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Antigrav

@Antigrav@mastodon.nz

Tinkerer, lover of Photography, biking, walking, Family, Life.

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phil_stevens, to random
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Asking for a friend (literally): What happens to existing Windows 11 machines now? Do the get the spyware enhancement force-fed to them on the next Patch Tuesday? Is there an opt-out?

I may need to play the risk mitigation card with the business I do contract work for, since I occasionally touch a Win 11 laptop that's used in manufacturing and QA workflows.

Antigrav,
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@bananabob @lucky @phil_stevens , capitalist coercion tactics should really be illegal.

iangriffin, to worldwithoutus
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Things you probably don't know about me. #1 I love antarctic science and stories. So much that I have pretty much every book written about the heroic age. I also have this. It's a picture drawn by Dr. Edward Wilson, who accompanied Scott on both his polar expeditions. This is a picture drawn by Wilson as a gift to his sister on her birthday in around 1880. I love it! #antarctica #captainscott

Antigrav,
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@iangriffin , love it, thanks for sharing.

craftygardennz, to random
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We finally got a frost. Currently -2.2 outside 🥶

Antigrav,
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@jonoabroad @craftygardennz , they mostly use a chemical spray these days, it seems to last longer and they don't have to do more runs to brush up the grit again that causes its own dangers and dust when dry.

jonoabroad, to random
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Souffle pancakes are a lot of work.

No photos this time. They could be called Jono pancakes - they are a lot of work and look like a hot mess.

Antigrav,
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@jonoabroad , interesting, new to me. Reminds me of making Austrian Kaiserschmarren, where you make one full pan one then pull it into small bits with two forks to brown them all around.
(Pics of trad pancakes and Kaiserschmarren)

Kaiserschmarren with some cinnamon and icing sugar on top in an enameled cast iron pan with a fork resting on its edge on the right. To the left of it a stainless steel mug with coffee, some magazines and a repurposed envelope covered in writing, some writing utensils and a vase with hydrangea flowers. All on a patterned, woven mat on a coffee table.

acute_distress, to random

Pak N Save and New World are using facial scanning in their stores. Here’s the list of places to avoid. The trial has just started and they have already wrong accused a woman based on the system

https://www.foodstuffs.co.nz/news-room/Facial-Recognition-Trial

Antigrav,
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@acute_distress , haha, if they really wanted to fight retail crime they'd lower their prices.
But now they appoint themselves as judge and jury and condemn some people to starvation.

chestas, to Flowers
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The dahlia bed in City Park, Launceston, is still magnificent.

Antigrav,
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@chestas , what a beautiful dahlia and great pic, thanks.

RickiTarr, to random
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Sometimes it feels like more investigative journalism was done for the Chris Rock/Will Smith slap than the crimes of a former President.

Antigrav,
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@RickiTarr , I sometimes can grasp the difficulty with extremely clever criminals
but with someone that stupid the smack in the face really is unbearable.
(It makes the shortcomings of money all to obvious)

iangriffin, to random
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One from the archives. The night I tracked the Andromeda Galaxy which is the most distant object you can see with the naked eye as it moved low over the Southern Alps in New Zealand from where it never gets higher than five degrees. A bit of Ken Burns thrown in.

video/mp4

Antigrav,
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@iangriffin , pretty awesome, thanks for that.

senanthic, to random
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entire forests are made out of light and dirt. we live on the coolest planet

Antigrav,
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@senanthic , I grew up close and in the mixed forests of Europe, they always felt like home to me, so much that I feel it might have been a mistake to come down from the trees.

mez, to random
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Any fluent German/English speakers out here? I have a translation question. Technical knowledge would be helpful, but I doubt that’s necessary as it’s a more generic question I hope.

Antigrav,
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@mez , happy to help, if needed.

jblue, to gardening
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Freaktangatuba blooming in sunroom, (Eugenia selloi)

Cherry of the Rio Grande blooming outside, (Eugenia involucrata)

Bunnytrix Hopper looking cute, Sylvilagus amabilis

#花 #果 @plants

Close-up of a white flower with prominent stamens, surrounded by green lanceolate leaves. The flower has four white rounded petals and four dusty rose pointy sepals.
A tawny rabbit sitting on grass. Its feet are facing forward to the camera but it is looking slightly away from the camera. One ear is cocked towards the camera bc I was talking to it.

