The Canon R5 Did Something Really Unique. And It’s Gone Now

Canon's pivot to mirrorless cameras was nothing but a step that was long overdue. Despite being somewhat late to the industry, the company managed to introduce models that were revered and loved by many professionals. Examples include the Canon R6 Mk II and the R7. However, as t…

This Week in the IndieWeb

March 6-13, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Front End Study Hall #048 Thursday, March 12 at 10:00am Online! Zoom!Front End Study Hall is an HTML + CSS focused group meeting, held on Zoom to experiment and learn with the basic building blocks of the web. All…

For the first time in awhile, copies of two lost...

For the first time in awhile, copies of two lost episodes of classic Doctor Who have been discovered. Both are from the William Hartnell era and feature the Daleks.

Planets and Bright Stars

The Canon Powershot Camera Everyone Loved May Come Back

Compact cameras have seen quite a surge in recent years. With more people finding compact cameras a better option than investing in a full frame camera, companies such as Canon are trying to fill the obvious gap. While you have models such as Ricoh GR IV and PowerShot V1, it may…

The Great Friendship Flattening . “I amass bits of...

The Great Friendship Flattening. “I amass bits of knowledge about my loved ones — my sister’s boyfriend published a poem; my friend left her job — as a spectator, in the same way that I might learn about an influencer’s favorite books…”

Why Movies Just Don’t Feel “Real”...

Why Movies Just Don’t Feel “Real” Anymore. “A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: on perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.”

10 Hours of Ambient Freezer Drone

Some genius has taken an audio sample of the hum of a grocery store freezer, cleaned it up, and extended it into a 10-hour video. The freezer’s hum, variously compared to Brian Eno’s music and “an electrical gong bath”, went viral enough to warrant an article in the G…

Recommendations of 25 medieval manuscripts to explore...

Recommendations of 25 medieval manuscripts to explore online. “Almost every institution with a significant collection of medieval manuscripts digitizes many of their most significant works and makes them freely accessible online.”

The Z9GT model EV from China’s BYD “can be...

The Z9GT model EV from China’s BYD “can be 70 percent charged in five minutes and be almost full in 12 minutes, even in temperatures as low as -30° C” and “has a range of up to 800 km” (~500 miles). The US is sooooo far behind here.

The Abominable Adobe Man Steps Down

As I write this article, Phoblographer's Managing Editor Nilofer Khan told me about how her friend just lost her job to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Fueled by insane amounts of hyper-capitalistic goals that are ultimately tearing our planet apart as we're all fighting for resou…

It’s an Open Thread

Since the comments are back open and folks here can now share a little about themselves with each other, I thought I’d open this post up for whatever you guys want to chat about. What are you particularly interested in these days? Working on any fun projects? Got a new hobby?…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Affordances are forgotten. Any control can look like any other control. 1 — button 2 — button 3 — text input 🤯 How are you supposed to tell? Thanks @ilyabirman for the picture. #Codex #VSCode #AI #LLM #Affordance

Has The Last Great Canon DSLR Met Its End?

Canon cameras, especially its DSLRs, continue to hold a special place in people's hearts. The company introduced several exciting models, including 6D, 1 DX, and 7D. However, Canon's 5D series wins hands down in many ways. While 5D's most cameras are no longer in production, it…

Craig Mod is software bonkers . “I’m...

Craig Mod is software bonkers. “I’m software bonkers: I can’t stop thinking about software. And I can’t stop building software.”

Balcony solar finally seems to be taking off in the US ....

Balcony solar finally seems to be taking off in the US. “As of Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in 28 states and Washington, D.C., have announced their own legislation to make these systems permissible.”

Yet another graph showing that when you control for...

Yet another graph showing that when you control for quality of life (hours/week worked) and wealth inequality, American exceptionalism disappears.

