David Hobby

Wall Street doesn’t

All that, and he’s working for food.

An entire bureau of five journalists was just killed by a bomb. And you already know who dropped the bomb, without my having to tell you.

Aimed at social media-shaped attention spans. Dopamine marketing

It’s not for the olds

Gen Alpha is coming for you, photographers.

I’m pretty sure Susan knows the total number of jars she canned. Can’t risk it.

Sadly, they are currently off-limits

Early August ritual: fresh peach preserves, setting up

Too soon

Andrew Cuomo tweet: In case you forgot, I’m Andrew Cuomo, son of Mario, grandson of Andrea. Welcome to the heavyweight bout, @zohrankmamdani This is a two man race. You look tired already. It’s just the second round.

*after getting my head punched clean off my neck in the first round* ah but now it’s round two

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Preview:

If dystopian is your go-to genre, ask CGPT to game out what would happen if Trump were to fire the BLS commissioner because he didn’t like the numbers she reported, and then replace her with someone “more competent.”

I mean, physics say they kinda have to be

Gonna need a steady stream of weather photos from that perch

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Thank you for visiting Utah.

Now entering: Liminal State

Oh, 💯

Similar, but Thu’s approach allows the eye doc to dial in [distance+diopter+your prescription]. Easy, full-field viewing. And cheap.

This is honestly a great tip in both instances. You mighta just saved my life, dude

You misspelled “shat the bed”

*Sit at your computer, at normal working distance.

Measure distance from your dominant eye to a point one-third of the way from center of screen to the corner. (This is your hyper-focal distance, just like when photographing a landscape.)

Take this measurement to your eye doc, next visit.

Re-upping this life hack for aging eyes:

If you wear progressive lenses, get yourself a set of single-lens glasses* for your desktop computer sessions. Your eyes, and your craning neck, will thank you. 🤓 🖥️

Alas, no real temperature control!

Sadly, the name Insane Clown Posse is already taken

SQUIRREL!!

Keeping the photo connection alive during retirement, via mentorship of a couple enthusiastic young, local photographers.

Doing a full lighting workshop, for two, next Thurs, in my living room. And could not be more excited.

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