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Nick Galfas

@galfas.gr
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Tinkerman, retired rallyman, fresh BEV owner.

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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 27/09/2026
Για άλλη μια ημέρα η ουρά στο ρεύμα εισόδου στη Θεσσαλονίκη από Αθήνα ξεκινούσε από τα διόδια Μαλγάρων και τελείωνε στον κόμβο της Σίνδου. Χιλιόμετρα με ακινητοποιημένα αυτοκίνητα και νταλίκες.. Κάθε μέρα τα ίδια. Ευτυχώς το Σάββατο πήγα από Κύμινα - Σίνδο για να το αποφύγω.
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Aaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At 5 AM you can drive the length of Manhattan in 28 minutes. By 5 PM the same trip takes nearly 55. On this map distance is drive time, so the island swells as the roads clog. Method: Jeremy Vonderfecht. OpenStreetMap + Mapbox traffic. #NYC #Manhattan #dataviz #maps
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Tube🍂Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
it's the 70th anniversary of the IBM 305 RAMAC, the world's first hard drive! in celebration, here is a picture of a prototype RAMAC magnetic head.
nickel-sized round magnetic head with a tiny rectangular pole piece in the middle. it is mounted in a two-axis gimbal so it can rotate to align perfectly with the surface of the hard disk. on the back is a connection for an air line.
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 08/09/2026
Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation.”
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Things Have History @thingshavehistory.com · 27/08/2026
OpenStreetMap: the map a bicycle started
thingshavehistory.com
OpenStreetMap: the map a bicycle started
On 10 December 2004, a University College London student named Steve Coast clipped a GPS receiver to his bicycle, pedalled circuits around Regent’s Park, and uploaded the resulting coordinates to a website he had registered four months earlier. The street he traced that afternoon was, as far as the…
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 16/08/2026
Εγώ, τώρα.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 28/07/2026
Όλη μέρα βλέπω μια ασυνήθιστη ουρά από κόσμο έξω από το αστυνομικό μέγαρο. Και τώρα 1 μετά τα μεσάνυχτα έχει καμία 15αρια με καρεκλάκια και στρωσίδια. Και λέω στις κόρες, "έτσι στηνόταν ο κόσμος για κάθε κυκλοφορία iphone". Και αυτό τώρα γίνεται για να μη βγάλουν τις νέες ταυτότητες.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 01/07/2026
First summer DIY project in the yard.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 08/06/2026
Whole day tour from Grevena to Tzoymerka Mt and then to Kalampaka. A GoPro 360 cam at the roof of the car. 50GB of time lapse photos (360) and then upload to Mapillary. Great day with the Zoe, just one stop to top-up charging at a hotel with great mount view.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 26/02/2026
Έφτιαξε ο καιρός, ας περπατήσουμε.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 09/11/2025
Βρεγμένη άσφαλτος, τελευταία ίχνη ομίχλης και ξημερώνει με καθαρό ουρανό. Τέλεια μέρα για ταξίδι.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 04/11/2025
Στην Αυστραλία, η κυβέρνηση κοιτάει να φέρει σχέδιο για να υπάρχει 3 ώρες δωρεάν ρεύμα τα μεσημέρια στους καταναλωτές ως κίνητρο για την απορρόφηση της επιπλέον παραγωγής από τα Φ/Β. Για να γίνει κάτι τέτοιο και εδώ θα πρέπει πρώτα να μπουν επιτέλους οι ψηφιακοί μετρητές κατανάλωσης ανά ώρα.
abc.net.au
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 28/10/2025
Πόσο μπορώ να βασιστώ σε αγορά μεταχειρισμένου EV; Παρά πολύ είναι η απάντηση από τα στοιχεία της αγοράς μεταχειρισμένων ηλ. αυτοκινήτων. Προσωπικά πήρα μεταχειρισμένο ηλεκτρικό (BEV, δηλαδή μόνο μπαταρία) στα 78.000 χλμ και σε ένα χρόνο και κάτι έφτασε τα 117.000 χλμ.