The 3 Sony Cameras That Aged Well Over a Decade

Sony has been one of the few companies that offered a truly diverse range of cameras over the years. They were the first to introduce mirrorless, and they never shied away from being different. Today, we take a look at the devices turning 10 in 2026 and whether they can still be…

Where are the Purpose-Built Cameras for Still Photography?

Several years ago, even before the pandemic, I was asking where all the cameras were that were just designed for still photography. And I remember being on a press trip with a bunch of influencers and journalists from magazines who would give the billion-dollar camera manufactur…

Santa Barbarian Again

No complaints. Back at the ranch for the next two days in California's most beautiful town. Man, I do love it here. Alas, I mostly live elsewhere, and I love those places too.

A web font strategy

The Session has been online in some form since the late 1990s. That’s long before web fonts existed. To begin with, Times New Roman was the only game in town if you wanted serif type on a website. When Microsoft introduced Georgia it was a godsend. A beautiful typeface design…

Testing browser support for `focusgroup`

In my previous post, I mentioned that I’ve used the web install API in production. Specifically, I’ve used it on The Session. In order to do that, I had to register for the origin trial. I’ve just signed up for another origin trial. This time it’s for the proposed focus…

Installing web apps

I have websites in my dock on my computer. I have websites on the home screen of my phone. When I open these websites from the dock or from the home screen, they behave just like native apps. It’s brilliant! But knowing that you can add a website to the dock or to the home sc…

Potoooooooo was an 18th-century British racehorse whose...

Potoooooooo was an 18th-century British racehorse whose name was pronounced like “Potatoes” (Pot-eight-Os).

“Presolar grains” (microscopic crystals that...

“Presolar grains” (microscopic crystals that are older than the Sun) harvested from meteorites may help determine how our solar system was formed.

Lego Sets Remixed

Bradley Barber remixes Lego sets into other things, e.g. the Millennium Falcon from Back to the Future DeLorean parts, an AT-AT into the USS Enterprise, and a Pirates of the Caribbean ship from the parts of a Lego bonsai tree set. He is not alone in this pursuit; you…

A Feature Nikon Zf Users Have Craved May be Coming Soon

When the Nikon Zf was introduced, many photographers, even those who don't use Nikon, praised the company for trying something different. The company managed to blend retro design with modern tech, making life easier for many users. It now appears that Nikon may launch a new fea…

This is great: Channel Surfer is “a retro TV...

This is great: Channel Surfer is “a retro TV guide that turns YouTube into live cable TV. Each channel plays videos on a deterministic schedule — like real TV, you tune in mid-show.”

coulou’s vinyl cafe (no. 4) - rainy day selections...

coulou’s vinyl cafe (no. 4) - rainy day selections. “what’s up lovely humans, super excited to be sharing this new vinyl sessssion with you all.”

The Void Would Very Much Like You to Stop Screaming Into...

The Void Would Very Much Like You to Stop Screaming Into It. “I think we can both admit at this point that the screaming isn’t working. The screaming isn’t making you feel any better.”

New Wave Hardware

We briefly mentioned New Wave Hardware in last week’s Inanimate Lab Notes so this is me doing some unpacking. While you’re there, join 300+ other subscribers and sign up for our newsletter. You’ll get weekly links and updates on what we’re working on. There are a bunc…

Clive Thompson wrote about coding with AI agents ....

Clive Thompson wrote about coding with AI agents. “Software developers point out that coding has a unique quality: They can tether their A.I.s to reality, because they can demand the agents test the code to see if it runs correctly.”

A Miraculous Escape

A pair of hounds chase a hare across a snowy plain — will it get away? In Mario Kart terms, the dogs have the weight and max speed advantage while the hare is maxed out in acceleration, handling, and traction. Tags: dogs · video

“We took an ancient vice…put it on...

“We took an ancient vice…put it on everyone’s phone, and made it as normal and frictionless as checking the weather. What could possibly go wrong?” I *hate* the extent to which gambling has infested everything; it’s not going to end well.