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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The start of the mother road. Intersection of Michigan Avenue and Adams Street #photography #route66 #chicago

Photograph of the “BEGIN HISTORIC ROUTE 66” sign covered in stickers, shot early in the morning at Adams Street and Michigan Avenue. The Willis (Sears) Tower looms in the background.

Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not-quite-Chicagohenge Sunrise along Wabash Avenue reflecting off Trump Tower, shot at 7.00AM today on an iPhone #photography #chicago #sunrise #52frames_shootwithaphone

Early morning sunlight reflects off Trump Tower, illuminating the sidewalk along Wabash Avenue which is mostly in the shade

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

CTA #22 bus at Chicago’s Federal Plaza. Calder’s Flamingo sculpture across the street. #photography #chicago

Night photo of a Chicago Transit Authority #22 bus in front of the Flamingo sculpture at Federal Plaza

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Spent some quality time with my old CB750F today. It hadn't run in about 3 weeks (thanks, shitty weather) and was very reluctant to start, but once it warmed up it ran as good as ever. It got treated to a wash and some chain lube, then brapped around some country roads for an hour 😀🏍️ #motosky

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Gog's autumn sale has dropped. Some bargains in there: Robocop Rogue City for $4 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus for $6 Doom Eternal for $9.89 Control Ultimate Edition for $6 Sleeping Dogs definitive edition for $3 Batman Arkham series 5-game bundle for $16.45 #gaming

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Picked up a new (free) LCD monitor for my WinXP rig this evening: 20 inches, 4:3 aspect, 1600x1200 IPS panel. Pretty much the end of the line for 4:3 monitors. A decent upgrade! #retrocomputing

Photo of a 20" 4:3 LCD monitor showing the Windows XP desktop, positioned over a keyboard.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

PC gamers, is Assassin's Creed Shadows for $28 on sale on Steam worth it right now? I haven't played an AC game since Assassin's Creed II, so I have no experience with the newer ones, but I like the feudal Japan setting in this one... #gaming #assassinscreed

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This provides me with an irrational amount of joy. It’s certainly not as intuitive to use as a click-wheel iPod, but it is also cheap and readily available and uses MicroSD storage. #gadgets #snowsky

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New audio nugget has arrived. It is adorable. I have about 65GB of FLAC files and a couple of gigs of MP3s on it. I paired it with a set of cheap Kbear KS1 IEMs for headphones. Sounds great to my not-audiophile ears. #dap #snowskyecho #fiio #audio

A Snowsky Echo digital audio player in the palm of my hand. It is Walkman-teal in color and displaying an animated cassette tape playback graphic.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

make a band edible Meatallica

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That new OM System PEN for $1,000 seems like a suspiciously good deal by today’s insane standards. I don’t need one, but I want one. The GAS is real. #photography #cameras

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Covered walkway across the Fox River to the now-closed Hollywood Casino in downtown Aurora, Illinois. The Casino moved to a new building across town, and the old premises seem to be in limbo for now. #photography #aurora #illinois #sonyrx100v #blackandwhite

Black and white photo of the inside of a covered walkway. Low late afternoon sunlight flooding through the windows on the left is illuminating the floor on the right.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Finished Judgment (2018 PS4/2022 PC) the other day and am jumping right into the sequel, Lost Judgment (consoles 2021, PC 2022) now. Good times. #gaming

Lost Judgment cover art featuring Takayuki Yagami behind bars

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Under the bridge, Aurora, Illinois. The reflected sunlight illuminating the underside of the bridge caught my eye here. #52frames_reflection #photography #fujix100f

The Downer Place bridge in downtown Aurora, Illinois catching some evening sunlight reflected off the river, lighting up the underside of the bridge.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Part of an abadoned cotton gin in Prattville, Alabama. Much of this place has been redeveloped into a modern apartment complex, but this building remains to be restored. #photography #prattville #alabama #abandoned

Dilapidated interior of an abandoned industrial building

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama. A famous and notorious location in the history of the US civil rights movement. #photography #blackandwhite #sonya6600 #civilrights #history #alabama

Black and white photo of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama looking towards the city of Selma.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Some photos from the Geneva Concours d'Elegance this past Sunday in Geneva, IL. I dig the old hood ornaments. #photography #cars #carshow #vintage

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Chance of more tornadoes here tomorrow. Illinois weather has been completely batshit this summer. It is getting OLD.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Honda CL450 at the Chicagoland Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Show today. That flying dragon paint 👌 #motosky #photography #honda #cl450

Photo of the shiny chromed high exhausts of a vintage Honda CL450, with yellow flying dragon paint on the side panel and tank.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Panda Express in Aurora, IL. Whenever I pass by here the neon always catches my eye and I tell myself I need to come back with my camera. Well, tonight I did. #photography #52frames_night #night

Photo of a pretty new Panda Express location at night.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

1981 Honda CB400T Hawk, seen on Facebook Marketplace for 1400 bucks. Cool bike. 6 speed air-cooled parallel twin. #motosky

A 1981 Honda CB400T Hawk with silver paint and blue stripes.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Just got TIE Fighter Total Conversion (a mod built atop the ancient X-Wing Alliance) up and running on Linux thanks to some sterling work that some developers on the project discord have put in to make it more compatible. The OG TIE Fighter CD-ROM is one of my favorite games ever.

Screenshot from TIE Fighter Total Conversion (Classic)

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today’s cheap fb marketplace pickup: Audioengine D1 USB DAC. Boxed but quite used. Using it to drive planar magnetic headphones from my PC. #tech

Front of a tiny Audioengine D1 DAC in my hand

Rear inputs and outputs on the Audioengine D1 DAC

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Took the ol ‘75 CB750F out for a rip this morning. It’s been kinda neglected since I got my Z900RS a couple of months ago. It took a while to fire up but once up to temp it ran excellently, as expected. Just Honda things. #motosky

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Raysident Evil @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 04/08/2026

There are 1000 fucks in a metric fuckton, but the imperial fuckton is 5,283 handjobs

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Got to take my Kawi Z900RS Cafe out for a good long ride for the first time in weeks this evening. The weather was (finally) perfect after tons of rain recently. Felt great to just go and hit the road with no particular destination. #motosky

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is the wettest summer I have experienced since moving to Chicagoland in 2017.

A map of the midwestern United States showing accumulated precipitation over the past couple of days versus the norms from 1991-2020. The Chicago region is in the 500-1000% range.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

New-to-me BMW Motorrad summer riding boots for a song thanks to Facebook marketplace. (I no longer own a BMW, lol) #motosky

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Dog hair that has just been treated with flea and tick stuff for this week's 52frames 'abstract' challenge. #photography #52frames_abstract #macro

Macro photo of white dog hair that is clumped together by a greasy flea and tick treatment.

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Stephen @shanafin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Finally got to see The Odyssey last night. Really enjoyed it. Recommended. #movies

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