Hensday

Loose links that float ships Starlink as a planetary barometer Yamaha CR-1020. I have one in Santa Barbara. Needs a little love. Maybe I should get this guy to work on it. My answer to What was the one radio program you never wanted to miss growing up? Somewhere back there, I…

A recent documentary called Capturing Bigfoot offers...

A recent documentary called Capturing Bigfoot offers proof that the famous clip of Bigfoot was a hoax in the form of “a lost 16mm film shot in 1966, the year before the famous Bigfoot footage, and what it shows is a kind of rehearsal for it.”

King of No Pain

Yesterday morning, my oral surgeon installed an implant post on which, a few months hence, my #2 molar (top right, forward of the wisdom tooth) will be restored. Half a century after it got a gold crown, it had decay underneath and had to go. It’s the back one you see on the l…

Techno Marching Band!

When someone says “German techno group”, you probably have a pretty good picture in your mind. MEUTE, on the other hand, is an 11-piece techno marching band that plays electronic music with acoustic instruments: tubas, trombones, drums kits, etc. Reset (above) is a single…

Meteor Fear

Staying Cool at the Airport

A comment by Adam Keys about showing grace in airports over on Craig Mod’s site reminded me of this story from the introduction of Genny Rumancik’s book The Wisdom of Feeling: Finding Clarity, Courage, and Connection Through Emotional Intelligence: I was in the last boardi…

Scientists have identified a new species of penguin, the...

Scientists have identified a new species of penguin, the first in 100 years. “Genetic evidence shows that what scientists once treated as a single, widely distributed gentoo penguin species is actually made up of four separate species.”

Every Discount Active for Phoblographer Members Right Now

One of the most underused parts of a Phoblographer membership is the running list of partner discounts that come with it. A lot of members sign up for the ad-free reading experience and never realize how much they're also saving on gear, printing, and editing software. Here's ev…

What Will Starting a Creative Career Look Like in the...

What Will Starting a Creative Career Look Like in the Next Few Years? “We can’t keep asking where all the good designers are if we’re unwilling to help anyone become one.”

Why Does Japan Have Such Good Railways? “Successful...

Why Does Japan Have Such Good Railways? “Successful public policies can be emulated by one good government. Much about Japan’s railway system could be replicable around the world.”

“I Made a Film in Excel, and I Don’t Know Why”

Animation director Maria Tomazou made a short animated film entirely in Microsoft Excel. There’s no reason for this film to exist. Yet, I made it and it took ages to put together. To keep going and keep creating something that is pointless is actually very painful. I wish…

Watch the morning fog flow like ocean waves into the town...

Watch the morning fog flow like ocean waves into the town of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein. (Also on Instagram.)

Meet Other Photographers at the 5 Boro Foto Hang

Based on the incredibly heartwarming turn-out that we had at the 5 Boro Foto Festival back in October, we're listening to the sounds of the garden we've started to grow. And we're announcing our first community event: the 5 Boro Foto Hang. It's happening December 3rd from 6pm to…

Leica Marks Noctilux Anniversary With a 240-Page Book on the Lens Family

Leica has announced a new book that charts the celebration of the Noctilux lenses. The company first introduced the series back in 1966, and since, it continues to be loved by photographers around the world. This launch coincides with the 60th anniversary of the series, making t…

Advice for the incoming Democratic Congress: 8 Bold Ideas...

Advice for the incoming Democratic Congress: 8 Bold Ideas to Fix America. Bold? I dunno…it seems like a lot of this stuff is closer to the floor than the ceiling of what they should be considering.

Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated...

Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996? “It (almost certainly) wouldn’t have even been close.”

Fujifilm X-T6’s “New Sensor” Is Bound to Anger a Few

The Fujifilm X-T6 is reportedly carrying a "new sensor," which has divided the company's user base. The argument does not relate to what was said, but rather, how little information has been disclosed. The report reveals that a new sensor will be part of the X-T6 models, but the…

A Photographer Looks at Old Soviet Cable Cars

One of the great things that photography does for us is memory recording. Obviously, you can do that with your phone and be stuck in the rest of the moment as long as you're not shooting and sharing immediately. But with analog film, you also get the same effect. When you photog…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: What kind of hover is this? #Github #Hover #Dropdown

Go Turns 17

The Go Blog Go Turns 17 Austin Clements, for the Go team 10 November 2026 Today, November 10th, we celebrate the 17th anniversary of Go’s open source release! Over the past year, we released Go 1.26 in February and Go 1.27 in…

The 4 Best Instax Cameras to Buy in 2026

Aspiring photographers and those looking for some fun will love the Fujifilm Instax Mini 99, Instax Wide Evo, Instax Square 2, and the Instax Pal 2. The latter has surely taken the internet by storm. Fujifilm Instax cameras have become some of the most loved analog models. Peopl…

A short history of Lego instructions from 1955 to the...

A short history of Lego instructions from 1955 to the present. “Prior to [1955] the only ‘guidance’ for products containing plastic bricks were drawings on the packaging to serve as inspiration for consumers.”