Nostr notes by Ed Bilodeau

On the odd chance you’re a Canadian and don’t have this site ...

2026-07-15T00:59:43Z

On the odd chance you’re a Canadian and don’t have this site bookmarked… #AirQuality #ForestFires #Canada

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Emergency! was one of my favourite shows growing up, and ...

2026-07-11T13:57:25Z

Emergency! was one of my favourite shows growing up, and Mantooth's character, John Gage, certainly qualifies as one of my childhood heros. Rest in peace.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/obituaries/randolph-mantooth-dead.html

I can still remember the rush of advancing into a new colour ...

2026-02-06T16:03:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…4rtq
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I can still remember the rush of advancing into a new colour band.

In elementary school, SRA kits were totally my jam (via threads). ...

2026-02-06T15:35:54Z

In elementary school, SRA kits were totally my jam (via threads). There was also a math-based kit with a super hero theme that was particularly amazing. Anyone here remember digging into SRA kits as a kid?

How it’s done: “To attend school in Ontario, students must be ...

2026-02-03T14:26:24Z

How it’s done: “To attend school in Ontario, students must be vaccinated against nine vaccine-preventable diseases, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal, and varicella (for students born in 2010 or later) or provide a valid exemption.” #ottawa #health https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/02/02/public-health-suspending-ottawa-students-for-incomplete-vaccinations/

"Every autumn, the [Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library] hosts ...

2026-01-28T15:51:10Z

"Every autumn, the [Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library] hosts seed giveaways of plants located across the Ottawa region where members of the public can pick up free seed packets filled with a variety of native species – wild bergamot, dense blazing-star, hairy beardtongue and many more."

#ottawa #gardening

https://kitchissippi.com/ottawa-volunteers-pack-free-native-seeds-to-restore-biodiversity/

I feel better knowing that at least one person got the reference!

2026-01-14T16:13:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…sfrd
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I feel better knowing that at least one person got the reference!

Our home office setup, circa 2005. We were both wrapping up our ...

2026-01-14T16:07:17Z

Our home office setup, circa 2005. We were both wrapping up our MLIS' (we went back and got our degrees a bit later in life) and so spent a fair amount of time here. It wasn't easy, but we have good memories of that time.

This photo was to mark the acquisition of the filing cabinet, which I labeled our "HipsterPDA hard drive" (iykyk).

Any recommendations for basic, personal web hosting? Reliability ...

2026-01-01T01:57:08Z

Any recommendations for basic, personal web hosting? Reliability and good service more important than bells and whistles. Canada-based, of course.

We originally had the "word" version of Mastermind. ...

2025-12-11T17:50:43Z

We originally had the "word" version of Mastermind.

source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/6816714/word-mastermind

Impacts Chrome and Edge browsers. Includes instructions on how to ...

2025-12-07T17:32:05Z

Impacts Chrome and Edge browsers. Includes instructions on how to identify if you have any of the malware extensions installed.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/sleeper-browser-extensions-woke-up-as-spyware-on-4-million-devices

Ok. About to start on my 5km walk home through this 35C heat… ...

2025-06-23T21:14:18Z

Ok. About to start on my 5km walk home through this 35C heat… let’s see how this goes!

Local merchants are really stepping up their signage game to ...

2025-03-19T14:06:26Z

Local merchants are really stepping up their signage game to provide shoppers with the information they need... #ottawa #shopcanada

It is starting! ”[Lindt] announced that it will shift its ...

2025-03-05T16:32:15Z

It is starting! ”[Lindt] announced that it will shift its Canadian chocolate supply from U.S. factories to European production facilities to circumvent additional duties.” 🇨🇦

https://retail-insider.com/bulletin/2025/03/lindt-shifts-canadian-chocolate-supply-to-europe-amid-tariffs/

Yay! The city cleared the snow banks from our neighbourhood last ...

2025-02-19T16:03:42Z

Yay! The city cleared the snow banks from our neighbourhood last night. So much space!

“This will be a scenario where when we plow a road or a ...

2025-02-16T20:53:40Z

“This will be a scenario where when we plow a road or a sidewalk very soon after, it may not look like we plowed anything…” HA! You have got it be kidding me. I’m sorry: it is always obvious whether the snow clearing crew has passed, even if more snow has fallen or blown over. No, the city’s just been doing a poor job of it, starting with failing to clear snow from previous snowfalls, which has made the snow that’s fallen in the past week that much harder to clear #ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-winter-storm-warning-1.7460769

More on snow banks: in our community FB group someone was saying ...

2025-02-12T15:10:54Z

More on snow banks: in our community FB group someone was saying that they city, seeing the storm coming, decided to hold off on clearing away the snow banks until after the storm. This is what happens when you prioritize bean-counting over service. I mean, you might as well wait until spring -- it's all going to melt eventually anyway! #ottawa

Thanks to @npub1jay…80k8 for the intro to this great feed. Also ...

2025-02-12T01:08:55Z

Thanks to Stéphanie (npub1jay…80k8) for the intro to this great feed. Also tagging john fink ok!! :goat: (npub1e3p…yqgr) for possible interest 🙂
https://socel.net/@heyheymomo/113663171774772031

Last week there were a few books I was looking to order, and ...

2025-02-08T20:26:31Z

Last week there were a few books I was looking to order, and instead of going the usual route of getting them through Amazon Prime, I opted to order them through one of my local book stores. I got the notification a few days ago that the first book had arrived, and yesterday that the second one was there as well. I dropped by today while out running errands, and got to say “thank you" in person to the kind storekeep at https://octopusbooks.ca/ #ottawa #bookstore #shoplocal #canada

How can I follow a hashtag but not have it show up in my home ...

2025-01-22T16:02:26Z

How can I follow a hashtag but not have it show up in my home feed? I was hoping to be able to add hashtags to a list, but that doesn't seem possible. (Using Ivory as my client, if that matters) #mastodon #lazyweb

First snow… #ottawa #carleton ...

2024-12-02T14:13:37Z

First snow… #ottawa #carleton

It does make it easier to justify taking an uber, esp when ...

2024-11-13T20:18:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…szmg
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It does make it easier to justify taking an uber, esp when there's two of us.

this post alone will make me think twice before visiting Paris. ...

2024-10-14T15:42:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…4zxd
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this post alone will make me think twice before visiting Paris. Are people allowed to smoke indoors as well in restaurants and cafés?

I also suspect that many CDL initiatives are being reviewed and ...

2024-09-06T16:11:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…5uee
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I also suspect that many CDL initiatives are being reviewed and possible paused now that the courts have sided against IA.

While I was uncomfortable from the start with the Internet ...

2024-09-06T16:11:20Z

While I was uncomfortable from the start with the Internet Archive's appropriation of libraries' "brand" to bolster their fair-dealing case in the court of public appeal, we should remember that a lot of libraries and librarians were glad to see IA take on the publishers and set a new precedent for fair-use. It seems disingenuous now to "tsk! tsk!" them now.

“prescribed presence” is quite the term…

2024-09-05T15:20:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…qn2d
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“prescribed presence” is quite the term…