Tim Bray
Canadian software developer and writer, co-editor of the XML and Atom specifications and formerly of Sun Microsystems, Google and AWS. Has written the blog ongoing since 2003.
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Mixed on Words Without Music
Any Glass fan is going to want to read this, I think. But it’s not problem-free.
tbray.org 11 Dec 2023
Liked The Saint of Bright Doors
It’s as colorful as anything I’ve read in years. I really enjoyed that
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
Liked Starter Villain
These are blasts of pure fun, with razor-sharp dialog
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
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Liked The Kaiju Preservation Society
These are blasts of pure fun, with razor-sharp dialog
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
Mixed on Witch King
Witch King is really well-crafted. The combat scenes are explosive.
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
Recommends System Collapse
System Collapse and if you’re going to read it, which I recommend, it’s
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
Liked Some Desperate Glory
great things from her, because this is pretty great.
tbray.org 10 Dec 2023
Liked Rule 34
Uses Canon i9900
there are a few Windows things one needs to do, and its drivers for our Canon i9900 photo printer are way better.
usesthis.com 8 May 2010
Liked MacBook Pro (13-inch)
It’s slick, has FireWire and an SD card reader.
usesthis.com 8 May 2010
Loved NEC 2690 display
At home we have a NEC 2690 display that I bought on James Duncan Davidson’s recommendation, carefully color-corrected; it makes our pictures and videos look much better than they really are.
usesthis.com 8 May 2010
Loved Benchmark DAC1 USB
I take digital audio out through a Benchmark DAC1 USB; the sound is wonderful.
usesthis.com 8 May 2010
Where they publish
Mastodon @timbray@cosocial.ca His Mastodon account.
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- A little on the unexpected side: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/united-airlines-ceo-says-us-should-have-an-inheritance-tax-close-to-100-and-hed-pay-it-214906350.html He also said “We should have a national wealth tax — it won't work by state because people will just move.” 19 Oct 2026
- RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/117464491850760300 In Canada, lots of supermarket produce, e.g. pre-made salads, young spinach, etc, is from Taylor Farms. Um, don't buy it. 19 Oct 2026
- Vancouver’s new mayor! I saw this back in August but didn't post it, because Pete didn't get to choose what his posters appeared next to. He got my vote and won the election. #Vancouver #BCPoli 19 Oct 2026
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- “Eby says this election is about the future of the province, and not the small differences between New Democrats and Greens, who share a common vision in many areas.” The NDP and the Conservatives share a version for a future built around LNG extraction and export. LNG is mostly methane, an extremely pernicious greenhouse gas. If you’re an environmentalist and worry about the future your children have to live in, the #bcgreens are the only sane choice https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/10/18/british-columbia-ndp-leader-eby-asks-green-voters-to-think-carefully-about-vote/ #bcpoli 18 Oct 2026
- Why Hunterbrook is shorting Meta: https://hntrbrk.com/breaking-news/muse-tickertrends A word of explanation: Hunterbrook is a team of investigative journalists in the employ of a private-capital fund. The journalists dig up dirt on some company or investment offering, Hunterbrook (the investment company) shorts it, then then Hunterbrook (the web site) publishes the dirt. While this sounds sketchy, it’s apparently legal. #meta #muse #genAI 18 Oct 2026
- https://results.vancouver.ca/results.html#results-mayor #Vancouver election results looking good 18 Oct 2026
- Somebody is putting a *lot* of work into creating spam Fedi accounts, you can spot them by a post containing “google.co./share.google?q=" and then a whole lot of random hashtags. Please report if you see one. 17 Oct 2026
- Last time I lived in a different timezone was 1992… What is this “PCT” of which you speak? 16 Oct 2026
- Went to a family wedding and did some touristing in Australia, where we have friends & rels. Came back with lightweight observations and a few decent pictures: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/10/12/Aussie-Visit-2026 #australia #photography 15 Oct 2026
- Today is FORTRAN’s 70th birthday; its reference manual “appeared in a glossy cover, handsomely printed, with the date October 15, 1956.” https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/FORTRAN/paper/p25-backus.pdf (The actual software wasn’t released till the following year) No longer fashionable but still, one of computer programming’s biggest success stories. I tip my hat. 15 Oct 2026
- Hmmmm https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CRWV/ #GenAI 14 Oct 2026
- RE: https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/117435932892027421 BTW I don't think John was fibbing, I'm assuming the feed X customized for him was really different from what I saw. 14 Oct 2026
- John Gruber @gruber says “The culture on X today is remarkably friendly and inclusive” Hmm, that's not how I remember it. So I spent an hour there and, maybe I’m weird, but… 13 Oct 2026 tbray.org
- Eucalypt forest somewhere east of Melbourne. #Monochromemonday #Monochrome #Australia #Fujifilm 12 Oct 2026
- What’s that you say? There’s a significant sleaze factor (some Nvidia-bankrolled) in certain #Genai - boom sectors and cracks are starting to show up? I’m shocked… shocked. 12 Oct 2026 thebignewsletter.com
- So, our jurisdiction switched to permanent-daylight-time. Which means that this winter, our part of the West Coast will no longer be 3 hours off Eastern Time. That 3hr difference is nearly as fundamental to my hindbrain’s understanding of the world as the sun moving from east to west, or gravity pointing down. I hope the ensuing disasters will be containable… 12 Oct 2026
- Color Study: Fujifilm vs Pixel https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/10/10/Color-Study-Fuji-vs-Pixel #fujifilm #photography 10 Oct 2026
- Advance voted in the #Vancouver municipal election, will be away on voting day. Plan to take some time, the ballot is a monster. I voted for Greens & COPE. Ken Sim gotta go. 10 Oct 2026
- Keeping watch on the front garden. #caturday #photography 10 Oct 2026
- Just got offered MacOS 27. I assume the conventional wisdom is to wait a bit? #mac 10 Oct 2026
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