Patrick Lambert
@dendory.net
Computer Engineer with 20+ years of experience in the IT industry. I mostly write about tech, gaming and digital preservation. 🇨🇦 https://dendory.net/
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Patrick Lambert
@dendory.net
· Jan 20
#promosky
🕹️Favorite games: KOTOR, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, HL2, Cyberpunk 2077
📺 Favorite TV shows: Star Trek, Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Re: Zero, Love Live
📀 Favorite tech: Linux, Python, Proxmox, MSDOS retrocomputing
🏰 Hobbies: Homelab, gaming, traveling, digital art, anime figures collecting
🕹️Favorite games: KOTOR, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, HL2, Cyberpunk 2077
📺 Favorite TV shows: Star Trek, Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Re: Zero, Love Live
📀 Favorite tech: Linux, Python, Proxmox, MSDOS retrocomputing
🏰 Hobbies: Homelab, gaming, traveling, digital art, anime figures collecting
This week I talk about the Gopher protocol, some of its history and some interesting sites still around in my column on Fabulous Finds from the Digital Archives. dendory.substack.com/p/digging-up...
Digging up Gopher
The World Wide Web is the ubiquitous protocol of the Internet and how most of us access online data, but it wasn’t the first protocol to attempt and deliver information to users.
dendory.substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:18 AM
This week I talk about the Gopher protocol, some of its history and some interesting sites still around in my column on Fabulous Finds from the Digital Archives. dendory.substack.com/p/digging-up...
Reposted by Patrick Lambert
Canada and the EU launched OceanEye at the UN to strengthen ocean monitoring, maritime security and weather forecasting.
Another Canada-Europe partnership moving from plans to action. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺
🔗 Source: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🇪🇺
Another Canada-Europe partnership moving from plans to action. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺
🔗 Source: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🇪🇺
OceanEye International Alliance: Stronger Together for Ocean Observation
On 23 September 2026, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO...
www.eeas.europa.eu
September 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Canada and the EU launched OceanEye at the UN to strengthen ocean monitoring, maritime security and weather forecasting.
Another Canada-Europe partnership moving from plans to action. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺
🔗 Source: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🇪🇺
Another Canada-Europe partnership moving from plans to action. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺
🔗 Source: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️
❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🇪🇺
Anyone who thinks "digital sovereignty" isn't important or just based on theoretical concerns needs to read this. #canadasky #eusky www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
US-sanctioned international court judge urges Ireland to take a stand
Nicolas Guillou said the European project was in grave danger if tariff fears outweighed the importance of fighting crimes against humanity
www.irishtimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Anyone who thinks "digital sovereignty" isn't important or just based on theoretical concerns needs to read this. #canadasky #eusky www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
UCI cycling world championship happening in downtown Montreal #canadasky #photography
September 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM
UCI cycling world championship happening in downtown Montreal #canadasky #photography
I don't know if I should be happy or depressed that I understood 90% of those buzzwords. 😂 #sysadmin #dataengineer youtu.be/FG8sUgjBGXs?...
Interview with Big Data engineer in 2026.
YouTube video by Kai Lentit
youtu.be
September 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I don't know if I should be happy or depressed that I understood 90% of those buzzwords. 😂 #sysadmin #dataengineer youtu.be/FG8sUgjBGXs?...
The first test light-rail train going between downtown Montreal to the airport. Canada building infrastructure for the future. #canadasky youtube.com/shorts/h_-Ih...
Premier passage sur l’antenne YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau
YouTube video by Réseau express métropolitain - REM
youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The first test light-rail train going between downtown Montreal to the airport. Canada building infrastructure for the future. #canadasky youtube.com/shorts/h_-Ih...
My thoughts on the whole physical vs digital debate. #gamepres #digitalpreservation #gaming dendory.net/posts/physic...
My thoughts on physical games
Why I believe the fight should be focused on ownership rather than physical vs digital.
dendory.net
September 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
My thoughts on the whole physical vs digital debate. #gamepres #digitalpreservation #gaming dendory.net/posts/physic...
New post about the importance of digital preservation for citizen justice. dendory.substack.com/p/epstein-ar...
Epstein archives
The Internet is filled with wonderful finds, and in this blog I intend to focus on a lot of the fun, unusual items that can be seen in all corners of the web.
dendory.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
New post about the importance of digital preservation for citizen justice. dendory.substack.com/p/epstein-ar...
Reposted by Patrick Lambert
Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions.
Fighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)
Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions.
www.404media.co
September 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions.
Reposted by Patrick Lambert
Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously:
404media.co/cops-search-...
404media.co/cops-search-...
Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box.
404media.co
September 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously:
404media.co/cops-search-...
