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art - music - dweb - animals - food - travel - lover - creative - tech - information architect - content technologist

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Custo Discovery #0 – DIY Plushies w/ Evidence Doll · Luma Join us at Z-Space for an evening of thoughtful plushie-making led by inimitable fashion/music/movement/tattooing powerhouse Malik "evidence doll" as part of a…

This event is happening Wed night in Vancouver luma.com/hc2mfvls. This is gonna be a nexus of DIY, DWeb, sewing, art, content and music with A, Travis and of course, Evidence Doll

25.01.2026 19:26 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Architecture of Resilience | FFDW Issue 2 of the DWeb Digest - Architecture of Resilience

DWeb Digest Issue 2: "The Architecture of Resilience" is live.

With @pbkauf.bsky.social as guest editor.

8 essays on building decentralized infrastructure that lasts.

Read it: ffdweb.org/digest/issue-2

19.01.2026 15:59 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Block & Crown - Our House (Original Mix)
Block & Crown - Our House (Original Mix) YouTube video by The Beat Club by John Peel

Block & Crown's new release of the Madness classic www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL-x...

17.01.2026 17:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Nation of Tinkerers: A History of Canadian Electronic Music from 1945–1985 · Invisible Publishing From university labs to home-built studios, A Nation of Tinkerers charts the evolution of Canadian electronic music.

hey i wrote a history of electronic music in canada from 1945-1985. it's called A Nation of Tinkerers and it's now available to pre-order through @invisibooks.bsky.social!

invisiblepublishing.com/product/a-na...

02.01.2026 19:08 👍 76 🔁 33 💬 8 📌 2

More great writing from my friend and influence Paul Boutin, who died on Saturday: His vast archive of work for Wired, 1997-2010. It’s a great timeline of what mattered—or seemed to matter—in tech over that period. (The very first piece is on “push technology.”) www.wired.com/author/paul-...

20.10.2025 18:19 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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Paul Boutin All stories by Paul Boutin

My friend Paul Boutin has died, far too young. He was also one of my favorite tech writers ever, and a profound influence on my own work. Here’s a an archive of his wonderful Slate columns from a simpler time. slate.com/author/paul-...

19.10.2025 08:33 👍 43 🔁 8 💬 6 📌 0

Congratulations and thank you for preserving our online history in real time... you are all truly visionaries for good!

02.10.2025 17:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spinal Tap - What's In My Bag?
Spinal Tap - What's In My Bag? YouTube video by Amoeba

britsplaining is somehow is funnier than mansplaining www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAL...

20.09.2025 21:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Guest suite in Mill Bay · ★4.76 · 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath Osprey's Return Oceanfront Suite - A Peaceful Gem

Short term 2 bedroom housing opportunity starting in October til spring north of Victoria, BC www.airbnb.ca/rooms/686518... PM me for friend rate and more info

18.09.2025 18:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
DWeb Camp Cascadia 2025: Canada’s First Regional Decentralized Web Camp in the Pacific Northwest | Internet Archive Blogs

What a lovely wrap up of blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/d... ... thanks @mai.bsky.social!

04.09.2025 18:02 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Duck Pond, Burning Man 2025 - Tuesday Animal Control Takeover What a day. what a week. Animal Control took over Duck Pond's bar and soundsystem on Tuesday for our annual animal collab. My set started with clear skies and ended knee deep in a literal pond. Did t

amazing!! this needs a soundtrack so badly... maybe this'll do soundcloud.com/overdubbed/d... )'(

01.09.2025 01:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

baahhh hahh!!!

16.08.2025 17:20 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dan, Andi and Yas in front of the sign reading Salt Spring Island Farmer's Institute.

Dan, Andi and Yas in front of the sign reading Salt Spring Island Farmer's Institute.

Heading out of Salt Spring Farmer's Institute at the end of DWeb Camp Cascadia

15.08.2025 06:34 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Danny and Yas in the kitchen

Danny and Yas in the kitchen

Kitchen selfie at DWeb Camp Cascadia with Danny

15.08.2025 06:29 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament Elizabeth May and Yas Etessam on a stage with musical notes across the back.

Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament Elizabeth May and Yas Etessam on a stage with musical notes across the back.

One of the many fun and memorable moments of this year's camp with Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, who is an officer of the Order of Canada, the leader of Canada's Green Party, environmentalist, apparent historian and all around fun gal. And me!

