The untrustworthy partner

Well, we failed to conclude a deal with the Trump administration. A last minute change from the US smashed the only little bit of trust we had. Is it surprising? Just look at Trump’s behavior since is his in the office, this should be enough to stay away from him and his bunch of bandits to conclude that we cannot trust him, we cannot trust this administration and we cannot trust the US. The US is un untrustworthy partner.

Now, my hope is that we start talking the same language as they use with us and act accordingly. No return of American alcohol, block dairy products from entering Canada, put tariffs on energy we export, etc. Make them pay the price. Make the Trump administration look bad right before the midterms. Standing up isn’t a free ride and I’m willing to pay the price. I support Carney. 🇨🇦💪🏻👊🏻

Real followers, please stand up!

In followers rot, Matt forgot to cover followers that are trying to get your attention and hoping that you will visit their profile and get hooked to them by starting to follow you and like everything you post online. They are active but don’t really care about the content. I have a few of those on Bluesky and Mastodon (and a lot on Twitter, too).

What is morally acceptable?

Yesterday I had a long and tricky discussion with some of my colleagues about the war in Ukraine. It was tricky because one of my colleagues suggested to consider Russian side before judging that it is not ok to invade Ukraine. While he wasn’t fully up-to-date with what is going on in this war as I am, he kept pressuring me to think that Ukraine might have done bad things in the past to justify Russian invasion. I find this point of view morally hard to hold and justify. Even if it is about joining NATO or not and the effects on Russian political posture and geopolitical posture, I cannot accept any justification.

Testing Wavelength 2.0

Hi everyone, I’m testing the latest release of WaveLength for iOS.

This is release number 2.0, and it seems to be sporting a brand new design and some other features.

So now you can ignore this and back to normal programming.

Before going away, I’m just wondering what is the effects of hitting the publish episode if it will become a podcast, and if so, what about the podcast episode description?

I don’t know, so I’ll test it out.

I’m currently experiencing with the segment editor, and I find it quite capable for something so small, something very focused on recording and publishing audio tidbits.

So yeah, it’s pretty cool.

Bye.

The journey should be the only reward

My sister, who discovered water painting late in life, is part of a group of artists who share the same passion for art and painting in general. She is really good. She has taken many art courses since COVID. Now, she’s part of a Facebook Group, and when she mentioned it, I suggested creating a website for her to showcase her work, separate from platforms like Meta. She inquired about discoverability. What can I say to her? Is discoverability always tied to rewards? Are likes part of a validation process? Can we be on the web without seeking discoverability or rewards (likes, reblogs, etc.)?