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4031 (S271JUA), numerically the last of the 7 original DAF DB250/Alexander ALX400 cascades, collects its passengers on Sir Thomas Street in Liverpool before working the 56 to Netherton. All three buses allocated to this route were today double deckers. Photo taken on 12/03/12.
SCT003 and SCT004 wind through the curves at Towrang as 3BM9 bound for Laverton in Western Melbourne.
Thursday 12th October 2017
THX 646S was numerically the last of London Transport's batch of DMS class Daimler/Leyland Fleetlines and was originally DM2646. It's now preserved by Ensign as seen here at Gravesend. It has a Leyland Chassis and a Park Royal body.
I haven't posted a calculator for a long time ... for those that aren't aware, i've got a museum that showcases the evolution of this technology from the slide rule days to now. This includes HP prototypes and some rare items. I've got a display case in my office that houses the most interesting ones.
The Hewlett Packard 15C was the most powerful of the Voyager series of HP calculators. It was originally produced between 1982 and 1989. It was highly capable for such a small machine, programmable with numeric integration, root solver, matrices and complex maths.
Whilst its financial sibling, the 12C, has remained in continuous production since 1981, the 15C was dropped in favour of the Pioneer series of calculators in 1989.
There was a strong push for HP to re-release the 15C (which could share the same casing and processor as the modern 12C). HP eventually produced a 'Limited Edition' re-release of the 15C in 2011. I thought this would be the last incarnation of the 15C, but no ... the 'Collector's Edition' was released last year (2023). Some subtle differences such as no "Hewlett Packard" writing along the bottom line below they 'f' and 'g' keys. But it's got an amazingly fast processor that would put an original 15C to shame on a complex calculation.
This is the one of the only plant that survive this winter. I find the leaves really beautiful. The sun is making his come back :D
kagoshima 08
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Rubik's cube is one toy I never mastered, I was given this, numeric, version by a "Friend" a good many years ago. It is one of those things that I hang on to knowing that it might come in handy for a photo ;-)
Numbers for Macro Mondays
In 1961, mathematician Edward Lorenz from the Institute of Technology in Boston was running simulations on a computer about the evolution of the climate of a certain region and discovered that small perturbations in the initial conditions of the system generated significant divergences over time. It was nothing more and nothing less than the birth of the famous phrase "A butterfly's flap of wings could cause a hurricane" and, with it, the beginnings of Chaos Theory. Over the years, mathematicians such as Mitchell Feigenbaum, David Ruelle, Floris Takens, and even Benoit Mandelbrot (father of fractal geometry) were working on the theory.
Towards the end of the 1980s, G. J. Sussman, J. Wisdom, and J. Laskar used powerful computers to perform a numerical simulation of the behavior of the outer and inner planets and discovered that, after a significant number of years, their orbits exhibited chaotic behavior. In particular, the orbital motion of the Earth and with it the Moon, was unstable after ten million years.
For now, regardless of changes, scientific advances, our finitude and contingency, and the fragile flutter of a butterfly, the planets and their moons remain there, within reach of our telescopes, beyond chaos and order in the bowels of disorder.
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From left to right: Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter and Io.
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Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope "Explore Scientific" 127, f/15.
Player One Ceres-C Camera.
Jupiter captured with Barlow Celestron X-Cell LX, 2x.
Moons captured without barlow for the final composition.
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December 24, 2023, 00:35 UT. Rural area, Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
I tried more candid shots. You'll see in most of them I take the back of people... I'm not still to shy to take the picture in face of them (mostly if they are angry after me). My pictures are not perfect but this was a pleasure to try another approach of photography.
C'était comme dans un rêve. Nous étions attirés par une douce mélodie, et sous ce pont nous avons trouvé un personnage tel Peter Pan qui appelait les enfants pour un voyage vers le pays imaginaire. C'était vraiment incroyable...
It was like in a dream... as if Peter Pan was hiding there under the bridge... The sound was so pure, so delicate... A very lovely moment we shared.
These are the last pictures of the first Montlhery session. I tried to take original shot of the beautiful cars...
This small lock is stuck in the open position - the combination has slipped and the correct one is a complete mystery!!
It seemed a bit crazy to just run the typical errands while the California wildfires are still raging and not under control.
We had to go to Palos Verdes anyway so why not take a bit of time to explore?
It was a beautiful day. But the coast was smokey north of us.
I thought I heard a Cactus Wren but knew I had a Coastal California Gnatcatcher when I heard the call.
They look so different from the Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Maybe it's a Winter look?
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41056949
And for the science starved....
