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Perimeter Institute has it's own off-brand lego build now? Neat.

RIP Alex Tilley.

When I was about 12, on my family's annual late-winter trip to the Toronto Sportsmens (as it was called then) Show, I came across this man in a pop-up tent in one of the arenas, selling these canvas hats. At the time, I think they cost around $20 though I can't remember for certain. But it was little enough that I could buy one with the "camping season money" I'd saved from my allowance.

The original Tilley Hat is autographed, has my name and childhood phone number written in it, and those are still legible despite multiple washings and re-treatings. My daughter has been wearing it recently, as it's a half-size too small for me and there have been several more generations of Tilley in my summer outdoor wardrobe.

RIP Mr. Tilley, thanks for the shade.

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I do so hope that New York City chooses to step up to the torch held high by Liberty and show some light to the world again. Mayor Mamdani would lead so much more than a single city in a faltering nation.

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PARKOUR!!!!!

@narF@mstdn.ca hey there! I'm very new, as is Bonfire. There are definitely rough spots still very much in need of polish for it to have broad appeal. That said, the framework and configurability is very intriguing, and I feel like we are a few months, not years from seeing a solid if still quirky release candidate.

One of my big gripes with software - all kinds - is that UX/UI and onboarding users is left to the end of a systems design process, and then given a quick moment to add comment. Since I first heard of Bonfire, I've been hoping its promise of being something you build up as the community needs could be what overcomes that flaw.

Would you be interested in helping out if I find a way to nudge this forward? I want to look towards finding a community that wants online presence and collaboration, and seeing what I can do with this to suit their needs. Rather than trying to deliver a platform/server "off the shelf" and find a community that wants to bother with it. 😁

Hello to anyone who has followed me back in confusion, as I followed you but you thought we were already connected ...

johannab is further fragmenting as I've hopped on to some exploratory opportunities with the @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe / @bonfire@indieweb.social community platform. I imported my follows from my most active Mastodon instance, which it seems will have alerted you all over again that I followed you. Apologies, if you want to un-follow or block THIS present, but temporary, alt account I shall take no offense.

I'm hoping to find in Bonfire a truly configurable platform that can be built by and with the user communities who need it, rather than just presenting groups a "close enough" or "least bad" option amongst out-of-the-box systems.