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Andrew Durnin

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Skiing, hiking, and family, not necessarily in that order. Working in tech and digital government in North Van.

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Crosswordr

I stumbled across crosswordr.com and periodically go down a crossword rabbit hole.

28.08.2025 02:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snail mailed β€œinvitation” letter offering the opportunity to transfer a domain name to another company and pay significantly more while locked into a contract.

Snail mailed β€œinvitation” letter offering the opportunity to transfer a domain name to another company and pay significantly more while locked into a contract.

I.T. people in Canada:
Do your clients a favour (protect them from themselves) and block the domain itod .com from being reached in order to prevent them from transferring the company domain away to a snail mail scammer that relies on people not reading.

14.07.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A good 70% of the fighting over AI would have been avoided if VC hucksters (and gullible access journalists) hadn't conflated incrementally useful automation with computational sentience to make money

11.07.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 1063 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 19
Cover of the children’s book β€œThe Gruffalo”

Cover of the children’s book β€œThe Gruffalo”

The Gruffalo! There are a few of them. Also Each Peach Pear Plum was a favourite.

02.05.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We invite you to join us at an informal drop-in session to learn more about updating our Official Community Plan to provide for more than 22,000+ homes mandated by provincial legislation and proposed changes to single family neighbourhoods.

🏘️Learn more: www.dnv.org/community-en...

28.03.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a sunny Whistler mountain taken from the Peak2Peak gondola as it descends from the Blackcomb side.

Picture of a sunny Whistler mountain taken from the Peak2Peak gondola as it descends from the Blackcomb side.

Skiing with my daughter at Whistler!

17.03.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state A British "DOGE" (of sorts) is rearchitecting the government

The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state (FREE TO READ!)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/login-to-a...

05.03.2025 07:05 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 42
Earthquake Details (2025-02-21)

Here’s the Canadian version via NRCAN: www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...

21.02.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

06.02.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 21334 πŸ” 6841 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 1038

Hang it in the Louvre!

05.02.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How about Ons? πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή But now you got me browsing Nordas. πŸ€”

02.02.2025 22:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen cap from the dumpster that is X putting the original post in context. It’s a quote from Rasmus Anderson, a Calgary Flames.

Screen cap from the dumpster that is X putting the original post in context. It’s a quote from Rasmus Anderson, a Calgary Flames.

Yup:

10.01.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JustWatch - The Streaming Guide All your streaming services in one app.

Try www.justwatch.com. Useful to check which service a film is on, pretty sure you can browse by streamer.

27.12.2024 00:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I missed it while baking xmas cookies, but my daughter said their interview with Stan Smyl was great. "They should do longer interviews like that on Sportsnet."

And it's 2024, the Sportsnet app shouldn't suck as much as it does. Inexcusable.

24.12.2024 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Free Curve to the Point - Accompanying Sound of Geometric Curves (rotated), by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925, πŸ“Έ by @redwingdgr

23.12.2024 12:08 πŸ‘ 3033 πŸ” 367 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 25

The 2024 Headline of the Year Nominees

🧡

22.12.2024 18:48 πŸ‘ 1449 πŸ” 871 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 179
Screen cap showing $72,202 CAD raised against the $72,181 CAD goal.

Screen cap showing $72,202 CAD raised against the $72,181 CAD goal.

Woot!

19.12.2024 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re gonna need a bigger stocking

02.12.2024 06:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the heads up! Our daughter loves Murdle.

02.12.2024 04:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Settling into a New Normal? Working from Home across Canada | C.D. Howe Institute | Canada Economy News | Canadian Government Policy Study in Brief

Work-from-home arrangements are making headlines as some employers are pushing people back into the office. Plenty of anecdotes out there, but I wanted to see the bigger picture. Paper out today sets the stage for a conversation.

Let me tell you about WFH across πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
www.cdhowe.org/public-polic...

25.09.2024 11:43 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7

Okay, you get one more #BadActorBingo before bed, this time about a useful tool that can help justify your instincts when you're on the fence about whether that account is real or suspicious: the activity punch card. This is when you graph when an account is active on the site on a chart.

30.11.2024 07:46 πŸ‘ 594 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 77
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Hey #Vancouver friends.
My #Cheese and #Charcuterie business is up and running.
I make gorgeous grazing tables, and deliver beautiful boxes of truly delicious treats. I need orders! If you know folks in the city, please send em my way!

boardsofvancouver.ca

26.11.2024 22:47 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

Not about Everest, but check out The Alpinist, about Marc-Andre Leclerc, a solo climber who avoids the spotlight but climbs some amazing routes.

25.11.2024 03:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Analysis: LekkerimΓ€ki can shoot the puck. #Canucks

15.11.2024 03:18 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well my kid hated fries but loved roasted potatoes with ketchup. Now a couple of years later she loves all things potato, so I guess it all sorta works out.

Parenting: it all sorta works out.

15.11.2024 00:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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12.11.2024 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see a lot of folks replying to posts with a πŸ“Œ emoji it’s because they’re using this feed. It’s essentially a bookmark! Reply with the emoji and it pulls the post into your own private feed and saves it there for you!

Here:

10.11.2024 03:01 πŸ‘ 6450 πŸ” 3287 πŸ’¬ 972 πŸ“Œ 390

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