Stephen
@shanafin.bsky.social
You may also know me as [email protected].
I’m a dual 🇮🇪🇺🇸citizen. I like books, motorcycles, photography, dogs, and video games. I post infrequently.
Currently living in Illinois. I hate Illinois nazis.
All photos are my own.
I’m a dual 🇮🇪🇺🇸citizen. I like books, motorcycles, photography, dogs, and video games. I post infrequently.
Currently living in Illinois. I hate Illinois nazis.
All photos are my own.
I finally took the big step of nuking my Windows 11 install today, replacing it with Fedora 43. I’m going to cobble together a small Windows VM just to run Adobe Lightroom until I can get more up to speed with Darktable or something.
I’m really glad I have all my data backed up on a NAS!
#linux
I’m really glad I have all my data backed up on a NAS!
#linux
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I finally took the big step of nuking my Windows 11 install today, replacing it with Fedora 43. I’m going to cobble together a small Windows VM just to run Adobe Lightroom until I can get more up to speed with Darktable or something.
I’m really glad I have all my data backed up on a NAS!
#linux
I’m really glad I have all my data backed up on a NAS!
#linux
Downtown Aurora, Illinois as the sun was setting this evening. It was an unseasonably warm and comfortable day for mid-November in this part of the world.
#photography #sonya6600 #auroraillinois #cityscape
#photography #sonya6600 #auroraillinois #cityscape
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Downtown Aurora, Illinois as the sun was setting this evening. It was an unseasonably warm and comfortable day for mid-November in this part of the world.
#photography #sonya6600 #auroraillinois #cityscape
#photography #sonya6600 #auroraillinois #cityscape
"I always feel like somebody's watchin' me
And I have no privacy"
Trying to learn how to do all the stuff I do in Lightroom in ART/RawTherapee feels like working with one hand tied behind my back... But LR is the only thing keeping me on Windows 11 now.
#photography #blackandwhite #sonya6600
And I have no privacy"
Trying to learn how to do all the stuff I do in Lightroom in ART/RawTherapee feels like working with one hand tied behind my back... But LR is the only thing keeping me on Windows 11 now.
#photography #blackandwhite #sonya6600
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"I always feel like somebody's watchin' me
And I have no privacy"
Trying to learn how to do all the stuff I do in Lightroom in ART/RawTherapee feels like working with one hand tied behind my back... But LR is the only thing keeping me on Windows 11 now.
#photography #blackandwhite #sonya6600
And I have no privacy"
Trying to learn how to do all the stuff I do in Lightroom in ART/RawTherapee feels like working with one hand tied behind my back... But LR is the only thing keeping me on Windows 11 now.
#photography #blackandwhite #sonya6600
Today’s been an adventure of trying multiple Linux distros on my main Windows 11 gaming/photo editing PC. I think gonna wind up going with Fedora, just like on my Thinkpad though. It just feels comfy.
I put them on a separate SSD so the windows install is untouched for now.
#linux #distrohopping
I put them on a separate SSD so the windows install is untouched for now.
#linux #distrohopping
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Today’s been an adventure of trying multiple Linux distros on my main Windows 11 gaming/photo editing PC. I think gonna wind up going with Fedora, just like on my Thinkpad though. It just feels comfy.
I put them on a separate SSD so the windows install is untouched for now.
#linux #distrohopping
I put them on a separate SSD so the windows install is untouched for now.
#linux #distrohopping
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Age yourself with gaming
Phone photo of the #aurora earlier tonight from Aurora, Illinois.
#photography #auroraborealis #northernlights
#photography #auroraborealis #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Phone photo of the #aurora earlier tonight from Aurora, Illinois.
#photography #auroraborealis #northernlights
#photography #auroraborealis #northernlights
The aurora in Aurora, Illinois.
This was barely visible to the naked eye, but a 1/10 second exposure at ISO4000 and f/2 really revealed it!
#photoraphy #aurora #northernlights #illinois #nikonz6
This was barely visible to the naked eye, but a 1/10 second exposure at ISO4000 and f/2 really revealed it!
#photoraphy #aurora #northernlights #illinois #nikonz6
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The aurora in Aurora, Illinois.
This was barely visible to the naked eye, but a 1/10 second exposure at ISO4000 and f/2 really revealed it!
#photoraphy #aurora #northernlights #illinois #nikonz6
This was barely visible to the naked eye, but a 1/10 second exposure at ISO4000 and f/2 really revealed it!
#photoraphy #aurora #northernlights #illinois #nikonz6
Monkey Island 1 and 2. I was a bit too young to get all of the jokes and to understand all of the puzzles the first time through, but I've come back to them so many times over the years.
Insult sword fighting was such a fun mechanic!
Aside: I just happen to be reading On Stranger Tides right now.
Insult sword fighting was such a fun mechanic!
Aside: I just happen to be reading On Stranger Tides right now.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Monkey Island 1 and 2. I was a bit too young to get all of the jokes and to understand all of the puzzles the first time through, but I've come back to them so many times over the years.
Insult sword fighting was such a fun mechanic!
Aside: I just happen to be reading On Stranger Tides right now.
Insult sword fighting was such a fun mechanic!
Aside: I just happen to be reading On Stranger Tides right now.
