Notices by Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jun-2025 15:48:11 JST 
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My biggest issue with AI isn’t just that it’s biased—it’s that its ethics are shaped by a corporation’s politics, then presented as if they reflect scientific consensus. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jun-2025 02:49:22 JST
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@evan I was just thinking about skydiving—right after chugging three Red Bulls and headbutting a starving pitbull. Then I thought, “Nah, I’m too much of a wuss.”
But then I saw your shirt. It called me a coward—loud and clear.
So screw it. I’m doing it. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jun-2025 05:45:53 JST
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The funniest part of Duke Nukem 3D?
The aliens disguise themselves as human strippers.
As long as they’re dancing, they won’t attack. Just vibe with them and you’re fine.
But if you shoot them mid-routine, they drop the act, morph back into aliens, and start blasting.
So basically: interrupt the strip show, and you die. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 16:21:46 JST
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Many love that #Pixelfed is an alternative to #Instagram, but are there any other federated alternatives too?
Yes, there is! Check out @frequency, made by the wonderful @jesseplusplus!
But can a #Frequency account follow a #Pixelfed account? Yes, because it is ActivityPub-enabled, it can follow all #Fediverse apps such as Pixelfed, #Mastodon, #Akkoma—and more!
Here’s the iOS app:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/frequency-social/id1522993423 -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 22-May-2025 06:56:49 JST
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I’m working on something new—something that could actually make life better for people moving to Canada.
It’s about the housing mess newcomers face: confusing systems, broken promises, and no clear path. I’ve got a short survey dropping in a moment.
If you’ve been through it, I want your insight.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Saturday, 17-May-2025 02:40:36 JST
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Battlestar Galactica feels like Star Wars meets the Osmonds. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 13-May-2025 03:27:55 JST
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Weightlifting has taught me a lot about life.
The biggest lesson is that the biggest achievements are from small but consistent incremental improvements.
No one gets strong from lifting the biggest weight possible just once then calling it a day.
You want improvement? Build a habit. Repetition is key. When you’re ready, increase your allowable weight.
Eventually you’ll do what you thought wasn’t possible. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 03:24:00 JST
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So far, Republicans are so torn about this new American Pope.
On one hand, they’re all “USA! USA!”
On the other hand, some are pissed off he’s “liberal” and apparently rebuked JD Vance on Twitter just a few weeks ago.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 07:07:50 JST
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@morph Type II, at least the Chromium Dioxide variety, is no longer being made. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 06:51:54 JST
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Well, I lucked out.
Got two Type II blank cassettes for $1.
Price tag says $2/each. But I got both for $1. Really good deal when you consider Amazon sells them for $30/each. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 09:14:51 JST
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Now watching the Canadian federal election results.
So far, the Liberals are winning, but only Newfoundland is being counted. And the East Coast is highly likely to sway Liberal.
I expect the Liberals to win, but I also expect this to be tight—and I don’t take anything for granted. For all I know, this can a minority government in either direction.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 03:45:04 JST
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Folks, I’m asking you all to donate to this GoFundMe.
Nearly an entire family was murdered in the 2025 Vancouver car attack that occurred last Saturday. Only the 16-year-old son survives. He needs help.
I personally know these victims—they’re fellow members of Vancouver Rackets Club. They were active members of the local badminton community. Great people. Unbelievable tragedy.
Please, if you can, donate—and if you can’t, boost this message so others can help.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lone-survivor-from-lapu-lapu-festival-tragedy-vancouver-bc
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Monday, 28-Apr-2025 09:07:41 JST
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Watching Independence Day for the first time since I was a kid.
And wow—it’s dumber than I remembered.
Jeff Goldblum uploads a virus to an alien mothership… by connecting to their WiFi? These are alien invaders with tech centuries ahead of ours, and they didn’t think to install a firewall? No encryption? No protocol mismatch?
Also, how exactly is he interfacing with their system? Are these aliens running Mac OS? Did the ship just handshake with TCP/IP like, “Sure, we’ll talk to this 1990s PowerBook”?
