Kevin Lloyd

First post. Hello everyone! Excited to be here!

I am a:

* Technology enthusiast with over 20 years in IT.
* Writer (blog posts, how to guides, working on a couple of books)
* Volunteer
* Former long-time Caregiver
* Chronic illness sufferer
* Canadian, Albertan, Maritimer at heart

On indefinite Social Media hiatus as of 08/30/25.

I can be reached via my personal Substack blog (see bio).

Take care of yourselves.

A "Navigator" responded to my detailed email requesting a phone call. Yeah, okay. It'll be quick, though. My email was clear. Send an Assessor (Nurse) who adheres to the laws, not one who claims to have powers they don't.

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I'm just going to say it...decent interest in my archived How To Guides at KevinTheTechGuy.ca, but almost nothing in terms of paid subscribers out of that.

If you get value out of my work, please support me.

Another CGI fest I will happily ignore.

Americans better be having regrets. Choices were made that allowed this to become reality. We were warned for years. To claim ignorance rings hollow.

Both sides are to blame for different reasons, and I'm not seeing evidence either side has learned much.

The Alberta Worker The Alberta Worker covers labour issues and politics in investigative and critical ways.

Are you following and financially supporting @kimsiever.bsky.social's work at the Alberta Worker?

Kim covers labour and politics in Alberta with depth and independence. Paid subscriptions make his reporting possible. albertaworker.ca

Yes, absolutely. But I would question what supports are in place to ensure a full recovery and prosperity. If I had control over that, too, then I'd feel even better about it.

In truth, it's not this simple. NIMBYism is real, and resources are severely lacking.

cc @markcherrington.bsky.social

Right, yes, on Patreon. I guess I never thought of it like a newsletter. Maybe daily is too often? I have switched to weekly and a paid monthly for mine. I'm still creating the blog posts and YouTube Shorts, but I don't want people to become numb to them.

My latest free weekly newsletter. Paid monthly newsletter starts next month. If you find value in my work, please support me.

I think you're putting in too much effort for too little return. For example, I appreciate your short videos, but they're not getting traction.

Maybe do a weekly or monthly (paid?) newsletter to remind people of what you're doing?

I'm relieved to hear some have helped you out. I'm frustrated that it took you pouring your heart out like that in desperation for it to happen.

I really wish you would put some of your work behind a paywall, or narrow your focus. I had to, and it's slowly working.

Never Again: Why I Refuse to Carry the Burden of Caregiving

I was writing a book about how to survive family illness and Caregiving, but now I know I should have walked away. Here's why.

kevinspeaksup.substack.com/p/never-agai...

This is no more of a practical solution than making Linux look more like Windows. Pointless and doesn’t solve the problems.

I completely agree, but seemingly the best the NDP can do is complain about the UCP.

Straight up tell us what you’ll do. Shitting on the other team isn’t doing what you think it’s doing.

@albertandp.ca

I guess Ridley Scott has nothing better to do.

A school bus, but on bikes! I recently joined parents, kids, and volunteers for a community ride to celebrate the launch of @bikebusedmonton.bsky.social. #yegbike

How’s the vacation and renos going? I’d like to hear about that sort of thing from people. Day to day stuff, like Social Media used to be.

Provincial pressure mounts as Edmonton mayor vows to push forward with bike lanes | CBC News Sohi said he told the minister in a Monday morning meeting that it’s too late to pause or reverse bike lane plans at 132nd Avenue, Alberta Avenue and in Delton because contracts have been signed.

Vulnerable individuals I work with don't have cars, but have needs: shopping, attending appointments, visiting children, etc. Many use buses, many depend on bicycles, e-scooters, skateboards, and yes, even shopping carts. They want to be safe as much as you and I. #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mark Cherrington Podcast I use this podcast to tell the stories of some of the people I help, and how I help them as part of the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights. I have shared what I can on Social Media over the years,...

Want to learn more about the work I do, and hear stories about the vulnerable people I help?

Check out the 14 episodes of my podcast recorded so far with @kevinlovestech.bsky.social! It's only on YouTube.

www.youtube.com/@markcherrin...

Typepad told me they aren't going out of business. Hope that's true. I've been blogging with Typepad since 2003, which is when Wikipedia says Typepad launched. So I must have been one of their earliest customers. Now I have three Typepad blogs. So while I've gotten use...

Infuriating they were reassuring customers as recently as March. "If it were to change at some point, there would likely be a tool to help bloggers migrate to another platform. However, as mentioned, there is no plan at this time to shut down Typepad, and the Support team are still here for you."

After 22 years, Typepad is shutting down with one month's notice. Go back up your old blogs, old-school blogger friends. everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08...

IMHO it's a rather stunning achievement that Social Media companies convinced nearly every biz in the world to permanently put their logo on their branding, vehicle wraps, etc, for free marketing in the attempt to "connect" with customers, which was honestly never the point.

Painstakingly put together detailed notes to use at my bank appt today to get info about financially preparing for MAID.

Didn’t use them. Somehow I just knew what to say and it flowed. Weird how that works.

I can request a third Assessor to be the "tie-breaker", as she put it, and I likely will.

I'll talk about this on mylifeiwithibs.substack.com.

Second MAID assessment done today. She contradicted some of the "basics" of eligibility that the program has confirmed to me multiple times. She denied me based on how she interprets the law and her role as an Assessor, which she claims she can do.

I'll iron out the details with their office.

Yep. Prestige podcasting is dying for the same reason as the rest of the media: Pontificating is cheap and reporting is expensive.

Our Handyman has expressed interest in doing that work full-time after 20+ years in automotive parts at a dealership. We were discussing a new website.

Most people get pointed toward WordPress. For the landing page he's basically looking for, I suggested Wix or Squarespace.

brazil is on the way of implementing a similar age-verification system to the uk that is """for the children""" and if that ends up happening i'll have to shut down deck.blue

i'm operating under brazilian laws and i don't want to build a verification system that will do more harm than anything else

Online age verification is not like "showing ID to buy alcohol" because

a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked

b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books