Tessera

I bought a bunch of these solar-charged string light lids that screw onto mason jars. They're so cute!

My little setup in front of my tent last night. :)

Decided to go with an EcoFlow Delta 3 Pro this year, so I can power things late at night without keeping friends awake. Will likely go with a solar setup next year to charge it during the day instead of relying on a gas generator to charge it. So far, no complaints at all. It's a beast.

My home away from home setup. I came prepared in the event we got rained out. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

Decided to bring an ice cube maker out this year instead of buying ice throughout the week and weekend. The math days this should pay itself off after just a couple outings. Plus, we get to stare at it and be entertained as it does its thing.

I decided to have a late supper on the first night of stuffed pizza. The crust ended up a bit burned at the edges where the heat from the Traeger bled around the griddle and the top appears more warned with a light bulb, but it was still good. Horrible picture taken in the light of a lantern.

I went a bit nuts with Kuma gear this year. This is about half of it. Also have their big plaid hex shelter and their heated chair and couch. I'm getting old. I deserve some creature comforts.

Am out camping with furries at Furthest North, which means my Tetrising skills are being put to the test.

I think the best line from Carney's speech was that the US signs their agreements in pencil.

"Trump," "Iran," and "grossly incompetent" are words we're certainly seeing together more and more. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...

Trump blames Minnesota governor, not Iran, for cyberattacks on the state's water systems

Trump blamed Minnesota's Democratic governor for cyberattacks on the state's water systems.

abcnews.com

It took 14 years, including surveying & cutting through forests & crossing a mountain range to construct Canada's transcontinental railroad. Now Smith is getting wet over the fact that Alberta will have passenger rail... 30 years from now. 4700 km vs 300 km & twice as long. Oh boy. I'm so excited.

At least BMW can cut the positions of those who install the turn indicators and have no noticable impact to the average BMW driver. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/b...

BMW to cut several thousand jobs in latest blow to German auto sector

BMW said on ⁠Wednesday it will cut several thousand jobs in Germany by the end of 2027 under a voluntary redundancy program.

cnbc.com

This dingdong is going to lose the shirt off of his back and he still feels that separatism is the way to go, which truly reflects the intelligence of your average separatist in this province. edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/a...

Alberta café northeast of Edmonton closes after losing customers over separatist event

An Alberta café owner says his business has shuttered after he hosted separatists and lost customers. John Ewanek says his café in Cold Lake, called Beantrees, was already struggling due to inflation....

edmonton.citynews.ca

I'm going to tariff the US over having a dog shit president. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies

The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."

bbc.com

Nothing like holding the US population hostage. What an infantile man child of a president. Trump just doing Trump things and acting like a spoiled child who suddenly isn't getting his way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump says he will not sign landmark housing bill in protest

The bill neverthless becomes law at midnight, but the president wants Republicans to prioritise voter ID legislation before November midterm elections.

bbc.co.uk

My 3D printing got a small (or not-so-small) upgrade today. I've been using the Bambu Lab X1C for over two years, along with an A1 Mini. Today, my H2C arrived, with the 40W laser option. Not only is the build area larger, but it runs multiple induction hot ends, so much less printer poop now. Yay!

Thank goodness that Trump is the President of Peace(tm). How are those peacekeeping efforts going? Nice to see that the US is in a more precarious situation than before Mango Mussolini decided to tear up the previous policy. A+++ stellar work. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Ceasefire plunged into greater uncertainty amid fresh US strikes in Iran – as it happened

US president says new strikes are ‘retribution’ after ships hit in strait of Hormuz; Iranian state media report explosions in several locations

theguardian.com

Trump acts like antagonist politicians from the Fallout universe. Fallout frequently refers to the US government treating anyone who questions the status quo or anyone who cares for their fellow person as Communist. Yet here we are. It's no parody in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack

In a speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday evening, the US president claimed a resurgent ‘communist menace’ posed a severe threat to the country

theguardian.com

Pete Hoekstra, US Ambassador to Canada and recipient of most punchable face for two years in a row, continues to illustrate how you don't need to be smart to hold his position; you just have to like the taste of Trump's boots. And likely his foreskin too. ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-payin...

Canada paying to construct Gordie Howe bridge is 'big myth', according to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra

'We have a bridge that has come in significantly over budget and has come in significantly later than originally forecast. That has changed the business model,' says the ambassador

ca.news.yahoo.com

It has been a rollercoaster for me for the past few months. In November, I was laid off from my role as IT Infrastructure Analyst due to restructuring, leading to one of the darkest periods of my life, mentally. The IT Industry is not in fantastic shape, and I know some looking for work for years.

I am normally open-minded, but this person is an absolute crackpot and this movement is insane, willful ignorance. Yikes. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

A US champion of ‘freebirthing’ always claimed there had been no maternal deaths linked to the movement. Is Stacey Warnecke the first?

Guardian investigation exposes full links between a US business linked to baby deaths around the world and Australian ‘birth keeper’ Emily Lal, the central witness at the inquest into the death of a M...

theguardian.com

As everyone other than the US expected, the Taliban played the long game. The US is as complicit in this as the Taliban themselves. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage law

The latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support

theguardian.com

You can use every cybersecurity platform out there. It won't help it you lay off the people who built it & run it. I had sensors to catch ransomware early. Was laid off because of restructuring. Zero handoff. 2 months later: major ransomware incident, systems & email down for weeks. Good job.

Because Trump is a pedophile, it should come as no surprise that he gets along well with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, based on Infantino's last name alone.