Yeah, seems legit.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 06:21:29 JST
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Woke up. Not sure why.
Didn’t set an alarm. Didn’t need one.
Just opened my eyes and said okay. I guess.
Put on jeans. Black shirt. Same socks from yesterday. Probably.
No breakfast. No coffee. No hunger. Just the ritual of skipping it.
Went outside. Didn’t lock the door.
Don’t even know why I used to.
The kind of neighbourhood where no one steals, they just borrow forever.
Took the long way. Not for the view. Just didn’t want to pass the guy who always smiles.
Not in the mood to be perceived.
Crossed three streets without looking.
Not to die.
Just didn’t care enough to check.
It’s different.
Walked into Shoppers. Bought toothpaste and a lighter.
Don’t smoke. Never have.
But something about buying a lighter makes the day feel more functional.
Like maybe I’ll use it.
For something. Eventually.
Passed a dog tied to a bench.
He looked at me. I didn’t look back.
Not out of cruelty. Just didn’t want to be understood.
Stood in front of a vending machine for seven minutes.
Didn’t buy anything.
Read all the labels like they were instructions for life.
None of them applied.
Took a bus I didn’t need to take.
Just sat near the back.
Watched buildings go by like static on an old TV.
Got off six stops later.
No reason.
Saw a guy arguing with a parking meter.
Not metaphorically.
Just. Actual guy. Actual meter. Actual yelling.
Didn’t stop. Didn’t judge. Just noticed.
Ate a sandwich from a 7 Eleven.
It tasted like time wasted.
Walked into the afternoon like it owed me something.
Shoulders squared. Jaw set.
Every step a threat I didn’t follow through on.
Held a coffee like a weapon.
Didn’t drink it. Just clenched.
Heat bleeding through the cup, into the palm, into the bone.
Then someone said my name.
Not a shout. Just casual. Like they knew me.
I didn’t turn around.
Just stood there.
Still.
Waited until they gave up.
Walked the other way.
Faster than before.
Didn’t check who it was.
Didn’t want to know.
Just knew that if I saw their face, something would split. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 16:01:02 JST
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My wife keeps saying I should talk to someone who isn’t on a forum about Shinto-inspired bullet hell games.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 05:29:05 JST
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So I’m looking at the response to the Switch 2, and the response looks mixed.
People complain that it’s not OLED, backwards compatibility may be iffy, and the price of AAA games has gone up.
However, it outputs in 4K, has magnetic joy-cons, and you can use them as mice.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 10:15:58 JST
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American tourists are angry that Canadian businesses in Canada are refusing American currency.
One American Redditor asks, “Is this legal?”—believing that Canadians are obliged to accept American money.
Of course, we’re not. -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 22:34:07 JST
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What kind of world are we living in where more Americans want Canada to annex their state than Canadians want Americans to annex their province?
Answer: this one!
20% of Americans want Canada to annex them, and 9% of Canadians want the USA to annex them.
https://www.newsweek.com/one-five-americans-want-their-state-secede-join-canada-2052148 -
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 11:29:31 JST
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Of course Canadians don’t want Canada to become the 51 state!
Even in Alberta, the most right wing province in Canada, only 13% of people there are pro-annexationist.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Mar-2025 07:33:24 JST
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This is a wild news conference!
Canadian Prime Minister Carney’s first foreign meeting is with French President Macron.
Traditionally, the first meeting would be with USA or UK. But now his first meeting is with France.
Symbolically, this represents a big re-alignment geo-politically. And if you hear Macron’s words, you’ll understand exactly what this means: he says Canada and France have a shared cultural heritage and values.
But also, unlike Trudeau, Carney has an Anglophone heritage. Not Francophone. Yet here, he primarily speaks French in this news conference. Because the emphasis here is that French is a core element of Canadian identity.
What does this mean? Already, Canadian media are calling France—not USA—Canada’s closest ally. This has never happened in my lifetime.
https://youtu.be/RHnyIWZh_cs
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