Canon Patent Tells of Strange 40-180mm f4-5 for Smalls Sensors

Canon has published a new patent for a new, telephoto zoom lens that is designed for a 4/3rd sensor. This is pretty interesting as Canon's current range of cameras do not feature a sensor size of this nature. While patents are largely designed for research purposes, it is possib…

Filtered for ears and memory

1. ASMR is that full-body tingling some people get when listening to sounds like gentle tapping or whispering. It is detectable in the brain using EEG spectral analysis: ASMR amplifies low frequency and reduces high frequency oscillations (2022). (Technically: self-reported…

A Photographer’s Reminder: Size Was Never the Point

It's easy to assume a bigger print or a bigger file automatically means a better photograph. Photographer Hellen Van Meene has a quote that cuts straight through that assumption, and it's worth sitting with.

Charles Harley on Subway Takes: “I don’t think Black...

Charles Harley on Subway Takes: “I don’t think Black people should have to pay for ancestry.com. Why do I have to pay you to figure out where you stole me from?”

This Week in the IndieWeb

October 9-16, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Front End Study Hall #060 Thursday, October 15 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.…

Illustrator and writer Luis Mendo’s second book is out....

Illustrator and writer Luis Mendo’s second book is out. “The only website that once a year becomes a book.” I have Book One and it’s lovely…

Chromatic Inkscapes

I love these digital illustrations by Adam Fuhrer; he calls them chromatic aberrations. It was difficult to narrow them down to the few favorites above. I posted about Fuhrer’s pen plotted art a couple of years ago…I like the direction he’s taking this.…

Interactive refactoring in gopls

The Go Blog Interactive refactoring in gopls Hongxiang Jiang 16 October 2026 .beforeafter { justify-content: center; display: grid; gap: 1em; margin: 1em 0; grid-template-columns: minmax(min-content, 1fr) auto minmax(min-content, 1f…

The Mentat’s Method of AI

This is the flyer for the next talk in our speaker series at IU. It’s on Tuesday, and a can’t-miss event. I explain more below. I know a lot of people who know a lot about AI. Or seem to. Or say they do. But Pete Kaminski is the real deal. More importantly, he knows […]

Margaret Atwood in 2023: Go Ahead and Ban My Book. “It’s...

Margaret Atwood in 2023: Go Ahead and Ban My Book. “It’s very hard to control what young people get their hands on, especially if they’re told something is too old for them, or too evil, or too immoral.”

Roooobot. Huuuuuman.

This woman does some amazing things with a series of white rings — lots of precision optical illusions. It’s mesmerizing watching people moving like machines — an interesting psychological thing. Like Avantgardey, which if you haven’t heard of them (just because the…

The trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series...

The trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series premiering in late November and starring Michelle Yeoh & Hunter Schafer.

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Don’t style your labels as controls. User might think they are clickable (they are not) #Google #Toggle #Switch

Going 94 MPH on a Skateboard (New World Record)

Diego Poncelet recently set a new world record for the fastest speed on a skateboard. The old record was 146.7 km/h (91.2 mph) and he hit 151.8 km/h (94.3 mph). There are a couple of parts you can skip, but watching most of the video is worth it because you see the process an…

I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care...

I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care to admit. “A multiplayer game where the multiplayer was about companionship, empathy, and comfort, instead of competition or even interaction.”

Momentum Demonstration

Exclusive: I Hacked a Sony a7 With AI to Do What Sony Took Away

Lots of Sony fans don't know this, but several years ago the company took on Samsung's cameras by implementing the Sony PlayMemories App store into their camera lineup. It gave cameras like their earlier Sony a7 models lots of excellent features like multiple exposures, star tra…

Sony Reportedly Ready to Mass-Produce a 180MP Medium Format Sensor

What would Sony be doing with a 180MP Medium Format sensor if they don't make medium format cameras? The answer could lie with Hasselblad, Sony, Fujifilm, or even Leica. Sony has some wonderful APS-C and full frame cameras. While the company continues to launch more such options…

Good headline: Nine Inch Snails.

Good headline: Nine Inch Snails.

NOCS Portal AFN7 Review: The Camera The Japanese Couldn’t Make

The NOCS Portal AFN7 is really and truly a completely different kind of camera in so many ways. Not only does it boast an IP56 weather resistance, but it also includes a special type of lifetime coverage warranty. This is insanely rare in the world of cameras and that's really o…