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david

@david@theblower.au

IT geek of many trades, hobby Blacksmith, cook and photographer hailing from the southern end of Queensland (Australia)
Beware, I am a fully qualified Dad Joke practitioner.

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david, to baking
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29 choc chip & peanut biscuits fresh from the oven.

david, to random
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Well, that's interesting, and potentially useful.

If you need to use Google search (I mostly do not but this may change).

Add: &udm=14
to the end of the search string in the URL and it will force Web mode.

My limited testing this morning shows the results as being similar to say 2019 era results (but with up to date content). But better, because No ads, no sponsored results, and the results provided seem to be actual websites relevant to the search.

Dunno how long this state of affairs will last, but use while you can :)

If you happen to be using Vivaldi, you can add a new search engine in settings -> search. Give it a name and use the url: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

(the %s is a placeholder for the search string you type in the search box).

timrichards, to random
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Is it ramen time? 🍜

david,
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@timrichards It looks worried.

david, to random
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Munching on toast covered in Speculaas spread, “I’ve had this for a while, I wonder how old it is”

“Exp: 2nd July 2021”

Goes back to munching.

Expiry date in very poor contrast on the lid, reading Exp: 02-07-2021

david, to random
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TIL Italy has a new supercomputer dedicated to studying climate change, and they’ve called it Cassandra.

Somewhat appropriate really, given how Govt’s of the world have steadfastly been ignoring climate change for decades.

david, to random
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Coat rack replacement project has begun. This is the first of hopefully six very similar hooks. The first picture shows the starting stock next to it.

Another angle of the hook. The single punched screw hole can be seen. A smaller hole for a stabilising nail will be drilled below it.

david, to random
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Science type field researchers, I’m after a good quality wildlife/trail camera with excellent night video/photo abilities and reasonable battery life. Ideally suited to Australian conditions.

It will be situated in a high rainfall area, with ambient temperature ranges of 5ºC to 45ºC depending on time of year.

My current cheapy ali-express one often decides it isn’t going to record anything.

Given how crap web searching is these days, I figured I’d get better recommendations from people who actually use these things professionally.

Boosts welcome :)

timrichards, to Korean
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Note: it's "yea or nay?", not "yay or nay?" (Though the pronunciation is the same.)

#Language #English #Writing

david,
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@timrichards that does depend on what the circumstances are though. Like do you just want a yes or no, or is it more that the yes option is exciting and involves a party, in which case Yay! is acceptable ;-)

timrichards, to random
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Stopped at Barcaldine aboard the Spirit of the Outback train, had time to walk around and see the Tree of Knowledge again. Beautifully showcased in front of the station.

david,
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@timrichards shame you weren’t there at night. The upper structure is lit green so it looks like leaves from a distance.

nixCraft, to random
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the guy is losing it slowly and wants to make a remake of 1984

david,
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@nixCraft maybe... and hear me out here, maybe he should go outside and get some actual friends. You know, like talk to people, except not about AI or funding.

david, to baking
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Ooh, the hand kneaded loaf came out beautifully.

david,
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Excellent crumb.

david, to food
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Approx two trays of hand made potato gnocchi. One will be dinner with an osso bucco ragù. The other, I’ll freeze for later use.

#food #gnocchi

david,
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The slow cooked osso bucco ragù was delicious, and went very well with the gnocchi which was boiled then fried on one side in butter.

david,
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@GustavinoBevilacqua dammit, I actually wrote it with one c and thought, "no, that doesn't look right" and changed it.

david, to random
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I present, the star of tonight’s dinner. Guanciale!

Dinner will be Pasta All’Amatriciana.

david,
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Pasta All'Amatriciana.

A very traditional dish from Amatrice in Italy. It has only a few ingredients: Pasta, Guanciale (cured pork cheek), tomatoes, a splash of wine and Pecorino Romano cheese.

david, to random
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Damp weekend here, so I fired up the forge and attempted to make 4 identical small hooks.

Not quite, was the result, but good enough for the intended purpose.

That purpose being a small hook rack to hang bungee tie-down cables from at work, so they don't end up lost somewhere in our workroom.

Four small metal hooks on a pine backing. They are slightly shiny, having been partially sanded.

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