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Wes Plate
@wplate.bsky.social
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Ultra runner, product designer, video editor, YouTube channel-haver
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One of the next projects is an app to run on android tablets. For testing, can I buy the cheapest android tablet on Amazon? Or do I need to buy a certain level of quality or what do you recommend? I’ve never owned a non-Apple device so I feel out of my element.

#Android
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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My dad said he tried to watch White Lotus S1E1 and only music played. No dialog. How could that happen?
Text message that says “Yup. All dialogue could not be heard. We ended up watching it on my laptop. Could it be that music is on the L channel, and dialog on the R channel and the sound bar is configured for mono?? Will chk into that theory ”
May 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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From 1pm Friday April 4 until 12:10am Thursday April 10 I ran the inaugural Arizona Monster 300. It was wonderful to see old friends and to forge new bonds along the trail.
April 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Paper cutter and laminator.
So fun.
March 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Our fundraiser on Indiegogo has about two weeks left, can you help us reach our goal to create a new 100 mile endurance run in Butte, Montana? #ultrarunning #running

igg.me/at/CopperKin...
March 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
wplate.bsky.social
A six hour training run really kills the whole day. 😣

#ultrarunning
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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it's still just striking to me that we're five weeks into this, and neither trump nor musk are offering up any treats, to anyone. everything is bad news. everything makes life harder. the only thing they're offering is a tax cut for *extremely* wealthy people, at the expense of *everyone* else.
February 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Our Indiegogo fundraiser is at 27%!

Can you help get us closer to our goal?

The Copper Kings 100 is a new 100-mile single-loop endurance run in Butte, MT!

Indiegogo: www.indiegogo.com/projects/cop...

Learn about the Copper Kings 100 at copperkings100.com

#ultrarunning #100miler
A fundraising progress graphic overlaying a logo for the ‘Copper Kings 100’ race in Butte, Montana. The progress bar shows that $6,785 USD has been raised, which is 27% of the $25,000 goal, with 68 backers and 37 days remaining. The background features a stylized mining-themed logo with the words ‘Copper Kings 100 Prospector 2025’ and an illustration of a mining structure with mountains and trees.
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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February 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Feed positivity:

Help support the Copper Kings 100, a new 100-mile endurance run in Butte, Montana! We're crowdfunding to cover first-year startup costs.

Indiegogo: www.indiegogo.com/projects/cop...

Learn about the Copper Kings 100 at copperkings100.com

#ultrarunning #100miler #trailrunning
Copper Kings 100 Prospectors
Help us launch a new permitted 100 mile endurance run in Butte, Montana | Check out 'Copper Kings 100 Prospectors' on Indiegogo.
www.indiegogo.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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And here’s the copy. Please disseminate these images widely. Who needs to place ads in a newspaper that few people actually read anymore?
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
wplate.bsky.social
I’m in the market for some power stations, so I’m bombarded by ads for them. I’m amazed by the number of manufacturers in this space now.

I have used and loved Goal Zero, does anyone have a recommendation from the current crop of 1KWh-2KWh power stations?
February 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Worked on a van project that was helped by using a lift. It was awesome to be able to work under the vehicle while standing!
A gray camper van is lifted on a hydraulic car lift inside a workshop with high ceilings and fluorescent lighting. The van’s sliding door is open, revealing an unfinished interior with exposed wiring and insulation. A detached two-seater van bench is positioned on the floor nearby, along with a small step ladder. Various vehicles and tools are visible in the background, including a black car and a red car under a cover, indicating an automotive repair or conversion workspace.
February 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Despite waking up deeply sad, I eventually pushed myself out the door for my run. Glad I did.
A snow-covered forest trail with light snowfall. The trail is surrounded by tall, bare-branched trees mixed with evergreens, creating a wintery, serene atmosphere. The path is lightly dusted with snow, and faint footprints are visible, adding a sense of recent human activity. A snow-dusted forest trail surrounded by tall trees covered in moss and climbing ivy. Ferns and other vegetation along the path are lightly coated with snow, creating a serene, wintery scene. A tranquil winter forest with a small, still pond reflecting the surrounding trees. The forest floor and branches are dusted with snow, while logs and branches lie across the water, adding to the natural beauty. A narrow, snow-dusted forest path winding through a dense area of tall, bare-branched trees. The ground is covered with ferns and fallen leaves, all lightly blanketed in snow, creating a peaceful winter atmosphere.
February 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Dear Canada and Mexico,

We’re so, so sorry.

— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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mollyploofkins.bsky.social Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · Jan 30
Pete Buttigieg sets the record straight.
January 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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We are living through Republicanism boiled down to its essence: Everyone should be deprived of everything, because otherwise, somebody I don't like might get something I don't want them to have. We call it an ideology, but it's really a personality: Greedy, withholding, suspicious, angry, cruel.
January 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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I have many videos on my YouTube channel that somewhere contain a useful answer to a question. Where's the AI service that indexes all my videos so I can search by spoken phrase, returning a YouTube link To The Time in the video the phrase is spoken? #postchat
January 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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25 years ago my dad and I started a software company called Automatic Duck, and it has been quite a journey.
Today we are excited that our latest solution, a multicam flattener for Final Cut Pro, is available on the Mac App Store.
apps.apple.com/us/app/multi...

#Postchat #FinalCutPro #fcp #fcpx
Illustration showing the before and after of an example Final Cut Pro timeline. The before contains multicam clips, while the after has those multicam clips replaced by the source media that was in the active angles. Multicam flattening has long-been requested by users of Final Cut Pro, and this new workflow extension from Automatic Duck finally makes it possible.
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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My running assignment today was a 2 hour hike.
January 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Bluesky should automatically generate image alt text. It would be a better first draft than nothing.
A screenshot of a conversation with Chat GPT demonstrating that AI can do a decent job describing an image.
January 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM