2026-07-29T13:55:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae rhempel https://nostr.ae/npub1hpsmjkw8qtqs2un394jf28mu8yjqc9tzn6j7ajay70du2tzxw79sdzs3jm https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/378/434/520/610/635/original/746e9b67b2201343.png https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/378/434/520/610/635/original/746e9b67b2201343.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzy8034w597p3xqpre2nze5aehaj5efc84pc9eqrjr53qrreul8gzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckf8d6su In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0eyfygc8h5d8rtf79p3fq089wh6wgujvgaz2ru8w9xgjnv6j6x7ckpyanx'>nevent1q…yanx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just got back from Costa Rica where I finally got some serious use out of my new (to me) 100-400 Lumix/Leica lens on my M4/3 camera.<br/><br/>Full frame goodness of two kinds of toucans, honeycreepers, tanagers, etc.<br/><br/>Unfortunately now I need to get a nice spotting scope and set our backyard up for attracting birds more intentionally to our backyard :-) 2026-03-14T14:26:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdyljdy55h405lx4ttnhfqe77lrp5qsjeq8urxgvxk6h4wgd4zamszyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckldpeph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0z04lk6c5v852vtes30td0cdw9naarl8d5qn8ar4dr3d96ys6ujqqvuxm5'>nevent1q…uxm5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe I&#39;m being a bit flip, but I guess developers can make foot guns in Rust too? 2025-11-19T03:06:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dypvyrtas9kd9rytv4qa5zkr88e692lsakwyxe2yjcjs5npzfgczyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck2w2f5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06mk5jgfj6pyhl49rul8lsll2nkhg60mjr0fg4pdax9jpz3v62rsvc3jff'>nevent1q…3jff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry but if there is a billion dollars to spend on something as stupid as this, then there is a billion dollars for affordable housing. And maybe some transit to go with it. 2025-11-16T04:02:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy70jh4f59wtnf6f5w4pkac0lz6lqfkf8pd73krl4tu67avndlh7gzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck0trk47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn38nmpyd6u79s7n2utmqng9zqk8zkymj4z8j47x9puwslt0cx7gd2e7es'>nevent1q…e7es</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They caved because revenues were affected and they feared that more than threats from Trump.<br/><br/>If he wasn&#39;t such a TACO the story would end differently.<br/><br/>Still, I&#39;m happy for the good outcome :-) 2025-09-26T20:47:50+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8tggk6y3q0z742363f4heaaxqj5qm5lnahj0736emckdzj690ryqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck3cyuz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2yxmser20wedqhws0q6kyrvsfrsxkzq97g3ktt04ex4p7kqr36s0z9f5p'>nevent1q…9f5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dogs are lovely partners - we almost lost our beloved poodle to a flipped stomach a month ago. We got lucky and there was an emergency vet open 2 hours away at 2 in the morning on a long weekend.<br/><br/>He survived and three days later was still a bit shaky but back to his cuddly and silly self.<br/><br/>You are really coming along with your photography, and I am sure your family loves how well you look after them. 2025-08-30T08:02:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97udmxwywzkq6cclnvyy2mztr7ghkttm4kenpcwk6mx2h5lwefsqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckru7cyk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tnhqp5vadnh7rqw83l09x3mnhrnq3q4x7p4gkurvtymdj284xqcrz88l5'>nevent1q…88l5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was ... and still is a scam - because physics.<br/><br/>Whether it was designed to delay the implementation of rail or high speed rail, or useful transit and biking infrastructure on purpose is debatable. It requires a level of seriousness on the part of billionaires. More likely the delay is explained by the cluelessness of many civic officials.<br/><br/>Either way, I seriously doubt we will ever see a hyperloop - and don&#39;t get me started on space elevators. 2025-08-21T20:48:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxmtdn0w24v524rchs8lruffkmcvpljq0awtuy9kgyjfsaj3hh8kqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckusz6wt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxdwuh3wrf7uxndvv3m7r30rhs5jk3g8vyf5mk5g2vglk5hvddqg2v4d0a'>nevent1q…4d0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you looking at me? Well, are you? Do you feel lucky? Do you? 2025-08-18T01:18:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs29gjlg6snzhvt2d3fj2j5dgua88x6hvh70965flfkkzpa2g42qlczyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck33jdey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkfy6c66qjh80gravht5g4udv9x75v8e3spgpmcr6cd5a22x32sqzrdqem'>nevent1q…dqem</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you follow Danny Sapko at all? 2025-08-16T20:17:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84vhylaujsle965qjnvezyuyq3ytayyul6hyc95d7a00qh9drr0gzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemcksz34j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdyh3fw7edqfd89a0ekq0lccdxj6dvklfnsau6nc83emyf5ep4sqds8u5l'>nevent1q…8u5l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The skill level to hit those bell notes accurately on a fretless bass is crazy. 