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hudsoch

@hudsoch@ohai.social

Husband, father, papa. Chief Financial Officer and CPA by profession. Love to read history, historical fiction, Tolkien and Herbert. The outdoors is calling… Profile photo: my jean clad legs and bright orange athletic shoes with the River Seine in Paris in the background.
Banner: brown, old parchment looking ceiling in my library where I am hand drawing a combined map of Middle Earth from the First and Third Ages. This portion is Dorthonion, in the north of Beleriand.

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ChrisMayLA6, to books
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I sometimes thought my father thought he could't die while he still had books on his pending pile (a stab at immortality I seem to be replicating)... so, it was strangely touching to see Tom Gauld has had similar thoughts.

#reading #immortality

@bookstodon

hudsoch,
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@bookstodon @ChrisMayLA6 This would be me. If I live to be as old as my father, I have 35 years to read all my unread books. I am not sure I have enough time….This would be one of the four walls.

kristiedegaris, to stonecarving
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This was my first foray into stone carving. It evolved spontaneously as I was working, but he has the look of Pan about him?

I just got a lovely block of stone as a birthday gift and I'm very excited to do more carving this summer.

I used Faulds stone carving chisels, and a (too soft) sandstone.

#StoneCarving #stone

hudsoch,
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@kristiedegaris I agree it could be Pan. I look forward to your next chiseling endeavor!

stshank, to random
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Archer Aviation's Midnight has passed its first phase of flight testing. Phase 2 will be higher speed, though not yet so fast to transition to horizontal flight with wings supplying lift.

https://www.archer.com/news/archers-midnight-aircraft-successfully-completes-phase-1-of-flight-test-program-as-company-continues-to-advance-towards-faa-certification

hudsoch,
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@stshank Have you checked out the German company called Lillium? They are developing an EVTOL with electric jet engines that rotate from horizontal to vertical. They are far down the road towards certification.

kristiedegaris, to music
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I got my Spotify wrapped recently and it was almost identical to 2022 (a year of lazy listening) and completely lacking some of my most favourite genres.

So, if you have the time, I'd love some suggestions of Classical music to listen to. Old, new, opera, just anything you enjoy. Playlists welcome too.

Thank you in advance.

hudsoch,
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@kristiedegaris And if I were only allowed one album it would be The Queen Symphony directed by Tolga Kashif. Yes, that Queen…

CelloMomOnCars, to random
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Motor #emissions could have fallen by over 30% without #SUV trend, report says

"A report showed SUVs now represented a majority of the new car market (51%).

Automotive companies market SUVs intensively as they provide the most profit: they are sold at premium prices but have a proportionally lower manufacturing cost.

The authors of the report called for governments to place restrictions on vehicle sizes to reverse the SUV trend."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/24/motor-emissions-could-have-fallen-without-suv-trend-report

hudsoch,
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@CelloMomOnCars First you scream ICE is bad, move to EV. Now you want to restrict the size of the EV. Stop moving the goal post!! I will soon be purchasing a mid-size truck EV, trying to do my part. I live in a city of a million people plus and can go for weeks without encountering a pedestrian. The only pedestrians I see are in parking lots where I drive at a crawl. A truck that sits higher than my car will make it easier to see said pedestrians. One step at a time, please.

Teri_Kanefield, to random

In the J6 DOJ trial (the big one) yesterday was Trump's deadline for filing pretrial motions.

(See attached minute order)

No surprise, his lawyers filed a bunch of motions just before the deadline.

Here's the thing about defense motions in criminal proceedings: Defendants are given lots of leeway to file motions that don't have a chance. The lawyers run into trouble only if they lie or misrepresent facts.

This is because of how much is at stake in criminal cases.

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hudsoch,
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@Teri_Kanefield Thanks for your straightforward explanations. That’s why I follow you on Mastodon.

arstechnica, to random
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The quest to understand tornadoes

Scientists hope technology furthers their understanding of how and why tornadoes form.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/the-quest-to-understand-tornadoes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

hudsoch,
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@arstechnica Looks like home. (Oklahoma)

harrymccracken, to random
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It does seem to me that there is an enormous difference between the worst self checkouts, which remain awful, and the best ones, which are okay. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/10/self-checkout-kiosks-grocery-retail-stores/675676/

hudsoch,
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@harrymccracken I think self checkout is the greatest thing since the turnpike pass. I stopped shopping at Lowe’s for years for their lack of self checkout and went to Home Depot instead. The only annoying self checkout locations now are grocery stores that need to weigh items.

AbandonedAmerica, to random
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Wooden machinery left behind in an abandoned distillery
See the rest: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/seagrams-distillery

hudsoch,
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@AbandonedAmerica Bet the wood in there has an interesting odor.

feditips, to random
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If you're finding Mastodon's interface is too dark or too light, you can change its colour scheme to someting that suits your eyes better.

