• The Phoblographer (Feed)

    24 Aug; 18:06 PM
    • The Best Travel Kit for Canon Photographers To Choose in 2026

      Travel photographers often rely on a few brands for their needs. Canon happens to be one such company that has pushed photographers to capture their vision. If you are serious enthusiasts in the travel genre, then the Canon R6 III with the 24-105mm f4 is the most ideal selection…

      24 Aug; 17:00 PM
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    24 Aug; 18:06 PM
    • Homing pigeons may sense the Earth’s magnetic field...

      Homing pigeons may sense the Earth’s magnetic field using superparamagnetic macrophages in their livers. So metal! 🤘

      24 Aug; 17:47 PM
  • kottke.org (Feed)

    24 Aug; 16:06 PM
    • Just quickly reupping this post to remind you things...

      Just quickly reupping this post to remind you things might be slower than usual around here for the next few weeks…moving crunch time is here. (I’ll still be posting though…it’s nice to sit down and flow state through some links occasionally.)

      24 Aug; 15:55 PM
    • Meat proxy (noun) : “A person who forwards...

      Meat proxy (noun): “A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.”

      24 Aug; 15:00 PM
  • The Phoblographer (Feed)

    24 Aug; 14:06 PM
    • We Should Be Able to Calibrate a Camera’s Screen

      In 2026, something has occurred to me. Lots of my friends don't rate images in-camera partially because they don't trust their screens -- not to mention sometimes just being lazy. But I've thought about this at times, why can't I give an ICC profile to my camera's screen? Why ca…

      24 Aug; 13:00 PM
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    24 Aug; 14:06 PM
    • Why Are Rivers So Mathematical? “Any stream, from the...

      Why Are Rivers So Mathematical? “Any stream, from the littlest brook to the mightiest river, has a length that’s proportional to its drainage area raised to the power of 0.6.”

      24 Aug; 14:00 PM
    • Opinion columnist Karen Attiah won her arbitration...

      Opinion columnist Karen Attiah won her arbitration against the Washington Post. They are ordered to reinstate her and pay full back pay. The Post fired her almost a year ago for her remarks in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

      24 Aug; 12:19 PM
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    24 Aug; 10:06 AM
    • The Hasselblad 501C is Possibly the King of DSLRs

      In 2023, I reviewed the Hasselblad 501C. And in 2024, I combined it with the CFV 100C to call it the best DSLR of the year. In 2026, I still admit that I think about it fairly often. Just earlier today, Reviews Editor Alberto Lima and I were discussing how I want the Leica M11-D…

      24 Aug; 09:00 AM
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    24 Aug; 06:06 AM
    • Moneyday

      And loved them all Among Money Inc.'s wealthiest college towns, I've lived in numbers 2, 3, 4, 10, 13*, and 20. I've also had good hang times in 5, 9, and 15. Oddly, I've never been to #1, and I grew up in both North and South Jersey. *Same as 2, really.

      24 Aug; 04:21 AM
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    24 Aug; 00:06 AM
    • Umday

      I remain charged about both Wired has a good review of electric toothbrushes. I've had both the brands that Wired names winners: a Sonicare and an Oral B. The Sonicare was an early model that I bought late in the last millennium. One battery charge lasted for weeks, and it did…

      23 Aug; 23:41 PM
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    23 Aug; 14:06 PM
    • Is a Vaseline Filter Worth Trying for Soft Focus?

      When it comes to getting the best photo, there are various ways to get there. The perfect setting, the right lens or camera, or shooting at the right time of the day. Sometimes, you need a few accessories to get the best results, and sometimes, those accessories can cost you a l…

      23 Aug; 13:00 PM
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    23 Aug; 10:06 AM
    • How Manual Focus Lenses Make Everyone Better Photographers

      Fact: if you set up a machine or something else to do something for you automatically, then you eventually forget how to do it. That's a pretty universal fact if you really think about it. Washing machines replaced people hand washing their clothes. Microwaves made people forget…

      23 Aug; 09:00 AM
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