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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Wow. That a guy like Ken Paxton is even polling in the same order of magnitude as James Talarico is, frankly, nuts.

David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

We’re bringing this back for 2026. From 2024: Amongst the traditional trick-or-treat bucket of candy choices: always one small potato. Result: DIFFERENT matters. Potatoes were a huge hit. Gave out at least 30 spuds tonight. Lots of potato chatter in the neighborhood tonight, as well. 🎃 🥔

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Please stand by for an important message from the current Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security:

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Hooboy. C.J. Cregg, she ain’t. Def staying up for the SNL cold open this week. 🔥

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I would worry about offending some of the wrong people. But, they won’t get it.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Back at the lake, where we arrived this year just in time for dinner

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And it should go without saying that, were I still doing Strobist.com, I would: • Buy a 6-set, in black 20w • Hardwire them with individual AC plugs • DIY 5/8” stand-mounts for them Bc that’s a kickass, 1940s Hollywood-style portrait setup, in a bag, on the cheap.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Been looking for wall/art lighting for my basement redesign, and stumbled upon these: 10w or 20w CRI90+ LED, switchable K-temps, 15-60 degree zoom heads, AND fresnel fronts. 😍 All on common, type-H rails. $139 for 6. Could not be happier. amzn.to/3VhsSJt

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Seen on Rednote: a render of what someone in China is suggesting that Nikon should make. Honestly, I think a mirrorless Nikon Z body that paid homage to the original S2/S3 series would absolutely kill. (📷: 玩物有智的爽司, via Rednote)

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If your vintage camera is missing a hood—or maybe you just don’t like the current plastic tulip hoods—you can buy a metal version for a song on AliExpress. Right diameter, right focal length. This one was $6.85, shipped. a.aliexpress.com/_mL7pdqj

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’d like to imagine that this is pretty much what happens whenever two actors from The Wire run into each other these days. 🐐 @audacityofdespair.bsky.social

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very thankful to not be driving a big diesel truck right now. 🛵

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For anyone wanting to play with their new control capabilities along the Kelvin spectrum with their interior lighting, here’s a quick explainer video, via Rednote: (4/x)

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As in most things, China is light years (heh) ahead of the rest of the world in terms of their lighting sophistication. This is true both in physical/creative lighting design and in color theory. (3/x)

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Home Depot has just done something that might make me swap nearly every LED lightbulb in my home: They have redesigned their house brand “EcoSmart” LED bulbs so you can now dial in the Kelvin color temperature. They did it to reduce SKUs. But we get the main benefit. (2/x)

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Strobist’s main theme was that it is worth taking the time to intentionally design the lighting in your photographs. And if this is true for your photos, it’s doubly true for your home: Think once, enjoy forever. (1/x) strobist.blogspot.com/2015/12/remo...

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A newly emerged male monarch butterfly flaps his wings to build up the necessary internal hydrostatic pressure before taking his first test flight.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

To my fellow lighting geeks who are now similarly applying their skills to their living spaces: Rednote app -> hashtag #NoMainLightDesign -> expect yourself to be unavailable for awhile.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🤯 Game changer for wedding, sports, and event photographers. And yeah, I totally second the recommendation for Photo Mechanic to best leverage this added new speed.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Old enough to remember when buying a camera didn’t require a mortgage

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The United States Senate is the republic’s august upper chamber, where one hundred senators shoulder the weight of history over the laws, treaties, appointments, and great questions that shape the nation’s destiny. Also, the United States Senate:

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hooboy. Deep breaths. It’ll pass. You don’t need it in an XP2 version. You don’t need it. You don’t need it. zerka-studio.com

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I could watch these all day 📷

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Important to remember that $25,000 is only about $16,000 after taxes. Just saying.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A little moment of Zen for your Sunday morning.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Inagaki is popular with all the cool cats, Fern included.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Friday night in the listening room: Jiro Inagaki. Whole album’s great. But this track is cooler than the other side of the pillow. 🎷🪊 🇯🇵 open.spotify.com/track/3zf2Q4...

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Okay, this one stings a little. Fifty years ago today.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

China watching as Trump destroys all of our trade alliances

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Examples: Countries are rapidly shedding U.S. debt as a percentage of reserves. And China is quickly building out alternative rails to USD/SWIFT. Annotated chart of CIPS 🇨🇳, last ~10 years:

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Non-zero chance we’re about to bomb the 30-year treasuries www.mediaite.com/media/tv/wha...

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Not sure which I like better: how consistently expert mode Mamdani is, or how much Fox News is gonna LOSE THEIR 💩 when they see this.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m mesmerized by these vintage lens overhaul vids posted by Tokyo-based camera tech Mao Yamada on TikTok.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Cleaning out old photos. Video still from 1994, while on a WBAL-TV (Baltimore, MD) panel advocating for cameras in courtrooms. Thus, the Leica M3 in-hand.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I certainly hope both of those robot vacuums were American-made

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Might I suggest a small-bore machine? 124CCs of un-killable, 150mpg zen. Over 125,000,000 served, since 1958.

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Looking forward to seeing the movie. But, holy crap, Ludwig Göransson’s soundtrack is incredible. Heavy use of period instruments, some of which he built, adds such a layer.

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