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Treading water
Art, photography, bicycles, gardening
Nope to dms
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So a buddy and I are #walking #repeats today on one of the steepest hills around in a county park and we get passed on the uphill by a dude on a unicycle
So, I'm in the checkout line at a thrift shop this morning, chatting with a disabled guy who reveals he's a 20 year US Navy vet.

Cashier refuses to give him a veterans discount on
#veterans day
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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the crypto market rout when quantum breaks their encryption?
priceless
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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October 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
SNAP food benefits for kids an seniors going away
People seeing their kids go hungry historically a source of fomenting unrest
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Small Country Farm in Bordighera - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9982
October 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The president keeps vacuuming in front of the TV while I am playing the economy
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Today I became an elected member of the Society of Wood Engravers, a reminder of the imminent entry deadline for the 2026 annual exhibition. Shown, engravings selected by SWE in 2023-5 and a probable entry for 2026. Good news in hard times.

johnaltringham.co.uk

@lakesstiles.bsky.social - 2 stiles!
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Todays partial solar eclipse.
Luckily the clouds stayed away until after maximum eclipse.
From South Canterbury, New Zealand
Lunt LS80tha and Grasshopper 3 camera
#eclipse
September 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
mushroom on today's walk
September 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
35 miles cycling today on a rigid mtb, with a bit of technical trail, where I was really cautious cuz I didn't want to introduce myself to a tree and spend the remainder of the afternoon in an ER waiting for the on- call orthopedic surgeon to roll up
September 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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RCW 114, also known as the "Dragon's Heart," is primarily a supernova remnant (SNR) located in the southern Milky Way. #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #universe #deepsky #sky #science #animation #video #3D #stars
September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital with Figure - 1889 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14668
September 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Help defend 45 million acres of your National Forests! If you like clean air and water, and access to outdoor recreation, the USDA needs to hear from you.

The planned rescission of the Roadless Rule would roll back protections for 25,121 miles of trails, 8,659 climbing routes, and 768 river miles.
Defend America’s Backcountry Forests: Protect the Roadless Rule
The USDA just announced plans to rescind the Roadless Rule, putting 45 million acres of backcountry forests at risk. Submit your comment by Sept. 19.
action.outdooralliance.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Neighboring Star’s Warped Ring Shaped by Evolving Planets public.nrao.edu/news/neighbo...
Neighboring Star’s Warped Ring Shaped by Evolving Planets - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have made the highest resolution image to date, revealing new insights...
public.nrao.edu
September 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This looks like fun, except for the finding water part. Surprised he doesn't use a filtering system
youtu.be/Wvt8bYq0rkQ?...
Silent Bikepacking in Utah for 7 days (115°F / 45°C)
YouTube video by Harmen Hoek
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So I needed an 1 1/8 headset for a bike build and was looking hard at a Chris King for $200, then realized I had some nos headsets in a parts bin, so maybe this Deore XT will work.
Unless putting an mtb headset on a road frame is heresy.
September 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Picked up this Revere mantle clock with"Westminster chime" at a garage sale today
September 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I left my house in LA yesterday, biked to @laxairport.bsky.social, folded up my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social, put it in the overhead bin, and biked to my hotel on the other end in Washington DC.

🎥 by Caro Vilain
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
it will only result in N+1
Currently operating under the premise that everything will be ok once I get a bicycle
August 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100.
Our paper on that is out today.🧵
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The Plain of Colombes, White Frost - 1873 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8221
August 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Boom! Beautiful M-flare and CME happening now off the Sun's eastern limb! Looks like we have a productive active region about to rotate into Earth view. Who's ready?!
August 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Saw these Schwinns today
August 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The chromosphere activity with a large prominence in motion. #astronomy #telescope #astrophotography #video #fyp #sun #solar #universe #sky #deepsky
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Study of the Head of a Female Attendant for ‘The Adoration of the Kings’, 1861 #artbots #tate
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1076825
August 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM