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snaptophobic

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Humanist, atheist, UK republican and lefty tea drinker. I build models of railway things for people. I build models of winged things for me. My personal opinions live here.

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carbonated_estrogen, to random

(Stole this meme to add alt text)

LewisWorkshop, to random
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Does anyone know a source for paper packing tape that doesn't use a latex adhesive? I like the environment, but I also like being alive.

benroyce, to ai
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this is not

this is not a scene from a movie

this is simply a one in a billion video shot at the right time at the right angle by a teenager in a few days ago, may 18/ 19

fucking amazing! positively biblical

experts say it was a fragment, a few feet wide

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/blue-meteor-falls-through-the-sky-over-spain-and-portugal/news-story/7bd39d794d6a5e79feade5723e4d4787

amazing meteor video

IcooIey, to animals
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Me: YOU DON’T FIT!

Fish:

A gray cat sits in a small, partially crushed cardboard box on a wooden floor. He looks sheepish, knowing he doesn’t fit, but doing it anyway as though he can’t help it.

CountBinface, to random
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It’s meant to be.

joak, to diy
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I found an old funny video/documentation:

Thereman (2013-2014)

It's very simple, it's a theremin walkman. One hand/antenna controls the speed of the tape and the other hand/antenna controls the amplitude. The video is one of the early working prototypes.

Some thoughts:
It's a shame that you can't do this project today. Because in the past you could find Walkmans very cheaply (1-5 EUR) at flea markets or even in the trash. For the theremin part you only needed two antennas, some resistors, one transistor and an attiny84. I found so many Walkmans that it was even possible to organize workshops.

Anyway, capitalism has to reproduce itself and therefore I will find new material. In 15-20 years I'll be doing projects with current smartphones or the Pis and SBCs you're all using at the moment 😀

I found an old funny video/documentation: Thereman (2013-2014) It's very simple, it's a theremin walkman. One hand/antenna controls the speed of the tape and the other hand/antenna controls the amplitude. The video is one of the early working prototypes. Some thoughts: It's a shame that you can't do this project today. Because in the past you could find Walkmans very cheaply (1-5 EUR) at flea markets or even in the trash. For the theremin part you only needed two antennas, some resistors, one transistor and an attiny84. I found so many Walkmans that it was even possible to organize workshops. Anyway, capitalism has to reproduce itself and therefore I will find new material. In 15-20 years I'll be doing projects with current smartphones or the Pis and SBCs you're all using at the moment 😀

davidallengreen, to random
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"I have called a general election by mistake"

lbflyawayhome, to random
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Roof garden’ (1952)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt

Waxingtonknee, to random
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I cannot stress this enough.

If you are not registered to vote. Do it now.

It's easy and simple.

If you don't have valid ID you can get it free from your local authority.

Register to vote.

Now.

Click here:

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

generalising, to random
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An election on 4 July means:

  • voter registration deadline 18 June
  • postal vote registration 19 June
  • proxy vote registration 26 June

https://election-timetable.democracyclub.org.uk/?election_date=2024-07-04

alexanderhay, to UKpolitics
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By the end of this, Larry The Cat will have gone through more PMs than 'Boris' Johnson has had mistresses.

dyani, to macos
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Best free screenshot and annotation tool for mac?? I need text, shapes, drawing, arrows, etc.

It's time for an upgrade or at least a jailbreak from this shitty old paid Snaggit software I'm using.

agvbergin, to random
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Folks, if you need to apply for a voter authority certificate in lieu of photo ID please do that asap as there is a chance that this service could get very busy.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

jonty, to random
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So @jamesbridle granted my wish and made a fediverse bot that posts the latest images from the Mars Curiosity Rover.

It is very appropriately hosted on botsin.space: https://botsin.space/@marslandscapes

RickGaehl, to random
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Thank you @brianbilston :

18+ eclectech, to UKpolitics
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Brace yourselves, because the next few weeks will be grim, but worth it 🤞

Just remember...

RichardJMurphy, to random
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The real crisis facing Labour https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/the-real-crisis-facing-labour/ Labour has suggested it might face six crises when coming into office, all of which could be solved by spending more money and taxing the wealthy. The real list of crises that they face is much longer and more serious and it seems that they are in denial about them.

RichardJMurphy, to random
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Am I an extremist? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/am-i-an-extremist%e2%80%8a/ The government is cracking down on those they call extremists, who seem to me and, I suspect, most people, to be those holding exceedingly normal opinions. Woe beside nature lovers, democrats and those concerned about poverty, let alone anyone not a neoliberal. So, is Rishi Sunak the extremist in reality because I certainly don’t feel that I am?

1ngi, to random
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Do you know anyone who would like to live in Llandeilo? Just put my house on the market. Amazing views, live next door to a bluebell wood, the town centre is just 5 mins walk away, the railway station is half a mile. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/148023164#/?channel=RES_BUY

JustFrank, to random
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catnip, to workersrights
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Does anybody have any tips on what employers can do to help neurodivergent employees at work?

Boosts welcome.

brianbilston, to random
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As if it wasn’t enough for it to be Monday morning, some students are also facing their GSCE English paper today and the terror of the ‘unseen poem’.

Wishing them the very best of luck with it.

vulgalour, to art
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Commissions are OPEN!

For more information, please visit my website https://www.angyl.co.uk

It's not just cars, I do houses and people and cartoon characters and fish and really whatever takes your fancy.

Boosts as always massively appreciated so I can reach a wider audience.

suearcher, to random
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Anyone know what this set is? Looks like dominoes, but some number combinations are duplicated, and some missing. Plus dice, and some little sticks Alfred's Mum referred to as 'money', but she doesn't know any more than that. It may be incomplete, and possibly Chinese.

gavin57, to random
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One Hundred and Forty…

One of the perils of blogging about your life is that you start to realise just how dull it can be from time to time. As I've got older, I've started to relish these periods of dullness and the certainty they provide. However, I cannot escape the feeling that time is slipping by without me having done very much at all.

http://gavinlewis.photos/2024/05/19/one-hundred-and-forty/

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