20-25 years ago during the skatepark boom, I was concerned what kind of effect it would have on skateboarding. Like, what skating will mean if 90% of it happens in a fenced-in designated area. A generation later, we’re finding out.— Whatever Forever (@Scotch_Sailor) February 4, 2026
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The Olympics always accelerate policing, evictions, inequality, exploitation, and the erosion of democracy in every host city. The LA 2028 games are no different. Here are a few resources to get you started: <h2 style="font-size: 24px;"><em><u>Olympic Policing</u></em
Earth Rotation Records Spur October Vote to Avert Negative Leap Second
Negative leap second risk is driving an October 2026 CGPM vote to replace the 54-year-old leap second with a leap hour. Earth set rotation speed records in 2024 and 2025, and timekeepers estimate a 30% chance the unprecedented event could hit before 2035 — an outcome with no software patch history
'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026
We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.
“Nothing Is Ever Over” - AT Protocol
Writer, speaker, and researcher Erin Kissane joins Jim to trace how the social internet got here, what’s worth salvaging, and how we can do better by listening to people.
An update on leap seconds – Tony Finch
It has been a couple of years since my previous blog post about leap seconds, though I have been tweeting on the topic fairly frequently: see my page on date, time, and leap seconds for an index of threads. But Twitter now seems a lot less likely to stick around, so I’ll aim to collect more of my thinking-out-loud here on my blog.
Green’s Dictionary of Slang
‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics
Dissecting Doug Ford’s Bike Lane Removal Annoucement
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
ATScience 2026
A full-day exploration of AT Protocol for science, education, and open knowledge. A side event to AtmosphereConf 2026 @ Vancouver, March 27, 2026
Ocean Park: Libraries roiled by ‘no rainbow’ fight
OCEAN PARK — Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board President Brian Mittge listened to nearly three hours of public comment in Ocean Park Wednesday, June 24, from his fellow board members […]
The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record.
Aqua Coast — your coaster log
Log every roller coaster you've ridden — stored in your own AT Protocol PDS.
i am going to solve the cyberpunk discourse forever, part 2: the punks.
“Cyberpunk 2077,” they said, “isn’t really Punk. It’s a Corporate Product, made out of Corporate Greed. It completely Misses The Point of…
Marking One Year Since Cycle Toronto’s Court Victory
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
Bluesky in 2026: Predictions - Bluesky
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share a few predictions about what we think people will do online this year, with a taste of how we're building Bluesky to meet them there.
