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Tweet of the Year
August 12, 2022, 01:38 PM
Looks like we picked the right new couch for the family room. 2 teens can lounge without touching each other. ✅ https://t.co/jmPIN0KuIK
Family (18)
January 09, 2022, 08:49 PM
Emma just said “he was as open as a can of beans brah!” after Claypool scored that TD. #Steelers
January 20, 2022, 11:07 AM
I got the sense this was coming. Do I pay $50/month to keep it for my 6 family users… or seek out some other service to migrate to? Sigh.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/0…
January 27, 2022, 11:30 AM
UPDATE: I’m currently leaning towards using this little-known feature within my Microsoft 365 Family subscription… Why? 1) I’m already paying for this service for multiple reasons and 2) It supports 6 people. My fam and my parents would be covered.
support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/g… x.com/jimkirk/status…
January 31, 2022, 11:51 AM
De-Googling Tales: @aliciakirk05 has more email to migrate than I do… this meme explains why. 😂 pic.x.com/vctusdL229
February 01, 2022, 11:12 AM
De-Googling Tales: App Passwords. So many App Passwords tied to services I’ve deployed for email notifications. Fortunately I’m always up before the family so I can make these changes in my maintenance window. 😂
February 15, 2022, 12:03 PM
Email migration for jimkirk.org from Google Work to Microsoft 365 Family went well over the weekend. Mail appears to be flowing as per normal. No complaints (yet).
February 16, 2022, 04:59 PM
So I sell a PC on Kijiji. State in the post that it doesn’t support WiFi but I could add a USB WiFi dongle for extra. Person buys PC, gets home, discovers it has no WiFi. Complains. I point them back to the post and they give me a 3 star review because “Item not as described”.🙄
February 18, 2022, 01:54 AM
Sign of the times: Redirect the kids email several days ago and they don’t even notice… disable their google accounts today and Emma’s like: “Dad! My YouTube history has disappeared!”
February 28, 2022, 11:48 AM
Netflix goes up again… now at $16.49/month+tax in Canada… approaching $20 all in. Emma’s really the only one that uses the service in the house - teenybopper content. Want… to… cancel… somehow…
April 27, 2022, 04:08 PM
Dad things yo. x.com/Reds/status/15…
May 02, 2022, 11:54 PM
Nothing like helping your wife install a wifi-only HP printer on an M1 Mac over FaceTime cause she’s 2,000km away. pic.x.com/XRZ9Bkgs2c
May 03, 2022, 11:29 AM
What is it with kids and cereal boxes? You’d think a starving bear broke into the kitchen and tore it to shreds. pic.x.com/NBtjYYaDwB
May 09, 2022, 10:45 PM
It’s taken 20 years, but I’ve returned to Linux as the os on my personal gaming PC. @Steam’s progress on proton and enabling linux gaming has made this possible. Crazy to see what 20 years has done for desktop UX. Shout out to @kdecommunity as well. Fractional scaling that works! pic.x.com/rWPXztUjLY
August 05, 2022, 12:43 PM
No surprise this man’s poster was on my wall as a child. He seemed like superman. x.com/overtime/statu…
August 06, 2022, 12:36 AM
How good was the @Stranger_Things finale? Not gonna lie, I may have screamed “Chop his f*cking head off!” in front of my kids who’ve never heard me say that word before. Damnit! Made it 14 years. Oh well, on to Season 5 where I will further expand their vocabulary. @aliciakirk05 pic.x.com/miWnJjfJpx
August 12, 2022, 01:38 PM
Looks like we picked the right new couch for the family room. 2 teens can lounge without touching each other. ✅ pic.x.com/jmPIN0KuIK
September 25, 2022, 11:45 PM
Power is back! We made it through #HurricaneFiona with minimal damage. Few trees down. Lost another clothesline. Minor damage to the pool. Feeling fortunate. @aliciakirk05
November 13, 2022, 07:10 PM
May have had a stroke after Johnson both ran backwards AND hopped backwards after that catch. Let’s turn a first down into a 2nd and 1. Yay! #Steelers
