Margaret 🇦🇺
Semi-retired scientist in regional SA.
Native bush carer; orchid finder, tree grower.
Stephen King fan (and 20 other authors of mystery and sci fi)
Alpaca, sheep and chicken herder.
#Parkrun enthusiast
Slow long distance runner (haven't run a marathon since 1996; last half marathon July 2026)
Researching drugs for long COVID.
Seen on a road reserve today. Apparently there was a third four-petalled pink flower we missed.
Just passed a "Sydney Tyres For U" van parked on the side of the road with their initials in really big letters on it and now I feel threatened.....
I ran another half last Sunday. Second best time (this millenium, that is) despite a knee problem after 12km. Engine is fine, I was well fuelled but a bit of a one-sided suspension problem.
I can see more strength training on the cards before the next attempt.
I am amusing myself by asking an AI questions but adding limits to where the information can be sourced.
"Tell me about vaccine efficacy but only use references from PubMed"
"Tell me about the side effects from [drug] but exclude any information from [dodgy university]."
Amazing how different the answers are.
Me this weekend:
Fri 1900: stop spreadsheeting, go eat dinner.
Fri 2000: return to MBPro; it won't wake up.
Fri 2100: give up on all attempts to revive; book appt with Genius bar.
Sat 1300: No genius can revive either; either new logic board or buy new MBAir.
Sat 1500: Charge new MBAir, update system; migrate files from time capsule drive (last back up was at 1907 Fri).
Sat 1800: Back to full use of all apps and can access all files.
I can definitely recommend using Time Machine.