Nick Funk 🇨🇦
@nickfunk.com
Building community tools for coralproject.net.
Previously, Senior Engineer @vox.com.
Previously, redgiant.com.
Canadian 🇨🇦
Previously, Senior Engineer @vox.com.
Previously, redgiant.com.
Canadian 🇨🇦
Happy to report some positive results for daily driving Linux desktop
I have confirmed that a used Lenovo from 2020 gets 2 more hours of coding done on Kubuntu than on Win 11
Gaming is also interesting. When running Baldur’s Gate 1, it runs for 4-5 hours in Linux but only gets 2 hours in Windows
I have confirmed that a used Lenovo from 2020 gets 2 more hours of coding done on Kubuntu than on Win 11
Gaming is also interesting. When running Baldur’s Gate 1, it runs for 4-5 hours in Linux but only gets 2 hours in Windows
September 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Happy to report some positive results for daily driving Linux desktop
I have confirmed that a used Lenovo from 2020 gets 2 more hours of coding done on Kubuntu than on Win 11
Gaming is also interesting. When running Baldur’s Gate 1, it runs for 4-5 hours in Linux but only gets 2 hours in Windows
I have confirmed that a used Lenovo from 2020 gets 2 more hours of coding done on Kubuntu than on Win 11
Gaming is also interesting. When running Baldur’s Gate 1, it runs for 4-5 hours in Linux but only gets 2 hours in Windows
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In case you were wondering how he bankrupted all those casinos…
Trump Gets Blunt Reality Check After Claiming Cutting Off Trade Partners Will Make US A 'Big Money Machine'
www.comicsands.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In case you were wondering how he bankrupted all those casinos…
OpenAI just proved AI has no idea what it's doing
YouTube video by Mo Bitar
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Canada's best game in World Cup history with a hat trick ⚽️ by Jonathan David.
& Canada's worst game in World Cup history with a brutal broken leg for Ismaël Koné. ❤️🩹
The team played in a state of shock for 50 brutal mins & won 6-0 after seeing their teammate's leg break. 🤍🇨🇦
& Canada's worst game in World Cup history with a brutal broken leg for Ismaël Koné. ❤️🩹
The team played in a state of shock for 50 brutal mins & won 6-0 after seeing their teammate's leg break. 🤍🇨🇦
June 19, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Canada's best game in World Cup history with a hat trick ⚽️ by Jonathan David.
& Canada's worst game in World Cup history with a brutal broken leg for Ismaël Koné. ❤️🩹
The team played in a state of shock for 50 brutal mins & won 6-0 after seeing their teammate's leg break. 🤍🇨🇦
& Canada's worst game in World Cup history with a brutal broken leg for Ismaël Koné. ❤️🩹
The team played in a state of shock for 50 brutal mins & won 6-0 after seeing their teammate's leg break. 🤍🇨🇦
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Brilliantly articulated.
YouTuber Goes Viral With Pointed Reminder For Dems After Jesse Watters Mocks James Talarico For Looking 'Prepubescent'
www.comicsands.com
June 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Brilliantly articulated.
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It's June 1st, which means Pride month begins today. It's my 7th Pride as myself, and I find myself realizing something this year.
Everything beautiful survived something to get here.
I muse about Pride, picking up birding, and what we have been through.
Happy Pride.
Everything beautiful survived something to get here.
I muse about Pride, picking up birding, and what we have been through.
Happy Pride.
Pride, Birds, And The Beauty Of Survival
Everything beautiful survived something to get here.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It's June 1st, which means Pride month begins today. It's my 7th Pride as myself, and I find myself realizing something this year.
Everything beautiful survived something to get here.
I muse about Pride, picking up birding, and what we have been through.
Happy Pride.
Everything beautiful survived something to get here.
I muse about Pride, picking up birding, and what we have been through.
Happy Pride.
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Cecilia Vega, the first 60 Minutes Latina correspondent, was fired today, along with some of her colleagues, as Bari Weiss overhauls the news magazine.
She has released this statement:
She has released this statement:
May 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Cecilia Vega, the first 60 Minutes Latina correspondent, was fired today, along with some of her colleagues, as Bari Weiss overhauls the news magazine.
She has released this statement:
She has released this statement:
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I'm sorry, did I read that correctly?!
May 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I'm sorry, did I read that correctly?!
I think that’s a wrap (pun intended) they did it… these are solid state batteries manufactured at scale
ProLogium in Taiwan has done what no one else could do
Solid state is here!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFV...
ProLogium in Taiwan has done what no one else could do
Solid state is here!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFV...
Testing the First Mass Produced Solid-State Battery - HANDS ON!
YouTube video by Two Bit da Vinci
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I think that’s a wrap (pun intended) they did it… these are solid state batteries manufactured at scale
ProLogium in Taiwan has done what no one else could do
Solid state is here!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFV...
ProLogium in Taiwan has done what no one else could do
Solid state is here!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFV...
Been using WaterFox browser for a while now. Seems legit, open source, includes ad blocking, is not owned by some megacorp.
