OH, CLEVER

#30
01/30/2026

And then—old alchemy of the brain and its vast pharmacy—his hate flowed into his hands.

• William Gibson, Neuromancer

#29
01/29/2026

Monotony, a Ricoh GR III/x Recipe

A high-contrast¹, all-rounder monotone. This is the film recipe used in this photo.

• Image Control: Monotone
• High/Low Key Adjustment: -4
• Contrast: +2
• Contrast (Highlight): +4
• Contrast (Shadow): -4
• Sharpness: +1
• Toning: --
• Filter Effect: 1
• Shading: +2
• Clarity: +3
• Grain Effect: --
• White Balance: Auto

1: But not as high-contrast as the "High-Contrast Monotone" preset.

#27
01/27/2026

In most cases, I, as a user, don't need an account. Yet programs keep insisting that I, not them, "need" one.

I don't. I have more accounts already than a population of a small town. This is something you want, not me.

• Nikita Prokopov, Needy programs

#25
01/19/2026

If Trump declares that the U.S. is laying claim to all of the green cheese on the moon -- say, to lower the price of dairy groceries -- the news media should not respond with fact-finding articles with headlines like "How Much Cheese Is on the Moon?" They should respond with headlines like "How Many Marbles Are Left in Trump's Dementia-Addled Head?"

• John Gruber, Crazy People Do Crazy Things

#22
01/16/2026

Retrograde, a Ricoh GR III/x Recipe

The toning and white balance are two settings that should be considered on a per photo basis. This is the film recipe used in this photo.

• Image Control: Retro
• Saturation: +2
• Hue: -2
• High/Low Key Adjustment: +2
• Contrast: +2
• Contrast (Highlight): -4
• Contrast (Shadow): +4
• Sharpness: -2
• Toning: +3
• Shading: -4
• Clarity: +2
• White Balance: Best fit

#20
01/14/2026

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

• General George S. Patton, Speech to the Third Army

Brutal.