Nostr notes by James Baker 🍁

Why, as you can can plainly see, sir, I am indeed a friendly cat, ...

2026-06-20T15:42:13Z

Why, as you can can plainly see, sir, I am indeed a friendly cat, and like many other cats in the neighbourhood, have been deprived of snacks for some time, and I would be grateful and appreciative of a small morsel or two… #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

“'Kids are dying,' says Identity Minister Marc Miller ...

2026-06-09T17:37:00Z

“'Kids are dying,' says Identity Minister Marc Miller ahead new digital safety bill” And some are probably living and thriving, but we won't talk about them… - “Ottawa's soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban” https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-social-media-ban-youth-teens-9.7228651

BREAKING! #CATURDAY LATE ENTRY! ...

2026-05-31T01:32:47Z

BREAKING! #CATURDAY LATE ENTRY!

Straight from the Canadian Strategic Reserve: ...

2026-05-20T14:42:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…3n6u
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Straight from the Canadian Strategic Reserve:

HENLO IS ME IS AM NOT TOO LATE FOR #WHISKERSWEDNESDAY BECAUSE ME ...

2026-05-07T01:30:27Z

HENLO IS ME IS AM NOT TOO LATE FOR #WHISKERSWEDNESDAY BECAUSE ME HAS MOST BEST WHISKIMERSES! #CatsOfMastodon

HEMBLO IS ME CAN ME ADDS U TO AN LINKEDIM PROFESSIONABLE NETWORK? ...

2026-04-17T15:27:30Z

HEMBLO IS ME CAN ME ADDS U TO AN LINKEDIM PROFESSIONABLE NETWORK? #CatsOfMastodon

ME IS MOST BEST GUARD CATTO AN KEEP HOUSE SAFE. CROSS ME, ...

2026-04-07T19:50:09Z

ME IS MOST BEST GUARD CATTO AN KEEP HOUSE SAFE. CROSS ME, SQUIRBEL, AN U WILL SEE HOW BEST. #CatsOfMastodon

Real strong Chris Ware vibe there…

2026-04-04T15:52:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…flnt
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Real strong Chris Ware vibe there…

HEMBLO! IS AN HOCKEY GAME TOODAY? #CatsOfMastodon ...

2026-02-19T15:57:29Z

HEMBLO! IS AN HOCKEY GAME TOODAY? #CatsOfMastodon

OLD BUT GOLD FOR EVERONE AN LITTL SLEEBY TONITE #CatsOfMastodon ...

2026-02-04T03:08:18Z

OLD BUT GOLD FOR EVERONE AN LITTL SLEEBY TONITE #CatsOfMastodon

My daughter the fine artist… #CatsOfMastodon ...

2025-10-31T13:07:31Z

My daughter the fine artist… #CatsOfMastodon

Laundry jail! We know all about that! ...

2025-10-02T21:09:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…mldd
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Laundry jail! We know all about that!

#SilentSunday #MycelialSunday ...

2025-09-07T18:02:57Z

#SilentSunday #MycelialSunday

One thing I love about the museum in Winnipeg is how you get, ...

2025-08-06T18:21:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…lt0n
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One thing I love about the museum in Winnipeg is how you get, from its opening in the 70s, a real history of graphic design as a bonus, as you move through exhibits not updated in almost 50 years…

The “fun” in development has really been overlooked these ...

2025-07-27T15:57:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…y2nn
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The “fun” in development has really been overlooked these last, oh, thirty years, eh…? The last thing I remember being kind of fun was Director, but maybe that’s more about me being young and <cough cough> vibrant…?

I miss HyperCard! Sharing stacks (Star Trek, natch) over ftp ...

2025-07-27T03:03:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…j5hp
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I miss HyperCard! Sharing stacks (Star Trek, natch) over ftp before the web was a thing, and beginning to build our own… Magic times.

Happy Canada Day there, eh? ...

2025-07-01T17:43:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…8r5z
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Happy Canada Day there, eh?