Technology (10)
January 29, 2022, 04:23 PM
Boosted. I recently recovered from COVID. I’m thankful for the more mild symptoms enabled by my first 2 doses and happy about the added protection this booster provides. #GetVaccinated pic.x.com/afzrJYhOen
February 20, 2022, 09:29 PM
If you see me in public and I don’t acknowledge you, it’s because I literally can’t see you. I’ve refused to deal with foggy glasses for 2 years now. Feel free to approach and say hi. am nice. pic.x.com/Rb3C0QJLEY
March 22, 2022, 11:26 PM
❤️ What a good, happy boi. x.com/PetsatHome/sta…
March 25, 2022, 06:29 PM
Update on this one… In my 27 years of car ownership (13 vehicles, 5 Honda), I’ve never had to replace the Fuel Injectors… until now! This appears to be a systemic issue for @HondaCanada and I am now waiting for a response from a “Mediation Agent”. Super fun process!😬 x.com/jimkirk/status…
April 19, 2022, 11:00 AM
Another update on this one. @HondaCanada is going to step up and cover the parts and labour for this repair! Fuel injector issues appear to be a chronic issue for them of late… so I’m thankful they are going to stand behind their product. 👍 x.com/jimkirk/status…
July 19, 2022, 03:02 PM
The big epiphany that comes with making it to age 45 is that you finally understand why your father napped after supper every day. #nap
August 05, 2022, 04:44 PM
10k kilometres on the Santa Fe PHEV in a little under 6 months. 2.3L/100km is about 102 US MPG. With our solar, I haven’t noticed an increase to our electric bill (yet). We’re very happy with it. 14/10 would recommend. pic.x.com/3dpnxzWshg
September 03, 2022, 11:11 AM
The Apple Ecosystem experience in 2022. pic.x.com/S8O3iF89Fm
September 26, 2022, 02:37 PM
My iPhone was toast this morning after sitting on the wireless charger through thunder and lightning last night. Force reset brought it back:
- Tap Volume Up
- Tap Volume Down
- Push and hold Power Button for 15 seconds
Took every bit of those 15 seconds but it came back.😌
November 18, 2022, 11:24 AM
Yeah, if the doggos go, I go. Monitoring the doggo to other tweet ratio x.com/PAVGOD/status/…
Sports (14)
January 23, 2022, 10:44 PM
This Football game is crazy! pic.x.com/67qQWnhH8v
February 08, 2022, 06:55 PM
Woj bombs be dropping. turns on notifications for @wojespn pic.x.com/DPlGtZVz1o
March 14, 2022, 11:11 PM
Not a big surprise. This is a Tommy Maddox transition play. Former 1st round pick, been around a bit, has some experience… will keep the seat warm and the team somewhat competitive until they find their next QB in the draft. #finewithit #Steelers x.com/NFL/status/150…
April 08, 2022, 10:14 AM
👀 12-3 over their last 15… I can’t imagine any team in the east wants to see the @Raptors come playoff time. Let’s go! x.com/Raptors/status…
April 14, 2022, 10:45 AM
Sports Coverage: Betting is awesome, you should totally place a bet or variety of bets today.
Also Sports Coverage: If you have a gambling problem, call one of the next ten 1-800 numbers we will accelerate through.
It’s gross.
April 19, 2022, 12:44 AM
Harden and Embid are soccer players playing basketball. It’s embarrassing to watch them flop around all game.
April 19, 2022, 12:12 PM
Joel clearly doesn’t watch @Raptors games. Nick gonna Nick… especially when he’s dealing with this: x.com/ESPNNBA/status… pic.x.com/rlQRh9Zxpl
May 26, 2022, 09:06 PM
Sometimes on those late afternoon calls… you just have to hug your dog. pic.x.com/BWiNITEXWV
June 02, 2022, 10:03 AM
The NBA Finals are tough for us diehard basketball fans in the atlantic time zone. ☹️😴 x.com/NBA/status/153…
June 17, 2022, 10:25 AM
Sure, the @Raptors didn’t win… but at least the Celtics lost? Also very happy for Steph Curry who seems like a good dude. #silverlinings
September 08, 2022, 03:55 PM
Bit surprised by the pricing adjustments at @koodo following Apple’s announcement of iPhone 14 yesterday. The cost of the iPhone 13 and 11 went up considerably.
