Jeff Smith
@sumisu3.bsky.social
Sauna サウナ, wine, craft beer, 日本酒, BBQ, chilis, hops farmer and home brewer, guitar, French horn, Flügelhorn, jazz, Irish Setters, vinyl & books. 30+ yrs IT. Finnish/German/Chicagoan in NZ via Japan.
@sumisu3@mastodon.nz and @sumisu3@mastodon.beer
@sumisu3@mastodon.nz and @sumisu3@mastodon.beer
The French Horn parts are truly exquisite
As a horn player that is what always comes through to my ears
I’ve never had the chance to be part of an orchestra so always living vicariously
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu_51tr
#Beethoven #FrenchHorn
As a horn player that is what always comes through to my ears
I’ve never had the chance to be part of an orchestra so always living vicariously
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu_51tr
#Beethoven #FrenchHorn
m.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The French Horn parts are truly exquisite
As a horn player that is what always comes through to my ears
I’ve never had the chance to be part of an orchestra so always living vicariously
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu_51tr
#Beethoven #FrenchHorn
As a horn player that is what always comes through to my ears
I’ve never had the chance to be part of an orchestra so always living vicariously
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu_51tr
#Beethoven #FrenchHorn
I absolutely love that Japan and Taiwan still have many bookstores and in my experience they yet have decent foot traffic. But even in Japan this seems to be changing. Here is an interesting market adaptation:
Human curated collections.
Find your tribe.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
Human curated collections.
Find your tribe.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
As bookstore numbers decline in Japan, many are leasing out shelves
The shelves are leased out to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.”
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I absolutely love that Japan and Taiwan still have many bookstores and in my experience they yet have decent foot traffic. But even in Japan this seems to be changing. Here is an interesting market adaptation:
Human curated collections.
Find your tribe.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
Human curated collections.
Find your tribe.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
Finally watching K-Foodie meets J-Foodie. This Korean guy, Sung Si-kyung, has amazing Japanese skills. Yes, the grammar is basically identical but - wow
And I’m constantly hungry watching this show - though the desserts aren’t really my thing.
And I’m constantly hungry watching this show - though the desserts aren’t really my thing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Finally watching K-Foodie meets J-Foodie. This Korean guy, Sung Si-kyung, has amazing Japanese skills. Yes, the grammar is basically identical but - wow
And I’m constantly hungry watching this show - though the desserts aren’t really my thing.
And I’m constantly hungry watching this show - though the desserts aren’t really my thing.
Reposted by Jeff Smith
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
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Amazing footage from Bertie Gregory and his team.
Watch these chicks go.
#wildlife
youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?...
Watch these chicks go.
#wildlife
youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?...
Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica NEVER-BEFORE-FILMED FOR TV | Nat Geo
YouTube video by National Geographic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Amazing footage from Bertie Gregory and his team.
Watch these chicks go.
#wildlife
youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?...
Watch these chicks go.
#wildlife
youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?...
Today I make dolmades. Grape leaves, dill, mint, parsley, lemons all from the garden.
#cooking #gardening #dolmades
#cooking #gardening #dolmades
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Today I make dolmades. Grape leaves, dill, mint, parsley, lemons all from the garden.
#cooking #gardening #dolmades
#cooking #gardening #dolmades
Strawberries, shiso flowers, and gin
Odd. Yes
Good. Yes
Odd. Yes
Good. Yes
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Strawberries, shiso flowers, and gin
Odd. Yes
Good. Yes
Odd. Yes
Good. Yes
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I’m currently exhibiting my urushi lacquered steering wheel at the ongoing show at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, and a man who saw it shared a wonderful comment about it on X.
x.com/ihdyk/status...
x.com/ihdyk/status...
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’m currently exhibiting my urushi lacquered steering wheel at the ongoing show at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, and a man who saw it shared a wonderful comment about it on X.
x.com/ihdyk/status...
x.com/ihdyk/status...
If you see this post a bird
Sorry, I just had to
Sorry, I just had to
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you see this post a bird
Sorry, I just had to
Sorry, I just had to
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Only 1/2hr after sunset, while taking a timelapse, this was happening in front of my camera (timelapse processing later).
This was about 1/4 of the #Aurora happening off the South Otago coast.
#Nikon #NZ #AuroraAustralis
Nikon Z7ii 20mmS ISO f/1.8 1.3 seconds
This was about 1/4 of the #Aurora happening off the South Otago coast.
#Nikon #NZ #AuroraAustralis
Nikon Z7ii 20mmS ISO f/1.8 1.3 seconds
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Only 1/2hr after sunset, while taking a timelapse, this was happening in front of my camera (timelapse processing later).
This was about 1/4 of the #Aurora happening off the South Otago coast.
#Nikon #NZ #AuroraAustralis
Nikon Z7ii 20mmS ISO f/1.8 1.3 seconds
This was about 1/4 of the #Aurora happening off the South Otago coast.
