iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

@babe your art is finally framed and on the wall.

watercolor of many white cats and one orange one looking demented frames in an orange wood frame

johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Yay, getting PPF film fixed. Just dropped off car. Sadly edges are peeling up in several spots and a likely hasty install job trapped small pebbles under the film.

Clear film peeling away over blue paint near round headlight

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Yesterday was International Cat Day, and Oscar stopped by to enjoy our porch, scritches, and treats on three occasions, but I got no photos. BA day late isn’t bad, right?

Black and white cat standing on concrete step next to mulched area looking up at the camera

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

I’m old. I used to race bikes on tubular tires. Most of these used latex tubes which make a wonderful sound as they roll. So despite tubeless being a thing I use latex tubes in regular clincher tires. I’m not sure why I got a flat yesterday, but I was able to patch last night.

pink latex inner tube with a rectangular pink patch.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

feeding the wires through the new part was a pain. But, fixed.

tiny wires passed through headphone hinge, wrapped with yellow capton tape

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

why I never throw anything away — salvaging not broken left hinge from teen’s old headphones to replace broken left hinge on teen’s current headphones. I get to use my soldering fume extractor after dinner.

two pairs of partially disassembled JBL noise cancelling headphones, various plastic and metal pry tool and small hammer

closeup of inside left ear cup showing battery and many wires soldered to circuit board

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

@PatSteadman it’s chilly on my porch compared to the airport🙃

screenshot from home assistant showing front porch sensor reading 98.8F and 28% humidity

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

The old bearings, seals, and something extra. one race wouldn’t go in straight and I had to remove a sliver of aluminum from the hub shell. it also left a little lip that I was able to remove just with a screw driver. these “old” bearing races look fine and feel […] [Original post on denvr.social]

two sets of bearing races and bearings in plastic retainers, two teflon coated grease seals, thin sliver of aluminum sitting on a white paper towel

close up of Campagnolo front hub against a white fabric wheel bag

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

aaaah. the minor issues with this new to me bike continue. Front hub felt yucky even with new bearings so I ordered new races. Then I noticed the other wheel also had play when installed in the fork. Turns out the through axle isn’t one piece and the head was […] [Original post on denvr.social]

close up of bike’s wheel, brake disc, fork, and installed through axle

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

What’s the big deal? If they died, can’t you just make french fries?

news headline, “Missing tubers found safe after failing to return from float on fast-moving water

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Oh, but Oscar also came by to help mow the grass.

black and whit cat eating grass next to a concrete wall

Black and white cat standing in grass with a beam of sunshine on his face

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

this is the second ipod I’ve found within a block of my house. Just needs a battery and a not cracked piece of clear plastic. holy crap what a tiny spiny hard-drive. a flash card to sd card converter is $20. This is better than using my old iphone 4 as a music player.

Aluminum Ipod Mini with white click wheel. The circuit board showing the tiny square hard drive is sticking out the bottom.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

I have so many burglary tools. 🙄

8 vice grip pliers of various sizes and types in a vertical row held in place by toolbox widget organizers in a drawer

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

I get to do this a third time. First I forgot one of the air ducts. Now that it’s in again I forgot the support beam that ties the two sides of the car together but fits under the dash.

Corrado with dash installed but missing gauge cluster, radio dash vents, ac controls and glove box.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

Not done yet, (the PPF film guy still has to cover it and one fender), but OMG this looks so good.

Bug eye (GD chassis) Subaru WRX front bumper cover freshly painted wr blue

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

more fixing Corrado stuff. This is the trim panel that goes around the steering column. This screw boss was filled with epoxy, drilled, and tapped but I added a little more epoxy for support. And hopefully more fabric tape will helpthe squeaking.

large black plastic piece with a horizontal tube with a hole in the middle. Some blue painters tape is wrapped around it

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

It’s working. Also, steering wheels are overrated. A lot more wiring is now free of its crumbling foam and wrapped with cloth tape.

Corrado air box with flap covered in foil and foam tape around the perimeter of both visible flaps

Corrado steering column missing the steering wheel. the gauge cluster is propped on top

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

Dashes are overrated. Yes, it’s drivable like this.

Corrado dash sitting on concrete garage floor next to a soldering iron

Inside of Corrado with steering wheel. Jute padding is visible. Gauges are propped up on top of steering column.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

smokey food tastes great. The cleaning up isn’t so fun.

water basin and heat reflector from weber smoker sitting on desk with a layer of congealed orange fat on top of the water

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

My kind of pyromania Maybe 60% done.

3 racks of baby back ribs curled in 180 degree arcs on a rub rack in a round black smoker

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

I don’t know anyone named April.

fortune cookie note, “Your positive energy will attract success in April”

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

is anyone missing 1/2 a swimsuit?

pink and black swimsuit tops laying in weeds and dirt

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Why does my throat hurt? Oh what a pretty orange sunset.

airnow.gov showing smoke plumes from fires in sw colorado

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Less nekkid. Dropping off at body shop tomorrow morning. They have the bumper cover. I got the panel gaps perfect with the plastric trim tool with a tape line I used to mark where everything used to be.

