FediCon/FOSSY 2026 Live Thread

[julian@activitypub.space]

This is the beginning of the live thread for FediCon/FOSSY 2026. Check back here for updates regarding the Fediverse track of FOSSY (Friday and Saturday).

[julian@activitypub.space]

Hello Vancouver!

[julian@activitypub.space]

Good Morning Vancouver! Bright and early morning due to jet lag. Tentative plan is a Lyft to Chinatown to get some HK Milk Tea. I haven’t had this in years — nearest place at home that does it well is well over 45 mins away.

Despite what @atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org suggested, I don’t think I will be going into Richmond today <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://activitypub.space/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f605.png?v=8161d5c9b56” title=“” />

[baris@community.nodebb.org]

@julian@activitypub.space Air quality looks <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://community.nodebb.org/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f6ac.png?v=e9168f088bc” title=“” /> any wildfires nearby?

[julian@activitypub.space]

Poor air quality <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://activitypub.space/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f62c.png?v=8161d5c9b56” title=“” /> but can’t really tell outside.

[julian@activitypub.space]

As is tradition, you get (mildly) better service if you order in Cantonese <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://activitypub.space/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60e.png?v=8161d5c9b56” title=“” /> luckily my broken Cantonese was still viable enough to pass — phew!

My family would go out once a weekend to a 茶餐廳 (cha chaan teng, “tea restaurant”), and this really reminds me of my childhood.

Certainly these restaurants still exist in Ontario, but the Cantonese population there pales in comparison to the mainland Chinese population, and these restaurants, serving an odd cross section of Chinese and English influenced food, only exist in Cantonese communities.