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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I find it interesting that your post I'm replying to says it has 3 likes, but one is hidden. Like perhaps it's old Normand's alt account 😂

Juli Indica's post likes indicating it apparently has 3 likes but only showing my and Juli's profiles

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Loving iOS 6 on the iPad Mini (no alt text on here but it's just a screenshot of my home screen)

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Wow, that's a lot of US military planes

Well over 10 US military planes are shown flying along the airspace border on the South side of Iraq

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ah yes, totally organic and not at all bot activity. Getting major Eglin Airforce Base vibes from the recent blocking waves on here. I'm sure some of them are real people but probably like 75% of my recent blocks feel more like a psyop than anything else. Obligatory www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Gt...

A screenshot from clearsky.app showing a large wave of blocks from the past 4-5 hours (ends up being close to 20 since 7 am local time)

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I put a Raspberry Pi Pico in my GameCube a few days ago 🙃

An Indigo GameCube with the top half of its shell removed so the disc drive is exposed, angled so the right side of the console (if looking at the front) is facing towards the camera. There is a 3D printed mount which holds a Raspberry Pi Pico board which has a ribbon cable that feeds between a slot in the corner of the disc drive’s RF shield on the front right side. In the background, there is a laptop blurred and out of focus transferring files. The GameCube itself is sitting on a wood grain table.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Genuine screenshot from this year's Rolex 24. There are at least two for sure, maybe three cars in this camera shot. The fog is real

A screenshot of the 24 Hours of Rolex at Daytona broadcast with 13 hours, 6 minutes, and 30 seconds remaining. The entire screen is grey despite the camera tracking two to three cars at this moment in the broadcast. Not even the lights on the cars can be seen, the screen appears entirely blank aside from the timer and driver position tickers superimposed on the screen.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Despite all the bullshit I'm happy to see this finally arrived. Literally the rarest stuff in my gaming collection now

Some retro gaming items sit on a brown couch. They are organized into 3 rows. The top row has 2 Famicom Network Systems sitting on the left and right side of a copy of Nomura No Famicom Trade which is in its cardboard box (stock trading software for the Famicom Network Systems). In the middle row, 2 Famicom Network System controllers are sitting alongside each other. They have a number pad and special button to disconnect from the dial-up service. On the bottom row, there is an N64 modem cartridge and capture cassette for the N64 Disk Drive expansion system.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Finally got a World Series hat! They only had the royal blue ones but these were my second choice after the white panel

A Toronto Blue Jays hat in the "royal blue" colourway (dark blue hat with baby blue brim) sitting on a table with its right side facing towards the camera, to show off the World Series 2025 patch. It sits on a coffee table with a fall style quilted table place mat

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Yes I'm still fucking here I've needed to take a shit since yesterday

The TV asking me if I'm still there in the top of the 15th inning in game 3 of the 2025 World Series, so far the 2nd longest game in World Series history

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Made myself a new nr2003 scheme for the NPS17 mod (NASCAR Canada Series) and I'm really happy with how it turned out! Can't wait to do some live streams with this bad boy

A NASCAR Canada Series Chevrolet Camaro with 2025 contingency decals. It is shown with the front right of the car facing towards the camera diagonally. It has a white base paint with a red stripe going down the middle that gets wider towards the roof and rear of the car. On the hood and side that's visible, Tekno RC logos can be found all over. The car has a red painted roll cage, red rims that match the red stripe. The spoiler is also painted to match.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Staked our spot here in Moss corner!

