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elsewhere, like YT and substacks, better trained, more attuned observers of the AI transition keep watch. They point out success along with extreme disasters of AIgents breaking software… i’ve tried all of the free, ready access models by interacting over a few topics of long pervasive interst to my life; even to my livelihood . of such long interest that my shelves on the topics spill across…

Judd’s red book, Writings, is a table regular. Taking breaks by flipping thru books from the shelf is my way of avoiding news of non-art-world. One turned down page held a big question mark bookmark. It was from Judd’s 1963 reflection about Josef Albers’ book. About how expensive it was. How beautifully made, along with it owing much to Chevreul who had made so much influence on Impressionist…

july 2026, recieved notificathat arches platine has been discontinued. this is/was a paper designed to fullfill alt printing photography community. it was targeted at the platinum and palladium printing market. shop existing at tallas … alternates are Revere Platinum, Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Fine Art Paper.

asking googleAI to cite sources of expert information about dye transfer, limiting ‘errself to photrio, demonstrated the decay loop of knowledge. [ the know-how gap extinction ] are you at the party to whom I am speaking ? Which AI are you using? Gemini is the model; AI Mode (search) is a feature of search relying upon Gemini. Search uses the existing web. By the way, this answer changed since…

during an extended reading, re-reading, cycle of Rothko’s notebook, my memory nag was over older texts read while younger — those from Ananda and from Alexander. Both were used in my teaching of experimental photography during the 70s. from Ananda: Myth as first questionIn asking, What is Buddhism, we must begin, as before, with theMyth. This has now become the Founder's life of some eighty…

socializing 60s. broaden the art morality, increase individual diversity as we increased the expressive depth. you become the authorial individual.alt was opposed to an image style .. a post-kodak, alt-ansel mannerism of materials. change the meaning, revise the purpose by altering your material.. Eliminate your chain of dependence by dropping the Pre-made. my keywords: process the teacher.…

not what bragsouth [sow] said, but you’ll get the reference. their lack of discipline, their need to show off is an insult to those who served without ego . to those who died . calling the show-off engaged in swagger a hero is an insult to the entire tradition of military ; of the privilege of military. such privilege is based upon the assumption of discipline. that act of killing ,without…

The Internet of shipping and handling … The small company winds up charging almost as much for shipping and handling as they do for the small goods they sell.. in the case of new darkroom lenses this is probably because the carrier charge is based upon the value the price of the lens..plus feigned loss of delivery. as well,  Amazon has negotiated such great  rates ,by becoming a major competitor…

the new peons in Servitude by Gratitude of the electro-billionaires. shirts and mugs for the lil’shits–available at all hacker stalls or sandhill malls –[ take care of yourself; become selfish ] [caring for others means having less for you ] available in pentacostal colors; lettering in thiel green #wagisms #japes

made for the phone line… uninterruptible, distributed .. The ultimate commons .. well the comments amongst the uncommon the University hardly a universal. now 2026 the Internet is reserved for the phone a stack of logins .. worse than bridging the gates of IBM ..

a weekend warcation. the new nation celebrates carrriers’ invention — keep cool. First [clerk] ” how was your 4th? “ [me] “good .. surprisingly quiet… hardly any fireworks…” [clerk] ” same around me. fireworks were too expensive this year.” Second several new joggers in the area. Younger with new shoes and shorts.. Young college graduates home in July. The generation born in this century;…

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collected from the daily dilly. some haven’t had time to pickle, others to gel. In his 2019 book Alchemy, Sutherland coined the term “doorman fallacy”. The doorman fallacy refers to the error of reducing a person’s job to its most basic function and replacing it with a cost-effective automation while disregarding the broader, not directly visible, value they provide. two valleys: one was The…

it’s been about a week since I posted about the AI layoffs .. in that week there have been three additional layoff notices from the high tech industry .. The software is everything people ..these layoffs of at least 5% of their existing workforce are based upon restructuring in anticipation of improved productivity gains due to AI .. We Are Laying Off — eliminating jobs [people] that are…

character inflation people associate themselves with something they think will impress you ; they think is valuable . they do this as they reach for examples.. this, is like that.. frequently, amongst amateur photographers, it seems to be food.. fast food versus slow food. prepared by others– prepared by you.. with you being gourmet ,custom ,elite.. tellingly , most amateur photographers that…