#Nikon #NZ #AuroraAustralis
Nikon Z7ii 20mmS ISO f/1.8 1.3 seconds
Reposted by Jeff Smith
Reposted by Jeff Smith
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Proud to be from the Chicago area
A group of people on bicycles buy up everything from Latino food vendors and take the food to give to people in need.
apnews.com/article/chic...
A group of people on bicycles buy up everything from Latino food vendors and take the food to give to people in need.
apnews.com/article/chic...
'A day without fear': Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Proud to be from the Chicago area
A group of people on bicycles buy up everything from Latino food vendors and take the food to give to people in need.
apnews.com/article/chic...
A group of people on bicycles buy up everything from Latino food vendors and take the food to give to people in need.
apnews.com/article/chic...
Simple dinner for me and the kids of salad, soba and dashimaki tamago
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Simple dinner for me and the kids of salad, soba and dashimaki tamago
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I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
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Impossible to pick just one picture from tonight’s northern lights show, but this one stood out as it got so bright that the snow was glowing pink🤩
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Impossible to pick just one picture from tonight’s northern lights show, but this one stood out as it got so bright that the snow was glowing pink🤩
Reposted by Jeff Smith
“As your light grows brighter, your shadow grows longer.” Rhody joined me on Mistakes Were Made to unpack what that really means as a leader. We discussed blind spots, over-helping, leadership loneliness, and how to build trust without compromising your edge.
www.mistakesweremade.xyz/beware-the-s...
www.mistakesweremade.xyz/beware-the-s...
Beware the Shadow You Cast with Rhody Hill - Episode 3
I’ve crossed paths with Rhody Hill a few times over the years, first during the VMware V-Champions days and again in various roles across the tech ecosystem. Every time, I walk away a little wiser. Sh...
www.mistakesweremade.xyz
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“As your light grows brighter, your shadow grows longer.” Rhody joined me on Mistakes Were Made to unpack what that really means as a leader. We discussed blind spots, over-helping, leadership loneliness, and how to build trust without compromising your edge.
www.mistakesweremade.xyz/beware-the-s...
www.mistakesweremade.xyz/beware-the-s...
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R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
俳優・仲代達矢さん死去 92歳 - Yahoo!ニュース
映画「人間の条件」や黒沢明監督の「影武者」などに主演し、主宰する「無名塾」で後進を育てた俳優で文化勲章受章者の仲代達矢（なかだい・たつや、本名元久＝もとひさ）さんが死去したことが11日、分かった。9
news.yahoo.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
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Now that I’m going back to a full time job the first thing I’ve done is donate to the Auckland City Mission
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
‘That’s your job, mate’: Mayor Brown welcomes possible move by PM to ban homeless from CBD
Brown says the council has done all it can to remove rough sleepers from the city centre.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Now that I’m going back to a full time job the first thing I’ve done is donate to the Auckland City Mission
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Now that I’m going back to a full time job the first thing I’ve done is donate to the Auckland City Mission
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
‘That’s your job, mate’: Mayor Brown welcomes possible move by PM to ban homeless from CBD
Brown says the council has done all it can to remove rough sleepers from the city centre.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Now that I’m going back to a full time job the first thing I’ve done is donate to the Auckland City Mission
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Since these two wankers don’t want to do anything to actually help - just sweep people away so they don’t bother the wealthy tourists
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
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Shame. Now her yard is covered in rhesus pieces.
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Shame. Now her yard is covered in rhesus pieces.
US White House to be classified as a Superfund site
*it should be for reasons beyond only the asbestos
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
*it should be for reasons beyond only the asbestos
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Trump’s swift demolition of East Wing may have launched asbestos plumes
There is no confirmation that the Trump admin. followed abatement processes.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
US White House to be classified as a Superfund site
*it should be for reasons beyond only the asbestos
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
*it should be for reasons beyond only the asbestos
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
In NY, visiting the MetMuseum. Seeing in person the stunning Persian painting and calligraphy that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social spoke about in podcasts about Shirin, etc.
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In NY, visiting the MetMuseum. Seeing in person the stunning Persian painting and calligraphy that @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social spoke about in podcasts about Shirin, etc.
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
Means so much more after hearing about it from my favorite podcast
#EmpirePodcast
I’m off to NYC tomorrow (and hopefully coming back with a new job). Asked the kids what they wanted me to make for dinner before I leave (mom is still in Taiwan). Request was Goan/Mangalorean rava fried pomfret. Tamarind is addictive.
Waiting while it marinates is the hard part.
Waiting while it marinates is the hard part.
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I’m off to NYC tomorrow (and hopefully coming back with a new job). Asked the kids what they wanted me to make for dinner before I leave (mom is still in Taiwan). Request was Goan/Mangalorean rava fried pomfret. Tamarind is addictive.
Waiting while it marinates is the hard part.
Waiting while it marinates is the hard part.