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douglasvb

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I mostly post about #DinkeyCreek, the #Sierra, #Monterey, #beavers, #forests, and #meadows. Quite fond of #motorcycles, #scuba diving, #nudibranchs, #hiking, 4x4ing/rock crawling, seeing new places, #AmateurRadio, retro technology, #trains, and cats.

Temporarily embarrassed Oregonian living somewhere much too dry.

All opinions are my own.

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tsherrygeo, to hamradio
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Shop is back open!
https://n7komportableradio.etsy.com

New videos coming soon!

douglasvb,
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@tsherrygeo hahahahahaha that choke me sticker 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

douglasvb,
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@tsherrygeo @ai6yr jeeze maybe we need to get into the cable making business

douglasvb, to random
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sigh I've got a faint positive test today. So either I got it from my wife and mother in law who both had it last week or I picked it up while traveling.

I'm not feeling very bad. Just congested.

This is the first time I've had COVID as far as I'm aware since the start of the pandemic.

douglasvb,
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I'm feeling worse but it's hard to tell if it's COVID or jetlag.

douglasvb,
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Okay time to lay down for a while. Done with teaching for the day.

douglasvb,
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Back awake and now I need to plow through a dozen conference paper reviews because people who agreed to do them didn't do them and we need reviews done by midnight tonight 🙄

douglasvb,
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Being sick sucks. I got through teaching and giving an oral exam today. I think it's time for me to take a nap and worry about everything else tomorrow.

ai6yr, to random
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Little Free Library on a post! Hopefully won't get too much friendly fire from the family, LOL. (Starting to add books). #LittleFreeLibrary #carpentry

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr did you get it listed online already?

https://littlefreelibrary.org/stewards/registration/

It's a little lame you've gotta buy something to be included in the registry but I guess that's how they pay for Web hosting.

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@ai6yr "it followed me home, honey! What was I supposed to do?!"

douglasvb,
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@swart @ai6yr you'll pry my 1960s era nuclear engineering textbooks from my cold, dead hands! 😅😅😅

ai6yr, (edited ) to H5N1
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Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe (Gift Link, thanks @firefly !) https://wapo.st/3JxBHpf

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@tiamat271 @ai6yr @firefly but is it in cheese yet?! 😱😱

18+ ai6yr, to random
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68878967

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr so will Australia ban Twitter and other Musk companies? Will Musk retaliate by turning off StarLink, all of the Teslas in the country, and the Tesla mega battery packs?

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr the Australian PM also has to watch out swimming in the ocean as well

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Harold_Holt

ai6yr, to WX
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Moscow Times: Russia's Record Floods Submerge Uranium Mines in Urals – Reports https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/22/russias-record-floods-submerge-uranium-mines-in-urals-reports-a84919

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr that's not going to be good for anyone downstream

ai6yr, to random
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AP: Minnesota state senator arrested on suspicion of burglary https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-senator-arrested-legislature-5565424572092b725e2a15c15b73a339

douglasvb,
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@exador23 @ai6yr could be she went into the wrong house considering her dad's house was down the block.

douglasvb,
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@exador23 @ai6yr or if she was drunk or whatever. Or if the cops were power tripping. Or any number of other things.

douglasvb,
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@ai6yr @exador23 or it could be a medical condition that the police ignored and she could be literally dying in jail. That happens occasionally, too.

MLE_online, to random
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I attempted to help my brother with a confounding problem with his car this afternoon, and after a few hours of work, we were no closer to an answer than when we started.

Recently, his battery has been draining down overnight. He thought maybe he had a bad battery, so he got a new one. Same problem.

I went over there today and found that the car is drawing 1.6 amps from the battery even when turned off.

We started troubleshooting by pulling fuses. The car kept drawing 1.6 amps through all of them.

I pulled the main fuse, and the car still drew 1.6 amps.

For a while, we thought it was maybe the alternator rectifier, but that wasn't it.

We unwrapped the sheath from the main bundle of wires coming off the battery and found no shorts.

We disconnected the wiring to the starter and that wasn't it.

The car still draws 1.6 amps! We can't figure out what's doing it!

douglasvb,
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@MLE_online 😬😬😬 then my guess would be a failing wiring harness which will be a nightmare to troubleshoot.

It's possible there is a hidden lo-jack style system a dealer installed at some point where they cut it directly into the harness before the factory fuses. Usually they don't work too hard to hide them but sometimes they do.

I've seen them in the engine bay and under the dash.

douglasvb,
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@MLE_online it could be a factory installed splice going bad. I've had that happen on an old Toyota before.

It could also be a rodent chewing on something. Do you see any evidence of rodent activity?

douglasvb, to random
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MRY->DEN->EWR->FCO->CTA today.

Currently at MRY listening to the flight crew complain that the gate agent isn't at the gate yet.

Now the pilot is trying to operate the gate computer.

Now he's trying to get the gate desk phone to work to call the check in desk to get the gate agent (who is also the check in agent) to come so she can let the flight crew out to the plane.

douglasvb,
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Today's travel: BSO->MNL

The flight departs in a few hours. I should be in my hotel in Manila by about noon local time. Then I'll need to spend the rest of the day catching up on student feedback, grant applications, admin, etc.

The Internet on Batanes has not been stellar and the work days have been long so I'm behind. But the outcome has been incredibly useful.

douglasvb,
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Landed in Manila and proceeding to my hotel.

My wonderful admin got my flights changed for tomorrow so instead of being on three flights with two long layovers spanning 28 hours, I'll be on one flight for 12 hours and a 2 hour shuttle ride to get home.

douglasvb,
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One last flight and a long Uber home today.

MNL->SFO

douglasvb,
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Holy lines, Batman!

Passport control is a bit backed up in terminal 3 at the Manila airport. It's moving but slowly. Might take me a bit to get through. Good thing I heeded the airport website's warning and got here about three hours early.

douglasvb,
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At least I've got silver status on United now. Premier Lane access at check-in, group 2 boarding, economy plus seat. That'll make this 12 hour flight a bit better.

douglasvb,
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Through passport control and the first security screen.

I guess I have time for breakfast.

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