PocketWizard Releases Their New Plus Ve Transceiver

I've been using PocketWizard products for a decade and a half now, and they've always been dependable out in the field, no matter the conditions. They've recently announced a new product to their lineup - the Plus Ve - and it looks like it'll continue in their tradition of relia…

This is kind of amazing: World Monitor is a real-time...

This is kind of amazing: World Monitor is a real-time global intelligence dashboard. Includes military activity, climate anomalies, live webcam feeds in warzones, internet outages, active fires, and even the Pentagon Pizza Index.

Yes, let’s retire the restaurant monologue ....

Yes, let’s retire the restaurant monologue. “The urge to direct diners through every bite of a meal runs counter to what I love about dining out, one of just a few cornerstones of American life that have not yet been optimized into oblivion.”

From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures...

From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures from the Trump regime’s political appointees. “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team.”

6 Great Resources for Documentary Photography

Are you working on or considering a documentary photography project and are looking for a place for it to be seen or financially supported? Do you want to learn more about the craft and philosophy of documentary photography? Here’s a handy guide to resources for both aspiring…

Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies on HyperCard

After posting the video on the history of HyperCard the other day, I went down a bit of a HyperCard rabbit hole on the Internet Archive. There are a ton of HyperCard programs, manual & packaging scans, and other resources available on IA; among them: The Manhole, from the dev…

Web game: list as many animals as you can in 1 minute...

Web game: list as many animals as you can in 1 minute (but you get more time with correct guesses).

The Four Rules for a Good Walk

In 2017, city planner Jeff Speck gave a talk on the four ways to make a city more walkable: In the typical American city, in which most people own cars and the temptation is to drive them all the time, if you’re going to get them to walk, then you have to offer a walk tha…

Legendary computer scientist Donald Knuth :...

Legendary computer scientist Donald Knuth: “Shock! Shock! I learned yesterday that an open problem I’d been working on for several weeks had just been solved by Claude Opus 4.6.”

The 3 Best Canon Cameras for Landscape Photographers

Landscape photography not only showcases the wonder of the world but also serves as a document of the untouched earth before we lose it to rapid urbanisation. With photographers such as Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna having created some spellbinding works that interest many aspi…

“The entire Sun oscillates in a globally coherent...

“The entire Sun oscillates in a globally coherent way, and the oscillations are formed by sound waves trapped inside the Sun that make it resonate just like a musical instrument.”

Fixing a Loose Lens Filter: Don’t Spend More Money

Camera lens filters sometimes end up coming loose because of one issue or another. If you're one of those photographers who refuse to use lens filters, then you're missing out on a whole creative process that makes you inherently human. But if you're like the entire staff of the…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Longest checkbox you’ll see Thanks @NikitaKaramov for the pictures #Github #Checkbox #CSSisHard

The 3 Best APS-C Cameras to Pick Today

One would be surprised to see the return of APS-C cameras, but given the current industry challenges, many young photographers are looking for cost-effective options. If you are someone who needs a camera but at a reasonable price, these options can help you. Have a look.

The Two Best Medium Format Cameras for Dynamic Range

Medium format cameras are pretty fabulous for serious photographers, especially those who work in a studio environment. Not only does it get lots of details, but it can also crop the image to their heart's content. With many people seeking greater control over image quality, med…

From late January, a 40-minute talk by Rick Steves on...

From late January, a 40-minute talk by Rick Steves on “how lessons learned on the road can help Americans better understand and meet the challenges facing Democracy in the USA.”

Is Leica Working on its Most Exciting SL Camera Yet?

When Leica introduced its SL series line-up, it ensured that it was not only the fastest camera but also the most rugged. Since its introduction in 2015, the company has innovated the series to meet the challenges of contemporary photographers. It has now come to our attention t…

Timothy Snyder on strongmen . “Once you accept...

Timothy Snyder on strongmen. “Once you accept that Trump is strong, you are accepting that you are weaker than Trump. And once you accept the strongman form of politics, you no longer have recourse to laws, or norms, or even basic ideas of decency.”

De La Soul’s Tiny Desk Concert

Ok, you know this is going to be a good one: De La Soul plays a Tiny Desk Concert. The humor of De La Soul has always been one of its calling cards. When DJ Maseo tells the Tiny Desk crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re a new group called De La Soul,” he means it as a…

The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

A new book by Rebecca Solnit came out yesterday; it’s called The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change (Amazon). The synopsis: Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural chang…

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Your kids have a new god I didn't know Ms. Rachel was a real thing until I read this Onion story.

Headnesday

Your kids have a new god I didn't know Ms. Rachel was a real thing until I read this Onion story.

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If you wanted to make a really crude approximation of project management, you could say there are two main styles: waterfall and agile. It’s not as simple as that by any means. And the two aren’t really separate things; agile came about as a response to the failures of wate…

Brightin Star 50mm f1.05 Review: The 1 Reason it Beats the Noct

"I'm not even done with it yet, dude," is what I told my good friend over the weekend who saw the Brightin Star 50mm f1.05 on my camera and immediately was drawn to it. He wanted to borrow it because of all the intrigue that it gave him. In the darkness of a bar that would requi…

TIL about babysitting co-ops . “The premise is...

TIL about babysitting co-ops. “The premise is simple: Families in the co-op provide each other with free childcare. A point system…ensures that everyone contributes their fair share. Every half an hour is worth one point…”

The KDO Rolodex Is Now a Wee Feed Reader?

Hello, good afternoon! As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have a bunch of new stuff for KDO in the pipeline. I’ve been focused on backend infrastructure recently to make my life (hopefully) easier and have gotten that to a place of “useful enough to test out to find all the b…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: The whole block could’ve been a single dropdown #Apple #Dropdown #AppleStore

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Acquires Original...

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Acquires Original Disney Adult. “There wouldn’t be a Disney as we know it without this guy, a grown man who has watched Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue more than 90 times.”

TIL about burping your house , aka lüften (in Germany),...

TIL about burping your house, aka lüften (in Germany), aka opening up the windows in your house daily to air it out, even in winter.

Color Photos of Rome (c. 1890s)

The Library of Congress houses an online collection of 48 color photographs of Rome taken in the 1890s. The prints were created using the photochrom process: The prints look deceptively like color photographs. But when viewed with a magnifying glass the small dots that c…

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The 3 Best Fujifilm Cameras for Landscape Photography

Fujifilm cameras have been pretty fantastic in terms of color, dynamic range, and resolution. The company has introduced a diverse range of models, some of which offer great features even in the APS-C range. Landscape photography is a genre that may seem to need only full frame…

Steve Jobs famously said that computers are a bicycle...

Steve Jobs famously said that computers are a bicycle for the mind. What does that make LLMs? An e-bike for the mind? A car for the mind? A jet plane for the mind?

The Era of Peak 40MP Camera Sensors

For several years now, photographers have been not necessarily wanting more megapixels, but better overall image quality. At least, that's what I thought. A while back, OM System told us that they actually have been getting requests for more megapixels. With that said, every cam…