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Tarquin Maine

@tarquinmaine

Forever curios, forever learning.

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Tarquin Maine
@tarquinmaine Jun 1, 2018, 12:37 AM UTC

If a fungus can overtake an ant's body and control its mind making it a zombie...

...could a fungus control us and is our gut reaction a second brain governed by bacteria? Did you know that there are more bacteria in us than cells of our own body? The latest research shows how the…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 31, 2018, 7:11 PM UTC

Back riding a Royal Enfield Bullet 350 cc in Rajasthan India.

Getting back on an Enfield and hearing that single cylinder fire is a dream. I bought my first Enfield in 1995 and rode it around India over 15 years before shipping it back to Europe. More about thi…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 26, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

Censored post by Bernie Sanders and Randowhale relisted

This post about a pair of swim shorts was attacked by Bernie Sanders aka Randowhale and his 20 plus bots, downvoting it until it was wiped into invisibility and vanished as censored - so learning fro…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 24, 2018, 12:40 PM UTC

What to do when your favourite surf shorts are dominated by a huge logo?

The art of debranding. I've always tried to avoid clothing adorned in logos - and when not possible I've cut off labels and unpicked embroidery. Never been a fan of carrying around some brands sponse…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 19, 2018, 6:52 PM UTC

Reposting as Randowhale aka B.S. has censored the last version of this post.

I'm on hold as far as bringing new people to this platform. I'm ashamed of the flagging wars. I'm ashamed of the negative downvoting when people could be posting positively for content they like. I'm…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 19, 2018, 9:03 AM UTC

Are flagging wars destroying Steemit?

I'm on hold as far as bringing new people to this platform. I'm ashamed of the flagging wars. I'm ashamed of the negative downvoting when people could be posting positively for content they like. I'm…

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@tarquinmaine Jan 12, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

Back riding a 350 Bullet in India

Back on the road! Riding a gorgeous Royal Enfield 1972 bullet 350 restored by the master Almas Khan of Enfield corner Jaipur - a friend since 1992!

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@tarquinmaine Jan 9, 2018, 4:50 AM UTC

Part 1 - Time to travel! - Indian beach hideaway to Jaipur Film Festival - wearing a T-shirt you might recognise!

Priming myself for the 28 hr journey from the semi-tropical beach to the northern Rajasthani desert. Wearing my lucky T-shirt! Flying Rickshaw Bit of road side chai shop crypto trading! The overnight…

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@tarquinmaine Dec 31, 2017, 3:34 PM UTC

Day 5 - Black and white Photo challenge

Hot cow!

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@tarquinmaine Dec 28, 2017, 6:39 AM UTC

Day 4 - Seven day Black and White photo challenge.

I was walking on a hill top in Indian and came across a local cricket match on a patch of rough ground. I saw these two piles on the side line and thought it spoke volumes. - iphone photo at dusk. Da…

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