Samoht
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Walks, canoeing, skiing, mountains
Programming
Japan
Cars, planes, engineering
Walks, canoeing, skiing, mountains
Programming
Japan
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Obama on CSPAN : “Even when I was president, I sometimes fantasised about, if you put women in charge of every government for like two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going?
September 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Obama on CSPAN : “Even when I was president, I sometimes fantasised about, if you put women in charge of every government for like two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going?
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I understand people’s trepidation toward change but switching to an EV was so much easier than I thought it would be. 4 years in and very happy with our purchase.
High gas prices are now.
Climate change is now.
If you are shopping for a car anyway, make it an EV.
High gas prices are now.
Climate change is now.
If you are shopping for a car anyway, make it an EV.
Skodagram Skoda ENYAQ: Fully Charged & Good to Go
ALT: Skodagram Skoda ENYAQ: Fully Charged & Good to Go
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September 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I understand people’s trepidation toward change but switching to an EV was so much easier than I thought it would be. 4 years in and very happy with our purchase.
High gas prices are now.
Climate change is now.
If you are shopping for a car anyway, make it an EV.
High gas prices are now.
Climate change is now.
If you are shopping for a car anyway, make it an EV.
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excited to share this illustration i did for 3 Oceans Puzzle Co.! i don’t do a lot of client work anymore, but who am i to resist puffins and a cute little newfie fishing village?
you can get this as a really cool wooden puzzle on their site, and i have prints available too! (links below)
#art
you can get this as a really cool wooden puzzle on their site, and i have prints available too! (links below)
#art
September 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
excited to share this illustration i did for 3 Oceans Puzzle Co.! i don’t do a lot of client work anymore, but who am i to resist puffins and a cute little newfie fishing village?
you can get this as a really cool wooden puzzle on their site, and i have prints available too! (links below)
#art
you can get this as a really cool wooden puzzle on their site, and i have prints available too! (links below)
#art
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Up until about 10-15 years ago (when stabilized, remote heads because universally standard) i'd still encounter old Citroen cars that were converted into camera platforms due to their incredibly smooth air suspension system.
I remember a push to electrify some of them, but the tech was too new.
I remember a push to electrify some of them, but the tech was too new.
September 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Up until about 10-15 years ago (when stabilized, remote heads because universally standard) i'd still encounter old Citroen cars that were converted into camera platforms due to their incredibly smooth air suspension system.
I remember a push to electrify some of them, but the tech was too new.
I remember a push to electrify some of them, but the tech was too new.
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The US behaving like a revisionist power against its own decades-long security doctrine is very funny
September 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The US behaving like a revisionist power against its own decades-long security doctrine is very funny
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Driving my first SAAB gave me a lot of food for thought, especially considering #weirdcarBS -- I think you'll like this
petrospect.blog/2026/09/16/s...
petrospect.blog/2026/09/16/s...
SAAB 9-3 Aero: Facing my Waterloo, do Weird Cars have a place in this World? - Petrospect: Andreas Petros on Cars
If you're any kind of weird car adjacent, you must love Saabs, it's the rules. But do weird cars have a place in the world anymore?
petrospect.blog
September 16, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Driving my first SAAB gave me a lot of food for thought, especially considering #weirdcarBS -- I think you'll like this
petrospect.blog/2026/09/16/s...
petrospect.blog/2026/09/16/s...
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Gorgeous. Mount Fuji is up there with the Grand Canyon for me in terms of natural wonders that left me a bit speechless seeing them for the first time. These shots really do it justice.
Different angles of the majestic Mount Fuji. Can't wait to be back again later this year.
September 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Gorgeous. Mount Fuji is up there with the Grand Canyon for me in terms of natural wonders that left me a bit speechless seeing them for the first time. These shots really do it justice.
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Bluebird 2.0. Hand-cut vinyl on A1 perspex panel. This scene depicts the preparation to Bluebird CN7 on Lake Eyre in 1964. Along with the original, there are just 64 A2-size signed print editions… so best be quick! joelclarkartist.store/products/blu... #bluebird #landspeedrecord #classiccar #art
September 13, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Bluebird 2.0. Hand-cut vinyl on A1 perspex panel. This scene depicts the preparation to Bluebird CN7 on Lake Eyre in 1964. Along with the original, there are just 64 A2-size signed print editions… so best be quick! joelclarkartist.store/products/blu... #bluebird #landspeedrecord #classiccar #art
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Anyone want a non running Panda 100HP? You’ll need a truck to collect and it’s in deepest western point of Cornwall. Roof box not included.
September 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Anyone want a non running Panda 100HP? You’ll need a truck to collect and it’s in deepest western point of Cornwall. Roof box not included.
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I feel bad for everybody born too late to experience this era
September 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I feel bad for everybody born too late to experience this era
My strongest 9/11 memory comes from a month later. I was manning the stand for the Japan Society at Freshers' Fair.
The stalls being arranged alphabetically, the Islamic Society was adjacent. Two freshers walked up and called out something like "why would we associate with terrorists" at them.
The stalls being arranged alphabetically, the Islamic Society was adjacent. Two freshers walked up and called out something like "why would we associate with terrorists" at them.