“The California gnatcatcher is a threatened species essentially restricted to coastal sage scrub habitat in southern California. Its distribution and population dynamics have been studied intensely, but little is known about its diet. We identified arthropod fragments in 33 fecal samples of the California gnatcatcher to gain insight into its foraging ecology and diet. Fecal samples were collected from adult males, adult females, fledglings, and nestlings. Leaf- and planthoppers (Homoptera) and spiders (Araneae) predominated numerically in samples. Spider prey was most diverse, with eight families represented. True bugs (Hemiptera) and wasps, bees, and ants (Hymenoptera) were only minor components of the gnatcatcher diet. Gnatcatcher adults selected prey to feed their young that was larger than expected given the distribution of arthropod size available in their environment, and chicks were provisioned with larger prey items and significantly more grasshoppers and crickets (Orthoptera) and spiders than adults consumed themselves. Both adults and young consumed more sessile than active prey. Further studies are needed to determine whether arthropods sampled in coastal sage scrub that are common in fecal samples are good indicators of California gnatcatcher habitat.”
Foraging ecology of the California gnatcatcher deduced from fecal samples
Jutta C. BurgerMichael A. PattenJohn T. RotenberryRichard A. Redak
Not content with just numerical definition of the word "odd" I thought it would be a good opportunity to include the other meaning as well.
Shot in my home studio, otherwise known as my living room, with a large amount of Photoshop Content-Aware scale and Fill to make room around the edges. I've been playing with colour grading in CS as well, I wanted to try and push this towards a more "pro shoot" style.
I've been vaguely thinking about doing some YouTube videos on how I use my (tiny) living room for portrait photography and the methods I use for processing. In a similar style to Gavin Hoey's Take and Make series on Adorama, but in an even more confined space than he has.
Week 26 - Rule of odds
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- Tetris (Russian: Те́трис, pronounced [ˈtɛtrʲɪs]) is a Russian tile-matching puzzle video game, originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov. It was released on June 6, 1984.
He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra (all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and tennis.
A tetromino is a geometric shape composed of four squares, connected orthogonally. A popular use of tetrominoes is in the video game Tetris, where they have been called Tetriminos (spelled with an "i" as opposed to the "o" in "tetromino").
- Tetris light
When stacked, the 7 tetriminos emit a warm glow of light. The colors are blue, yellow, pink, red, orange, green and purple. Remove a shape, and it turns off.
Chromed piping on each translucent shape safely conducts low voltage electricity, and ensures that the light will shine even if two pieces barely touch.
A perfect mood lamp at home, endlessly configurable.
- Tetris is een puzzel-computerspel ontworpen door Alexey Pajitnov. De eerste speelbare versie kwam uit op 6 juni 1984.
De naam is afgeleid van het Griekse voorvoegsel tetra (vier), omdat ieder blokje uit vier vierkantjes bestaat en tennis.
Een tetromino is een meetkundige vorm, die uit vier loodrecht op elkaar staande vierkanten bestaat. Een populair gebruik van tetromino's is in het videospel Tetris, waar de spelling tetrimino is (gespeld met een "i" in plaats van een "o").
- De Tetris Lamp is een originele retro lamp die uit 7 blokken (Tetrimino’s voor de echte kenners) bestaat waarmee je de mooiste creaties kunt maken en eindeloze combinaties mogelijk zijn. De Tetris blokjes worden geleverd in de volgende kleuren: roze, paars, groen, rood, geel, blauw en oranje. Deze blokken geven licht zodra ze contact met elkaar maken.
More fun stuff from AME72. I love that "This might be worth something one day" sticker. Not to mention the tank of peace and love...
Front wall of the abandoned building that used to be a movie house (the Tel Aviv Cinema building). Glad to see someone's getting a good use out of this sad building.
[Corner of Beylinson and Pinsker]
Another shot of the Dance show... I think they are helping each other... Helping to stand up... What do you think?
Lothian Buses Enviro400 MMC number 666 (SJ71 HKC) ‘Cramond Island’ is seen on diversion encircling Stenhouse Cross, operating a service 25 to Restalrig.
Taken on Saturday the 14th of March 2026.
If you would like to suggest a name for new Kite number 6e (SV26 OFG) then you can find more information in this group discussion: www.flickr.com/groups/3213962@N21/discuss/72157721925349607/
submissions are open until Monday the 20th of July.
The Fleet Number 666 Story
The fleet number 666 has quite the history in the company.
Part 1 - The Titan
PD3 Titan number 666 (ASC 666B) ‘Cramond Island Titan’ was new in July 1964. The Titan didn’t have any particularly notable events in its life, as far as I’m aware. Its succesors were not as lucky.
Part 2 - The Olympian
The next bus to carry the fleet number 666 was numerically the first ever Olympian in the fleet, RH Olympian number 666 (GSC 666X) ‘Guadalupe’.
