Nathan de Vries

@alednotjones Called a “snot block” in Australia, cos we classy.

Egg custard tart should be called sweetquiche.

@sdw @sandofsky Nicely done, love all the little joyful details.

Me and @sandofsky wrote a post about the how and why of developing Orion, our latest b-side app. Lots of fun peeks at the design process in here. lux.camera/meet-orion

@DylanRoss Las Vegas’s latest hit: Chunder from Down Under

i vomited on the ceiling last night

@DylanRoss I have plugged, but not patched. Good skill to learn, especially if you find yourself on road trips and want to be self-dependent.

have any of you ever patched your own tire? would you recommend it?

@daveoflynn @ServiceNSW Also their staff hand write your info onto the vials, unlike NSW testers who attach a proper barcode tracked to your details. So I wouldn’t be surprised if tests get lost, and it would certainly add to the processing time compared to simply scanning a code.

@atnan @ServiceNSW Sucks to hear that Histopath have fallen over. They were kinda-coping in the days before Christmas - results were taking ~24h instead of the promised 6 for their community testing.

International travelers are being funneled into a private PCR testing lab at Sydney International Airport, who have disconnected their phones and won’t answer emails. All @ServiceNSW can say is “private lab, not our problem”. 85 hours for test results, and still waiting! 😶

@BrettGoulder @ServiceNSW Thankfully just self-isolating at home - we decided to come back to Aus when the 2 weeks quarantine policy was dropped for fully vaccinated travelers. But at this rate who knows how long it’ll take for test results.

@atnan @ServiceNSW Oh no, what's that mean? Are you in a quarentine facility until you get the results?

@niick @ServiceNSW @RNBreakfast I wish! What’s ridiculous is the previous rule was neg. PCR prior to departure then 72h isolation on arrival. We satisfy that, but with the new “relaxed” rule you only need to isolate until you get a neg. PCR on arrival - great in theory but in practice we’re stuck in limbo.

@atnan @ServiceNSW I heard on @RNBreakfast this morning that we have Rapid Tests that are 100% accurate at a negative result, and 83% at positive. Surely this means we should RAT first, then PCR next if positive?

“I heard that his strategies are really good” 👀

@mahalis You should try playing with a surform shaping tool to refine the surface. Pretty cheap at Home Depot or hobby stores.

@DylanRoss All Steves in Australia go by Steve-o.

you get a big enough gang of white guys together, you’re gonna find somebody who goes by steve-o

@DylanRoss Where are you camping?

lots of work to do and prep for a camping trip and i’m out of fucking coffee

@espresso Did you pack a French Press or Aeropress? I’d be hitting up @samplecoffeebar ASAP.

@kevinhoctor Just grab a pair of blister pack FRS radios and elastic band them to your handle bars. Cheap, lots of charge, instant talk, more than enough range for bike-to-bike or car-to-bike amazon.com/Motorola-T100-…

Does anyone have a convenient way (maybe an iOS app) for two people to chat while cycling? Our current low-tech method isn’t great: Shouting over our shoulders and repeating ourselves until we hear correctly.

@chancegraham Not exactly what you’re suggesting, but you might enjoy a search for #kountchallenge where artists use the same @THEK0UNT drums loops to make a beat sellfy.com/thekount/kount… 😊

@DylanRoss Watch out @Kasparov63, there’s a new player in town.

my 11 year ban from yahoo chess expires today

@sf_avi Learn about sailing and marine science on the Matthew Turner? callofthesea.org/about-us/our-f…

So anyone in SF have a line on a good (preferably outdoor) afternoon kids activities or camps for elementary school aged kids? Ideally full afternoon and not just a couple of hours.

@pseudonymdesign @alednotjones @dannowatts @amdm @taylorcarrigan @oneamadio @dascola @chancegraham @mahalis @richlyons_ In the meantime, at least we have the memes v.redd.it/95z8v6zblsx51/…

@alednotjones @dannowatts @amdm @taylorcarrigan @oneamadio @dascola @chancegraham @atnan @mahalis @richlyons_ And Trump in Prison

@dascola @chancegraham @dannowatts @atnan @mahalis @amdm @taylorcarrigan @pseudonymdesign @richlyons_ Checking in on my Stateside brethren, you get your win yet or what? 🇺🇸

@alednotjones @dascola @chancegraham @dannowatts @mahalis @amdm @taylorcarrigan @pseudonymdesign @richlyons_ It’s bittersweet that it wasn’t a wash, but sweet nonetheless. Hope you’re well, @alednotjones! ❤️

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