2025-07-28T16:27:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf6v4yuh54p6j90j2vp0v8gy0fva6xlmdqe9jjtgx9tsgungn7j4qzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck9uhp0p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pyck22ggehre7688hmdu0jx4jqylswa4uumv2n0v3kyvysqaezs4y2m7j'>nevent1q…2m7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No - they were probably just being normal people and thinking the flood won&#39;t affect US.<br/><br/>It&#39;s exactly the quote attributed to Mike Tyson - everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, rolling the dice on a 1% annual probability works great for insurance, not so much for the humans and animals that get caught in the flood.<br/><br/>ALL of those FEMA maps will need some redrawing. If they can gerrymander voting districts they can redraw flood maps 2025-07-07T19:56:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hq0ecnreqwr90k8dxaykwvq4h52fyhl7mq79n6pgyys3cqz2wqszyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckrfhkq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxl3gw8pcdj5lrm5ajgfgspa2u8dlsem6jvech2xpdjayqxqmqhtgd8v8nw'>nevent1q…v8nw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The creative differences were valid, and they parted ways. By today&#39;s standards the show is more than a little stereotypical.<br/><br/>In the lens of the New York urban experience in the mid/late 70s and after VietNam, it was eye opening for white Americans.<br/><br/>Yes, there are middle class and wealthy black families - but it feels like so many families are struggling again today.<br/><br/>TIL that Janet Jackson appeared on Good Times in seasons 5/6 :-) 2025-06-01T02:03:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5cuezjrk5l835u48ph9zxun78k8yr6juults24v2yd3d64u8rvqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckmtqwtz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sgemtnpw7vdqjapxkwm962eexgp6ylqmwa9ps7600elp7k7fy9cp6x4nl'>nevent1q…x4nl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>WOW! Once in a lifetime shot? Or lots of practice and patience :-) 2025-05-24T21:53:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxp5kyks4fz7c5c4a3v687z9ryeazacklanxq6wsdfxr7uguuuy0szyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckxce6u9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswc4jys38wq8kxrcpmhf6qcpm3w4hygcxcv6rjf3h65m2exx08ems9k30ye'>nevent1q…30ye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... just another bland and forgettable piece of urban fabric that you have magically transformed into something that highlights the beauty and contrast of complimentary colours in everyday things - it&#39;s just lovely! 2025-04-13T19:33:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdkrjeyqwet5cj2qxd0gw3m5v89a4pdzvfvxepkd4ate5zg70gyjqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckaq8mtw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj47qzzgrlz9fdqc0s28kmxrvz3r3q25yt0c96dkcqunq9dq9tuqtlzjfr'>nevent1q…zjfr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ultra rich, maybe. Even as a wealthy individual, you can&#39;t just show up and say I want to live here. And you can&#39;t just buy a house or even rent an apartment in most European countries without a residency permit and/or work permit.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not as crazy as going to Mars, but it&#39;s probably going to be better for everyone if plan A is to try and fix the mess here before bailing out. 2025-03-17T23:22:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jsuej8qpgdqkgramtel3dnhuwgw2xd2zn2u4axanevwhnqtyd7qzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckfrsap0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhzxqrr7cw23hl96kme27h0jkfq2x53ykclgu6j93p3j3vymjmpcy2x9mk'>nevent1q…x9mk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As nice as this sounds, you can&#39;t just &#34;move out of the country&#34; just because you are American.<br/><br/>On the other hand, it would be ironic and a bit on the nose to have Americans applying for political asylum in other countries. 2025-03-17T17:44:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswt3ggl995sxcsjhhxfeladahcupn3zzm3yar8f0hxmegs5xc0paqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck2fphvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmk4xwdj358ezh4kmst5qp64elvehc26w34zne7rl0a892mfng8gtheytc'>nevent1q…eytc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really do understand - one of the reasons we left Europe two years ago was to be closer to grandchildren.<br/><br/>We were also away from our (grown) children, although the youngest was still in university.<br/><br/>One of the ways we think about being parents is that we try to encourage decency and resilience. So the end goal is for our kids to thrive without (and in spite of) us, if that makes any sense. :-)<br/><br/>So if your daughter is thriving there, that&#39;s awesome. 2025-03-16T15:49:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2ade5ec489esygrp0gv8w2jcwlvnw0mmav899ep8re8fvm62ldszyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckse65at In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr6ldxczhtmkt4y6gjle6yvyemfjrehylfqa4wmeyzcuw7zndggcqsartnr'>nevent1q…rtnr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I moved to Denmark in 2016 and back to Canada in 2023 and I&#39;m working in the US for now.