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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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NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Wednesday. Tne weather is fine here today, wherever I am. Another driving day today, you'll be glad to hear, very few bad puns and dad jokes!

Have a great day without me, take care and have lots of fun.

Today's random photo is from Buckden in Upper Wharfedale and is titled "Dandelions need living too"!

NormanDunbar,
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@Delphi Lupins?

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.

So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!

NormanDunbar,
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@RickiTarr Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red in the morning, shepherd's hut is on fire!

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a damp Tuesday. Well, it has to be damp after yesterday's typical bank holiday Monday weather, rain all morning and afternoon; and thunderstorms all evening.

Today will be a quiet day as I'm driving. Whatever you are doing, have fun, have a great day and stay safe.

Today's random photo is a recent one and is a close up of the eye of a whale. See ALT text for full details.

NormanDunbar,
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@amiserabilist However "improbable" that might be! 😉

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Monday. MrsD is walking again today and she's taking Wesley. She's also taking me!!! Hmmm. Hopefully not the 10 and 12 miles that she did last week! My arthritis won't stand for that. Also, thunderstorms predicted for later. Oh hum.

Have a great day, even if it is Monday. Have some fun and lots of laughs. Stay safe.

Today's photo is one I took yesterday evening. Is a few of the flowers on MrsD's blueberry plant. Looks like we'll get a crop again this year.

NormanDunbar,
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@davebainbridge I know about the Balsam problem, we have an awful lot here in Yorkshire, as you say invasive and also, without predators. The good thing in its favour is, honey bees love its nectar and pollen. It makes the most beautiful honey.

The Balsam flower is more open than these blueberries. It's a bit like an orchid I think. These are in a pot in our garden and belong to MrsD. 🙂

NormanDunbar,
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@davebainbridge This one is the Balsam.

FiStitchWitch, to crossstitch
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Good morning folks, here is yesterdays progress on #DeathByCrossStitch I'm pretty much going to be doing this and nothing else for a couple of days. I know I have tons of notifications to get through, and you know I am overwhelmed with them all!
Its a rainy day here, so perfect for stitching.
Have a fab day, whatever you are upto!

#CrossStitch

NormanDunbar,
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@FiStitchWitch Have fun and the cross stitch looks amazing.

kristiedegaris, to photography
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The season of the bees is upon us.

Quick portrait of my eldest daughter this evening as she checked on our hives.

NormanDunbar,
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@kristiedegaris Sadly, we no longer keep bees. MrsD became allergic to bee stings. She was tested and, as the Dr said, is off the scale!

We had two hives at the bottom of the garden. Lovely honey. I miss the girls!

Hope you have a successful season.

NormanDunbar,
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@kristiedegaris we were very lucky. We picked up a swarm in late July and housed them in a new "National" hive.

At the end of September we took 70 pounds of the most beautiful honey. We fed them back on honey over winter, which we always did after that.

They were on Himalayan Balsam, less than a mile from home. The were the most docile bees we ever had. I've looked after some real hooligan bees though, but not mine. They used to chase me as soon as I arrived, never mind opening the hive! 😳

NormanDunbar,
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@kristiedegaris Good luck with the beekeeping and here's hoping you have many good years. And never get allergic!

Cheers.

RickiTarr, to random
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No one is more irrationally angry than a politician being accused of something they actually did.

NormanDunbar,
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@RickiTarr That should be a poster!

LiamOMaraIV, to random
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Take a look at this person's flag choices. Ask yourself what similarity they see that brought them together. Take all the time you need.

NormanDunbar,
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@WearsHats @LiamOMaraIV Hasn't the rapture been predicted to have happened at least twice recently, and yet, we are all still here! 🤔

NormanDunbar,
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@Blueskyfox @LiamOMaraIV He's actually, pro-Trump. 😉

NormanDunbar,
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@Andii @WearsHats @LiamOMaraIV Who? 😁😁

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to another Sunday. A day of rest? We shall see! No rain predicted today, which means my hay fever will be kicking off again. Ah well, I still like flowers and trees even if they hate me!

Have a cracking Sunday and have fun. Stay safe people. You know it makes sense.

Today's random photo is from April 2021 and shows a pair of otters on a riverbank near Doncaster. Oh yes, the river flows through Yorkshire Wildlife Park! 😉

NormanDunbar, (edited ) to random
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One of my lizards was a bit highly strung, all the time. I took her to the vet who examined her and prescribed animal valium. Three tablets to be taken. It worked! She's a calmer, calmer, calmer chameleon now.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof "Achievement unlocked"!!! 😁

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof But then again, what did you expect? 😁

flargh, to random
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May the Forth be with you

NormanDunbar,
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@flargh Ha! I see what you did there! 😁

markmetz, to random
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🤣

NormanDunbar,
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@markmetz I shouldn't laugh....

Melissabeartrix, to random
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A second

"the base unit of time in the International System of Units that is equal to the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom"

Hugz & xXx

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second

NormanDunbar,
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@SeanHawley @Melissabeartrix Thank you.

NormanDunbar,
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@SeanHawley @Melissabeartrix Interesting. Thanks again. It appears, if I've read it properly, that the current standard, WGS24, is accurate to 2cm and is global. (I think!!!)

GrimmReality, to random
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She wins the bear v man thing. Put respect upon her name.

NormanDunbar,
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@amberage @justafrog @GrimmReality This is why I'll cross the road and slow right down if I ever find myself too close to a lone woman in the street.

A previous gf of mine had a stalker who, when Thatcher was visiting the town, lost her police protection officer. She was raped and stabbed. (She recovered).

She taught me a lot about women.

My advice? Keep men off the streets.

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