Blue GD body subaru impreza WRX missing bumper cover with new flat black left fender. A cable is hanging across the fender charging the battery.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

one nekkid car. Mounting e-coated fenders is left but it is too hot now.

WR Blue Subaru WRX - GD body missing rf fender, bumper cover, door handle, mirror, window trim. there is blue overspray paint on the concrete

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

"The US automaker hired over 350 veteran engineers, referred to internally as “gray beards”, over the past three years in order to address mistakes made by automated systems. The staff will lead quality reviews after the automation issues cost the company […] [Original post on denvr.social]

Sickos meme guy. standing at a window with hands against glass with a text pubble that says "Yes...Ha Ha Ha...YES"

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

no more rust. Actually i missed a few spots under then sill, so I just did a few more touch ups. So four more hours until I can apply color matched paint.

Blue subaru door and body with silver encapsulation paint over rusted and welded area.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Amateur paint booth almost ready. time to encapsulate and paint. This is overkill for what I’m doing but I already had the fans, filters, and tape from multiple Corsi Rosenthal boxes.

Garage service door with two box fans and cardboard partially taped in the opening

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

This is maybe a little long but I can always shorten it.

Time road bike showing the drivetrain with large radius derailleur housing and single chain ring and drive side crank.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

I hate internal cable routing. This is the Time bb shell, the housing stop/cable guide, and the cable end. Whoever first setup this bike was a moron: no inline cable adjuster, rear housing too small a radius (campy derailleurs don’t like that).

close up of tinted raw carbon bike frame at bottom bracket, pressed in bearing cup with some white grease, inside is a black plastic cable guide and the metal end of the cable housing not sitting in the guide/stop

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

poor widdle guy. i’m sure he’s just napping.

small mouse laying on concrete side walk

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026

@denbicyclelobby had a very successful Bike to Work Day event this morning. Working with Denver Streets Partnership we ran out of postcards to send to city council to stop the mayor's slush fund. I made most of the slushies.

Post card from Denver Streets Partnership with hand written note that says, "My ghost will haunt you if I'm killed cyclist? (or my Italian husband will.) Nola

DBL table in front of train station with many people standing around a table. One the table is a hand crank slushie machine and bottles of syrup.

Bicycle with many stickers on frame. One in red with large white lettering says, "Politicize my death" there is an icon of a car hitting a person on a bike where the person is flying off their bike

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

Yay, I do not have ball cancer.

Arnold Schwarzenegger saying It’s not a tumor

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I didn’t really celebrate father’s day growing up but I did have a great:

bottle of old grand-dad bonded bourbon in shopping cart next to upside down cardboard tube of another liquor bottle

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

interesting car show in Lakeside. a c4 corvette with Lambo-style doors didn’t inmy opinion belong but whatever.

very tiny, grey, classic car. I forget the name.

willys jeep without hood. says OU812 beneath the door opening

Black mustang with drive in speaker hanging from partially open side window pointing out

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

This side was worse but rather than chase down openings, grind, fill , repeat, I’m just doing a final covering with jb weld. the metal is still thicker than what was there before so win? this will all get another smoothing then epoxy primer and color matched 2k […] [Original post on denvr.social]

car under body in front of right front door showing some surface rust and a large area covered in grey JB Weld epoxy

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

i should have practiced on thinner than expected sheet metal rather than thicker. rusted metal after grinding was way thinner than measured ~20ga and supplier only had 16. the welder only had two voltage settings and the lower blew right through the car despite […] [Original post on denvr.social]

prqctice welds on piece of steel on top of my tool chest drawer. weld spatter and scuff marks from grinder are also visible

weld area sitting proud on car body next to taped up edge of blue door

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

The all powerful Denver Bicycle Lobby at Bike Fest 2026

Former bike mayor Ben Shpurker standing in front of DBL's booth talking with two others. Current Mayor Alejandra's hand and hair can be seen behind the table. She is talking to someone wearing a light green Bike Fest 2026 volunteer shirt.

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

I’ve done all sorts of repairs lately. I needed new bearings for the gravel bike. I don’t have the Park tool Campy ultra torque puller and installer, but a bearing separator and some washers and a 1” section of pipe work just fine. For the press, I put the […] [Original post on denvr.social]

bearing separator and puller mounting on Campagnolo bearing on crank axle. blue painters tape is protecting the carbon

drive side carbon crank arm sitting in a hydraulic press. a large washer sits on top of the bearing followed by a section of threaded galvanized plumbing pipe, another washer, and a large nut

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

How not to disassemble an iphone. what I though was the periphery adhesive was thr interface between the touch screen and the LCD film. A used replacement was $100 and working great.

iphone touch screen glass next to the back side of the lcd film. also shown is the partially crumpled metal frame for the assembly

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johne @johne.denvr.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026

going to stir up some conversations.

grey tshirt that reads, “TypeError: no implicit conversion of Gender into Boolean”

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