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NormanDunbar

@NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot

He/Him. Retired Oracle DBA, Toad MVP, developer, husband, geek, not a dad, open source contributor. McLaren & Mercedes F1 fan.

I own a Huawei P20 phone with the Leica camera. I try to take at least 1 half decent photo every day if I can.

In 2020, Apress published my first book, 'Arduino Software Internals'. My second, 'Arduino Interrupts' was published in Dec 2023. I'm writing another as well as a 2nd edition of 'Internals' to document recent changes.

No longer on Twitter as https://mastodon.scot/@NormanDunbar.

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FiStitchWitch, to random
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Good morning folks, I am absolutely exhausted, spoons are rusted and useless this morning. Its a quiet morning for coffee, reflection, calm....and then a stumble back to bed me thinks.

Have a fabulous Friday everyone 😊

NormanDunbar,
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@FiStitchWitch Morning. Enjoy your coffee, and getting back to bed. Hope you feel a lot better afterwards! Take care.

patrickhadfield, to random
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Boris Johnson introduced voter ID when he was prime minister. Even Jacob Rees Mogg admitted it might backfire...

"Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections?CMP=share_btn_url

NormanDunbar,
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@patrickhadfield Oh the irony!

munchkinstein, to random
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Morning. Getting my "smart" meter "fixed" this morning, so much fun with laptop batteries and phone tethering for work to come.
Meanwhile, if you're in Englandshire, go vote, you lazy oafs. I want to see unhappy Tories.

NormanDunbar,
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@munchkinstein We all want to see the back of the Tories! Our local Tory candidate has banners up which have "Conservatives" in tiny writing. I wonder why he's so ashamed of his party. Usually is much, much bigger.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Thursday and what the Daily Mail (no, I don't read it!) says will be a stormy day. Checks weather app, sunny with light showers - oooh, stormy! 😉

I am ashamed to admit that MrsD reads the Daily Fail online, but at least she doesn't take it as gospel! Phew.

Whatever you read, or otherwise, have a belter of a day. Have fun and laughs and stay safe. Cheers

Today's random photo is from yesterday. I took it on the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Kirkstall Abbey.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof Afternoon Professor.

I don't blame you for not reading newspapers, so unreliable these days.

The @BylineTimes and regional variations are worth a read though.

Cheers.

NormanDunbar, to random
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If women are such bad drivers, why are second hand cars advertised as "one lady owner"?

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a foggy start to Wednesday. Well the forecast says foggy, but it's not! This doesn't bode well for the rest of today's forecast! Who cares, it's not raining.

Have a great day folks, have fun, have laughs, stay safe. Cheers

Yesterday, after his morning wander, Wesley disappeared. I found him, on the bed, in the sunny spot, snoring away! Today's random photo is that very discovery. He doesn't usually head off alone, he's velcroed to MrsD normally. 😉

SNerd, to random
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Something to put a smile on your face

NormanDunbar,
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@SNerd When one cybertruck loves another cybertruck so much ....

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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Who in their right mind would now conclude any agreement with the London Govt?

Despite an agreement (from 2020) that the UK would accept returned asylum seekers, (now facilitated by legislation designating the UK a 'safe country') Ireland wants to repatriate some, only Rishi Sunak is refusing.

Quite apart from the morality & (in)humanity of the Tories migrant policies (which is bad enough), now he's also further trashing our reputation for keeping to agreements.

idiocy!

NormanDunbar,
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@ChrisMayLA6 They don't care about anyone apart from themselves and their donors.

MonotoneofBill, to random
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Picking up a cookie that fell to the floor counts as a squat, yes?

NormanDunbar,
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@MonotoneofBill Definitely.

foosel, to random
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The last couple of weeks were a bit too much between work and some personal things, and so I decided that this time I'll take a break before I hit a burnout.

Tomorrow is a public holiday and I'm also going to take off Thursday. Fridays I don't work anyhow (three day weekend for two plus years now to keep the burnout at bay), so that will be five days of doing stuff that I want to do vs that I have to do.

I hope that'll recharge the batteries 😅

NormanDunbar,
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@foosel Have fun. Enjoy yourself. Cheers.

CaptainFlab, to random
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I can parallel park like a fucking boss, but when I’m comes to backing in like this, I’m useless. We still talk about this incident.

NormanDunbar,
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@Nonya_Bidniss @CaptainFlab I can sometimes parallel park and sometimes reverse into spaces! 🥴

suearcher, to dysgucymraeg
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pawb. Dyn ni'n mynd i'r siopa y bore ma, ac wedyn, efallai, mwy o dacluso a sortio.

everyone. We're going shopping this morning, and then, maybe, more tidying and sorting.

NormanDunbar,
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@suearcher Living the dream! 😁 Have a great day.

NormanDunbar,
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@suearcher 😟 MrsD and I did similar when MrsD's mum died a year ago. Lots of charity bags! Also, her fridge, in the care home, was full of unopened bags of sweets. Those went to the other residents, as did some of her clothes.

NormanDunbar, to random
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BBC News - Government denies losing track of thousands of likely Rwanda deportees.

(The Home Office says otherwise!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68924392

NormanDunbar, to random
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Joan of Arc: Maid of Orleans.
Noah's Ark: Made of wood.
😉

NormanDunbar,
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@datenhalde I never saw it! 🙂

Tim_McTuffty, to random
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Ok off an an adventure of a life time … well a walk at any rate 😆

Catch yers all in a bit Peeps 😊🫶🐿️🖖

⌨️📴 Try not to break the interweb while I’m away 😁😜😁

NormanDunbar,
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@Tim_McTuffty I hate to tell you, but the internet is already broken! 😟 And it wasn't me!

NormanDunbar,
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@Tim_McTuffty @Thebratdragon @MaJ1 I'm following @Thebratdragon even as I type.

Also, a big boy did it and ran away!

Melissabeartrix, to random
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I'm one hole to a medical scanning place ... I left a call back last week and again yesterday ... I'm going to hold this time ... Asshats !!

This getting old is getting ridiculous ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

Edit - I refuse to fix this mistake... Giggles ... It works

NormanDunbar,
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@peterrenshaw @Melissabeartrix Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is not!

NormanDunbar,
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@Melissabeartrix @peterrenshaw I never did either! 😉

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Tuesday. No rain today!!! MrsD is off for a swim and Wesley and I are just about to sort out breakfast and go for a wee outside. I should be ready for one by then! 😁

Have a great day folks. Don't forget to forward me any dad jokes and bad puns, you know it makes me happy! Have fun. Stay safe.

Today's random photo is from April 2023 in the Japanese Gardens in Horsforth, Leeds.

NormanDunbar,
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@RosePuckey Morning Rose. Hope you didn't lose too much sleep with the wind. Wesley has decided to go back to sleep on the bed, so I'll use the inside lavvie and he can go out when he wakes up!

angiebaby, to random
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Blue MAGA has ascended.

Ask me why I do NOT trust the Democrats to defend the LGBTQ community for much longer. The party isn't even a husk of its former self; the husk itself has disintegrated.

The litmus test is if the Party censures him for this. If they don't, we are fucked.

NormanDunbar,
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@angiebaby It sounds a lot like Adam Smith himself is trying to silence people who disagree with him!

FiveSeventeen, to Life
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Just waiting for an announcement which tells me the train, which us not at the platform, is at the platform.

Timing: the announcement came just before I finished typing, and the train is, indeed, not here.

NormanDunbar,
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@stevewfolds @FiveSeventeen An umbrella is a device you leave at home when you want it to rain.

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