Notices by Colin Burgess (colinburgess@mastodon.nz)

In Ottawa I once destroyed my oven by burning all elements for too long, boiling maple syrup.

The glass top’s glue melted from the heat.

This led us to replace the stove...

Which led to a kitchen reno…

Which led to a house reno…

Most expensive maple syrup ever!

@skinnylatte how long do your snacks last.. do you squirrel them away for emergencies?

@skinnylatte brb setting up a food recommendation website that just features @skinnylatte as the backend database, and chatbot

😆

@skinnylatte can we get you on an episode of hot ones, and you can yawn at the pitiful sauces he tests you with. As the main event though you pull out some really spicy stuff and watch him melt into a puddle of goo, like that nazi in raiders of the lost ark

Weekend project complete! The garage never felt so spacious!
A bunch of old kids sports equipment taken to goodwill too, and a lot of old stuff recycled. Satisfying!

I’ve decided that @skinnylatte is actual Doctor Who, and she uses the Tardis to be able to go back in time and try multiple restaurants per day.

Coming soon - the Time Lord’s Review

@skinnylatte wow. He has a great voice, although I had no idea what he was singing about.

My mind was reeling about these guys singing in Mandarin so I googled Rwanda China and got this link, anyway it’s connected?

Do Rwandan youth feel an affinity to China?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Rwanda_relations

Hey film nerds, I recently found a box of probably 100 rolls of 35mm color film prints and negatives.

I want to digitize them, and I’m thinking I might get the best results with a negative scanner.

Any experience out there I can lean on? Am I best paying for a professional? I don’t need the absolute highest quality but I’d love to preserve these relics

Edit: sounds like for this large amount it may well be worth it to investigate a film shop. Especially if I want decent scans.

@marcotietz looks like they have a South Bay location, and their prices are lower than many I've seen. I might check them out, they mention additional discounts for more than 500 negatives

@cadusilva I refuse to vote because it’s not multiple choice.

And yet I want to so bad!

I’ve been staring at this poll for so long now

@ricci something something immortal soul something

@ricci I’m really curious if the fine print was in Latin?

@dantheclamman

Dang! The clams are growing unchecked and are sucking the calcium out of the river water, reducing the ability of treatment stations to remove arsenic

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580590/gold-clam-invasion-in-nz-threatens-drinking-water-for-millions-of-people

@skinnylatte that’s funny because it seems like brunch is something that we often wait in line for! I guess because it’s considered a family outing?

Still drives me crazy though 😂

@skinnylatte that’s really interesting. So much of the various Asian cultures that I don’t understand.

@skinnylatte it always amazes me that people will line up for hours for food. As you say it’s worth it for you, I just personally can’t imagine it. I’m freaked out by crowds which might explain it, I wish I wasn’t.

I see this at the Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, there’s a few restaurants there that always have massive lines, both being noodle shops if I recall.

@amyfou those are beautiful.!! I love horse sculptures. You would really love this sculpture in Scotland

They’re called The Kelpies and they are a Scottish legend. Notice the people at the base!

Heading down to Monterey to visit the aquarium today. Going to grab some ramen for lunch at Toribashi first! Yum!

San Carlos Beach taken over by sea lions! The noise and odor was impressive!

The it started again. Swim everyone, swim!