Antigrav,
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@jblue @plants , great shots, love it.

Melinda, to 3goodthings
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@3goodthings

  1. The times when 'nothing happens'.
  2. Sunshine today.
  3. A Red Kite, seen close to as it removed some roadkill from the tarmac. Nature's refuse disposal birds.
Antigrav,
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@Melinda @3goodthings , lol, good times.

jonoabroad, to random
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@kcarruthers

How are you going ?

Antigrav,
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@jonoabroad @kcarruthers , any better and I wouldn't be able to take it, it's cold though.
G'day.

Krisss, to ilaughed Dutch
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Photo by Jan Koetsier
Source: Pexels

Antigrav,
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@Krisss , my kind of picture, love it !!
Thanks for sharing pic and creator.

jonoabroad, to random
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600 + GST to get my screen repaired.

that seems, steep.

Antigrav,
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@jonoabroad , which gadget?

Antigrav,
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@jonoabroad , not much of a way around that price there, I think.

iangriffin, to NewZealand
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So I wrote something on my substack about something you probably need to "hear" about. it's a medical emergency few seem to know about... https://iangriffin.substack.com/p/sshl

Antigrav,
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@iangriffin , great info, thanks for that.
I hope there will be a solution in the future that will reestablish your hearing.

astrokiwi, to gardening
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Three hydrangeas in a fence line shaded spot mysteriously dying in late summer. Enjoying contemplating which flowering native to replace them with. Possibly Brachyglottis B. repanda x B. greyii 'Leith Gold'?

Antigrav,
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@astrokiwi , my hydrangeas started looking sad as well, too dry, I cought them in time and watered and they survived.
Plus it's finally been raining today after quite some time with lots of wind as well.

Kenno, to random
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Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow, is my first night out (in years, to be honest, not that I care in the least). It's evening one of the Merry Widower's Club. It takes place in a burb called Petone (hint, not Pet-One).

The thought of this is making it all too real! What's worse? I'm not really a very good Solitary Man, though, I like the song, and you might not know by looking at me. So, by some sheer terror, and a cruel joke of the gods, I'm 64, and these peeps talk about dating after 40

Antigrav,
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@Kenno , dating is such a weird/wonderful word/activity.
Next to my bed on top of a small drawer sits a chrome-plated contraption that states a two digit number and name of day.
Like a rolodex I can manually change them.
Today is the rare happening when I got a day ahead of myself, believing it was Wednesday for a little while and then discover the truth, it's (only) Tuesday and I've got an extra day.
A special day when all feels free, abundant and unconditional, just like love.
Enjoy your time.

Krisss, to ilaughed Dutch
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Photo by Anthony
Source: Pexels

Antigrav,
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@Krisss , great pic,
love it.

DrALJONES, to Israel
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    Antigrav,
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    @DrALJONES , well written, though I don't like the ending much.
    For me it's still too much of a poor me story in the end and the 'poor me' vanishes into non-existence in comparison to the present ongoings.
    Still a brave stand and valuable analysis.
    Wish there were more from his corner and especially earlier than
    75/57 years ago and all the while in between.

    Antigrav, to Bloomscrolling
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    I will grow more Strawflowers.
    The bumble bees love them to bits,
    so much that they take naps in them during the day - it becomes their personal sunbed.

    bananabob, to random
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    Camembert, Brie cheese face extinction after fungus fails

    😭 😭 😭

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/camembert-brie-cheese-face-extinction-after-fungus-fails/BET4OLNIGNA4TONPIEJKRV37BM/

    Antigrav,
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    @bananabob , another precursor/excuse for a huge price rise.

    Rjdlandscapes, to NewZealand
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    Tomorrows news today, James Shaw and Jacinda Ardern announce a new upcoming political party to be revealed later this year...

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    @Rjdlandscapes , the other one.

    garystark, to random
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    @mjgardner @philsplace @FalconMarkSix

    That's very astute of you to notice this.

    I do have a wide circle of friends and interests, and yes, you're correct, my friends provide me with good counsel.

    They know me; they know who I am, and they know of and appreciate my interests and spheres of influence.

    Advertisers do not.

    Yes, it's that simple.

    Antigrav,
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    @mjgardner @garystark , what sums it up for me is that I can live happily without any of my gadgets/advertising but would regret dearly not having my friends.
    (also let's have a close look at how capitalism has shaped this world and if we're able to escape the demise of both).

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