A picture of Moss corner (turn 5) at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Chevrolet Grand Prix race day

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Arrived + nodded + region changed, so excited to dig into New Leaf again after all this time

A picture of a Metallic Red New Nintendo 3DS LL on the intro screen that informs the user that the theme shop has opened, in English, indicating that it has been region changed

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yay looks like my 3DS should be here tomorrow

A cropped screenshot of Japan Post tracking translated to English indicating the item has been released by customs and departed from the customs office to the local carrier

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Doing your own freelance photography or volunteering at a local track as a corner marshall are some great ways to get a foot in the door of a job in motorsports. I've got some pictures but doing ALT text for all of them would be a lot. Here's some pics from a track walk after the Trans Am race 2024

A look down the front straightaway at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park

A closer look at the flag stand, finish line, and Michelin bridge on the front straightaway at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

A look back to turn 1 from the runoff area at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

A look down towards turn 2 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Yippee my New Nintendo 3DS LL has shipped

A screenshot from ebay showing that a tracking number was provided for a listing of a New Nintendo 3DS LL with dual IPS displays showing that it should arrive by Friday, July 11th

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I got an NES a few days ago, and have been having a lot more fun with it than I thought I would, as someone who was born well past the point of any 2D games that weren't point and click adventure games on PC, lol

A Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated to NES) sitting on a work bench before I took it apart and cleaned it up. On top sits a Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridge in an official Nintendo cartridge sleeve.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

What a great race! Here's some pics from post-race tech inspection.

The 98 car sits on jack stands as several crew members get the car partially torn down for inspection after the NASCAR Canada Series opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Another shot of the technical inspection area at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, as the 27 crew work under the hood

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I got the Minecraft Movie event cape

A picture of my Minecraft character in a superflat world wearing the new cape that is earned by completing quests for the Minecraft Movie event. The character has blonde hair and is also wearing a pink axolotl hat, a purple sweater, khakis, and has skin that looks like a nether portal. Two chickens and a horse stand in the background of the otherwise desolate superflat world.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Update: made it to our seats despite the unnecessary technological difficulties Ticket Master caused

A picture of the interior of Coca Cola Coliseum (normally a hockey area) transformed for concerts

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Maybe I'm biased but I think 3D printing is one of the coolest inventions humans have made that is generally affordable

On a 3D printer bed sits a model of a 2 cylinder boxer engine that was designed so it can be printed in one single piece (no assembly required). It shows shades of hot pink, blue, and green, because the filament used to print it is a tricolour filament, so the colour of the object changes depending on which side of it you're seeing.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Here's Paul Menard's winning car about to get loaded up from when Trans Am visited Mosport last year

Paul Menard's #31 Menards Ford Mustang ready to be loaded into the hauler after a win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport)

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Something tells me they didn't like some words in my submission

enddei.ed.gov website didn't like my submission and requests additional verification :(

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Lol, I might need to make use of my VPN

A screenshot of the enddei.ed.gov website saying "Access denied FE"

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Got a Canon printer from a relative. Went to Canon's support site to download the manual, which the site claims is a PDF. Then it downloads an EXE file. Go fuck yourself Canon.

Screenshot of Canon's support site showing user manual downloads for both Windows and Mac that claim to be in PDF format

This is what I get after clicking "view" in the other screenshot. A download prompt for an exe file.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Us Canadians have been doing quite shit and I don't see it getting better in the next decade

A screenshot of Google's currency conversion showing the Canadian Dollar (CAD) to be worth 70 cents in US currency (USD)

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

"Did you try deploying the new config to the local test server to make sure it's good for prod?" "What local test server, we just test on the prod equipment" These outages happen like twice a month. It's always DNS related

Rogers network outage page indicating outage for the entire Ontario region

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Finally. Went to Mosport to see the race there in person, then next week they were at Delaware or Montmagny and it just wasn't on TV. Was so confused. Glad to see Rev TV get the deal.