This flickr post of mine from last year: www.flickr.com/photos/160090695@N08/54804378564/in/datepo... goes into more detail, but basically 666 ‘Guadalupe’ was new with its twin bus, number 667 ‘Guava’, but RH number 666 ‘Guadalupe’ was destoryed in an arson attack on the 24th of September 1987.
667 ‘Guava’ was damaged in a crash, and needed a repaired front end. The front end of 666 ‘Guadalupe’ had survived the fire, and was used to repair damaged 667 ‘Guava’, which is still around, preserved at the SVBM.
Part 3 - The Trident
No bus carried the fleet number between the fire, and the 4th of March 2004, when the new batch of Tridents 662-706 included a bus with that number, Trident 666 (SN04 AAU) ‘Uilleam’.
Trident 666 ‘Uilleam’ was new on Airlink service 100, it was given new headlights for a few years, and after it finished on Arlink it carried the short lived service 35 Link branding for service 35 which, at the time, went to the airport.
The bus was known to be unreliable, and there are said to have been many complaints about the bell ringing by itself. Given the associasions of the number 666 itself, as well as the fate of its predecessor, Trident 666 developed a bit of a reputation over the years.
Unlike Olympian 666 ‘Guadalupe’ which was killed by fire at 5 and a half years old, Trident 666 ‘Uilleam’ made it to its 6th bitrhday in March 2010 while still carrying the fleet number 666.
Part 4 - The Guideway Sandwich
Now we have to focus on a few other buses to piece this story together. In 2001, the SN51 plate short wheelbase Tridents numbered 601-630 entered service and many were assigned to service 2 which used the short lived guided busway. In 2004, the first ever Wrightbus batch entered service, B7RLE Eclipse numbers 101-130, fitted with guidewheels for the frequent service 22 along the busway.
I have struggled to find some of the original sources which were available closer to the time, but I know the story of the guideway sandwich (or busway sandwhich) fairly well I would think, but welcome corrections if I get anything wrong. I am thankful to Stuart Montgomery for this flickr post: www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_montgomery/4416726693 - in which he talks about the event.
On Monday the 30th of June 2008 (Day T39628) – three year old Eclipse number 125 (SN04 NHV) ‘Vincent Van Gogh’ was stopped a bus stop on the guided bus stop, when six year old dual door Trident number 619 (SN51 AYC) ‘Caramel Trident’ failed to stop and collided with the rear of Eclipse 125. Sadly, this wasn’t where it ended, Eclipse number 104 (SN04 NGG) ‘Grace’, one day short of four years old at the time, also failed to stop before hitting 619 ‘Caramel Trident’. I am not aware if anyone was injured, but I hope anyone who was had a quick recovery, it must have been a pretty terrifying experience.
Eclipse 125 (SN04 NHV) ‘Vincent Van Gogh’ was repaired, and returned to service, staying in service with Lothian until 2020. It was then sold and used as form worker transport in England. It never had obvious signs of having been involved in the sandwich.
Eclipse 104 (SN04 NGG) ‘Grace’ was also repaired and returned to service, however it looked different to the rest of the batch ever after. Initially after it was repaired, it had black doors rather than white which was the most obvious difference, however it was also given newer headlights. The newer-style headlights were with the bus for the rest of its life, and the main sign that the bus had been involved in the sandwich. In 2016 it joined the training fleet as TB104, and when replaced by Eclipse 2 trainers, was scrapped in 2021.
Trident 619 (SN51 AYC) ‘Caramel Trident’, the filling in the guideway sandwich, wasn’t so lucky. It was heavily damaged, but work started to convert the bus to single door. However, it was never repaired and was instead scrapped. Few photos exist of it in service.
Trident 628 (SN51 AYM) ‘Marco Trident’ was renumbered 619, filling in the now vacant fleet number in the batch, which in turn left the fleet number 628 vacant.
Part 5 - The Trident (continued)
In late 2012, 666 (SN04 AAU) ‘Uilleam’ was renumbered to 628, making it to 7 and a half years old before losing the fleet number 666.
I try to not use the registration plates of buses not featured in the photo, but due to the amount of renumberings, I decided I would make an exception for this post.
In spring 2016, Trident 628 (SN04 AAU) ‘Uilleam’ – the former 666 – became the final bus to ever carry the Harlequin livery in regular service (vintage running days don’t count), and was the last Trident to be repainted into Madder and White swoops. The Trident stayed in service until its withdrawal in early 2018, and was sold on. The bus is now with Poynters Coaches in England, and has been registered (RIG 6493). It seems to still survive at 22 years old, or at least passed an MOT last August.
