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wpgne

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Senior #Millennial
Interests: #Music / #sound / #audio, #fountainpen + #ink, #media, & #weather / #climate phenomena
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Thanks to @codysimpson for posting a few more shots of him hard at work in the gym as he's getting so close to his 2024 destiny.
Cody's original description: Taking flight.

Colour photo of Cody Simpson, wearing the same gear as the first photo from this post, but we now see him from a little off centre to his left from the front, as he holds a 5 kilogram green medicine ball (about the size of a basketball) between his hands at chest level, as he gazes down towards it and/or the floor. This angle shows off many of his arm tattoos. Behind Cody is another wall, a large display screen (which appears to be off), a red LED digital clock, and other signage.

wpgne,
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And, Codes has changed his IG bio back to something more familiar...
He seems to put the most important/relevant thing he's working on/doing first, then the next one, and so on. It's interesting to see how it changes as he adjusts it fairly regularly. Seems to offer a little insight into where he's at on any given day, which I think is cool.

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Merely 1½ weeks until @codysimpson is off to Brisbane for quite the swim trial ( #AustralianOlympicTrials ) . Was going to repost the video he had a few days ago of him swimming a blazing fast lap with a few bars of "Love's Theme" by Barry White, featuring the Love Unlimited Orchestra playing in the background. But he seems to have taken it down. Instead, noticed his rather simple bio title...

wpgne,
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But, at least we have this photo from Emma's recent 30th bday celebration (Happy bday, Emma). All the best to her at Brisbane, as well.
Photo credit: Emma McKeon/Instagram (she's not on Threads as far as I can see)

wpgne,
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Ah, how appropriate: the next song that just came up on my shuffle is Susan Jacks' rendition of "Elusive Butterfly". Seems very timely. Reminds me of this butterfly sand mold I kept during my last visit to California in 2014. Found it at Huntington Beach as I was digging in the sand. Something told me to hold onto it -- lest it get pulled out to sea as more ocean plastic. It's safe here. #BeTheButterfly

followthedutchman, to random
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Spent the day watching TV and hanging out at the park. Also got a haircut. Pretty much a lazy day to recover from the past ten.

wpgne,
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@followthedutchman Cool, Anton. Thanks for joining us here. Am following along with your journey.

mitch, to random
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Dang. Guilty. Wasn't expecting that.

wpgne,
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@mitch yes, good point. I've been following along fairly closely. Was telling after seeing one of the "legal scholars" Trump keeps mentioning, Jonathan Hurley, who is a Fox News contributor actually say yesterday or this morning that even he expected either a hung jury or partial conviction. That says a lot right there.

wpgne, to random
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Have learned more about #pinball machines, thanks to @TechConnectify 's series on his #Aztec unit, than I ever expected to.
Part III on some of the more complex electromechanical logic it has was released today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDCCNFAULk
I'm not much of a gamer, but has been interesting to see the intricacies of a machine that uses relays and wires to operate, versus microcontrollers. Thanks for putting the series together, Alec.

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With all the rain we've had, the lawn is growing quite well. Was able to do the first cut of the season Thursday. A bit delayed this year due to the truck being in winter storage mode longer than usual. Will need to cut it again this week, especially with a total of 40 mm from the Friday-Saturday #mbstorm rains.

wpgne, to random
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A slower than usual #plog today due to the first day of a cold I likely caught at our hockey league dinner on Thursday. Ended up crossing paths with one of the past season's players while out today. Chatted a bit, but he was in a rush to visit his girlfriend as it's her birthday. I had thought of him about an hour & a half ago, too. Picked up litter from all 3 "vices" today, which, I think is a first. Not pictured: an empty & crumbled pack of cigarettes (or darts, as they're referred to, here).

wpgne,
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Also found one of these very familiar objects you'll see thousands upon thousands of outdoors throughout the city, here. They are six foot lengths of orange PVC conduit tubing with a strip of white reflective tape on one end. These are commonly affixed to fire hydrants and utility boxes at ground level for visibility purposes in winter so snow clearing workers do not hit what is attached to them. This one had broken free from somewhere, so picked it up as litter.

jono_nz, to random
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Splash n dash at the Taupo HPC then off to Auckland.

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wpgne,
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@jono_nz what EV model do you have?

wpgne,
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@jono_nz thank you

wpgne, to random
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Been one of those generally wet and windy days here today. We're certainly in no way starved for rain by this point in the latter half of spring.
Received around 30 mm of rain today - 18 fell in the early morning hours. Would have been higher if a dry slot didn't develop here between 09:00 & 14:00.
Areas out to the west actually had some snow coming down as temps were near zero. That's unusual for late May. #mbstorm

KiwiEV, to random
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Driving this around really garners attention. While driving the Allegro I always got a few thumbs up (and laughs), this gets a more serious response. Had the occasional boy racer pull alongside and rev his combustion engine.
It engages people differently and that's interesting.

wpgne,
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@KiwiEV have been considering an Ioniq as a possibility for my first EV later next year. Really looking for a small SUV/crossover with full 4x4 capabilities (needed for Canadian winter ice and snow). Have appreciated @TechConnectify 's discussions on it to provide some insight.

wpgne, to random
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About 2½ weeks until the #AustralianOlympicTrials and 3½ weeks left before @codysimpson 's Children's book is officially released to the wild. I haven't preordered one yet since it seems to be quite Australian-specific. But, will get my hands on a copy, one day soon -- preferably a signed one. In the meantime, a few glimpses of it...
Terrific illustrations.

