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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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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…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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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.”
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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…
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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.”
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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.
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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…
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: Okay this deserves to be called out. Over a year ago? For both 2015, 2018 and 2021? How is this helpful??? JUST SHOW THE ACTUAL DATE!!! What are you afraid of anyways? That users don’t know numbers? Thanks Daniel for reporting this. #StackOverflow #Dates
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The Crappy Micro Four Third Camera That Refuses to Tank
When it comes to Micro Four Thirds cameras, there are some models that have proven their worth. For instance, Pen F or G9 are some cameras that have great recall value. However, it appears that some cameras, despite not being the best, are now fetching a lot of money. Why? Let's…
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Thusday
Lessons to be learned A Blue Origin rocket blew up at Cape Canaveral today.
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The Best Fujifilm Camera Kit for Bird Photographers
Fujifilm is perhaps the only company that creates the most iconic APS-C cameras. In fact, we have even written about how Fujifilm cameras have captured some award-winning images over the years. The company has been a trusted companion of many bird photographers, so today, we tak…
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The $3,000 Mistake Every Photographer Makes With Their Gear
Hey pros! Listen up! Our photography insurance program is designed to be there when photographers really need it! We're giving you more than the competition can in different ways! Here's a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn't necessarily cover what happ…
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From The Mandalorian and Grogu, an extended loop of...
From The Mandalorian and Grogu, an extended loop of Shakari, a synth-y track from composer Ludwig Göransson. See also Niamos from Andor (composed by Nicholas Britell).
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Not a surprise but nice to have the data: the Federal...
Not a surprise but nice to have the data: the Federal Reserve calculated that inflation would be much lower without Trump’s stupid tariffs.
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The Backward Index
How do dictionary makers keep track of similarly suffixed words, like those ending in -ism, -graphy, -ness, or -ology? With a computer, it’s simple, but how did they do it before the computing age? Starting in the 1950s, lexicographers at Merriam-Webster typed all of the…
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On The Fuel Efficiency of Launching My Enemies Into The...
On The Fuel Efficiency of Launching My Enemies Into The Sun. Incredibly nerdy and fun: does it require more power to eject a person from the solar system or launch them into the Sun?
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The Rise & Fall Of ‘Petty Tyrants’ . “The energy...
The Rise & Fall Of ‘Petty Tyrants’. “The energy required to deceive is unsustainable. Reality is relentless. The tyrant who chooses to fight it is doomed.”
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Down with -maxxing! Searching for the absolute best...
Down with -maxxing! Searching for the absolute best option isn’t always the wisest course of action. Better to make a good-enough choice so “a great deal of energy gets freed up for living, instead of being spent on wondering about how to live”.
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There are no lightsabers in The Mandalorian and Grogu, a...
There are no lightsabers in The Mandalorian and Grogu, a first for Star Wars films. There are also no Wilhelm screams in the movie, which is weird because I thought I heard snippets of it everywhere (even Mando’s blaster sounded a little Wilhelm-ish).
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Leica’s New Color Option Is Subtle, Modern, and Absolutely Beautiful
Leica has introduced some iconic cameras and lenses over the years. While the company had two color variants, black and silver, Leica is now keen to further expand the design language with a third option: metallic gray tone. This is quite different than the limited editions that…
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100 Iconic Moments From Sir David Attenborough
Let’s the keep the David Attenborough love going: this is a six-hour video featuring 100 of the most iconic moments from the famed naturalist’s work. I got this via Enrique, who rightly asserts that “There’s no such thing as too much David Attenborough.” See also…
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Consider the Sister : an interview with Amy Wallace....
Consider the Sister: an interview with Amy Wallace. “It was hard work being David Foster Wallace’s little sister. It still is. The job of preserving the memory of her brother as a complex, vibrant, often joyful person has fallen to her.”
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I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There ....
I, Sisyphus, Am Ninety-Five Percent of the Way There. “Honestly, folks, we are so, so close. The summit is largely visible. It is nearly visible. There is a concept of visibility at play here that is impossible to ignore.”
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How PGYTECH Reinvents the Camera Bag for the City Under $200
Camera bags are some of the most important accessories for many outdoor and indoor photographers. A good camera bag can not only keep the gear safe outside, but also can help to store it indoors as well. Of the various offerings, one can now rely on PGYTECH, a company that conti…
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I Did a $324K Shoot for a Grocery Store
Each month, we analyze a recent cost estimate, contract, or purchase order and present it in the form of a Pricing & Negotiating article. Redacting the names of the photographer and client allows us to share useful information that would otherwise be confidential. You can learn…
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The Best Nikon Camera Kit for Bird Photography
Nikon has some wonderful cameras for various genres of photography. The company has perfect models for streets, events, and something more challenging, such as bird photography. If you are someone who needs a camera and a lens for the latter, then this duo will do the job with e…
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