guide is the best holiday gift guide in Canada.
There are HUNDREDS of small Canadian businesses to choose from in a variety of categories.
You can get all your shopping done Bezos-free!
I just left Farm Boy with seven things left on my list because all of them were product of USA.
I don’t understand what it’s gonna take for Canadian retailers to understand the gravity of the moment we’re in
I don’t know how I could get up in the morning, given everything that’s going on, if I didn’t know I was making a small difference for Canada’s future.
Read this op-ed (gift link) by @cira@mstdn.ca on what the government can do to improve digital sovereignty.
In case you were, inexplicably, still using Hootsuite (it hasn’t been best in class for like a decade now), here’s another reason not to use them.
Someone needs to write a book on the entrepreneur to fascist pipeline.
What a horrible day to have given up drinking
There was a point in my life when I thought the fall of the Berlin Wall would be the defining historical moment.
Then it was 9/11.
Then the pandemic.
I guess what I'm saying is that Francis Fukuyama can get bent.
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced Canada’s future isn’t secure unless we re-open the Constitution.
The Notwithstanding Clause has to either go or be severely nerfed and we need to settle provincial rights clearly.
Reminder: Trump was able to enact tariffs against Canada without congressional approval because he created a fake fentanyl crisis at the border.
Does this sound familiar?
Seeing Jerome Iginla as the dad of a 19-year old at the World Juniors is truly sobering moment.
Car door handles should require one fluid motion to open. This is a solved problem.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk
Big Telecom is actively destroying independent ISPs in Canada
You can help National Capital Freenet fight back by joining us on February 1 at the Mayfair Theatre for a screening of the 90s cyberpunk classic, Hackers
Join us for the movie and grab some limited edition Free the Net swag!
We should annex Hans Island for funsies.
Canadians working the coal mines that fuel their new American AI overlords:
"I'm so happy that Carney told off Trump! He owned that orange loser!"
Drake Maye, without 2 of his top receivers, is absolutely torching the Jets