Back in 2003-4, by which I was in a bit more practice shooting on film, I seem to have been a bit obsessed with documenting the mundane. #photos #film #blackandwhite
The “let’s use AI responsibly” enthusiast to pseudo-religious “AGI is coming and with it a human-machine fusion” zealot pathway seems to be all too real and all too common.
Switched from em dashes to writing with en dashes with spaces a couple of years ago to help with some of the typesetting experiments I was doing, but am so tempted to switch back because of all of the ignorant assholes who think common writing ticks and habits are only used by fucking ChatGPT
I noped out of Stranger Things on episode two when they telegraphed clearly what their storytelling priorities were by killing off the only character I found relatable. Everything I’ve seen about the series since reinforces my belief that I’d have found the entire thing stupendously annoying
In retrospect, it’s hard for me not to see that switching to digital was initially, and for several years, a creative setback. These film photos from 2004-5 were much more interesting than the digital pics from 2006 #photos #film
An issue I have with commenting on "AI" these days is that the "pro" side is so wilfully obtuse, disingenuous, and manipulative that it's impossible for me to comment without calling them out as massive fucking assholes and I'm trying my hardest not to do that kind of thing on social media
Like, you dickheads know exactly what you're doing. Stop pretending you're all 'critical' just because you wring your hands occasionally about security issues even as you continue to use these broken systems
From 2005-2010 I had a tendency to use photography to manage being in crowds and events. Being a self-appointed photographer was a way to avoid social interactions I barely understood. But it also means that I can’t really post any of it. So, instead here are some of the few I can post
