Geoff
@vk2tfg.bsky.social
Retired engineer/tech, medicus artium mechanicarum, loves making stuff & solving puzzles.
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After repairing a bunch of old oscilloscopes, I melted down the failed wax capacitors and made up scented candles.
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
After repairing a bunch of old oscilloscopes, I melted down the failed wax capacitors and made up scented candles.
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Does anyone out there know the tariff code for a kintsugi kit? TIA
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Does anyone out there know the tariff code for a kintsugi kit? TIA
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Essentially it is this, yes.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Essentially it is this, yes.
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Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
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I can’t decide whether to laugh uproariously or sob endlessly. What’s the German word for that feeling
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I can’t decide whether to laugh uproariously or sob endlessly. What’s the German word for that feeling
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LICE 😂
Seattle, Washington
No Kings
Seattle, Washington
No Kings
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
LICE 😂
Seattle, Washington
No Kings
Seattle, Washington
No Kings
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Send a platoon-sized element of attractive, tattooed women with dyed hair armed with enough drugs and alcohol to share and a willingness to have casual sex to the front lines of the 82nd Airborne and you will defeat them within 72 hours. I believe in you, Portland.
October 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Send a platoon-sized element of attractive, tattooed women with dyed hair armed with enough drugs and alcohol to share and a willingness to have casual sex to the front lines of the 82nd Airborne and you will defeat them within 72 hours. I believe in you, Portland.
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"There are," the swordmaster said with emphasis on every word, "many problems that can not be solved with a sword."
"Yes, but if you do attempt to solve them with a sword," the former student said, "you will get new problems, which can be solved with a sword."
"Yes. That's why they sent for me."
"Yes, but if you do attempt to solve them with a sword," the former student said, "you will get new problems, which can be solved with a sword."
"Yes. That's why they sent for me."
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"There are," the swordmaster said with emphasis on every word, "many problems that can not be solved with a sword."
"Yes, but if you do attempt to solve them with a sword," the former student said, "you will get new problems, which can be solved with a sword."
"Yes. That's why they sent for me."
"Yes, but if you do attempt to solve them with a sword," the former student said, "you will get new problems, which can be solved with a sword."
"Yes. That's why they sent for me."
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Anybody familiar with the Akai M7 reel to reel tape deck?
September 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Anybody familiar with the Akai M7 reel to reel tape deck?
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The maths proved it was a time machine. The issue was that the speed of travel was one second per second.
"Can you make it go faster?"
"Impossible. We can make it go slower though."
"So you age faster inside the machine? What use is that?"
"We thought we'd try it with some wine and cheese?"
"Can you make it go faster?"
"Impossible. We can make it go slower though."
"So you age faster inside the machine? What use is that?"
"We thought we'd try it with some wine and cheese?"
September 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The maths proved it was a time machine. The issue was that the speed of travel was one second per second.
"Can you make it go faster?"
"Impossible. We can make it go slower though."
"So you age faster inside the machine? What use is that?"
"We thought we'd try it with some wine and cheese?"
"Can you make it go faster?"
"Impossible. We can make it go slower though."
"So you age faster inside the machine? What use is that?"
"We thought we'd try it with some wine and cheese?"
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The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield.
September 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield.
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This tow truck driver is a true hero! He bravely took their vehicle while ICE GOONS were in the midst of kidnapping.
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This tow truck driver is a true hero! He bravely took their vehicle while ICE GOONS were in the midst of kidnapping.
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Who are ICE agents? Who is hiring them? What’s the vetting and training process?
June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Who are ICE agents? Who is hiring them? What’s the vetting and training process?
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Me: “I’ve had impure thoughts.”
Priest: “About Chris Hemsworth again?”
Me: “No.”
Priest: “Lying in confession? That’s double time.”
Priest: “About Chris Hemsworth again?”
Me: “No.”
Priest: “Lying in confession? That’s double time.”
June 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Me: “I’ve had impure thoughts.”
Priest: “About Chris Hemsworth again?”
Me: “No.”
Priest: “Lying in confession? That’s double time.”
Priest: “About Chris Hemsworth again?”
Me: “No.”
Priest: “Lying in confession? That’s double time.”
I've run out of tea bags 😬.
May 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I've run out of tea bags 😬.
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There's only one person who's allowed to enter someone's home without a warrant, and that is Santa.
April 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There's only one person who's allowed to enter someone's home without a warrant, and that is Santa.
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🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦
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Our job is not and cannot be policing students so that they don’t cheat. The average classroom instructor is a near-fatally overworked, underpaid contingent thought worker. Our job is to help students understand why the learning is more valuable than anything the cheating can get them.
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our job is not and cannot be policing students so that they don’t cheat. The average classroom instructor is a near-fatally overworked, underpaid contingent thought worker. Our job is to help students understand why the learning is more valuable than anything the cheating can get them.
A race engine nerd's dream www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJML...
I BOUGHT 20 COSWORTH INDYCAR ENGINES. WORTH MILLIONS (to me)
YouTube video by Rob Dahm
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April 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A race engine nerd's dream www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJML...