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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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What do you get if a cockerel stares at a pile of lettuce? A chicken sees a salad. 😁

NormanDunbar,
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@steveleighton My work here is done! 😁

NormanDunbar, to random
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There are, if you recall, 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. 😁

Programmers get confused by Christmas and Halloween because 25 Dec equals 31 Oct. 😁

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof But of course! I don't tell jokes for laughs you know, only for groans! It's more fun that way! 😁

SurrealSeal, to random

Today was my ‘distance test’ of the cat flap ‘hub’ (notifications & remote locking) while I was at the hairdressers.
I didn’t get any phone notifications while I was out - when I got home I found hubby in the garden & the door wide open. The cats were going in/out without using the flap!
He knew I was planning to test it bc I told him this morning. Does he care that I need to be sure it works properly before relying on it?
I’ll have to cross my fingers.

Anyway - does my hair look good?

NormanDunbar,
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@SurrealSeal Is he still alive? In possession of all his limbs? I wouldn't be if I'd done that! 😟

jackofalltrades, to Collapse
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"""
The conspiracy theories are getting even crazier. Now people don't believe in viruses at all. They don't believe in polio. They don't believe in the flu. They don't even believe droughts are real anymore. They believe the government is hiding endless supplies of clean water deep underground. They believe the government is starting fires with space lasers.
"""

https://www.okdoomer.io/watching-the-world-burn-on-our-phones/

NormanDunbar,
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@jackofalltrades Don't forget the Flat Earthers and the "Birds don't exist" crew as well!

docpop, to discworld
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The Royal Mail are releasing a set of Discworld stamps. These stamps are illustrated by Paul Kidby, who seemed to be Terry Pratchett's illustrator of choice throughout the series. https://terrypratchett.com/discworld/royal-mail-40th-anniversary-discworld-stamps/

NormanDunbar,
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@docpop Someone is bound to mention Going Postal! 😁

NormanDunbar, to random
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Not a football fan.
Not an England fan either.
But well done to the England Ladies on getting to the final. Hope you win it and stop the BBC, and other media, harping on about 1966 at every opportunity!
😉

NormanDunbar, (edited ) to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Wednesday. A warm day awaits us here in Yorkshire, hopefully it's nice where you are. If you need me, I'm the pale skinned, ginger, Jock, wearing factor 50 and a welder's helmet! I burn!!!

Have a great time today, whatever you are doing, and don't forget to have a laugh along the way.

Today's random photo is from February 2018 and was shot my MrsD when she went to Costa Rica. It's a Capuchin. Named after a sect of monks themselves named after a coffee!

NormanDunbar, (edited ) to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Tuesday. Food shopping day today, then more packing stuff away. The local charity shops are doing well! Are you doing anything exciting today? Whatever you do, enjoy it.

Today's random photo is a view over Portnahaven on Islay. The islanders call Portnahaven "The edge of the world"!

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and welcome back to another miserable Monday. It's bucketing down yet again. Sigh. Never mind, it's only water, so let's have the best day possible and with lots of laughs.

Today's random photo is a bee smoker, which I no longer own. It came in very handy for my second hive. My first hive had very docile bees and I could just wear a T-Shirt when working with those. I also looked after another keeper's bees over holidays. They were hooligans and would chase you away!

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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Friday. I hope you have a great day today, with lots of laughs.

The random photo today is from Gran Canaria back in December 2016 and is a pilot whale.

dgar, to random
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With the rise of self-driving vehicles, it's only a matter of time before we get a country song where a guy's truck leaves him too.

NormanDunbar,
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@dgar You know what happens when you play a country song backwards? Your wife comes home with your truck and brings the dog!

EDIT: I should have read the thread better. Someone beat me to it!

DrPlanktonguy, to random
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Well it had to happen eventually. is retiring FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform). This is an amazing piece of engineering (and soooo weird on the inside - everything pivots, so walls become floors). The to be towed out to a location, and it would literally flip, sinking most of the ship directly down to give a *very stable platform for research. Launched in 1962.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-strangest-research-vessel-heads-for-scrapyard-after-51-years

NormanDunbar,
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@DrPlanktonguy Why oh why have I never heard of this? This should have been a TV science programme.

NormanDunbar, to random
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If I had a penny for everytime someone asked about my OCD, I'd have £277.39.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a sunny Wednesday. I hope you all have a great day. I'm doing a bit more packing ready for the house move, when it eventually happens!

Today's random photo is from a few days ago. I spotted this butterfly on some nettles, and as far as my failing memory goes, I'd never seen one like this before. It would appear to be an Asian Comma. The plain Comma is a darker colour.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to the second dry day in a row, Tuesday. Early start today, Wesley needs a walk -- if he wakes up -- and MrsD's is due a service and MOT. Have a great day everyone, and don't forget to laugh.

Today's random photo is from yesterday and shows most of my collection of bee keeping equipment which I sold yesterday. MrsD is "off the scale" allergic to bee stings now, so we no longer have them in the garden.

helenczerski, to science

Well. "Open sesame" is actually a thing.

Just googled where sesame seeds come from (it never occurred to me to ask before) and found that they grow in pods that are hung upside down to ripen until they burst open and release their seeds. The treasure is revealed.

https://awkwardbotany.com/2022/03/30/dispersal-by-open-sesame/

NormanDunbar,
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@helenczerski I was surprised by cashew nuts myself. They grow individually beneath an apple like fruit. You can eat the fruit, but your mouth will dry up!

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Monday. After a somewhat moist weekend, back to work day just happens to be dry. Funny that! Anyway, have a great day, I'll be walking Wesley and cleaning bathrooms this morning, hope you have more fun than me!

Today's random photo is from one year ago yesterday, it's a hover fly on a flower.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to yet another soggy Saturday. I'm just heading out with Wesley for a wet walk. Wish me luck! I hope your day goes drier, but whatever, have fun. Cheers.

Today's bad phone photo is from 2020 and shows the lock gates at Five Rise Licks near Bingley, West Yorkshire.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a soaking wet Friday morning. I know it's wet because it hammered down on Wesley and I while out walking. Not pleasant! Here's hoping your day is going to be better than mine has been so far. Oh yes, I have the dentist later too. Is it Friday 13th? Oops sorry, it's bad luck to be superstitious! 😉

It's almost conker season. The trees are hanging heavy with chestnuts at the moment. Sadly, kids don't play conkers much these days, unless it's on their x box.

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to a wet Sunday. It's bucketing down right now and I don't care! 😁 Yes, I'm still in bed. Lazy me.

If you are still in bed, or even up and about, then have a great day.

Today's random photo is from yesterday, taken in the nature reserve at Gallows Hill, Otley. It's a puffball fungus about 17.5cm/7in in diameter. These are edible when white, but I would never trust myself picking wild fungi to eat, so it stayed right where it was.

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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Friday. Make the most of today folks, it's the last working day before the wet weekend. Funny how the rain always times its arrival to coincide with the weekend. Or the cricket. Enjoy yourselves today.

Today's random photo is from 2012 when MrsD met a meerkat in Leeds city centre. They look cute but are potentially vicious little buggers and do not make good pets. This one was a rescue.

NormanDunbar, to random
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An SQL query walks into a bar. It looks around and wanders over to a couple of tables and says, "may I join you?"

Flash, to random
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A moist owlette.

NormanDunbar,
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@Flash Did you know that owls never mate when it's raining? It's too wet to woo.

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