Simon EI3JDB
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I wanted to be a ham in my teens but I couldn't figure out how to learn enough Morse, so I went into professional radio telecoms instead. Now, 40+ years later, I […]
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@VeroniqueB99 lots of scepticism among the chemists of Reddit:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comments/1816rbb/safety_shot/
https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comments/1816rbb/safety_shot/
January 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
@VeroniqueB99 lots of scepticism among the chemists of Reddit:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comments/1816rbb/safety_shot/
https://www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/comments/1816rbb/safety_shot/
@VeroniqueB99 In Irish they don't.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_%C3%8Domhair
Sadly lost in translation :-(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_%C3%8Domhair
Sadly lost in translation :-(
Mac Íomhair - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
@VeroniqueB99 In Irish they don't.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_%C3%8Domhair
Sadly lost in translation :-(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_%C3%8Domhair
Sadly lost in translation :-(
@VeroniqueB99 What is going on with that flag? Looks like AI couldn't decide between France and the EU! :-(
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@VeroniqueB99 What is going on with that flag? Looks like AI couldn't decide between France and the EU! :-(
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
@SeanPLynch @VeroniqueB99 Again, funny 'cause it's true. I remember seeing The Dubliners suggesting that the books that are banned in Ireland should be printed in Irish, to persuade the Irish to learn their own language. (Before singing a bawdy song with a verse *as gaeilge!*)
December 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@SeanPLynch @VeroniqueB99 Again, funny 'cause it's true. I remember seeing The Dubliners suggesting that the books that are banned in Ireland should be printed in Irish, to persuade the Irish to learn their own language. (Before singing a bawdy song with a verse *as gaeilge!*)
@A_No_nee_Moose @VeroniqueB99 It's the English accent that does it. I learned my French in Switzerland and a few Swissisms (huitante for 80, for example) seemed to unlock a new level of comprehension.
December 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
@A_No_nee_Moose @VeroniqueB99 It's the English accent that does it. I learned my French in Switzerland and a few Swissisms (huitante for 80, for example) seemed to unlock a new level of comprehension.
@VeroniqueB99 related pic.
Trigger warning for arachnophobes. Really.
Trigger warning for arachnophobes. Really.
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@VeroniqueB99 related pic.
Trigger warning for arachnophobes. Really.
Trigger warning for arachnophobes. Really.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Perhaps if Europe built decent affordable housing and paid a living wage, the population decline might be avoided?
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Perhaps if Europe built decent affordable housing and paid a living wage, the population decline might be avoided?
@VeroniqueB99 it's a good selection, all right, but not *all* the scary creatures.
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@VeroniqueB99 it's a good selection, all right, but not *all* the scary creatures.
@VeroniqueB99 Bears? (Koalas don't count)
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@VeroniqueB99 Bears? (Koalas don't count)
@phocks It's cheap, especially if it's written by AI. #enshittification is real
November 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@phocks It's cheap, especially if it's written by AI. #enshittification is real
@VeroniqueB99 It's an old story but it checks out.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-museum-removes-trump-statue-after-visitors-kept-attacking-it-n1261546
(2021 - which shows how short memories can be.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-museum-removes-trump-statue-after-visitors-kept-attacking-it-n1261546
(2021 - which shows how short memories can be.)
Texas museum removes Trump wax figure after visitors kept attacking it
"Political figures can be a little bit more polarizing," a company spokesperson said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
@VeroniqueB99 It's an old story but it checks out.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-museum-removes-trump-statue-after-visitors-kept-attacking-it-n1261546
(2021 - which shows how short memories can be.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-museum-removes-trump-statue-after-visitors-kept-attacking-it-n1261546
(2021 - which shows how short memories can be.)
@VeroniqueB99 Almost certainly invisible to facial recognition software
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
@VeroniqueB99 Almost certainly invisible to facial recognition software
@VeroniqueB99 that picture is fake. Real sunspot images here: https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
Sunspots are bigger than Earth but the Sun is *much* bigger than Earth.
Sunspots are bigger than Earth but the Sun is *much* bigger than Earth.
Sunspots
soho.nascom.nasa.gov
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@VeroniqueB99 that picture is fake. Real sunspot images here: https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
Sunspots are bigger than Earth but the Sun is *much* bigger than Earth.
Sunspots are bigger than Earth but the Sun is *much* bigger than Earth.
@VeroniqueB99 Well played, sir! Well played!
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@VeroniqueB99 Well played, sir! Well played!
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@VeroniqueB99
Varies according to regional accents in Irish and English, but something like:-
Neev
Shiv-awn
Saw-sha
Tai
Quee-vah
Ee-feh
Owen
Daw-hi
Irish spelling is regular, unlike English. :-)
Varies according to regional accents in Irish and English, but something like:-
Neev
Shiv-awn
Saw-sha
Tai
Quee-vah
Ee-feh
Owen
Daw-hi
Irish spelling is regular, unlike English. :-)
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@VeroniqueB99
Varies according to regional accents in Irish and English, but something like:-
Neev
Shiv-awn
Saw-sha
Tai
Quee-vah
Ee-feh
Owen
Daw-hi
Irish spelling is regular, unlike English. :-)
Varies according to regional accents in Irish and English, but something like:-
Neev
Shiv-awn
Saw-sha
Tai
Quee-vah
Ee-feh
Owen
Daw-hi
Irish spelling is regular, unlike English. :-)
@VeroniqueB99 No unions? No electric cars?
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@VeroniqueB99 No unions? No electric cars?
@VeroniqueB99 You can run LLMs like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion et. al. on a local machine. The Nvidia Jetson series are an example.
The output is still AI slop, but it's local and *private* AI slop.
The output is still AI slop, but it's local and *private* AI slop.
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@VeroniqueB99 You can run LLMs like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion et. al. on a local machine. The Nvidia Jetson series are an example.
The output is still AI slop, but it's local and *private* AI slop.
The output is still AI slop, but it's local and *private* AI slop.
@VeroniqueB99 The Land of the Free :-(
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
@VeroniqueB99 The Land of the Free :-(
@w7voa No change yet - maybe they're going out with a bang
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/amid-snap-benefits-suspension-more-young-people-will-go-hungry
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/amid-snap-benefits-suspension-more-young-people-will-go-hungry
Amid SNAP Benefits Suspension, More Young People Will Go Hungry
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@w7voa No change yet - maybe they're going out with a bang
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/amid-snap-benefits-suspension-more-young-people-will-go-hungry
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/amid-snap-benefits-suspension-more-young-people-will-go-hungry