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A Canadian computer scientist and computer security researcher. FreeBSD/EC2 maintainer, FreeBSD Release Engineering Lead, AWS Hero, and author of @Tarsnap .
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I know people describe Washington DC as a "swamp", but I'm not quite clear on why Canadian embassy staff need to wear green camouflage.

2025-05-08 02:23:19

I know people describe Washington DC as a "swamp", but I'm not quite clear on why Canadian embassy staff need to wear green camouflage.



Mark Carney: Thank you to the hard-working team at the Embassy of Canada to the United States, who have been supporting Canadians abroad, representing our country, and strengthening our relationships from Washington.




*hugops* to @ElectionsCan_E. This is an unexpectedly close election and an entire country hammering on F5 is not making the election results site very...

2025-04-29 11:32:36

*hugops* to @ElectionsCan_E. This is an unexpectedly close election and an entire country hammering on F5 is not making the election results site very happy.

But the important thing is that the ballots get counted. We can wait for the results.

As much as I like @MarkJCarney, I can't help but cringe at this; there's no such things as political crowds *spontaneously* doing anything.

2025-04-27 04:34:03

As much as I like @MarkJCarney, I can't help but cringe at this; there's no such things as political crowds *spontaneously* doing anything.



Michael Coteau: Moments before @MarkJCarney is set to speak, the crowd spontaneously breaks into our national anthem. An incredible show of unity and pride!

Posting this here because it has come up multiple times in private conversations: If I know you, you live in the USA, and you want to escape, I'll be ...

2025-04-17 02:58:10

Posting this here because it has come up multiple times in private conversations: If I know you, you live in the USA, and you want to escape, I'll be happy to help you move to Canada. I'm not an immigration lawyer but I can help advise about the lay of the land.

I saw this in an advert and wondered who would want a -50% discount. Then I realized the obvious answer to the question: @patio11. Patrick would want ...

2025-04-16 02:20:21

I saw this in an advert and wondered who would want a -50% discount.

Then I realized the obvious answer to the question: @patio11. Patrick would want a -50% discount.

About 95% of DMs I receive and about 90% of ads I see on Twitter are crypto scams. Have I somehow been placed into an advertising bucket of "guy who f...

2025-04-15 04:11:10

About 95% of DMs I receive and about 90% of ads I see on Twitter are crypto scams. Have I somehow been placed into an advertising bucket of "guy who falls for scams", or is everyone else experiencing the same thing?