Living on an old farm in rural #Lithuania, fixing it up in the hope of having found a place to call home.
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Last Notes npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…dx7w Nicht jeder kommt durch 😁 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Horses go vroom, potatoes go airborne. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Opened up this animal shed for the first time, after digging away the soil (and metal bits) that was blocking the door. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…4ma3 Just with that mulch, which is actually a section of the animal barn floor that I raked up and threw on top. Bit of straw, bit of bark, lots of mouse poop. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Wife arrive! Or uh, partner. Whatever. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Mr. Stork looks a bit grumpy on account of the rain. He hates wet feathers. Makes him look all spiky. Only beaks should look spiky, you see. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…4ma3 Perhaps the roof wasn't the best place for these, although I was impressed when you climbed around an icy roof to clean them 😆 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…dymg I think the success* of Electron stems from web frontend people who only know some mutation of Javascript but wanted to make shonky crossplatform desktop apps without having to learn anything new like wxWidgets or Lazarus. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Somewhere along the enshittification of computing road we're on, Java desktop apps have become tolerable as they're still faster and less resource wasting than Browser-in-a-box (Electron) apps and everyone had to get a ridiculously overpowered computer to run those anyways. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar How to learn a lot of specialist vocabulary and yet remain completely incapable of basic conversation 😆 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…ynd9 Snoutlook is better than Outlook: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Influencers stuck in Dubai. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…uj37 @nprofile…2vwc npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Spain got cojones and shows the other EU members how its done: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…4ma3 Well, you DID want to move north of the arctic circle for some reason 😁 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The melt is slowly returning some of my stuff. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…ynd9 I assume you have the right driving license for these things. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…zm8m Test driven madness! 😁 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…vjcg I wouldn't drink it, the dehumidifier is not designed for producing drinking water and doesn't use the right plastics for that, there may be residue from manufacturing and mould can grow. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Servicing "service-free" (valve regulated) lead-acid batteries. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Pretty cold. Discoveries I made this morning: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…ynd9 You're friends with Anatoly the cleaner? 🤣 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…vkq7 Quite useful for gently accelerating epoxy curing times though. Heat gun tends to be too much. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Thought I'd try some of these. If you're not familiar, they're a Li-Ion battery dressed up as AA with an internal PCB that regulates charging and bucks them to 1.5V. Good for devices that aren't happy with the 1.2V of a NiMH AA rechargeable. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Little guy came armed. With a blade. Of grass. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…cee8 God no. Those are generally known as "cardboard houses". Note how thin the walls are. Minimal insulation. Relatively cheap and fast to build though. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Traditional well building by a pro: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Composting the potato tops and other stuff that grew there. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Enough for today. There's still about as much to dig out before its done. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…d9p3 @nprofile…r5de That joke made me snort. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Ah, so that's where the old clothes go we put in the textile recycling bin. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…3v2v Dann Prost! :) npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The only survivor of our sunflower bed. But it's growing big and strong. It has outgrown its support post and is ~2m tall now and starting to flower. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…3v2v Stacheltür! npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Auto-horizon explained in one picture. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar While swinging the brushcutter until my arms hurt yesterday, I found some cherry trees with ripe cherries on them. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…cre3 The crumbling belief in maybe getting a pension in a few decades vs. seeing the potatoes you grew on sale in the supermarket for pennies :think_bread: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Had to have a serious talk with one of the locals. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Good anger therapy: Tearing on the Virginia Creeper tendrils until a whole lump comes off the shed wall and roof. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…85f4 That "2.5 GBe" option is going to cost you, dearly. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Pop! npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar We didn't get to build that straw house we researched (but who knows), but it's funny how straw is only now being rediscovered as ecological and economical insulation material. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Sunday soldering. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…r5de I'm more worried about the spreading of German raccoons 😁 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…r5de That's because in Romania they do have them :) npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…r5de And gave the government a proper scolding about it 😁 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…73ne I've always felt that putting pipes inside walls was a dreadful mistake that became standard somehow. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar I remember complaining about a drought a while ago... npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar People complain about content warnings for politics or nipples, but nobody uses the content warnings I want: posting of non-metric units. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Woken up early by thunder, went unplugging things, back to bed. A loud strike very close has me wondering how accurate the Blitzortung.org maps are. Not that accurate apparently. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…zuq0 Such an elegant way of storing a sewing machine. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The farm equipment recycler didn't want our disc harrow discs, but this seems like the perfect thing to build from them instead: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Solar panel m² price is now competing with other roofing materials that do not produce electricity at the same time 🙂 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Hi. I'm Milkshake. @nprofile…n0px named me when Australia didn't make it past the #Eurovision semi-final. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Since I was already covered in rust and had some time left before tonights Eurovision semi-finale, I tackled this old chair frame from the junk pile. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…r5de @nprofile…q955 This, or simply driving around while waiting for a slot at the paint booth. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The old man came by this morning, he must be 99 by now. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…pqg2 Plenty in my feed? npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…pqg2 Ours is not a feel-good garden. More of a wallow-in-the-muck garden 😆 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…pqg2 We used to sterilize ours by laying them in the sun for a few hours. The UV kills most of the stuff. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…pqg2 Looks about right. It will die in a few years. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The past tense of saw. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Cleaning up behind the big barn. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Adebar striding around outside. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…r5de @nprofile…q955 Same here with Autoplius. They're ads where someone paid for getting views, so they must be shoved under your eyeballs. They're not very useful views as they don't even match the filter even remotely 🤷 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar City fox, no zoom. Photographed in east London, uhh, about 10 years ago. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar The old border is still in people's heads. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar House door shopping (exterior doors) for our 90 year old farm house is hilarious. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar I was walking around the valley looking for a tree with just the right branch to use for a roof support. No luck really. Can't say I was particularly sneaky either. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Lacewing sitting on a mirror, admiring itself. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…73ne I used to be surprised, but having done this for a very long time now, my conclusion is: everybody leaks, if they don't leak, eventually the company is sold or goes bankcrupt and the assets get sold, which includes their customer database with all your data. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @nprofile…g59v Ich hab ja keine Vorurteile ausser dass es halt mal wieder typisch BMW Fahrer ist 😛 npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @npub1zdp…vqv8 Maybe you can dispute which end should be E and which C, but whoever didn't put B in the middle was clearly drunk. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar How to educate the German relatives: npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @npub1437…ranm You're supposed to get wiser with age and therefore drink less. npub1a4m6np2j3t7n6ztqj5yegvlfpfq336h9h4m06k35e39hymyaqmtqmnx83s Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @npub1437…ranm That's pretty much why I bought a boat and then sailed it out of England, never to return.
