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Well, it had a name, but I don't remember it. I bought Cable #1 here. I hid it from my parents. A victim of the 90s speculator boom, this place didn't last so long.
Une photo c'est bien, mais ce n'est qu'un instant. Laissons l'IA imaginer la suite...
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Joyeuse année à tous.
Talked to Gary Gygax on the phone here. Ate lots of Antonio's garlic knots (it was right next door). Started buying dice on impulse. I may be off about the location, but it was close, I swear.
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The SS Allenwood was built and launched in December 1920 by Ernest Wright of John Wright & Co Shipyards, Tuncurry, NSW. The vessel was a coastal trader owned by Allen Taylor's North Coast Shipping Co. with her prime role that of carrying timber and supplies to the residents of towns along the coast of NSW.
The 398-ton, 147-foot twin-screw wooden steamer was easily recognizable by her twin funnels.
During WW2 the Allenwood was requisitioned by the Department of Navy and became the HMAS Allenwood, after the war reverting to its former role..
Vessels like the SS Allenwood regularly faced hazardous sea conditions as well as perilous bar crossings up and down the NSW coast. Many such vessels were lost in their performance of these roles and many mariners died.
Somehow the twin screw powered SS Allenwood managed to survive the elements until one foggy night on the 14th September 1951 in a powerful storm the vessel skippered by Captain Boutrup finally succumbed to nature's fury. Unable to avoid being washed onto Birdie Beach, near Norah Head on the NSW Central Coast the life of the Allenwood ended.
Soon after she was declared a wreck and put out to tender for salvage. Marine engineer JP Scott of Warners Bay was the successful bidder. He paid £601 for the salvage rights. He used the timber to build a house at Warners Bay.
After big storms when sand is removed from the wreck site the superstructure of the boat can still be seen today.
Click on the image below to read more about the SS Allenwood.
Birdie Beach, is in Munmorah State Conservation Area being bordered by the rugged cliffs of Wybung Head to the north and Budgewoi Peninsula to its south. Rarely busy, Birdie Beach is a great spot for surfing and snorkelling though its best known as a clothing-optional beach.
All the Grok Ai animated images of the SS Allenwood that follow have been created from the image of Kevin Rasmussen's model boat shown in the first comment below.
I asked that Grok Ai create a realistic portrayal of the model in a stormy sea. In some renditions I asked it to add voices to the rendered image but had to specifically ask that it use an Australian accent.
Entertaining lecture (and we needed a little light relief at this point) entitled "Open To Grok. How Do Hackers' Practices Produce Hackers?". Didn't know that the word Grok originated from the book 'Stranger in a Strange Land', about a man raised by Martians!
Photo from our 7th Annual Fujitsu North America Technology Forum 2014: "Powering the Connected World with Innovative Technologies", held at the Computer History Museum on January 22nd, 2014.
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From Wikipedia:
"Jeffrey Hawkins (born June 1, 1957, in Huntington, New York) is the founder of Palm Computing (where he invented the Palm Pilot)[1] and Handspring (where he invented the Treo).[2] He has since turned to work on neuroscience full-time, founded the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience (formerly the Redwood Neuroscience Institute) in 2002, and published On Intelligence describing his memory-prediction framework theory of the brain. In 2003 he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering "for the creation of the hand-held computing paradigm and the creation of the first commercially successful example of a hand-held computing device."
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Trying to grok ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok ) the sod farm scene in fullness.
On the North Fork of Long Island here, I like the open farmland, sense of space, big sky, green grass (now I'm regretting by chance and inexpertise having stripped the sod green - use your imagination), the ambience, the wintry tree, autumn settling into winter, geometry of irrigation gear, sense of solitude.
Always good to slow down, stop, relax, observe, smell the roses, open the senses, look & also see, hear & also listen, feel, smell, touch, grok.
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"sub_genre": ["Slice of Life", "City Pop Vibe", "Street Snap"],
"medium_look": "Film photography emulation (Airy, slightly overexposed)"
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"shoes": "Traditional black leather school loafers (e.g., Haruta style)"
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"bag": "Standard navy nylon school shoulder bag ('Sukūru-baggu') with recognizable school patch emblem",
"tech": "Contemporary white over-ear headphones (contrasting modern youth tech with traditional uniform)",
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here is grok’s desc of the one building. This is almost certainly the main building of a historic public school (likely a junior high or high school) from the early-to-mid 20th century in the United States.
Architectural Style and Identification
The building shows classic Beaux-Arts or Renaissance Revival features, which were extremely popular for American schools and other institutional buildings between roughly 1900 and 1935. Key matching elements include:
* Strong symmetry with a prominent central section flanked by matching wings.
* A grand central entrance with three arched doorways (a very common school design for student flow).
* Dozens of large, regularly spaced windows — typical for maximizing natural light in classrooms before widespread electric lighting.
* A decorative semi-circular fan or sunburst (radiating rays) motif in the pediment/gable at the very top center — a distinctive ornamental touch seen on some historic schools and institutional buildings of this era.
* Overall grand, imposing scale and classical detailing.
The snowy setting points to a northern U.S. state (Midwest, Northeast, or Pacific Northwest) or possibly Canada. The number 8380 visible near the entrance is almost certainly the street address.
Why It’s Hard to Pinpoint the Exact Building
Many schools from this period were built with very similar designs (architects often used standard plans or popular styles). Without more context — such as the city/state, the approximate year the photo was taken, or any visible school name/signage — an exact match is difficult. It strongly resembles buildings documented in historic registers and local archives across the U.S.
Similar examples exist in places like Seattle (e.g., John Marshall Junior High, built 1927 in Renaissance Revival style with a central arched entrance), various Michigan and Midwest schools, and other northern cities.