September 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
My strongest 9/11 memory comes from a month later. I was manning the stand for the Japan Society at Freshers' Fair.
The stalls being arranged alphabetically, the Islamic Society was adjacent. Two freshers walked up and called out something like "why would we associate with terrorists" at them.
The stalls being arranged alphabetically, the Islamic Society was adjacent. Two freshers walked up and called out something like "why would we associate with terrorists" at them.
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@beefnreef.bsky.social texted me that Seiko is making a Redsuns Keisuke Initial D special edition for Japan only and I'm spinning around like a dorito with how much I want this--my birthday is Oct 15 😜
September 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
@beefnreef.bsky.social texted me that Seiko is making a Redsuns Keisuke Initial D special edition for Japan only and I'm spinning around like a dorito with how much I want this--my birthday is Oct 15 😜
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We do a little bit of reflecting! This is a long one, I've been thinking about R53s for a while now but I figured out looking at childhood pictures just why it has been so special to me for so long. When I grow up... :)
petrospect.blog/2026/09/09/m... #PSBlog
petrospect.blog/2026/09/09/m... #PSBlog
Meet your Heroes: R53 MINI Cooper S - Petrospect Blog
Reflecting on the R53 MINI Cooper S, I was staggered to find young me was right.
petrospect.blog
September 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
We do a little bit of reflecting! This is a long one, I've been thinking about R53s for a while now but I figured out looking at childhood pictures just why it has been so special to me for so long. When I grow up... :)
petrospect.blog/2026/09/09/m... #PSBlog
petrospect.blog/2026/09/09/m... #PSBlog
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Hi all, I've created another special piece for my 6th anniversary. What you think?😊
September 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Hi all, I've created another special piece for my 6th anniversary. What you think?😊
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Modern remotes modulate the infrared signal at around 40 khz because the first optical remotes used receiver circuitry that was adapted from the acoustic receivers. So in a sense, they are still with us.
The Zenith "Space Commander" was the 1st TV remote control and used no batteries. Each button cocked and fired a hammer into 1 of 4 calibrated metal rods of different lengths which generated an ultrasonic tone like a tuning fork.
The TV had a microphone to listen for it.
The TV had a microphone to listen for it.
September 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Modern remotes modulate the infrared signal at around 40 khz because the first optical remotes used receiver circuitry that was adapted from the acoustic receivers. So in a sense, they are still with us.
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Cuando encuentro el fin
del estanque del tiempo,
se me escapa gota a gota
el sudor frío.
En su reflejo observo
que llevo la muerte
pegada a mi sombra
y la vida avanzando
a dos pasos frente a mí.
Cris Fles ✍️
del estanque del tiempo,
se me escapa gota a gota
el sudor frío.
En su reflejo observo
que llevo la muerte
pegada a mi sombra
y la vida avanzando
a dos pasos frente a mí.
Cris Fles ✍️
September 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Cuando encuentro el fin
del estanque del tiempo,
se me escapa gota a gota
el sudor frío.
En su reflejo observo
que llevo la muerte
pegada a mi sombra
y la vida avanzando
a dos pasos frente a mí.
Cris Fles ✍️
del estanque del tiempo,
se me escapa gota a gota
el sudor frío.
En su reflejo observo
que llevo la muerte
pegada a mi sombra
y la vida avanzando
a dos pasos frente a mí.
Cris Fles ✍️
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Kurt Füchslin captured this video of frozen methane bubbles in Sihlsee (Lake Sihl) in Switzerland.
Deep in the depths, bacteria break down decaying organic matter, producing bubbles of methane.
As they reach the thickening surface ice, they're trapped as flammable fart pancakes/ice art.
Deep in the depths, bacteria break down decaying organic matter, producing bubbles of methane.
As they reach the thickening surface ice, they're trapped as flammable fart pancakes/ice art.
September 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Kurt Füchslin captured this video of frozen methane bubbles in Sihlsee (Lake Sihl) in Switzerland.
Deep in the depths, bacteria break down decaying organic matter, producing bubbles of methane.
As they reach the thickening surface ice, they're trapped as flammable fart pancakes/ice art.
Deep in the depths, bacteria break down decaying organic matter, producing bubbles of methane.
As they reach the thickening surface ice, they're trapped as flammable fart pancakes/ice art.
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One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
September 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
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#HappyBirthday Stefan Johansson, 70, which is all the excuse I need to post one of the greatest #F1 pics ever taken: Johansson’s Ferrari 156/85 at Monaco in ’85, photographed by Rainer Schlegelmilch. Just totally & utterly gorgeous.
September 8, 2026 at 6:20 AM
#HappyBirthday Stefan Johansson, 70, which is all the excuse I need to post one of the greatest #F1 pics ever taken: Johansson’s Ferrari 156/85 at Monaco in ’85, photographed by Rainer Schlegelmilch. Just totally & utterly gorgeous.
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Another shot from a week or two back. Don't think I've posted this one yet.
September 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Another shot from a week or two back. Don't think I've posted this one yet.
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Can't help thinking that people with "legitimate concerns" probably don't feel the need to wear balaclavas to air them
September 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Can't help thinking that people with "legitimate concerns" probably don't feel the need to wear balaclavas to air them
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The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
September 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.