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kottke.org (Feed)
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Wallace & Gromit 24/7 Livestream
Aardman’s official Wallace & Gromit YouTube channel is livestreaming what appears to be the four shorts featuring the duo: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, and A Matter of Loaf or Death. I can’t find any further information about the stream — if tho…
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People Who Don’t Like People Are Making All of Our...
People Who Don’t Like People Are Making All of Our Decisions. “We are living in the ultimate revenge of the nerds, driven by a crew of socially awkward tech bros who won’t stop until the society that they never quite fit into is obliterated.”
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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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The Best APS-C Camera for Travel Photography
When it comes to choosing the perfect camera for travel, one often ends up looking at full frame models. They do help you gather light better in low light, but they are also quite expensive. However, if you are someone who is looking to buy a camera that meets your needs, then t…
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Grandma Stand
Anyone of any age can stop by the Grandma Stand in New York’s Central Park to shoot the breeze with a grandmother. The concept has spread around the US and is now the subject of an hour-long documentary on PBS. At a time when the lack of connection is epidemic, wise witty…
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Where are the public benches on the internet?...
Where are the public benches on the internet? “Like cities that have prioritized cars, visiting the Internet now entails controlled apps and search engines, designed for extraction. There’s nowhere to rest because the benches are covered in spikes.”
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Now open in NYC: a pop-up called The Donald J. Trump and...
Now open in NYC: a pop-up called The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, which consists of “all 3.5 million pages, 3,437 volumes, and 17,000 pounds of the released and partially redacted Epstein files”.
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Mumday
Circling drain Good Marketoon and write-up (titled Circling Back) by Tom Fishburne on why personalization in marketing typically fails. Boo School's out. 50,000 students and their families are gone from Indiana University this morning, and Bloomington becomes, relatively spea…
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Sony’s Almost Perfect Lens Lineup Misses This Crucial Piece
Sony has introduced over 80 lenses for the FE lineup over the past decade or so. The company has a wide range, from ultra-wide primes to spectacular zoom lenses, as well as some lovely bright aperture options. However, it appears that the company has a glaring omission about one…
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The Hidden Cassettes . “This is going to sound...
The Hidden Cassettes. “This is going to sound insane, but when I was a kid I found out my dad secretly recorded our phone calls.” (Be sure to read the “What?!” link.)
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The Mission to Help us Protect Photographers
In 2025, I started to do things that otherwise would seem crazy for a publisher of a niche photography online magazine to do. For starters, this year, the Phoblographer may actually make a printed magazine again. But in addition to that, we didn't sell any ads to the big camera…
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Painting with Light, the Right Way
Painting with light isn't always just about having the right idea, it's also about the right tools and a creative vision in mind. Sometimes when it comes to things like illuminating trees in an otherwise dark scene, your phone just won't do it. But what you need the most is time…
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How Cutting Down Post-Production Made me a Better Photographer
Well over a decade ago, I remember when I made the decision that the staff of the Phoblographer would be testing cameras and lenses using Capture One instead of Adobe Lightroom. And in the long run, I think that it was absolutely the best decision. Adobe's products surely have m…
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Personal Agentry
In Know your .agent, Esther Dyson suggests that we need a DNS-like registry of AI agents. She and her colleagues at the Agentic AI foundation (gentcommunity.org) have started one, and it has some good premises, such as accountability for AI agents and their operators. .agent is…
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The Photography Industry Secrets That Reddit Doesn’t Want You to Know
Here's some real truth. Social media algorithms are rigged against photographers. Video gets pushed, photos get buried even when your single image has more soul than a thousand AI-generated TikToks with the same robotic voice-over. But here's what they don't want you to know: Yo…
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