Good afternoon to all! There are some things that have happened recently in some of the online communities which I have been involved with for quite a few years at this point (one being slightly more left-leaning, while the other I would consider to be quite centrist most of the time). These events began with …
70cm Mini-Yagi
Ever on the hunt for amateur radio gear, I happened upon this little gem a few months back in a Tube of You video on search and rescue gear. Look at that super-good censoring job I did! The chap in the video demonstrating the antenna mentioned that he had picked the antenna up on that …
Aircraft Photos – February 02, 2026
Here are some aircraft shots from earlier today. These aircraft are multiple kilometers away and moving quite fast, so a bit blurry. Hand tracking with a telephoto lens can only get you so far. Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER, C-FIUL Porter Airlines DHC Dash 8-400, C-GLQD Porter Airlines Embraer E195-E2, C-GKXM WestJet Boeing 737-7CT, C-GWBX Almost …
Ottawa Doors Open 2025
Each year, Ottawa (and many other cities) host an event called Doors Open. It's usually a day or two of letting the public tour places they wouldn't get access to on a normal basis. Think of it as a way to keep the amount of urban explorers out there sated/dissuaded (depending on the person). Either …
Grey Days
After many years of being out of the media saddle, I'm finally getting right back into it! Grey Days is a short concept video that I had been thinking about for some time. With having been laid off recently (yep, that happened), I've been able to get back in touch with my creative side. Without …
Death Knell
Hudson's Bay is dead. They had watched their competitors Eaton's and Sears die off in the decades prior (Sears died out in Canada in 2018, Eaton's much earlier) and failed to learn from their mistakes. Literal decades to get their business in order and transition to a more modern business model, but hey, you gotta …