15.08.2025 06:26 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...

On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...

On the way to DWeb Camp Cascadia...

15.08.2025 06:19 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you to our sponsors and individual supporters and our fantastic DWeb Camp Cascadia and DWeb YVR Sponsorship team!

06.08.2025 17:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank to every sponsor for your generosity and believing in us. We really appreciate your support!

06.08.2025 17:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hypha Co-op + DWeb Local-First Software Weekend Supporting local events to build alternative tech futures

The worker-owned cooperative technology consultancy @hypha.coop has been a long-time supporter of DWebYVR initiatives and we would love to thank them again for helping us with #DWebCampCascadia 🎉🎉🎉

dwebyvr.org/thanking-cam...

06.08.2025 14:28 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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Shea Butter Market | All Natural skin care products | Retail-Wholesale Our Certified Organic Shea Butter comes from the edge of the Sahara Desert in West Africa where pure Shea Butter has been used for over 2,000 years. Pure African Shea Butter softens, moisturizes and h...

During and after #DwebCampCascadia you gotta take care of that skin! 🧴💆‍♀️ Shea Butter Market is our local sponsor, a black woman owned handmade skincare business sourcing ingredients from women's collectives in Northern Ghana. Thank you to SBM! 🎉

🛒 Order online: sheabuttermarket.com?ref=dwebyvr....

06.08.2025 15:57 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Packing a clean t-shirt for the t-shirt swap.. either a camper will end up with it, or it'll go to Lady Minto.

26.07.2025 20:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seminar: Democracy Levels Framework · Zoom · Luma Democracy Levels Framework - A shared language for democratic AI (https://democracylevels.org/) The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI…

Last week's seminar on Transfer Data Trust was stellar.

Coming up this Wednesday: Democracy Levels Framework. The Democracy Levels Framework was developed to help AI organizations, regulators, and stakeholders integrate meaningful democratic processes into AI governance and alignment.

26.07.2025 20:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dear everybody on Facebook, come over to Bluesky so I can actually communicate with you... life would be easier if I went onto Facebook and asked to borrow a geodesic dome or bell tent for camp.. but I'm moving forward, not backwards.

21.07.2025 19:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Shoreline during low tide with channels and tide pools,  eel grass and trees in the background.  Woman is getting ready to get into the water.

Shoreline during low tide with channels and tide pools, eel grass and trees in the background. Woman is getting ready to get into the water.

Lush green vegetation with blue skies and trees.

Lush green vegetation with blue skies and trees.

Friendship, delicious food, and a bit of an escape from the world. Northern tip of Salt Spring Island during low tide with sea stars, barnacles and friends. Photos by Phoebe McNair-Luxon.

16.07.2025 22:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DWeb Camp Cascadia, Aug 8-10th, Salt Spring Island, BC DWeb Camp Cascadia takes place August 8th to 10th, 2025, at the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute in the Southern Gulf Islands, BC, Canada. Join us for an outdoor, camping-focused gathering of re...

Guess what folks? DWeb Camp Cascadia is on, and tickets are live! Aug 8-10, we'll be camping out on Salt Spring Island in the first-ever regional DWeb Camp for the Pacific Northwest.

Learn more and get your tickets here:
dwebyvr.org/camp/

#dwebcampcascadia @getdweb.net

16.06.2025 18:38 👍 19 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 4

Decentralizing the web is a philosophical exercise that requires needs unbelievable team work.... thanks community!

09.07.2025 14:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DWeb Camp Cascadia Session Proposals are open DWeb Camp Cascadia Session Proposals are open! Submit your suggested talks, workshops, or other fun activities in the session proposal form.

Call for participation for DWeb Camp Cascadia - sessions and more.. do you want to show off a demo or maybe put up some art?

08.07.2025 12:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What is Salt Spring Island in Canada!? #explorecanada #canadatravel #shorts
What is Salt Spring Island in Canada!? #explorecanada #canadatravel #shorts YouTube video by Sokeyvision

Very short clip on Salt Spring Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw91... and its history.

26.06.2025 19:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yep, I used to live in North York as well as Ossington

18.06.2025 15:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

yo @bmann.ca, I don't actually roll that way. I certainly did not use any connections to acquire the venue, just needed to clear that up so that there's zero confusion with various boards!!

18.06.2025 15:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0