chessert

chessert, 21 days ago to MLB

@baseball
Wish I could have watched this game, but I did get to listen to the Cubs' radio broadcast.

I really like Shota Imanaga: that was a good pick-up, Cubbies! ⚾ 🐻 😀

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/shota-imanaga-throws-seven-scoreless-innings-vs-mets

chessert, 21 days ago to MLB

@baseball
Cubs v. Mets is blacked out here in NEPA. F'n Mets! 🙄

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

timrichards, 22 days ago to Trains

Good morning from the Sprit of the Outback train! Somewhere west of Rockhampton, heading for Longreach. Here's the dining car just before breakfast this morning - note the rustic corrugated iron ceiling.

#Train #Trains #SleeperTrain cc @diningcar

RickiTarr, 25 days ago to random

That Novelty Cup you had to have on vacation, you'll never use it again.

emarktaylor, 25 days ago to NFL

🏈 @nfl #NFL

Via Shehan Jeyarajah @ShehanJeyarajah
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The Bears picked the best player in college football and also Caleb Williams, that’s crazy

xChaos, 25 days ago to diy Czech

Včera mistr cyklomechanik @cobic odvzdušnil moji zadní brzdu, která už vůbec nebrzdila. A pak jsme trochu popojeli trajektem napříč zátokou.

#thesuntrip2024 #recumbent #solarbike #diy

Injecting fresh hydraulic fluid into rear break of recumbent bike
Solar bikes on a ferry
Solar bike on a ferry

RickiTarr, 28 days ago to random

You should get a gap year in every decade of your life.

emarktaylor, 28 days ago to cfb

🏈 @cfb #CFB #CollegeFootball

Via Scott Dochterman 🤖 @ScottDochterman

Iowa and Kansas State will open the 2025 season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

Farmageddon!

chessert, 28 days ago to music

Opened this up for the first time in ~6 years. I stopped playing completely when I left the Army in 2009.

I bought this in 1983, I think (with a little help from Mom & Dad). My first — and only — professional Horn. The detachable bell is in the top half of the case, out of sight. It's a Yamaha YHR-862: a big bore, big throated Kruspe wrapped Horn. Perfect for Concert Band or a large Orchestra (Mahler), when you need to project.

#Horn #Music #YHR-862 #Yamaha

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nixCraft, 1 month ago to random

everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4

[everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/314/202/782/672/022/original/9d1c2e3f60a3c0cd.mp4)

gimulnautti, 1 month ago to Ukraine

Aid bill for Ukraine finally passes, with the all-important 155mm cannon shells & long-range weapons & continuation plan. Because this will take a while.

Finally, we can expect Ukraine to be able to hit Russia on an equal footing, not outgunned 5-to-1 and banned from hitting the actual supplies far outside Ukrainian borders.

That’s going to change a lot of things.
Slava Ukraïni!

#ukraine #UkraineWar #USA #militaryaid #NAFO

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/

gutenberg_org, 1 month ago to books

German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born #OTD 300 years ago!

Kant’s most famous work, the "Critique of Pure Reason", is often considered one of the most significant works in the history of philosophy. In this book, he introduced the concept of a priori synthetic judgments, arguing that our ability to perceive & understand the world is shaped by the ways our mind structures experiences.

Books by Immanuel Kant at PG:
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

#books #literature #philosophy

Cover of The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. "The Critique of Pure Reason" (Kritik der reinen Vernunft), published in 1781 and revised in 1787, is Immanuel Kant’s seminal work and one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. In this book, Kant endeavors to analyze the faculties of human reason and to establish the capabilities and limits of pure reason.

sysop408, 1 month ago to random

Does anyone else get angry at their box of spare computer cables and power adapters?

chessert, 1 month ago to music

Beautiful, magnificent, and noble.

You could point out the Cello has a similar range, tone, sonority... but the Cello can't project the power that a brass instrument can. Because brass instruments are powered by human breath: there's more human soul there by the very nature of the instruments.

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#Music #Horn #Nobility

https://youtu.be/MfsjKiLgAnU

DocTellMeMore, 1 month ago to baseball

Cubs series recap, 2-2 v Marlins

Pretty unacceptable split at home against a team that had just 4 wins coming into the series. This series highlights the flaws of this team. Hoyer and Ricketts want to keep nickel and diming things in hopes of building a winner, but the flaws of this plan are apparent.

Star: Nico Hoerner 8-19, 3 RBI

In the last 8 games, Nico's BA has risen from .171 to .289

Next up: 3 vs Houston

#baseball #Cubs

benroyce, 1 month ago to random

Those of us of a certain age remember when #rawmilk used to be a thing of crunchy hippies. Much like #antivax nonsense as well.

Of course, the antivax crowd are mostly #MAGA types nowadays, and, guess what? MAGA recently went gaga over raw milk.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/10/the-alt-right-rebrand-of-raw-milk-00145625

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Barbramon1, 1 month ago to random

Convicted January 6 insurrectionist now worried about his navy career. Should have thought about that before his broke the law. Is court martial a possibility?
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/active-duty-sailor-convicted-in-capitol-riot-says-probation-would-be-fatal-to-his-navy-career-david-elizalde-navy-uss-harry-truman/65-4fafc617-97dc-4f85-b3fd-61a8e3fdeed0

chessert, 1 month ago to MLB

@baseball
Go Cubs Go! ⚾ 🐻 😀

A good win at home in the Friendly Confines today!

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

GossiTheDog, 1 month ago to random

Microsoft say they accidentally installed Copilot on Windows Server via Edge update process, say it has “no spy function” https://borncity.com/win/2024/04/18/windows-edge-123-0-2420-65-update-from-march-2024-unintentionally-brings-co-pilot-app-no-spy-function/

chessert, 1 month ago to random

This is a fine performance. But the ex-military Horn player in me (US Army 1986-2009) needs to know the economics of performing after beats in the range of a perfect 5th (or even a 3rd for the lower parts) on a Horn that costs over $7k?

I learned to hate marches, forever.

https://youtu.be/csaCJWGeEZ0

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Bronwyn, 1 month ago to random

After explaining why Native Americans were called Indians, a student answered..."They got named the wrong thing because he got LOST?... And where does he get off naming them anyway? Who said the white guy could name them?" -Literally Unbelievable p 98 BronwynHarrisAuthor.com

chessert, 1 month ago to MLB

@baseball
If you could pick a free MLB jersey for any current member of this 2024 Cubs team, who would you choose?

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

RickiTarr, 1 month ago to random

What kind of high-school experience did you have? Were you in a clique? Were you popular, unpopular, the coolest kid in your Homeschool? Did you have a sweet jean jacket with patches, or maybe a leather vest? Were you an evil villain or a Mary Sue?