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Has anyone found an app (ideally available on iOS) that allows you to easily consume your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds in one place that they really enjoy?

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Oregon is the absolute leader in America’s city flag game. The newest addition is Oregon’s City municipal elevator inspired update.

It joins the ranks of OG great Portland and recently redesigned Hillsboro who all buck the trend of crappy seal based city flag.

#oregon #flags

The flag of Oregon City depicting the municipal elevator.The flag of Hillsboro depicting a trillium on a blue circle and green fieldThe city of Portland’s flag, feature a cross of blue/yellow/white on a green field.

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Why hasn’t Games Workshop licensed out a mech warrior style Imperial Knights game? I want to start as a new pilot and build up to a titan.

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I took this photo of my dog about a year back when I first got my Ricoh GRiii. It was a test for a film recipe. I am surprised by how much I still like it.

The Ricoh is a near perfect adventure camera. I do miss having a viewfinder, though.

The dog is cool too. Her name is Hex.

#photography #ricoh

A dog is crouching in a fenced backyard area with a wooden gate. She is awaiting a ball that is unseen in the photo.
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While camping we met an old geologist who’d been living a super frugal #vanlife style for years and had so many practical tips for how he lived comfortably on the road. Man loved 5 gallon paint buckets as stools, toilets, water proof storage (not at the same time.)

I want to meet more folks like him

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One thing I’ve been thinking about is how amazing every NPS park ranger and FWL/NFS employee I’ve ever met is. Friendly, passionate and so excited about our excitement for the natural world. Truly some of America’s greatest public servants.

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I am not proud to admit I touched this to check. An outlet sticker in a pit toilet bathroom at the hot springs campground in Hart Wildlife Refuge.

A white electrical outlet sticker on the wall of a vault toilet.
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Spending the week wandering around Oregon again. Highlights so far include: Crack-in-the-Ground, a 2 mile canyon wrenched into the earth in the middle of the desert. Summer Lake Hot Springs and Wildlife Refuge. A neat floor lamp.

A woman surrounded by rocks, looks back towards the camera as she walks down the valley they create.A woman in a red jacket faces away from the camera, walking down a valley created by large jagged rocks.A person wearing a red jacket stands on a wooden fence overlooking a vast, open landscape during sunset.A rustic building with two dormer windows stands in an open field against a backdrop of a sunset sky and distant mountains.A photo of an unusual floor lamp taken from below as it sits infront of a window.A photo of the back of a HiAce van captures the sunset in it’s rear window.

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I also got to see local transportation hero and vigilante the Unipiper. Did not have an opportunity to ask him his thoughts on my bumper sticker.

A yellow bumpersticker with blue text saying THE UNIPIPER OWES ME CHILD SUPPORT followed by YOUR SON NEEDS BRACES NOT BAGPIPES.

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Went to “Zoo Brew” at the Portland Zoo last night. My primary take away is that some lions like to be squirted with a spray bottle full of milk.

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I’m looking for a new #browser. I was using Orion by Kagi but I kept running into snags that made my fall back into Safari. I’m interested in a browser this is fast, battery-efficient, and respects/protects my privacy. Zen looks interesting. What else is there?