Chuck
@chuckdries.com
Software engineer & photographer in Portland, OR
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Chuck
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· Nov 7
Hakone Open Air Museum on Kodak Gold
These are all from the single roll I put through my Hasselblad 500C when I went last week. My hit rate on this trip has been insane
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I put these and 6 more from that roll in this gallery on @grain.social. That's 10 whole bangers on a roll of 12 total. Probably my best hit rate ever grain.social/profile/chuc...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Sunrise over San Francisco from this morning
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Sunrise over San Francisco from this morning
Got a nice long exposure of Da Bridge tonight
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Got a nice long exposure of Da Bridge tonight
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MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
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okay, PORTLAND in particular, here is the deal:
- the moon is almost completely new.
- the sky is probably going to be completely clear.
- geomagnetic storms are inherently unpredictable, but this could be even bigger than the 2024 event
this confluence of events is spectacularly rare here.
- the moon is almost completely new.
- the sky is probably going to be completely clear.
- geomagnetic storms are inherently unpredictable, but this could be even bigger than the 2024 event
this confluence of events is spectacularly rare here.
holy crap, this proton flux is off the charts www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/s4-seve...
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
okay, PORTLAND in particular, here is the deal:
- the moon is almost completely new.
- the sky is probably going to be completely clear.
- geomagnetic storms are inherently unpredictable, but this could be even bigger than the 2024 event
this confluence of events is spectacularly rare here.
- the moon is almost completely new.
- the sky is probably going to be completely clear.
- geomagnetic storms are inherently unpredictable, but this could be even bigger than the 2024 event
this confluence of events is spectacularly rare here.
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Did a lil astro tonight. Quite pleased with the reflections in the second pic
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Did a lil astro tonight. Quite pleased with the reflections in the second pic
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
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The photos of those Haitian refugees was his first big break, as they earned him the Robert Capa Gold Medal award, which catapulted his career. But at the moment he took the images, he and the other men on the boat thought they were going to die.
He had this to say about the experience:
He had this to say about the experience:
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The photos of those Haitian refugees was his first big break, as they earned him the Robert Capa Gold Medal award, which catapulted his career. But at the moment he took the images, he and the other men on the boat thought they were going to die.
He had this to say about the experience:
He had this to say about the experience:
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
I just got back from a delightful two week trip to Japan. I decided to only pack 3 rolls of film, thinking I'd get more once I got there, but I actually only ended up using two rolls total. I shot one of them during our day in Okayama. These are all from that single Cinestill 50D roll.
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I just got back from a delightful two week trip to Japan. I decided to only pack 3 rolls of film, thinking I'd get more once I got there, but I actually only ended up using two rolls total. I shot one of them during our day in Okayama. These are all from that single Cinestill 50D roll.
Last week I visited the Hakone Open Air Museum, and I just scanned the photos tonight. These are Kodak Gold - I only used a single roll of film that day but I am really really pleased with almost every photo I took
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Last week I visited the Hakone Open Air Museum, and I just scanned the photos tonight. These are Kodak Gold - I only used a single roll of film that day but I am really really pleased with almost every photo I took
Starting a petition to get them to actually enforce the NO WAITING signs in the arrivals roadway at PDX
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Starting a petition to get them to actually enforce the NO WAITING signs in the arrivals roadway at PDX
I find myself with an unexpected 24 hour layover in Seattle. Anyone got ideas for something to do?
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I find myself with an unexpected 24 hour layover in Seattle. Anyone got ideas for something to do?
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This is why a single app store on a given device is bad.
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration
Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.
reut.rs
October 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is why a single app store on a given device is bad.
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i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
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In Telemelt, every player runs the emulator locally while peer-to-peer networking keeps state synced between players. The controller can be passed seamlessly, and the controller player is never subject to any network latency.
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
In Telemelt, every player runs the emulator locally while peer-to-peer networking keeps state synced between players. The controller can be passed seamlessly, and the controller player is never subject to any network latency.
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Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions.
September 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
September 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
This is perhaps my favorite edit of all time
September 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is perhaps my favorite edit of all time
My latest side project is live! It's an app that holds your hand as you learn your computer's command line. Currently Mac only, Windows soon chuckdries.itch.io/command-line...
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
My latest side project is live! It's an app that holds your hand as you learn your computer's command line. Currently Mac only, Windows soon chuckdries.itch.io/command-line...