I never did an #introduction post so figured it would be better late than never. My name is Brian Harper, I live south of St. Louis, MO with my attorney wife and 11 yr old daughter. I'm into retro gaming, Xbox, PC and doing things outdoors. I have some basic and advanced knowledge on PC hardware/software, networking, home improvement and automotive repair. I like to talk about a wide variety of topics and love a good conversation or friendly debate.
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I'd like everyone's opinion on a photo, I took it with my S22 Ultra in astrophotography mode. Then I ran it through some editing software recommended by a fellow Mastodon traveler, ask me if interested.
I'm curious which is better and is it ok to edit photos to bring out full potential? Most say for astrophotography you need to, to remove light wash, but I'd like everyone's thoughts.
First is original, second is same shot cleaned up.
#photography #astrophotography #S22Ultra #photoediting
Hello everyone, hope you're having a good day! We just got back from a fruiting plant run. We're adding a Saturn peach tree, a Pixie-cot apricot tree, and cotton candy grapes. I paid $90 for all three, seemed like a fair deal. The peach tree produced a few pounds of fruit this year. Slowly we're turning our city lot into an agricultural plot. 🙂
Well I have to run to Costco for cheese and gas so I'll check back later. Have a wonderful evening!
#gardening #plants
Cannabis
I stopped by the dispo to pick up a 1/2 oz on sale and my buddy the manager, after listening to my work woes, gave me two free joints. He said he wasn't a medical or mental health professional but he recommended smoking both and seeing if tomorrow was any better. It seems like sound advice from a sage, modern day shaman. Work has been a waking nightmare!
I wish those who wanted to could join me.
#cannabis #JoinTheCircle
This is an odd couple. Elsa usually avoids all the tuxedo cats except Mr Minx. Tonight she's laying with Oreo.
#catsofmastodon
Sitting down at the theater for an afternoon showing of "Weapons" with my daughter. A "last summer" outing before school starts. I've heard good things about the movie so hopefully it's as good as the initial reviews say. I'll post my thoughts on the film, if anyone is interested, look for them later. No spoilers.
I still have one more appointment after the movie in my hectic day of adulting.
Have a wonderful afternoon everyone!
#movies
Dealing with the dealership left me in a foul mood. Only they can turn a 30 minutes process into a 3 hour ordeal. 🤦🏼♂️
I took a vacation day today to handle several appointments and a movie with my daughter. In my morning fog I clicked on the wrong Kia dealership in my navigation. I pulled into the parking lot, looked around and thought, man this place has really changed. Then after 30 seconds of looking around I realized I was at the wrong dealership. Luckily I had time to make my appointment at the correct one but I felt quite the jackass.
Oh well, I'm here. Have a good day!
#today
Hello everyone, how's it going? While looking for my sharpening stones I came across this Leatherman I completely forgot I had. My FIL gave it to me 12 years ago. Just for fun I sent pictures over to an electrician buddy and Leatherman nut, he has 7 or 8 with the new expensive Arc being one. Apparently this camo model is rare and has titanium scales. They didn't sell well and are extremely hard to find. There's one on eBay for $650.
Nice Sunday find.
Have a wonderful day!
#today #leatherman
Melissa had a new flower bloom, a bachelor's button in blue. I really like the detail of the blossom.
Have a good evening!
#bloomscrolling #gardening
Well I haven't accomplished a damn thing today. After stumbling upon the classic Star Trek show on Paramount+, I've been watching since this morning. Apparently my family wants to go do something, as they're in front of the TV, making noise with slightly annoyed faces.
I'll have to continue the binge later.
Have a good afternoon everybody!
#today #StarTrek
This is probably the best use for a Tesla Cybertruck!
Headline:
Electrek: US military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missiles
https://electrek.co/2025/08/06/us-military-buying-tesla-cybertruck-targets-missiles/
Elon Musk is getting his wish; Tesla Cybertrucks are going to be used by the US military, but perhaps not...
#tesla #Cybertruck #news
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