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On Mar 30, 2025, Hank Green posted on BlueSky: Some of the critiques I’ve seen [of abundance liberalism] do seem to boil down to the old mainstay of “people should stop wanting the things they want” and I don’t really know how to handle that. “We don’t need more h…

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Location, Location, Location I'm 30 kilofeet above the Missouri River, westbound from IND to DEN, with (United tells me) eight minutes to get from Gate B24 to Gate  . It's blank. Doesn't say. I guess we'll find out. Oh my god! I know Louis CK got canceled and all, but what he s…

New evidence suggests that Neanderthals were making fire in the UK 400,000...

New evidence suggests that Neanderthals were making fire in the UK 400,000 years ago. The previous earliest date of human fire-making was a mere 50,000 years ago. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Victorian-Era Mourning Objects From the V&A’s Collection

From the archives of London’s V&A Museum, a selection of items that were used by Victorian-era mourners to remember and pay tribute to loved ones who had died, including jewelry with human hair, black dresses, jet black jewelry, mourning cards, and postmortem photography…

The trailer for It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, a documentary film about...

The trailer for It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, a documentary film about the late singer/songwriter. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Timothy Snyder: “What comes next? For the Nazis, the deportation and the...

Timothy Snyder: “What comes next? For the Nazis, the deportation and the pogrom of autumn 1938 were steps towards creating a centralised national police agency. In the US, something similar is unfolding with ICE.”

Size of Life, a visual comparison of living things from DNA to...

Size of Life, a visual comparison of living things from DNA to a quaking aspen clone. Lovely illustrations. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

I hate how good this is: Radiohead sings Santa Claus Is Coming...

I hate how good this is: Radiohead sings Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (There I Ruined It). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

What could be more agentic for humans than requesting sites and services to sign a contract saying they respect your privacy for the good of you both?

That’s what MyTerms does. Since I don’t have a photo of my own shot here in the natural world, the AI image above represents the degree of agentic scale MyTerms gives to a human meeting a company they want to respect the human’s privacy requirements and also do business.…

Sony a7V Focusing Errors with Some Lenses: Explained

It finally happened, after a long weekend of shooting with the Sony a7V and both Viltrox and Sony lenses, the purple autofocus error flashed on screen and rendered the camera inoperable for a few power cycles. This issue is similar to one reported when using third-party lenses,…

2000 Words for Japanese Rain

From artist Miya Ando, Water of the Sky, A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words. Through a collection of 2,000 Japanese words, their English interpretations, and 100 drawings, Ando describes the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions: when it falls, how it fal…

The loose flap of skin around the elbow is called the what...

The loose flap of skin around the elbow is called the what now?? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Good idea! Change button’s label and action just the moment before I am about to click it P.S. Where did contrast go? #Google #Button #Hover #Contrast

The Large Format Camera from Italy That We’re Falling in Love With

"After my friend’s death, I honestly didn’t want to continue anymore," says Andrea Pizzini, the photographer behind one of the most organic photography projects that I've seen in a very long time. "But over the past three years, several friends, artists, and photographers en…

The Vintage Compact Cameras Redditors Can’t Stop Talking About

Compact cameras are pretty important in today's time. They offer the perfect bridge between a cellphone and a camera, and are also far more affordable than most options available. Today, we have selected a few models that are recurring names on Reddit's r/vintagecamera thread. I…

Kodak Kodacolor 100 Review: When Everything Looks Like a Dream

Several years ago, I remember photographing a model who was frequently on this site. And while looking at the images, I noticed something was off. She had developed a bit of a thyroid problem, and my camera was picking it up. So she asked that we stop shooting. I agreed, but I o…

States of Pay

Say uuuuuh I try to publish interesting and useful stuff every day. And yet. And yet. Of the 17+ million views my photos have had since 2004 on Flickr, the most-viewed one, by far, is this scary one of my gold-filled mouth. Second-most is this one.

The Best Panasonic Full Frame Cameras. There are Only Two

Panasonic cameras have undergone significant evolution since the early 2000s. The company has introduced some iconic compact cameras such as Lumix LX3, Lumix LX100, and the Lumix GM5, each of which has helped photographers to get the best images without breaking their banks. In…

A Charlie Brown Christmas, Live

Listen to jazz trio The Commercialists play Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas live in a small club called The Estate in Milwaukee. That’s this afternoon’s chill work music sorted then. If you’re anywhere near Milwaukee this month, it looks like there are stil…

We Asked Critics From Authoritarian Regimes What They Wish They’d Known Sooner....

We Asked Critics From Authoritarian Regimes What They Wish They’d Known Sooner. “You cannot make authoritarian leaders the center of your narrative. You have to make the people the center of your narrative, and you have to be passionate about it.”

Where Has All the Interest Gone?

The answer to the headline is Almost Everywhere Else. The new wheres are uncountable, and their number and variety are growing. The transition is from Think about the word station. That’s where we got our audio and video before the Internet came along. Some of that audio and v…

A “particularly inventive” Rube Goldberg marble run maze. Lots of elements doing...

A “particularly inventive” Rube Goldberg marble run maze. Lots of elements doing double duty. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Redditors Are Roasting These Terrible Photography Tips. And They’re Right

Reddit is often the best place to get advice from a real human being in real time. Whether you are building a travel plan for your next shoot or want advice on your photographs, many photographers often turn to the platform, thanks to the shared community. Per a post on r/photog…