“You have no right to commandeer streets. First of all, it’s ...

2025-06-13T21:45:18Z

“You have no right to commandeer streets. First of all, it’s just wrong. Second of all, that has huge impacts on people’s quality of life,” DeSantis said. - Woah, pretty harsh words from DeSantis about Trump’s parade, and — wait, I’m told there’s a small correction, and, uh, wait, wtf? “DeSantis says people can hit protesters with cars” https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/13/2327584/-DeSantis-says-people-can-hit-protesters-with-cars?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_9&pm_medium=web

Damn, I wish my father could see that, amateur streetcar ...

2025-06-08T16:39:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…8d64
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Damn, I wish my father could see that, amateur streetcar historian as he was (admittedly small field).

A man with big ideas this fine #Caturday ...

2025-05-03T16:09:56Z

A man with big ideas this fine #Caturday

When he wrote about the last spike, he was really taking about ...

2025-04-25T19:43:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…nd3c
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When he wrote about the last spike, he was really taking about murder mittens…

Detailed here: https://maxbruinsma.nl/eye/index.html?26dia.htm It ...

2025-04-22T20:56:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…tezh
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Detailed here: https://maxbruinsma.nl/eye/index.html?26dia.htm It was a design agency that opened their homepage in a chrome-less window, then rebuilt all the chrome via JS and images.

Silly question, but do you remember Lemonscape, c. 1996 or so?

2025-04-22T20:50:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…8wpg
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Silly question, but do you remember Lemonscape, c. 1996 or so?

Griffin and Sabine, boy, as a best coast hoser, that takes me ...

2025-04-17T14:48:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…32ue
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Griffin and Sabine, boy, as a best coast hoser, that takes me back… There’s a room/shrine dedicated to Nick Bantock in the local bookstore on Saltspring Island I’ve visited many times.

I worked on one of the Madeline games, I think like a third grade ...

2025-04-17T14:34:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…68jt
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I worked on one of the Madeline games, I think like a third grade math or something. All lost to the sands of time now…

I am convinced to this day that had Adobe played their cards ...

2025-04-17T14:33:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…68jt
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I am convinced to this day that had Adobe played their cards right, Director could have been an amazing iOS app builder. At least c. 2007, when you had fixed size, bitmaps, large target areas, rich media support, an actual developer community…

But I remember getting excited when seeing the Director logo on ...

2025-04-17T00:15:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…7anr
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But I remember getting excited when seeing the Director logo on boxes, and seeing what people were coming up with (and maybe what I could hack). It was indeed a fascinating time.

Indeed they did! Mostly for The Learning Company/Creative ...

2025-04-17T00:13:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…357p
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Indeed they did! Mostly for The Learning Company/Creative Wonders, some edu games for young kids. And one semi-shelved project for someone a wee bit larger that hit an interesting cultural barrier.

I worked for a shall we say less aspirational publisher in the ...

2025-04-16T22:54:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…p6az
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I worked for a shall we say less aspirational publisher in the mid to late nineties, so many late nights in Director and Lingo hell, but wow, were people trying things back then, eh?

HEMBLO, IS ME! #CatsOfMastodon #NotMyCat ...

2025-01-09T18:19:11Z

HEMBLO, IS ME! #CatsOfMastodon #NotMyCat

A little rest and snuggle after the stresses of Crimbus… ...

2024-12-27T00:13:24Z

A little rest and snuggle after the stresses of Crimbus… #CatsOfMastodon

Jane Siberry's "Hockey" — ...

2024-12-07T22:11:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…z9j9
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Jane Siberry's "Hockey" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6mAy_h6RV8 More f-bombs than in most Xmas songs… #music

Worst. Black Mirror. Ever. “Hacked U.S. robot vacuums are ...

2024-10-13T04:49:41Z

Worst. Black Mirror. Ever. “Hacked U.S. robot vacuums are yelling racial slurs, chasing pets” https://globalnews.ca/news/10807939/robot-vacuum-racial-slurs-ecovacs-hacked/