404media.co/cops-search-...
It's sad to see that Metro apparently switched from their own delivery service to using Uber Eats. #canadasky #buycanadian www.metro.ca/en/online-gr...
Express Delivery powered by Uber Eats | Metro
www.metro.ca
September 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's sad to see that Metro apparently switched from their own delivery service to using Uber Eats. #canadasky #buycanadian www.metro.ca/en/online-gr...
Are we still at such a point in 2026? All you need is AD credentials and you can get full PII details of clients (including face scans and passports!) from a bank? Sigh.. #cybersecurity www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Revolut discloses data breach exposing financial info, passports
Fintech company Revolut has disclosed a data breach after sharing data from an undisclosed number of customers with a threat actor impersonating a government agency.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Are we still at such a point in 2026? All you need is AD credentials and you can get full PII details of clients (including face scans and passports!) from a bank? Sigh.. #cybersecurity www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
This should have started happening long ago. Only by putting ourselves out there will Canadian industry thrive. This is how we successfully decouple from the US. #canadasky youtu.be/bjAxG29iwDQ
Canada takes the lead at major defence industry fair in Poland
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
September 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This should have started happening long ago. Only by putting ourselves out there will Canadian industry thrive. This is how we successfully decouple from the US. #canadasky youtu.be/bjAxG29iwDQ
First post on my new blog "Fabulous Finds from the Digital Archives" where I intend to post about #gamepres #digitalpreservation #preservation #selfhosted #gaming and other similar topics. Check it out: dendory.substack.com/p/experience...
Experience the 90s through web emulation
For those of us who enjoy rummaging through old data, looking at history through a new lens or trying to make cool finds of things you’ve never seen before (like what I showcase on this blog!) one par...
dendory.substack.com
September 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
First post on my new blog "Fabulous Finds from the Digital Archives" where I intend to post about #gamepres #digitalpreservation #preservation #selfhosted #gaming and other similar topics. Check it out: dendory.substack.com/p/experience...
This is a pretty good overview of digital sovereignty in various places around the world. The good thing is that this topic is front and center now for so many people. We need Canada to be just as active on this. #canadasky #tech www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be
The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global...
www.eff.org
September 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is a pretty good overview of digital sovereignty in various places around the world. The good thing is that this topic is front and center now for so many people. We need Canada to be just as active on this. #canadasky #tech www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
This is how a real nation leader speaks. Compare that to any of Trump's tantrums. #canadasky youtu.be/eYAwioM3RQI
Forward Guidance: A Stronger Canada
YouTube video by Mark Carney
youtu.be
September 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is how a real nation leader speaks. Compare that to any of Trump's tantrums. #canadasky youtu.be/eYAwioM3RQI
This is excellent for companies looking to move away from legacy cloud providers towards a sovereign #selfhosted #tech #sysadmin infrastructure. www.proxmox.com/en/about/com...
Proxmox expands Enterprise Support to 24/7 and launches Proxmox North America Inc.
Latest announcements for Proxmox.
www.proxmox.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is excellent for companies looking to move away from legacy cloud providers towards a sovereign #selfhosted #tech #sysadmin infrastructure. www.proxmox.com/en/about/com...
This issue is just one tiny drop in an ocean of Canadian businesses relying on US Big Tech. This is just one example of why we need more digital sovereignty. #canadasky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lake America replaces Lake Ontario on multiple Canadian websites after Google Maps update | CBC News
Some Canadian websites, including for the federal government, displayed maps with Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Sunday, a day after Google Maps announced the change to align with an executiv...
www.cbc.ca
September 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This issue is just one tiny drop in an ocean of Canadian businesses relying on US Big Tech. This is just one example of why we need more digital sovereignty. #canadasky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is what true journalism looks like. youtu.be/HEyfNHBeSSY
How a New U.S. Weapon Killed 21 Civilians in Iran
YouTube video by The New York Times
youtu.be
June 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This is what true journalism looks like. youtu.be/HEyfNHBeSSY
June 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
June 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Canada is highly dependent on US Big Tech when it comes to digital and cloud. We need to get AI right, and I hope the government is listening to the experts for that. #canadasky www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/digi...
Digital Self-Sabotage: Why Canada’s AI Strategy Is Set to Fail Before it Even Launches - Michael Geist
The Canadian government’s long-awaited and much-needed AI strategy is finally set to be unveiled this week, with AI minister Evan Solomon promising a plan that prioritizes AI adoption, investment, and...
www.michaelgeist.ca
June 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Canada is highly dependent on US Big Tech when it comes to digital and cloud. We need to get AI right, and I hope the government is listening to the experts for that. #canadasky www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/digi...