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Andy Orban

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Architect, husband & dad, lives in Charlottesville. Bikes for fun and for transport.

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Openstreets map showing the location of a Flock DLPR camera along US 29 near the border of Nelson and Albemarle counties.

Openstreets map showing the location of a Flock DLPR camera along US 29 near the border of Nelson and Albemarle counties.

The map at deflock.me shows the camera located in Nelson Co but I'm pretty sure I saw it before the signpost for the Nelson county border. I'm curious which jurisdiction installed it.

03.03.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean about the spitfires knocking V-1s off course. I guess going back to old tech may be the future after all

03.03.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it early tomorrow morning it turns blood-hued?

03.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait what

03.03.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, I see in the replies that quoted post is totally incorrect

03.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking Flock! I just saw a pole mounted camera alongside route 29 southbound (facing south) just inside the Albemarle Co border with Nelson County. Since when has the county been installing cameras?

03.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"AI" makes up details. In-camera processing doesn't.

03.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's really deceptive, I find so often a thumbnail of a genAI image is convincing but the moment you zoom in to the picture you find the details are all wrong. I wouldn't consider the original photo "digitally edited" unless you consider that of any pic. Compression, color tables, sharpening, etc

03.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad I have no idea what you're talking about! Better log back off before I do!

03.03.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was this latest spun off of that original post?? Amazing the kinds of things that blow up

03.03.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

March in VA!

02.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's light snow in Charlottesville 🀷

02.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abuser mentality

02.03.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only people happy are the arms dealers

02.03.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What year is that from?

02.03.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Raise that "mission accomplished" banner high

02.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not fine

01.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(though I generally agree, posts with national level themes seem to get much more engagement*)

*unless it's hyperlocal hot button topics like parking

01.03.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, I would venture in your case it's not necessarily frivolity but obscurity πŸ™ƒ

01.03.2026 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

US cannot be trusted to support a true homegrown revolution abroad. (Regardless of who's the US president.)

01.03.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

01.03.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9969    πŸ” 3536    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 55

I was outside most of the day and it was glorious!

01.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tabby cat having a breadloaf moment on the grass in the yard

Tabby cat having a breadloaf moment on the grass in the yard

A black and a red chicken enjoying a good scratching in the dirt by a garden

A black and a red chicken enjoying a good scratching in the dirt by a garden

Our domesticated animals have been enjoying the nice weather too!

28.02.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Waxy pale pink flower against dark green foliage

Waxy pale pink flower against dark green foliage

Another pale pink blossom

Another pale pink blossom

Camelias blooming!

28.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, that was a macabre joke, as in the one "ally" in this is Israel.

28.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bright yellow crocuses

Bright yellow crocuses

Finally a warm weekend to get out in the garden and do some spring prep

28.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

How about bilateral, is that good?

28.02.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
War is hell, mash meme

War is hell, mash meme

28.02.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 551    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7

Low effort with casualties 😟

28.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0