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Field notes for the age of generative everything.

Essays on AI, culture, community, creative practice, consent, taste, and what stays human when the tools get loud.

  • Flickr Interestingness Rankings Patents Released

    Flickr Interestingness Rankings Patents Released Blog posts about Flickr’s interestingness, and a February Flickr forum post on changes to the interestingness rankings, show a lot of interest in…

  • New JPG Magazine Photography Magazine

    I joined the new community website over at JPG Magazine. JPG Magazine was started by friends Derek Powazek and Heather Champ and has had close ties with Flickr…

  • A Tale of Three Communities

    A Tale of Three Communities The online world has created a culture of creation among ordinary people. Meanwhile, magazines are still partying like it’s 1899. Writers write, readers…

  • Middle Finger, Olympics!

    Middle Finger, Olympics! I walked right by it not thinking to take a photo of it. Not only do I work in the same office as a company…

  • Jump.TV using Drupal

    Jump.TV using Drupal JumpTV is -according to itself- “…the world’s leading destination for online television” It offers nearly 200 channels from more than 65 countries, and it recently…

  • How to Geekify Your Halloween

    How to Geekify Your Halloween Fanboys and girls geek up their Halloween experience with these ultra-cool projects — one constructed his own Green Lantern ring, another built a…

  • Drupal 5.0 beta 1 Announced

    Drupal 5.0 beta 1 Announced Drupal 5.0 beta1 has been announced. “It comes with many new features, including a web-based install system, improved administration tools, and a shiny…

  • Movember – And I Got A Head Start!

    Mmmm… Movember. So you’ve decided to be awesome. You’re about to embark on a mission that will not only change your face, but also the face of men’s…

  • One in three read blogs: Environics

    One in three read blogs: Environics One-third of Canadians who are active Internet users have read a blog within the last three months, new research reveals. And it's…

  • Elika Designs

    Elika Designs Infusing elements of Japanese design, contemporary architechture, and nature itself, Elika Designs offers intricate hand-detailed garments, rich with texture and beauty. (My friend Hrissa’s company.)

  • kk+ on ModelMayhem.com

    kk+ on ModelMayhem.com I joined this community site called Model Mayhem to hopefully to know some more photographers, stylists and models in the fashion photography industry. Please check…

  • More on Flickr and Creative Commons

    More on Flickr and Creative Commons There are now 22 million CC licensed Flickr photos that people can use under the specified licensed terms. Flickr has also added…

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