Winter has arrived in the Midwest 💀
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Winter has arrived in the Midwest 💀
Watched episode 1 of Vince Gilligan’s #Pluribus tonight. Sucked me right in, I recommend it.
#television
#television
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Watched episode 1 of Vince Gilligan’s #Pluribus tonight. Sucked me right in, I recommend it.
#television
#television
There a decent chance of snow flurries here tonight. My motorcycle is sad.
I think I may be driving a car to Small Displacement Sunday tomorrow…
#motosky
I think I may be driving a car to Small Displacement Sunday tomorrow…
#motosky
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
There a decent chance of snow flurries here tonight. My motorcycle is sad.
I think I may be driving a car to Small Displacement Sunday tomorrow…
#motosky
I think I may be driving a car to Small Displacement Sunday tomorrow…
#motosky
My MiSTerPi and Speedlink Competition Pro joystick. A great way to play old Amiga games without investing a fortune in a now super-rare working vintage Amiga.
#photography #52frames_showusyourtoys #misterpi #gaming
#photography #52frames_showusyourtoys #misterpi #gaming
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My MiSTerPi and Speedlink Competition Pro joystick. A great way to play old Amiga games without investing a fortune in a now super-rare working vintage Amiga.
#photography #52frames_showusyourtoys #misterpi #gaming
#photography #52frames_showusyourtoys #misterpi #gaming
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My 128GB iPhone 13 attempted to install iOS 26.1 today and failed due to not having enough free space. It had over 20GB of free space. WTF, Apple?
The update itself showed as being 3.65GB. Once I deleted enough stuff to free up another 10GB or so it installed successfully.
#BLOAT
The update itself showed as being 3.65GB. Once I deleted enough stuff to free up another 10GB or so it installed successfully.
#BLOAT
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My 128GB iPhone 13 attempted to install iOS 26.1 today and failed due to not having enough free space. It had over 20GB of free space. WTF, Apple?
The update itself showed as being 3.65GB. Once I deleted enough stuff to free up another 10GB or so it installed successfully.
#BLOAT
The update itself showed as being 3.65GB. Once I deleted enough stuff to free up another 10GB or so it installed successfully.
#BLOAT
I always seem to find myself in a grocery store parking lot equipped with only a phone when a cool sunset happens…
#photography #sunset
#photography #sunset
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I always seem to find myself in a grocery store parking lot equipped with only a phone when a cool sunset happens…
#photography #sunset
#photography #sunset
The midwest riding season is swiftly coming to a close as the weather cools down, so I'm riding as much as I can while I still can. Got the ol' CB750 out for about 50 miles today, and the Tiger 1200 for a quick ride too later in the day.
The CB is more fun, the Tiger is more comfy.
#motosky
The CB is more fun, the Tiger is more comfy.
#motosky
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The midwest riding season is swiftly coming to a close as the weather cools down, so I'm riding as much as I can while I still can. Got the ol' CB750 out for about 50 miles today, and the Tiger 1200 for a quick ride too later in the day.
The CB is more fun, the Tiger is more comfy.
#motosky
The CB is more fun, the Tiger is more comfy.
#motosky
After months of living with my '75 Honda CB750's front wheel squealing like a banshee when I just move it around unpowered, I finally googled how to fix it and found a youtube video that told me which nut to turn. Fixed in 30 seconds, lol.
#motosky
#motosky
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
After months of living with my '75 Honda CB750's front wheel squealing like a banshee when I just move it around unpowered, I finally googled how to fix it and found a youtube video that told me which nut to turn. Fixed in 30 seconds, lol.
#motosky
#motosky
Bought 12 CDs for $34 today. Physical media is becoming more valuable!
November 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Bought 12 CDs for $34 today. Physical media is becoming more valuable!
This week's #52frames submission, on the subject of 'Your worst nightmare'.
#photography #52frames_yourworstnightmare #nikonz6 #fisheye
#photography #52frames_yourworstnightmare #nikonz6 #fisheye
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This week's #52frames submission, on the subject of 'Your worst nightmare'.
#photography #52frames_yourworstnightmare #nikonz6 #fisheye
#photography #52frames_yourworstnightmare #nikonz6 #fisheye
I started playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this week. It totally passed me by at release because I wasn't much of a fan of action RPGs back then... but now I am, and it has been sitting in my backlog.
I'm enjoying the shit out of it. Playing on Xbox Series X.
#gaming #thewitcher
I'm enjoying the shit out of it. Playing on Xbox Series X.
#gaming #thewitcher
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I started playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this week. It totally passed me by at release because I wasn't much of a fan of action RPGs back then... but now I am, and it has been sitting in my backlog.
I'm enjoying the shit out of it. Playing on Xbox Series X.
#gaming #thewitcher
I'm enjoying the shit out of it. Playing on Xbox Series X.
#gaming #thewitcher
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Chicago's Fine Arts Building, during Open House Chicago 2025.
#photography #chicago #blackandwhite #OHC
#photography #chicago #blackandwhite #OHC
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Chicago's Fine Arts Building, during Open House Chicago 2025.
#photography #chicago #blackandwhite #OHC
#photography #chicago #blackandwhite #OHC
October 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Saw @sarahmillican.bsky.social tonight at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre - a 4,000 seat room packed to the rafters. She was hilarious.
October 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Saw @sarahmillican.bsky.social tonight at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre - a 4,000 seat room packed to the rafters. She was hilarious.