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John Gordon 📷
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British ex-pat living the island life in the #SanFrancisco Bay Area. #Alameda.

Architect of #Cloud / #embedded / #IoT systems. Working on #AI #GunDetection […]

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Honestly, I don't know why schools waste money on Aeries. It is the worst web app I have ever been forced to use.

For example, he attached panel is near the top of the "dashboard" screen. I get a message that an assignment is missing (probably teacher error […]

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Gradebook Alerts Course Alerts: 1 Assignment Alerts: 2 Visit the Gradebook Alerts Page to update your alert thresholds.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Have a couple more tea light decorations up in my Etsy store.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4403826496/holiday-season-tea-light-colored-bulb
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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I'm sorry, but if anybody out there thinks that ChatGPT is helpful when it comes to solving code errors (in this case resulting from API changes between versions), they're mistaken.

I kept feeding it errors, and it ended up telling me to replace the new code […]

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2. Replace any that look like: wo © Copy code "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/exec" with: wo © Copy code "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/exec" (Yes, it looks the same, but the problem is if your go.mod has require github. con/docker/docker/api ... , Go will pull the wrong module.)
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Um, I’m not sure that live stream has paused. Seems to still be playing just fine behind that overlay message.

#gamechanger
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Seriously #alameda? Parks are closed for 3 months? A quarter of the year! Maybe it’s time to make the ARPD budget depend on number of days the parks are open. No other cities in the area are closing their parks for 3 months.

cc @alamedapost
Sign posted in an Alameda park stating that it is closed for “renovation” from Monday, November 3, 2025 until Monday, February 2, 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Took a few attempts, but I finally got a version of this image that I am happy with from OpenArt (using the nano banana model for both initial creation and some minor edits).

#ai #genai #nanobanana
An AI generated scene of a minimalist white kitchen with three black pendant style lights hanging over an island. The lights have a 3d printed black industrial style shade over the bulbs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Another great #satire piece by the #Borowitzreport ...

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-flees-to-argentina
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Stating, “I can see where this is going,” on Wednesday Donald J. Trump fled to Argentina, vowing never to return. Speaking bitterly to reporters as he departed the White House, Trump said, “You take away people’s food, throw yourself a Great Gatsby party, and tear down the White House, and this is the thanks you get.” Trump had hoped to leave the US on the luxury 747 given him by the Emir of Qatar, but once Tuesday’s election results became clear the Arab ruler swiftly withdrew the gift. In a tersely worded statement, the Emir declared, “Fly coach, loser.”
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Optimizing prints to print on angles like this always amazes me. Not without its challenges though - getting that section under the lower edge to stay stuck to the plate has been frustrating (although, I don't know why it has been so bad since I've printed […]

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November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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This jerk swiped at my door mirror intentionally as he passed, then almost rear ends a car in the lane to his left (you can see that car swerve into the shoulder to try to get out of his path), then races off between the cars.

Sadly, his rear lights are too […]

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November 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Tonight’s activity…
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Got a call this morning from a neighbor about a duck on the lane behind our house that seemed lost/injured. Not a wild mallard that we see all the time, but this white duck. When I got back it was still there, so I called APD & they sent s nice lady from […]

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November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Lots of interruptions along the way, but I think I finally have something I can test a print of for an industrial lamp “shade”.

Some of the interruptions were external (work, neighborhood events, kids’ activities etc); and some were “fights” with random […]

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November 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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The iPhone 17 pro cameras maybe good at many things, but taking photos of the moon ain’t one of them. Exposure comp as low as it would go and zoomed in way too far to get anything more than a bright white, over exposed shape. This is the best, admittedly […]

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November 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Neighbor needed a couple of signs for her young son’s birthday party. GenAI to the rescue for the images. Then a quick text overlay with Graphic (underrated app that seems to have been left to die by Picta).

#ai #genai
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Candy duty for me… finished the one thing I wanted to get done this week for work. Still have some 3D CAD work to get done, but for now I’m stuck at the door with the candy.

#halloween
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Happy Halloween!

#halloween #ai #genai #genaivideo
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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This is a very strange result in my mind. Ignoring the first question, the second and third seem odd, but perhaps this is highlighting the difference between US & UK politics.

Question 2, grouped by the party they support, universally says she doesn't appear […]

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October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Adapter acquired, just in case we need to do another trip to Arizona!

#porsche #ev #electricvehicles #charging
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Seriously Slack?
Make Slack spooky We've been in the laboratory cooking up moments of fright for Slack, available for the rest of October. A starta ghoulish meeting > Set a silly status > Choose a stranger theme > [ Surprise Me ] Your Slack will return to its normal state when the clock strikes midnight on November 1.
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Um, no, Wells Fargo You can pretty much estimate it since my paycheck is deposited there, but I am not giving you information you don't need.
Let’s make sure we have your current information Please take a minute to provide us with your current income information. This quick step will help us better serve your financial needs, such as a future credit limit increase. Update my income
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Made me smile. #Borowitzreport satire saying "Mike Johnson Has no Comment After [the convict] Demolishes His Home"

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/mike-johnson-has-no-comment-after
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— Mike Johnson had no comment on Thursday after [the convict] demolished the House Speaker’s family home. Johnson had reportedly been asleep when a backhoe came crashing through the wall of his master bedroom, sending the Speaker and his wife fleeing for safety. At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered scant explanation for [the convict]'s decision to level Johnson’s dwelling, saying only that he “felt like it.” After initially refusing to comment, Johnson told reporters that he was “sure the President had a perfectly good reason for doing it” and invited [the convict] to total his car.
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Want to know just how much health insurance will increase if pious Mike Johnson and the convict are allowed to keep their plan? Check out these numbers that states just released.

Note that these are increases too - not the amount they are going to be paying […]

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New York Times Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States In Kentucky, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year could face an increase of $23,700... New York Times Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year... in Minnesota, the cost might be $15,500 more... The New York Times Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year... in Nevada... could pay an additional $18,100... The New York Times Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 per year... in Maryland, an additional $13,700...
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Although we couldn’t see it from the tournament area, this photo is what they were setting up a little south of our location on Ocean Beach.

#nokings #sanfrancisco #oceanbeach
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Crowd is forming just down the beach from our tournament for the protest later.

#nokings #sanfrancisco #oceanbeach
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Messing with CAD to create an industrial cage style light "shade" for a pendant light. I have three extra Matter compatible bulbs sitting here that I'm thinking I could use. Might also see if I can make a desktop version of this (I found a handy desk light […]

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October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM