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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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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Wednesday. Early start today as MrsD and I are off to the mainland for a bit of Limoncello tasting.

Today's phot is from a garden nearby. A marrow is growing on the wall outside the garden! You could say that's a marrow escape! 😁

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Tuesday. Another hot day in Ischia, hopefully it's more comfortable where you are. 30°C is no good for us Scotsmen! The things we do for love, eh.

The random photo today is the castle at Ischia as seen from the sea.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Monday. Hope you all have a great day today. Me? I'm hiding from the sun, in Italy. Apparently there's rain and thunder at home.

Today's random photo is nothing special, just what I see when I open the shutters in the morning.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Another belated good morning fellow Mastos. I'm lazy these days as Wesley is with his favourite "other pack members" for a holiday. Have a grand day everyone and don't forget to laugh a lot, especially at yourselves.

Today's random photo is for Portnahaven on the island of Islay. It shows what would have been the view from our front door, had the house we hoped to buy not been sold before we could make an offer. C'est lavvie, as they say, somewhere.

NormanDunbar, to random
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A belated good morning fellow Mastos and welcome to what is almost Friday afternoon. Hopefully, it's a good day for everyone. Have fun. Have lots of laughs.

Today's random photo is from an aeroplane! I'm not 100% sure where I was at the time, but it was probably the Alps. Probably.

lednabwm, to random

Whoops... there it is...

NormanDunbar,
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@lednabwm Even the ancient Greeks figured out that the Earth was spherical with a couple of sticks and a shadow FFS!

Flat Earthers have nothing to fear but sphere itself.

NormanDunbar,
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@rrb @lednabwm Which god? There are many millions of named gods. Just ask the Hindus. 😉

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Sunday. Looking like we are in for a late summer in the Untied Kingdom. A few sunny days predicted. Time to head underground then! 😉 Whatever the weather, have a great day everyone, or night if you are in Australia/New Zealand! 😁

Today's random photo is from December 2021 and is a panorama shot of an ice rainbow over the Leeds Liverpool canal at Rodley. Notice how it appears white? I've only seen 2 of these, the last was in Aberdeen in the early 1990s.

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I was followed recently by @steveirons under the handle "yourthevoice". Ever since I've had that very John Farnham song going round and round and round and round ..... 😐 Luckily, I like the song

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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Thursday. I've had a great start to the day. Wide awake at 3AM then Wesley threw up on the bed at 5:30. Sigh. Here's hoping your day is off to a better start than mine.

Today's random photo is from a few days ago and shows yet more bracket fungus. This one was taken on the nature reserve in Otley near Leeds. While I was taking the photo, two small weasels ran along the path and passed right by me.

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    NormanDunbar,
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    @rayckeith If you ever feel useless, remember this, there are people in Germany fitting turn indicators to BMWs.

    Annalee, to random
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    I'm ALMOST tempted to submit an application to Canonical just to provide an object lesson in how useless it is to judge an adult based on how they did in high school, but I could instead spend that time playing video games and come out ahead in entertainment value

    https://blat.at/@m/110969219065761067

    NormanDunbar,
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    @kittylyst @cstross @Annalee I took the exams for a computer job. I was the top scorer of all applicants.

    Come the following interview "What's your degree in?"

    "I don't have a degree"

    "Ah. Sorry, you don't qualify then."

    The two successful candidates had degrees in History and French. I lasted longer on my college placement at the company than they did, and I was better at COBOL too!

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to bank holiday Monday. At least for us Brits not living in Scotland that is. I wonder why the banks need so many holidays? No matter, have fun today because tomorrow is back to work Tuesday. Have a great day everyone.

    Today's random photo was taken in November 2019 near Pately Bridge in Yorkshire. It's nothing spectacular, just in interesting scene I was walking past.

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Friday. Weatherwise, today is a scattering of showers. But no worries, just get out (or stay in) and enjoy whatever today throws your way. That's my plan anyway.

    I took today's random photo, yesterday, in Otley near Leeds. A group of three bracket fungus hanging out on a limb. Warning: there are stealth nettles hiding here!

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Tonight MrsD and I are going for a C.S. Lewis meal. It's like an Indian, only naanier. 😁

    countcol, to random

    I've always believed that if you can't laugh at yourself, you have no right to make fun of other people.

    NormanDunbar,
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    @MaJ1 @countcol I laugh at myself all the time. I use all the typical Scottish stereotypes, dour, mean, ginger, pale skinned, too. I've even been known to say "hoots Mon" and "och aye". I draw the line at "see you Jimmy" though. 😁

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Thursday. Have a great day. I'm cleaning the pond filters today. Fun. (For certain values of "fun"!)

    Today's random photo is from March 2014 and shows MrsD getting ready to take to the skies in a gyrocopter near York. It was a Christmas present that she fancied. However, she was frozen when she got back and not happy about that!

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    My secret claim to "fame"? I once nearly killed Peter Purves, yes that Peter Purves on the shores of Loch Ness!
    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Purves)

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a wet and miserable Saturday. Must be summer! Have a great day everyone, stay dry -- unless you go swimming -- and remember to have fun and laughs today. And maybe a beer or a gin too, it's the weekend after all.

    Today's random photo is from yesterday and shows a Grey Dagger moth sitting on my garage wall. I'm not a lepidopterist, I had Google Lens look it up for me!

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Friday. Funny how quickly Fridays seem to come around, I must be (getting) old! Have a great day and have lots of fun, whatever you do today.

    Today's random photo is of a black Heelan Coo calf, shot back in July in the grounds of Inverary Castle.

    NormanDunbar, to random
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    I asked an elderly gentleman why he was using two very large chips as walking sticks. He said "They're McCaines".

    For my US followers, chips are the correct name for what you call fries. 😉

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Just popped up on my YouTube TL.
    Do you like pina coladas?🍹

    RUPERT HOLMES - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (1980)

    https://youtu.be/YGAeI5KODLA

    NormanDunbar,
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    @dancinyogi I like getting caught in the rain. And I'm definitely not into health food. 🙂

    mia, to random
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    hi, i love you!

    NormanDunbar,
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    @mia I'm sorry. I opened it although I'm not gay. I am a nosey b'stard though! 😉

    georgetakei, to random

    It's time to shine a light on the disturbing reality of Operation Lone Star, a contentious move by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. We unpack the shocking details and the effect on asylum seekers at the Rio Grande. If you care about human rights and immigration, this is a must-read. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/greg-abbott-lone-star-buoys

    NormanDunbar,
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    @D_E_Rasmussen @georgetakei

    Pro birth. After that, you can f*ck right off!

    NormanDunbar,
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    @D_E_Rasmussen @georgetakei Maybe I could have phrased it better! 😉

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