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Attempt with a handheld and stock antenna at ISS SSTV. Doppler and orientation roasted me.

SSTV image received from ISS, only the top 3rd is visible with the title Student Education 2026.

Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 30/08/2026

Fwiw, the majority of the world just sees this and not the fun he had with his sharpie. That’ll show Canada I guess! And we still have Gulf of Mexico too, unfortunately with parentheses.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 30/08/2026

The world is talking about Airlink now, lol. Also seems they've never seen a St. Helena or Skukuza approach and landing 🙃 This was well-rehearsed, authorised, and executed as planned. There are many angles, I implore you to look at _all_ of them. Anyway, back to business as usual for ZS-YDE 🇿🇦

ZS-YDE in flight radar on the way to Victoria Falls this morning from Johannesburg.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 07/08/2026

We’re in Dullstroom for the long weekend and I really hope we get that > 10 cm of snow on Monday and Tuesday currently predicted ❄️

Windy screenshot showing snow in the northeastern region of South Africa.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 27/07/2026

We’re at the happy part of Pretoria winters:

Weather app with conditions on average around low of 6 to high of 20 degrees Celsius with full sunshine.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 12/07/2026

We just picked up the tufted mini rugs that we made two weeks ago 😄

Two round tufted mini rugs. One is similar to the flame emoji with a black background. The other has a neon pink jellyfish with a dark blue background.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 12/07/2026

I love the iridescent starlings we have in Southern Africa :) Pic from yesterday:

An iridescent greater blue-eared starling (I think)

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 08/07/2026

I can’t be the only South African who giggles every time I see TCG’s logo 📦

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 22/06/2026

I think the UK should just face the fact that they need Larry as prime minister. He has a lot of experience. He is ready to serve.

Larry, the cat, and chief mouser’s official portrait

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 09/06/2026

Time for bark on Nokia 3310 🐶

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 10/05/2026

Is there a name for that style of UI generative AI loves using? You know, like this:

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 25/04/2026

🍌 (actually used pure KCl but don’t have a fun emoji)

Higher SNR after using a larger sample of KCl overnight.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 23/04/2026

The long wait for a K-40 spectrum on my Radiacode 103. I only have a pretty small sample of low salt (50% KCl). Waiting for my 200g back of pure KCl. So this might take a while… I hear muriated potash is even better but just dusty and messy:

Gamma spectrum with a small peak growing in the K-40 signature region.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 21/04/2026

New motherboard and we’re back in business!

My desktop PC powered on. Obviously a bunch of RGB LEDs running.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 17/04/2026

a few hours after I posted this, my 103 was happily sitting on the dining table and suddenly…

Dose rate spiked to 0.9 millisieverts per hour,
almost ten times background, triggering the alarm.

Not super alarming but definitely interesting.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 10/04/2026

To think I barely travelled internationally before 2022. Had some great experiences so far! And a couple challenging ones.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 17/03/2026

this is s-tier stuff for repairing faux leather cracks and splits. wish there was a local supplier though. At least i don’t need it often.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 10/03/2026

After years of contemplation, I finely got myself an (okay) electric coffee grinder. I’ve use a hand cranked one for years!

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 24/02/2026

Ah yes. Thanks Apple Podcasts for the transcription of “sychofancy” = “sick of fancy”

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 22/02/2026

My chalkboard is now big boi sized and I figured out my iPad folio has a pretty strong magnet to do this 🤩

Large chalkboard with iPad stuck to it magnetically with folio.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 12/02/2026

I swear I’m not collecting

A black, a yellow, and a silver LAMY safari pens.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 01/02/2026

Went with mi amor to the Zuney Wagyu Burger Bar in Rosebank today at Nine Yards. What great food and what a lovely place! 🍨🍔

A half-eaten cheese Wagyu burger from Zuney

Blue sky with patches of white fluffy clouds above the garden centre.

Single scoop of dark chocolate gelato in a cup with a wafer chip at Gelato Mania.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 22/01/2026

happy for the rand, but it's terrible having contracts in USD (or even euros) right now... :(

6 month chart of USD/ZAR showing a downward trend (rand strengthening).

Dollar value dropped almost 8% in 6 months

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 03/01/2026

The generative AI virus has spread to the printed world

That super common illustration style used by chat gpt on some footgolf flyer

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 10/12/2025

Got home yesterday from a good but tiring week in 🇲🇺😅

Sleep duration last night of 10 hours and 19 minutes.

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 21/11/2025

Is anyone actually serious about getting the iPhone "Borat" pocket?

iPhone ISSEY MIYAKE pocket in blue brown and black

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Duncan Dean @dunxen.dev · 05/11/2025

🕊️🦅🦆🦜🐥🐣🦢🐧🐓🦤🐦🦚🐦‍🔥🐦‍⬛🪿🦃🦉🐤 Phoenix and dodo but no ostrich or even an emu 😭😭 Also, my 1.5 years of basic Korean leads me to believe I’m not typing in Korean.