Ken Wiens

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Ocean front walk between Coco and Hermosa in Costa Rica

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States | CBC News The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administration and reports of some Canadians encounte...

I've heard Americans say they think the us is a free country. I wonder where they get their Kool aid.

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Coco Costa Rica

Coco

Coco

Walking the major ridge around Coco in Costa Rica - 15km, 40C - 550m ascent

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Charlotte Clymer (@cmcl ...) 13 hours ago. The post reads: "Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:" followed by a list of countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom. The username includes a Ukrainian flag emoji.

Are we great again yet?

The town of Jasper is special to so many Canadians, myself included.

The community is still working to rebuild since last summer’s devastating wildfires, and today I’ve announced government funding to help restore and repair critical infrastructure in Jasper National Park.

My government is eliminating the GST on all homes up to $1 million for first-time home buyers.

💥 BREAKING: Walt Disney Company shareholders voted today 99-1 percent to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its relationship with the Human Rights Campaign and HRC's Corporate Equality Index. Disney Board recommended shareholders vote against the proposal.

Thou shalt not let anti-science imbeciles destroy the Department of Education so everyone can be as stupid as they are.

I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment being expressed by citizens and governments around the world to the effect no one should be traveling to the United States at this time.

Under our current government, we are a danger to ourselves and everyone else, and should be avoided.

so I’m thinking about some very minor behind-the-wall home-automation (one switch that turns off automatically and another on)

and really struggling to rationalize this in a way that won’t become haunted for somebody someday 😅

Home Assistant officially Matters Home Assistant gains certification, but also a powerful tool for any open source project

Congrats to the @home-assistant.io team! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03...

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Pretty soon the only users on X will be Russian bots and die hard Elon fans who are obviously Elon.

Happy 84th birthday to Anthony Fauci

Merry Xmas

Satellite view of hiking trip map

Difficult gorge to cross on hike

One of beaches

One of many beaches

Hiking from El Coco in Costa Rica around a peninsula to Hermosa and then back. About 17.6 km. Temps up to 40C. 5.5 hours

Nope, but I'm listening in to hear any responses you get.

I'm looking at one of these for the room where we watch the most tv. The afternoon sun makes the tv impossible to see. I'll use home assistant to close the blind automatically when it detects the tv is on and the sun is shining in that window (lux sensor + sun direction sensor).

#homeassistant