insideevs.com
The EV Brand With The Slowest Battery Degradation Isn’t Tesla
A new study into battery longevity ranks the Kia EV6 at the top, and also reveals that degradation may not be such a big deal.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 16/08/2025
Ο καλύτερος καιρός για παραλία
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 30/07/2025
Επιτέλους! Ακούω τις πρώτες σταγόνες βροχής μετά τον καύσωνα.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 24/07/2025
Greek summer with a twist
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 16/07/2025
Not in 2030, but in May 2025, the Yimin Mine in Inner Mongolia deployed 100 fully autonomous electric trucks (90-tonne load) with autonomously operated hot-swappable batteries and depot—managed entirely by 5G. Operating in –40°C, this milestone blows away skeptics. The future is now.⚡🛻 #EV #Autonomy
therobotreport.com
100 XCMG autonomous mining trucks begin operating in Inner Mongolia - The Robot Report
XCMG says its all-electric, autonomous mining truck fleet is weather-resistant and allows for rapid battery swapping.
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Jan Beta @janbeta.net · 12/07/2025
New #Commodore 64 Ultimate just dropped (preorders are open). Seems like a combination of the new breadbin cases, the new 64 Ultimate board and the new CBMstuff keyboard. Limited to 264000. Pricing seems very reasonable, too. Well done, new Commodore crew! I can definitely get behind that one. 👍
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10/07/2025
Economic genius Donald Trump explains how he comes up with tariff rates
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 26/05/2025
Last Sunday a meteor was spotted over Western Australia in the evening. Using the reports as well as the Desert Fireball Network cameras, they were able to determine the likely fall area of the meteorite. Amateur meteorite hunter Marcus Scott spotted one of the fragments embedded in the salt lake.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 22/05/2025
Πρωϊνό περπάτημα πάντα με παρέα.
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Retr⭕mania @retromania4ever.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
1968 Ferrari Dino 206 🩶 🟩⬜🟥 #Vintage
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Retr⭕mania @retromania4ever.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Renault 5 GT Turbo 🤍💛🖤 🇫🇷 #Motorsport
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 02/05/2025
This is bonkers: a 108-gigapixel scan of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Each pixel is 1.3 microns in size (1000 microns = 1mm). At full zoom, the tiny cracks in the paint look like canyons. [kottke.org]
kottke.org
What?! 108-Gigapixel Scan of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Several years ago, digital microscope technology company Hirox collaborated with The Mauritshuis museum to create a 10-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Recently, Hirox upped the game
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 01/05/2025
Ξεκινά σήμερα μια ωραία συνάντηση μοτοσυκλετιστών στα Γρεβενά. 4ήμερο πρόγραμμα διαδρομών στα αξιοθέατα του Γεωπάρκου της περιοχής. Όλη η περιοχή είναι το γεωπάρκο..
grevena.pdm.gov.gr
ΚΥΡΑΤΖΗΔΩΝ ΜΟΝΟΠΑΤΙΑ
ΚΥΡΑΤΖΗΔΩΝ ΜΟΝΟΠΑΤΙΑ
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 30/04/2025
Αυτό που τα σκυλιά μας, γουστάρουν να μυρίζουν κάλτσες και παντόφλες από τα αφεντικά τους ακόμα και στον ύπνο τους
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 25/04/2025
Seems #GoogleStreetView is mapping again around Kozani, Greece. @virtualstreets.org check this out. Love to spot them, i also do photo mapping on Mapillary and Panoramax.
