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kottke.org (Feed)
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Grappling With the Existential AI Threat
Charity Majors, writing about how high-performing engineering teams are dealing with the transition from pre-AI to AI-native development: AI enthusiasts are in a race against time, AI skeptics are in a race against entropy. This is not a situation where one side is right and t…
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Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump...
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump regime: FIFA rents an office in Trump Tower. “The rent goes to President Trump’s family business, but soccer officials say the space sits largely idle.” That’s called a bribe.
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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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The 3 Best Compact Cameras from 2015 for Young Photographers
Cameras, especially compact cameras, have become important for many young photographers. They continue to be an important upgrade from their phones to a dedicate camera, but still not as expensive as other mirrorless or DSLR offerings. If you are someone who is also looking for…
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75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter, one half of the legendary duo Daft Punk, played a 75-minute DJ set for The Lot Radio the other day. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk (full setlist). The set is also available on Soundcloud. Bangalter also put re…
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake ....
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake. “I am a nice horse. I do not fuss. I do not bite the human woman’s face, even though her hair smells nice. I do not ask to go live free in the woods like the deer. I do my duties. I must try cake. Please.”
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The Social Reckoning
The teaser trailer for the sequel to David Fincher’s The Social Network is here — they’re calling the movie “a companion piece” to the first film. It’s based on The Facebook Files: Primarily, the reports revealed that, based on internally commissioned studies, t…
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I’m 90% Sure Sony Will Launch a Medium Format Camera for Photography
When Sony introduced its mirrorless camera back in 2012, the industry wondered why they would leave behind a highly successful market. The company foresaw the future before anyone and they continue to reap its rewards even today. However, while its mirrorless segment is doing mu…
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The Lie About Sharper Lenses
For several years now, I've been saying over and over again that no one really needs sharper lenses. But consumerism has thought otherwise when post-production and in-camera processes can change things for you. And in 2026, I think that my statements have been more true than eve…
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Can Digital Really Remake the Magic of the Pentax 67?
The Pentax 67 is a very special camera. It's been enjoyed by several photographers over the years, especially as they continue to endure. We've even rated it amongst some of our favorite medium format cameras. And part of what makes it so special is the ease of use -- there are…
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Waxy.org (Feed)
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Molly White launches Tech Influence Watch to track AI spending in politics
a natural evolution of Follow the Crypto, her project tracking over $130m spent by crypto companies in last year's elections #
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Is the OM System OM1 Still a Good Fun Camera in 2026?
A while back, I was saying that no one is making a bad camera. In fact, I was saying that since the early 2010s. I also have been saying for the past few years that all the newer cameras coming out don't really have a good reason for many people to buy them. And after a while, I…
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Runday
QOTD "People used to have computers. Now computers have people."
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Every time I see a link to one of of Car Pal’s BeamNG car...
Every time I see a link to one of of Car Pal’s BeamNG car simulator videos, I have to stop what I’m doing and watch it. (It’s becoming a problem.) This one was particularly good: Is it possible to reach the speed of light with perpetual speed boosters?
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Anthropic has launched a streaming music video on...
Anthropic has launched a streaming music video on YouTube for “thinking and building” called Claude FM. “Made and curated by musicians.”
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Big Walk and the magic of proximity chat
Big Walk is out on August 4, the new game from Untitled Goose Game creators House House, an open world inspired by pandemic lockdowns and the constraints of proximity voice chat.
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3 Cameras To Go For If You Want The Best Grip
Over the years, we have collated lists that showcase some of the best designs, image quality, and fantastic range of lenses. Each of those features has been of help, and continues to be important for young photographers. Today, we are here to share a list of some cameras that ar…
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CrankGPT . “Just a hand crank, a little computer,...
CrankGPT. “Just a hand crank, a little computer, and a small stack of speech and language models running locally. Provided the electronics are kept dry and at a reasonable temperature, there’s no reason this thing won’t still work in a thousand years.”
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On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness . “The...
On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness. “The wellness industry loves rest [because] rest can be sold, because rest promises a return.” But: “[Idleness] does not promise to make you better at anything. It offers no return on investment.”
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Paintings of an Architectural Apocalypse
I (weirdly?) love Amy Casey’s paintings of buildings in peril — being swallowed by the sea, being flung into the sky by wind. There’s an element of the Kowloon Walled City to Casey’s work, as well as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (specifically the to…
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Everything Wrong With the 2026 World Cup . “By far...
Everything Wrong With the 2026 World Cup. “By far the most grave of those is a World Cup host starting a war against one of the participant nations, as happened with the USA’s attack on Iran at the end of February.”
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: No, hiding sidebar toggle button under your logo is NOT a good idea. Think about it from user’s POV: user needs to open a sidebar. They start to look for an icon that looks like a sidebar. How would they discover it under your logo? Only by accident. Users can’t…
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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Amsterdamming
I’m heading to Amsterdam for CSS Day. It’s one of those events I try my best to get to every single year. I have no doubt that this year will be brilliant as usual. There’s another event the day before CSS Day: The Web You Want: What would the web be like if it was up…
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25 years of The Session
The Session existed in a very basic form since the late 1990s. It was just me posting a different tune every week. But The Session as it is today—a community website where everyone can add tunes—first went online on June 3rd, 2001. That’s 25 years ago today. Considering…
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The iM30Pro Is Godox’s Latest Pocket Sized Fun Flash
Godox has more than a handful of mini flashes in their lineup already, and the brand has just announced the latest addition to this - the Godox iM30Pro. Keeping in line with the others, this one too is small and lightweight, but just like with the iT30Pro, it has a few interesti…
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Yesterday Was a Good Day
Yesterday, Ollie and I hiked up to Delta Lake (via Lupine Meadows Access) in Grand Teton National Park. It was perhaps a bit aggressive given my current lack of fitness, my non-acclimation to the altitude (we topped out at 9000’), and the rock scrambling we had to do near the…
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TIL about variant sudoku puzzles , “sudoku with...
TIL about variant sudoku puzzles, “sudoku with strange rules like thermometers, ratio dots, cages, and other things that you’re probably already confused by”.
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The excellent Scene on Radio podcast is back with a new...
The excellent Scene on Radio podcast is back with a new season on The News. “Just about everyone is mad at the media, and Americans seem helpless to solve our problems, in large part because we have no shared narrative and few shared facts.”
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The Two Sony Cameras With Exceptional Weather Sealing
When it comes to full frame cameras, Sony is one brand that people often rely on. The company has created some wonderful offerings which continue to be loved by many. If you are a serious photographer who likes image quality and better build. If you are someone like that, these…
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The 7Artisans 135mm f1.8 Got New Firmware. It’s a Great Sports Lens Now
"Yo, the Nikon Zf is a beast at sports photography," is what I texted the Phoblographer's staff after getting home from a soccer game and using the camera along with the 7Artisans 135mm f1.8 lens. We published our review a while ago, and now we're announcing our update to it alo…
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The Yashica Funtastic is a Better Kodak Charmera (Hello Kitty Edition)
When the Yashica Funtastic was announced, I asked our team who wanted to review it. But before they could respond, I went and bought the camera myself -- specifically in the Hello Kitty edition. Why? Well, if you look at it primarily as a camera, then you're missing the point. S…
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