<br/><br/>I sure miss living in a functioning country but ... grandkids are in Canada so here we are. 2025-03-15T15:08:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9pdu0c69uh0kt2892vu8azndjdge055rupq4wayp6688h57fu2xszyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckka6whe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjkxwwpxz3zr9gf8wmwqd0x4ngxwva6ams2ncdjqf53uhfvmg20g6vzrwz'>nevent1q…zrwz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Remember how much trouble Martha Stewart got into for selling a stock under questionable circumstances and avoided a loss of a little over 45,000 dollars?<br/><br/>45,000 dollars - that was a nice car in 2004.<br/><br/>And she actually did time for that - 5 months.<br/><br/>The numbers we are talking about today are so big they are almost unimaginable. 2025-03-06T02:14:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8yjdpxujdcepecy5cfwfajjpnrwgcay78pvxuukqxxz4r4argq0gzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckjfquyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf2f06rg39ncm6jqfp295px5am8m0py6dju0yfen954m2jvct2xs7nz6pw'>nevent1q…z6pw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah no. Sure your data is on the moon - oh, your data center(s) burned down? How much is that data worth to you?<br/><br/>Go to the website - all the AI generated images and pie in the sky copy makes this look like either an elaborate joke, a scam, or a doomed business.<br/><br/>They do know that a day on the moon is 29.5 earth days, right? With 14.75 days of darkness for their solar powered data center? right? 2025-01-24T20:58:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqqzgxz0qrzm3almd9ncumphdzpw8dvyzk3gwgclcat3as2uhzv2qzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckym3cz6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2hw0vpuwamyz5xdt5s5jk4h2pz5pxt6l4n07uu83lmfhttu0k3tslkw9sa'>nevent1q…w9sa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love how your photographs convey a sense of motion and sometimes emotion in birds :-) 2025-01-22T18:49:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre7ugryxuckywgpj8x9sazl6z5fjsf52xanvcwral5hc6lv34nwgzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck6m83qd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspse6ddasg4587zen9xlk5v7jg8sqpr52nm9jmftjwqk83semaukc789r8a'>nevent1q…9r8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These were really common where we lived in Denmark - I think it was the high humidity and along deletions of time right at the freezing mark ... 2025-01-21T03:08:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxk3y45u7hw82wpru2etjwfp0sark8y99a5zmh2ex2gcj0rn2xlszyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckgujpfe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22mgs856rtc2ptr9lgep0txpteehsw9zvkgsra37p4234lhfglkc2nynww'>nevent1q…ynww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would you be willing to share the original image and a brief description of your edits?<br/><br/>I really love what you have done with the ice here <br/><br/>In my photography I tend to stick with available light and no edits, and my framing is pretty good, but it&#39;s time to learn how to put a bit more punch into my images :-) 2025-01-17T15:35:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2h0qdepw7qqdg4c9l0jasexecjun4cpl2m3xt4dt9ejchh3ps4uczyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck46jsw5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dxffltxufepklupy9n96800zhqep5dvpf3gytm20nuxr3ky38mc22m7w9'>nevent1q…m7w9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... Or they could just raise taxes to make up the shortfall ... 2024-12-20T18:55:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsplrcl7v6gz4x4yn5s3l73d9lwwadrm9rdjal05tz95yy853067yqzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemcknla8ft In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhwdvtnyggrcwvncvrzly9qujf38kkeh2559mjmnku6dvfangc6c7dz5qc'>nevent1q…z5qc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It took me a minute to figure out what was going on - great eye and framing. Lovely and unexpected perspective of a landmark that has been photographed millions of times! 2024-10-03T05:47:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstx9szpsl2sljuluf0njvhrzzste67la6mj3ne8tavdfwp4n25h7gzyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemck6tfu3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqdlfm0tuscln5ukh9kclwrpa8ujr0jg09rctsps9rz8l7druzvqhtnczx'>nevent1q…nczx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This 20+ year old article is what I think you are talking about.<br/><br/>Outsourcing operational tasks - can be OK<br/><br/>Outsourcing your competitive advantage - Never OK<br/><br/><a href="https://forio.com/about/blog/pitfalls-of-outsourcing-programmers/">https://forio.com/about/blog/pitfalls-of-outsourcing-programmers/</a> 2024-09-14T19:35:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsda2kl47ylzy4l2g85k9n9vuy7h86e6rwmm9yq2f4eh0ptxqy900szyzuxrw2ecupvzptjwykkf9gl0sujgrq4v202tmkt5neah3fvgemckgxa8qd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vdnf3hzt4k5zhz9p0gau75qthp39mmzq40hha98cld63k5z2xqq6w6f3m'>nevent1q…6f3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The documentary &#34;Ordinary Men: The Forgotten Holocaust&#34; helped me to understand a little bit more about how ordinary people could participate in the Holocaust.<br/><br/>Note: This is an extremely disturbing film but I think it has something to say about the extreme right in America today. The Holocaust happened slowly at first, then all at once.<br/><br/>It is NOT an apology or excuse for what happened during the Holocaust.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81672035?preventIntent=true">https://www.netflix.com/title/81672035?preventIntent=true</a> 2024-09-14T16:10:27+02:00