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I knew about the changes in China and I’m still totally blown away by what I’m seeing. The air is clean right in the middle of Shanghai, with a population of 29.9 million. Tens of thousands of electric scooters as well as busses, vans, taxis and cars. It’s very quiet and not stinky.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 22/04/2025
Θέλω μια απλή βεβαίωση ικανότητας όρασης για αθλητισμό. Στο Νοσοκομείο που είπαν ότι μέχρι και Ιούνιο δεν υπάρχει ραντεβού. Στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα για το κέντρο υγείας επίσης δεν υπάρχει ραντεβού. Υπουργείο Υγείας helloooo.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 17/04/2025
Καλά, μέχρι και το ζάρι ανακαλύψαμε;
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless. He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory. The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel. TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE 🤡
The White House publication showing the tariff schedule. BIOT is listed with a 10% tariff.A photo from above of the US military base on Diego Garcia. A runway is the most visible landmark.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Generating electricity close to where it's used results in less energy wasted. Howard Johns talks to @benadamsmith.bsky.social on the role that rooftop solar + battery storage could play in increasing renewable energy generation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Antikythera mechanism (2nd century BC; reconstruction 2012, Tony Freeth)
A simple mechanism for predicting the Callipic cycle, a technique for estimating the time, solstice, and lunar state, used by Greek navigators. The dial on the left shows the state of six heavenly bodies, a crank, and the instructions for use inscribed on the front; the middle shows the mechanism itself, with various step gears used to multiply or divide the main gear into smaller or larger periods; the spring spirals on the back act as a kind of 'checksum', alerting the operator to the end of a calendar month or year.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 24/03/2025
Το ίδιο πλάνο από τον αγώνα της Σαγκάης φέτος και το 2011. Δείτε πίσω τι έχουν χτίσει. Εμείς παλεύουμε να τελειώσουν 2 οδικοί άξονες και μια ευθεία οδική γραμμή.
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Retr⭕mania @retromania4ever.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Ferrari 288 GTO 🖤 Engine: 2.9L TwinTurbo V8 Output: 395Bhp TopSpeed: 190mph 🇮🇹 #Classic
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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training. To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
Terms and preferences relating to Ebay's AI training tool
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Retr⭕mania @retromania4ever.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
1976 BMW 3.0 CSL (e9) 🇩🇪 #Motorsport
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 17/03/2025
Monday for cat.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 11/03/2025
Το ΣΚ ήμουν στον Αμβρακικό. Κάπου έξω από τα χωριά στο επαρχιακό δίκτυο, βλέπω να βγαίνουν από ένα χωματόδρομο, ένα κοπάδι πρόβατα. Σταματάω, αρχίζουν περνάν το δρόμο, βγαίνει σε λίγο και το τσοπανόσκυλο και συνεχίζουν να περνάνε το δρόμο. Πέρασαν και τα τελευταία και πουθενά ο τσοπάνης...
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 05/03/2025
Just to be clear, this is real. And they're laughing about how they are Nazis who can't be stopped.
Babylon Bee tweet that reads "Hitler Defeated After Opposition Party Holds Up tiny Signs on Paddles."
Elon Musk replies with a laugh emoji.
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/03/2025
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has touched down successfully, and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have private companies deliver shipments of equipment to the lunar surface.
buff.ly
A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has touched down successfully, and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have private companies deliver shipments of equipment to the lunar surface.
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 28/02/2025
Κοζάνη, για τα 2 χρόνια μετά τα #Τέμπη
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Nick Galfas @galfas.gr · 25/02/2025
On his face
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Τεχνομάγος | Technomagos @technomagos.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Τέλεια, βγήκε το 2ο μέρος!🥳 Ένα εξαιρετικό βίντεο για το πως η ανθρωπότητα έμαθε τη θέση μας στον κόσμο, από την αρχαία Ελλάδα όταν ο Ερατοσθένης μέτρησε τη διάμετρο της Γης μέχρι τους γαλαξίες και τον Αϊνστάιν. Εδώ το 1ο μέρος για όσους το έχασαν. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOX...
youtube.com
Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos (part 1)
YouTube video by 3Blue1Brown
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20/02/2025
note there is actually a bill in Congress to steal $677 billion public gold assets and use it to buy bitcoins, so that crypto moguls with fake wealth can cash out into real money prospect.org/power/2024-1...
prospect.org
The Crypto Plot Against America’s Gold Reserves
National Treasure: Bitcoin Edition
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