Hopefully it normalizes once the iPhone 14 is available in a couple of weeks but I was ready to upgrade. Won’t now. pic.x.com/zC9ERz8VZA
September 18, 2022, 06:24 PM
2 timeouts left, they’re protecting the sidelines, tons of grass in the middle of the field and he just runs around, drains the clock and takes a sack. Sigh. #Steelers
September 18, 2022, 07:54 PM
Not taking a timeout after the first down ahead of the 2 minute warning seems like a poor decision. #Steelers
October 28, 2022, 07:28 PM
I replaced the oil tank for our furnace as it was starting to rust. The cost to fill this tank (150g vs 200g) was $1325 CDN. My previous high for a fill was about $750 CDN. I’d maybe need 3 fills between Dec and March (coldest months). It will be a cold winter for many. Rough.
Work (8)
January 26, 2022, 01:18 AM
So I received the email from Google today. By “upgrading” to the Business Starter plan, I’m getting a 100% discount until July 2022 and then a 50% discount until July 2023. $3.90/month/user. At least this takes some pressure off while I consider my long-term options. x.com/jimkirk/status…
January 26, 2022, 03:47 PM
My 11:30 meeting was well facilitated. We did not have to move any discussion points to the barking lot. #WFH pic.x.com/j8kwvm4kpc
January 30, 2022, 06:50 PM
De-Googling Tales: Microsoft Edge vs. Google Chrome… bookmark sync seems a bit over-engineered (by Microsoft) but I got it to work. Google Podcasts to Plex… seems fine and logical. I may have to blog about this at some point.
January 31, 2022, 02:01 PM
Looks like my coworkers have a case of the Mondays. #WFH pic.x.com/IW72V7tpMm
February 05, 2022, 09:43 PM
De-Googling Tales: To migrate email from Gmail to an O365 subscription… this seems to be the most effective way. Use Outlook Desktop, add Gmail account, export all mail to a PST, then add your O365 account and import or drag and drop.
support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/i…
April 19, 2022, 10:50 AM
Deebo is all of us this morning returning to work after a glorious 4-day weekend. #doggos pic.x.com/GDfCmjeOag
August 12, 2022, 01:13 PM
Best meeting ever.🔊 x.com/dachshund_heav…
September 10, 2022, 08:19 PM
The #iPhone of a 13 year-old, everyone. Enjoy.
To @Apple’s credit… it’s a miracle it still works. pic.x.com/PrFtjxErBJ
Random (35)
January 09, 2022, 09:39 PM
Oh mah gawwwdddddd! x.com/steelers/statu…
January 21, 2022, 12:27 PM
Me to the dishwasher after fixing it with zip ties for the 100th time. pic.x.com/KPqx0IYitG
January 23, 2022, 08:47 PM
Brady’s like “Yawn. Someone wake me when it’s 28-3.”
January 28, 2022, 12:21 PM
This chart really tells the story. If this proposed change is for real, @nspowerinc is actively trying to cool the residential solar market because they’re threatened by this growth.
As a solar owner, this is high on my voting priority list. @BenJessome @newsbag @MikeSavageHFX x.com/IainTRankin/st…
January 28, 2022, 01:20 PM
Great thread here regarding the importance of distributed solar and how this @nspowerinc move is counter to the public good (and common sense). 🖖 x.com/getrealandgood…
January 28, 2022, 04:40 PM
NS Power: We need to charge you more so we can combat climate change and minimize coal-based generation.
Also NS Power: We’d really like to slow down this whole distributed solar / net metering thing. pic.x.com/lWSsOVEuhl
January 29, 2022, 08:05 PM
Snow storms in the maritimes… when everyone tries to thread the needle on the transition from snow to rain so they can push the snow out of the way before the flash freeze to follow. Good times. Tired. Beering now. 🍺
January 29, 2022, 09:15 PM
Ah, “the few are being subsidized by the many” argument. Feels like PR 101. And here I thought us putting our excess electricity back into the grid would help them reduce their generation costs (and polution) during times of decreased demand. 🤷♂️ x.com/nspowerinc/sta…
January 30, 2022, 12:17 PM
The process of de-googling is difficult. When you’ve been using their services for 15 years, there are tentacles everywhere. Too daunting for most. An idea might be a regulated transfer capability where a user wants to go and gets a wizard to move everything to another service.