Part 6 - The MMC
In 2021, Lothian took delivery of a large number of new Enviro400 MMC bodied Volvo B5TLs, and these were numbered 601-698. Number 666 (SJ71 HKC) ‘Cramond Island’ here was registered on the 1st of October 2021, and now at four years old still carries the number without any issues which I am aware of.
The Trident was a few months short of eight years old when it was renumbered, while the Olympian didn’t even survive six years (not counting the front section). If this MMC is stll in service, with the same number it was new with, in October 2029, then it will turn eight years old and be the bus to carry the number 666 for the longest time since the PD3 Titan.
Name
The unofficial name ‘Cramond Island’ comes from the island of that name across Drum Sands from Cramond and Silverknowes. I named 661-670 after isles.
Route
Service number 25 ran from King’s Road to Drum Brae South via Leith Walk, City Centre, and Corstorphone in tram days. In 1949 it was converted to bus operation, and later extended to Eastfield in the east.
The current service starts in Restalrig and goes along Duke Street, Leith Walk, and Princes Street, before leaving the old tram route at Haymarket and travelling through Dalry, Gorgie, and then along the A71 through Sighthill before turning into Hermiston Park and Ride, then terminating at the main bus stop in Heriot-Watt University campus, located in Riccarton, Currie.
This bus is one of the Longstone MMCs which has been frequntly found on service 25 since it was new.
Vehicle Information
Operator: Lothian Buses
Service: 25 Currie Riccarton Heriot-Watt University Reception – Craigentinny and Meadowbank Restalrig Avenue (Trip FebSat24683782)
Vehicle type: Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC bodied Volvo B5TL
Vehicle engine: Euro 6 Diesel
Vehicle fleet number: 666
Vehicle registration: SJ71 HKC
Vehicle name: Cramond Island
Vehicle depot: Longstone (LS)
Vehicle livery: Lothian Buses Madder and White Fleet of the Future (FOTF) MMC Double Deck 2021 version
Vehicle destination screen: white Hanover LED screen
Vehicle destination display: [Route Diverted] Restalrig 25
Vehicle Chassis: Vo B5TL YV3T9U226MA205154
Vehicle Body: AD K454/66
Vehicle Seating: H49/35F
Operating area: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian
Registration prefix area: Glasgow
Year of manufacture: 2021
Date of first registration: 01.10.2021 (Day U2101)
Original operator: Lothian Buses
Original fleet number: 666
Original registration: SJ71 HKC
Age of vehicle: 4 years, 5 months and 13 days (total 1625 days)
Photo location: Stenhouse Cross, Stenhouse, Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson, City of Edinburgh
Taken on: Saturday the 14th of March 2026 (14.03.2026)
Taken on Day U3726
References
Bus Lists on the Web (2026) SJ71HKC. Available at: www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/ (Accessed 08.07.2026, Day U3842)
Bustimes.org (2026) Lothian Buses - Vehicles - 666 (SJ71 HKC). Available at: bustimes.org/vehicles/loth-666?date=2026-03-14 (Accessed 08.07.2026, Day U3842)
GOV.UK (2026) Check MOT History – SJ71 HKC. Available at: www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/results?registration=SJ71HKC... (Accessed 08.07.2026, Day U3842)
Scottish Community Councils (2026) Find a Community Council. Available at: www.communitycouncils.scot/community-council-finder (Accessed 08.07.2026, Day U3842)
The City of Edinburgh Council (2026) Zone Lookup: Community Councils. Available at: cityofedinburgh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index... (Accessed: 08.07.2026, Day U3842)
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OM means Officine Meccaniche and was founded in 1899. In 1925 OM started to built trucks and busses.
Between 1957 and 1964 OM launched an extended series of trucks and light trucks with zoological names.
After many years of cooperation with Fiat, it merged with Fiat Veicoli Industriali in 1967. In this year the zoological truck names changed to numerical codes.
I don't know the exact OM type of this ambulant shop.
It is here for many years on this strategic spot near the entrance of the Museo Archeologico Regionale Pietro Griffo.
L4 Diesel engine.
Production OM this light truck range: 1967-1989.
Production as Fiat-OM X-series: 1972-1976.
Production as Iveco-OM series: 1977-1989.
New Italian reg. number (type 1994-1999).
Number seen: 3.
Agrigento (Sicilia), SP4, Strada Provinciale 4, June 10, 2025.
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In the appropriate platforms, the three Transpennine Nova trains stand at Liverpool Lime Street, with Nova 3 set TP13 having arrived with 68034 at the buffers, Nova 2 unit 397009 waiting to leave for Glasgow Central, and Nova 1 unit 802216 waiting to work a peak service to Newcastle