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   Rob Carlson (vees@epistolary.org)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 03:59:19 JST Rob Carlson

   Not me thinking "but if there _was_ a Carrington event, I might be able to relax in the dark this weekend instead of all the stuff we have scheduled."

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     James Morris (jmorris@social.kernel.org)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 03:59:18 JST James Morris

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     • Kelvin n0mql EN35ld
     @kelvin0mql @vees you need to visit the Australian outback, Milky Way easily visible (much better vantage point) and you can also see the Magellanic Clouds, with the naked eye.
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     Kelvin n0mql EN35ld (kelvin0mql@mastodon.hams.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 03:59:19 JST Kelvin n0mql EN35ld

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     @vees

     2 of my bucket list items are
     Experience Aurora Borealis
     See the Milky Way
     ...and possibly photograph both.

     Well, if we get a major blackout, I might get both of these things checked off this weekend, without even traveling North!

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     Kelvin n0mql EN35ld (kelvin0mql@mastodon.hams.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 11:18:34 JST Kelvin n0mql EN35ld

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     • James Morris

     @jmorris @vees
     I very nearly had a 6-month assignment in Australia when I worked for Oracle.

     Back in my 30s, I would've tolerated a flight that long.

     Now, in the era of perpetual Covid, I won't (voluntarily) tolerate any situation stuck in a confined space with other people.

     However, if I win the lottery, I'm finding someone with a blue water sailboat and hiring them full-time. They'll teach me to sail, and I'll finally see Europe, Australia, etc.

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