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Greater Good Government Phil Windley nails a use case for MyTerms. Lesser Good Government Wired: ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next—ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign.

Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 .

Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026.

The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI . “If...

The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI. “If universal basic income enables even one more Einstein to become Einstein over the course of the next century, it will have paid for itself a thousand times over.”

Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life?...

Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life? “Little did I know that I would find this kind of friendship with my 70-something neighbor, Jesse.”

“There is a feeling I search for: being in good...

“There is a feeling I search for: being in good hands. It is the feeling I look to give and the feeling I look to receive. I know I am in good hands when I sense a cohesive point of view expressed with attention to detail.”

“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But...

“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely.”

We need RSS for sharing abundant vibe-coded apps

Now we have abundant apps, we’ve hit a ceiling in good ways to track and share them. For example, Simon Willison’s personal tools: "Miscellaneous HTML+JavaScript tools built mostly with the help of LLMs." Willison lists 80+ useful tools and the search box can see 205. Tha…

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The Single Best Canon Camera for Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is an impressive genre, one where the photographer has to showcase the sitter in an appealing light. While there are many tricks to make the images stand out, a good camera and a lens can also help to do the job. If you are someone looking to purhcase a Cano…

On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of...

On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of listening parties around the world (NYC, Tokyo, London, etc.) for their new album. “Tickets live Friday 1 May. Sign up for access by Thursday 30 April, 15:00 BST.”

Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour...

Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour for Endtroducing… Starts Sept 24 in San Diego. Endtroducing… is one of my all-time favorite albums.

I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What...

I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What I’m Doing With It. “I created an iOS app for Friendster, and I made it so that in order to connect with someone as a friend, you have to actually tap phones together in real life.”

A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his...

A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his Make-A-Wish gift to help the homeless in his community. “I got out of my version of heck, and I want to help others who are in a similar situation, their own version.”

The Best 3 Olympus Cameras Since 2021 

Olympus, aka OM System, has been at the forefront of Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras. The company has introduced some exceptional models, with some becoming cult classics in the past decade. Today, we take a peak at the cameras launched in the last five years, which ha…

The intelligence of LLMs is “a function of the...

The intelligence of LLMs is “a function of the social complexity of the civilization whose language it digested”, and their widespread use will lead to a thinning of that complexity, “undermining the conditions for its own advancement”. (And ours.)

Teaser trailer for season four of Ted Lasso . Looks like...

Teaser trailer for season four of Ted Lasso. Looks like he & Coach Beard are back in the UK to coach AFC Richmond’s women’s team. Premieres Aug 5 on Apple TV.

The CCD Sensor is Better Than we All Thought

For the past few years, photographers (including me) have been saying that we need to go back to CCD sensors. The only ones saying that we shouldn't do that are product managers, photographers who only shoot in low light or know how to use a flash, and those of us who also make…

The Single Best Four Thirds Camera for Street Photography

When it comes to street photography, there are various systems to look at. While photographers opt for full frame cameras, there are some who prefer smaller models that one can go after. This includes Micro Four Thirds, which is pretty fantastic for various reasons. Here is a lo…

What Camera Manufacturers Could Learn from Video Games

I'm writing this article in the early part of March. And after this, I'm going to go sit in my living room and play Pokemon Fire Red on my Nintendo Switch. It was recently released and it's been quite fun if not a challenging learning curve because it's the first time that I cho…

Remembering Roberto Clemente’s 3000th Hit

This story by Kevin Guilfoile about his aging father (who worked for the Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame) and the mystery of what happened to the bat that Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit with is one of my favorite things that I’ve read over the past few months. [M…

Five great book critics writing today (and where to find...

Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them).

This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM , trained...

This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM, trained on “historical pre-1931 English text”. “The training data for the base model is entirely out of copyright (the USA copyright cutoff date is currently January 1, 1931).”

Why This Fujifilm Lens is Worth Thousands to Savvy Buyers

When it comes to vintage lenses, one often looks at European companies like Zeiss or Leica. While they have paved the way for many photographers, their Japanese contemporaries are not too far apart. Canon and Nikon may have introduced some iconic lenses decades ago, but Fujifilm…

Some Cool Movie Explosions

Listen, sometimes you just want to watch things blow up. But safely and without consequence (although Arnold Schwarzenegger did somehow become the governor of California). So, can I interest you in three minutes of movie explosions? The 80s and 90s were really a golden age fo…

“A half-century after it was published, The Soul...

“A half-century after it was published, The Soul of a New Machine does a better job challenging AI hype than most current criticism.” I thought something similarly (about the web) when I read Kidder’s book 25 years ago, during the aftermath of the dot com bust.

Do I Belong in Tech Anymore? “Why am I here? Does...

Do I Belong in Tech Anymore? “Why am I here? Does any of this work actually matter? And if I stop caring about the quality of my work… will anyone notice?”

“British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that...

“British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that first-quarter profits more than doubled from a year ago, following a surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict.” Oh, surprise surprise.

I Love Boosters

Boots Riley made his directorial debut with the totally weirdo (complimentary) movie Sorry to Bother You in 2018. He’s been quiet since then, but he’s back with a new comedy, I Love Boosters. This looks great. From a review on Letterboxd: Maximalist social commentary de…

The Single Best Nikon Camera for Street Photography

Street photography is one of the most exciting genres of all time. The ability to create photos in split seconds, while keeping the composition and exposure in mind is truly a gift that keeps giving. While one's inner eye is significant in creation of good street photographs, th…

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in...

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today. “Unlike other political systems, fascism was not meant to be intellectualized or discussed; it was meant to be experienced.”

The Era of AI Malaise . “The AI has learned to...

The Era of AI Malaise. “The AI has learned to code. The AI is building itself. Will I have a job tomorrow? Will the market crash? Why does OpenAI need a bunker? Do I need a bunker? Maybe I should have a bunker.”

Lightroom Just Got a Really Weird Update

Today, Adobe is announcing...well...some stuff I'm not honestly sure that anyone really asked for. All of it seems to be using AI of some sort to add to what it already capable of being done in Photoshop and Lightroom. But photographers have been asking more and more for a versi…

It’s the Age of Electricity and America...

It’s the Age of Electricity and America Isn’t Ready. “Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future of more expensive, less reliable energy, and slower economic growth.”

Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin...

Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin. “In a little more than a year, Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health and the environment into one that, more or less openly, sides with polluters.”