A screenshot of a tweet from Bob Pockrass on Twitter that reads: "For my 🇨🇦 friends ... NASCAR has renewed its deal with Bell Media. Races (as well as practice and qualifying), including the trucks, in 2025 will be on Bell's Linear and digital platforms across CTV, TSN, USA, and TSN+. REV TV has the NASCAR Canada Series.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We're still not very far into the racing offseason and I already can't wait to be back at the track 😭

Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 2025 Season major events poster. In the top right of the photo is a Canadian flag and checkered flag, the former on top of the latter, both waving in the sky. There is a picture of an IMSA Corvette in Turn 3 at the bottom. In the middle, event dates read as follows:
- May 16-18: Castrol Victoria Day Speed fest
- June 13-15: VARAC Vintage Grand Prix
- July 11-13: Chevrolet Grand Prix
- Aug. 8-10: Superbike Double Header
- Aug. 29-31: CTMP Labour Day Sprints

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Been 3D printing with wood filament a lot lately, it's a lot of fun. Smells very nice

A Gyroid from the game Animal Crossing sits on a 3D printer bed. It is made out of PLA filament with wood in it.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

My grey N64 controller got a joystick lubing tonight too.

On a gray background, two halves of an N64 joystick assembly sit separated. On the left is the bottom half, with the bowl, bottom gear, and PCB with optical sensors. On the right is the top half, that containers the stick itself, a spring, a white plastic washer, and the top gear.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The Original Xbox got a long overdue fresh thermal paste job tonight (CPU heatsink is already done in this picture)

An Original Xbox that has been taken apart to the point where it's only the motherboard still in the bottom half of the shell, with the GPU heatsink removed and fresh thermal paste in the shape of an "X" on the GPU itself

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Got an N64 Gameshark Pro for a decent price the other day. Next step: acquiring a parallel cable

A Gameshark Pro cheat device for the N64 with a red label being held up in front of a pastel yellow background, facing frontwards

A Gameshark Pro cheat device for the N64 being held up in front of a pastel yellow background, facing backwards. On this side, you can see the parallel port for connecting it to a computer

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Both the Xbox Controller S and the IBM SK-8809 keyboard turned out really well after cleaning up. The keyboard was no doubt the grossest one I've ever cleaned

A translucent blue Original Xbox Controller S being held up in front of a stack of audio equipment, after being cleaned

An IBM Model SK-8809 Rapid Access III keyboard sitting on a brown, woodgrain table, after being cleaned. There are signs of wear from heavy use on the palm rest area as well as some keycaps, as well as a section of the spacebar.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This week's thrifting haul. Before you ask, yes I have an HD-DVD player 🤣 really excited about the IBM Keyboard more than anything though tbh

Items from a recent trip to the thrift stores are displayed in an organized manner on a brown couch. At the top, there is a copy of Razor Freestyle Scooter for the Gameboy Advanced. Below that, from left to right there is a copy of NHL 11 for PS3, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on HD-DVD, and the Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-Ray Disc. Below that, from left to right there is an Original Xbox Controller S in the transparent Halo 2 Blue colourway, and an IBM Model SK-8809 rubber membrane keyboard.

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Forgot to post during the day, but the thrift store run wasn't very interesting this week. MLB The Show 10 for PS3 and this "Racing with NASCAR children's book, which I grabbed because it actually has some cool pics of the team working in the garage area, and the engine bay, stuff like that.

A copy of the PS3 game "MLB The Show 10" positioned above "Racing with NASCAR" children's book, with a picture of Kevin Harvick's silver #29 Goodwrench car going around a turn at a road course, with the front left wheel in the air from hopping over a curb on the cover, both placed on a dark brown wood grain table

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Another honourable mention, the only HD-DVD I've ever seen in person. I have an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive, so it's really the only reason I picked it up 🤣

A case of the movie "Evan Almighty" starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman in HD-DVD/DVD combo format on a soft, dark brown couch

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NorthHopper 🇨🇦 @northhopper.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wednesday is my thrifting day. Wonder if there'll be anything exciting. Last week I scored 2 normal PS1 controllers as well as an Analog PS1 controller. Was really excited because I was tired of unplugging my PS2 controller and plugging it into my PS1 every time I wanted to play 😅

Two grey PS1 controllers on the top and one Island Blue (turquoise) Analog PS1 controller in the middle-bottom, on a dark brown soft couch

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