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Orin

@freshsqueezed.bsky.social

Computer Geek, Photo Geek, Aviation Geek. Sometimes looks for missing aircraft. 20+ yr CASARA (search and rescue) member

created August 4, 2023

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Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

That explains why there's so much of it in Alberta.

2/9/2025, 9:17:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

When Trump and Putin met in Alaska, did Trump have any tea?

2/9/2025, 6:38:02 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

When Trump and Putin met in Alaska, did Trump have any tea?

2/9/2025, 6:33:58 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

When Trump and Putin met in Alaska, did Trump have any tea?

2/9/2025, 1:27:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, they are siblings.

1/9/2025, 9:37:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure Alberta is removing leaking LNG tanks from being an infraction, as any leaks would float away out of the environment.

1/9/2025, 2:33:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Someone needed the catchy marketing phrase.

31/8/2025, 7:36:02 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

His best chance of winning the Peace Prize is posthumously, before he launches an invasion.

31/8/2025, 7:30:08 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

31/8/2025, 7:27:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Safe and smooth travels.

31/8/2025, 1:30:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

@deviantollam.bsky.social I'm not sure if you saw this one.

31/8/2025, 1:29:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The bible?

30/8/2025, 1:35:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Every now and again, one needs to put down the magnifying glass and take a step back. I'm guilty of that myself.

29/8/2025, 11:57:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm glad my SAR team is still able to use maps. They noticed that despite as much of a geek that I am, I also have paper ready.

28/8/2025, 6:57:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

It's all about freedom of expression; you're free to express whatever opinions the government wants.

28/8/2025, 3:41:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ian Boudreau (@ianboudreau.com) reposted

Are vaccines safe? Let's ask this guy who sounds like a dying refrigerator compressor

28/8/2025, 3:39:56 AM | 19070 3202 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Speaking of which, our local finest have been busy all day. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

28/8/2025, 4:10:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I didn't think they'd be able to surprise me anymore, but this one did.

28/8/2025, 3:44:10 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The only question I have that's vaguely on that topic is: What did LAPD get _so_ wrong?

27/8/2025, 10:30:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm not sure if it's my imagination or other random biases, but aren't the states that usually need the most emergency response aid, currently politically red?

27/8/2025, 7:01:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I feel differently about it. They bought them to get attention (even if it's negative attention) so I don't give it to them.

27/8/2025, 1:29:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The Munich Agreement?

27/8/2025, 1:24:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I know that the Copper Chopper up here is used for following a suspect instead of a high-speed pursuit. That at least seems reasonable.

27/8/2025, 4:29:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I first had that happen over 20 years ago. You never get used to it.

27/8/2025, 12:05:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I've heard that the new AI-optimized GPUs are lower precision and aren't great for anything else.

26/8/2025, 7:39:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Ones who were tricked. This is a new reason added to my "Why I don't drink coffee" list.

25/8/2025, 5:53:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

That's a concern for me. If my preferred candidate were an independent, I'd have no problem voting for them. I already have a lot of problems in this area with elected officials not acknowledging their constituents' wishes and just following the party line.

25/8/2025, 2:52:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Amazing how someone so full of hot air hates wind farms.

25/8/2025, 4:40:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

RedBull gives you CFIT. (Or maybe not controlled).

22/8/2025, 8:00:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd expect to see something in CADORS (Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System) sometime soon.

21/8/2025, 8:43:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted

At this stage no one would be surprised if Donald pasted the original Russian text into his tweets.

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18/8/2025, 6:45:15 PM | 758 133 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

For someone who lives in a "Stand your ground" state, he seems unclear on the concept.

18/8/2025, 12:45:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The "Security guarantee" that Putin is offering Ukraine is that once he's conquered it, he won't let anyone else attack it. (internally or externally)

17/8/2025, 4:47:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

You are magical, and like a magic act, I don't want to know the secret. I'd rather keep the illusion intact.

17/8/2025, 7:42:01 AM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I caught the premise early as I heard the iPad story before.

16/8/2025, 4:26:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Coldplay cam?

14/8/2025, 1:27:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

It looks like Snopes has some info about this.

13/8/2025, 4:42:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Your warning that only people from the lml would get it is what made me guess correctly.

13/8/2025, 4:10:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The impatient and selfish kind.

12/8/2025, 9:43:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

That function was on a different number up here.

11/8/2025, 9:20:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I figure at 2 am in Vegas, it's the same likelihood either way.

10/8/2025, 4:33:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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9/8/2025, 12:58:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Jago (@rjjago.bsky.social) reposted

I vote ogopogo, because what represents BC better than cultural misappropriation, and condescending treatment of cherished First Nations icons? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

8/8/2025, 5:08:33 PM | 25 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep, half-baked just today.

8/8/2025, 12:52:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

Nice to see a good news story.

6/8/2025, 10:09:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture HammHawk (@hammhawk.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Bizarro cartoon where a patron at a bar says,
6/8/2025, 3:04:06 PM | 109 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it’s a case of one of those sue or lose it trademarks. I remember Leo mentioning he had file more than one of them.

6/8/2025, 10:04:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait till she finds out what happened to Rasputin. BTW I liked making screwball lyrics to that song. “Raw, raw rushed poutine, feeling sick and turning green.”

6/8/2025, 10:03:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

What I remember joking about at the time was that Chernenko was so quick to go after Andropov

6/8/2025, 12:46:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I suspect she'll get the same treatment as Epstein.

5/8/2025, 4:04:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I can think of 1 way they could be improved. If they were amphibious.

