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How DuckDuckGo can be a hero In Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, Al Ries and Jack Trout said, "Positioning is not what you do to a product. Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect." So consider what's happening in the minds of everyone who has long depende…

How global logistics got me over my fear of personal agents

Ok a bunch of friends have their own personal AI agent using OpenClaw or Hermes or whatever. Confession time: I don’t. I haven’t found I need one. I’m a heavy user of agents for coding, sure, and a few isolated tasks. I haven’t found I need one digging through my note…

The Simple Math Behind Ad-Free Photography Journalism

I started to do things that otherwise would seem crazy for a publisher of a niche photography online magazine to do. For starters, this year, the Phoblographer may actually make a printed magazine again. But in addition to that, we didn't sell any ads to the big camera manufactu…

The Best Sony Camera Kit for Photojournalists

Sony has the best full frame mirrorless cameras that one can get their hands on. From landscape photographers to photojournalists, Sony caters to the needs and demands of every photographer. If you are someone who is looking to purchase a new camera for your needs, then this opt…

This Week in the IndieWeb

May 22-29, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: 1RG’s Side Project Social Thursday, May 28 at 6:00pm TORONTO, Ontario: 1RGSide Project Socials happen bi-weekly on Thursday nights and are a chance to hang out with others while working on your side project, and…

Slow blogging day today; I spent some time on the KDO...

Slow blogging day today; I spent some time on the KDO undercarriage and a new little members-only feature for the Rolodex: a simple list of links to the latest posts from Rolodex sites. (Click on “Latest Posts”; like I said, it’s a wee feed reader.)

Active Devotion

Being old, I get lots of ads for Chair Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, and other positional challenges toward staying alive, limber, and not much closer to dead than you are without them. So this one occurred to me yesterday. And, since I can no longer draw (arthritis, talent), I handed il…

Why Your Lightroom Presets Look Fake (And What Actually Works)

It's no secret, Lightroom can look like AI at times. When we made our presets, we made them with the intent of having photographers be able to work without the need for AI replacing what they do. Indeed, these presets are all about authenticity and replicating a look that AI can…

Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disney’s ‘Star...

Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Strategy. “I fear for what horrors the fan base might soon endure, but I would be negligent not to give Andor its flowers.”

Radiohead’s OK Computer reimagined as Nintendo 64...

Radiohead’s OK Computer reimagined as Nintendo 64 songs, featuring reworked sounds from Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye 007, and more.

Ancestral Genomes

Andor Gave Us One Of TV’s Best Monologues

Andor loves a good monologue. Among the best of them is Nemik’s Manifesto: Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. And Kino Loy’s speech to his fel…

The 3 Best Zoom Lenses Under $400

A zoom lens is very crucial for photographers today. It not only allows them to get the best results, but also lets them work with multiple focal ranges in one lens. In fact, since most zoom lenses can be expensive, leading one to shell out thousands of dollars. So today, we tak…

Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy...

Infinite Jeffs is an actual physical book you can buy in which “every one of the ~550,000 words in Infinite Jest [is replaced] with ‘Jeff’ while preserving punctuation, line breaks, etc.”

The 4 Cameras That Retain Their Resale Value 

Over the past few years, there have been some wonderful cameras in the industry. While some camera launches have been expensive, some have been quite useful to photographers of different calibers. If you are someone who is looking to invest in a full frame camera, then here are…

How Should a Book Sound? And What About Footnotes?...

How Should a Book Sound? And What About Footnotes? Footnotes present “kind of a nasty problem for an audiobook: where do the footnotes go? There is no bottom of the page in an audiobook, obviously.”

Out now: new Boards of Canada album. Get it wherever you...

Out now: new Boards of Canada album. Get it wherever you buy or stream music.

The Best Micro Four Thirds Camera Kit For Astrophotographers

When it comes to choosing the best camera, one has multiple options to work with. For instance, Nikon, Canon, Sony, and Fujifilm are a few brands that many young photographers are opting for. Similarly, for those interested in becoming astrophotographers, there are several great…