Colour photo of another single page from "The Sea In Me" where, this time, Cody's animated younger self is snapping a red towel in the air, at the edge of a beach, whilst two dolphins are breaching the water's surface close by, amongst some waves rolling to the shore. There doesn't appear to be any other people on the beach, yet the text above says: The beach is still crowded but I feel free. I take it Cody is quite content being alone and isolated as it offers the freedom he needs and requires.
Colour photo of what appears to be the back cover of "The Sea In Me", which is similar to the first image in this post, but with added text above that reads: When life gets busy and loud, dive deep. Look, listen and feel. Block out the distractions. Hear the voice inside you. At the bottom, is a round headshot photo of the actual Cody (with short hair) next to this brief author's note: From internationally successful swimmer, musician and writer Cody Simpson comes this breathtaking story of finding the calm and quiet amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

wpgne, to random
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Some new @codysimpson pics put up earlier. Something's telling me to post and comment -- especially since he didn't give them any description. 24 days until the #AustralianOlympicTrials
Really like the second shot with the air bubble floating to the surface.
Emma has some good advice for him... "Be the butterfly"
He may have heard that one before.

Colour photo of Cody Simpson from the waist up taken underwater as he's down near the tiled pool floor, looking up towards the surface. He just blew an air bubble from his mouth, which is captured floating to the surface, with the main portion of it above his abdomen. There are a few smaller bubbles also visible around his chin. Cody is wearing his black Griffith University Speedo cap and polarised goggles.
Colour photo of Cody Simpson (from a jaunty angle) at the pool surface, with his head nearly fully out of the water. He's cracking a smile, with mostly his upper teeth showing. Cody is wearing his black Griffith University Speedo cap and polarised goggles. Behind Codes is a somewhat faded red lane separator and one of his training mates who is also wearing similar headgear, but has a neutral facial expression.

wpgne, to random
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The transport container cover was put on the #EuropaClipper earlier today at #NASAJPL. Thank you to @martiandennis for the heads up about it getting ready to be transported.

wpgne, to random
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Hopefully @Bigrigtravels can replace his "Alien tape" on the windshield that helps secure our "eyes on the road", as we've seen the phone fall down several times in the past week or so. The Blue Comet has been taking quite a few hard bumps on the roads he's been on -- so much so, that the on-board safety camera has triggered more in the past few weeks than he's had in his seventeen years of driving. I would agree with him that a recent software upgrade has maybe made the system too sensitive.

wpgne,
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Thank you to @Bigrigtravels for putting some fresh Alien Tape (as seen on TV) on the streaming phone. Just so he's aware: the "Snowman" image is not updating every fifteen seconds, at this point. Last snapshot right now is from 22 minutes ago.

wpgne, (edited )
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@Bigrigtravels yeah, it seems like you need to setup a rule/whitelist to allow your app (ip addresses/ports) to upload the Snowman images to your FTP server.
You did specifically say at 08:45 yesterday morning that the bonding service shouldn't have been on. Based on my observations, it was, which is why I commented.

wpgne, to random
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Today is the 1st of 3 days for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s ( ) 72-hour International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection & enforcement
initiative: https://www.cvsa.org/news/2024-roadcheck-underway/
This means weigh stations, provincial/state transportation officials, & law enforcement are increasing their inspection of commercial vehicles & drivers on North American roadways. @Bigrigtravels has been reminding us of this "safety blitz" for several days. Wonder if he's ever gotten a CVSA decal?

KiwiEV, to random
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Interesting. Just saw this hydrogen bus for sale. Not sure they'll get what they're asking as hydrogen embrittlement (google that if you dare) means it'll need a new fuel cell system to be safe enough to be road legal, and then... where do you refill it? 🤔

wpgne,
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@KiwiEV very interesting to learn a few things about hydrogen embrittlement. Wasn't aware of this phenomena. Another reason why hydrogen isn't a viable, long-term solution, at least, presently.

bougiewonderland, to random
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This is the cutest shit! I’ve never seen customized shipping labels like that! Why doesn’t everyone do that? It’s awesome!

@Chrishallbeck

wpgne,
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@bougiewonderland @Chrishallbeck yeah, little things like that can make a big difference. Gives it that unique and special touch.

wpgne, (edited ) to random
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A one-sided verbal altercation took place on the @Bigrigtravels stream a little over an hour ago (12:24 EDT) after Steve raised his voice to (hopefully) allow the driver in front of him to hear him over the engine noise. That was not how the other driver perceived it.

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@Bigrigtravels yeah, kinda wondered if he was going to lunge for the door handle or window there.

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