February 02, 2022, 09:03 PM
Yeah, so… I think it’s dead. FORTUNATELY, we ordered a new one last week proactively. x.com/jimkirk/status…
February 04, 2022, 09:00 PM
Daisy be like: Here’s to the freakin’ weekend! pic.x.com/hjL5uOe99t
February 06, 2022, 01:21 PM
If you read one twitter thread today, read this one.🖖 t.co/DydIpnrIom
February 11, 2022, 12:08 AM
Who’s the naughty solar net-metering customer not paying his fair share? It’s-A me! #lolwut pic.x.com/OwVesfC0nX
February 12, 2022, 02:11 AM
Weeee, recently purchased SSDs! x.com/wallofsheep/st… pic.x.com/tfTOXgdPQ4
March 08, 2022, 11:21 AM
Remarkable. We’ve changed vehicles over the years in response to gas prices. Traded a Honda Pilot for a Honda Fit. A Minivan for a Prius. A Truck we no longer needed for another Honda Fit. Now, we just took delivery of our 1st plug-in hybrid. Good timing.
March 11, 2022, 11:54 AM
That’s some Hall of Fame level begging right there. #doggos pic.x.com/bP6ZDERbFX
March 25, 2022, 12:42 PM
At the Honda dealership with our 3.5 year old Fit with 57,000km on it… emissions error popped up. Am told it requires $2100 worth of repairs because it’s out of warranty.
Yeah, that’s a no. pic.x.com/fUfbvJpOO9
April 03, 2022, 05:55 PM
2,000km on the Santa Fe Plugin Hybrid and we’ve only put $50 in gas in the vehicle. Averaging 2.5L/100km. That’s about 94 US MPG. We’ll see how it impacts the electric bill but we’re feeling great about the vehicle thus far. 👍
April 13, 2022, 03:55 PM
Well it’s settled then. t.co/qad1uUirRi
April 26, 2022, 12:13 AM
Harden hits the floor. Every @Raptors fan needs to take a drink.
April 26, 2022, 12:56 AM
This is what Twitter is for @elonmusk. Doggos. x.com/bunsenbernerbm…
May 09, 2022, 03:35 PM
Stores need to do some analysis on the revenue leakage associated with their inability to deliver/follow-up on sales opportunities by phone. Folks - I literally want to give you my money. Find someone who can answer the phone and execute the sales process to take it?
May 25, 2022, 12:32 AM
Way to go, @pskills43! x.com/Raptors/status…
June 07, 2022, 10:53 AM
Me: The squirrel won’t be able to get in the green bin now! Hah.
Squirrel: Challenge accepted! pic.x.com/GLdr5kBv0W
June 13, 2022, 10:02 AM
Oh hai Mr. Bear. Pls leave my green bin alone. Gotta love country life. Glad our backyard is fenced because the dogs and I were out as this guy strolled down by the fence after this. pic.x.com/2U6TAF0TYA
July 01, 2022, 08:28 PM
July 01, 2022, 11:15 PM
Holy active Canada Day batman. #RIPmyknees pic.x.com/0H99aTZCia
July 07, 2022, 01:17 PM
At this point, the @KDTrey5 to the @Raptors tweets are ALMOST outnumbering #doggo tweets in my timeline. ALMOST. 🐶🇨🇦 pic.x.com/bnf1mTbNh8
July 10, 2022, 05:15 PM
Accurate. ❤️ @debian x.com/nixcraft/statu…
July 31, 2022, 07:09 PM
Daisy minds the heat. She’ll come inside and just fall over on the cold floor. So sweet. ❤️ pic.x.com/iI1Fnjo776
August 09, 2022, 11:03 PM
Yeah we’re done here. x.com/AskCoachKev/st…
October 09, 2022, 10:27 AM
October 10, 2022, 03:00 PM
It’s really early in this thing… but I love this. 💪 x.com/Benstonium/sta…
November 03, 2022, 11:27 AM
This should be a bigger story. x.com/jimkirk/status… pic.x.com/HM5MUadJoJ
November 13, 2022, 07:14 PM
I’m still screaming. x.com/OldManRooney/s…