Deanna Hoak
@deannahoak.bsky.social
Copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction.
I recently started collecting uranium glass, and this is a pretty I got today.
February 2, 2024 at 10:01 PM
I recently started collecting uranium glass, and this is a pretty I got today.
I like this selfie I took the other night. Hadn’t gotten dressed up in a while!
February 1, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I like this selfie I took the other night. Hadn’t gotten dressed up in a while!
My sister gifted us some hot Hatch green chiles, and I used an entire pound of them to make green chile stew tonight.
It was painfully good.
It was painfully good.
December 25, 2023 at 2:03 AM
My sister gifted us some hot Hatch green chiles, and I used an entire pound of them to make green chile stew tonight.
It was painfully good.
It was painfully good.
Some wild turkeys enjoying a stroll on Christmas Eve.
December 24, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Some wild turkeys enjoying a stroll on Christmas Eve.
The snow last night made this buck look spectral.
December 11, 2023 at 2:10 PM
The snow last night made this buck look spectral.
Old tree reflecting new.
December 4, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Old tree reflecting new.
My eldest, @blainehoak.bsky.social, lecturing on machine learning in security to college students this week.
November 17, 2023 at 3:55 PM
My eldest, @blainehoak.bsky.social, lecturing on machine learning in security to college students this week.
Babiest of babies (Shanty my orange tripod) with my cat-whispering son. 🥰
November 12, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Babiest of babies (Shanty my orange tripod) with my cat-whispering son. 🥰
Our poor trees are so confused. The leaves hadn’t even finished turning!
November 1, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Our poor trees are so confused. The leaves hadn’t even finished turning!
Central PA is starting out November with a little snow!
November 1, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Central PA is starting out November with a little snow!
Central PA started out November with snow too!
November 1, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Central PA started out November with snow too!
Wood ear (edible) and maybe turkey tail in the first pic. Cinnibar polypore (a natural pigment source) and maybe crowded parchment in the second. #mushrooms #fungi
October 30, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Wood ear (edible) and maybe turkey tail in the first pic. Cinnibar polypore (a natural pigment source) and maybe crowded parchment in the second. #mushrooms #fungi
Biden’s newly released Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence seems very promising and necessary for counteracting some of the negative effects of AI. I recommend you take a look. www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
October 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Biden’s newly released Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence seems very promising and necessary for counteracting some of the negative effects of AI. I recommend you take a look. www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
If you have friends in Acapulco right now, please be aware that the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Mexico struck there about five hours ago, after intensifying from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 in less than 24 hours. I have a good friend there and hope to hear from her soon.
October 25, 2023 at 12:05 PM
If you have friends in Acapulco right now, please be aware that the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Mexico struck there about five hours ago, after intensifying from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 in less than 24 hours. I have a good friend there and hope to hear from her soon.
Reflection of living trees in the pool at the base of a downed oak.
October 10, 2023 at 2:16 AM
Reflection of living trees in the pool at the base of a downed oak.
I harvested so many honey mushrooms today! They mature so quickly. They would have been better if I’d gotten to them yesterday or the day before, and they’ll be too far gone by tomorrow. But these are fine. I’ll be putting them in the dehydrator when my Entoloma abortivum are done.
October 5, 2023 at 6:52 PM
I harvested so many honey mushrooms today! They mature so quickly. They would have been better if I’d gotten to them yesterday or the day before, and they’ll be too far gone by tomorrow. But these are fine. I’ll be putting them in the dehydrator when my Entoloma abortivum are done.
I got a really nice haul of shrimp of the woods (Entoloma abortivum) last night. Cleaned them up and sautéed some to have with burgers for dinner
October 5, 2023 at 1:12 PM
I got a really nice haul of shrimp of the woods (Entoloma abortivum) last night. Cleaned them up and sautéed some to have with burgers for dinner
Juliette Kayyem has finally gotten her account back. Ridiculous that X doesn’t have a way to report a hacked account.
October 5, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Juliette Kayyem has finally gotten her account back. Ridiculous that X doesn’t have a way to report a hacked account.
The X account of national security analyst Juliette Kayyem was hacked more than 16 hours ago, and there isn’t even a proper way to report it on X anymore, though numerous people have tried. That place…
October 5, 2023 at 11:57 AM
The X account of national security analyst Juliette Kayyem was hacked more than 16 hours ago, and there isn’t even a proper way to report it on X anymore, though numerous people have tried. That place…
I received this personalized copy of Brandon Sanderson’s Yumi and the Nightmare Painter for my brag shelf yesterday. I was very proud to have copyedited it.
September 23, 2023 at 5:02 PM
I received this personalized copy of Brandon Sanderson’s Yumi and the Nightmare Painter for my brag shelf yesterday. I was very proud to have copyedited it.
I received a signed Kickstarter edition of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson for my brag shelf yesterday, and damn it is gorgeous. I love my job.
September 23, 2023 at 2:51 PM
I received a signed Kickstarter edition of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson for my brag shelf yesterday, and damn it is gorgeous. I love my job.
Damn. We had a fierce storm here the other day and lost at least four big live trees. One definitely looks lightning-struck.
September 10, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Damn. We had a fierce storm here the other day and lost at least four big live trees. One definitely looks lightning-struck.
Drop something blue from your gallery
September 8, 2023 at 3:20 AM
Drop something blue from your gallery
I found a toad friend hanging out in the garage this morning. He has beautiful eyes.
September 7, 2023 at 5:47 PM
I found a toad friend hanging out in the garage this morning. He has beautiful eyes.
Xitter is updating their privacy policy. Here are some of the points I found interesting. (The first just sounds like sheer bullshit: “We’re going to dumb this down to make it easy, but you can always ask us!”)
Note the AI training. And the change of ownership or bankruptcy!
Note the AI training. And the change of ownership or bankruptcy!
August 30, 2023 at 10:42 PM
Xitter is updating their privacy policy. Here are some of the points I found interesting. (The first just sounds like sheer bullshit: “We’re going to dumb this down to make it easy, but you can always ask us!”)
Note the AI training. And the change of ownership or bankruptcy!
Note the AI training. And the change of ownership or bankruptcy!