Forked from Firefox and maintained by cool people.
www.waterfox.com
Forked from Firefox and maintained by cool people.
www.waterfox.com
Waterfox - Open source web browser
The web browser that respects your privacy
www.waterfox.com
May 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Been using WaterFox browser for a while now. Seems legit, open source, includes ad blocking, is not owned by some megacorp.
Forked from Firefox and maintained by cool people.
www.waterfox.com
Forked from Firefox and maintained by cool people.
www.waterfox.com
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ChatGPT was never Google’s biggest threat; it was always its own hubris.
With Search now being sacrificed on the altar of AI dominance, the time has come for users to get serious about moving off Google services. It’s not only destroying its products; it’s trying to further degrade the web itself.
With Search now being sacrificed on the altar of AI dominance, the time has come for users to get serious about moving off Google services. It’s not only destroying its products; it’s trying to further degrade the web itself.
Google is its own worst enemy
In its bid to push AI, it’s destroying its products and trying to kill the web too
disconnect.blog
May 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
ChatGPT was never Google’s biggest threat; it was always its own hubris.
With Search now being sacrificed on the altar of AI dominance, the time has come for users to get serious about moving off Google services. It’s not only destroying its products; it’s trying to further degrade the web itself.
With Search now being sacrificed on the altar of AI dominance, the time has come for users to get serious about moving off Google services. It’s not only destroying its products; it’s trying to further degrade the web itself.
Good explainer for anyone catching up on the full details of this leak of Alberta's electoral list to the separatists...
It's bad folks... it's really bad...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yX5...
It's bad folks... it's really bad...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yX5...
Did the separatists just doxx the home addresses of more than HALF of the population of Alberta??
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Good explainer for anyone catching up on the full details of this leak of Alberta's electoral list to the separatists...
It's bad folks... it's really bad...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yX5...
It's bad folks... it's really bad...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yX5...
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when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
April 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
I know how the AI bubble ends now
YouTube video by Mo Bitar
www.youtube.com
April 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Just some ducks by the river for today
Mama mallard was looking very regal in the morning light ❤️
Mama mallard was looking very regal in the morning light ❤️
April 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Just some ducks by the river for today
Mama mallard was looking very regal in the morning light ❤️
Mama mallard was looking very regal in the morning light ❤️
Lucky to have this copilot for all these years! ❤️
April 11, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Lucky to have this copilot for all these years! ❤️
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Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
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This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
April 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
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Rosa Parks gets the boot from Alberta’s education system.
April 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Rosa Parks gets the boot from Alberta’s education system.
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In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
April 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
As usual, Tanya is crafting away in the basement making something awesome 🤩
She made a clay “painting” for the upcoming release of #TheLongDark Ep. 5 that she’s been working on over the last year
So proud of you @manta-rain.bsky.social and congrats to everyone at @hinterland.bsky.social 🎉
She made a clay “painting” for the upcoming release of #TheLongDark Ep. 5 that she’s been working on over the last year
So proud of you @manta-rain.bsky.social and congrats to everyone at @hinterland.bsky.social 🎉
Really wanted to make something to celebrate TLD Wintermute Episode 5, so here are Astrid and Mackenzie in my first attempt to "paint" using polymer clay!
I very much hope players enjoy the episode, and am so thankful I got to play a part in its completion ❄️❄️❄️
@thelongdark.bsky.social
I very much hope players enjoy the episode, and am so thankful I got to play a part in its completion ❄️❄️❄️
@thelongdark.bsky.social
March 30, 2026 at 11:23 PM
As usual, Tanya is crafting away in the basement making something awesome 🤩
She made a clay “painting” for the upcoming release of #TheLongDark Ep. 5 that she’s been working on over the last year
So proud of you @manta-rain.bsky.social and congrats to everyone at @hinterland.bsky.social 🎉
She made a clay “painting” for the upcoming release of #TheLongDark Ep. 5 that she’s been working on over the last year
So proud of you @manta-rain.bsky.social and congrats to everyone at @hinterland.bsky.social 🎉
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Huge result here and the CA jury still deliberating. The idea that social platforms are defective products is going to pick up a lot of steam: www.theverge.com/policy/89991...
Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides
The jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in penalties.
www.theverge.com
March 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Huge result here and the CA jury still deliberating. The idea that social platforms are defective products is going to pick up a lot of steam: www.theverge.com/policy/89991...
People have been trying to argue that the only thing that matters is your tires…
I’m glad technology is proving that traction control is also amazing for handling ice… finally…
(I’ve known this since 2015 though 😅)
I’m glad technology is proving that traction control is also amazing for handling ice… finally…
(I’ve known this since 2015 though 😅)
In-hub motors make this humble Hyundai a monster on ice
In-hub motors make this humble Hyundai a monster on ice
A day spent sliding around on the ice
buff.ly
March 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
People have been trying to argue that the only thing that matters is your tires…
I’m glad technology is proving that traction control is also amazing for handling ice… finally…
(I’ve known this since 2015 though 😅)
I’m glad technology is proving that traction control is also amazing for handling ice… finally…
(I’ve known this since 2015 though 😅)