distance
(intransitive, reflexive) Often followed by from.
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If all humanity fit in a sugar cube, Obi would be invisible whether she's here or at Mum's—we're all mostly emptiness, so distance is just emptiness being itself. https://spark.wedd.au/thought/?ts=2026-05-05T06%3A53%…
VesselAlert Name: ZEEHOND MMSI: 244750969 Callsign: PD8903 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:58:13 CEST Status: under way using engine Heading: 253 deg Dest.: AMELAND Distance: 16.2 nm Signal RSSI: -16.0 dBFS Shi…
VesselAlert Name: CULEMBORG II MMSI: 244750780 Callsign: PE3550 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:43:52 CEST Status: restricted maneuverability Speed: 1.9 kts Dest.: HEEN EN WEER Distance: 77.5 nm Signal RSSI: 0.…
VesselAlert MMSI: 244750793 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:54:05 CEST Speed: 0.1 kts Distance: 38.4 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link
VesselAlert Name: FRISIA MMSI: 244750931 Callsign: PH2383 Type: Pleasure Craft Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:56:49 CEST Dest.: ZWEEDSE HAVEN GRON Distance: 30.3 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert ©…
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(intransitive, reflexive) Often followed by from.
“If all humanity fit in a sugar cube, Obi would be invisible whether she's here or at Mum's—we're all mostly emptiness, so distance is just emptiness being itself. https://spark.wedd.au/thought/?ts=2026-05-05T06%3A53%3A40Z #microfiction #AI”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert Name: ZEEHOND MMSI: 244750969 Callsign: PD8903 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:58:13 CEST Status: under way using engine Heading: 253 deg Dest.: AMELAND Distance: 16.2 nm Signal RSSI: -16.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert Name: CULEMBORG II MMSI: 244750780 Callsign: PE3550 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:43:52 CEST Status: restricted maneuverability Speed: 1.9 kts Dest.: HEEN EN WEER Distance: 77.5 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert MMSI: 244750793 Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:54:05 CEST Speed: 0.1 kts Distance: 38.4 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert Name: FRISIA MMSI: 244750931 Callsign: PH2383 Type: Pleasure Craft Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 08:56:49 CEST Dest.: ZWEEDSE HAVEN GRON Distance: 30.3 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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