On the website:

  1. Click ⚙️ Preferences
  2. From the "Site Theme" menu choose Dark, Light or High Contrast
  3. Click "Save Changes" at the top right

On the official app:

  1. Click the ⚙️ icon to go to settings
  2. Choose Dark, Light or Automatic (which uses whatever your phone uses)

On third party apps:
Go to the settings section of your app.

hudsoch,
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@feditips Is there a way to get Mastodon to open at the exact spot you left off? Invariably, I open much farther up in the feed and have to scroll back down. I also get the dreaded’Load missing posts’ message with the same results if I click it.

marcelias, to random
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    hudsoch,
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    @marcelias What’s the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?

    stshank, to random
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    The Dashlane password manager can now manage passkeys on Android, iOS, and web browsers.

    https://www.dashlane.com/blog/dashlane-passkey-support-android

    hudsoch,
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    @stshank Can you direct us to an article on passkeys 101? Sounds interesting, but I don’t know anything about them.

    hudsoch,
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    @stshank Thank you! I will give it a read.

    arstechnica, to random
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    Emergency alert test to hit all cell phones, TVs, and radios at 2:20 pm ET today

    Nationwide test today, October 4, starting around 2:20 pm ET.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/emergency-alert-test-to-hit-all-cell-phones-tvs-and-radios-at-220-pm-et-today/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    hudsoch,
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    @arstechnica Absolutely HATE all such tests and alerts. My hearing aides are tied by Bluetooth to my phone. So such alerts are going to speed my hearing loss GREATLY! When those alerts hit, I yank my hearing aids out.

    Sheril, to random
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    I feel seen 📚

    hudsoch,
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    @Sheril They left off ‘buy more books even though I have 200+ I haven’t read yet.’ (And this is only one wall…)

    stshank, to windows
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    I support this. The Windows snipping tool (for taking screenshots) is getting text recognition and text redaction abilities. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/14/new-updates-for-snipping-tool-and-phone-link-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

    hudsoch,
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    @stshank Yea!!! How soon?

    kristiedegaris, to music
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    What do you listen to when you want to feel strong/connected/creative?

    Hit me up with your most inspiring songs/music.

    #music #recommendations

    I'll start...

    Alanis Morissette - All I Really Want

    MUNA - Kind of Girl

    hudsoch,
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    @kristiedegaris Howdy! I am painting a merged map of Middle Earth (1st and 3rd ages) on my library ceiling, so naturally I listen to The Rings of Power soundtrack. Definitely a mood setter.

    bhp, to random
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    427 – Hereward: Back Into the Mist

    Thirty thousand pounds. That’s what the Gesta claims Hereward charged the Normans for the return of their warlike Abbot Turold. Thirty thousand pounds. That’s what the Gesta claims Hereward charged the Normans for the return of their warlike Abbot Turold. Thirty thousand. It is such an obviously inflated number that it almost feels like the scribe is looking directly in the camera and saying “Hey, don’t forget, some of this story is…

    https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/427-hereward-back-into-the-mist/

    hudsoch,
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    @bhp Nice to see you on Mastodon.

    Sheril, to mastodon
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    I see a lot of posts here about why the other social media platforms are terrible & #Mastodon is the one to rule them all*.

    Personally, Mastodon is my favorite & I prefer the #fediverse with decentralized servers & open source standards.

    But I also don’t mind coexisting with the others. Rather, I think it’s a good thing. All of us should settle in where we feel comfortable & find community.

    • Overstatement, but a Tolkien reference always seems appropriate.
    hudsoch,
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    @Sheril I think Tolkien quotes and references are always appropriate.

    arstechnica, to random
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    How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs

    Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets.

    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/how-cities-can-stem-the-tide-of-pedestrian-deaths-from-large-cars-and-suvs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    hudsoch,
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    @arstechnica It’s not the size of the car or truck that is the problem. Small vehicles kill too. The problem is the ‘me first distracted’ driver.

    taylorlorenz, to random
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    Someone seems mad!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/twitter-creators-payments-right-wing/

    Elon saying wapo is bribing me to work there

    hudsoch,
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    @taylorlorenz Good for you! Piss him off more!

    TarkabarkaHolgy, to LucidDreaming Hungarian
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    Last night I dreamed that I had a time machine, and decided to use it to travel back in time and buy first editions of famous books and have them signed by the auhor. And then in the present I sold the books and used the money to save a city building. (From what? I don't remember...)

    hudsoch,
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    @TarkabarkaHolgy I would have kept that one! Here is a portion of my library ceiling (work in progress). A combined map of Middle Earth in the first and third ages. I don’t think I could sell Tolkien.

    arstechnica, to random
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    Tesla on Autopilot crashed into stopped truck during highway lane closure

    Tesla hit truck that was providing traffic control for a highway lane closure.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/tesla-on-autopilot-crashed-into-stopped-truck-during-highway-lane-closure/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    hudsoch,
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    @arstechnica No, the car did not crash into the truck. The idiot Tesla driver assumed the car would stop and therefore, the driver was negligent in not paying attention.

    ProPublica, to Futurology
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    The Biotech Edge: How Executives and Well-Connected Investors Make Exquisitely Timed Trades in Health Care Stocks

    Secret #IRS records reveal dozens of highly fortuitous #biotech and #HealthCare
    trades.

    One executive bought shares in a corporate partner just before a sale, and an investor traded options right before a company’s revenues took off, netting millions.

    https://www.propublica.org/article/biotech-executives-investors-trade-health-care-stocks?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    hudsoch,
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    @ProPublica And just exactly how does ProPublica get its hands on secret IRS records? I’ve been a practicing CPA for 35+ years and I can assure you such secrets were not willfully produced.

    helenczerski, to books

    Just finished this, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the UK parliamentary system and UK democracy. It’s a very readable deep dive into what does and doesn’t work at the moment (only published last month), and although it’s depressing along the way, it points to some relatively straightforward fixes at the end. We can change this if we choose. Read it and tell your MP!

    hudsoch,
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    @helenczerski Thanks for the recommendation. From the other side of the pond, parliament looks just as disfunctional as congress. This should help clear up why.

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