4/8/2025, 4:01:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Texas hasn’t executed a corporation yet, so they aren’t people.

3/8/2025, 10:17:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

And, Alberta, in their typical fashion, are clawing back AISH by the same amount.

2/8/2025, 3:20:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

The default should be match _destination_ format, NEVER the source, which plain text should meet 90+% of the time.

2/8/2025, 4:46:24 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Not a bad look.

1/8/2025, 10:39:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I still find it hard to believe that's a Canadian film.

31/7/2025, 12:15:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Fun fact: Canadian aircraft charts (VNCs) are Lambert Conformal Conic projected and aren’t rectangular.

30/7/2025, 10:49:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I figure Mount Sutro would be a place to watch from.

30/7/2025, 2:48:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Happy to be the Canadian fan.

29/7/2025, 9:27:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Diana Soreil (horse girl era) (@silencedrowns.com) reposted

Tom Lehrer made all of his music 100% public domain so if seeing people sad about his death makes you want to check them out… it’s free. he wanted you to share them. tomlehrersongs.com

27/7/2025, 5:37:41 PM | 3744 1733 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

And then that missile that just squeaked by, MIRVs.

27/7/2025, 1:01:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd say that coming into JFK wasn't the issue. Leaving however...

26/7/2025, 8:29:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

My computer doesn't need AI to be friend. In fact non-AI computer makes better friend.

26/7/2025, 8:19:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Gary Brannan (@garybrannan.bsky.social) reposted

LADS THIS MEANS SOMETHING ELSE CHRISSAKES CHECK THINGS FIRST

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26/7/2025, 10:19:34 AM | 1130 183 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I think he means they were the ones criticized by the left.

25/7/2025, 3:58:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I can't remember the last time I crossed the border. I think it was summer 2001. I didn't have much motivation to do so after that.

25/7/2025, 5:15:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

Just gonna say, ChatGPT is a speil chucker, not a spell checker.

25/7/2025, 12:12:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Looks like a merch design to me.

24/7/2025, 8:41:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Clara Murray (@claradoodle.bsky.social) reposted

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

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24/7/2025, 5:46:04 PM | 7039 1937 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Railway inspection?

23/7/2025, 10:37:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

Just spitballing here, but I wonder if Donny is panicking about the Epstein files because he _isn't_ the only Trump listed there.

23/7/2025, 9:12:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump FEMA administrator: I can't see anything that we did wrong... Me: Can you see _anything_ with those glasses?

23/7/2025, 9:02:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

It's taking advantage of ambiguity in the English language. It allows a company to imply "no stain" when they mean "not as much stain"

23/7/2025, 4:18:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm looking forward to the pictures. (and I hope, for OPSEC reasons, you'll post them once you're back home.)

23/7/2025, 5:01:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Up here, a neighbouring city's arrival got changed when their football team changed its name.

23/7/2025, 4:58:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I want this for my local airport.

23/7/2025, 4:48:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd say they needed the panic to divert attention away from what was really happening.

23/7/2025, 12:18:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

Looks like I didn't get my antivirus updated.

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22/7/2025, 2:27:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

I noticed this waaay back using Emacs. IYKYK.

18/7/2025, 9:52:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I was thinking more along the lines of, instead of X% cycling use gets X% of budget for infrastructure, the budget would be X+1%, as an example. It would divert cycling traffic away from automotive traffic, and both would benefit.

17/7/2025, 11:01:56 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

One could hope. However, that would imply that he has a heart.

17/7/2025, 10:55:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

In general, I like the idea, but I'd like to see cycling get a bit more than just a straight percentage.

17/7/2025, 10:52:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

It took me a few years after 9/11 to realize that one.

16/7/2025, 9:26:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I think I saw this plotline before in 1930s-1940s Europe.

16/7/2025, 7:16:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ivan DeLisle (@eyedawg.bsky.social) reposted

Ain't no party like a search party!

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15/7/2025, 6:56:14 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

These days when I hear “nuclear family“ I wonder, fission or fusion.

15/7/2025, 10:16:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

During Le Tour 2012, an on-course car crashed into the leaders. (I think they were press)

14/7/2025, 5:40:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

My friend (from small town Alberta) didn't go to her mom's funeral in Houston.

10/7/2025, 9:41:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I didn't recognize the guy. It's been a while since I've seen him.

10/7/2025, 2:51:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I can't wait to see his reaction when he finds out he'll be unable to return here.

10/7/2025, 12:41:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Last year, we were on a search and coordinated w/ Alpine to make sure we were clear of each other and on the appropriate frequency.

8/7/2025, 7:13:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

My mechanic is a former SAR colleague, another green flag.

7/7/2025, 11:07:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

That worked so well for a Saskatchewan family up here.

7/7/2025, 5:44:07 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social)

While the name Lady Antebellum has fallen out of favour, I can see the name Lady Parabellum taking off.

6/7/2025, 7:50:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture One of many.... (@shari-in-the-sky.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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6/7/2025, 4:54:01 PM | 62 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

"... all we know to do at this moment is pray." Because they've already shown they don't know act, even in a minor emergency.

6/7/2025, 4:50:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm not gloating, I'm fearful of how much FEMA will be able to do.

5/7/2025, 4:43:35 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

Why use utilize when you can utilize use?

4/7/2025, 4:03:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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eewwwww

4/7/2025, 3:00:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Orin (@freshsqueezed.bsky.social) reply parent

That sounds to me like they backed out of the sales agreement.

3/7/2025, 10:47:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view