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quixoticgeek

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Geek, Dyke, Brewer, Rider of Bikes, Archer, Quixotic, Generally Curious, Mostly Harmless, she/her

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The smell of the heavy rain now after a few days of hot dry weather is wonderful.

Post from last year for the curious.

https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/110440191100842033

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Mmmm petrichor

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Went to the buurtwerkplats (neighbourhood workshop) to use the big power tools. Now to go find some dinner...

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Kill it!!! Kill it with fire.

https://toot.bike/@chrisgerhard/112433682323570983

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Wtf was I on when I put away the grocery delivery? I just found another tub of ice-cream in the veg drawer of the freezer...

quixoticgeek,
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@SkipHuffman no. Dairy.

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Win. I found a tub of ice-cream in the freezer I didn't realise I had. It was hiding in the carbs drawer for some reason...

BethanyBlack, to random
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Thanks to everyone who helped me out financially this month, it was a horrible month and this year has been awful, but everyone who helped either through Ko-fi, joining my Patreon or buying my new stand-up special has made a huge difference. I’ve really been struggling with depression lately and the help and love I received this week has made it melt away.

You all did that. Thank you x

quixoticgeek,
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@BethanyBlack you're welcome. Glad you're feeling better.

quixoticgeek, to random
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Definitely in the middle of nowhere. Phone signal sucks... And buses are once an hour...

quixoticgeek,
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@mjr yes. It's the middle of nowhere, it's not the UK...

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Set fire to a billionaire...

https://mastodon.scot/@adrianfry/112428403711567210

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While the rest of Europe is wondering how to sell more international rail tickets, SNCF is doing the opposite from 23 May 🙄

@bilginveperk alerted me

Pretty simple international trips like
Paris - Verviers 🇧🇪
Paris - Rastatt 🇩🇪
can no longer be bought!

Paris - Verviers - 24 May nothing
Paris - Rastatt 22 May gives some options
Paris - Rastatt 24 May suggests I go to Lauterbourg close to the border French side

quixoticgeek,
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@jon SNCF really needs a completely new management team, and a change in company culture. None of what they operate makes any sense at all.

quixoticgeek,
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@jon yes. But they do that by running a bare minimum of trains. There seems to be no drive to do more. To improve anything. It's a "this is what we do, this is what we have always done, we will do no more, we may do less".

In many ways it feels like their timetables are an exercise in malicious compliance. There's certainly no logic to them.

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@jon i don't understand the total lack of aspiration. While all the other state operators are looking at expanding their international options. SNCF seem to just look blankly and ask "why would anyone ever want to leave France?"

Also given the french will happily riot over almost anything. Why is their not a mob with flaming torches at SNCF HQ?

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Never expected to take a photo of Aurora before I've actually seen Aurora. Very surreal.

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Epoxy resin + router == chaos cheese. Imagine you exploded a bag of grated cheese everywhere, but it's not as tasty... Oops.

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Interesting fact about painkillers. The work better if you actually take them. Having lay in bed waiting for the painkillers to kick in and nothing happening, I wanderes back to my desk to find them sat there next to my drink...

quixoticgeek,
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@cibomahto ouch. Ow. Applauds

quixoticgeek, to random
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Anyone else noticed their devices being slower or struggling to get GPS signal ?

quixoticgeek, to random
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In a big box DIY store. Trying to not spend too much. I'm about to enter the garden section. What could possibly go wrong...

lukito, to random
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I’m curious, northern hemisphere folk. If you were able to see Aurora Borealis last night:

  • Was this your first time?
  • How far ‘south’ are you (roughly - I’m not in the business of doxxing you)?
  • How old are you (again, be as vague as you feel)?

Please do reply and boost. I get the sense that there were a lot of first-timers and a feeling of shared awe last night and I’d love to know just how far that was felt :neofox_heart:

quixoticgeek,
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@lukito see. No. Photograph. Yes. In Amsterdam. I'm gen x (just)

th, to random
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Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo

quixoticgeek,
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@th modern camera tech is amazing!

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Is this aurora a one night thing, or is there a chance Saturday night too? Wondering if I should try and venture out of the city...

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I'm disproportionately excited about what is essentially a pink smudge in the middle of a badly exposed photo
...

Ellen, to random
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Ah one of those nights where everyone sees the northern lights but me 🥲 my camera makes it look pretty gorgeous it but there was nothing but a vague pink hue in real life

Stars and a purple stripe in the sky which was pretty much invisible to the naked eye

quixoticgeek,
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@Ellen don't worry. It's not visible to the naked eye here. But the camera shows it.

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