SZ Filters – Rainbow Starlight & Blast Make In-Camera Magic

I am really enjoying what SZ Filters is doing with their lineup of filters. It’s so refreshing to be able to create some really interesting looks without having to go back to your computer and spend hours editing. Making each image unique are the new two models I tried from SZ…

Tamron’s 150-500mm F5.3-6.7 Di III VC VXD Gets an Update Built for Speed

When it comes to the Tamron 150-500mm F5.3-6.7 Di III VC VXD, aside from being a mouthful to get out (Tamron 150-500mm VC VXD from here on out), it is easily one of the best super-telephoto zoom lenses you can buy for Sony FE-mount cameras. Recently, Tamron released a firmware u…

December Adventure, 2025

At the end of my #DecemberAdventure, I re-learned what I learned last year: that 20 minutes a day can be surprisingly productive, that I am happiest in writing code when it’s just for me or for a small group of people I know personally. @wraith@phantasmal.work I find st…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Did Google just invented... lagging scrollbar? #Google #AIStudio #Scrollbar #Animation #Latency

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Anyone knows why Microsoft made it impossible to draw straight arrows in Word? What’s the thinking behind this? Thanks @iworld2rist for the video #Microsoft #Word #Windows #Grid #Arrow

Music in 2025

I really like it when people post their end-of-year music round-up. Colly, Jon, and Naz have all posted about music they listened to in 2025. I recognise almost none of the albums that they’ve listed. That’s because my musical brain has been almost entirely conquered by Iri…

Books I read in 2025

I read 28 books in 2025. Looking back over that list, there are a few recurring themes… I read less of the Greek mythology retellings than last year but I seem to have developed a taste for medieval stories like Matrix, Nobber, and Haven. I finally got ‘round to reading so…

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